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Rajini enters CBSE textbook with his success story

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Posted on May 29, 2008 at 18:53 | Updated May 29, 2008 at 20:42

Chennai: Having scaled many new heights, superstar Rajinikanth has entered the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) school textbook with his success story, 'From bus conductor to Superstar'.

Published by the Oxford University Press, the book Learning to Communicate, has a chapter on the superstar 'From Bus Conductor to Superstar'.

The chapter, which comes under the unit 'dignity of work', explains the success story of Rajinikanth, through an experience of his friend Bahadur, who was the driver, when the superstar worked as a bus conductor in Karnataka before entering the films.

It begins with Bahadur going to a theatre to watch Sivaji - The Boss, Rajini's latest blockbuster and recalls his association with the actor.

It was Bahadur, who prodded the then conductor Sivaji Rao Geakward to join the Film Institute in Chennai after identifying his talent in acting.

After admitting the reluctant Rajni in the Film Institute, Bahadur took care of his financial needs for nearly two years. The chapter explains how the Superstar still catches up with Bahadur.

Incidently, Rajinikanth was presently acting in a film Kuselan, depicting the story of an actor, who has not forgotten his childhood friend, who is a barber.

At the end of the chapter, the students were asked to interpret and state why this story fits into the title 'dignity of work', thus making Rajini's story, a good example to emulate.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajini-en...y/66223-8.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04HbF...ayer_embedded#

watch her T-shirt

Thanikkattu raja vilEyE fullA arasiyal dialaaks dhaan, yEn guru sishyan kooda thaan arasiyal dialaaks varum. Oru mokkai article, adhukku oru reply, andha replykku 4-5 jalra :-)

That vinavu article is the largest load of BS I have read recently :clap: (haven't completely read, can't tolerate the entire BS)

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Thanikkattu raja vilEyE fullA arasiyal dialaaks dhaan, yEn guru sishyan kooda thaan arasiyal dialaaks varum. Oru mokkai article, adhukku oru reply, andha replykku 4-5 jalra :-)

That vinavu article is the largest load of BS I have read recently :clap: (haven't completely read, can't tolerate the entire BS)

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Neenga enna ipdi solleeteenga?
Endhiranukku selavazhicha neratha miccha paduthirunthaa, thamizhinattoda thala vidhiye maari irukkumla (I mean sorka boomiya maarirukkaathaa inneram..) Ivvalavu yen? intha hubla ulla ellaarukkum productivity kanna pinnannu increase aahi ellorukkum inneram manager levelukku promotionlaam kedachirukkum.....

bloody endhiran :lol:

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Honest :clap:

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Aanast - nesamaave - nicely put.

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:lol:

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Thanikkattu raja vilEyE fullA arasiyal dialaaks dhaan, yEn guru sishyan kooda thaan arasiyal dialaaks varum. Oru mokkai article, adhukku oru reply, andha replykku 4-5 jalra :-)

That vinavu article is the largest load of BS I have read recently :clap: (haven't completely read, can't tolerate the entire BS)

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Neenga enna ipdi solleeteenga?
Endhiranukku selavazhicha neratha miccha paduthirunthaa, thamizhinattoda thala vidhiye maari irukkumla (I mean sorka boomiya maarirukkaathaa inneram..) Ivvalavu yen? intha hubla ulla ellaarukkum productivity kanna pinnannu increase aahi ellorukkum inneram manager levelukku promotionlaam kedachirukkum.....

bloody endhiran :lol:

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satthiyamaa andha letteroda target audience namma hublayae iruppanganu naan nenachu paakkala.. :shock:

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Originally Posted by ajaybaskar

அன்புத் தலைவனுக்கு, அன்பான வணக்கம்!


இப்படிக்கு
ஈர விழிகளுடன்,
உங்களின் ரசிகன்

( நன்றி: விகடன் )

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well... if we seperate the emotional factor attached, after all Rajini has attracted ppl thru his acting skills and he has never failed to amuse the ppl thru that with his movies... Some like Rajini for his down to earth persona and as a Human and one can never blame Rajini for being an "actor" in real life also.. When this is the reason for Rajini's phenomenal fan base, why shud a fan expect himself to be called for a function which is rather the part of his personal life. If Rajini has asked his fans to do something for him personally for boosting his image or for any other reason, then there is a reason for the outburst. When will we learn to see an actor as a actor?

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Well said.

padam pArthOmA, romba arippA irundhA Cut out ezhuppinOmA, soodam koLuthinOmA-nu irukkaNum. adhai vuttuttu, Rajni-ai vechu arasiyalukku vandhu, sambAdhikkalAmnu eNNam koNda rasigargaLukku alwA dhAn kedaikkin. Who asked you to soodam koLuthify? Who asked you to cutout ezhuppify? Who asked you to spend money on such things? Why should he invite you to his daughter's wedding? avaru ilayarajavai kooppidalai, manivannanai kooppidalianA adhu avaru ishtam. Instead of trying to gatecrash into his daughter's wedding, you go and do something useful.

I think the sensible fan knows what he is doing - even if it is spending x dollars on a flight from one city to another for catching a Rajni movie in US; the return he gets is the pleasure he gets from the movie; he cannot expect a invite from Rajni for his pEran's kadhu kuthal, poNnu kalyANam, amma devasam etc.

avaru vote pOda sonnA nInga En pOttInga? avaru enna balavandhamA ungaLa vote pOda vechArA? avar karuthai avar sonnAr - actually what did he say "nInga ADMK-ku vote pOtta, aandavan kUda kApatha mudiyAdhu. BJP-ku sonna bOdhu kUda, idhu en opinion nAn BJP-ku pOda pOrEnnu dhAn sonnApla. avar theLivA dhAn irundhirukkAr - nInga dhAn thalaivar, arasiyal, punch dialogue adhu idhunnu kozhambi pOi irukkInga.

I personally dont think Rajni will make the mistake of coming to politics again.

What I find funny is Vikatan's tone as if he was obliged to invite his fans to his daughter's wedding - ennamO periya sosial matter-ai ezhupparA mAdhiri indha letter-ai publish paNNi irukkAinga.

Even if you assume Rajni has cheated his fans in the politics matter(which itself is a laughable thing for me), EmAndhadhu fans thappu dhAne thavira Rajni-ya blame paNNa oNNum illai.

And I am not too much into "Boycott Endhiran because of the FAMILY" thing.
I am not too keen to watch Endhiran urgently but that is a personal choice because I don't rate Shankar much and am not too keen a fan of Rajni, the actor as he is today. But indha padathai nAn pArkaradhunAla SUN TV arajagam perugum, nAn pArkalainnA, it will be a statement against THE FAMILY-na sirippu dhAn varudhu.

Same thing came up before IPL - loss of productivity etc. apdi namma yOskikka ArambichA, every single one of us should stop posting in the hub and use the time for social service instead.

that letter is unbelievable :rotfl:
as ludicrous as its 'emotional' tone is, they've got us all pulled in for a debate.. maybe that's the idea, after all. never fails, does it, especially on the eve of a big release? someone should push for a compilation of these 'fan letters' published over different stages of rajni's career... really, can't get over it :rotfl:

Plum, last line neththi adi! :clap: (en pangukku naanum jaalraa thattarEn :lol: )

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I personally dont think Rajni will make the mistake of coming to politics again.

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when did he come/went/dive into politics ?

yeah, that was not proper framing of the sentence. Yeah, he hasnt really been in politics before, true. But oru kattathula, it did look like he will jump into politics, didnt it?
(Nerd and co, you can answer this)

(ShabbA, 1000 words-ku ezhudhinA, gist of the post-ai vutttu, EdhO oru sentece-ai pidichikuttu madakkurAngappA :evil: )

Managerukkum adi sarukkum :lol2:

Hope Sarna doesnt count my post's length and come back with "unga postla 500 words dhaan irukku, 1000-nu solRinga?"

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Originally Posted by Plum

I personally dont think Rajni will make the mistake of coming to politics again.

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when did he come/went/dive into politics ?

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Ada neenga paakalaya? Avaru 20 varushama politicsla irrukkaaraam.....Yetho electionla ninnu thothukooda ponaaramla.....
:lol: :lol:

plum,

unga postla 500 words dhaan irukku, 1000-nu solRinga?

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mind voice: ippo nama discuss pannittu irukkura mokkaikku indha postla irukkura mokkai evlavo thevala...

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yeah, that was not proper framing of the sentence. Yeah, he hasnt really been in politics before, true. But oru kattathula, it did look like he will jump into politics, didnt it?
(Nerd and co, you can answer this)

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adhu ellaam mudinju pOna kadha.... ippa adhu mukkiyamaana matter'E illa... hyderabad'la endhiran'a release panraangalaa illayaanu theriyala :hammer: :hammer:
no posters :bangcomp: no ads :bangcomp:

itthana varusham anga irundhadhukku oru thani katchi aarambichu kodi pidichirukka venaamaa sarna...

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Originally Posted by ajaybaskar

அன்புத் தலைவனுக்கு, அன்பான வணக்கம்!


இப்படிக்கு
ஈர விழிகளுடன்,
உங்களின் ரசிகன்

( நன்றி: விகடன் )

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well... if we seperate the emotional factor attached, after all Rajini has attracted ppl thru his acting skills and he has never failed to amuse the ppl thru that with his movies... Some like Rajini for his down to earth persona and as a Human and one can never blame Rajini for being an "actor" in real life also.. When this is the reason for Rajini's phenomenal fan base, why shud a fan expect himself to be called for a function which is rather the part of his personal life. If Rajini has asked his fans to do something for him personally for boosting his image or for any other reason, then there is a reason for the outburst. When will we learn to see an actor as a actor?

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Well said.

padam pArthOmA, romba arippA irundhA Cut out ezhuppinOmA, soodam koLuthinOmA-nu irukkaNum. adhai vuttuttu, Rajni-ai vechu arasiyalukku vandhu, sambAdhikkalAmnu eNNam koNda rasigargaLukku alwA dhAn kedaikkin. Who asked you to soodam koLuthify? Who asked you to cutout ezhuppify? Who asked you to spend money on such things? Why should he invite you to his daughter's wedding? avaru ilayarajavai kooppidalai, manivannanai kooppidalianA adhu avaru ishtam. Instead of trying to gatecrash into his daughter's wedding, you go and do something useful.

I think the sensible fan knows what he is doing - even if it is spending x dollars on a flight from one city to another for catching a Rajni movie in US; the return he gets is the pleasure he gets from the movie; he cannot expect a invite from Rajni for his pEran's kadhu kuthal, poNnu kalyANam, amma devasam etc.

avaru vote pOda sonnA nInga En pOttInga? avaru enna balavandhamA ungaLa vote pOda vechArA? avar karuthai avar sonnAr - actually what did he say "nInga ADMK-ku vote pOtta, aandavan kUda kApatha mudiyAdhu. BJP-ku sonna bOdhu kUda, idhu en opinion nAn BJP-ku pOda pOrEnnu dhAn sonnApla. avar theLivA dhAn irundhirukkAr - nInga dhAn thalaivar, arasiyal, punch dialogue adhu idhunnu kozhambi pOi irukkInga.

I personally dont think Rajni will make the mistake of coming to politics again.

What I find funny is Vikatan's tone as if he was obliged to invite his fans to his daughter's wedding - ennamO periya sosial matter-ai ezhupparA mAdhiri indha letter-ai publish paNNi irukkAinga.

Even if you assume Rajni has cheated his fans in the politics matter(which itself is a laughable thing for me), EmAndhadhu fans thappu dhAne thavira Rajni-ya blame paNNa oNNum illai.

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Plummanaare!
neenga solraa ivlothayum avarE oru mike pidichuttu endhiran veliyeettu vizhala sollitaarnna confuse aagara rasiga kanmanigalukku konjam theLivaa irukkumla? appram yaarumE open letter ezudhi business(circulation yaethings) panna mudiyaadhulla? I think the gist of the letter is that all other actors take care of rasigars and rasigar mandrams while Rajini shows considerable interest when his film is about to release. OFcourse there is a load of crap in the letter, but this point has to be considered by rajini fans . Even Kamal who has made his rasigar mandrams to narpani mandrams and had told them clearly about his stance on politics, seems to meet Rasigar mandram ppl and participate in some functions (one function too many according to Anban and Co.). The deliberate example of Prabhu honouring rasigar mandrams in his son's marriage is another example quoted in the letter. The underlying tone of the letter is "Vaazha vekkirathukku mattum dhaan dheivangaLaa?". If Rajini was thinking like what you said, then why samaaLips, arranging for batch darshan of the wedded couple etc., etc.,

jg, hope you remember the fan meet rajini had an year back and promised to have it regularly in future...

and beyond all that, if you are not a rajini fan by urself, you cannot understand what actually a rajini fan expect from him and you cant generalise on it, unless you want to be the voice of all the rajini fans or fight for their right.

Sari apdiyE vechuppOm. So Rajni hasn't met his fans regularly or hasn't indicated whether he will join politics? Indha rasigar dhaan pa ma ka kitta adi vaanginaaramE? Rajni adhukku dhukkam visaarikkalaiyAmE? Isn't that an indication - adhukkappuramaavadhu arasiyalllAm moottai kattikittu ozhungaa irundhirukkalaamla?

What is the rasigan's problem? That he is not able to retaliate at pmk folks and that he is not able to flaunt karai vEtti like vk fans. Idhu dhaane koraiyA solrApla. My take is:
Idhelllaam naattuku romba avasiyamaa? Ninga pmk-vai thiruppi adichaa enna? Adikaama pona naattukku nashtam enna?
Actually, rajni did the right thing by not getting into "aiyo en rasigargala kolraangaLE" oppAri. What these so called fans want is to drag him into politics, use his name for vatta cheyallaalar mavattam padhavis if not mlas and mps. Indha uruppadaadha rasigar kootathai than suyanalathukkaagave rajni purakkanichaalum naattukku nalladhu dhaan. Apdiyaavadhu poi uruppadiyaa edhavadhu pandraangalaannu paarkalaam

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Indha uruppadaadha rasigar kootathai

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quite funny :lol:......

reg ur point on fans becoming vatta cheyalalar and MLA,MPs - thats a far cry.........take case of chiru and praja rajyam - all of his fans were neatly avoided during party formation and chiru's kith & kin were given all the posts......

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Idhelllaam naattuku romba avasiyamaa? Ninga pmk-vai thiruppi adichaa enna? Adikaama pona naattukku nashtam enna?

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Naalaikku oruthan 10 pera kola pannina naatukku enna nastamaannu kaetpan.. Adhunaala adha appadiyae vitturalaama..?
Oruthan thappu pannina 100 kodi makkala affect pannadhu.. totally agree.. But idhellam ippadiayae vittuta.. enna central govt..enna state govt..

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Indha uruppadaadha rasigar kootathai

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quite funny :lol:......

reg ur point on fans becoming vatta cheyalalar and MLA,MPs - thats a far cry.........take case of chiru and praja rajyam - all of his fans were neatly avoided during party formation and chiru's kith & kin were given all the posts......

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Allov idhu tamizhnaadu - 50 varushamA thalaivanukkAga adi pattu midhi pattu kaLLa voteu pOttu, avainga tv channel open paNNa cable connection vaangi, ipdi pala thyaagangal paNNi, adhukku badhilla thalaivar onyume seiyaattalum avarai ina thalaivarnu perumaiya sollikittu avanga kudumbathai vaazha vekkum thoNdargaL seniorityla irukkum naadu engal thamizhnaadu. Enga kitta vandhu oru pada releasela adi vaanginom, thoranm kattinom irundhum thalaivar engala kalyaaanathukku koopidalainu azhudhaa chinna puLLathanamaa illai?

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Indha uruppadaadha rasigar kootathai

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quite funny :lol:......

reg ur point on fans becoming vatta cheyalalar and MLA,MPs - thats a far cry.........take case of chiru and praja rajyam - all of his fans were neatly avoided during party formation and chiru's kith & kin were given all the posts......

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I don't think you even have to go that far....
We have a parallel example right here.....DMDK!!!

Dmdkla apdi enna padhavi kotti kidakku kodukka? Ore oru mla padhavi kedachirukku thalaivarukku avlo dhaan. Idhula fansku kudukkalainu solla apdi enna irukku andha katchi kitta.
Adhai vida periya example of a family usurping all benefits and leaving thondars in the lurch - tamizhnattula irukku.

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Dmdkla apdi enna padhavi kotti kidakku kodukka? Ore oru mla padhavi kedachirukku thalaivarukku avlo dhaan. Idhula fansku kudukkalainu solla apdi enna irukku andha katchi kitta.
Adhai vida periya example of a family usurping all benefits and leaving thondars in the lurch - tamizhnattula irukku.

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I agree....But saying I am an alternate to these evil parties & following the same path is what irks..........

Anyway my quote was reply to a relatively young party, where all the executive posts are shared by kith & kin.... ambuttuthen

Can we get back to posting Facts and Information in Thalaivar and spare this thread from personal opinions, whims, fancies, innuendo, hunch, political scenario analysis etc etc

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Hope Sarna doesnt count my post's length and come back with "unga postla 500 words dhaan irukku, 1000-nu solRinga?"

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Why Rajiikant Rocks ? - Forbes India hails Thalavar Rajinikanth
2010-Sep-28

Its real proud moment for every single Rajini fan accross globe as the first Actor from India to get such recognition from FORBES INDIA MAGAZINE... Thalaivar..... you are a real star a real leader... On behalf of millions of Thalaivar fans Rajinifans.com thanks Forbes magazine for giving such an amazing article on our thalaivar.

If anyone can make Chuck Norris look like a one-roundhouse-kick wonder, it is the southern superstar Rajinikanth. He’s larger than life. His fans would have you believe, he created God when he smiled

It is not unknown for fans to fast before a Rajini release, as prayer to the Gods for success of his film. But, perhaps, in a part of the world that puts its film stars on very high pedestals, that’s not unusual. Try this.

If you could possibly wangle a first-day-first-show ticket to a Rajini starrer, you will witness something you won’t see in a movie theatre, ever.

Rajinikanth gets his very own credits styling. The screen will say ‘Superstar’, then his name will follow: ‘Rajini’ in English and then in Tamil, glowing in platinum. By the time your eyes adjust to the glare, you realise that you might also lose your hearing. Every member of the theatre audience is standing up, chanting ‘Thalaivar! Thalaivar!’ (which means ‘boss’ in Tamil).

Then he will make his entrance: First you see the underside of his shoe; then dried leaves and debris will fly out of the way when the foot comes to earth. Then the camera moves above ground and pauses, looking up, as a supplicant would to the saviour. That’s when the noise in the theatre reaches a crescendo and… the credits pause. And you see, at the foot of the screen, the regional distributor, the multiplex manager, and a few other dignitaries, resplendent in crisp white veshtis, are standing with a priest, who begins to chant prayers. Which end with the men in veshtis holding out their right hands and performing an aarti by burning camphor on their palms.

Then the crowd will settle down and the film will continue. Chances are, you’ll see the signature moves: The finger pointing skyward, deft handiwork with the sunglasses (in older movies, you’d have seen the cigarette toss; he doesn’t smoke on screen now, though). You’ll see gravity-defying jumps and hordes of bad guys being done in. Through it all, nothing will dislodge the Superstar’s smile and sunglasses.

Rajinikanth’s story is straight out of the movies: Boy from the wrong side of the tracks makes it big. Born Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, he had a wild childhood and even wilder youth where his pranks got him into all kinds of trouble: He was thrashed by the cops for chasing girls and beaten by restaurant workers for trying to pass off an old six rupee bill for a table full of food that he and his gang had demolished. The tale of how he moved from bus conductor to stage to screen is too well know to retell.

Suffice it to say that for all his hell-raising, there was a talent which his friends recognised and people noticed first on stage. His wild ways were temporarily tamed when playwright and director ‘Topi’ Muniappa offered him a chance to act in mythological moral plays. The story goes that he played the villainous Duryodhana so well, he was applauded by old men when he was ripping off Draupadi’s sarees.

Hindi cinema, which was yet to become Bollywood, was, like much of Indian cinema, entangled in social themes. South Indian cinema, especially, was dealing with morality issues, which was fantastic for a performer like Rajinikanth, because he played the villain with much glee (shades of this are visible even in his blockbuster hit Chandramukhi, where his demented, ‘Laka, laka, laka, laka’ still sends shivers down one’s spine).

16 Vayathinile (At the Age of 16) paved the way for unkempt villains who had a singularly disgusting laugh. Mithun Chakraborty ruled 80s Hindi cinema with the same brand of impossible heroics and made-for-the-front-row lines, and inspired similar devotion from his fans. But it took Rajinikanth to not just find the formula of punch-line-laden, impossible-action-packed movie persona, but to make it work for over three decades. And counting.

That he was talented was evident to the director K. Balachander, who offered him a 15-minute role as a drunkard in Apoorva Raagangal (Rare Melodies), a Kamal Haasan starrer. Rajini made an impact as the man who muddies the love story by announcing a prior claim to the affections of the heroine just before she admits her love to the hero.

Sivaji, Rajini’s biggest ever hit, followed his movie Baba. It was his comeback film and established that he was an evergreen hero

His mentor/teacher at the film institute, Puttanna Kanagal, gave Rajini his first Kannada movie Katha Sangama (Collection of Stories), where he played a baddie, a man who rapes a blind girl. Rajini played negative roles with ease, and it was just such a villainous role that first offered him a chance to flick his cigarette in the air and flourish his sunglasses. The film was Moondru Mudichu (The Three Knots), in which he played the friend who creates trouble between Kamal Haasan and Sridevi. The movie became a hit and established Rajinikanth as a super villain.

Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Kamal Haasan in a movie meant registers ringing at the box office. But Rajini was restless. He wanted to taste success in Bollywood as well. And though he worked with Amitabh Bachchan and other major stars, the Punjabi lobby dominated Hindi cinema. Dark-skinned Rajini chose wisely, and returned to his millions of fans. But note this: His Billa, an almost frame-by-frame copy of the Bachchan starrer Don, made more at the box office than the original. Billa, in fact, marked the beginning of the Rajini cult. It was clear from here on that he could carry the weight of a movie by himself.

What’s his secret? How does this 60-year-old grandfather, who makes no attempt to conceal the fact that the little hair he has left is very grey, transform miraculously — and credibly — into a limber young chap with a full head of shiny black hair, who wears jeans and whips up bad guys as easily as he polishes his sunglasses?

Partly it is the focus. After his initial experimentation, he did not attempt to stretch his range, as with the thespian grandstanding of his illustrious contemporary and great friend, Kamal Haasan; he stuck to what he did best, and made that all his own.

(Recently, he said that the two of them had struck a gentlemen’s agreement to not cannibalise on each other’s territory.) He wanted to hear the chants of ‘Adhirudhile!’ (‘Rocking!’) from the cheap seats, and he worked hard to ensure that he kept earning it.

Partly, he’s a nice guy, someone who pays his dues, with a sense of responsibility. Like when Valli and Baba failed to bring in expected profits, he returned the money to the distributors who had made a loss, earning their loyalty forever.

Partly, it’s the simplicity of his image, the impossible, uncomplicated heroics that give the man on the street something to cheer.

Like splitting an oncoming bullet into two with his knife, dodging both split halves, then smiling as each half hits a different baddie and his knife plunges into the heart of the man with the gun. Or how about saving the heroine, who is strapped to an electricity transformer, by running faster than electrical current after a vengeful villain switches the electricity on.

Certainly the whiplash actions, the mannerisms, the gimmicks, if you will, contribute to memorability.

But face it, there is no film school theory that explains why he can make the viewer not just suspend disbelief but chop it into little pieces, set fire to the remains and stomp on the ashes.

There is no intellectual explanation for why the corny rhyming punch lines are such a hit.

Purely and simply, Rajinikanth makes the whole package work. Only he can.

That’s why there are thousands of dedicated fan sites, whose members would rend you limb from limb should you even think about dissing the Superstar.

That’s why even today, the script, the story, the dramatic lines, the costumes of a Rajinikanth movie — they’re all treated like a national security issue. Fan clubs go into frenzy at the slightest hint of a leak and with every movie Rajini and his producers laugh all the way to the bank.

That’s why when Kuselan, not as big a hit as Baasha or Padayappa, was shown across the USA, the candy giant M&M made specially-coloured bites of joy to be made into giant posters of the star; M&Ms were distributed to kids and his fans stampeded the halls as though it was the last show on Earth.

In Japan, he is the ‘Dancing Maharaja’ — and to this day busloads of Japanese tourists stop by his Poes Road home in Chennai to take pictures. In Malaysia and Mauritius people expect to be granted leave from work when his movies release.

In Baasha, he’s just asked his brother to step away from the action. The row of thugs is behind him. They drag swords and sickles and what have you from behind and advance towards him.

He does not turn around; he’s seething mad though. And just when you think he will be diced by those swords, he bends down and pulls apart a hand pump and with the remains, proceeds to beat them all up, one thug after another, then he ties up the honcho to the lamp-post and beats him to pulp. With the light behind him making him look like some avenging God, he raises his finger and the whole theatre screams: ‘Naan oru dhadavai sonna, nooru dhadavai sonna maadiri!’ (If I say it once, it is like saying it a hundred times!)

It doesn’t matter whether you are originally from north of the Vindhyas, you find yourself whistling and stomping your feet, pretending there are villains there, crushed!

What’s next for Thalaivar? Will he, like so many film stars of the South, move into politics? He’s certainly a thinking man, and fans have admired his plunging into issue-based responses, like fasting during the Cauvery water division fight between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. But he has kept his followers guessing. ‘Yesterday I was a bus conductor,’ he said, ‘Today, an actor. Tomorrow who knows?’

Perhaps it will be spirituality that takes over. Despite the ever-growing bank account, he only seems to get more humble each year. Not for him the carefully publicised temple visit photo-ops of the Bollywood brigade. People who know him say he goes on pilgrimages and visits temples disguised as a beggar. (And, a possibly apocryphal story goes, he is so convincing that once a woman pressed some money into his hands. When she realised who the mendicant really was, she apologised. Rajini, they say, kept the note as a reminder and as a reward for his acting skill.) Or will he just keep being Rajini?

His Endhiran (in theatres October 1) released a trailer that was shown in a special 10 a.m. screening. Tickets cost Rs. 70. It was sold out. A trailer. Could anyone else command such a following?

I can bear witness that his star power is intact. There was this time I was in Chennai, and was headed to the airport to catch a flight.

But my cab ran into a massive traffic jam. Apparently the cops had blocked off the road because the then-Chief Minister was to land in an hour or so, and it had been deemed essential that her road home be kept clear by simply not allowing any other traffic to move. Certain I’d miss my flight, I was panicking.

Fans pour milk on a huge cutout of Rajinikanth after the release of his movie Sivaji in Chennai

That’s when I saw the man himself, talking to the police about three or four cars ahead. They didn’t relent. So Rajini simply stepped out of the car, took out a pack of cigarettes, lit one and sat on the bonnet.

Within minutes, the road kept empty for the CM was swarming with people who had come out of nowhere.

Clearly the black-caped lady would have as much of a wait as the rest of us. The policemen knew what was good for them.

They pleaded with him to get back in and waved him and quite a few other cars through, my cab included. I made my flight, thanks to Rajinikanth.

This article appeared in Forbes India Magazine of 08 October, 2010

-Vishwa

http://rajinifans.com/latest_news_detail.html?rId=1446

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Can we get back to posting Facts and Information in Thalaivar and spare this thread from personal opinions, whims, fancies, innuendo, hunch, political scenario analysis etc etc

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apram epdi thaan ovvorutthar gaandum veliya varradhu :)

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jg, hope you remember the fan meet rajini had an year back and promised to have it regularly in future...

and beyond all that, if you are not a rajini fan by urself, you cannot understand what actually a rajini fan expect from him and you cant generalise on it, unless you want to be the voice of all the rajini fans or fight for their right.

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First of all let me reiterate, I am not a Rajini fan (in a rasigar mandram sense). I am trying to see through the crap in the letter and bring forth points worth considering. And rajini's political stance is not a bother as long as he expresses it clearly. I dont think he is as diffident in any other matters of business.

Jai, actions speak louder. Rajni's actions in last 4-5 years indicate a lack of stomach for politics. If I were a rasigar mandram fan, I'd quietly bury political ambitions. Avar solraaru sollalai adhu totally immaterial

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jg, hope you remember the fan meet rajini had an year back and promised to have it regularly in future...

and beyond all that, if you are not a rajini fan by urself, you cannot understand what actually a rajini fan expect from him and you cant generalise on it, unless you want to be the voice of all the rajini fans or fight for their right.

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First of all let me reiterate, I am not a Rajini fan (in a rasigar mandram sense). I am trying to see through the crap in the letter and bring forth points worth considering. And rajini's political stance is not a bother as long as he expresses it clearly. I dont think he is as diffident in any other matters of business.

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Jai ganesh , I always wanted to ask you this question by posting something more enlightening or calling out something which we (common fans can't see) what are you gaining?
You are the same person when I posted a regular stuff in KH thread , called me names along with Bala. (I can understand him because is HC KH fan.)

Now what should I call you for this? Anyways I don't want to get to that level All I am saying.. some of you have to show your true identity as to who is you fav actors and whats your agenda in certain threads . Instead of joining this naatamai sangam and carrying around their choomboos conducting panchayats in the name of keeping it balanced. in the process some of you are hurting people's (actor's fans) feelings. Like mine ,

Are we that bad to you Jai?

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jg, hope you remember the fan meet rajini had an year back and promised to have it regularly in future...

and beyond all that, if you are not a rajini fan by urself, you cannot understand what actually a rajini fan expect from him and you cant generalise on it, unless you want to be the voice of all the rajini fans or fight for their right.

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First of all let me reiterate, I am not a Rajini fan (in a rasigar mandram sense). I am trying to see through the crap in the letter and bring forth points worth considering. And rajini's political stance is not a bother as long as he expresses it clearly. I dont think he is as diffident in any other matters of business.

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i did not say that you are a rajini fan and based on what you expect from rajini, or for that matter, you cannot be a fan of any... and if you are not a fan of his, why do you want him to express his stance when we fans ourself don need it.

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அன்புத் தலைவனுக்கு, அன்பான வணக்கம்!


இப்படிக்கு
ஈர விழிகளுடன்,
உங்களின் ரசிகன்

( நன்றி: விகடன் )

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well... if we seperate the emotional factor attached, after all Rajini has attracted ppl thru his acting skills and he has never failed to amuse the ppl thru that with his movies... Some like Rajini for his down to earth persona and as a Human and one can never blame Rajini for being an "actor" in real life also.. When this is the reason for Rajini's phenomenal fan base, why shud a fan expect himself to be called for a function which is rather the part of his personal life. If Rajini has asked his fans to do something for him personally for boosting his image or for any other reason, then there is a reason for the outburst. When will we learn to see an actor as a actor?

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Well said.

padam pArthOmA, romba arippA irundhA Cut out ezhuppinOmA, soodam koLuthinOmA-nu irukkaNum. .

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You are suggesting to yourself or everybody? Who are we to say what others should do? :roll:

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Jai, actions speak louder. Rajni's actions in last 4-5 years indicate a lack of stomach for politics. If I were a rasigar mandram fan, I'd quietly bury political ambitions.

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you are NOT a rasigar mandram fan and so, you dont have to tell anything! :D

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Jai, actions speak louder. Rajni's actions in last 4-5 years indicate a lack of stomach for politics. If I were a rasigar mandram fan, I'd quietly bury political ambitions.

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you are NOT a rasigar mandram fan and so, you dont have to tell anything! :D

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What is your problem? He is actually defending Superstar against those so called fans (who expect a lot)......

Avara pesave koodaathunnu sollreengala? EKTI??

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அன்புத் தலைவனுக்கு, அன்பான வணக்கம்!


இப்படிக்கு
ஈர விழிகளுடன்,
உங்களின் ரசிகன்

( நன்றி: விகடன் )

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well... if we seperate the emotional factor attached, after all Rajini has attracted ppl thru his acting skills and he has never failed to amuse the ppl thru that with his movies... Some like Rajini for his down to earth persona and as a Human and one can never blame Rajini for being an "actor" in real life also.. When this is the reason for Rajini's phenomenal fan base, why shud a fan expect himself to be called for a function which is rather the part of his personal life. If Rajini has asked his fans to do something for him personally for boosting his image or for any other reason, then there is a reason for the outburst. When will we learn to see an actor as a actor?

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Well said.

padam pArthOmA, romba arippA irundhA Cut out ezhuppinOmA, soodam koLuthinOmA-nu irukkaNum. .

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You are suggesting to yourself or everybody? Who are we to say what others should do? :roll:

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In a discussion, each party is eligible to say his/her view....
Where is the problem in it? If "who are we to say anything" why have a forum in the first place.....

First of all the letter was not written by a "rajni fan". It is written by someone with a bad intention.

//எவ்வளவு அடிச்சாலும் தாங்கிக் கொண்டு திரும்பத் திரும்ப உங்கள் பின்னால் இன்னும் எத்தனை நாளைக்கு நாங்கள் ஓடி வர முடியும்? //

May be an anti-rajni fan's letter. Nobody is asking him to run behind rajni. He can stop running if he is tired!