Favorite Scenes/Songs from THALAIVAR Rajini films #3

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Originally Posted by hamid

yes.. Rajini is the best when it comes to comedy in TFI..his timing is :notworthy: :thumbsup:

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indha post-a appadiyae eduthutu poi Illogical nu thread iruku .. adhula put !

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Originally Posted by hamid

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Originally Posted by equanimus

Hamid/AudazJay,
When it's not clear to anyone (it certainly isn't to me!) what a "class actor" (or a "class film") even means, I think we should just not use it. :)

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:) Thats y i said "so-called class" in all my posts :cool:

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No, Hamid, my point is, even when one qualifies it as "so-called," one's still approving of such a classification (but is doubtful of the merits of "class"). This whole "class vs. mass" idea, as we all know, relies on a certain classification of the film-watching audience. But a superstar like Rajini really cuts across all sections of audience. So it's really pointless to examine how he caters to the "class" audience when clearly most of them enjoy his regular films in the same way as others.

At the outset, I think I should first confess that I don't think Rajini is a great actor. (I know it's blasphemous, may be it's just me. :)) I'm trying to find out why the essential Rajini is being traded for the "serious actor" who unusually did some "serious films," some of which are so poor anyway. (Sri Raghavendra and all, really?!)

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Originally Posted by hamid

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Originally Posted by equanimus

It seems there's a sense of anxiety with respect to Rajini's stature as a "serious" actor which I think is totally unwarranted.

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:yes: well said.. agreed 100%.. but we have seen so many posts here and other places "Rajini cant act.. no point in talking about acting w.r.t Rajni etc etc.. " (those posts are worth :rotfl: only) So it is necessary to raise this and clarify this :cool:

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Not to take away anything from Rajini's merits as an actor, but to a large extent, he has indeed transcended what one would call "serious acting" in the traditional sense for decades now, isn't it? What I'm trying to say is, a proper response to these kind of criticisms has to be (and can very well be) well within the framework of the phenomenon that he is, and not by harking back to a different phase of his career as early as the 70s!

ennamo poanga :roll:

Naan moderator a latchchanamaa amaithiyaa irukaen.. Ethuvaa irunthaalum decent aa discuss pannungappaa :shaking:

TM,
I didnt want to get into Rajini Vs Kamal discussion.. athaan unga post-ku reply pannala.. but seems this is headed in that direction. anyway if thats what needed so be it..

Bala,

Joke adichu vilayaadrathaa?? :rotfl: athu yaar panrathunnu ellarukkum theiryum.. Dasa collected triple times of sivaji collections, 10 page la thread lock aakiduchu athunaala dasa-thaan winner etc etc.. ithaiyellam vida periya vilayatta enna naanga aadurathu :huh: :rotfl2: :rotfl3:

discuss panrappa eethum pesa mudincha pesunga.. illatti unga threadla poy vilayaadunga.. atha vittuttu een ippadi summa sound mattum kodukkariinga? sari athaan mudiyumna carry on..

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Originally Posted by hamid

TM,
I didnt want to get into Rajini Vs Kamal discussion.. athaan unga post-ku reply pannala.. but seems this is headed in that direction. anyway if thats what needed so be it..

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Oh, really! :lol2:

By the by, 10-page lock-a!!!? adhellam naan sollakkidayaadhu yuvar aanar!
And triple time collection please ask the sources which said that, i'm merely a messenger! :lol2: (Source e kudukkaama vaai la vada sudra aatkal neenga enbadhu vera vishayam)

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Originally Posted by hamid

discuss panrappa eethum pesa mudincha pesunga.. illatti unga threadla poy vilayaadunga..

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Seri, i'll stay in the topic and contribute to the discussion without "giving sound", ok va??

You are being too restrictive, i say!
Why stop with #1 star and # 1 actor, #1 star actor, #1 acting star etc?

How about #1 comedy star? # 1 action star (pipping Arnold to the post)? #1 theater star?
Kamal would have been a light boy and whatever he is now is due to the "humility" (sammandhame illama ella edathulayum indha humility-ye solreengale-nu kekkara madayan yaaru adhu?) and the 'mercy' of Rajini because he choose the 'other path'. everybody in every other field is in top only because Rajini did not choose to grace that field!


Had Rajini joined the Indian cricket team, he would be #1 ICC/Ceat/Maruti ranked player and Sachin Tendulkar would have been throwing balls from the boundary line in white and white (ball boy)! And U.N General secretary post wouldn't have been far off..

Kamaan :yes:

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Originally Posted by equanimus

At the outset, I think I should first confess that I don't think Rajini is a great actor. (I know it's blasphemous, may be it's just me. :)) I'm trying to find out why the essential Rajini is being traded for the "serious actor" who unusually did some "serious films," some of which are so poor anyway. (Sri Raghavendra and all, really?!)

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Equa,

Fine..Im glad and why dont we discuss this.. (konjam simple sllunga :lol:)

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Originally Posted by equanimus

Not to take away anything from Rajini's merits as an actor, but to a large extent, he has indeed transcended what one would call "serious acting" in the traditional sense for decades now, isn't it? What I'm trying to say is, a proper response to these kind of criticisms has to be (and can very well be) well within the framework of the phenomenon that he is, and not by harking back to a different phase of his career s early as the 70s!

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Equa, yes he is a phenomenon.. but the discussion started when I wondered the path he chose might be wrong.. IMO even if he has taken the serious acting path he would have been successful. now that you say some of the serious acting films are so poor.. i wonder which of those you refer..

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Originally Posted by Thirumaran

Naan moderator a latchchanamaa amaithiyaa irukaen..

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appavi saar niinga :lol:

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Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)

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Originally Posted by hamid

discuss panrappa eethum pesa mudincha pesunga.. illatti unga threadla poy vilayaadunga..

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Seri, i'll stay in the topic and contribute to the discussion without "giving sound", ok va??

You are being too restrictive, i say!
Why stop with #1 star and # 1 actor, #1 star actor, #1 acting star etc?

How about #1 comedy star? # 1 action star (pipping Arnold to the post)? #1 theater star?
Kamal would have been a light boy and whatever he is now is due to the "humility" (sammandhame illama ella edathulayum indha humility-ye solreengale-nu kekkara madayan yaaru adhu?) and the 'mercy' of Rajini because he choose the 'other path'. everybody in every other field is in top only because Rajini did not choose to grace that field!


Had Rajini joined the Indian cricket team, he would be #1 ICC/Ceat/Maruti ranked player and Sachin Tendulkar would have been throwing balls from the boundary line in white and white (ball boy)! And U.N General secretary post wouldn't have been far off..

Kamaan :yes:

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:sigh2: naan kuuda oru nimisham nejamaathan solriingaloonnu :shock: ninachi muzusa padichitten.. sari en thapputhaan.. :lol:

Hubber Maddy's favorite dialogue from Maharasan

Kamal: "(something like)Savalakkadi girigiri....Idhukku enna badhil solra?"
VKR Ayya: "Idhekkellam yevan ya (serious-a) badhil solvaan"