'Pigs go in herds, the lion walks alone'
That's a rough and ready translation of something Rajnikanth spouts in and as Sivaji. He says it mid-way through the film, I squirm in my seat. My membership of the... Read The Article
You have really hurt us. Even though this is your personal opinion , the sentence " I am the pig who followed the herd" really hurt us.
( Posted: Monday , June 09, 2008 at 21:46 )
mohan kumar
im really dissapointed to see ur review it is nothing but jealous u got with south indian actor.i want to ask u some question all about present.who is best actor kamal hassan.who is best director maniratnam.best music director needless to say a r rehaman & we have country best techninician.so if u want to experience some of best indian work learn tamil or atleast watch maniratnam films with subtitles u will have life time experince.i hate dividing north & south.it is democratic country u got every right to express ur views but words used are very harsh that need to be condemened.so think before u write
( Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 12:22 )
ajay
if u cant understand the nuances and the dialogues, why do u rate it? do u think ur hindi films all carry a social message like all shankar's films and rajni's films does? can u name one hindi movie which is real and full of nativity?
dont make a fool out of urself....
( Posted: Monday , March 10, 2008 at 13:52 )
venkat
what is Om shanti om.. nothing but hindi sivaji..
( Posted: Saturday , November 17, 2007 at 15:44 )
venkat, with all the ingredients of masala film sivaji atleast talks about relevant socio-economic issues of free education,tax paying and money laundering.but om shanthi om only makes fun of yesteryear stars hardwork and achievments.
whether oso runs 100 days in moviehalls or not it will definitly celebrate hundred days in news channels as the stars of the oso film still promoting it by appearing in public relentlessly to make it success.
( Posted by anupama on Thursday , November 22, 2007 at 17:09 )
padmini
I remember Rajnikanth from some very forgettable Hindi films of the 80s.(Has only seen hindi movies). The plot, the story telling, the antics, are so camp and ludicrous. And so narcissistic (Note potshots at other Tamil stars). And self indulgent (over three hours and self mythifying comments). And crass (see innumerable scenes wooing heroine in the first half). ( Well, all this was a tribute to hindi movies, except the narcissistic part, that is sivaji, a software engineer trying to enact kamal hassan and MGR, whats wrong in that! Ok, self indulgent over three hours is sivaji, who else would you expect? amitabh bachan, the three khans, than it would be alright, since in real life these hindi stars are like that.) Of course one way of looking at it is see the whole film as a joke. ( It is a joke, for any state in india to devote millions of money to help college students, build jobs for the unemployed, improve healthcare, not decrease poverty, but increase black market. I think you only observed the romance and that for you, I agree it is a joke) Except for some quirky graphics and some stylish sequences - one song in particular that I am going to refer to as the GORA song - which was crazy, funky and sarcy, Sivaji was the boss. Of crap. ( That’s the point ms. Sengupta, sivaji used black money to achieve his goals and in doing this, unfortunately, he succumbed to politics. He was truly the boss, since he helped people and he killed the villainous politician, and in doing this in an all part American way which is Bachelor of Social Service, part ms. jayalalitha way which is having a collection of apparels not only for him but for his future family, cute isn’t, and part Indian way which is using black market and killing the evil politician, very patriotic.) And I am the pig. Who followed the herd
( Posted: Thursday , October 25, 2007 at 00:08 )
well said padmini, these bollywood star not only sell their films and products they also promote themself by appearing in media for 24 hours with self gloryfing interviews.how much narcissistic these people are we all know.
( Posted by banu.m on Tuesday , November 20, 2007 at 21:45 )
Anitha
Um...there are countless forgettable movies in the North,too, even Amitabh Bachchan's.....don't blame Rajni Sir, coz you can't understand Tamil & his style....
( Posted: Thursday , October 04, 2007 at 19:36 )
kiruthica
This author doesnt know Tamil and didnt understand the dialogues as well - so how come you give stupid comments like this. This shows her stupidity of going to the movie because of the hype it created and not stopping there giving unnecessary comments... The kind of discrimination she has betn north and south India is so obvious in her post, this is really bad.
( Posted: Friday , September 21, 2007 at 14:58 )
jeyanth
excuse me.... in what way sivaji is a crap? is it because of the stunning song sequences? very good graphics? good story line? or is it because of the one and only superstar of indian cinema...rajinikanth ? i can understand why bollywood films are always better than tamil films. because bollywood films doesn't have a rajinikanth, pleasant songs( songs are a crap in bollywood really...) good story etc etc etc. their invested money gets saved only by a man called rehman, a south indian. bollywood has recently made a crap called 'AAG'. i was surprised that a remake is made out of another crap- sholay which didn't convey any useful message for the public.
( Posted: Friday , September 14, 2007 at 23:44 )
Filmbuff
Yours is the of the best reviews of Sivaji I have read. While every other critic might have succumbed to pressure and stayed neutral, you've taken the step forward. Everyone talking about the 'worldwide success' etc are simply the pigs Rajini talks about in the film. You are the lionness and you walk alone babe..
Go Girl! Keep it coming..
( Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 21:04 )
Nithish
This just shows the superiority complex this journalist has.The film's main fault was that 1. It is not in hindi 2.It does not have hindi stars. In any case,this journalist dos not know tamil so how can she comment?
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