Sivaji (2007)

Rajnikant is a superstar of South Indian Tamil cinema. He has more than 50,000 fan clubs and he is worshipped as God in his Tamil - land. His movies are awaited eagerly and released with festivities and gala fair. This movie Sivaji is the costliest movie of India USD 21 million – 5 to 10 time higher budget than usual movies. Within its first 2 weeks it has already done business of more than USD 25 million in India. In UK too it raked above – Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Oceans' 13 etc. It is just Rajnikant's antics that people come to watch. He is a typical aging superstar of India – dancing and fighting! Director Shankar has carved a niche for himself of tackling the subject of corruption with big star-cast, big movies and in a commercial format. This was the first engagement of Shankar with Rajnikant and it has to be BIG and good! That is what I expect.

The story is about a NRI computer engineer Sivaji (Rajnikant) who comes to India to do charitable work (story of Swades!?). His good work is blocked by red-tape, bureaucracy and corruption at every level – even after giving bribes he does not succeed and ends up in jail. Then he comes out and seeks revenge in more unlawful ways to achieve his dream. Parallel to this there is a love story of Sivaji with Tamilselvi (Shreya) and comedy track with of Sivaji with his friend Arivu (Vivek).

The movie is over-the-top and only Rajni fans would like the movie. It is a typical commercial Indian masala format – with gaudy dresses, sets, huge dance troops, anti-gravity defining stunts, hero bashing 15-20 goons, gross comedy – and the list goes on and on and on…It is all in all a Rajni movie! Director Shankar has not left any stone un-turn in including every gimmick that will bring claps and cheers to the Rajni clan of front benchers.

I was expecting a bit more intelligent movie from Director Shankar, but I was let down. As the major box office collections are ringing and filling the distributors' accounts – everyone is having the last laugh and happy times.

A.R.Rahman's musical score is a big let down; the background score is a bit better and tempo driven. Rajni has acted with his usual style and zip. This is my first movie viewing of heroine Shreya, and she looks beautiful and acts well. Vivek as a comedian gives ample support to Rajni's whimsical feats.

It is so strange to hear that Sivaji that is a south Indian Tamil movie is doing good business in North Indian Territory. Thanks to the media hype and the overseas collection of this movie. If illiterate villagers in India can sometimes watch an English language movie and like it – why not a Tamil language movie? Sad thing is that it requires North Indians to go out and see this movie only after overseas / international success of this movie.

In India we do not require – Superman, Batman, Spiderman – we have our Rajniman. I will end up with the catch-line spoken by Sivaji – Cool.

Anyway - Sorry the movie was not so COOL to me!

(Stars 5 out of 10)

Fmovies: Those who think that the movie is not that good, should watch it again because many like me have enjoyed the movie very much the second time!! rajini's acting,style and his sheer presence are the highlights of the movie....shankar has given his best too....shreya looks sexy all the way....vivek's role as a sidekick goes well as well....all the people behind the camera deserve a standing applause as well....lot of money has gone into this movie-nearly 80 crores INR - solely dependent on Superstar's fame...and the way people have received this movie,it might bring in lot of profit to the producers/distributors and whomever concerned with the movie....a must watch for every rajini fan and for others,watch it sans expectations....100% enjoyment ride

If you want to see a Negro RAJINI, a Caucasian RAJINI, RAJINI performing daredevil stunts, RAJINI performing slapstick comedy, breath taking dance moves by RAJINI, an Emotional RAJINI, the philanthropist RAJINI, The Stylish RAJINI, The "Villain" RAJINI and finally the ultimate mass hero, the super star RAJINI - This is the movie for you. Rajini being chiseled by director shankar who has packaged whole of the above ingredients into a wafer thin plot and made a wholesome entertainer that leaves you yearning for more of the one and only RAJINI diet. A must watch for those who require a stress buster after a hard grind and a decent entertainer for those who seek time pass, an entertainer which requires you to keep your brain safe in a locker and just play the DVD, sit in front of the monitor and ENJOY!!!!!!

Sivaji fmovies. This movie is just Rajini-show all the way through, fighting corruption with his unique style and mannerism,this is surely a win-win situation for the Superstar and Shankar.This is definitely not Shankar's best,movies like Indian and MUDHALVAN were better when it came to showing real life events real,nevertheless this is just pure entertainment.The supporting casts such as Vivek,Shriya and Suman the villain did a tremendous job.The villain had a special makeover which removes him from his original face,brilliant make ups,magnificent cinematography,not A.R Rahman's best work,but certainly a good soundtrack and there were many songs which became big hits,overall a huge family entertainer and corruption fighter.Lets fight corruption in style,SUPERSTYLE...

When the best people in the south Indian cinema meet (Shankar, Rajini, A.R.Rehman, AVM), the expected hype will be too much. There was a lot of pressure on both the fan's part and the movie makers' part to make Sivaji a huge hit by all means. It was a long time since padayappa, they've seen Rajini in full action. Baba was a clear let down. Chandramukhi was not a Super star centered movie. And for his reputation and style, the fans were very thirsty and were ready to see movie of any kind with their super star in form. In fact, i am a hardcore superstar fan. And i was one of the thirsty fans waiting to see my hero in action. For a guy like me, this movie has everything in it. A nice blend of action, comedy, stunts and THE STYLE of Super star. You cannot expect too much logic. Not for the super star. The director has to satisfy both his fans and Rajini's fans. I felt totally satisfied after coming out of the theater. Well, the movie did have pitfalls but the star's style easily dominated them. Overall rating : 8 out of 10.

Movie starts with the normal logic as our Super Star want to do good things to the society by constructing a University but villain Suman (who has done a decent job) creates lot of difficulties ...the story goes with the slow pace and our Super Star falls in love and wants to marry the gorgeous Shriya( She looks so beautiful and fits her role perfectly) .Normally our Super Star will not have any trouble to make a girl fall in love or mostly girl's will be running around to impress him but here it is different, our Super Star has to struggle to win the heart of Shriya . Vivek comes with our Super Star for most of the scene but honestly speaking I didn't feel a great sense of comedy through him when compared to his previous movies. At one stage our Super Star is in bankrupt because of the hurdles made by the villain. There comes the interval ,after seeing the first half , I did n't feel a great impact on the movie, bit worried whether I am watching a movie which is worth of the price 20 Euro (double the price of a English/Hindi movie) I paid because of slow pace and normal comedy scenes.

Now come the Second half, starting with Thalaivar tossing the coin and starting his revenge, from here the Movie goes like a Jet flight. Our Thalaivar rocks with the awesome look and style. Lots of humorous scenes and extraordinary fights in the Second half adds more feathers to the Success hat. The Most fantastic part of the Movie is the last 15 minutes where our Super Star turns from Sivaji to MGR, I wish MGR could have introduced much earlier. Movie ends with our Super Star's Victory over villain as well as in the movie.

Sivaji's technical team has done a tremendous job especially Cinematography, Art Direction,Editing... .

Fights and songs are too good where our Thalaivar has done a Kalakal(super) performance. ..

AR Rahman ,no wonder about his role in the movie which is a major pillar for success

Shankar has used his high cost formulas in an efficient way for our Super Star which made me feel that I am watching a movie which is worth of the price, I paid.

-Sivaji is a huge feast for Rajini Fans, you will enjoy 200% guaranteed entertainment if you search Super Star Rajini in Sivaji but if you search Shankar in Sivaji then only 20 % so enjoy the movie ,don't look for logic as well as Shankar.

Sivaji worth watching again and one of the BOSS(Best of Super Star)