Its been quite a while since I wrote something on this blog. Writers block people would call it. But adhellam writers ku thaan varum. Namakku enga adhellam. The reason for the break is laziness. But that is not what this post is about. Lets move on to the topic.
Regular K TVers would have guessed the topic as soon as they read the title. For others the mention of KTV would have given a clue that it has got something to do with Tamil movies. To be specific its about a man who has taken Tamil cinema to a global level. As a Kamal fan i would love to tell that I am talking about Kamal Haasan. But no. Of course he has served Tamil cinema better than anyone else, if you consider cinema as an art. But only one man in the last 20 years(minimum) has ruled Tamil cinemas from the entertainment perspective.
The man who can beat up 20 people on screen and walk out without even a scratch, the man who can kiss a nalla paambu on its lips!!, the man who created a fan following in Japan, the man whose movie ticket cost twice any other movie in an US theater. Superstar! Everyone knows about him and most of them like him. Most people think that you one can be a fan of only one of Kamal or Rajini. I am a big big Kamal fan but I like Rajini too. There is one twist to it though. I dont like Rajinikanth the hero as much as I like Rajinikanth the villain.
I often wonder why he wanted to play the good guy when he could portray the bad guy so much ease and elegance. A very recent example of Rajini’s abilities to play a brilliant villain is Chitti 2.0. Even the staunchest of Rajini haters i am sure would have clapped and whistled when Thalaivar says “Vashiiiiiii. Meehhhhhhhhhh” (Note the intelligent usage of thalaivar to refer Rajini the villain and not the hero. Thank you Thank you).
There are mainly two reasons why I feel he would have been better off playing a villain than a hero. First - Most of his fans would agree to the fact that their favorite scenes are not the ones where he romances with the female lead nor the emotional sequences before the interval where he is at the lowest just before the comeback phase. Its always the scene in the middle of the comeback phase he meets the villain to taunt him and take revenge. These scenes will always be his most remembered scenes. The twisted smile and the ability to mock with such ease in a likable way would have been put to more use if only he had played more negative roles.
Second - Anger, which I believe is another important emotion for a negative character than the hero, was one of Rajinikanth’s best potrayed emotions. Proof. More than the dialogues in that scene it is his eyes that does the talking. “Fire in his eyes” was the reason that Balachander believed that he could succeed.
Seri conclusion. Most of tamilians are happy with Rajinikanth the Hero. There is something in me that says that they would have been happier with Rajinikanth the Villain.
Ippo idhellam pesinadhukku pala per enna thitta poringa nu theriyum. Rajini fans for calling him a better villain and Rajini haters for complimenting him. Irundhalum rombaaaa bore adikkudhu so post panren. Last oru finishing touch. Aandavan kettavangalukku neraya koduppan aana kai vittuduvaan. Nallavangala sodhippaan aana kai vida mattaan. Ippo idha edhukku sonnen na. Rajini pathi oru post ah irundhalum adhula punch irukkanum.
Idhepdi irukku.
