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Anne neenga ennatha mukkunaalum onniyum panna mudiyaathu....Quote:
Originally Posted by Raajjaa
லிங்கா - ஒரு பார்வை!
ஊருக்காகவே தன் அத்தனை சொத்துக்களையும் இழந்து ஒரு சாதாரண வாழ்க்கையைத் தேடிக்கொள்கிறார் பல கோடிகளுக்கு அதிபதியான ராஜா லிங்கேஷ்வரன். ஆங்கிலேயர் ஆட்சிகாலத்தில் அவர்களை எதிர்த்து மக்களுக்கு நன்மை செய்யும் ராஜாவாக ரஜினி. மழை பெய்தால் வெள்ளம், வெயில் காலத்தில் வரட்சி என பசியால் அவதிப்படும் சோலையூர் மக்களுக்கு அணை கட்ட திட்டமிடுகிறார் ராஜாவும், கலெக்டருமான ரஜினி. ஆற்றின் குறுக்கே அணை கட்டுவதால் சோலையூரைச் சுற்றி உள்ள 32 கிராமங்கள் பயனடையும், ஆனால் பிரிட்டிஷ் அரசாங்கதுக்கு அதனால் எந்த பலனும் இல்லை. அணைக் கட்டுவதற்கு எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவிக்கிறது ஆங்கிலேய அரசு.
தன் கவர்னர் பதவியை ராஜினாமா செய்யும் ரஜினி, சோலையூர் மக்களை ஒன்றுதிரட்டி தன் சொந்த செலவில் அணையைக் கட்டித்தர முடிவு செய்கிறார். லண்டன் சென்று சிவில் இஞ்சினியரிங் படித்தவர் என்பதாலும் அணை கட்டுவதற்கான வேலைகளை தொடங்குகிறார். பிரிட்டிஷ் ஆட்சியில் ஒரு இந்தியன் அணை காடுவதா? எரிச்சலின் உச்சத்தில்... பல சதிகளைச் செய்கிறது ஆங்கிலேய அரசு!
அத்தனை தடைகளையும் மீறி அணையை கட்டி முடிக்கிறார் ராஜா லிங்கேஷ்வரன். சகுனி வேலைகள் செய்து அந்த அணைக்கு சொந்தம் கொண்டாடுவதோடு சோலையூர் மக்களை ராஜா லிங்கேஷ்வரனுக்கு எதிராக திசைதிருப்ப, மக்களுக்காக தன் சொத்துக்களை இழந்த அந்த மாமனிதன் அநியாய பழிகளை சுமந்துகொண்டு ஊரைவிட்டு வெளியேருகிறார்.
தற்போது 50 ஆண்டுகளுக்குப் பிறகு அந்த அணைக்கு அரசியல்வாதிகளால் ஆபத்து வருகிறது. 1000 ஆண்டுகள் ஆனாலும் அசையாமல் நிற்கும் இந்த அணை என அதைக் கட்டிய லிங்கேஷ்வரன் சொல்லிப்போக, புது அணையைக் கட்டும் சாக்கில் அதில் எத்தனைக் கோடி சுருட்டலாம் என திட்டம் போடுகிறார் அந்தப் பகுதியின் நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர் ஜகபதிபாபு. அரசியல் சதிகளை தகர்த்து மக்களுக்கு நடக்க இருந்த ஆபத்தை தடுத்து நிறுத்துகிறார் மீண்டும் வரும் இன்னொரு ரஜினி (ராஜா லிங்கேஷ்வரனின் பேரன் லிங்கேஷ்வரன்).
ராஜா வேடத்தில் ரஜினி பளபளக்கிறார். வெள்ளைக்காரனிடம் சவால்விடும் காட்சிகள் அத்தனையும் அமேசிங். தற்கால ரஜினியும் கிட்டத்தட்ட அதே ஸ்டைலோடு வலம் வருகிறார். வயது தெரியாமல் சந்தானத்துடன் அவர் அடிக்கும் லூட்டிகள் ரசிக்கவைக்கிறது. ஐடியா வருவதற்கு ஒவ்வொரு முறையும் தலைமுடியை ஸ்டைலாக சுருட்டுவது காமெடி கலந்த ஹீரோயிசம். வழக்கம்போலவே சந்தானம் பல இடங்களின் சிரிக்க வைத்து சில இடங்களில் கடிக்கிறார். கருணா அப்பாவியாக வந்துபோவதோடு சரி, காமெடிக்கு வேலை இல்லை.
அதிகப்படியாக நம்மை அதிரவைப்பவர் அனுஷ்கா தான். தொலைக்காட்சி நிருபராக வந்து ரஜினிக்கு சில இடங்களில் ஷாக் கொடுக்கிறார். ஊருக்கு வரச்சொல்லி ரஜினியை அவர் ஸ்டைலாக மிரட்டும் காட்சியில் அனுஷ்கா அப்ளாசை அள்ளுகிறார். அனுஷ்காவின் கிளாமரில் ரசிகர்களுக்கு இன்னும் அதிகப்படியான எதிர்ப்பார்ப்பு இருந்தது என்னவோ உண்மைதான்!
சோனாக்*ஷி சின்ஹா, கொடுத்த வாய்ப்பை கச்சிதமாய் பயன்படுத்தி இருக்கிறார். பாரதி என்ற பெயருக்கு ஏற்ற வகையில் ஏதாவது ஒரு காட்சியை அவர் ஸ்கோர் பண்ண கொடுத்திருக்கலாம். சிறு பிள்ளையின் விளையாட்டுகளாய் வருவதும் போவதுமாய் முடிந்துவிடுகிறது அவரின் கதாபாத்திரம்.
படத்தின் முதல் மைனஸ் ஏ.ஆர்.ரஹ்மான். ரஜினிக்கு ஏற்றமாதிரி ரஹ்மான் இசையமைப்பார், ஆனால் இதில் ரகுமானின் இசைக்கு ஈடுகொடுத்து துள்ளி குதிக்கிறார் ரஜினி. மோனா மோனா பாடலில் ராக் ஸ்டைலில் ரகளை செய்யும் ரஜினி அசத்துக்கிறார். பின்னணி இசையில் சில இடங்களில் பிரமிக்க வைத்திருந்தாலும் மற்ற பாடல்களில் ஏமாற்றமே மிஞ்சுகிறது.
ரஜினிக்கு ஈடுகொடுக்கும் அளவிற்கு வில்லன் இல்லை என்ற ஏக்கம் ஏற்படுவது என்னவோ உண்மைதான். வெள்ளைக்கார வில்லனானாலும் சரி, ஜகபதிபாபுவானாலும் சரி பவர்ஃபுல் இல்லாமல் சொதப்பலில் முடிந்திருக்கிறது இயக்குனரின் வில்லன் செலக்*ஷன்.
லிங்கேஷ்வர ராஜாவின் அறிமுகக் காட்சி அரங்கத்தை அதிரவைக்கிறது. ரயில் மேல் நடக்கும் சண்டைக்காட்சி தற்போதைய இளைய நடிகர்களும் சுலபத்தில் செய்துவிடமுடியாத ரிஸ்க். அதே போல க்ளைமாக்ஸ் காட்சியில் வரும் வானத்தில் ராட்சத பலூனில் ரஜினி சாகசம் செய்யும் காட்சி... கற்பனைக்கு எட்டாத ஒரு காட்சி. தமிழ் மட்டுமல்லாது தெலுங்கு திரையுலகமும் சேர்ந்து வாய்பிளக்க போவது உறுதி. ஜாதியால் மக்கள் பிரிந்துகிடக்கும் நிலையில், அவர்களை ரஜினி ஒன்றுசேர்க்கும் காட்சி மெய்சிலிர்க்க வைக்கிறது.
படத்திற்கு பெரிதும் துணை நிற்பவர் ஒளிப்பதிவாளர் ரத்னவேலு. எப்போதுமே ரஜினிக்கு ஏற்ற அரசல் புரசல் வரிகளை அள்ளிவீசுவார் வைரமுத்து. ஆனால், லிங்காவில் அப்படி எதுவும் இல்லாதது இன்னொரு ஏமாற்றம்.
படத்தில் பஞ்ச் டையலாக் என்று எதுவும் இல்லை. ஆனால் ஆழமான அர்த்ததோடு ரஜினி எதார்த்தமான பேசும் சில வசனங்கள் கவனிக்க வைக்கிறது. ‘எதுவும் ஈசி இல்லை, முயற்சி பண்ணா எதுவும் கஷ்டமில்லை..., ‘எனக்கு ஒரு வேளை சாப்பாடு இல்லைனா பரவாயில்லை, ஒரு வேளைக்கூட சாப்பிட முடியாத மக்கள் இருக்காங்களே...’, ‘யார் உடம்புல இந்திய ரத்தம் ஓடுதோ... அவங்க என் பின்னாடி வாங்க’.
ஒரு டவுட்டு... உனக்கு இருக்கிற மூளைக்கு நீ பார்லிமெண்ட் வரைக்கும் போக வேண்டியன் என்று அனுஷ்கா சொல்லும்போது ரஜினி மறுத்து பேசாமல் சைலன்டாக இருக்கிறாரே!
ரஜினிக்கு ஏற்ற ஒரு வெற்றிப்படத்தை கொடுக்க, அணைக்கட்டும் லிங்கேஷ்வரனைவிட அதிக கஷ்டங்களை அனுபவித்திருக்கிறார் கே.எஸ்.ரவிக்குமார். முடிவில் வெற்றியை அடைந்துவிட்டார் என்பது அவருக்கு கூடுதல் மகிழ்ச்சியாக இருக்கும். இதை கே.எஸ்.ரவிக்குமாரைத் தவிர வேறு யாரும் செய்திருக்க முடியாது என்பதும் உண்மைதான்!
அணையை உடைக்க நினைப்பது அப்பட்டமான அரசியல் சதி என்பதை துணிச்சலோடு படத்தில் சொல்லும் காட்சிக்கு ஒரு சபாஷ் போடலாம். மொத்தத்தில் வரலாறு படைத்த ஒரு நாயகனின் வரலாற்றை சொல்லும் விதத்தில் வசூலில் வரலாறு படைப்பான் ‘லிங்கா’!
லிங்கா - வரலாறு படைத்தவன்!
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நக்கீரன் விமர்சனம்... பாஸிடிவா இருக்கு :)
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Vaanga Maam,
Annan irukaru Adaki vaseenga, illaina annaanukku kObam varum :lol2:
Hope LINGAA will break many BO records ........:smokesmirk:
Happy Birthday Thalaivaa ........:smokesmirk:
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3/5 average rating is very good!
http://www.cinejosh.com/tollywood-mo...aa-review.html
Lingaa Review
Behind the Movie Lingaa: Super Star Rajinikanth is offering a birthday treat for Fans with ‘Lingaa’ releasing worldwide today. Director KS Ravi Kumar is the best man to exploit the image of Rajini and he handled the project under production of Rockline Venkatesh with Anushka, Sonakshi Sinha as female leads. Let us get into review part now.
In the Movie Lingaa: Story sets off with introduction of Lingaa (Rajinikanth), a petty thief along with sidekicks (Santhanam and others). There is Lakshmi (Anushka), a TV reporter running behind Lingaa with a purpose to drive him for Singanuru, the ancestral village of Lingaa. With a diamond jewelry robbery, Lingaa is forced to shift Singanuru in order to escape from police.
Here comes the real substance in movie with Lakshmi’s grandfather (K Vishwanath) narrating glorious flashback of pre independence British era involved with Gadwal Province King Raja Lingeshwara (Rajinikanth) fought against colonial British rulers to construct a Dam in Singanuru providing livelihood to 36 villages. Although the task is finished with Raja Lingeshwara and support of Bharathi (Sonakshi Sinha), modern day corrupt politician and Singanuru MP Bhushanam (Jagapathi Babu) is set to destroy the dam. How Raja Lingeshwara’s great grandson Lingaa saves it is the climax.
Values of the Movie Lingaa: Basically, ‘Lingaa’ is not a typical canvas to showcase Rajini’s trademark stylish mannerisms. This is completely a story driven film with KS Ravi Kumar taking on a safe and tested template boosted with imperial flashback arranging a strong platform to touch human emotions, patriotism, innocent romance and philosophical touch. When Rajini is at center, the show gets different and it happened here. Writing by KS Ravi Kumar and Pon Kumuran is perfect for a Rajini film. Main pillar of ‘Lingaa’ is Rathnavelu’s cinematography. He captured the visual beauty of landscape at Dam construction spot with superb camera work. Most of the aerial shots imprinted a mark of grandeur while the Art Work of Sabu Cyril was spell-bounding. Train Action Episode introducing Raja Lingeshwara was a top quality CG work. Editing by Samjith was a superior quality work for flashback and inferior in dealing the first half younger Rajini episodes. AR Rahman’s BGM is unparalleled. He breathed real life to crucial scenes with outstanding BGM. Songs wise, Mona Gasolina and Indian Ayi Raa were the first catchers. Coming to production values, words aren’t enough to illustrate the luxurious standards of Rockline Venkatesh. Such a big project completed in less than six months of time needs special appreciations on the kind of planning went in background.
When we do analysis on performance, Rajini was more effective as Raja Lingeshwara in an impactful flashback. We have enjoyed Rajini’s flashbacks in Muthu, Arunachalam, Basha and other films. Apparently it’s the same stencil drawn yet Rajini is at very best. He delivers a majestic performance with evergreen screen presence. Younger Rajini wasn’t effective as old one. Anushka filled the glamour part of first half. Second half is completely dominated by Sonakshi Sinha who has fit into the role so perfectly bringing lot of freshness. Among others K Vishwanath, Jagapathi Babu and Nizhalgal Ravi were fine. Brahmanandam’s comedy failed. Santhanam and batch did their best to add the fun quotient. Rest of the village star cast suited to the core.
Out of the Movie Lingaa: When audience takes the exit door, character of Raja Lingeshwara is the only strong imprint to haunt them. Flashback portions of second half are the only to stand out. Take off wasn’t so great with younger Rajini and Anushka scenes getting prolonged in boredom. Only later is the story positioned for beginning the strong flashback. All the key scenes in second half are major strengths for ‘Lingaa’ to become a BO winner. Climax was a mere formality with action of Rajini on bike and hot air balloon looking out of this world.
All in all, ‘Lingaa’ is a tailor made film to attract Rajini Fans. The sketch is old and Rajini is forever new. It’s a typical Super Star package. Keep the expectations low and you might have good time in theater. For Fans, this can be a good meal to enjoy. Box Office is going to shake both in Telugu states and Tamil Nadu for next one week. ‘Lingaa’ is a safe one time watch for Rajini’s interminable charisma.
Cinejosh Verdict of Lingaa: The Show of Raja Lingeshwara.
Cinejosh Rating: 2.75/5
Even NDTV has given a good review
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What a dialogue.... oru murai odanchutta atha otta vaika mudiyathu....
It seems Dilbert did not like this movie that much
A2A and Omega are +ve!
I was worried that people will say bad about Rajini. But nobody complains about Rajini!
Indiaglitz used to give 4 stars for all movies. Nowadays they become very stingy! :)
#Lingaa Estimated Day 1 share in AP/Nizam: 6 crs. Highest for a dubbing film. #LingaaFever
blaady nansens :evil:Quote:
Originally Posted by Samajith
Thambi, kathi was screened there too..but it was abt 60% occupied that time..but wat Linga achieved is something that only rajni possible..even for English films its not easy to see 'sold out'..Quote:
Originally Posted by ALWAR_AJITH
Everybody is complaining about the climax scene. How about Children? Will they like it? :)
People starved for Rajini screen presence which they missed for 4 years. That's why you get his kind of opening. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Avadi to America
thought KAthi online booking was huge here but after seeing Lingaa online bookings, realised that the 'small boys' have long way to go..and their fans should never touch the 'mass' word anymore..
Already Vijay fans are kind of upset here. Mahen is making that worse! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mahen
In general, the overseas are different market segment...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mahen
yesterday, premier show was full in Virginia... i see first time premier show get filled, not even for endhiran, after releasing in six screens in close quarters....
As usual desi theatre and distibutors are sothapifying in screening premier... show suppose to start at 6.00 PM but started around 7.30 PM... people went mad....if it had happened in India, theater would have been thrashed by people.... damn US we can not do it....they said KDM license was not issued to them. Unplanned and unorganized... it mostly happens for rajini movies..... Struggled a lot to see kochadiiyan premier....
Sreedhar Pillai @sri50 · 8h 8 hours ago
#Linga 2.75/5. Highlights - #Rathnavelu's camera & #SabuCyril's production designs. C it for 1-man entertainment troupe called #Rajinikanth.
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Sreedhar Pillai @sri50 · 8h 8 hours ago
#Lingaa -2.75/5. It is pure vintage @Rajinikanth in style & punch dialogues, but the story lacks emotional connect and weak villains.
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Sreedhar Pillai @sri50 · 8h 8 hours ago
Lingaa – 2.75/5. 1st half is a jolly good ride, initial flashback scenes including train fight is terrific, 2nd half long drawn out climax.
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Sreedhar Pillai @sri50 · 8h 8 hours ago
Lingaa - 2.75/5. A template #Rajinikanth film where superstar delivers but packaging & story does not live up to the expectations.
For me, ARR was excellent in both songs and BGM. I'm not expecting padayappa kind of music.... both Indane vaa and Unmai orunaal vellum songs aptly suit in the story.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mahen
Songs kooda ok.. but BGM was a big let down not sure if it was the theater in which I saw... but using Haricharan for the pathos was a big loser decision... Hariharan would have done magic...Quote:
Originally Posted by Avadi to America
Andhraboxoffice says..
Rajini`s Lingaa has opened to Good Boxoffice all over AP/Nizam. The Numbers are especially good in Cities & Towns and are average in smaller centres. Lingaa is excellent in Multiplexes with most of the shows being Full for entire day. All `A` Centres have seen huge release, numbers will be good although it hasn`t seen fulls from afternoon after Largely full Noon. It is likely to be biggest ever opening for a Dubbed film barring any Big drops for Night shows. But it should have been better especially in Ceeded. And It is very early to estimate, but May touch 6 cr Share mark in AP/N on 1st day. But the big question is how it is going to fare from tomorrow with Public talk being `Average` at best.
Is she a professional reviewer?? Sounds very childish! :lol:
நான் என்னோட ஆதங்கத்தை பதிவு செய்தேன். இதை திரைப்பட வெளியீட்டின் ஆரம்ப நாட்களில் சூட்டோடு சூடாக சொன்னாதான் சரியாக இருக்கும் என நினைத்தேன். மற்றபடி உங்கள் அறிவுரைக்கு நன்றி.Quote:
Originally Posted by thamiz
ரொம்ப சந்தோசம் :)Quote:
Originally Posted by thamiz
http://www.thehindu.com/features/cin...cle6686290.ece
Lingaa: Why can't a Rajini movie be a better movie?
One question we ask of most Rajinikanth movies, as we exit them, is this: Why aren’t they better? As a star, he occupies a universe of his own, so budgetary issues can’t be the problem – you could ask for the moon and get it. With him on board, there’s going to be little trouble getting the best supporting actors, the best technicians – heck, you could hire the wizards who choreograph Bond movie stunts. And his films have become biennial events, if that. Lingaa marks his return to the screen four years afterEnthiran (the animated Kochadaiiyaan doesn’t really count). Isn’t that enough time to write a rock-solid script that does his stature justice while also satisfying his fans? Why, then, do these outings come off less like movies than a hastily put-together dispensing mechanism for a Rajini fix? Take a puff during the opening weekend. The effects will last two years.
But consider, also, director KS Ravikumar’s plight. It’s hard enough making a movie with any big star, with all the calculations that go into what the star’s on-screen character can be allowed to do. Imagine, then, accommodating all the must-haves of a Rajinikanth movie. You have to pay tribute to the past (here we have lyrics from Baasha, a snatch of the title song from Billa). You have to look forward to the future, which involves the inevitable speculation about a political career. (This film’s plot is about a dam that will irrigate the drought-stricken lands of Tamil Nadu’s farmers, and there’s a reference to a Supreme Court ruling. We’re told that Rajinikanth has behind him “makkal sakthi", people’s power. We’re also told he can become governor, or end up in Parliament.) You have to try and work in socially relevant issues as well. (This film, in one stretch, tackles the issue of caste.)
You have to think up punch dialogues that will outlive the movie. (It’s unlikely the ones here will. Sample: “Vaazhkayile edhuvume easy ille. Muyarchi panna edhuvume kashtam ille.”) You have to accommodate the actor’s interest in spirituality, which means weaving in lines that refer to God. (Yes, fans, there is apparently someone who Rajinikanth himself considers a higher power.) You have to have scenes where the Rajinikanth character gets emotional and ends up making great sacrifices for the well-being of the other characters, and, alongside, you have to have scenes where the other characters burst into tears and remark how great the Rajinikanth character is. And you also need a heroine or two. (Two, in this case, Anushka Shetty and Sonakshi Sinha.) No, this isn’t about Rajinikanth’s age. After all, if an ageing Sean Connery could play Bond in Never Say Never Again, there’s no reason to get worked up about Rajinikanth romancing much-younger actresses. But there’s the pesky problem about his image, which will not let him strike any real sparks with these heroines – he has to keep them at arm’s length. And this does the romantic tracks no favours.
With all this, it’s a small miracle that the person summoned to make a 'Rajini movie' doesn’t turn chalk-white with fear and flee to a foreign country under an assumed name. But that cannot excuse the films.Lingaa is talky and overlong (nearly three hours), plagued with pacing issues, and – worse – tells a story that lays no claims to our emotions. Rajinikanth plays two roles. In the present-day portions, he’s a thief, and a lot of time is wasted on this character’s doings (one of them a heist involving a tennis ball, balloons, and sticker pottu) till we get to a British-era flashback that is this film’s reason for being. Here, Rajinikanth plays a munificent king who’s also a Cambridge-educated civil engineer (weren’t they all?) who decides to build that dam.
Of course, there are people who don’t want that dam built, and the chief villain is a Brit whose name I never caught. That’s another problem. Rajinikanth’s films work best when he’s butting horns with a strong adversary – the deranged Neelambari in Padayappa, or Rajinikanth himself playing a robotic terror in Enthiran. The villain here is unintentionally hilarious (just watch him wrap his tongue around words like “nayavanjagam”). With the preordained outcome, the stakes are negligible.
It’s easy to overlook the inaccuracies (though with a production this big, you’d think they’d do more research) – at a palace ball, we hear symphonic music when the musicians on stage are playing guitars and drums; in the flashback, set in 1939, we see repeated references to Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces, which wasn’t published until a decade later. But it’s harder to forgive the near-complete lack of entertainment, save for a late-in-the-day action sequence where Rajinikanth jumps on a motorbike and does what we pay to see Rajinikanth do. The theatre erupted at this point – out of sheer relief, it seemed to me, at finally having something worth cheering about.
Oh, there was one other scene that ushered in much excitement. It’s when we learn it’s the birthday of the Rajinikanth character in the flashback. A cake is wheeled out. People sing the birthday song. Fans watching Lingaa on its day of release, December 12 (Rajinikanth’s birthday), will enjoy being in the superstar’s vicinity as he cuts his birthday cake. But that’s just a temporary high. Next time, how about a film that leaves us with happy memories on other days as well?
Bharathwaj Rangan is an idiot!Quote:
Originally Posted by kumarsr
He is yet to learn how to write a review!
He should go and act in a movie the way he wishes. Why is he expecting rajini to satisfy this guy's dream??
அதான் உத்தம வில்லன், பாபனாசம், விஸ்வரூபம் 2 னு வரிசையா வருதுல்ல? $8 டாலருக்கு டிக்கெட் கெடைக்கும், போயி பாருங்க! எதுக்கு இங்கே வந்துக்கிட்டு??? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by venkkiram
Rajinikanth's new film is political to the core
http://www.hindustantimes.com/entert....3wogF7nX.dpuf
Much like the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MG Ramachandran, who used cinema to play a do-gooder, propagating Dravidian doctrine, Rajinikanth has often essayed characters with strong political overtones. Of course, there is a difference between these two men. While Ramachandran or MGR, as he was popularly known, believed in a certain political ideology and pursued his ambition to become part of a political system, Rajinikanth has no such ambition. At least, he has never spelt it out, though every time a film of his opens, the social saviour he portrays pushes both politicians and his huge, huge number of fans into a guessing game.
His latest movie, Lingaa directed by KS Ravikumar, which hit theatres on Friday, is probably the most political of his recent works. Essaying two characters (father and grandson, living in two different periods), who unfortunately look so much alike, Rajinikanth, on the one hand, is a civil engineer (with a British degree), a civil servant as well as a maharaja of a small southern principality - and on the other, a petty thief.
It is 1939, and the British are a harassed lot. The war in Europe and the growing movement for freedom in India under Gandhi are driving them nuts, and social welfare is the last thing on their mind. When the people of a parched land (who stop passing trains to collect water from the steam engines) ask for a dam to harness a river that will end both flooding and famine, the British brush them aside.
But Raja Lingeswaran (Rajinikanth) steps in, and with the help of his own money and expertise as well the labour from the land raises the dam. But like so many good men, Lingeswaran is forced out of the village and the temple he built there locked for all time when a village traitor schemes with the British and fools the people.
Cut to the present day, and we see the Raja's grandson, Lingaa (also Rajinikanth), as a petty thief who picks jewels off people's necks. Contrasting with this degeneration is the village, which has realised its folly and is bent on getting Lingaa back if only to reopen the temple, whose deity, Shiva Lingam, is worth a fortune. Lingaa arrives all right, but as a thief with an eye on the stone - and at a time when corrupt Indian politicians have replaced the British. One of them wants to destroy the same dam that the Raja built to last a thousand years, and Lingaa's change of heart and subsequent confrontation with the politician gets us a liberal dose of Rajinikanth's daredevilry -- interspersed as it is with an irritating number of songs and dances, some in dream sequences! AR Rahman's music does not help either to stop Lingaa from stumbling on its plot track.
Although, Lingaa arguably is one the better films of Rajinikanth in a long time, the actor remains a slave to his trademark mannerisms - which do not allow him to sink into the character. Here he does not flick a cigarette in the air (that will be politically incorrect now, will it not be?), but twirls his hair and moustache. And there is hardly a difference between Raja Lingeswaran and Lingaa.
And both Sonakshi Sinha, who abandons her home and village to be with the Raja as he is banished, and Anushka Shetty as a television anchor-girlfriend of Lingaa are characters on the periphery. Naturally, with a superstar like Rajinikanth in frame after frame, the others around shrink into inconsequential specks. Though Ravi Kumar appears to have taken pains to ensure that many of Sinha's shots are not close-ups, it will be apparent to any Tamil that her lip sync is far from perfect. The pitfall of doing a movie whose language is absolutely unfamiliar.
Santhanam remains the hero's (Lingaa) sidekick, portraying the same character for the zillionth time. But, yes, Radha Ravi (whose father, MR, Radha, was a great screen villain) in a small role - as the father of Sinha's Bharathi - caught one's eye.
Why your honor !! She was spot on with the brilliant review , question did you watch this movie?Quote:
Originally Posted by thamiz
No I didn'tQuote:
Originally Posted by thamiz
Mood in the theatre was nothing short of Indial ! Never in my USHA life so far I saw such a huge crowd and rage for an Indian movie like this one. Not even for Shivaji or Manthiran
It certainly opened big. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dilbert
http://www.apeveryday.com/tollywood/...-movie-review/
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.
Earns more than the latest Hunger Games movie at US box office - in today's hindu paper .. Link not available.
What...?Quote:
Originally Posted by bill4u
he was trying to be sarcastic..:banghead: