Favorite Scenes/Songs from THALAIVAR Rajini films #3

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FINAL VERDICT:

It is a good entertaining movie .

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Yes I have this DVD. Interesting to read the story that you write along with the movie. Please keep it coming

[ScottAlise]

Paayum Puli
CAST:

Rajnikanth
Sathyaraj
Radha
Manorama
Silk Smitha
Indira
Jaishankar
Balaji
V.K.Ramasamy
Thyagarajan
Y G P
R.N.Sudarasan
Janakaraj

CREW:

Story,Screenplay Dialouges: Panchu Arunachalam
Camera: Babu
Fights: Judo Rathinam
Dances: Puliyur Saroja
Producers: AVM
Music: Ilayaraja
Songs: Vaali
Direction: SPM

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PLOT:

When a smuggler kills Rajini’s sister, vows to deliver justice and joins a martial arts school owned by Balaji. He trains hard there to become a master fighter, honing his fighting skills. He also loves Radha , a small hotelier .
He comes to Chennai and finds the smuggler. He joins their hotel Taking on a new identity, Paayum Puli (Pouncing Tiger), he sets off for revenge, helped by Silk Smitha

PERFORMANCE:

There is not much story in this movie it mainly depends on Rajin’s Star power and fights .
Thalivar is the main back bone of the movie as Paayum Puli he is superb ( Watchout for scene in interval block fight between Jai & Rajini)
Thyagarajan as Villan’s son plays a crucial role
R.N. Sudharsan is the main villan is apt
Silk SMitha plays a club dancer who loves Rajini and helps him in the last
Jai Shankar who initially hates Rajini becomes his friend & helps him
Manorama speaks Srilankan Tamil and Janakaraj plays henpecked husband, VKR, Rajini(Female) provides comic relief

[ScottAlise]

TRIVA:

It was third movie for AVM with Thalaivar
The movie celebrated 100 days completing hatrick in AVM, SPM & Thalaivar combo
Initially Vijaykanth was asked for a villan role but he refused. Karate RVT Mani agreed to play Villan role but backed out last minute as he cited the reason that he was a martial trainer though this is a movie and the movie would be like Hero(Rajini) winning over villan(himself) he does not like it
SO the producers and SPM found it difficult to find a villan for this movie. They even asked for writer Panchu Arunachalam but he backed out
It was at that time Jaishankar himself dropped at AVM office and asked what are you going to do when Karate mani has refused the movie ( They were not astonished as Jai sir had very good contacts all over the industry because of his friendly nature). He accepted the viilan role thereby making it second movie in Combo of AVM, Rajini & SPM literally the same team
New type of weapons were designed for this action movie.
The martial arts school scenes were picturised in Love Dale school Ooty
Balaji challenged that it is impossible to assemble all artistes in early morning 5 0 clock (Only Devar films can do that) But SPM made sure all artistes including Balaji, Jai, YGM, Rajini took part in the early morning schedule . Balaji appreciated SPM’s diligence .
The song Pothukutu Othutadi vanam was highly appreciated . Reason for all rain songs the camera would be in middle but in this song Camera would be on top thereby making the rainfall authentic credits to Cameraman Babu.
During the song of another hit song: Adi Masam Kathadeka Silk SMitha was making mistakes in dance steps. Some people made fun of it Enraged silk smitha pushed them in swimming pool. Rajini called her and consoled her and advised her a lot to be calm
The climax scene was a direct rip off from an James bond movie
It was during the climax scene where Radha & Silk has to stand in a winch/ lift .
Radha was initially terrified to stand in so much height but Silk Smitha was so daring that she did not mind that one part of hook of lift was broken and managed in that scene
Satyaraj appears in a fight in this movie
The re recording was fabulous particularly the title score & Interval block fights BGM

[ScottAlise]

FINAL VERDICT:

A nice action movie with good fights. Though there is no great story screenplay was so good that makes you forget all the loopholes

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[ScottAlise]

NALLAVANUKU NALLAVAN
CAST:

Rajnikanth
Radhika
Visu
Y Vijaya
Karthick
V.K.Ramasamy
Major Sundarajan
Y G M
Thulasi


CREW:

Screenplay Dialouges: Visu
Camera: Babu
Fights: Judo Rathinam
Dances: Puliyur Saroja
Producers: AVM
Music: Ilayaraja
Songs: Vaali, Vairamuthu, Gangai AMaran, Kamarajan, Muthulingam, N. Kamarajan
Direction: SPM

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PLOT:

Rajini is a do gooder but Rowdy released from jail. Radhika comes to his house and stays with her. Rajini finds her house and sends her back to her relatives but when he comes to know that she is tortured he marries her and together they start a new life. They are helped by Major who helps them to secure a job in visu’s factory.
But Visu’s factory is in critical position in verge of lock out but Rajini gives assurance to financiers and settles the dues. Rajini settles the dues when Visu is in death bed he handovers the factory & urges to be a guardian to his family.( Visu’s wife is Y Vijaya, relatives are Radhika’s relatives VKR and his son are distant relatives of Y Vijaya. Y. Vijaya’s son is Karthik)
INTERVAL

The movie begins its second half in a bunglow. Rajini is the MD of the factory, his assistant is YGM. The factory’s safety officer is Retrd. Police officer Major , Rajini leads a happy life with his wife and only daughter (Thulasi). But Karthik, VKR hatches a plan and Karthik loves THulasi. She too reciprocates him. Meanwhile Rajini without knowing all this approves his daughter’s choice of groom but he is against it when he comes to know that KAthick is his daughter’s lover.
But the couple marries

What happens next is climax

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PERFORMANCE:

As the previous Payum puli was criticized for not having much story this movie was very good in terms of story and showed a two different shades of Rajini as a rowdy in first half and aristrocrat in second half nice character role.
Radhika also got a meaty role that of a wife who reforms her husband , author backed role she delivers her best
Villan VKR is weak in his portrayal no acting scope for veteran
Karthik & Thulasi is other pair. KArthik is a part villan and looks good in confrontation scenes with Rajini
Major, Visu also gives a dignified portrayal
TRIVA:

It was fourth movie for AVM with Thalaivar
The movie celebrated 100 days
This fim is a telugu remake and it was later made in Kannada as Jeevana Chakra starring Vishnuvardhan and Raadhika.
The song Vechukava was shot differently with dancers having colour bulbs in dresses. The dance in Mumbai would cry as the bulbs would give electric shocks but Rajini never showed any sign of discomfort
The climax scene originally would end with Rajini walking away with his wife’s photo but producers wihed a commercial ending so the climax fight was shot
Kartick was initially apprehensive about villan role but director and producers assured him that they would make a film with Karthik as hero and Nalla thambi movie was made
Rajini received Cinema rasigan award & Film fare award in year 1985 for this movie
All the songs were hit particularly Namma Mothali, Chittuku Chella Chittuku, Unnaithane, Vechukava, "Ennai Thane"

HIGHLIGHTS:

Fight scene in which Rajini fights in Night by imitating villan , scenes involving Rajini & his daughter
FINAL VERDICT:

A nice movie, family entertainer

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[lord_labakudoss]

FINAL VERDICT:

A nice action movie with good fights. Though there is no great story screenplay was so good that makes you forget all the loopholes

HOME VIDEO:

Available in Moser Bear 3 in 1 DVD.

Nice series! Please keep it going ...

A couple of trivia about Patum Puli:
1) the martial arts training scenes wre ripped off from 36th chamber of Shaolin, but thalaivar managed to make them his own!
2) SPB stated inan interview that he was explicitly asked to sing with that 'vethalai' tone/style for 'Aadimaasam kaathadikka' , but was shocked to see the song normally pucturised with no expln given for the changed tone.
-LL

[Avadi to America]

Nalavanuku nallavan is a prequel to Annamalai.....Both the movies are very entertaining....all the songs in the movie are good.... There's a scene where visu asks rajini do ypu kmow our superstar who was a bus conductor and become a superstar something like that....