Favorite Scenes/Songs from THALAIVAR Rajini films #3

[otedoric]

- aama indha maadu etthini litter paal karakkudhu
-- yov idhu kaalamaadu yaa
- irukkattumae enna ippo, kudutthaa enna thappu...


They[Sulakshana & the kid] dont say that its a bull...
Instead ask him to check the madi(English ?) part...
He acknowledges as if he knows by shaking his head [Oh....] then ends up saying therila.... :lol:

[SoftSword]

They[Sulakshana & the kid] dont say that its a bull...
Instead ask him to check the madi(English ?) part...
He acknowledges as if he knows by shaking his head [Oh....] then ends up saying therila.... :lol:

watch it.. towards the end: (essoos me for puvar kolity)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fzMESAat2Y&feature=relmfu

[SoftSword]

full movie(kood kolity):
http://www.einthusan.com/movies/watch.php?lang=tamil&id=311

[hamid]

watched parts of movie in youtube after the comments.. yaanai comment (athukkutheriyaathe) was :rotfl: sema casual...
Full movie is available in youtube with good quality.. check it out..

[groucho070]

My favourite:
the sudden switch of situation, from fiery challenge with dad, to whining (and packing all that stuff)
first meet with Senthamarai (his reaction when Senthamarai reads the letter)
effeminate "itho vanthutenugga..." when Senthamarai was calling his daughter
the reading of the porn book
all scenes involving animal (elephant, bull, cow, snake)
panjayat scene, where he just sits next to Sendhamara (again his reaction to Sendhamarai's talk)
the nellu sinthAmal rice arutttal


Of course, the comedy slows down after the brush with Madhavi, but never boring in any part that has Rajini in it.

[kid-glove]

Time's up :poke:

It's one of his usual ticks, is it not?

[SoftSword]

nellu sindhaama payir arutthal... what poruppu yaa... enna akkarayaa manna ooddhi suitcase'la vekkiraar... :lol:
oru extra dialogue potrukkalaam... 'muttaappasanga... mannula konduvandhu nattu vechirukkaanunga...', but i heard his expressions mentioned that...

[tamizharasan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr8cKxdPwEE&feature=related

My FAVORITE SCENE IN ENDHIRAN. Chitti's emotions were simply superb.

[SoftSword]

en nanbanae konnuttiyae da...
en dhevaava konnuttiyae da...
- similarly he holds his gun in the left hand in that scene...

[PARAMASHIVAN]

In uzhaippAli there is a moment when he speaks american speech laanguvEj to Roja. She is momentarily confused and when she looking away he makes :poke: type gesture :rotfl: Only Rajini fossible.

Yeah Uzhapali Inglees scenes were hilarious! :rotfl3: I used to rewind these bits so many times! The bit when RK tries to speak to Visu in Inglees for the second and the way Visu says " naama thamizh laiyE pEsalamE" and the Express RK gives in return was too good. Only Rajni Fossible for such scenes! :notworthy:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

the comedy slows down after the brush with Madhavi, but never boring in any part that has Rajini in it.

One of the films in which Madhavi pOn mayilail looked too Beautiful :p :p

[SoftSword]

watched the second off yesterday...
the thunithuvakkira scene was :lol: thalaivar chairla ukkaandhu kaalmela kaalpOttukittu veesi veesi thovakkira style... obviously idhulaama director sollitharuvaanga... and his funny expressions throughout the length of the scene during his conversation with senthaamarai.. hilarious... loved this movie, better than jaani... the simple rajini... miss u.

[Nerd]

Panju Arunachalam mentioned about this film on Manathodu Mano. Raaja was not well when he composed the songs of this film. Just had his hernia surgery done and was taking rest. But he did compose at home without going to the studio even once. Wrote the notes for singers/instrumentalists and sent it to them. And he did finish composing in 3 days!!

Figures why we there was a re-use (en vaazhvilE). But kaadhalin deepam onRu sitting at home :bow:

[P_R]

:shock: Missed the episode.

naamaLum appappo dhaan work from home paNROm..

[Nerd]

techsadhees record panni vechiruppaar. Must watch.

After AnnakkiLi people started saying iLaiyaraajakku folk mattum dhaan varum.

Panju made kavikkuyil to show maplai's classical music talend.

And to showcase his WCM brilliance produced Priya.

Both thalaivar films, so relevant to this thread :mrgreen:

[Bala (Karthik)]

Panju Arunachalam mentioned about this film on Manathodu Mano. Raaja was not well when he composed the songs of this film. Just had his hernia surgery done and was taking rest. But he did compose at home without going to the studio even once. Wrote the notes for singers/instrumentalists and sent it to them. And he did finish composing in 3 days!!

Figures why we there was a re-use (en vaazhvilE). But kaadhalin deepam onRu sitting at home :bow:
Like KV quoted in the IR thread, Sundarapurusan Vadivel: Ada pongada ennaala mudiyalada

[PARAMASHIVAN]

'madi'(english'la enna?)



Teat.

[sathya_1979]

Great News - Mirchi Siva to play SS in Thillu Mullu remake :cry2: :banghead:

[HonestRaj]

Great News - Mirchi Siva to play SS in Thillu Mullu remake :cry2: :banghead:

he will do better compared to any other present day actors who had the idea of remaking

[SoftSword]

this must be a joke... i am damn sure.

[Plum]

Not bad. Thillu Mullu isn't dependent on Rajini as much as other movies of his. Equar already told ding sabha drama. Mirchi Siva can very much update it within current TF SundarC comedy range. adhaiyum "pOna vaaram vandhudhE andha padathukku idhu thEvalai"nu makkaL pArkka readyA irupPAnga.

[Nerd]

i am even wondering if this one is better in timing jokes and casual wits... when compared to thillumullu which he does most of comedy with a serious face...
Another flavor in thaLapathi. Only scene in which he wears the Guru Sishyan / TEU shoes:

G: aamaa surya andha subbulakshmi yaaru?
M: ennadhu subbulakshmiyaa?
R: a. aah(n).. subbulakshmiyaa yaaradhu?
G: illai naan kELvippattEn..
R: ohhhho. andha subbulakshmiyaa adhaan deva namma Pandiyan illai.. PandiyanOda paatti :lol:
..
M: unakku pudichirukkaa?
R: nee chummaa saappidu deva avunga solraangannu nee vERa :-) :-)
M: pudichirukkaa illaiaya?
G: moonji paarthaalE theriyala?
R: aamaa moonji paarththaa therinjidum.. ayyO naan vaREn :lol: :lol: :-)

[groucho070]

Massaging the old lady. Can't remember actual dialogue, but he'd be massaging her, and she'd go, "ithellAm thevaiyA" (on his new friendship), and he stops massaging (dialogue marantuttEn).

[SoftSword]

ada idha sollala da... :lol:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Not sure, if any one has talked about "Naan Adimai illai". I really liked this movie,even though it was not a typical RK movie! Songs were awesome. Probably the only tamil movie in which she looked this beautiful ( I guess this was after her nose job). This was one of my fav song.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ziFbbzAzlR8

[Sid_316]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkWPRrVkwUM&feature=player_embedded

Whattey Song! :bow:

[kid-glove]

On KTV, no?

I thought the scene where he laughs after the fiasco with the ingrate brother very NT-ish, I think I get the point that he seems more natural in NT genre.

[Sid_316]

Yes.. and i quit after the song the court scenes *jokes* etc unwatchable. Now varumayin niram sigappu :thumbsup:

[tamizharasan]

Yes.. and i quit after the song the court scenes *jokes* etc unwatchable. Now varumayin niram sigappu :thumbsup:
padikkathavan was very good during those times but now barely watchable. The only saving grace for the movie for now is, RK.

[groucho070]

On the contrary, very very watchable because of Rajini. Every scene he is in, sparks fly. Always thought NT was a tad too old to be his brother, but then I think about Kamal's family.

K_G, that's definitely NT-ish.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Didn't any one like "Naan Adimai illai" ?

[groucho070]

Sorry Raghu, you are on your own. I watched it when I was a kid, but I was on the opposite camp then. Some bad taste still in the mouth, athanAle, I didn't make any attempt to watch it after I became Rajini admirer.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Oh ok :)

[Nerd]

Ennagayyaa idhu, padikkathavan barely watchable aa? nallaaththaanyaa irukkum. Kadesila konjam senti but not bad at all.

[venkkiram]

nallaaththaanyaa irukkum. Kadesila konjam senti but not bad at all. +1000. Was this directed by Rajasekar?

[SoftSword]

indha rajasekara modha oru full cover pannanum...
was very impressed with teo...

[tamizharasan]

Ennagayyaa idhu, padikkathavan barely watchable aa? nallaaththaanyaa irukkum. Kadesila konjam senti but not bad at all.

I really don't know because I remember liking it a lot during its initial release and probably I watched again with same expectations. But RK was top notch and there was no doubt about it. Anyway I just told my feeling and everyone may not agree with it. But Thambikku Endha Ooru aged well and was a good watch even now.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

But Thambikku Endha Ooru aged well and was a good watch even now.

Yes, very true.

[HonestRaj]

for me Padikkathavan is like Annamalai of 80's..
it has everything for Rajini..
action+comedy+senti+acting

[kid-glove]

Both got Lakshmi too..

[kid-glove]

I wonder whether Animal welfare board would let him rip Lakshmi in Annamalai like a mad man, like in Illiterate Man.

[Avadi to America]

for me Padikkathavan is like Annamalai of 80's..
it has everything for Rajini..
action+comedy+senti+acting

Rightly said Honest.

[app_engine]

indha rajasekara modha oru full cover pannanum...
was very impressed with teo...

He shot into fame with malayur mambattiyAn (big hit those days, Prasanth's daddy hero).

Otherwise he did a lot of masAlA hits - kAkki chattai / padikkAthavan / thambikku endha ooru etc. TEO is more than a malAlA, some comedy portions were ROTFL variety...

[Plum]

Rajasekar did TEO. SPM did neRRIkaNN. GNR did Meendum Kokila. 80s - Kamal, Rajini when used even to 50% of their potential ended up with decent-to-great movies. Directors - apple juice fellers. Project managers. Dont try to give too much credit to them.(Note to feeyar: self-flagellation, I must have been born British)

Rajasekar also did Vikram and Maaveran. More up his alley I suppose. Doesnt TEO stick out in his resume? That too, the second half isnt much to write home about.

[HonestRaj]

who is Rajashekar?
is there any pic of him?
is he the Rajashekar of "robert-rajashekar" duo?
is he the one of the lead actor in NizhalgaL?

[kid-glove]

Certainly you can see Rajasekar having a better control over his films than KSR. Especially KSR-Rajini films, where series of accidental moments which channels RAjinism well cached on for the audience, but is so dumb on revisits.

You can't say he's all Apple Juice. Even Vikram, Kakki Sattai 'was' compelling to watch. But I respect Flu trashing them, he has gold standards.

[ecureuhapis]

On the contrary, very very watchable because of Rajini. Every scene he is in, sparks fly. Always thought NT was a tad too old to be his brother, but then I think about Kamal's family.

K_G, that's definitely NT-ish.

he was on fire in padikkathavan..

this scene.. ROTFL esque.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dQftCbzUWo

[SoftSword]

app, teo more than masala'va... that is another category'nga... certainly not anywhere close to masala.

[Nerd]

who is Rajashekar?
is there any pic of him?
is he the Rajashekar of "robert-rajashekar" duo?
is he the one of the lead actor in NizhalgaL?
This is a different Rajasekar. Rajini's friend. He died soon after Dharmadurai released. Leftmost in this apple juice pic -

http://i45.tinypic.com/2n0n812.jpg

[Nerd]

Came across this poster made by the LIC unit for Dharmadurai 175 days. Interesting tidbit about Thalapathi at the bottom of this poster.

http://i46.tinypic.com/ashll.jpg

[SoftSword]

nerd, its hightime you stop propogating fake records of Rajini..
looks like u did not see mr.Raajjaa sentenced dharmadhurai as sumaar in the other thread...
he is the one who decides how many medals MGR wins in the olympics... hail him..

[HonestRaj]

Nerd, Thanks for Rajshekar's pic..
first time i'm seeing him..

[hamid]

nerd, its hightime you stop propogating fake records of Rajini..
looks like u did not see mr.Raajjaa sentenced dharmadhurai as sumaar in the other thread...
he is the one who decides how many medals MGR wins in the olympics... hail him..

:rotfl: :rotfl2:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

4:45 on this clip was Hilarious, when lady asks RK "What time does the play start" , RK with a smiles says "Yes Yes"/ :rotfl3:

I think this was the film in which he says, my BirathAr :rotfl2:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

An Underated but a lovely song by Jency from Jhony !


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDVnpMXiwgY&feature=player_detailpage

[hamid]

Mullum malarun on polimer now

[groucho070]

mAninamE mulla poo vannamE...enjoy Hamid...

[hamid]

Yep. Thanks Grouch. Watching it. So many good moments and Rajini excels in each and every scene... Gonna lose hid hands now :(

[groucho070]

Raman Andalum scene-A....watch how he pisses himself off needlessly, "dey laaa paaynt...laa paynt...LAAA PAAAAYNT...." and so comes the lorry....

[SoftSword]

Raman Andalum scene-A....watch how he pisses himself off needlessly, "dey laaa paaynt...laa paynt...LAAA PAAAAYNT...." and so comes the lorry....

the raaman aandaalum dance was so unexpected for me...
everyone knows he is so bad in dance... but this particular one, he did better than anybody else imo... that mabbu dance i mean... and the 'poda-pogaattum' expressions in his face :notworthy:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

mAninamE mulla poo vannamE...enjoy Hamid...

Thanks for Reminding this song, very addictive song, IR excels in this song!

[groucho070]

absoloutely, Jaiganes wrote beautifully about it...too lazy to find the post. and also "unakkoru pAthiya kodukkirendA", the arrogance, the overconfidence....what happened to you Rajini, cheh!!!

[PARAMASHIVAN]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grTKprh13RU&feature=player_detailpage

SPB Rocks! :clap:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

absoloutely, Jaiganes wrote beautifully about it...too lazy to find the post. and also "unakkoru pAthiya kodukkirendA", the arrogance, the overconfidence....what happened to you Rajini, cheh!!!

I think it was discussed in SPB+ IR thread!

[SoftSword]

absoloutely, Jaiganes wrote beautifully about it...too lazy to find the post. and also "unakkoru pAthiya kodukkirendA", the arrogance, the overconfidence....what happened to you Rajini, cheh!!!

would love to read it...

rajini and drunk songs in itself is a genre i guess...
this, ooratherinjukkittaen are the best...
there are a few more, but not with the same intensity... naan pollaadhavan, ullukkulla chakkaravarthy, whats that paayumpuli saarayakkadai song? there are many more i guess...

[PARAMASHIVAN]

rajini and drunk songs in itself is a genre i guess...


Do you remember "Kadavul padaithan ulugam undachu manisha kudichan " from pokkiri raja?

[hamid]

seems whatever I posted during last ad break was lost :(

lots of awesome expressions by rajini which I missed during earlier wacthing..

when fatafat says after slowly correcting her dress" eenya munna pinna pombalaya paarthathe illaya?"

angrily asking people to get down from the crane when he first meets sarath babu

the coolness and casualness of his love for her daughter.. I feel This is better than paasamalar :oops:

the majesticness and arrogance of him and the other side of it to his sister..very well done...

the arrogance and facial expressions in the song raavan aandalum.. mathura raajjiyam ennuthu..athula paathiya eduthukkada.. followed by laaaw point...

Both his and SHoba's expression when they meet after back from hospital.. the happiness in shoba's face of seeing him and his expression on his losing his hand...followed by her knowing of his hand. :thumbsup:

sethaada poyittan intha kaali..saakaravaraikkum ungalukku soru poduveenda..

the pat on servant's cheek at sarath babu's place

ketta paya saar intha kaali..

his shyness expression when shobha talks about his marriage.. "vaalu.. nee kuuda podi vachi pesa kathukittiya?"

rest in next break.. bye

[SoftSword]

Do you remember "Kadavul padaithan ulugam undachu manisha kudichan " from pokkiri raja?

manisha'vaa?? :shock:
plis post abt the matter in kisukisu thread..

[SoftSword]

the coolness and casualness of his love for her daughter..
i can understand why u said daughter by mistake... :)


btw, plum maedaikku varavum..

[PARAMASHIVAN]

manisha'vaa?? :shock:
plis post abt the matter in kisukisu thread..

karumum ya, I mean tmanushan :lol: Here it is, Only Rajni and SPB possible!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPiOjFhDmTY&feature=player_detailpage

[PARAMASHIVAN]

I feel This is better than paasamalar :oops:


Agreed ! Pasamalar was an emotional "overdose" !

[hamid]

i can understand why u said daughter by mistake... :)


btw, plum maedaikku varavum..

Yes :oops: aana naan parava illa.. see this..
The movie takes interesting turns and has some sterling performances given by the late actress Shobha as Rajni's wife, Rajni and Sarathbabu.
went to IMDB to reconfirm the name of fatafat and found this :lol:

though a non rajini moment loved this.. actually fatafat is excellent through out... this is her first film right?
and her askign shobha.. "antha oorla meen ellam kidaikkuma" :lol:
"manasula thairiyam illathavanga aambalainu sollikkarathe thappu" :thumbsup:

[SoftSword]

can it beat en thangai kalyani?

[hamid]

can it beat en thangai kalyani?

un kuuda ellam :shame on me: :bye bye..

[SoftSword]

Yes :oops: aana naan parava illa.. see this..
The movie takes interesting turns and has some sterling performances given by the late actress Shobha as Rajni's wife, Rajni and Sarathbabu.
went to IMDB to reconfirm the name of fatafat and found this :lol:

though a non rajini moment loved this.. actually fatafat is excellent through out... this is her first film right?
and her askign shobha.. "antha oorla meen ellam kidaikkuma" :lol:
"manasula thairiyam illathavanga aambalainu sollikkarathe thappu" :thumbsup:

:lol:

the first night song...
idhula kooda saappaadu dhaana??
thalaivars 'hopeless' reaction to her and thalaiyila adichukradhu... :lol:
and her dance standing on the cot... lol

[SoftSword]

un kuuda ellam :shame on me: :bye bye..

:lol:

[hamid]

Movie finished.. enjoyable 2.5 hours on a weekend when family is not around and you dont know what to do :smokesmirk:

what a climax.. would have loved it if it was a bit more long..:)
His voice modulation expression when saying "ippa en kai mattum ilamma. en uyire enna vittu pora maathiri irukku" :notworthy: only Rajini possible..
the sheer ego massaging Shobha does to Rajini which brings him back to earth :clap:

when asking people "paaiya kaaliya irunthu iruntha unga thayave ethir paarthu irukka maattenda.. eetho nilama.. konjam uthavi pannungada" starts with pride and ends with self pity :thumbsup:

never a dull moment thoughout the movie.. any download links available???

[hamid]

pichai kaara naaye.. unnai ingaye vetti pottuduven..... and the kothu parotta scene :clap:

forgot to mention the background score during the climax.. especially when Shobha walks away from Rajini...ordinary beats.. but it increases the heart beat and makes us getting restless and make us to expect something to happen.. that scene wouldn't have that effect if not for the BGscore...

[SoftSword]

i downloaded it more than a year back... hav a personal copy...
u can get lots in torrent...


btw, apt title.. very apt indeed..

[Nerd]

Hamid-ji. Thanks for the live commentary. Idhellaam vERa level. Bestest. Only Rajini fossible and I don't mean it in the 'usual' way. Its a fact.

indhaaLappOyi seevaa/simran koodavellaam compare pannikitttu. Can only laugh at the ignorance.

[SoftSword]

laughing at the ignorance also over used in hub...
pudhusaa edhachum seyyi arjun...

[Nerd]

And Mahendran saar's interviews in which he talks about Rajini's acting. Need to find those intrees. I am sure they are posted somewhere in this thread. Azahagaa solliruppaar :clap:

[Avadi to America]

I absolutely love the climax. Even at the end, Rajini's charecter never realises that he is an arrogant and over confident guy. At the end, he says to sarath babu... Ippakuda ennaku ungala pudiakala sir aana en thangachikaga itha seyren.....what a charecterisation

rama aandalu paatula oru kambu onnu kaila vachikittu aaduvar.... oru scenela he throws the kambu to camera.... Balu mahendra mela enna kadupunu theriyala....

[hamid]

Hamid-ji. Thanks for the live commentary. Idhellaam vERa level. Bestest. Only Rajini fossible and I don't mean it in the 'usual' way. Its a fact.


:yes: fully agree... intha padamellam kaalathai kadanthu nirkum. Mahendran :notworthy: every one would have done their job pretty well..


indhaaLappOyi seevaa/simran koodavellaam compare pannikitttu. Can only laugh at the ignorance.
yep..let move on...

[hamid]

And Mahendran saar's interviews in which he talks about Rajini's acting. Need to find those intrees. I am sure they are posted somewhere in this thread. Azahagaa solliruppaar :clap:

konjam overtime panni kandupidinga :D

[hamid]

I absolutely love the climax. Even at the end, Rajini's charecter never realises that he is an arrogant and over confident guy. At the end, he says to sarath babu... Ippakuda ennaku ungala pudiakala sir aana en thangachikaga itha seyren.....what a charecterisation

rama aandalu paatula oru kambu onnu kaila vachikittu aaduvar.... oru scenela he throws the kambu to camera.... Balu mahendra mela enna kadupunu theriyala....

Engineer saar.. ungala enakku pidikkathu.. aana en thangachikku ungala pidichirukku.. aana unga ellaraiyum vida ennathaan avalukku pidichirukku [ what a pride in his face while saying this] ithu pothum saar intha kaali saakara varaikkum...

[SoftSword]

rama aandalu paatula oru kambu onnu kaila vachikittu aaduvar.... oru scenela he throws the kambu to camera.... Balu mahendra mela enna kadupunu theriyala....

i paused and replayed that shot so many times....
wat style... apdi eriyarappo lite'a edadhu kaala madakki... :notworthy:

[Avadi to America]

i paused and replayed that shot so many times....
wat style... apdi eriyarappo lite'a edadhu kaala madakki... :notworthy:

I did the same... it was so exciting to see the him in such a role.... thalivara thavira antha charecterla vera yaraium nenaichukuda paaka mudiyala.... Thappi thavari intha pdathaellam remak pannidatheenga....

The very first scene where he breaks the car mirror establishes his character....

[hamid]

I did the same... it was so exciting to see the him in such a role.... thalivara thavira antha charecterla vera yaraium nenaichukuda paaka mudiyala.... Thappi thavari intha pdathaellam remak pannidatheenga....

The very first scene where he breaks the car mirror establishes his character....

+1 ..

[Nerd]

The very first scene - picks up the stone with his leg. I have uploaded the video in teep. idhellaam dhaanyaa style-kku definition. I d take such cute little things over whatever he has done in the last 20 years.

[Avadi to America]

The very first scene - picks up the stone with his leg. I have uploaded the video in teep. idhellaam dhaanyaa style-kku definition. I d take such cute little things over whatever he has done in the last 20 years.

I agree with you Nerd. those scenes were natural and stylish...

[groucho070]

Annamalai vs Padayappa.

Watched over the weekend. Annamalai on TV. And Padaiyappa on disc, as wife never finished watching it.

Theme the films share: fall of fortune, then the rise.

Themes they don't share:
Annamala - bromance, bovine love
Padaiyappa - sexism, and insecurity (always have 6-8 guys around you)

Music:
Annamalai - Okay, can't listen to most of the songs. Oru Pen Pura still nice. Never liked the Bond influenced theme.
Padaiyappa: Winner, always listenable. Moricone incfluenced theme that probably answers the question as to why many Rajini fans are also Eastwood fans. My nit-pick= no proper score for action scenes, unlike Muthu's full blast.

Direction:
Annamalai - Focused, probably the beginning of too many shots of hero walking craze.
Padaiyappa: Showy, camera zooming over the top, sideways, annoying as heck.

Comedy:
Annamalai: Snake scene still nice, "Kadavule kadavule" not funny anymore. As usual, pre-Vetri Nitchayam Rajini is hillarious.
Padaiyappa: Boring. Even Senthil not effective

Co-stars:
Annamalai - Very good, especially Radha Ravi
Padaiayppa: Ramya Krishnan still annoying as heck. The others so and so. Not enough NT/Rajini dynamics.

Dialogues:
Annamalai: Wonderful, especially the kanakku dialogues by Rajini.
Padaiyappa: as mentioned, pure sexism. En vazhi tani vazhi sound stupid. the nalla vazhthatha saritiriam illa is factually wrong. What if you turn it around?

Main character:
Annamalai: Lovable, you are with him when he falls and rises.
Padaiyappa: Sexist paranoid with ego as big as the very Himalaya the actor goes to.

Rajini's performance
Annamalai: One of the last great performances of his.
Padaiyappa: Lazy.


Annamalai >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Padaiyappa. Thanks god for Baba.

[Ramkumar86]

In padayappa, when lakshmi says "poi en marumagala kootittu vaa" and then rajni walks in to soundarya, the BGM was awesome. I think the same BGM repeated in some other scenes also. But in this scene, it was mindblowing.

[groucho070]

Music is a great plus point in Padaiyappa, but sila edattula konjam muted-A irukkum. And lack of it during action scenes. In terms of ARR/RK collaboration Muthu trumps Padaiyappa just on the background score alone.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

In terms of ARR/RK collaboration Muthu trumps Padaiyappa just on the background score alone.

True! But I Liked Baba's BGM much more, followed by STB.

[SoftSword]

grouse... with u on this... being an active campaigner for annamalai in that poll...


repost:


voted

the title
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1j5SCSnJUc&feature=related

intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dcCSrGW27Q

to vinuchakravarthy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1j0Cy0vDoc&feature=related

comedy with sarathbaby & rekha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tACAVvlJVok

the outburst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_AYe3bVI18&feature=related

the rising
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_rloCcGVY0

the style
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK-i_FAcpoY

the cycle ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNuNKHlC-Ao

the father
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilci3RpJ0Vk

the brother
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkYG3ztMOI4&feature=related

the climax
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d2ahX4y-L4


malai da!! :smokesmirk:

[hamid]

Annamalaiya Padaiyappavannu ketta of course most of us will say Annamalai without any hesitation..:yes:. But never knew why, my wife likes Padaiyappa very much.. She is not a Rajini fan though.

[SoftSword]

ramya kissnan character remba pudichirukkum... edhukkum konjam jaakradhayaa irunga..

[PARAMASHIVAN]

ramya kissnan character remba pudichirukkum... edhukkum konjam jaakradhayaa irunga..

:rotfl: Good one SS !

[hamid]

ramya kissnan character remba pudichirukkum... edhukkum konjam jaakradhayaa irunga..

Kalyaanam aana maru nodiyila irunthe antha jaakirathai unarvu thaana vanthuduchu SS.. :| kalyaanam panni paarunga puriyum :lol2:

[Nerd]

Grouch :thumbsup: though I don't hate Padaiyappaa as much as you do. 2nd half (save for what-a-man) is sort of better than the 1st half. But no comparison to Annamalai. Rajini's best masala in the last 20 years. Vetri nichayam is a particular favorite of mine. Devaji in supreme form. And well shot too. Padaiyappaa (the scene Ramkumar quoted, oonjal scene etc.), Batsha (ulle po, medical college) both had quite a few good scenes but not as consistently good as Annamalai.

[jaiganes]

Grouch :thumbsup: though I don't hate Padaiyappaa as much as you do. 2nd half (save for what-a-man) is sort of better than the 1st half. But no comparison to Annamalai. Rajini's best masala in the last 20 years. Vetri nichayam is a particular favorite of mine. Devaji in supreme form. And well shot too. Padaiyappaa (the scene Ramkumar quoted, oonjal scene etc.), Batsha (ulle po, medical college) both had quite a few good scenes but not as consistently good as Annamalai.
original gindhi pilimukkum credit kuduthudungO...

[SoftSword]

Grouch :thumbsup: though I don't hate Padaiyappaa as much as you do. 2nd half (save for what-a-man) is sort of better than the 1st half. But no comparison to Annamalai. Rajini's best masala in the last 20 years. Vetri nichayam is a particular favorite of mine. Devaji in supreme form. And well shot too. Padaiyappaa (the scene Ramkumar quoted, oonjal scene etc.), Batsha (ulle po, medical college) both had quite a few good scenes but not as consistently good as Annamalai.

oonjal scene would not be as effective as ullaeppO or 'enakku innoru perum irukku'* without the BGM...

* that hands on the table with that unique smile while saying that dlg... :notworthy:

[Plum]

Thappi thavari intha pdathaellam remak pannidatheenga....

Already pala muRai sidhaichAchu remake paNNi

Telungula Mohanbabu-Revathy-Geetha
indhila Mithunda-????-Kolapuri chappal

idhellAm paravA illai - pOna vAram Surya TV-la Malayalam remake pArthEn. madhu chettan. "ketta paya saar kaali" scenela

Engineer: Kaali, Sorry, ennala evlo poradiyum un velaiya kappatha mudiyala
Madhu chettan: Ok saar, ippO gnAn oru chAya kudikkAm pogunnu*


*actual dialogue was "ketta paya saar kaali... rendu kaiyum kaalum..." only but Madhu chettan delivers it like I have written.

[SoftSword]

:lol:

[HonestRaj]

padayappa'va thookittu Basha'va vechalum...
namma vote eppavume..

Annamalaikkuthaan........ veedu idikkira scene'la ungalai ariyama annamalai'ku varuthapaduveenga.. ange jeikkiran annamalai..
pala kOdigalukku adhipadhi aanalum.. pazhaya madhiri sirichukittu irundha annamalaiyai parkka mudiyalainu manorama varutha paduvanga.. ange jeikkiran annamalai..

action mattum illama ippadi sentiment'layum asathuna oru padam thaan Annamalai

[Avadi to America]

Already pala muRai sidhaichAchu remake paNNi

Telungula Mohanbabu-Revathy-Geetha
indhila Mithunda-????-Kolapuri chappal

idhellAm paravA illai - pOna vAram Surya TV-la Malayalam remake pArthEn. madhu chettan. "ketta paya saar kaali" scenela

Engineer: Kaali, Sorry, ennala evlo poradiyum un velaiya kappatha mudiyala
Madhu chettan: Ok saar, ippO gnAn oru chAya kudikkAm pogunnu*


*actual dialogue was "ketta paya saar kaali... rendu kaiyum kaalum..." only but Madhu chettan delivers it like I have written.

ennaku theriyum..... Appa remake pannitanga ippa panna vendamnu sollavanthen....

enna poruthavaraikum... Miuthun is much better actor than most of his counterparts in hindi

[groucho070]

Plum :lol:

Actual fight should be Annamalai vs Baatsha. I guess most of us will settle for Annamalai.

HR, point-u.

Nerd, I warned my wife about that unintentionally hillarious "what a man" scene, that I might laugh and don't get offended. Ennakku munnAdi sirichitA...

SS, some videos not working.

[Avadi to America]

I prefer annamalai over baasha...But the younger crowd likes more baasha and padayappa.....
Annamalai - more Style with subtance
Baasha - style with less substance
Padayappa - verum sathamthann....

[mappi]

FDFS - Annamalai - How many of you shouted "Kushboo" in the breif pause during the song Kondaiyil Thazham poo song ?
Me - yes

[ScottAlise]

THILLU MULLU
CAST:
• Rajnikanth as Ayyampettai Arivudainambi Kaliyapperumal (AAK) Chandran / Indran
• Kamal Hassan as a an actor who acts as a lawyer
• Madhavi as Sarojini
• Thengai Srinivasan as Sri Ramachandramurthy
• Sowkar Janaki as Meenakshi Doraiswamy
• Nagesh as himself
• Poornam Viswanathan as a family friend and doctor
• Viji Chandrasekhar as Chandran' sister (Uma)
• Lakshmi (actress) and Prathap K. Pothan in guest appearances
CREW
Directed by K. Balachandar
Produced by J. Duraisamy
Written by Visu
STORY : Sachin Bhowmick
Music : MSV
Lyrics: Kannadasan

[ScottAlise]

PLOT:

Aiyampettai Arivudainambi Kaliyaperumal Chandran (for short, A.A.K. Chandran) (Rajinikanth) is a playful young man. Upon completion of his degree, his uncle (Poornam Viswanathan) advises him to attend an interview for a job at his friend Sri Ramachandramurthy's (Thengai Srinivasan) company. The doctor advises Chandran to act in a manner most appreciated by Sri Ramachandramurthy namely wearing a Nehru kurta, telling his full name always, giving importance to his moustache, showing a lack of interest in sports and drama, giving respect to his father's words (i.e., by repeating the phrase "My Father always told me" often) and detesting the concept of recommendations.
During the job interview, Chandran followed his uncle's advice perfectly and gets the job along with a beaming smile from his boss. However, Chandran eventually gets caught when Sri Ramachandramurthy watches him at a football match, which he attends with his friends. He took leave on that day by telling his boss that his mother (who died many years ago) was in a serious medical condition. To escape from the ire of his boss and being fired, he makes his boss believe that it was his (fake) twin brother Indran (without a moustache) who was at the match and not himself. This idea was inspired by a dual-role played by his actor friend Nagesh in a fictional film where he is in two roles: one with a moustache and one without.
Sri Ramachandramurthy (although not convinced but feeling guilty due to suspecting his top employee) wants to see Chandran's brother Indran as well as his mother and wants Indran to teach music to his daughter Sarojini (Madhavi).
Chandran was startled at the request but agreed to it. He seeks his friend Nagesh for help. Nagesh advises Chandran to remove his moustache and go ahead acting as Indran. Chandran was reluctant to remove his moustache but goes ahead with it as there is no other way to continue the drama. The now moustache-less Indran was the anti-thesis of the Chandran as seen by Sri Ramachandramurthy. Indran takes music classes for Sri Ramachandramurthy's daughter Sarojini and the two fall in love.
For most of the rest of the film Chandran was leading a dual life: a sincere hardworking employee to his boss and a typical cool young guy (Indran) while teaching music to his boss' daughter.
How Come Indiran manages to save his job & love form the rest of the story

[ScottAlise]

TRIVA

Director KB advised Thalaivar to do comical roles for a change to avoid being stereotyped as he was doing mostly anti hero, action roles like Billa, Dharmayuddam hence this movie was accepted by Rajini
It was during this shooting at Sowcar Janaki’s house Rajini met Latha as a college student who came to interview him
Acutually this is not the first movie in which Rajini acted without a moustache the first one was Murattukaalai Climax song
After this stupendous success of this movie Rajini ‘s movies first half was interlaced with humour
Madhavi played heroine role with Rajini for first time.
It was official remake of GOlmal Hindi moive
It was last movie of Rajini which was directed by KB
Sowcar Janaki , for a change did not shed tears in the movie as she appeared in tear jerker roles mainly
Kamal sir, appears in climax with his brother’s name Chandrahasan
It is considered as cult classic and often played in TV channels
Visu dubbed for an candidate in interview just before Rajini was interviewed in the movie
The boy who blackmails Rajini in this movie acted as Junior Rajini in Thee another Rajini movie
All the songs were hit

[ScottAlise]

PERFORMANCE:
Thalaivar ‘s comedy timing was impeccable in this movie that too being first time no style deliberately made no fights but still enjoyable
Thengai Srinivasan: Superb Performance . His on screen chemistry with Thalaivar is extraordinary in every scene
Madhavi is also apt
Others do a decent job

Final Word:

A Evergreen comedy of Tamil Cinema Your tiredness will vanish if you see this movie after a hectic day

HOME VIDEO:

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[ScottAlise]

MURATTUKAALAI
CAST:

RAJINIKANTH
Rathi
Jaishankar
SA Asokan
YG Mahenran
Rajappa
G Srinivasan
Surali Rajan
Sumalatha
Thengai Srinivasan

CREW:

Story, Screenplay, dialogues : Panchu Arunachalam
Music : Ilayaraja
Dances; Puliyur Saroja
Fights: Judo Rathnam
Cinematography : Babu
Direction: S P Muthuraman
Producers: AVM Productions

[ScottAlise]

PLOT:

Kaalaiyan (Rajini) is a simple person and the best Jallikattu (Bullfight) player in his village. His world revolves around his four younger brothers. The antagonist is Sundaravelu (Jaishankar), a Zamindar from the neighbouring village who lives an extravagant lifestyle. His close aide is a (Surali Rajan) Samipillai.
Sundaravelu 's sister, Soundaryam (Sumalatha) falls for the macho Kaalaiyan when he wins a Jallikattu. Sundaravelu decides to marry his sister to Kaalaiyan with an eye on his land and also Kaalayain develops a liking towards Soundaryam when Kaalaiyan comes to know that the bride wants to split the bond between the brothers, he calls off the marriage.
In the meantime, Kannamma (Rathi), on the run, after Sundaravelu falls for her charm and tries to molest her, kills her father takes refuge in Kaalaiyan's house.
However, Kaalaiyan takes a liking for Kannamma and romance blossoms, while Sundaravelu is unsuccessful in his attempts to make kaalayan marry his sister and tortures his brother Kaalaiyan decides to marry Kannama , Kaalaiyan is charged of murder of Panniyar’s henchman
How does Kaalaiyan settle scores must be watched

[ScottAlise]

PERFORMANCE:

Thalaivar is superb in this movie with his impeccable energy , style doing a rural role for the first time of his carrier carries on the movie with ease on his shoulders
Jaishanker plays the villan and gives a memorable performance he is just like a second hero
Rathi is the heroine is glamourous and also acts
Sumalatha is the second heroine and one side lover of Kaalaiyan
SA Asokan, Tengai Srinivasan makes a cameo performance
Surali Rajan is the surprise package in this movie

ANALYSIS:

The movie begins with a lot of promise and as a family entertainer ends with a bang on interval and gains momentum after that you feel it has ended so soon the fights are a definite value addition for this movie superbly choreographed , watch out for train and climax fight

[ScottAlise]

TRIVA:

AVM initially decided to produce a remake film Bhai Bhai with Rajini & Kamal combo . Kamal & Rajini decided not to work together and Kamal suggested to go ahead with Rajini and hence Murattu Kaalai happened But unfortunate Demise of Meiyappa Chettair during the project left Rajini unhappy as it was he who insisted to do a movie with Rajini after watching Mullum Mallarum .
All the songs were hit , particularly poduvaga En Manasu Thangam was a rage those days
Initally Rajini was aginst that song as he found it self glorification but Panchu sir & SPM convinced him
Many actors were offered Villan role but SPM requested Jai sir who readily agreed . Jai acted as a villan for first time in other’s hero movie
Rajini sir was happy that he asked to develop great scope for Jai & requested producers and director to give him equal amount of importance in publicity
It was a comeback movie for AVM which had stopped productions in 1970
The train fight was superbly choreographed and was finished in 3 days before allotted period of 5 days
The rekla fight was helped by Pollachi Vanavaraiyar
The bull fight was shot in all places where such bull fight was held and the crew chipped in and edited it cohesively .
Rajini wore a wig, it was not a haircut as said by others
Rajini appeared without a moustache in climax
A getup of Rajini in form of Krishna was also taken but not used
The train fight was performed by Rajini without a dupe.

FINAL VERDICT:

It is a good entertaining movie remains as a cult classic . It established Rajini’s supremacy as a actor and graduated him into a star

GO For IT


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[PARAMASHIVAN]

"நான் ஒரு தடவை சொன்னா நூறு தடவை சொன்ன மாதிரி".

* "பன்னிங்க தான் கூட்டமா வரும், சிங்கம் எப்பவுமே சிங்கிளா தான் வரும்"


"அளவுக்கு அதிகமா ஆசைப்படுற ஆம்பளையும், அளவுக்கு அதிகமா கோபப்படுற பொம்பளையும் வாழ்க்கையில நல்லா வாழ்ந்ததா சரித்திரமே இல்ல".

"எப்பவும் பொன், பெண், புகழ் பின்னாடி ஆம்பளை போகக் கூடாது. ஆம்பளைங்க பின்னாடி தான் இதெல்லாம் வரணும்."

* "நான் எப்ப வருவேன் எப்படி வருவேன்னு யாருக்கும் தெரியாது, ஆனா வரவேண்டிய நேரத்துல கரெக்டா வருவேன்."

* "நம்ம வாழ்க்கை நம்ம கையில தான் இருக்கு."

* "நல்லவங்களை ஆண்டவன் நிறைய சோதிப்பான், ஆனா கைவிட மாட்டான். கெட்டவங்களை சோதிக்க மாட்டான், ஆனா கைவிட்டுருவான்."

* "கிடைக்கிறது கிடைக்காம இருக்காது, கிடைக்காம இருக்குறது கிடைக்காது."

* "வாழ்க்கையில பயம் இருக்கலாம். ஆனால் பயமே வாழ்க்கையாகிடக் கூடாது."

* "கஷ்டப்படாம எதுவும் கிடைக்காது, கஷ்டப்படாம கிடைக்குறது எதுவும் நிலைக்காது

[ScottAlise]

போக்கிரி ராஜா

CAST:

RAJINIKANTH as Ramesh & Raja
Sridevi
Radhika
VR Tilakam
Muthuraman
Manorama
YG Mahendran

CREW:
Story: Balayaa
Screenplay Dialouges: Panchu Arunachalam
Camera: Babu
Fights: Judo Rathinam
Dances: Puliyur Saroja
Producers: AVM
Music: MSV
Songs: Kannadasan
Direction: SPM

[ScottAlise]

PLOT:
Ramesh (Rajinikanth) starts managing the office of an industrialist who strongly suspects his relatives to be looting him. Ramesh finds the culprit and keeps a tight leash on everything happening in the office, thereby earning the wrath of the industrialist's relatives.( Muthuraman & YGM)
Ramesh and Sridevi (the industrialist's daughter) initially find themselves at loggerheads, but eventually fall in love with each other. The industrialist is happy about this development until he sees Ramesh cheating on his daughter. He fires Ramesh the very same day.
The industrialist is murdered and Sridevi also sees Ramesh in her house that same night. Ramesh is dragged to court and is shortly framed for murder. Sridevi is upset, and the ill-intentioned relatives start closing their net around her, forcing her to marry Y. G. Mahendran (the son of two of the industrialist's relatives).
In the meantime, the grief-stricken Ramesh meets another person named Raja (also Rajinikanth) in jail who looks exactly like him. Raja , was the person who went to Sridevi’s house the night when Industrailist was murdered.
Ramesh & Raja exchange places. Ramesh marry Sridevi & comes back,
Raja loves Radhika and plans to marry her . For want of money he goes to Ramesh’s village
Raja goes to Ramesh’s house . Circumstances force Raja to act as husband for Sridevi.
Together Sridevi, Radhika Ramesh and Raja plan to punish the culprits and starts to look out for evidences.

[ScottAlise]

PERFORMANCE:

Thalivar is the main back bone of the movie as Pokiri Raja he is superb ( Watchout for scene in which Engineer goes back to jail superb style)
Sridevi is gorgeous and mature thinking women who share his husband problems and helps him
Radhika is perfect match for Pokiri raja as Pokiri rani
Muthuraman is the villan good


Songs
• Songs: Kadavul Padachan - S.P. Balasubramaniam
• Pokkirikku Pokkiri Raja - Malaysia Vasudevan
• Vaada En Machikala - S.P. Balasubramaniam, S. Janaki
• Vidiya Vidiya Solli - S.P. Balasubramaniam, P. Susheela
Was super hit

[ScottAlise]

TRIVA:

It was a second time double role for Thalaivar first one BILLA
It was second movie for AVM
The movie is a Telugu remake starring Superstar Krishna
Initially Rajini was not convinced with the movie but when producers and director suggested Rajini agreed
Rajini came by scooter at night to watch this movie(Telugu) . AVM car followed him to his residence to make sure he reached safely
The song Pokkirikku Pokkiri Raja was picturised in kundrathur with sharp boulders . Rajini acted without slippers carrying Radhika on his back.
He made fun showing his back to radhika indicating that he suffered a lot to carry her , thereby making fun of her
Outdoor shooting was suddenly arranged , Rajini was in another shooting when SPM said this he immediately joined them when SPM asked to go to his home he refused saying
Sir “ You will give me Lungi to wear in hotel, in shoot I will wear costumes, lets go to shooting spot” Amazing level of simplicity
Muthuraman acted as a villan for first time in his carrier
This was the last film for
Muthuraman died in ooty when he was on his morning walk.
Kannadasan also wrote Kadavul Padachan zong & went to America but sad to say only his dead body arrived
The movie collected more than MurattuKaalai in some areas( Ananda Picture Suresh)

[ScottAlise]

FINAL VERDICT:

It is a good entertaining movie .

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[ScottAlise]

Friends,

If you like this pl encourage, If you don;t like it say it so that I won;t disturb this thread by writing

[Nerd]

Ragul, keep it going. I will add something if I can. I don't remember pOkkiri raaja. Seen it long back..

[SoftSword]

ragul, why do u even think like that...
pls write... :notworthy:

[NOV]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyE0CA5DsRY

[ScottAlise]

Thanks Nerd , Sword fish I thought no one is reading so only I wrote this , I will surely update atleast 3 movies write ups per week covering almost all Thalaivar movies, Iam a die hard fan of Thalaivar

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Ragulram

Keep up the good work :thumbsup:

IIRC , this the "Only" movie in which Muthuraman plays a villain?? Such a versatile actor, but for some reason, -tive roles don't suit him!
I love one song by SPB in this film, called "Kadavul padaithaan" really hilarious!

[tamizharasan]

FINAL VERDICT:

It is a good entertaining movie .

HOME VIDEO:

Available in Moser Bear DVD 3 in 1.

Yes I have this DVD. Interesting to read the story that you write along with the movie. Please keep it coming

[ScottAlise]

Paayum Puli
CAST:

Rajnikanth
Sathyaraj
Radha
Manorama
Silk Smitha
Indira
Jaishankar
Balaji
V.K.Ramasamy
Thyagarajan
Y G P
R.N.Sudarasan
Janakaraj

CREW:

Story,Screenplay Dialouges: Panchu Arunachalam
Camera: Babu
Fights: Judo Rathinam
Dances: Puliyur Saroja
Producers: AVM
Music: Ilayaraja
Songs: Vaali
Direction: SPM

[ScottAlise]

PLOT:

When a smuggler kills Rajini’s sister, vows to deliver justice and joins a martial arts school owned by Balaji. He trains hard there to become a master fighter, honing his fighting skills. He also loves Radha , a small hotelier .
He comes to Chennai and finds the smuggler. He joins their hotel Taking on a new identity, Paayum Puli (Pouncing Tiger), he sets off for revenge, helped by Silk Smitha

PERFORMANCE:

There is not much story in this movie it mainly depends on Rajin’s Star power and fights .
Thalivar is the main back bone of the movie as Paayum Puli he is superb ( Watchout for scene in interval block fight between Jai & Rajini)
Thyagarajan as Villan’s son plays a crucial role
R.N. Sudharsan is the main villan is apt
Silk SMitha plays a club dancer who loves Rajini and helps him in the last
Jai Shankar who initially hates Rajini becomes his friend & helps him
Manorama speaks Srilankan Tamil and Janakaraj plays henpecked husband, VKR, Rajini(Female) provides comic relief

[ScottAlise]

TRIVA:

It was third movie for AVM with Thalaivar
The movie celebrated 100 days completing hatrick in AVM, SPM & Thalaivar combo
Initially Vijaykanth was asked for a villan role but he refused. Karate RVT Mani agreed to play Villan role but backed out last minute as he cited the reason that he was a martial trainer though this is a movie and the movie would be like Hero(Rajini) winning over villan(himself) he does not like it
SO the producers and SPM found it difficult to find a villan for this movie. They even asked for writer Panchu Arunachalam but he backed out
It was at that time Jaishankar himself dropped at AVM office and asked what are you going to do when Karate mani has refused the movie ( They were not astonished as Jai sir had very good contacts all over the industry because of his friendly nature). He accepted the viilan role thereby making it second movie in Combo of AVM, Rajini & SPM literally the same team
New type of weapons were designed for this action movie.
The martial arts school scenes were picturised in Love Dale school Ooty
Balaji challenged that it is impossible to assemble all artistes in early morning 5 0 clock (Only Devar films can do that) But SPM made sure all artistes including Balaji, Jai, YGM, Rajini took part in the early morning schedule . Balaji appreciated SPM’s diligence .
The song Pothukutu Othutadi vanam was highly appreciated . Reason for all rain songs the camera would be in middle but in this song Camera would be on top thereby making the rainfall authentic credits to Cameraman Babu.
During the song of another hit song: Adi Masam Kathadeka Silk SMitha was making mistakes in dance steps. Some people made fun of it Enraged silk smitha pushed them in swimming pool. Rajini called her and consoled her and advised her a lot to be calm
The climax scene was a direct rip off from an James bond movie
It was during the climax scene where Radha & Silk has to stand in a winch/ lift .
Radha was initially terrified to stand in so much height but Silk Smitha was so daring that she did not mind that one part of hook of lift was broken and managed in that scene
Satyaraj appears in a fight in this movie
The re recording was fabulous particularly the title score & Interval block fights BGM

[ScottAlise]

FINAL VERDICT:

A nice action movie with good fights. Though there is no great story screenplay was so good that makes you forget all the loopholes

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NALLAVANUKU NALLAVAN
CAST:

Rajnikanth
Radhika
Visu
Y Vijaya
Karthick
V.K.Ramasamy
Major Sundarajan
Y G M
Thulasi


CREW:

Screenplay Dialouges: Visu
Camera: Babu
Fights: Judo Rathinam
Dances: Puliyur Saroja
Producers: AVM
Music: Ilayaraja
Songs: Vaali, Vairamuthu, Gangai AMaran, Kamarajan, Muthulingam, N. Kamarajan
Direction: SPM

[ScottAlise]

PLOT:

Rajini is a do gooder but Rowdy released from jail. Radhika comes to his house and stays with her. Rajini finds her house and sends her back to her relatives but when he comes to know that she is tortured he marries her and together they start a new life. They are helped by Major who helps them to secure a job in visu’s factory.
But Visu’s factory is in critical position in verge of lock out but Rajini gives assurance to financiers and settles the dues. Rajini settles the dues when Visu is in death bed he handovers the factory & urges to be a guardian to his family.( Visu’s wife is Y Vijaya, relatives are Radhika’s relatives VKR and his son are distant relatives of Y Vijaya. Y. Vijaya’s son is Karthik)
INTERVAL

The movie begins its second half in a bunglow. Rajini is the MD of the factory, his assistant is YGM. The factory’s safety officer is Retrd. Police officer Major , Rajini leads a happy life with his wife and only daughter (Thulasi). But Karthik, VKR hatches a plan and Karthik loves THulasi. She too reciprocates him. Meanwhile Rajini without knowing all this approves his daughter’s choice of groom but he is against it when he comes to know that KAthick is his daughter’s lover.
But the couple marries

What happens next is climax

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PERFORMANCE:

As the previous Payum puli was criticized for not having much story this movie was very good in terms of story and showed a two different shades of Rajini as a rowdy in first half and aristrocrat in second half nice character role.
Radhika also got a meaty role that of a wife who reforms her husband , author backed role she delivers her best
Villan VKR is weak in his portrayal no acting scope for veteran
Karthik & Thulasi is other pair. KArthik is a part villan and looks good in confrontation scenes with Rajini
Major, Visu also gives a dignified portrayal
TRIVA:

It was fourth movie for AVM with Thalaivar
The movie celebrated 100 days
This fim is a telugu remake and it was later made in Kannada as Jeevana Chakra starring Vishnuvardhan and Raadhika.
The song Vechukava was shot differently with dancers having colour bulbs in dresses. The dance in Mumbai would cry as the bulbs would give electric shocks but Rajini never showed any sign of discomfort
The climax scene originally would end with Rajini walking away with his wife’s photo but producers wihed a commercial ending so the climax fight was shot
Kartick was initially apprehensive about villan role but director and producers assured him that they would make a film with Karthik as hero and Nalla thambi movie was made
Rajini received Cinema rasigan award & Film fare award in year 1985 for this movie
All the songs were hit particularly Namma Mothali, Chittuku Chella Chittuku, Unnaithane, Vechukava, "Ennai Thane"

HIGHLIGHTS:

Fight scene in which Rajini fights in Night by imitating villan , scenes involving Rajini & his daughter
FINAL VERDICT:

A nice movie, family entertainer

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FINAL VERDICT:

A nice action movie with good fights. Though there is no great story screenplay was so good that makes you forget all the loopholes

HOME VIDEO:

Available in Moser Bear 3 in 1 DVD.

Nice series! Please keep it going ...

A couple of trivia about Patum Puli:
1) the martial arts training scenes wre ripped off from 36th chamber of Shaolin, but thalaivar managed to make them his own!
2) SPB stated inan interview that he was explicitly asked to sing with that 'vethalai' tone/style for 'Aadimaasam kaathadikka' , but was shocked to see the song normally pucturised with no expln given for the changed tone.
-LL

[Avadi to America]

Nalavanuku nallavan is a prequel to Annamalai.....Both the movies are very entertaining....all the songs in the movie are good.... There's a scene where visu asks rajini do ypu kmow our superstar who was a bus conductor and become a superstar something like that....

[Avadi to America]

vachikava unnamattum .....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtlAOTwhDek

[Avadi to America]

Unnai thaane.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=GltkWSkcYdo&feature=endscreen

[ScottAlise]

Thanks Lord Labakudass & Avadi to America

[tamizharasan]

One of my favorites movies of SS is Nallavanukku Nallavan and I know for sure it is silver jubilee and arguably the first record breaking blockbuster in RK's career.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trOrFUB5Ass

[Senareb]

Yes...NN is my fav. too...one of the best acting of thalaivar..
Antha age'leye 'appa' character nalla panni iruppaaru...

'chittukku chinna chittukku oru siragu mulaithathu'... one of fav. song..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIN52qll0u8&feature=player_detailpage

[ScottAlise]

MR. BHARATH
CAST:

Rajnikanth
Ambika
Oorvasi saradha
Visu
S V Sekar
Sathyaraj
GOundamani
Vadivukuarasi
Viji
CREW:

Story: Salim Khan Javed Akhtar

Screenplay Dialouges: Visu
Camera: T S Vinayagam
Fights: Judo Rathinam
Dances: Puliyur Saroja
Producers: AVM
Music: Ilayaraja
Direction: SPM

[ScottAlise]

PLOT:
Bharath (Rajnikanth) a young man who is unknown who is his father. Shanti (Sharada) mother of Bharath tells him about his father at her deathbed.
Gopinath (Sathyaraj) is a rich young man,who comes for Paapampatti village for his construction work. He sees Shanti an innocent village girl and tries to impress her by pretending innocent. She trusts him fully and allows to him cross the ultimate limit. Gopinath leaves the village promising that he would return soon to marry her. Shanti finds that she is pregnant and also hears that Gopinath is about to get married to another woman. She visits Gopinath but he insults her badly. Shanti challenges him saying that one day her son will question him and make him confess the truth about himself to whole world and leaves the place. Shanti requests Bharath to fulfill her challenge and dies. Bharath accepts the challenge of making Gopinath to confess the truth by next year August 31 the death day of his mother.
Bharath leaves for the city and finds out his father. He meets Gopinath as a some strange man and uses Gopinath's money to start his own venture in the construction field. Both Bharath and Gopinath become enemies and both of them try to overtake each other in illegitimate way.
In between Ambika( Gopinath’s secretary ) and Rajini loves each other.
SV Sekar ( Rajini’s half brother ) loves Viji, Goundamani’s sister. Goundamani is the dear friend of Rajini and helps him to achieve his goals.
Bharath once helps a girl from goons and takes her home and finds that the girl is Pushpa, daughter of Gopinath and is his sister. Bharath wins the affection of Mrs.Gopinath as her son.
He arranges for marriage of Pushpa with the son of a wealthy man Kumeresa Gounder who helps him to fulfill the challenge which he have against Gopinath. Bharath also uses the love relationship between his brother and his friend's sister to corner Gopinath. Bharath uses every possible ways to blackmail and torture Gopinath to make him realise his mistake but Gopinath does not reciprocate instead becomes more anger.
Bharath invites him to inaugurate his orphanage on August 31, the date when he planned to fulfill his mother's wish. Gopinath is very anger on Bharath and hires a local goon who once was his enemy and now to Bharath to kill him in the inaugural function. Bharath reveals his mother's identity in the function and waits for Gopinath to accept his mistake.
Did Gopinath recognized who is Bharath and did he accept him as his son forms the rest of the story.

[ScottAlise]

PERFORMANCE:

This movie is a treat to watch for Rajini fans, Rajini ‘s style of action is impeccable in this movie. He dons different get ups like Mandavelli Mannaru, Kumaresa Gounder
Sathyaraj is the villan plays a role of dignified father the scenes involving both Rajini & Sathyaraj are treat to watch.
Another Villan Raghuvaran is used for fights
Goundamani does not have a comedy track but used along with the story to help it move forward
Visu as Kumaresa gounder helps Rajini nice portrayal
SV Sekar, Viji, Vadivukuarasi etc complete the cast
TRIVA:

It is the fifth movie for AVM with Thalaivar
The movie celebrated 100 days
This fim is a Hindi remake Trishul starring Amitabh Bachan.
The song kathiranthu Kathava thorandhu was picturised well like items in refrigerator appearing large and lead pair dancing in it was well appreciated . It was done by Ravikanth Nickyasch . He is from Bombay and is a specialist in trick shots . His earlier works were in Mgr’s Oliviakku( Many MGRs were shown in single frame) Pathanathil Bhootam ( Nice trick shots all over the movie)
Sathyaraj who appeared in small role in AVm’s Payum puli was given a life time role like a second hero
SV Sekar & Sathyaraj commented that this movie is not a remake of Trishul but Ek shool as major importance were given to Thalaivar.
The village scenes were shot in former minister Manradiyar’s village. Production Manager & SPm were given a car and driver to see the locations of Manradiyar’s farm. After roaming for 2 days in car they asked “ How long will it take to see this farm?” The driver replied if we see the locations like this for a week we can almost cover the farm” .
The superb song Enama kannu was hot in Guindy Race course .
Actor Raguvaran was a budding actor those times and would come to sets by 6 O clock even though his hots would be from 9 O clock to learn the techniques of shooting

HIGHLIGHTS:

Ennama Kannu song, Auction scenes, racy logical screenplay.
FINAL VERDICT:

Go for it nice family , mass entertainer

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[ScottAlise]

Yes Avadi to America Nallavanuku Nallavan is like aprequel to annamalai to a certain extent

[ScottAlise]

MANITHAN

CAST:

Rajnikanth
Roopini
Raguvaran
Senthil
Vinu Chakravarthi
Cho
Madhavi
Srividya
Jaiganesh
G. Srinivasan


CREW:

Story: VC Guhanathan
Screen play Dialouges: Panchu Arunachalam
Camera: T S Vinayagam
Fights: Judo Rathinam
Dances: Puliyur Saroja
Music: Chandrabose
Songs: Vairamuthu
Producers: AVM

Direction: SPM

[ScottAlise]

PLOT:
The movie begins with birth of a boy( Rajini) on Ammavasai. Based on belief that person born on that day. Rajini is send to jail in childhood for crime which he has not committed, He is released after a few years along with Senthil. He saves Madhuri, grand daughter of G. Srinivasan a freedom fighter.
Rajini’s sister is Srividya , leading lawyer , wife of Inspector Jai Ganesh living with his daughter. She tries to keep Rajini along with her which Jai Ganesh opposes.
Rajini meets Roopini and they both falls in love after a few scenes. She is the daughter of vinu Chakravarthy , a millionare.Roopini’s brother is Raghuvaran . Cho is their assistant. Raghuvaran delas in illegal arms business.
Raghuvaran rapes Madhuri and Rajini forces Raguvaran to marry Madhuri and succeeds .
Raghuvaran frames Rajini and his team ( G. Srinivasan, Senthil & co) in fake charges .

How come Rajini proves his innocence is the climax?

[ScottAlise]

PERFORMANCE:

Rajini , is a jail bird in this movie there is not much to act in this movie but his style is superb especially in interval block when he utters Bharathi Dasan poem is superb, climax fight is the highlight
Roopini is the heroine in this movie her role is limited
Villan is Raghuvaran gives a tough time for Rajini and does a neat job
Vinu Chakravarthy & Cho provide certain comic relief based on satire on politics
Srividya does a neat job as Rajini’s sister and helps Rajini
Jai Ganesh is strict police officer

[ScottAlise]

TRIVA:

It is the sixth movie for AVM with Thalaivar
The movie celebrated 125 days completing double hatrick in Combo of AVM- SPM -Thalaivar
This movie is based on story of VC Guhannathan ‘s Amavasai Thirudan
Music director Chandrabose got a new lease of life from this movie . All the songs were hit
Vairamuthu also after fall out with Ilayaraja scored well for his lyrics in this movie.
The diagouge Suthi Suthi Adipen became a trademark for Mimikery artists when they imitate Rajini’s style.
Initally Rajini was against the song Kaala Kaala as it was self boasting himself but SPM convinced him. The song was asked for Once more in theatres.
Sengal Sulai was also used as location to shoot climax. Saravanan who saw the climax suggested for betterment . But the movie was completed and Rajini was in Banglore in Blood stone shooting , when SPM revealed the matter, he came back on Sunday and shot for the scenes.
The climax was well received
It was during the shoot of climax i.e. when cars were crashing each other a fighter injured and lost his 3 fingers.
Manithan Manithan song was not in the movie initially . When Rajini was taking bath in AVM he heard that song and he requested to use this song as it was superb and montage shots like Rajini wearing a hat, walking, anger mannerisims were used.
The movie hundredth day was celebrated by AVM in presence of Badrinath of Sankara Nethrayala , Rajini and his family donated their eyes prompting their fans to donate their eyes. Some fans wrote letters to donate their single eyes even when they were alive.
This film was released along with Nayagan and was panned by critics but it celebrated 125 days

[ScottAlise]

HIGHLIGHTS:

Songs, Climax fight
FINAL VERDICT:

A mass Masala movie with a social message

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One of my favorites movies of SS is Nallavanukku Nallavan and I know for sure it is silver jubilee and arguably the first record breaking blockbuster in RK's career.


ippadi oru link kuduththu kittaththatta 2 maNi nEraththai kabaLeekaram paNNeetteenga :-)

What a lovely pair this Rajini-Radhika! :thumbsup:

[ScottAlise]

RAJA CHINNA ROJA
CAST:

Rajnikanth
Gautami
Raguvaran
Chinni Jayanth
SN Parvathi
Ravi Chandaran
Kovai Sarala
SS Chandran
Baby Shalini
Ragavi
Kitty
Master Sundar
Roopini
Jaiganesh

CREW:

Story, Screenplay , Dialogues : Panchu Arunachalam
Camera: T S Vinayagam
Fights: Judo Rathinam
Dances: Puliyur Saroja
Music: Chandrabose
Songs: Vairamuthu
Producers: AVM

Direction: SPM

[ScottAlise]

PLOT:
An aspiring actor Raja (Rajinikanth) and Chinni Jayanth comes from a village As he searching for a place in the dream factory, he falls for the daughter of the house owner, Gautami. Charmed by his looks and character, the girl (Gowthami) also falls for him.
One day he accidentally meet his childhood friend Raghu (Raghuvaran) who is a spoiled rich guy. He offers Raja an acting job, then takes him to his uncle's house, to persuade him to act as Kumarappa BA., caretaker of the house of Businessman Ravichandran.
Raja pretends as Kumarappa and is entrusted with the administration of the household and take care of five children (Raghu's nieces and nephews) each of whom have issues (such as being lazy, not studying etc.). The only good child in the house is Baby Shalini.
Rajini and Baby Shalini corrects the children. Now Rajini with the help of Children reforms the servants and sets rights the house.
Raja finds out that Raghu is cheating his uncle out of funds and using him to do the same. Meanwhile the eldest among the children ( Ragavi) is addicted to drugs. The drug mafia is headed by none other than Raghuvaran & his group( Kitty, Azhagu). Ravichandran is accused of running a drug factory
How Rajini tackles these problems is the rest of the movie.

[ScottAlise]

PERFORMANCE:

Rajini , is a delight to watch in this movie as a innocent, simple village guy. It is refreshing to see Rajini without any problems like reforming the society and other problems. When a movie is to be made for kids the hero must be liked by everyone its none other than Rajini. He is a treat to watch along with Chinni Jayanth, when he indulges in pranks with Gautami thinking his boss as blind.
Gautami is the heroine in this movie and plays a nurse role with dignity and helps Rajini in his mission
Villan is Raghuvaran . His role is friend turned into a foe. Raguvaran is always superb .
Out of 5 children Baby Shalini, small girl, Ragavi are given nice scope and they make use of it
VKR, Jai Ganesh impresses in guest appearance.
Special mention for Chinni for his HAAAAAAAAAAAm tone always evokes laughter
SS. Chandran, Kovai Sarala manages to evoke laughter
Ravichandran too gives a dignified portrayal

[ScottAlise]

TRIVA:

It is the seventh movie for AVM with Thalaivar
The movie ran for more than 100 days
The movie completed some 200 houseful shows even matinee , in Chennai
The idea of making this movie was given by AVM Saravanan who said that Children likes Rajini very much ,why can’t a movie with Rajini & kids be made. Panchu chirped in with a nice story, screenplay underlying aspects of respecting elders, honesty, no bad habits, drug pedaling.
Usually this sort of story will be made as art movie but this was a commercial success with a strong message.
Music director Chandrabose’s songs were hit especially Super Staru, Raja Chinna Roja, Poo Poo Pol, Oru Panbadu. All the songs were hit
Vairamuthu lyrics were well received in this movie.
The song Super Staru became a rage in that time. The colour bombs were done by Hem Nag. The song , climax sequences were shot in ooty.
Rajini was not dancing properly for the song Super Staru . Dance master Puliyur Saroja was asking for retakes which tensioned SPM who said pl adjust with his dance steps as Rajini’s shoulder is dislocated.
But Rajini never said anything and completed the song as per dance master’s requirement
The animation/ cartoon scene song was well appreciated.
The animation drawings comprises of 80,000 drawings. The painter was Ram Mohan from Mumbai. SPM first met him on the evening of Poojai , in evening and gae the idea for the song. Ram mohan was impressed by the way AVM, SPM approached him( Usually directors, producers would pressurize him to finish his work within 10 days). But for this movie he was given 3 months time. The song was first shot and sent to Mumbai. The song was shot under supervision of Ram Mohan Assistant. Actors should imagine that they are tying a cloth in monkey’s tail and tie the cloth in air, Rajini has to act as if he is treating an elephant. All the actors did a splendid job with nice co ordination. It was first time in Indian Cinema to use cartoon with real life characters .
Master sundar appeared as Kamal’s friend in Sathya movie and many other movies
Ragavi appeared in once more movie and is currently doing serials.
The movie celebrated it success meet and TV was given to child artistes. Rajini too asked for a TV ( just for fun) but AVM Saravanan sent home the same type of TV.
Azhagu , a good fighter in senthoorapoove and other movies was initially roped in for a tough fight with Thalaivar. But Rajini suggested you do karate , I will hit you on you head and you must fall. It evoked instant laughter from audience and was well appreciated(Thalaivar always gauges the Pulse of audiences correctly)
AS you all know Chinni is ardent fan of Rajini ,Chinni ‘s comedy Haaaaaam was not as per script but accidently he did it which was liked by Rajini & was incorporated by Rajini .

[ScottAlise]

HIGHLIGHTS:

Songs, screenplay, animation song
FINAL VERDICT:

A family movie for kids along with a social message. NO vulgar or double meaning dialouges

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[PARAMASHIVAN]

ippadi oru link kuduththu kittaththatta 2 maNi nEraththai kabaLeekaram paNNeetteenga :-)

What a lovely pair this Rajini-Radhika! :thumbsup:


:shock: :shock:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

RCR is one Hilarious RK film, thoroughly enjoyable! :)

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:shock: :shock:

nallavanukku nallavan-la Radhika was perfect fit!

Radhika is not known for looks but performances...otherwise how she could've lasted in the industry so long with such an appearance?

Also, her voice / dialog delivery is among the best in the industry IMO. (FYI, she gave voice to Radha in mudhal mariyAdhai)

[PARAMASHIVAN]

nallavanukku nallavan-la Radhika was perfect fit!



Yeah acting wise, she was good! :) not looks wise .

[Avadi to America]

In Raja chinna roja opening song "Devadi devarellam thendanidum veeranadi...", the lyrics goes like this....

Pathu vayasil pathiniya jodi kettavan
samabal kodi kettavan
Jaiyuchi malai pottavan Jaiyuchi malai pottavan....

I am not sure he was charging a crore in 1989 for a movie.....

[Avadi to America]

it was the time three rajini movies, Raja chinna roaja, mappilai and Rajathi raja, were running simultaneously in Abirami complex....

[app_engine]

BTW, is Visu writing some of JJ's assembly / public speeches? She has used this 'வருத்தப்படுறேன், வெக்கப்படுறேன், வேதனைப்படுறேன்' dialog a few times as per news reports, e.g. one about her koottaNi with DMDK :lol2:

I've heard the same dialog in a few movies with Visu as vasanakarthA (Radhika utters this dialog to Rajini in NN)...

[HonestRaj]

Thanks Nerd , Sword fish I thought no one is reading so only I wrote this , I will surely update atleast 3 movies write ups per week covering almost all Thalaivar movies, Iam a die hard fan of Thalaivar

avaru softsword :)
menmayaana vaaL, attakaththi.. ippadi thamizhaakkam pannalaam :p

[HonestRaj]

TRIVA:

Initially Vijaykanth was asked for a villan role but he refused. Karate RVT Mani agreed to play Villan role but backed out last minute as he cited the reason that he was a martial trainer though this is a movie and the movie would be like Hero(Rajini) winning over villan(himself) he does not like it
SO the producers and SPM found it difficult to find a villan for this movie. They even asked for writer Panchu Arunachalam but he backed out
It was at that time Jaishankar himself dropped at AVM office and asked what are you going to do when Karate mani has refused the movie ( They were not astonished as Jai sir had very good contacts all over the industry because of his friendly nature). He accepted the viilan role thereby making it second movie in Combo of AVM, Rajini & SPM literally the same team

villain role for Vijayakanth.. is that for Payum puli (or) MurattukaaLai?

adding to this..
initially Vijayakanth acted along with Rajini in "en kElvikku enna badhil".. but he was replaced by someone else after few days of shoot..

there was one pic Rajini lighting a cigar for Vijayakanth taken in the sets (of E K E B).. i'm not getting now

[ScottAlise]

Honest,

Its Payum Puli only first Karate Mani, then Vk , Panchu & finally Jai was considered

[ScottAlise]

No from Mannan movie only Thalaivar charged 1 crore

[ScottAlise]

Next on anvil is Yejaman & Final in AVM series is Sivaji

Hope U all like this.


Sivaji has lot of inside info so I will be updating that in 2-3 special posts

[ScottAlise]

YEJAMAN

CAST:

Rajnikanth
Meena
Napolean
MN Nambiyar
Manorama
Goundamani
Senthil
Aishwarya
Vijaykumar
Peelisivam
Thalapathy Dinesh
SN Lakshmi


CREW:

Story, Screenplay , Songs: RV Udayakumar
Fights: Rocky Rajesh
Dances: Raguram
Music: Ilayaraja
Producers: AVM

Direction: RV Udayakumar

[ScottAlise]

PLOT:
Vaanavaraayan (Rajnikanth) plays the role of a feudal chieftain, adored and respected by his village people. He lives with his grandparents (M. N. Nambiar & Manorama). Following his advice, they abstain from voting in the elections and instead, pool the money given by the candidates to get themselves some basic amenities. Vallavaraayan (Napoleon) is his arch enemy. Their enmity is further sharpened when Vaanavaraayan wins the hand of Vaitheeswari (Meena), whom Vallavaraayan had also wished to wed. So Vallavaraayan convinces the priest at the temple to mix a poison in the holy water that Vaitheeswari drinks. As a result she becomes incapable of conceiving.
Vallavaraayan humiliates Vaanavaraayan in temple when the whole village is gathred that he does not have a child. Ponni (Aishwariya) accuses Vaanavaraayan of illegal relationship with her but withdraws it & reveals that she could not bear Rajini being humiliated.


But surprisingly, Vaitheeswari soon becomes pregnant-though she has pretended with the help of the mid-wife (S. N. Lakshmi), to do so to uphold her husband's honor. She takes poison and kills herself unable to bear the grief of being incapable of giving her husband a child and on her deathbed makes Vaanavarayan swear to take Ponni (Aishwariya) as his wife. Vaanavarayan however refuses until Ponni agrees to marry Sembattai ('Thalapathi' Dinesh)- Vallavarayan's hechman-who abandons her to Vallavarayan's vice. Infuriated Vaanavarayam attacks Vallavarayam and spares his life after giving him a sermon on how to win the heart of people.

[ScottAlise]

PERFORMANCE:

Rajini , is a delight to watch in this movie as a simple village guy. It is refreshing to see Rajini without any problems like reforming the society and other problems.
Meena- beginning of long innings in tamil as heroine she excels
GOundamani & Senthil- Nothing to say they always rock does it again
Napolean- For an audience to enjoy , a villan must pose a threat to hero , Napolean is apt for it
Dalapathy Dinesh fights are superb
Manorama, MN Nambiyar comic sense, sentiment scenes are too good
Aishwarya has done a bold role nice portrayal

[ScottAlise]

TRIVA:

It is the eight movie for AVM with Thalaivar
The movie ran for more than 100 days
The movie was initially flop but AVM marketed the movie nicely . A letter from a woman about the impact of the movie was widely used in newspaper s. The movie gined momentum and became a hit.
Meena was initial choice for Devar Magan Revathi role but since the movie got delayed she was roped in for this movie
It was the first movie for Napolean , Rocky Rajesh with Thalaivar
For Aishwarya also this is first movie with Rajini
Once in a party few people were commenting that AVM movies won’t be a hit now a days , Rajini heard this & planned this movie.
Chinna Gounder was to be released that time.
Some people convinced Rajini to go in for a different director than SPM and Rajini was convinced hence RV udayakumar was chosen as a director
Initially RV Udayakumar asked Rajini , Whether Iam doing your movie or you are doing my movie to Which Thalaivar replied
“ Pl direct my movie” Meaning Action movie
Hence a movie Jilla Collector was convinced. It had Rajini in dual roles. Hero& villan. Many of them might have seen Stills of Rajini with a bag & cigar
But Chinnagounder was a big success and hence Rajini opted for a rural subject and chose to act in RV Udayakumar ‘s movie hence this movie was made .
During those time Rajini could not spend much time with his family , RV Udayakumar was very worried and decided to set it right. He urged Rajini to bring his family to Pollachi and stay in Palace of Vanavarayan house . Rajini’s family( Wife & daughters ) came for a week end stay., but it turned out to a week long visit. During that time Aishwarya & Soundarya would even call for Start & Cut as instructed by director.
The movie had another climax that is Vaanavarayan marries Ponni in the end and has a daughter he names Vaitheeswari (appears in the extended DVD version)

HIGHLIGHTS:

Songs, Comedy, Ladies sentiment, Rajini’s acting in second half
FINAL VERDICT:

A family movie especially for ladies
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This week is Sivaji week Last in AVM & Thalaivar combo

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SIVAJI


BEHIND THE SCENES:

It is the nineth movie for AVM with Thalaivar

Shankar had written this story for Rajini long time back . MS guhan contacted Karuna from Ayangaran ( Their overseas distributors) and hence Shankar was roped in.
Rajini was given a token advance of Rs 1001 and he did not get any money till the movie was completed and was sold out.
It was 60th year for AVM, so Guhan decided to go for lavish production like Gemini’s chandralekha and hence Sivaji was made.

About the leading lady for the film, there were initial speculations on who would essay the role. Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukherji, Ayesha Takia,[13] Trisha, Nayantara and Jyothika were rumored to bag the role.
However, the air was cleared when Shankar and Rajinikanth announced that Shriya Saran would essay the role as Rajinikanth's love interest.[ The voice of Kanika, an actress, was used as a voice-over for Shriya.[16] Actress Sunaina was signed up to make a special appearance in the film. The scene was later deleted and her role was left uncredited; the same occurred for Vinu Chakravarthy.
Nayantara, who had earlier acted with Rajinikanth in Chandramukhi (2005), was also signed up later to do an item number in the film.
Names of Mohanlal,[18] Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Nana Patekar, Sathyaraj and Prakash Raj cropped up for the portrayal of the antagonist's role in the film.
In March 2006, Suman was confirmed as the person selected to play the role of Adiseshan.[20] The director, Shankar, realized that Suman lacked the wry smile needed for his character.
This conspicuous smile of Adiseshan was made possible with a denture.[citation needed] It was Shankar's idea again to adorn the character with spotless dhoti, shirt, shoes, a Rolex watch and Ray Ban sunglasses.
Prior to this, Suman had acted with Rajinikanth in Thee (1981).
In early 2006, a magazine came out with a cast list that included mimicry artists, Cochin Haneefa, Chinni Jayanth and Mayilsamy.[22] The names of support cast for the film was released in a phased manner.[ By mid-2006, Manivannan, M. S. Baskar, Livingston, Vadivukarasi, Pyramid Natarajan, Uma Padmanabhan, Pattimandram Raja, Vannakam Thamizhuzhagam Revathi, Solomon Pappayya, Muthukaalai, Nellai Siva, Bose Venkat and M'Sia Prabhu were selected for the film
Sahana Saral song was first shot on Dec14,2005. The set was erected before 45 days, in Ramoji Rao film city to accommodate changes as per Director’s choice .
60 Gym boys were used. Mumbai dancers were also used
Costumes for this song were designed by Neetha Lulla. Since it was December it was too cold and inside the hall was A/C and actress Shreya has to swim in that swimming pool.
Daily flowers worth Rs 20,000/- were used, for jewels 1 kg Navarathna stones were used
2 production managers, one in shooting spot & other would be roaming in shopping malls to buy things as per director’s choice.
Iranian chicken were used from 5 * hotels.
Rajini stayed in Ramoji rao’s personal chamber which is not usually given to stars

Next
Railway station scene where Rajini & Vivek would walk with MS Baskar. The whole building was insured and it was during this scene , the stills were leaked in media

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To be continued

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Ragul my fav rajni mve isMannan can u post review..i think dis movie released alonv with Chinna gounder

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Im expecting pandiyAn too.. Dont ask y

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True .. That ejaman is pickupd lately but it was become block buster.. Ran 175 in our area abirami and in brinda also

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Raj Splash

Sure Mannan, Pandiyan thane

But only after Sivaji tid bits

After Sivaji its Pandiyan

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Nearly 130 pallavis were written for Vaaji song
The hotel room scenes were shot in Le Meriden
Solomon Papiah & raja’s house portions were shot in Housing board colony.
The residents were excited and the sequences were shot for about a week.
The Diwali scenes were shot here & crackers worth 3 lakhs were used.
The indoor scenes patch work was shot in AVM & sets were erected by Padmasri Thota Tharani were lauded for their authenticity .
Solomon Papaiah daughters were initially very white in colour , but they were made dark


Musical fight :

It was a set constructed in AVM
The musical equipments were brought from Musi musicals
A security deposit and daily rent were given to the company
100 guitars and many piano were used( A piano costs around 1 lac), drums, violins were used.
Nearly 40 guitars were damaged.
The musical godown was a set constructed in AVM and 2000 dummys were used
The fight was shot for 10 days
A bus was also made to move there to lend authenticity to the set.
AR Rehman composed special RR for this fight.
A special story board was composed and send to AR Rehman before the fight

DRIVE INN FIGHT:

The drive in fight was initially planned to be shot in Prathana Drive inn but Peter hein did not like the place and IAF ground was used after due convincing. A huge amount of guarantee , Goodwill of AVM, Rajini, Shankar were deciding factor.
Helium gas ballon worth Rs 7000/- was used
A huge police patrol was used to give protection to crew as the sequences were shot outdoor


Rajini’s car was Mercedez Benz, Scorpio car was remodeled as Britto car, Ambasdor, Qualis cars were used.
A medical team was present on the spot for first aid but many fighters were injured and rushed to hospitals
Night shoots from 11.00 to 5.00 were done.
After the schedule the ground was damaged , As AVm was known for its reliability, the ground was refurbished and also a considerable sum was donated for Ground’s & sports welfare
Audio CD’s were given to Police personnel & to the residents.

GEMINI FLYOVER

A camera was fixed in Parsan apartments and a shot was canned , Benz car shot. First scene where Rajini comes to India was already shot ( Car interior scenes were shot before) Now exterior shots were canned without permission as no actors were involved
But they were called for enquiry by American embassy who did not know about the shoot and were warned by the authorities

VILLAN INTRO:

Mohanlal, Rajkiran, Sarathkumar, Sathyaraj were asked to play villan role but many of them opted out , Suman came forward as he was helped by AVM when he was in legal tussles some years back .
A special car with 6 doors were used for Suman.
Director was actually in Spain during Suman’s inclusion and he was ready for shot and okayed by Shankar( Dental issues, Makeup)
Chetpet Harrigtion colonly was chosen for hospital sequences( Rajini meeting rowdies in hospital)

RAJINI’S INTRO

Rajini’s intro was shot in Chennai airport from 11-5 O clock , no permission in morning. Many models from Mumbai @ a salary of Rs 12000/- were used for the scene.
Welcome party for Rajini was shot in Le meriden hotel , girls catwalk and other scenes


BINNY MILLS:

Fight sequences were shot in binny mills,
Rajini & 100 rowdies fight
Rajini shot the fight sequences with minimal dupe, he even hanged upside down
He even had springs in his legs, Sommersault sequences
The fight master asked for 3 sommersaults but Rajini did 4 of them
A special lighting was used and a road was constructed but many onlookers complained about electricity misuse . It was actually from generators and it was duly clarified and shooting continued.
But fight sequences were stopped reason, Rajini’s shoulders were injured and Rajini requested it to do in next schedule.
This is the first time in which Rajini requested a pack up ( For this movie)
ADHIRADI KARAN SONG:
Adhiradi Karan song was composed in Canada
Mexico drawings were used and mostly foreigners were used for the song.
Foreigners from Puttaparthi, Mahabalipuram, Bangalore were used daily around 150 people were used.
They stayed near Central Railway station hotels, given required food, rooms etc.
150 masks were also imported from Italy.
A special bike costs around 25 Lacs was used, daily rent around Rs 20,000/-
Rajini himself drove the bike , the bike had special controls like if you hit a button it will lift the person driving it
Rolls Royce car was asked by Shankar. In Chennai it was available
It was owned by Mr. MGM Muthu, Saravanan sir himself gave it for free, the rent for a day for same car was 75000/- rs(In Mumbai)
The cars used in the song were owned by Ms Guhan, he himself has a passion for vintage cars.
The fighters used in the song has to jump breaking the glass from 80ft.
Three fighters were injured, Glass pierced in chest, leg fracture, thigh injury
All the 3 fighters were taken to hospital by AVM and have recuperated
Director& Dance master gave Rs 20,000/- each
The song was shot for 15 days, choreographed by Lawrence
This song was written by Vaali


TEA SHOP SEQUENCES:

It was shot in ICF premises.



Rich get richer poor get poorer:

This scene was shot in Greams road near appolo hospitals , in a house and set was constructed, many fans thronged to catch a glimpse of Thalaivar but TamilNadu Police gave a nice idea.
Police organized the crowd in such a way that the crowd could watch the shoot but they were not in frame wonder how?
They made them to sit the people opposite to camera.


JAIL SEQUENCES:

Jail scenes were shot in Chengelpet,jail. AVM provided with Idly making tray as requested . Also a boy came from Bihar to Chennai and he was jailed. Production Manager got his father’s number and informed to his father. His father came within 3 days .
A very good deed isn’t it?
Rajini Kanth in police custody scenes, Suman hitting him sequences were shot in Victoria Hall

SAHANA SONG:

It was shot in Ramoji Rao film city, inspired by Kouttralam falls, acrylic shoot was used( Things under water can be seen clearly).
It was imported from China.
The set was constructed in 2 and ½ months.
The song was shot in 10 days time
The extras were to look like angels so, they searched in Thailand but they found similar persons in Mumbai & 15 of them were selected
Manish Malhotra was costume designer for this song
The song was shot in May month.
It was a non A/C floor
All the accessories used are made of glass.
As water was continuously flowing in sets, the shinning of glass was reduced so Spidermans were used
Spiderman means they tie ropes and clean high buildings
Dry ice was used for smoke effect( Sachin movie also same trick is used)
Raju Sundaram is the choreographer
Initially a different version of song was written but it did not sync with sets , so this song was written & used.
There was a lot of discussion whether a slow song is to be used but eventually, it was retained in the movie .
The song was composed in Australia
After shooting this song the crew came back to Chennai for a important work


Guess
For casting their vote in election


STYLE SONG

The crew comprising of Prabu Deva, JD Jerry, KV Anand, MS Guhan, Asst. Director left for spain
Thalaivar, Shreya, Shankar, Production staff followed
The location was Bilbo near spain
The xtras were selected before hand by audition
The sun would set only by night 8 O Clock so they shot continuously
Many of them would remember stills of Rajini & Shreya in pink dress
It was leaked by a photographer. He continuously took photographs, inspite of warnings, pleadings and uploaded it in internet.
During this song, temporary tents were constructed . The suitcases of crew were stolen but JD jerry went ot market and bought new clothes and shot the songs
The next part of song was shot in Vencia
Rajini wore a track suit & hat and started walking in roads( He could not do it in India as he will be mobbed)
The song was written by Pa Vijay.
He wrote about 300 white colour characterstics
Rajini sir was made white using skin fusion technology . A white girl matched style & expressions .
It was used first time in India
It took one year to finish this process
Many pure tamil words, like Manmadha maara, Rowthira veera were used.


BALLALEKA SONG:

This song was written by Na. Muthukumar
Muthukumar was introduced by Shankar to Rajini, Muthukumar asked where is Rajini, such was his looks, Rajini looked so young.
Many Thoppai dancers were used.
They used their pot belly, drew paintings in their belly
The song was shot near pune
Puli thalai attam is the name of dancers, Nearly 50 dancers, helpers were used
Nearly 500 people were used ( unit people 150, dancers 100, Thara Thapatai 75, Mumbai dancers 50, carpenters 150)
Rajini was made to stay in ahotel
The dancers stayed in dormitory in a school. They were given 2 litres kerosene to wipe off the paint.
They got up around 4 0 clock , drew paintings and got ready by 7 o clock
They rubbed the paint in dormitory walls and school authorities condemned this, AVM gave Rs 3000/- for painting the walls
Director & crew members stayed in top of hill in a house( Like Michel, Madana Kamarajan House)
Rajini loved the house and asked permisision to stay along with them but due to security reasons it was rejected.
On the last day Rajini took photo with each dancer and gave them money & made sure that photos reached them.
Dance master Brinda choreographed this song
This song was actually written as Tamilnadu Kaatrum, Tamilnatu pattum and re phrased as Kaveri Arum
SPB loved this song and it was recorded from 11- 2 night time.
Ballelaka is an instrument in Russia
Ballelaka was MuthuKumar’s 1000th song
Na Muthukumar was widely appreciated and his phone was ringing continuously for 7 days after the movie was released
The song was shot in 9 days.
Nayantara appeared lean for the first time
Rajini thanked Brindha after she reached Chennai over phone for her excellent choreography

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Hai Do you all like this?

Why no comments?

If you post your comments I will be very happy that my efforts are recognised

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Keep up the good work Ragulram :thumbsup:

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Ragul the rd:-Deview Boss

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PANDIAN
CAST:

Rajnikanth
Kushboo
Jayasudha
Janakaraj
Vinu Chakravarthy
Rocky
Radha ravi
Charanraj
Ponambalam
Tiger Prabakar

CREW:

Story: Tiger Prabakar
Screenplay, Dialouges: Panchu Arunachalam
Fights: Judo Rathnam
Lyrics: Vaali, Panchu Arunachalam
Music: Ilayaraja
Director: SPM
Producers: SPM

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PLOT:

The film opens with Charan raj, an inspector in a port taking photos, he is caught by Rocky and produced before their boss Parameswaran, He is killed next comes the intro of Thalaivar, (Paandiyan) (Rajinikanth). His sister is Jayasudha , a honest police officer, Rajini is unemployed youth who comes form Bombay. Both Rajini & Jayasudha are not in talking terms. Rajini arranges for Jayasudha’s marriage but she makes her younger sister as bride . Rajini becomes suspicious and digs her past & comes to know that she has a daughter.
Meanwhile after a few encounters Both Rajini & Kushboo starts loving each other, Rajini with help of Janakaraj lands in a job with Vinu Chakravarthy who in turn deputes him to Vedaranyam Parameswaran. He comes across a bracelet of his friend and shows it to his sister and notes her chage of expression, both Rajini & Jayasudha goes to Vedaranyam. Rajini to work with Parameswaran & Jayasudha to gather info about her husband’s (Charan Raj) death.
Circumstances lead Jayasudha to fall a prey to a murder (as she suspects Parameswaran in Charan Raj’s death) and is arrested What is Thalaivar going to do is the last half an hour suspense.

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TRIVA:

The film was a remake of the Kannada film Bombay Dada starring Tiger Prabhakar, Vani Vishwanath, Vajramuni and Lakshmi. Prabhakar, the director and hero of the Kannada film, portrayed the negative role in the Tamil version.
When the project was decided it was Rajini who suggested to remake Bombay Dada, Kannada Movie.
In this movie, Superstar Rajini was called "Mr.Right" and all his t.shirts in this movie had the "tick" symbol. There was a short sensation among Rajini fans during this time as they used to flock to the tailor shops to put a "tick" mark embroidary on their shirts.

Dance Master Lawrence danced with Rajini in Adi Jumpa Song

The film released to largely negative reviews and was a rare box office disaster for a Rajinikanth movie. After giving string of hits, this became one of his rare movies furing his period to fail at the box office.

The songs
• Ulagathukkaaga Pirandhavan - Mano
• Paandiyanin Raajiyathil - Mano, Chitra
• Paandiyana Kokkaa Kokka - Mano
• Ada Jumpa Ippo - Mano, Chitra
• Anbe nee enna - Mano, Chitra
Were a super hit.
Paandiyanin Raajiyathil song was composed by Karthik Raja
This was Rajinikanth's last film with SP. Muthuraman.
This is one of the few Rajini films which did not have any tracks sung by S.P. Balasubramaniam.
This is the movie made for the unit of SPM including Editor, Assistant directors, makeup man etc and they are still leading a decent life based on this movie profits
During the making of this movie Kamala( wife of SPM died) Rajini asked to cancel the shoots but AVm Saravanan had a talk with distributors who said they would be at a loss if the movie did not release on Diwali. Saravanan revealed it to SPM who came for shooting the next day.
This movie’s Rajini’s police episodes were shot in Pondicherry. Huge Public crowds were watching the proceedings of shooting which astonished political parties who were watching Rajini’s movements those days with care.
Kushboo was introduced by SPM in Dharmathin Thalaivan. As a mark of respect she refused to negotiate salary hence AVM Saravanan enquired about her salary with various producers and SPM gave her salary that she was receiving those days( Token of gratitude)
Jayasudha made her comeback to Tamil Cinema after a gap of few years
This movie was released in Diwali 1992 along with Devar Magan.
When Rajini was to do a fim with AVm with a director other than SPM, AVm saravanan asked Rajini to first complete SPM movie and then Yejaman was started.
SPm knew only direction marketing was taken care of AVM Saravanan & his son MS Guhan
Vijay’s Pokiri had a similar story line.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

Songs, Rajini’s acting in last ½ an hour

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GURU SISHYAN
CAST:

Rajnikanth
Kushboo
Prabhu
Seetha
Gautami
Manorama
Vinu Chakravarthy
Cho
Radha ravi
Ravichandran
Pandian


CREW:

Story: MG Sundar
Screenplay, Dialouges: Panchu Arunachalam
Fights: Judo Rathnam
Lyrics: Vaali, Panchu Arunachalam
Music: Ilayaraja
Director: SPM
Producer: Panchu Arunachalam

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PLOT:

Raja( Rajini) and Babu (Prabhu) are two friends and petty criminals. They call themselves as Guru & Sisyan .
They end up in jail and come across an innocent man Manohar ('Mannvaasanai' Paandiyan) who tells them that his sister was raped by Muthuraaj (Radha Ravi) and who had killed a taxi driver (witness) with the help of foolish corrupt police officer Nallasivam (Vinu Chakravarthy) and pinned the murder on Manohar. Manohar is sentenced to death row for the killing by the court. Guru and Babu believe in Manohar's story and decide to find the truth and prove his innocence once they get out of jail. Guru fractures Manohar's hand so that his death sentence would be delayed, until it heals, under law. Guru and Babu get released from prison and set in motion an elaborate plan to find out the real killers.
Rajini hatches a plan along with Prabhu by which prabhu loves Seetha, daughter of Ravichandran ( Ravichandran is brother of Radharavi) . Rajini joins as henchman under Radharavi to find out evidence.
Along the way, Guru, who believed that his parents were murdered, finds out that they are in fact being held captive by Muthuraj's brother Rajamanickam(Ravichandran) who is trying to find the map to a treasure. The location of the map is know only to Guru's father who is suffering from memory loss and is tortured to make him remember it. Babu finds out that his parents were murdered by Rajamanickam (Ravichandran).
Guru and Babu help them find the treasure to free Guru's parents and Guru finds out that Manohar is his own brother. The ensuing fight at the treasure location, ends up with Muthuraj and his brother arrested by the police after Guru and Babu beat them up and the treasure cave collapses after Guru, Babu and Guru's family escape from it. Babu marries Muthuraj's nephew Chitra(Seetha) while Guru marries Nallasivam's daughter Gouthami and they live happily ever after.

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TRIVA:

The film was a remake of Hindi film.
Panchu Arunachalam wanted to make a film with Rajini for a long time but could not do so because Rajini was too busy those days.
SPM suggested to do a movie for PA Arts
Rajini agreed to give 18 days call sheet for a guest role
SPm said no to guest role as distributors would bargain if Rajini appears in guest role & asked him for 21 days call sheet
SPM, Panchu, Prabbhu were doing Dharmathin thalaivan also at same time as the shoot was delayed this project started
This is the first movie for Gautami who later on starred in hit movies with Rajini like Panakaran, Dharmadurai, Raja Chinna Roja
Gautami could not match Rajini’s speed in Jingadi Jingadi song. Dance master Puliyur Saroja gave rehearsals for whole day and the song was shot in next day
As Seetha call sheet was available SPM requested Rajini to go to Chennai as his scenes was not canned today but Rajini came to shooting spot and worked with team helped in shooting such was the cooperation of the star.
The movie was complete in 21 days, Rajini’s portion in 18 days & ran for 100 days.
The song Kandupudichen was shot in 3 hours
The songs
• Jingadi Jingadi - K. S. Chitra, Mano
• Kandupudichen - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
• Naarkaalikku - Malaysia Vasudevan, Mano
• Vaa Vaa Vanji - K. S. Chitra, Mano
Were a super hit.
The comic scenes involving Rajini, Cho, Manorama Radharavi, Prabhu , Vinu chakravarthy is evergreen and is continuously played in all TV Channels
It was released in 12, April 1988 and was a instant hit

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HIGHLIGHTS:

Comedy ,Songs,

FINAL VERDICT:

Must watch

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ragulram11

thanks for those trivia, some of which are new to me.

By the way, need to confirm this. For Guru Sishyan, Vaa Vaa Vanji was also meant for Rajini, but he asked for it to be used for Prabhu. Is it true?

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DHARMATHIN THALAIVAN
CAST:

Rajnikanth
Prabhu
Kushboo
Suhasini
Nasser
Captain Raju
VKR


CREW:

Screenplay, Dialouges: Panchu Arunachalam
Fights: Judo Rathnam
Lyrics: Panchu Arunachalam
Music: Ilayaraja
Director: SPM
Producer: Devar films

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PLOT:

Balu (Rajinikanth), an absent minded lecturer in a college, and Sumathi (Suhasini) love each other and plan to marry soon. Balu lives with his younger brother, Raju (Prabhu), and Raju already calls Sumathi "Anni". Raju is a bad student and somewhat a rowdy, spoiled by Balu and Sumathi's pamperings. Raju keeps getting into fights with a fellow student (Nassar) and as a result keeps getting into trouble. When Balu comes to help Raju during one of those fights he is killed by Nassar. Sumathi goes into a trance, dons the garb of a widow and does not plan to marry again. Both Raju and Sumathi move to Bangalore.

Then one day a look-alike of Balu, named Shankar (Rajinikanth) enters Sumathi and Raju's life. Guilt-ridden Raju thinks that he has gotten his brother back, and tries to make amends .Shankar is a wanted criminal, and is looking for an escape route from the authorities. Shankar on knowing about Their past reforms and they decide to revamp the garage But Sumathi is kidnapped in order to force Shankar to aid a kingpin (Captain Raju) to smuggle diamonds.
With Raju's help, of course, good prevails over evil
In the end, Rajini marries Suhasiini and Prabhu marries Kushboo.

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TRIVA:

The film was a remake of Hindi film Kamse Vada starring Amitabh Bachan but it is a serious film but here humour is too good
This film was done to bail out Devar films who was in financial crisis
It was Rajini who suggested Prabhu must have a fight sequence and Rajini gave instructions to fight in the scene , a nice fight scene indeed
Then Madurai Vaigai Nadhi - S. P. Balasubramaniam, P. Susheela Was a super hit and palyed on Dec 12 on Rajini Birthday
The other songs was also good
• Then Madurai Vaigai Nadhi - S. P. Balasubramaniam, P. Susheela
• Velli Mani Kinnaththila - Mano, K. S. Chitra
• Muththamizh Kaviye Varuga - K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra
• Then Madurai Vaigai Nadhi (sad) - P. Susheela
• Yaaru Yaaru Indha Kizhavan - Malaysia Vasudevan
• Othadi othadi orama othadi ammani - Malaysia Vasudevan


The comic scenes involving Rajini as absent minded professor , chase scene are ever green comedy .

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HIGHLIGHTS:

Comedy ,Songs, Rajini’s fight especially the fight in Bunglow
FINAL VERDICT:

Must watch entertainer
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Hope you all like this

I don't see any comments don't know the reason , ur comments, appreciation encourages to write more

[groucho070]

Itha missed pannitingga. Thanks again.
ragulram11

thanks for those trivia, some of which are new to me.

By the way, need to confirm this. For Guru Sishyan, Vaa Vaa Vanji was also meant for Rajini, but he asked for it to be used for Prabhu. Is it true?

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Revisited Jhonny after a long time, never realised the director was Mahendran :oops: ! The Romance Chemistry between RK and SD looked really matured love and affection. Superbly down by Mahendran ! Not to mention RK and SD's performance to enchance such scenes rAsA adds his awesome BGM, together with "En vaanile " by Jency, an absolute treat to the Eyes and ears!

Till now, I used to think KH and JP's romance was the best from "Salangai Oli" !

[ScottAlise]

Itha missed pannitingga. Thanks again.

ya it was true

[ScottAlise]

Paramasivan sir,

Me too saw the movie yesterday loved it to the core plus it was raining yesterday, raining in movie, hilly locales , nice romance, songs 2 good


Next Iam going to write about it

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Me too saw the movie yesterday loved it to the core plus it was raining yesterday, raining in movie, hilly locales , nice romance, songs 2 good


Yes very soothing for the eyes and ears!



Next Iam going to write about it

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[PARAMASHIVAN]

Some of Rajni's comedy classics! :rotfl:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI0_svq07_I&feature=player_detailpage


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2qTg5rfht4&feature=player_detailpage


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ53OK5NSo4&feature=player_detailpage


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCXwLVuhPx8&feature=player_detailpage

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One of the Rare song of RK, JG did this role in tamil, while RK did it in telugu, these kind of sadistic/negative roles are tailer made for RK. Enjoy!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RllsvcZxqzo

[Brianengab]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=u2YuNpr9geA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LrfjIlsRlM0

js one word... 'Speechless'...