Favorite Scenes/Songs from THALAIVAR Rajini films #3

Thanks PR. Neengga campaign pannamaley jeyikkireyngga :D

Grouch, excellent. Keep em coming. Let's see if this inspires pr to write on dal-pati.

The setup of events by mahendran was something out of the world. As you observed, mani borrowed it for dal-pati. So even if dalpati wins, mm will have its victory :-)

Thanks Plum. Yeah, I too am waiting for PR to post his. Lovely to revisit and write about these films and mourn on the talent left behind by Rajini. :(

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So even if dalpati wins, mm will have its victory :-)

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Negative tone already in preparation for eventual defeat ?Such is the power of Dalapathi.

One MM scene which I like a lot. Sure Groucho will write about it. The scene after his loses his hand, VAM and others console him. They try to say something of the effect that they will take care of him. They seem to mean in all earnest. Rajini just explodes, unable to bear going from top-dog to object of pity. Asserts his authority with a roar of anger that has them all taking aback. In a moment he cools down and understands they meant well and in a generous, soft and big-brotherly tone dismisses them.

Beautiful expression, the fluency of the change is to be seen to be believed.

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Campaign day 2 pt 2.

Mullum Malarum.

Now, anything you say to anyone in workplace will get out somehow. So, the supervisor's remark did reach to Kali. How.

Well, we get to see a little girl running to Valli (Shoba) and tells her that Kali is beating up someone. Of course, this is not the first time ever someone is running to her to tell her that her brother has been a bad boy.

Then, we become a distant spectator of what happen to be a nasty beating dished out by our beloved Kaali, as we see him ceaselessly trashing, kicking the lying scumbag supervisor setting free cloud of dust from earth which has not given up the supervisor yet. In short while, Kali's friend manages to dislodge his bare foot off the supervisor's derrier and off they drags him back home, with the still protesting raging Kali adjusting his lunggi, flicking his unruly hair back to its place, very much looking like a man who has only won half the battle and anytime wouldn't mind kicking his own friend's rear just for stopping the trashfare.

Back at home, the friends informs Valli that he has beaten up the supervisor, and Kali who was washing his face and hands (Mani borrowed this scene for Dalpathi), Kali explodes once again, "Naanum en tanggachiyum inngey anaathaiyaam vanthom...illanu sollala. (and something about begging, don't remember the line)...Naan enna avan aattha kittayaa sooru keetten..." then he breaks, voice cracking, "athukooda paravaaladdaa...naan en tanggachiya pattinipootenaaaa....athutaanda ennaalaa taanggamudiyila..." then rage sets in and this time you know that he means it, which sort of bothers Valli a bit when he says, "Ennaikkachum naan en tanggachiya patinipooteynnaa, annaikku intha Kaali settanaala irukkum!!"

Again, full blast of emotional discharge. And that fight...man, that fight, I really pity the guy played the supervisor. How Rajini summoned up enough rage to really kick the man's butt with that ferocity beats me. And when he breaks down, because this raging bull was hurt by the remark that he didn't care for his sibling, didn't bother about her needs. If that didn't look real, as followed by vow that he'd rather die than not to protect that rose, I don't know what is.

More later.

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Groucho.. best so far.. your posts are getting better and better :thumbsup:

Have to download and see the film this weekend :yes:

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So even if dalpati wins, mm will have its victory :-)

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Negative tone already in preparation for eventual defeat ?Such is the power of Dalapathi.

One MM scene which I like a lot. Sure Groucho will write about it. The scene after his loses his hand, VAM and others console him. They try to say something of the effect that they will take care of him. They seem to mean in all earnest. Rajini just explodes, unable to bear going from top-dog to object of pity. Asserts his authority with a roar of anger that has them all taking aback. In a moment he cools down and understands they meant well and in a generous, soft and big-brotherly tone dismisses them.

Beautiful expression, the fluency of the change is to be seen to be believed.

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And the whole sequence where he understands his reality is wonderful.

Two among them are

1.Showing his wish to marry the girl when his sister proposes the idea to him...sort of "no denial mode"

2.When the heroine comes in when he wears his pant..

The scene where he first meets his sister after losing his hand... :clap:

In a way very much similar to "nalal sivam" charecter where the guy who was once a hero,nderstands the reality( "munna maadhiri irundha balti adichu sanda potrukalam") and shifts to a humourous man from being a angry hero.


but here he stays as a charecter and never gives up his ego even after understanding the reality.

Thanks PR and Viv for promoting MM :cool:

PR, Viv, as a responsible journalist I am going to copy your posts and rewrite them later :twisted:

Anyway, the scenes are all worth mentioning. To think it was Mahendran's first film, whoa!

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PR, Viv, as a responsible journalist I am going to copy your posts and rewrite them later :twisted:

Anyway, the scenes are all worth mentioning. To think it was Mahendran's first film, whoa!

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Is it??? :notworthy:

Groucho.. naan sonna scene serthukka maatingala :mad:

One thing that has always struck me in 'muLLum malarum' is the "unequal" relationship shared by Kaali and Valli. There is a recurring moment in the film where the camera zooms in on Valli's face with the kottu from the street show they did as kids playing in the background. These moments are handled in a manner to suggest some guilt on Valli's part and also her unceasing realisation that she is indebted to her brother in so many ways, which she finds even a bit disconcerting. This is a brilliant move to say the least.

The look on her face when Kali says, "athu Kaali settha naala irukkum"

The realisation that the brother has done maruthani for her the night before. That is not a pleased or proud look on her face!

The defiance by personally sending food to Sarath's place. You are right equa, its unequa.

Is it on Moserbear ? I haven't seen the movie in a long time. Memory silipping.

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Groucho.. naan sonna scene serthukka maatingala :mad:

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Relax. That's towards the end.

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Is it on Moserbear ? I haven't seen the movie in a long time. Memory silipping.

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Yes, I think it's available on MoserBaer. chattuputtunnu vAngip pArththudunga.

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Is it on Moserbear ? I haven't seen the movie in a long time. Memory silipping.

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Yes, I think it's available on MoserBaer. chattuputtunnu vAngip pArththudunga.

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Yeah must. nalla vELai vote pOttuttEn.

I saw some Malayalam films with the cover saying ' with English subtitles'. The title and credits on DVDs were written in Malayalam only - some sense of humour they have.

Personally speaking, Dvds of classic Malayalam films (made by Bharathan, Padmarajan, etc) is unheard of.

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Is it on Moserbear ? I haven't seen the movie in a long time. Memory silipping.

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Yes, I think it's available on MoserBaer. chattuputtunnu vAngip pArththudunga.

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Yeah must. nalla vELai vote pOttuttEn.

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:lol: Yeah...you will regret it once you watched it. :D

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Personally speaking, Dvds of classic Malayalam films (made by Bharathan, Padmarajan, etc) is unheard of.

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Oh appidiyA.
I was looking for some Lohitadas and some 80s Srinivasan films which I hear are mainstream and neatly written without being ambitious.

Yeah, it's a difficult job getting DVDs of 80s, and 90s. If you find some good place/shop, let me know.

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Personally speaking, Dvds of classic Malayalam films (made by Bharathan, Padmarajan, etc) is unheard of.

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Oh appidiyA.
I was looking for some Lohitadas and some 80s Srinivasan films which I hear are mainstream and neatly written without being ambitious.

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You can get all the movies here

www.seventymm.com

But most of them in CD format.I once got "Moonnam pakkam" eagerly to find out that it was without subtitles :oops:

If u r lucky u will in DVD format with subs

PR once wrote about a video shop boy's reaction when he asked for a "nalla malayala padam" :lol:

Kadamaya senjaachu. Voted for MM. Groucho kann munnala scene a kondu niruthittaaru.

Grouch, vetri, vetri. Continu pannunga.
Pr ushaara nethE0pottuttaru illaina one more vote for mm kedachrukum

Thanks CR. (Always felt presence of VAM in it might lure you in).

Anyway, last post for today:

Mullum Malarum

Campaign day 2 pt 3.


And so Kali is human after all. He has needs too, and this time he needs a shave. While shaving (totally outdoor event) the busy body barber notes that Valli is at about marrying age and start suggesting potential grooms. Basically one candidate was more disastrous than the other. One was literally “Mookum Muzhiyumaairuppan”. Thank god Kali must have been in good mood. When the barbers goes on to suggest the next knucklehead ("padichi engga oorlaaaa....) he just merely allowed the shaving blade to touch its owners neck. And then, comes engineer’s assistant saying that the boss wants to see Kali. The not so amused Kali, having had just been suggested misfits to marry his beloved sister, asks him to wait while the barber finishes the hirsute removing ritual. Nope, says the assistant, engineer wants him now.

Next scene we see Kali, arms folded, face beaming with arrogance, and half lathered in foam.

Engineer: Enna ithu?
Kaali: Neenggathaan udaney vara sonnenggalaamee.

Annoyed, engineer tells him off, saying that what he did to the supervisor was uncalled for and he is letting Kali off this time with a warning…and again Kali protests, but the boss is not having any of his excuse. Kali is defeated again.

Engineer: Pogum poothu mugattai kazhuvittu poo.
Kaali: (looks at the assistant, and smacks the back of the feller's head :lol: – again anger at the boss directed elsewhere).

This is the second confrontation with his boss, Mr Engineer and Law Point. You know that from now on, Kali's ego has got the better of him and he is in no way going to make peace with his boss. Especially not when things get a bit personal.

Here, we get to see a bit of comic moment when Rajini deals with the nosey barber, clearly annoyed with the suggestion, and he wants something more for his sister...something that he is clearly about to disregard because of his ego. A damage he would almost wreck upon his sister much later. But that is later...till then...

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[tscii]Thanks CR. (Always felt presence of VAM in it might lure you in).

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Indha padathula avar scenes/role kooda nyabagam illa :)

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[tscii]Thanks CR. (Always felt presence of VAM in it might lure you in).

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Indha padathula avar scenes/role kooda nyabagam illa :)

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potti kada vachchiruppaar.... pakkaththu veettu chittu kitta kalla thodarbu vachchiruppaar ....

Surya doesn't know where Deva is taking him. A mother and a newborn child. The moment he realizes he is in Ramana's house, a change in his expression comes over. His first reaction is one of gnawing guilt. He can't stand the piercing gaze of the woman he has widowed. Deva being the loving fool that he is makes things worse.

He gives aks Surya to hold the Baby. The discomfort is writ large on his face. He feels like a worm. Deva prattles on about his greatness and says "idhu Surya...nee enna kEttalum tharuvaan".
"Really ? the child/mother seem to ask in prickly unison". Nothing makes one feel smaller than undeserved praise at an inappropriate time.Surya cringes, the infant seems imright possibly heavy to him, he holds with an artificial teflonness. The baby is taken from his hands, he never actively held it in the first place.The world is unaware. The one aware gazes at him causing inexplicable pain.

His world till then had been simple. He lived in an all earnestness of being right and fearless. All that changes forever in that scene.

Extraordinary acting by Rajini. Not a word spoken but eloquent beyond measure.

Now, I think someone must write about the likes of 'guru sishyan' and 'rajAdhi rAja' so as to offer a corrective of sorts.

Yeah, ippo equa TeO pathi naalu vaarthaigal pesuvar

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Now, I think someone must write about the likes of 'guru sishyan' and 'rajAdhi rAja' so as to offer a corrective of sorts.

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I remeber a half-post of yours once on why Guru Sishyan is the Rajini comedy to be remembered ahead of Thillu Mullu. adhai appidiyE expand,elaborate, elucidate with examples, padam varaindhu baagangaL kuRiththu post paNNalaamE.

I guess I'm not the right person to talk about 'thambikku endha Uru.' (I'm still a young, you see.) I don't recall seeing it in one piece at all, and at any rate, it never made so much of an impression during my growing-up years. On the other hand, 'guru sishyan' is a personal favourite (and certainly Rajini's best comic turn) and I remember enjoying 'rAjAdhi rAja' a lot too.

Sari guru sishyan pathi ezhudunga. Marmayogiya marudhanayagamangaradhu mukyam illai. Avat rendula oru Padam edukkanum. Adhe maadhri dhaan

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Now, I think someone must write about the likes of 'guru sishyan' and 'rajAdhi rAja' so as to offer a corrective of sorts.

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I remeber a half-post of yours once on why Guru Sishyan is the Rajini comedy to be remembered ahead of Thillu Mullu. adhai appidiyE expand,elaborate, elucidate with examples, padam varaindhu baagangaL kuRiththu post paNNalaamE.

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Yeah, this piece. appappO idhu mAdhiri oru salasalappa ERpaduththa vENdiyadhu dhAn. The crux of the resistance is I'm a bit uncomfortable with seeing Rajini as this "once a serious actor who strayed away in a different direction."

And regarding pitting 'guru sishyan' against 'thillu mullu,' the idea is that the former has much more of Rajini's comic persona than the latter. In fact, the latter is a bit of a non-starter on that front (though it is in itself a hilarious performance). It is like Rajini playing the lead role in a sabha stage play. Any other capable actor (in terms of comic timing) could have played it and it'd not have made so much of a difference.

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Originally Posted by equanimus

I guess I'm not the right person to talk about 'thambikku endha Uru.' (I'm still a young, you see.) I don't recall seeing it in one piece at all, and at any rate, it never made so much of an impression during my growing-up years. On the other hand, 'guru sishyan' is a personal favourite (and certainly Rajini's best comic turn) and I remember enjoying 'rAjAdhi rAja' a lot too.

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:2thumbsup:

Rajini's top ten comedy movies'nu oru thread open pannalaamaa ? enna solreenga ?

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Now, I think someone must write about the likes of 'guru sishyan' and 'rajAdhi rAja' so as to offer a corrective of sorts.

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I remeber a half-post of yours once on why Guru Sishyan is the Rajini comedy to be remembered ahead of Thillu Mullu. adhai appidiyE expand,elaborate, elucidate with examples, padam varaindhu baagangaL kuRiththu post paNNalaamE.

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Yeah, this piece. appappO idhu mAdhiri oru salasalappa ERpaduththa vENdiyadhu dhAn. The crux of the resistance is I'm a bit uncomfortable with seeing Rajini as this "once a serious actor who strayed away in a different direction."

And regarding pitting 'guru sishyan' against 'thillu mullu,' the idea is that the former has much more of Rajini's comic persona than the latter. In fact, the latter is a bit of a non-starter on that front (though it is in itself a hilarious performance). It is like Rajini playing the lead role in a sabha stage play. Any other capable actor (in terms of comic timing) could have played it and it'd not have made so much of a difference.

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equa :thumbsup:
ennada solraarnu ninachittu irunthen..
None could have matched the Guru Sishyam comedy performance and it has written Rajni special all over it.. whereas any good comedy actor could have pulled it off in Thillumullu.. In that sense Guru Sishyam scores... right? :huh:

I still think no one could have done it better than Rajini in ThilluMullu. but I think I will agree to the point you are making.. Good analysis :cool:

Johnny kku vote potta innoru mahatma yaaru?

Johnnykku motham 3 vote-u. Neenga oru vote-ku account ketkareenga? Appo meedhi rendum nIngaLE pottengaLA?
(sorry couldnt resist redigging your reputation for multiple ids :-) )

Johnnykku motham 3 vote-u. Neenga oru vote-ku account ketkareenga? Appo meedhi rendum nIngaLE pottengaLA?
(sorry couldnt resist redigging your reputation for multiple ids :-) )

I dont have multiple ids plum :( sadly so :( iruntha maddy kku innum niraiya vote potrukka mattena!

btw, vivasaayi (vicks) was one
I was the second
I wonder who is third :?

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iruntha maddy kku innum niraiya vote potrukka mattena!

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Madhavanukku vizhundha vote-ai paarthu dhaan sandhEgamE. Plum kooda sandhEgappadura aLavu konjam overAvE pOttutteenga.