“People formed trains
and ran around the theatre” :
Dear Editor,
First of all thanks to you for enabling ardent devotees
of Rajni, like me, to share our experience in watching
our GOD light up and electrify the screen. The celebrations
started a week before with a pre release bash in the suburbs
where people distributed chakarapongal and sweets and
even free T-shirts. I was there and the person who got
the first ticket was almost in cloud 99. I could see the
satisfaction and happiness which our thalaivar brings
even with his picture on the ticket; such is the mesmerizing
effect of our thalaivar. Next came the preview on Thursday,
fans were making ISD calls to India to tell their family
and friends, "I am gonna watch Thalaivar movie even
before it releases there". People drove all the way
from neighboring tri-state to catch a glimpse of our thalaivar.
It was almost planned like a get-together for friends
and families.
T-shirts were given to the ticket holders and none wasted
even a sec, suddenly wherever you turn every person had
the Sivaji T shirt on. The multiplex was screening Oceans
13, Pirates 3, and some other heavy weight Hollywood movies.
It was probably the first time the US people are seeing
such frenzy fans for a 3 hr ecstasy.
We regret not being in India for only 2 reasons, family
and missing our thalaivar movie release. Even for the
animation trailer we had air honks, and loads of paper.
We made sure we were able to create an Albert/Devi atmosphere.
People were forming trains and running around the theatre.
Athiradi and oru Kuudai songs just blows your mind away.
Amazing sets, awesome picturizations. Who told our Thalaivar
is 54, he is endrendrum 16.
Movie rocks big time and we went for 2 more shows on
Sat and Sun also. We had to drive 30 miles and watch
but it was trivial considering what Thalaivar offered.
Long live superstar.
There is only one and only super star, the Big BOSS
of Indian Cinema , our Rajini
Seshadri Srinivasa Raghavan
1011 S Ashland Ave, Apt 24
Chicago,IL-60607
312-451-7674
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