A Day Out With The One and Only Super Star - Part 2

Continuing from Part 1,

Kaala is 50.01% Rajni film and 49.99% Ranjith's to be exact with the percentages of mathematics.

You can literally see Ranjith's touch everywhere like the "Ravana Kaviyam" book on the table or be naming one of his characters as Lenin. He walks his talk just like what he accomplished in Kabali.

There were far too many adorable and a screamer of moments like Zarina speaking in English and Kaala's wife responding to her or Zarina-Kaala convo in the restaurant or Kaala's wife's jealousy when she says she would go behind her childhood lover. 

Fantastically depicted and endearing scenes which you could watch over and over again.

But, where Ranjith had strangely faltered is the total duration of the movie ( My best estimate is to be edited somehow by at least 20 mins) and the way he had shown Lord Rama as villain and Ravana as a hero when the basic common sense dictates that Rajni who fights on behalf of his people is actually Lord Rama and the politician is Ravana for having the "I-want-to-rule" selfish mentality. He had literally and figuratively flipped the characters of Rama and Ravana to suit, insert and push his agenda into the mainstream real world.

Also, "Manu" Builders or "Hari" Dada is a direct and flailing attack on the sentiments of the Hindus.

It's a good thing that no one from the ruling BJP - State or Centre - did not create a loud hue and cry thus promoting the movie further with no additional Marketing costs incurred for the team of Kaala.

Maybe, was that the primary or secondary reason as to why Ranjith had included such controversial names and character sketches in Kaala?

I don't know.

What I know for the certainty is that sanity prevailed finally after the disastrous debacle of Mersal (Nope! not from the movie's POV but from external factors!) as the lessons have been properly learned by those who shot from the hips then without any forethought so as to magnanimously give an unbridled publicity at no charge to the makers of the films.

However, given the incontrovertible fact that the director speaks extensively and passionately about rights and equality, what would be incredibly interesting to see is whether Ranjith has the same level of guts to talk about Christianity or Muslims in such a belittling manner with his forthcoming movies especially when the great Tom Hanks' 'The Da Vinci Code' faced severe brickbats when it was due to release in our country or Kamal Hassan's 'Vishwaroopam' which got embroiled in a neck-deep controversy prior to hitting the screens.

Only Ranjith can answer this question as he is the one who had incorporated it into the film.

Sin embargo, when you take away this particular portion of the movie and watch it as a larger picture (pun intended!), Ranjith has created a beautiful narration with enough humor, intelligence, a hard-hitting societal-focussed script that shows the trials and tribulations, plight and flight, doom and gloom of multitudes of people who live in wretched and squalid conditions and deserve nothing other than a better life without being at the mercy of anyone but on the own merit and self-respect.

What excellent way to project such a strong concept other than the cinematic medium with Super Star at its helm.

And, Yes.

He has also made the best use of Rajnikanth - the actor, character, performer, and entertainer - to his maximum effect.

                                                      

                                                               X---To Be Continued---X