Sultan: Super Star turns Super Hero

While all the media hype focuses on Sivaji, the Thalaivar has made sure that he will not go off the loop completely once the buzz over Sivaji dies down. This is surprising, given there is usually a big lull and uncertainty about the next Rajni movie until it, in fact, gets announced. People speculate if he is actually going to act in another movie and such. This time when we went to watch Sivaji, the Sultan trailer greeted us prior to the opening credits. Something that is sure to ensure a good buzz, once the excitement over Shankar’s latest offering dies down.

It was both surprising as well as refreshing to see an actor feature in an animated movie. Well, we know Shahrukh Khan, did some voice overs in the Hindi dubbing of The Incredibles, but this one is an entirely novel concept - where the animated character is modeled on the actor. One that gives yet another endorsement of his demi-God status.

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On Sivaji and Rajni

I was planning to write a review on Sivaji - The Boss for some time now. (For those living under a rock all this while, that is Rajnikanth's latest movie to hit the screens). But enough has already been written about it, so I will not make this a pure review per se. I'll pepper my thoughts on the movie with my thoughts on the Rajni phenomenon in general.

So we went to Houston to watch this movie and also paid $16 for a ticket! So what elicits this kind of a response from a person who has, till now, generally been content avoiding both Hindi and Tamil movies, ever since he came stateside? A comic book lover will look forward to the next issue of Spiderman/Batman/Superman and so on, whatever be the case. Star Wars fans of the seventies may have complained about how bad The Phantom Menace was in comparison to the original trilogy, but they watch the movie anyway.