Me and the Boss

Heyyo I watched Shivaji (Sivaaji, to read out from the tamil correctly) yesterday.... I mean the tamil movie. yupp..... the Rajnikant one....

oh gosh, now how do I explain? well take it if you wil, but I did i did i did i did i did i did i did!

So now that thats settled, let me tell you what I thought of it.

Of course, I didnt tell you that I watched the movie sans the queue's that stretch all the way out of the theatre and into the nearby bus stand, sans the packed movie theatre, sans the hysterical crowds, sans the whistling, and sans the overpriced tickets... hehe. honest!

Talking about the queue, they delayed the start of movie by three quarters of an hour because, they couldnt without atleast 25 persons to see it. I dont kinow how to convince you of this, but at the right time for the show, there was my brother, me (and please understand that I belong to the genre that considers arriving after the title credits or before the end credits of a movie is half the ticket price wasted) and a stranger on one side of the theatre gate, and the watchman on the other, and nobody else even near. And to think that the bugger wouldnt even let us go inside, take tickets and be seated early. Yaaay, I am indeed talking about the movie that got released 10 days ago... with all the fanfare and whatnot!

Oh, maybe I do know how to convince. I must tell you I watched the movie in Kottayam, not in overzealous Tamil Nadu. Anyway, we had a show when about 25 people had gathered around the gate (now for all you know, they could have been keeping us outside to attract the few college guys who dared to cut classes on monday morning!)

And about the movie, I think it was good.... like, cool (though Shivaji doesnt sound cool when he says it, I must admit) In one phrase, a treat to the eyes. Whether you attribute it to the make up man, or the costume designer, the man looks atleast a few years younger than the heroines dad (who, of course, I havent seen) which is pretty acceptable considering most of the other heroes we have in India, and Im not even talking about Amitabh Bachchan.

The stunts were as usual, breathtaking, for their unbelievability, but then, neither was the Matrix Reality TV stuff. He didnt do anything emotionally stirring, so no complaints on that front. Humour was again from a comedian, but then I have no idea how good Rajnikant is at making a laugh.

Of course you dont talk about a movie without mentioning the heroine. Didnt particularly feel fascinated, almost got the feeling she was there just to bare all, or atleast, almost all. intriguing considering Shivaji wanted a so, so and so Tamil girl (now so so and so is because I dont understand Tamil)

And of course the music. Was good to go with the splendour of the visuals, but you cant help wondering wether this was the same A R Rehman who made the music for Roja, Bombay or even Boys.

So final word about the movie - is a good treat to the eyes, which is quite a good reason to watch something. Moreso when balcony tickets are priced under of 50 bucks... Oh ya, Im telling the truth.

PS : This isnt a movie review or anything. Just an explanation for having driven the wildest of fantasies of people who know me. That I would like a Tamil movie, and a Rajni one at that. But then, you got to accept that the times are changing!

(no offence to the fans of Rajni or Tamil movies please, but then What the heck, its my blog.)