exactly..the songs are actually enjoyable..not upto ARR standards but its nice..Quote:
Originally Posted by Avadi to America
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exactly..the songs are actually enjoyable..not upto ARR standards but its nice..Quote:
Originally Posted by Avadi to America
director vikraman stop banging your thing here!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mahen
this is happened on Thursday (premier shows)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.GreyShirt
https://twitter.com/ATMUSent/status/543134401971113984
3PM EST, #Lingaa still at #1 rentrak, $206,850 91 scrns. 2 is #HungerGames $190K 1583 scrns! #HappyBirthdayThalaiva @superstarrajini rocks!
#Lingaa USA premiere gross at $404,566 from 118 scrns. Ended up #6 overall in USA for Thursday. @rameshlaus spot on in guessing that!
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http://www.thehindu.com/entertainmen...?homepage=true
Ecstatic fans of superstar Rajinikanth pour milk over his cut-out to mark the release of his latest movie
Ecstatic fans of superstar Rajinikanth pour milk over his cut-out to mark the release of his latest movie "Lingaa" that also coincides with his 64th birthday, at Arora theatre in Mumbai. Photo: Vivek Bendre
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Fans set the box office on fire around the world, not just Mumbai.
Apparently, Superstar Rajinikant wanted to release 'Lingaa' on Diwali. So fans pushed their Diwali to the release date, also his 64th birthday, and set the box office on fire around the world, not just Mumbai.
After a sleepless night following overwhelmingly positive Twitter buzz and reports from the late night shows around the world, many headed towards the single screen Aurora cinema in Matunga, headquarters for Rajinikanth fans for fireworks, nadaswaram accompanied festivities and larger than life cutouts of their “thalaivar.”
Late night reports from Rentrak, Hollywood’s tracking agency, revealed that director K.S. Ravikumar’s Lingaa had beaten popular franchise Hunger Games 2 at the US box office by grossing $206850 from just 91 screens compared to the $190000 the Jennifer Lawrence film collected from 1583 screens.
Encouraged by this opening, this reporter made his way to Fun Cinemas in Chembur which was the first among the 70 screens in Mumbai to open its ticket counters in advance for Lingaa to find a full house screaming their lungs out as the words 'Super Star' appeared on screen.
The screams continued all through the introduction shot – boots stepping out of a stretch limo, followed by the trademark swagger in slow-mo as Superstar burst into a jig for S.P.Balasubramaniam rendered-A.R. Rahman composed ‘Oh Nanba.’
Unlike Chennai where the audience drowns the punch dialogues with applause and screams, the multiplex audience in Mumbai saved up their energy for the action scenes and were quickly sucked into the social period drama about a King who resigns his job as a Collector under the British rule to build a dam on his own to save the flood and famine-hit villages in his province.
Punchlines
The template Rajinikanth film had all the familiar tropes – a present day narrative in contrast to a glorious past, a betrayal, personal loss and redemption played by familiar faces and lots of punchlines that once again teased the crowd about his political ambitions.
But the most politically loaded line came when he picks up the megaphone and announces to his caste and religion-divided striking workers to not come to work if they believed in their caste or religious identity.
Only Indian blood
“I don’t want people of this caste or that religion to come to work. Only those who have Indian blood flowing in their veins and believe they are Indians first may return to work,” he declares his brand of “gharwapsi” and had the audience applaud instantly.
The Superstar was reuniting with his old friend K.S. Ravikumar after a gap of 15 years and returning to do live action after four years, after being hospitalised in a critical condition for months in 2011.
It was largely feared that he may never act again. But going by the veteran superstar’s agility on screen and the response off screen, there’s nothing to stop him from beating his own box office records.
The king is back on his throne.
http://m.thehindu.com/features/cinem...le6686154.ece/
Cast: Rajinikanth, Anushka Shetty and Sonakshi Sinha
Direction: K.S. Ravikumar
Music: A.R. Rahman
Genre: Social drama
The arrival of a Rajinikanth film is like a festival. Hardcore fans expect a whistle-clap fest and even serious film buffs look past gaping loopholes in the script and soak in inimitable fun. K.S. Ravikumar, who directed Muthu and Padaiyappa (Narasimha in Telugu), aims to draw more than claps and whistles. He puts Rajinikanth in the centre of a social, period drama set in 1939 and offers some interesting view points.
The first one hour rolls by with some fun, as Lingaa (Rajinikanth) and his motley gang of friends that include Santhanam and Karunakaran are involved in petty thefts. Lakshmi (Anushka Shetty) is a television reporter who at first cajoles and later arm twists Lingaa into coming to Singanoor village, where a dam and a Shiva temple stand as proud reminders to the work done by Lingaa’s grandfather, Lingeshwara.
When the film slips into flashback mode, flaky fun takes a backseat and we are introduced to Lingeshwaraa (Rajinikanth), a Cambridge educated civil engineer, now posted as collector of Kurnool. He makes it clear that while Gandhi follows a non-violent path and Subhash Chandra Bose the armed method of fighting against the British, he is trying to implement welfare schemes for people by being part of the administration. This segment opens with a neatly choreographed stunt sequence on the train, has its share of stylish sunglasses and vintage cars but Ravikumar wants the audience to focus on the story of a Samaritan than the superfluities.
Lingeshwara wants to build a dam to benefit drought-stricken villages. When faced with a stumbling block, he reveals his true identity — Maharaja of Gadwal — and constructs the dam with his own money and puts his engineering skills to use. A huge supporting cast, from Radha Ravi to Nizalgal Ravi, Manobala to Vijay Kumar, come into the picture. Sonakshi Sinha is endearing as Bharati, the spirited young woman who is the most educated in the village — she studied up to standard IV!
As you soak in the period drama, relishing the little flourishes that establish the mood of the early 1940s, you realise it is not without errors. Rajinikanth is shown reading Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces in 1939, whereas the book was first published in 1949.
The director narrates a tale of deceit, human spirit and triumph. The merits of the period drama come undone when the director, in a bid to emphasise the good nature of his hero, prolongs the flashback. It’s a template we’ve seen before, where Rajinikanth is maligned before getting his due.
Having spent far too much time in the 1940s, Lingaa returns to the present and hurtles towards a rushed end. The dam is now a political tool in the hands of Jagapati Babu. The climax is a huge disappointment. Suspension of disbelief in a Rajinikanth film is fun when the stunt packs in enough thrills. Here, mediocre visual effects play spoilsport.
Lingaa’s memorable moments lie in the social drama and the camaraderie between Rajinikanth and Santhanam. And there’s A.R. Rahman who makes a song with words like ‘Mona Gasolina’ sound edgy and good. Rathnavelu’s cinematography works in favour of the film. Though the romance between Rajinikanth and Anushka is flimsy, Anushka is appealing.
Lingaa is worth the watch for Rajinikanth but falls midway between being a gripping social drama and a full throttle entertainer. There are a few punchlines to take away too, for instance Rajinikanth says ‘I have not failed; I have only postponed my success’.
Bottom line: Thalaivaa doesn’t disappoint
what a pathetic!
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/45500123.cms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-ki...be&app=desktop
see the response from overseas family audience.... they simply love the movie...
https://twitter.com/AndhraBoxOffice/...13590506487808
Superstar might break his own unbeaten #Robo Day1 (All Incl WW-South Film) record with #Lingaa
Just came back from watching Lingaa.. Friday 10 PM show.. Cary, NC. Theater was almost full with majority family audience.. Thalaivar is real crowd puller.. we can expect all box office records broken by Monday..
Regarding the movie.. I liked it except for the climax.. climax is a big joke.. other than that the movie is engaging, thalaivar's presence and santhanam's one liner really helped.. music is average..
Overall satisfied with Lingaa outing..