Kabali Review from a Die-Hard Thalaivar Fan
Watched Kabali on Saturday at INOX Movies - CitiCentre RK Salai.
How was the Film?
Film was Good. Mixed Feelings. Started well - went into a emotional mood - trying to show the other side of Rajini - Emotive scenes (During the Lunch session in Ameer's House showing his son not eating the biryani) - In Free Life Foundation - Rythvika shouting at Rajini - Might have looked good on Screen Play writing - but in the film doesn't gelled for me.. Looked Plastic.. Ranjith showed thoses scenes to justify the emotive look for Rajini and to show he is taking a rajini film different and in his own way... I think Ranjith could have restricted the emotional scene with Rajini going to his old house and remembering all the old memories - that was good - it created a lump on the throat.. Even the Free life farewell day - it was a bit dragging with the flashback and all..It wa a drag - those scenes definitely slowed down the movie after it started with a bang!!!
Did the film met the expectations?
First what is the expectation.. What do we want to see - do we want to see Rajini fighting / flying et all or wanted him to do some comedy scenes (yes, it was sorely missed) - I didn't get the logic of Ranjith that this film doesn't need a comedy.. singing duet songs.. really at the end somehow missed everything.
Is it a Pa, Ranjith Film (What is a Ranjith Film????)?
Critics whom I appreciate like Baradwaj Rangan - did said that Rajnith Character development of characters - introducing / bringing them into the groove etc., was not there - yes - characters like Jeeva, Manimaran, Even Rythvika, or the Free Life Foundation Lady - even the introduction of Jeeva to Rajini - all looked artificial. I think Ameer character was not a good selection - it deserved some other person - that character didn't lasted in my mind..
Is it a Rajini Film?
Nope - that is the billion dollar question???? even say it was an enigma.. I missed the comedy.. good songs !!!!
How was Rajini - did we saw a Kali of Moondru Mudichu!!!! (Can we see a Kali now)... Lots of Questions..
He was charismatics - great screen presence - he really lifted the film - carried the film on his shoulders - it could have been a great - missed it by a length - even the scene where he got shot - that looked bit artificial - Rajini and Radhika Apte did great when they saw each other - dhansika was good - Ranjith wanted to show some characters which maniratnam did in Nayagan and Dhalapathi - like tinu anand - here it was tiger (Climax he is coming and in the background while running the end credits we heard a gunshot!!!) like dhalapathi - maran talking with 43 gang and after informing that to Kabali and going ahead with the plan ..
How was the Music? - Me being a Hardcore ARR fan - listened to the songs only once (that too for Rajini).. So don't want to say anything more.. For me music was a dampener..damp squib etc.,
Actions were good - scene of rajini with Seeni at his place - action scene at the Pondicherry house - action scene at the Thailand - climax scene - cinematography was good.. Naser scenes didn't gelled well - the main problematic entrée was Villain - a great villain was needed to lift the film it wasn't here - Sivaji had suman - endhiran has rajini himself playing a villain - chandramukhi had jyothika enacting powerful scenes with the alien theme - Padayappa has nilambari etc., Choice of characters - Ranjith didn't do justice..
At the end - yes Rajini was shown different.. Rajini Was Magical ... Rajini did hit the Bulls'eye with this film.. Yes Rajini fans will like him.. May not be a milestone film or path breaking film -- but yes it was a very very very successful film..
Rating - 3.5 / 5 - 3 to Rajini and .5 to Ranjith for making a different rajini film..
Watched Kabali on Saturday at INOX Movies - CitiCentre RK Salai.
How was the Film?
Film was Good. Mixed Feelings. Started well - went into a emotional mood - trying to show the other side of Rajini - Emotive scenes (During the Lunch session in Ameer's House showing his son not eating the biryani) - In Free Life Foundation - Rythvika shouting at Rajini - Might have looked good on Screen Play writing - but in the film doesn't gelled for me.. Looked Plastic.. Ranjith showed thoses scenes to justify the emotive look for Rajini and to show he is taking a rajini film different and in his own way... I think Ranjith could have restricted the emotional scene with Rajini going to his old house and remembering all the old memories - that was good - it created a lump on the throat.. Even the Free life farewell day - it was a bit dragging with the flashback and all..It wa a drag - those scenes definitely slowed down the movie after it started with a bang!!!
Did the film met the expectations?
First what is the expectation.. What do we want to see - do we want to see Rajini fighting / flying et all or wanted him to do some comedy scenes (yes, it was sorely missed) - I didn't get the logic of Ranjith that this film doesn't need a comedy.. singing duet songs.. really at the end somehow missed everything.
Is it a Pa, Ranjith Film (What is a Ranjith Film????)?
Critics whom I appreciate like Baradwaj Rangan - did said that Rajnith Character development of characters - introducing / bringing them into the groove etc., was not there - yes - characters like Jeeva, Manimaran, Even Rythvika, or the Free Life Foundation Lady - even the introduction of Jeeva to Rajini - all looked artificial. I think Ameer character was not a good selection - it deserved some other person - that character didn't lasted in my mind..
Is it a Rajini Film?
Nope - that is the billion dollar question???? even say it was an enigma.. I missed the comedy.. good songs !!!!
How was Rajini - did we saw a Kali of Moondru Mudichu!!!! (Can we see a Kali now)... Lots of Questions..
He was charismatics - great screen presence - he really lifted the film - carried the film on his shoulders - it could have been a great - missed it by a length - even the scene where he got shot - that looked bit artificial - Rajini and Radhika Apte did great when they saw each other - dhansika was good - Ranjith wanted to show some characters which maniratnam did in Nayagan and Dhalapathi - like tinu anand - here it was tiger (Climax he is coming and in the background while running the end credits we heard a gunshot!!!) like dhalapathi - maran talking with 43 gang and after informing that to Kabali and going ahead with the plan ..
How was the Music? - Me being a Hardcore ARR fan - listened to the songs only once (that too for Rajini).. So don't want to say anything more.. For me music was a dampener..damp squib etc.,
Actions were good - scene of rajini with Seeni at his place - action scene at the Pondicherry house - action scene at the Thailand - climax scene - cinematography was good.. Naser scenes didn't gelled well - the main problematic entrée was Villain - a great villain was needed to lift the film it wasn't here - Sivaji had suman - endhiran has rajini himself playing a villain - chandramukhi had jyothika enacting powerful scenes with the alien theme - Padayappa has nilambari etc., Choice of characters - Ranjith didn't do justice..
At the end - yes Rajini was shown different.. Rajini Was Magical ... Rajini did hit the Bulls'eye with this film.. Yes Rajini fans will like him.. May not be a milestone film or path breaking film -- but yes it was a very very very successful film..
Rating - 3.5 / 5 - 3 to Rajini and .5 to Ranjith for making a different rajini film..
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