For those who had missed out the previous parts due to any number of reasons,
here are Part 1 & Part 2 for your kind reference before delving deep further.
The man who has captivated the audiences with his spell-binding mannerisms and inimitable styles for generations - Rajnikanth.
here are Part 1 & Part 2 for your kind reference before delving deep further.
The man who has captivated the audiences with his spell-binding mannerisms and inimitable styles for generations - Rajnikanth.
Don't ever forget the name.
Ever.
In Kaala as well, he has sizzled through the scenes with oomph and panache - Read: without any of his evergreen punches or high-octane action stunts. For the fact, the role in Kaala is his most subdued and low-keyed ever since 'Anna Malai' yet no compromises on his on-screen presence.
Despite the fact that he had a toned down character, there were no scarcity or dearth in his flamboyant personality which only he can achieve - Like the Flyover Walk before he umbrella bashes the bad guys or the one-strike bamboo with his foot and it lands in his hands (though it had a striking reminiscence to Justice League but way better than it because of the 'Rajni' Phenomenon)
For all these years, he has eternally trapped himself into playing 'Mass Appeal or Larger-than-Life Hero' that many were labeling him as a non-performer in terms of a strong character-oriented role.
With his age fast catching up now, Rajni has perfectly started to unleash his character-driven latent ability mixed in the right proportion with his innate talented on-screen presence and charisma.
With his age fast catching up now, Rajni has perfectly started to unleash his character-driven latent ability mixed in the right proportion with his innate talented on-screen presence and charisma.
At times, you have the feeling that 'Kaala' reminded of 'Kabali' like the way he walked down the steps or the initial confabulation between Zarina-Rajni which was of similar ilk between Kabali-Radhika Apte. But, the character presence of Kaala is way too stronger, meaningful and powerful than 'Kabali'.
It was also due to two factors - Nana Patekar (NP) and SaNa's BGM.
That one scene where NP and Kaala were sitting F2F in front of each other was as mind-blowing as Padayappa-Neelambari.
NP was whacking great as the antagonist for the sheer menacing and frightful intimidating nature which was buoyed up further like a Python-swallowing-its-prey BGM whenever he is on the frame to create the sense of dread and strike fear into the hearts of his adversaries. He was calculatively ominous though it was a sliding loosener where he is shown to have let his guard down and come to the assumptive conclusion that Kaala was dead when there was no evidence to the contrary.
NP was whacking great as the antagonist for the sheer menacing and frightful intimidating nature which was buoyed up further like a Python-swallowing-its-prey BGM whenever he is on the frame to create the sense of dread and strike fear into the hearts of his adversaries. He was calculatively ominous though it was a sliding loosener where he is shown to have let his guard down and come to the assumptive conclusion that Kaala was dead when there was no evidence to the contrary.
I was not much of a big fan when the songs hit before the release but when in sync with the moving frames, it sounded good. A decent job with the songs but the BGM - Smashing.
Speaking of smashing, the three ladies (Kaala's wife, Huma and Anjali) were outstanding in their respective roles. Be it when they dared to speak against Kaala or use his name to him or shout for their people's troubles - They were not mere showpieces in scanty clothes to dance around in exotic locations but had a sizeable and substantial edge to their characters which drives the plot and story forward than frivolous giggles and demure timidness who are waiting for their knight-in-armor. Their performances reminded me of the three fantastic leads in Iraivi.
Encapsulating, if people went in to watch the dashing and slashing Rajni with their thought processes tuned in with his yesteryears BO hits like Muthu or Sivaji or Enthiran, they may or may not like this one.
But, when you see Kaala as simply Kaala, then you will not only appreciate the Ranjith's efforts to tackle such a serious socio-cause head on but also Rajni's mellowed yet scintillating character-oriented stylish approach that has been hidden in plain view all this while.
Kamal Hassan Ji - Beware!
Rajnikanth - the character-centric natural and realistic person is on the loose.
X---To Be Concluded---X
PS:
With Shankar's 2.0 around the visible corner, it's going to be business as usual for Rajni as it's sure shot to be a typical Super Star film with lots of punches, pun definitely intended, and VFX (which is what most look in a normal Rajni flick) unless I'm proven wrong.
What I'm looking forward beyond 2.0 is Karthik Subbaraj's new venture with Thalaivar especially with the firework Ani holding the reins of the music composer.
That said and done, if Rajni's swansong is like Wolverine's Logan with Super Star going all ballistics and berserk (character wise and style wise) in his last outing in the future as a movie star and sends his fans into a state of euphoric fervor in the event he is awarded the National Award for such a performance, that is the highest high in his illustrious long career for the person to solely redefine entertainer in the Cine Industry.
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