Hi Behindwoods,

I watched 'Endhiran' in Frankfurt on Sunday. I would like to share my experience with our viewers. I'm no Rajini fan; but that couldn't stop me from gravitating towards his charisma. Add to it, Shankar and ARR, you are in for a heady cocktail!

Though far away from India, the excitement for Endhiran is equally palpable here; the delay in the release date did little to dampen our spirits, as we waited for the release. So, at last the D – day arrived! I along with my Indian friends made it to the theater well ahead – you do not want to miss a single frame, do you! Though the movie was initially planned for a single screen, with the crowd bulging every minute, it was shown on two screens – both houseful!!!!

As the screens went up, so did the decibel levels in the crowd, reaching ultrasonic levels as the letter S – U – P – E – R …. came up..

For all the stereo-types of Rajini movies, Rajini (Dr.Vasi) had a pretty simple introduction, busy in his lab working on his brain-child, Chitti, named by his mom (the Indian touch). No special introduction, no intro song, no punch dialogue… first indications that this is not the typical Rajini movie. More amusing were scenes where Dr. Vasi runs away when confronted by the toddy peddler. However, his creation, Chitti makes up for all this – in fact, goes beyond several times over – be it action, comedy or villainy – the wicked laugh bringing back nostalgic memories of Rajini-Kamal combos of the 70s. Ash makes her grace felt; and justifies that with this beauty even a machine could fall in love!