Sivaji - The Review

Student Name: Rajni Kanth

Grade - A+

Comments: Has used the opportunity to display all essential strong points - style, charisma, flair with the right dose of punch dialogs and "swish" "swoosh" hand movements. Every scene involving him has made audience sit up and watch the screen. The bubble gum (placement for centerfresh?) trick, though, CG generated, is a worth follower to the Original Cigarette "snap". Dialog delivery has slightly weakened, because of age. Shines in the confrontation scenes with Suman, with the tea kadai scene being the highlight. Really, இவரோட பெயரைக் கேட்ட உடனே, திரையரங்கு சும்மா அதிருது!! Almost no faults on his performance, delivers more than 100% for the script on hand. I can't imagine any other actor/hero delivering with htis script. Superstar, Superstar thaan!
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Student Name: Shankar

Grade: C

Comments: Big time screw up and his poor form from Anniyan continues. Though he has come up with lots of amazing scenes and outstanding song picturisation, he has failed in stringing them up all into a well flowing screenplay! His movies are beginning to be stereotyped (much like Arjun's Bharath matha ki Jai kinda theme) about corruption, politician, rowdyism, black money, cheap education etc. Shankar, take a break, go back to the basics and come back with a better script! Editor Antony is also at fault here and his grade is contained in Shankar's!

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Student Name: Shriya

Grade: A

Comments: Perhpas the next Simran on the cards - good looks (understatement?) with okay kinda acting in a limited script. Must learn to smile more. ALways with a lip pout makes for a tiresome viewing.

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Student Name: Sujatha

Grade: A

Comments: Excellent dialogues. Bajji kadai dialogs, Suman's dialog to rajni (autokaran, Bus conductor etc) outside the court are supero super! He has delivered what Shankar failed to do.

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Students' Name: K.V. Anand, Banu (make up) and Manish Malhotra

Grade: A+

Comments: Though working as a team, they have combined to present Rajni in a never before "Cool" avatar. Every frame rocks. Song picturisations alone make the movie a must watch in theatre. Athiradeekaran will remain as one of the best shot tamil songs for some years. The novel concept in Oru Koodai is surely worth a "repeatu"!! Manish' designer costumes sit perfect on Rajni and the collers and brown coat take the cake. Three cheers to these three!

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Student Name: A.R. Rahman

Grade: B

Comments: Songs are nowhere near his personal bests, but Rahman has played to the galleries, especially in Athiradee, where his different attempt has paid rich dividends. Oru Koodai, though a hip-hop kind of song, appealsin terms of novelty. Vaji Vaji is again pristine Rahman - superb song with Hariharan cpaturing the right pitch and the audience too! Overall, Rahman has definitely pleased Rajni's fans!

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Student Name- Vivek

Grade - Somewhere between A and A+

Comments: Sivaji might prove to be the cornerstone which Vivek needed, after he has put himself in a rut, trying to chase hero dreams. All the jokes are very situational and makes you laugh your intestines out! That he has been given screentime that is comparable to superstar itself talks volumes.

(Thanks to a comment, or else Vivek would have not been mentioned here!)

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Overall Reuslt for the class - If you are a rajni rasigan, you would have already seen it. For others, go for it only for Rajni.