ஐ - Shankar + Vikram + Amy Jackson + ARR

[Mr.GreyShirt]

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Okay, partly agree here - it's a kind of talent - so basically Shankar has "marketing" talent, but not "film-making" talent...



Well, he made films like "Karna", "Sengottai", "Ayudha Poojai", "Sadhu", etc., which did reasonably well at the box office...



Vikram was making hits before Anniyan - "Sethu", "Dhool", "Gemini", "Pithamagan", etc. "Bheema" and "Majaa" were not flops...






"Gentleman" - 1993 - was a superhit mainly because of the music/songs - especially "Chikku Bukku Railu" - and the phenomenal dancing by Prabhu Deva in the song video. So credit should go to ARR and PD

"Kaadhalan" - 1994 - again, a hit because of the music/songs, but silly story - so again, film was successful because of the talents of ARR and PD

"Indhiyan" - 1996 - songs, and acting by KH, especially the "Senapathi" character - with the make-up effects, etc.

"Jeans" - 1998 - songs, Aishwarya Rai, locations ("Seven wonders of the world" song concept) - but silly story.

"Mudhalvan" - 1999 - okay, this one was a slightly different story from the usual stuff seen in Kollywood (but still a silly story, really), but maybe this is one film where Shankar can take credit for a "new idea"...

"Boys" - 2003 - Again, a hit film because of the songs...

"Shivaji", "Enthiran" - hit because of RK's "star value"...

So basically almost all of his successful films were successful because of other people's efforts, not because of any film-making talent on Shankar's part...


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Then I wonder why so many movies flop even with star value and amazing songs.