Any movie of Rajnikanth is always a festival; but this time with the never before pomp and show of Director Shankar, ARR, and Aishwarya Rai the biggest budgeted movie Endhiran hit screens worldwide with tickets sold out house full. I was dumbstruck when I heard that the tickets for this movie were finished in the first ten minutes after opening the bookings in a theatre in U.S and I even thought it was just getting a hype like all other Rajni movies. But this one is completely different from the others. This 3 hour flick deserves the budget, the wait, the applause and all the appreciations from the fans.
In this movie, Rajnikanth is a scientist, Vaseegaran who develops a robot. He names it ‘Chitty’ and teaches every single thing in this universe. ‘Chitty’ is programmed to learn and know everything except for human emotions and when that is taught, how would you expect a machine to react? What happens next forms the rest of the story. All the credit for this extravagant movie goes to Shankar Sir. This man is an absolute genius. His creativity reaches great heights with this movie and elevates the Indian movie standard to an all time high. With every movie of his, the scale of movie-making grows tremendously. He got the best technology money can buy. Looks like the majority of the budget is spent on 'Animatronics' and this movie has got plenty of that.
Thalaivar's fan following ranges from small villages to international cities. He is magnificent in this movie. In fact, HE is the movie. He adds life to every single frame created by Shankar with his charismatic screen presence which no other superstar in India could deliver. But this movie has a different Rajni rather than the Rajni who always does stylish marks punch dialogues and awesome modulations to impress us. Aishwarya Rai's role is quite limited in scope, but she looks ravishing in most scenes and does her job well. Santhanam and another comedian (forgot his name) also did justice to their roles.
Technically this movie is a wonder. Shankar proved that it is not only Hollywood that uses Indian staff to create wonders, we could do it too. And as I said the movie is worth the Whooping budget of 150 crores. Though the movie is an animation feast rather than a animation treat there are few sequences that are not to be missed though you don't watch the movie like the train fight, saving the people from fire, KIDNAPPING , And of course the last 45 minutes which makes you think that you are watching a Hollywood movie. Am sure this would lighten up the hopes of many talented Indian animators. Cinematographer Rathnavel impresses us again after a brilliant visual treat in Vinnaithaandi varuvaaya. I felt ARR's music in this film was just mediocre except for the 'Kilimanjaroo' song. The locales in which these two songs have been shot are just breathtaking including locales like Macchu Pichu in Peru which added more charm to these songs. Is ARR getting a little overrated now a days????
Of course this movie is a "must watch" if you are a lover of good commercial entertainers. But do not go to the movie expecting a typical Rajini movie. This is a spectacular visual experience and a real treat. Now, the clock has been reset and the wait continues. For the next Rajni starrer...Long live Thalaivaar!!!
My Verdict : 4/5
