| Rajni,
Rahman & Shankar trio - Break the
rulez! |
Aug
21, 2006 |
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Film
audience always needs to be kept guessing
as to what they are going to see on the
screen. Variety is undoubtedly an ingredient
that can guarantee at least decent returns
if not huge profits for a movie. We have
seen in the past that the audience has unfailingly
accepted movies that have broken the mould,
even if there was no big star cast. The
2004 Kadhal and this year’s Imsai
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So,
anyone who has been in movies for
a long time knows the importance of
not getting typecast or predictable.
One needs to be versatile if one has
to stick around. Even Superstar Rajnikanth
is no exception. We all saw what happened
when he tried to rework the tried
and tested formula in Baba. He had
to then opt for something we had never
seen him do before in Chandramukhi,
and it is still running in the city.
That’s what change is all about.
Rajni seems to have grasped this point
quite well and if reports are anything
to go by, then we can expect a lot
of fresh things in Sivaji. |
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What
are the changes? Well do not be surprised.
In Sivaji, there will be no typical Rajni
introduction song with the trademark philosophies
and national integration ideas cropping
up in the lyrics. We all love to see those
larger than life intro songs, the fans
go crazy, remember Devuda…. But
Shankar is not the man who will buckle
to set trends and stylisms. His style
is that he has no trademark style and
that’s what makes him a top director.
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When
the music composer A R Rahman was
contacted for his comments, he appeared
to be very pleased with the way the
songs have shaped up. In addition
to the ‘Shankar, Rajini’
special, the audience will have Rahman
special also in Sivaji. Five songs
have been composed and all of them
have come out very well and fresh.
Shankar had shown two of the songs
to Rahman that have been shot and
Rahman in turn is very impressed with
the finished product. “Visuals
are very beautiful and have a happy
tone in them. I have not seen a better
looking Rajini till now. He looks
very handsome’, says Rahman.
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The
first song in the movie has been picturised
on Rajni and Shreya with Lawrence doing
the choreography. Usually it is Tarun
master who choreographs all Rajni intro
songs. The song was shot at the Binny
mills in Chennai. Well, now we all know
that we are not going to get the usual
Rajni intro. We shall find out how good
the new one is only when the movie releases.
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