Yes they should have all pumped Iron prior to their scenes, lol . Joking aside Raghuvaran was and will be the best villain to match Rajni's Charisma !Quote:
Originally Posted by Muthalvan
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Yes they should have all pumped Iron prior to their scenes, lol . Joking aside Raghuvaran was and will be the best villain to match Rajni's Charisma !Quote:
Originally Posted by Muthalvan
Params,
For the opening song, ARR came up with few peppy numbers. But Rajni rejected those citing his health. :)
By the way How do you know ? :confused2:Quote:
Originally Posted by ajaybaskar
During the audio launch, ARR was explaining about the creation of each song. There he said like he came up with few numbers which Rajni felt would suit only the next gen heroes. Finally, they selected Oh Nanba.Quote:
Originally Posted by yellow
I see gang of usual suspects assembled great
@ Anban sir .....vai raaja vai un valadhu kaiyai vai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYXdlmqOpqI
Yep Villains mattum illa sir Hero also...Quote:
Originally Posted by Muthalvan
Oh ithu veriya, the project both seems to have been completed in such a hurry !Quote:
Originally Posted by ajaybaskar
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Originally Posted by Muthalvan
:lol: now you guys will teach us what to expect from what combo and how should we draw parallels with your experience?? hehe sabash
All Reviews in this thread are rejected!
Wait for the Final verdict from "Annan" ! :lol2:
you still did see ya? Still searching for 2 mangoes and a stone ya?Quote:
Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN
That's why they have max. number of screens for a week. They even start at 1 AM. Everyone is swept up in the excitement, good or bad. This seems to be the key. But, only a few actors can dream of getting this many theaters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cinemarasigan
Tomorrow, we will hear that this movie did 100 Cr business in 2 days !!
small correction sir "NO other actor(s) can Dream to match this euphoria" Having said that they can continue to "try"Quote:
Originally Posted by kumarsr
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/rajinikanth...e-debut-616866Quote:
Originally Posted by kumarsr
Adhuvum avoroda payyan peyarla padam...kekkanuma.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anban
LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Dilbert
I am watching it today, Xmas party cancelled!
:exactly: :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dilbert
reviews and ratings are not going to alter the euphoria....
looks like everyone (including me) wants to watch the movie within the first few days... I'll watch it tomm morning and again catch a matinee next week with a group of friends.. :)
The movie was pretty decent. Only hope there could be someway out to remove the climax stunt portion. While the heroism was so underplayed throughout except for few political references this stunt plays a huge spoilsport. The overdone make up of Rajini in the initial portions was a dampener. Raja Lingeswaran Rajini was top notch in performance.
Heard the same from my bro who watched this morning. He liked it and said the movie is more on emotional quotient compared to mass elements. May pull more ladies to theatres.Quote:
Originally Posted by Movie Buff
I like Aamir's response in this context...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dilbert
http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/...s/20141208.htm
Ghaijini was the first film to earn Rs 100 crore at the box office. How do you see this trend going forward?
It’s a very unfortunate trend. The moment people start thinking about numbers, it influences the kind of films that an actor will sign.
The moment I start choosing films which have a potential to do Rs 100 crore at the box office, my choice becomes limited. I don’t select films in order to break records.
If I only look at numbers, I would not have done a film like Lagaan or Rang De Basanti. That was the fifth remake of Bhagat Singh. It makes no sense to tell that same story again. Or I would never have done Taare Zameen Par. It’s a film about a dyslexic child. What potential does it have in terms of box office numbers?
My choice of films is dictated by my creative instincts. Numbers is the last thing on my mind when I’m listening to a story.
A lot of actors inflate the box office figures of their films and pass it on in trade circles and as press releases.
It's childish. For some reason, people in the film industry feel that by inflating the figures, they will convince people to watch the film.
You even get to buy editorial space in newspapers, and say how much business a film has made. It's extremely unfortunate.
It’s meaningless because when you go home, you know how much business the film has done. Even the industry knows exactly how much each film has done.
You can try and fool people but how many times will you fool them? Ultimately, you are just fooling yourself.
Exactly. Actually it had everything even for a normal fan, but like I said before music was a let down seriously. May be Rajini & KSR didn't pick the right tunes this time.Quote:
Originally Posted by ajaybaskar
Other than that, haters are going to be very disappointed with the result. Never seen this huge release in US.
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dilbert
ரஜினியிடம் இருந்து மற்றும் ஒரு மொக்கை படம்.
ரஜினி ஏப்ரல் மாதம் தான் தன்னுடைய படத்தை ரிலீஸ் பண்ணுவார்.
எந்த தைரியத்தில் டிசம்பரில் ரிலீஸ் செய்தார் என்று தெரியவில்லை.
(ஷங்கர் இருக்கிற தைரியத்தில் சிவாஜியும், எந்திரனும் ஜூன்,அக்டோபரில் திரையிடப்பட்டது)
இப்போ ரஜினியை விட ரஜினி ரசிகர்களை பார்த்தால் தான் பாவமாக இருக்கு. 4 வருஷத்துக்கு 1 படத்தை ரிலீஸ் பண்ணிட்டு பார்த்தயா எங்க படத்துக்கு எவ்வளவு பெரிய கூட்டமுனு உதார் விடுறாங்க.
தெலுங்குல படம் ஊத்திக்கிச்சு போல. தமிழ்ல ரிசல்ட் அடுத்த வாரம் தெரிஞ்சிடும்.
'Lingaa' Review: Double Disappointment
http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/re...ent-62168.html
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#Lingaa (Tam+Tel) USA (Thu) $405K (2.5Cr gross appx)....
Huge
Did anyone mention here that Lingaa has got tax exemption?
expecting 1.5M to 2.0M foe weekend...Quote:
Originally Posted by praboo
USA #Lingaa Thursday Premiere Collections
(Tam+Tel) $405K (Close to 2.5cr)
Only reported screens.
#Lingaa USA premiere gross at $404,566 from 118 scrns. Ended up #6 overall in USA for Thursday.
(Via - ATMUS Entertainment)
http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/review...-movie-review/
Cast : Rajinikanth , Anushka Shetty , Sonakshi Sinha
Direction : KS Ravikumar
Producer : Rock Line Venkatesh
Music : AR Rahman
Lingaa marks the return of Superstar after Endhiran (2010) along with his favourite buddy, Director K.S.Ravikumar. Lingaa is no never near when compared to Endhiran because Director K.S.Ravikumar is not Shankar, but guys Lingaa as SUPERSTAR do we need anything else??
Storyline of Lingaa is neat and simple but not much effective as Muthu or Padayappa. Let’s dig into the story line more. Great Raja Lingeshwaran’s grandson was being searched by Solaiyur village people to reopen a temple near the Solaiyur’s dam. Typical Superstar intro song follows with usual racy screenplay of K.S.Ravikumar. Lingaa (Rajinikanth) hates to be called as grandson of Raja Lingeshwaran and but when he gets to know what Raja Lingeshwaran gone through to build a dam in Solaiyur, he starts to respect him. When a badiee wants to destroy the dam, Lingaa arrives to save it. Then usual climax follows with low CG work and no logic.
Anushka Shetty and Sonakshi Sinha did their job well and nothing much worth for mentioning. Big, big flop of Lingaa is A R Rahman’s music. His songs or BGM nothing is impressive. There are plenty of logic issues in make-up dept, art dept, no impressive music or camera work but who cares when we get to see our Superstar for 3 hours on-screen. Lingaa is a complete entertainer for Thalaivar fans. Forget all your logics, just go and enjoy Thalaivar’s darshan on theatres. Star…SUPERSTAR is back..!!!
Verdict – If you are a critic or a movie lover of logic & sensible films, then please don’t jump for Lingaa. It’s only for SUPERSTAR fans..
First time in malaysia a tamil movie lingga screened in biggest screen in malaysia GSC MAXX TIMES SQUARE and tickets sold out !!!:happydance: :frightened::shoot:
it will easily break Enthiran records :shoot:
haters :bangcomp:
#Lingaa thalaivar makes into 7th highest all time Tamil grosser of USA with just 1 day gross. Will enter top 5 today.
What was the 1st one ? Endhiran ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Avadi to America
Ofcourse....Quote:
Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN
It has a chance to break enthiran opening weekend collection....
http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/...g/20141212.htm
he Superstar turns 64 today, and his fans get a double birthday treat with Lingaa, says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
At almost three hours Lingaa is perhaps a tad too long, but the producer and director’s compulsions are understandable.
THE Superstar, as Rajinikanth is known to his legion of followers worldwide, returns to the silver screen in flesh and blood after a three-year hiatus (Shankar’s Endhiran/Robot in 2011 was his last); in the meantime there was only that blink-and-you-miss-it animation Kochadaiyaan.
As if to make up for lost time, there are even two Rajinikanths in Lingaa, grandfather and grandson who are both called Lingeshwar/Lingaa, and you are thankful there was no father-mother in between to stretch the plot further.
Yeah sure, the film does test your patience at times, but Rajini papers over those moments with his trademark charm, witty dialogues, and not a bit of help from his gang of thieves.
Yes, you read that right, contemporary Rajinikanth is a petty thief living in near penury, who disowns his heritage, in particular his grandfather, a king in British times, for not leaving any wealth behind for the family. The erstwhile royal’s present-day subjects, meanwhile, need him back badly to deliver them from some evil that is about to befall the dam built by the king against all odds.
That, in short, is the story. Now imagine it stretched to three hours.
The film’s basic premise is clearly laid out right at the beginning with the murder of an unknown man on the dam and who flings a rudraksha into an old temple before he dies.
The villagers realise that something is amiss and the villager elder convinces them that the only way to save themselves is to get the unknown heir of the king back.
Enter the present-day Rajni to trademark whistles and frenzy in the auditorium. It is a blast to watch the petty thief and his friends, including the irreplaceable Santhanam, go about their trade. The first 20 minutes or so pass by breezily, before they are tricked by Anushka Shetty into returning to the village.
With that you know a flashback is just round the corner. It is, and when the king with his opulence is introduced as the original Rajnikanth, you know it is a matter of time before he is tricked/volunteers into giving away his wealth to the people.
Since that is a recurring theme in the Superstar’s films, of the raja turning into a fakir, it should come as no surprise. Another imperative in a Rajni filim are the few giveaway dialogues scattered throughout that allude to his popularity among the masses, his good heart, service before self philosophy etc.
The flashback into British times is the culprit that stretches the film interminably into boredom territory, and it could easily have been truncated by 30 minutes, which would have made the film taut and a lot more enjoyable.
Unusually for a Rajini film, there aren’t that many fight sequences; the grandfather has one before the interval, as does the grandson in the climax. The first one is spectacularly choreographed, including a duel on a running train. The final clash is shorter, and aboard a hot air balloon, both fights elevated to another level thanks to some amazing CG work.
Naturally, all is well that ends well, and in the here and now, though the grandson does get served his just desserts at the end. Wittily, of course.
The length is not the only jarring point about the film.
There is the voluptuous Sonakshi Sinha who, apart from being a glorified prop, is the antithesis of a people living in drought-hit land where people are shown committing suicide to escape their misery. Think about it, hardly anyone in that village looks famine-hit, though the aridity of the land is the reason for the dam to come up.
Of the two heroines, the bolder Anushka Shetty shares a better chemistry with the Superstar. Perhaps because she is from a conservative era, Sonakshi, although shown to be the epitome of Subramaniya Bharathi’s Modern Woman, doesn’t have much of a crackle with Rajinikanth, not even in the mandatory dream sequence in Mona Gasolina.
And I know it is sacrilege to criticise A R Rahman’s music, but of the five songs in the film, only one, Indianey Vaa, had the anthem potential, the others being just about fine. You are welcome to disagree, of course.
But even where the songs didn’t jump out and grab you by the throat, the set designs simply stood out. Talking about which, art director Sabu Cyril’s work throughout the film is top-notch, and after Rajinikanth is the only other thing to linger on in your mind.
But, Rajnikanth.
What can you say about his onscreen charisma, his star value, that hasn’t been said before! His regal gait, his mannerisms, his style, they are simply unmatched, leaving much younger stars behind and gaping. And to believe that he turned 64 today!
An indicator of his longevity and evergreen status: actor Vijay Kumar, who plays a key role in the flashback, began his film career along with Rajinikanth all those years ago; Vijay Kumar used to be the hero then, and Rajni the villain. Slowly Rajni morphed into an actor, a hero, a star and finally the Superstar, leaving everyone far behind.
Director K S Ravikumar’s last outing was the atrocious Hindi film starring Sanjay Dutt, Policegiri, and going by it he should be given a wide berth. But he does have some good films to his credit in Tamil, including Kamal Hassan’s Dasavatharam. He also directed Rajni in two films, both block-busters: Padaiyappa and Muthu.
Does Lingaa fall in the same category? If you are a Rajini buff, yes, it definitely does.
Ok, Where are you getting these info from please ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Avadi to America
Sudhish Kamath @SudhishKamath · 7h 7 hours ago
Lingaa little longaa but DAM good. Super engaging social/period drama despite the length. Superstar rocks it with sheer presence. Thalaivaa!
http://www.nripulse.com/lingaa-the-h...housand-faces/
Film: “Lingaa”; Cast: Rajinikanth, Sonakshi Sinha, Anushka Shetty, K. Vishwanath, Jagapathi Babu, Vijayakumar, Radha Ravi, Santhanam, Karunakaran and Dev Gill; Director: K.S. Ravi Kumar; Rating: ***
In one of the scenes in “Lingaa”, Rajinikanth is seen reading Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero with A Thousand Faces’. The camera zooms in on the book’s title from different angles to emphasise that it was included for a very strong reason. According to director Ravi Kumar, his hero is Rajinikanth, and his thousand faces are that of a collector, a king, a civil engineer, a patriot, a socially responsible citizen, a leader, a communist, and finally, a common man. Rajini proves he could be anybody on screen. He could go from a king to a pauper in a scene and audiences won’t mind it because he’s the hero with a thousand faces.
All that you want in a Rajinikanth film is packed in abundance in “Lingaa”, which doesn’t disappoint his legions of fans. From his signature walk to bizarre stunts to philosophical touch in dialogues to his reluctance towards politics but interest in serving people — every scene illuminates with Rajini’s presence. In another scene, Rajinikanth jumps off a mountain on his sports bike to land on a hot air balloon (reminds you of the scene from Jackie Chan’s “Armour of God”). Any other actor in his shoes would’ve been subjected to ridicule and mockery.
“Lingaa” is a social period drama that unfolds in the pre-independence era. It follows the story of Raja Lingeshwaran (Rajinikanth), a collector during the British regime, who becomes instrumental in the construction of a dam in a village called Solaiyur. In the process, he loses everything but not his self respect and will power. When a group of villagers ask Lingeshwaran why he threw away a king’s life for the villagers, he replies that a person with a happy heart will remain happy forever.
The film is filled with such quintessential Rajinikanth dialogues, included in the story at the right junctures to give his fans an adequate dose of inspiration along with entertainment.
It’s always advisable to watch a Rajinikanth film with least expectations and that’s very much applicable to “Lingaa” as well. While it’s wonderful to see the superstar do what he’s best at in a live action film (after the disastrous “Kochadaiiyaan”), the wafer thin story of “Lingaa” is a letdown. The story gives us a flashback of several of Rajini’s own films and the most evident of all is “Sivaji”.
“Lingaa”, which released on the superstar’s 64th birthday, desperately tries to hide his age, and it succeeds at that. Rajini hasn’t looked so dashing in ages, and the swagger with which he carries his role, is a treat to watch. One of the best examples is the age-defying stunt sequence (choreographed by Lee Whittaker) atop a moving train. If you’re wondering how could he possibly pull it off (even with the help of VFX), you should remember it’s also one of his thousand faces.
If there’s one thing that really bothers in “Lingaa”, it is its running time. Agreed it’s a Rajinikanth film and that it comes probably once in a few years, so it shouldn’t be a problem to sit through three hours. But it seriously isn’t easy after getting used to shorter Tamil films in the last few months. Another area of concern is A.R Rahman’s music, which doesn’t quite touch the bar he had set with his previous collaborations with the superstar.
Both Sonakshi and Anushka don’t have much to contribute. The former has a lengthier role, yet there isn’t much scope for performance.
“Lingaa” gives Rajinikanth a ticket to entertain his fans and he doesn’t let them down.
Lingaa Fails in Telugu, Entertains Tamil Fans.
http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/mo...ans-62171.html