Super Star in & as LINGAA ♠Anushka ♠ARR ♠KS Ravikumar

[venkkiram]

Kamal padam ellam free a than papingala?

கமல் படம் மட்டுமல்ல.. தற்போது நன்றாக ஓடிவரும் மற்ற அடுத்த தலைமுறை நட்சத்திர நடிகர்கள் படங்களும் இந்த அளவு டிக்கட் உயர்வினை சந்திப்பதில்லை..

[VinodKumar's]

Venki I watched Dasa for 25 dollars same as Endhiran ...

[venkkiram]

Venki I watched Dasa for 25 dollars same as Endhiran ...

அப்படியா? நான் முதல்நாள் இரவுக் காட்சிக்கு பதினைந்து வெள்ளிகள் கொடுத்து பார்த்ததாக நினைவு. விஸ்வரூபம் உட்பட. இருபத்தைந்து வெள்ளிகள் என்பது யார் திரைப்படமாக இருந்தாலும் கொள்ளைதான்.

[selvakumar]

What is this வெள்ளிகள்? Is that the word for dollar in tamil or inspired from Ninaithaale Inikkum movie?. Have never seen anyone using that word. Kodumai ya irukku


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[Avadi to America]

I just came from theatre...

Excellent movie with strong emotional story... I haven't seen thalivar in such a character for long time....a true family entertainer.... The crowd in the theatre was vibrant.

[Avadi to America]

http://www.iluvcinema.in/telugu/ling...review-rating/

Rajalingeswaran steals your hearts!! Lingaa is rocking!!!

Movie Rating: 4/5
Director: K. S. Ravikumar
Producer: K. Karunamoorthy an A. Subhaskaran
Music Director: AR Rahman
Written by: K. S. Ravikumar, Pon Kumaran
Cinematography: R. Rathnavelu
Cast: Rajinikanth, Sonakshi Sinha, Anushka Shetty

The moment of excitement has arrived. Millions of frenzied fanatic fans of Rajini across the world have been waiting in utter eagerness to watch Lingaa ! Now the D-Day has arrived! It is Lingaa and Lingaa renting the air silently all the way to the theaters! Rajini mania is just getting out of hands with theaters bursting at the seams with fans thronging the theaters.

Story: The movie begins in a village in an environment of pre-independence days. Raja Lingeswaran, maharaja to a dynasty that rules many states during during pre-independence days is an officer with authority an IAS who is honest and always at the service of people. To the people he is God. He is feared by the crooks and respected by people. Raja Lingeswaran has a dream that of building a dam. So he decides to build a reservoir solving both the problems water and employment in one shot. But his dream of building a reservoir fails as the British Government betrays him and kills his dream of building a dam. He leaves the town.

The movie moves forward and takes us to the present times where young Lingaa plays a happy-go-lucky-guy role with his friends always around him. By a quirk of fate, he goes to the same village where his granddad Lingeswaran was an officer and was worshipped by villagers as God. The problems in the village has worsened with people still suffering. The young Lingaa girds up his loins and wovs to fulfil the dream of his father that of building a dam for his villages. Will he build the dam? Has he succeeded in solving the problems in the village is all forms the rest of the story. This is the story in a nutshell.

Plus Points: Rajini’s performance is electrifying. Especially his intro scene when the theaters go bursting with the shrill catcalls and whistles. His one-liners and punchy dialogues are really rocking. The power of punches hasn’t faded in him. His stunt sequences are rocking and especially the train fight is just amazing. Thanks to Hollywood stunt master Lee Whitaker who superbly composed the fight; and Rajini performing the train stunt with aplomb and ease. The King Lingeswaran has really stole the show; and with that your hearts too. Rajini’s intro solo song was rocking and exciting. Costumes of Raja Lingeswaran were excellent and kudos to the costume designer. The costumes only enhanced the persona of King Lingeswaran. Anushka and Sonakshi Sinha only added spice to the movie with their wonderful performances. And his wry smile with a slight twisting of lips… Oh that’s just fantastic. “Thalaivar in Unmai Oru naal velum is priceless” !!

Lingaa Punch: “Mannarukku thevai makkal thunnai, athu aandhavan punyathule ennukku nereya irukku”

Minus Points: The storyline has a powerful theme. Yet it was dragging at places where Rajini’s presence isn’t there. Photography has captured pre-independent era and is good. Music is good. Especially a number with Sonakshi Sinha is just rocking. Re-recording is pretty bad.

Analysis: The entire movie was carried on the shoulders of Rajini and his one-liners and punches.

Verdict: This is out and out Rajini movie. A must watch !!!

[cm123]

Lot of punch lines throughout the movies for fans to whistle.

[paranitharan]

Thamiz, no point in being so desperate. Max, we see average reviews. The expectations are huge & if it fails to satisfy, the fall will be too hard. Just have a look at the way ppl make fun of this movie in Twitter, after watching FDFS (One tweet said they could have made Powerstar to do the climax instead of Rajini).
HCRK fans still say "Superstarkaaga paakalam...etc...etc...Aana padam yeppidiyum odidum" But if you are still thinking I'm the only person who doesn't have any positive things to say about Lingaa, you are mistaken. Already Muthalvan and Samajith have posted their comments. Lets see what others have to say.

sari irukkattum but neenga romba aarvama irukkiringa. thirumba thirumba sonnathaiye sollittu irukkiringa.

[Avadi to America]

http://movies.chennaivision.com/tami...ew.php?id=1711

Story:
People in a village gather at a dam in their area, even as government officials start checking its safety, in the presence of MP (Jagapathi Babu).

That night, the MP and his men kills the chief engineer (Ponvannan). While breathing his last, the engineer tells the village chief (K Vishwanath) that the temple near the dam, which was closed for decades, should be opened to save the village.

The village chief feels the temple should be opened by the grandson of Raja Lingeswaran (Rajinikanth), a king-collector-engineer, who constructed the dam.

His granddaughter Lakshmi (Anushka) starts the hunt for Linga (Rajinikanth), and finds him and his friends (Santhanam, Karunakaran & Co) to be thieves.

She manages to bring them to the village, where Linga comes to know the hoary past of his grandfather and how he constructed the dam braving all odds.

Coming to know that the dam is under threat, he vows to save the giant structure and the village. Why the MP kills the engineer, why the engineer says the temple should be opened to save the village and how Linga saves the people forms the rest of the story.

ANALYSIS:

It's out and out Rajini show and Lingaa is a complete feast to his fans. The Superstar walks, jumps, fights, dances and flies, giving goosebumps to his fans.

Anushka is trendy as Lakshmi and helps the grandson Rajini to achieve his mission. While Sonakshi, who comes in flashback scenes, is traditional and a pillar of support to grandfather Rajini.

Jagapathi Babu and K Vishwanath perform well, but heavy Telugu accent in their dialogue delivery could have been avoided. others in the cast include Vijayakumar, Radharavi, R Sundararajan, JP, Nizhalgal Ravi and Ilavarasu (who has a meaty role and delivers solid performance).

Rathanavelu aka Randy deserves all appreciation for showing Rajini in a youthful avatar. A R Rahman's music and background score have done a magic off-screen.

There are many punch dialogues and messages in the movie and the way Rajini deliver them are wow-some. There are only two fights (one on the train and other during climax), but both of them are of James Bond quality.

Director K S Ravikumar has given a royal treatment to Pon Kumaran's story and has made Lingaa a treat to Rajini fans. And producer Rockline Venkatesh has ensured that it is a grand fete, by roping in 1000s of junior artistes in most of the scenes.

The statutory warning for Rajini films is not to look for logic and other loopholes, but to look for Rajini alone. If you are okay with that, Lingaa is for you.

Rating: Good
Director: K. S. Ravikumar
Producer: Rockline Venkatesh
Starrer : Rajinikanth, Sonakshi sniha, Anushka Shetty, Santhanam
Music : A.R.Rahman
Pro : RIAZ K AHMED

[Avadi to America]

http://www.galatta.com/tamil/reviews/lingaa/829679034/

Superstar Rajinikanth is back to rock the big screens with Lingaa, directed by KS Ravikumar. This movie presented by Vendhar Movies, is produced by Munirathna and Rockline Venkatesh and has music by AR Rahman and cinematography by Randy aka Rathnavelu. Sonakshi Sinha and Anushka play Superstar's heroines and are supported by an able and ensemble cast.
The movie opens to an engineer (Ponvannan) surveying a dam with the whole village of Solaiyur looking on. The village headman Karunakaran (K. Vishwanath) and the area's Member of Parliament (Jagapathi Babu) are also among the onlookers. That same night, the engineer is murdered and just before he passes away, he asks the elderly Karunakaran to open the Shiva temple located close to the dam. The engineer's death is believed to be an accident by the villagers. The temple has remained locked for over 70 years and when the villagers ask Karunakaran permission to open it, he reveals that according to his father's oath, only a successor of Raja Lingeshwaran should open it. He sends out emissaries to different parts of the country to search and find Raja Lingeshwaran's only remaining successor - his grandson (Rajinikanth). However, hating his grandfather for not leaving him any wealth, the grandson - who has also been named Lingeshwaran, has shortened his name to Linga and is a petty thief, who steals small objects along with his gang (Santhanam, Karunakaran, Balaji), for a living. Linga and his friends are caught by the Police and are in jail, when an unknown lady reporter - Lakshmi (Anushka) comes and rescues them. Lakshmi reveals that she is from the village of Solaiyur and wants Linga to come to the village, to reopen the temple. Though reluctant at first, Linga and his friends go to the village, to escape from the Police.
On reaching the village, Linga learns that the Lord Shiva sculpture in the temple is made of a rare precious stone and plans to steal it and settle down for life. It is here that he learns of his grandfather - Raja Lingeshwaran (Rajinikanth). Lingeshwaran, also a Cambridge graduated engineer, first came to the village of Solaiyur as a Collector, in the British era. On learning that the farmers of this village and the surrounding villages are facing severe floods for 3 months and complete drought for the remaining 9 months, he appeals to the British government to help build a dam in Solaiyur. His fellow British collectors and their chief ridicule him and refuse to help construct the dam. He resigns as a Collector and takes up the construction of the dam on his own. Being a very rich Maharaja, he puts in his own money and goes about constructing the dam with the help of the villagers (Radha Ravi, Vijayakumar, R. Sundarrajan, Sonakshi Sinha and many others), much to the chagrin of the Britishers, especially Collector Hunter. In an unfortunate turn of events. just when the dam is nearing completion and there are torrential rains endangering the dam and the village, Linga is forced to seek Collector Hunter's help. Hunter puts forth some conditions, sticking to which Raja Lingeshwaran loses all his wealth and is also disgraced by the villagers. The angry villagers chase him out of the village, asking him never to return again. What were the conditions put forth by the Britisher? Why did Raja Lingeshwaran lose all his wealth? What happens to the dam? Why are the villagers angry with Raja Lingeshwaran? What plans does the corrupt MP have for the present day dam? Watch Lingaa on the big screens to know...
Director KS Ravikumar has given us many super hits with the Superstar in the past and is all set to give another one with Lingaa. Known as the king of commercial entertainers, he has lived up to the name in his latest directorial too. The story is larger than life, just what the Superstar's fans would want to see him in on the big screens, after a big gap! The director has seamlessly woven the past and the present in this movie set in two different eras. The dialogues need a very special mention with Superstar getting to deliver some new punch dialogues. Some of the dialogues like, "I have not failed. I have just postponed my success... See you soon!" bring the theatre down. Putting together such an ensemble cast and above all completing a movie of this magnitude in just 6 months, is absolutely mindboggling and the producers deserve all the credit for this. Director Shankar is known for having one or 2 extravagantly made songs in his movies but KS Ravikumar has made all the songs in Lingaa on this scale. The Superstar is back with a bang and rocks with his acting, stunts, dialogue delivery and style. However, the biggest plus is the way he has gelled and shared the comedy sequences with youngsters like Santhanam and Karunakaran, He has brought out the differentiation in the two characters he has played and as Raja Lingeshwaran, steals the cake. Anushka is the show stealer and looks absolutely gorgeous on screen. Sonakshi Sinha as the village belle Manibharathi has made a stellar debut in Tamil. Her emoting and dancing are top-notch Anushka and Sonakshi, despite not sharing screen space in any scene, have vied with each other for acting honours and both have performed brilliantly. Santhanam is his usual comic self and his oneliners are ribtickling. Karunakaran does not have a meaty role but carries himself well in the scenes he appears in. Veterans Radha Ravi, Vijayakumar, K. Vishwanath and R, Sundarrajan breeze through their roles. Jagapathi Babu is apt as the corrupt politician. The actors who play Britishers, especially the stars playing Collector Hunter and his wife, excel.
AR Rahman's sound tracks are already topping the charts and the visuals take them to a totally new plane altogether. However, with so much being spent on the project, the graphics could have been better. The train sequences in the flashback and the climax sequences could have been better showcased in the graphics. Randy's cinematography is an absolute treat for the viewers. The way he has managed to film the outdoor shots especially the dam scenes and the one shot from the top angle when he covers an entire royal dining table with all the people seated on it are top class. Editing is crisp.
Lingaa has all the elements that a blockbuster project in the combination of Superstar Rajinikanth and KS Ravikumar would have and some more... Thalaivar fans, don't miss it!!!