Favorite Scenes/Songs from THALAIVAR Rajini films #3

okei herez mine (choices based on only the films mentioned above)

1. avaL appadith thaan - rajni's villainism deserves no second place.
2. Johnny - pinnacle for dialogue-less emoting
3. MuLLum malarum - very unique. mithun didn't shine even as half as rajni did.
4. ThaLapathi - noteworthy
5. NetrikkaN chakravarthy - A reality
6. Baasha - Entertaining
7. Thillu mullu - Good try for comedy. can do better.
8. Thambikku endha ooru - melodramatic.
9. Guru Sishyan - okei... I can manage few smiles.
10. Annamalai - kaathula poo, but baasha mathiri interesting-a sutha therila

I agree with PR that personal preference is the precursor to supporting logic. However, it is possible to be objective, and the illustration is that if I went my personal preference, I wouldnt have voted for kALi. I would have....
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A determined non-cinema watcher, that's what I was. Every excursion to a movie planned by my buff of a father would be met with last minute tactical retreat to the bathroom by yours truly, in an attempt to delay, and therefore disintegrate the plans. This resulted in often being dumped next door with a friendly religious, principled non-cinema watcher of a neighbour while the rest of the family continued their normal pursuit of entertainment.

This was to change. I remember the day. The neighbour having retired to his native place, that day I didnt have a choice but to accompany the rest of the family to the movie hall. Not to worry. I still had my doosra. Go to sleep as soon as you settle down with the pop corn in the seat. Only, I couldnt, as a particularly charismatic young man stole a car, and indulged in a thrilling chase, orchestrated expertly by a genius in the background, of whose talent I'd only learn in the following years much later. The stylish youngster traversed hilly roads, changed the nameplates, spray painted the car to a groovy colour, and held up a tape recorder to record folksy songs by plantation workers. I was hooked. Ostensibly, it was the man on screen who hooked me in. A later viewing on TV served the realisation that the man playing the background score was equally responsible for it but thats another story for another time.
As Johnny went about his cons, and Vidyasagar endeared himself with his lazy, understated langour, my fascination grew. and Johnny was the first movie I 'watched' in a theater, though had been in the theatre for many movies before.
Such was the impact of Johnny that I saw Ranga many times in theatre. Enough said. There cannot be a better endorsement for that character of Rajni.
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I voted for kALi.
So much for personal preference determining your voting patterns

Netrikkan - While it is good, I think this performace is overrated in these parts.

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Originally Posted by hamid

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Originally Posted by groucho070

Yup. Mullum Malarum. Beautiful song, serves as the theme for the brother/sister relationship in the movie. Paatta keettale I get lump in my throat.

Yeah, that is me in Joe's blog.

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as you said, Mullum Malarum-ku campagn ethuvum theevai illa..
clear leading as of now.. wont mind a tough fight though :D

Plum, vera ethavathu padathukku campaign pannunga.. :cool:

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sema telepathy - idhai padikkaradhukku munnadiyE, Johnnyku post paNNittEn :-)

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Originally Posted by Shakthiprabha

yaaruppathu kurukka nedukka summa ulaatharavanga elaam johnnykku vote pottu ponga.
(soda kudunga :lok_lok:)

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ozhinjaanya Johnny!

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Originally Posted by SoftSword

voted

malai da!! :smokesmirk:

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Useless taste! ithula bandha vera :banghead:

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bangalore idli-sambar is better than TN idli sambar'nu sonnavanga ellaam taste pathi pesaraanga... :lol:

ennak'kodaumai saravanan idhu

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Originally Posted by groucho070

So far, no need to do heavy campaigning for MM.

CR innum vote-u poodala. VAM's contribution in MM patthi peesi mayakidalaam :twisted:

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grouch, seekiiram, Surya :twisted: is catching up. ungaLukk vEra surya pidikkadhe!

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Originally Posted by sp

7. Thillu mullu - Good try for comedy. can do better.

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:shock:

vadivel and allakai in one movie

allakai: neenga azhagaganum
vv: ithukku melayuma azhagu venum?

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Originally Posted by groucho070

So far, no need to do heavy campaigning for MM.

CR innum vote-u poodala. VAM's contribution in MM patthi peesi mayakidalaam :twisted:

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grouch, seekiiram, Surya :twisted: is catching up. ungaLukk vEra surya pidikkadhe!

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kozhappatheynggayaa :? ....Sivakumar Jr meethu interest leethu. But "Karnan" Surya meela rembe paasam. Indriravu Show: Mullum Malarum. Shtart meesic: Maaaninamee Mullai Pooo.....

AA-va, Mullum malaruma, Johny-a, Thalabadhi-a?
Personal preference dhaan ellame naalum, impact nu paatha Thalabadhi Surya dhaan... Its between MM and Thalabadhi ultimately...