Fans go ga ga over Rajnikanth’s 100th Tamil film

Fans go ga ga over Rajnikanth’s 100th Tamil film


BY KK MOIDU
SIVAJI The Boss, the 100th Tamil film of legendary actor Rajnikanth, which was released in UAE last week is creating history.
The most expensive Indian film ever made, with a budget of around Indian Rupees one billion is also the most awaited film in the Tamil film industry.
Being screened in the UAE from the first day, hundreds of cinegoers crowded theatres to have a glimpse of their favourite star in hislatest mega movie Sivaji, which is expected to break box office records.
Sivaji was released in Sharjah Concorde cinema on June 14. Eldorado Cinema in Abu Dhabi, Grand Galleria in Dubai and Club Cinema in Al Ain was released on June 15.
Eldorado Cinema I and II in Abu Dhabi has been screening 10 shows daily to packed houses from the day of release.
The sources said the shows are packed for the coming days as well. No Indian films have received this kind of response so far.
Club Cinema in Al Ain is screening the film four times daily. A staff in the theatre said all the shows are running to full houses for the last two days and it has created a Rajni wave. The theatre would screen the movie for at least two more weeks.
There are chances of the shows being scaled down since the theatres have to screen other films scheduled for the coming weeks.
In Grand Galleria, Dubai, the film is running four daily shows to full houses with the entire week fully booked by cinegoers. The sources said the film will run for a minimum of one month.
In Sharjah Concorde Cinema, the film that was released at 7:45pm show on Thursday, a day earlier than its scheduled global launch, now runs five times a day to packed houses.
The tickets for the next few days are fully booked for the night shows. The response for daytime shows on weekdays is less compared to night shows. But many are returning without tickets for the 7:45pm and 11pm shows.
Theatre staff and the viewers said they are highly satisfied with the new film from Thalaivar, the title accorded to the star.
Paneer Selvam, a fan of Rajnikanth, who was fortunate enough to get a ticket to watch his favourite actor's film on the first day, said he is happy about the film, the performance of Rajni, technical perfection of the film, direction of Shankar, AR Rehman's music and especially the theme.
A staff member of the theatre most of the viewers are Indians from the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.
Mohammed Shabeer from Ponnani, Kerala who watched the film from Grand Galleria, Dubai said he had booked the ticket in advance. A fan of Rajni films like Basha, Padayappa, Arunachalam etc. he said he enjoyed Sivaji.
Rajni's last release Chandramukhi was in 2005. His fans were eagerly waiting for the superstar's film. Sivaji does not disappoint. The movie is set to make history by smashing all his previous records.
The film is also expected to re-write the collection record since the past records of Rajni films have been broken only his own new releases.
The film's story is very simple about a man who fights against evil machines and cleans the system. With Rajni's style, veteran craftsman Shankar's master touch and AR Rahman's music, the movie has all the ingredients of a mass entertainer like punch dialogues, romance, comedy, big sets, breathtaking action scenes and the good beats the evil plot.