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explores ‘The Rajni Factor’ |
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Just a villain
Considering that Rajnikanth is so
media shy, NDTV tried to understand
the man behind the Superstar by speaking
to his peers and family. Dhanush,
his son-in-law said, “He is
extremely spiritual and religious.
A very disciplined man, and it is
that aspect I would like to emulate
from him. K Balachnader, the director
who introduced both Rajnikanth and
Kamal Hassan, said, “There was
something about this boy, when I first
saw him, that made me realize he has
the potential.
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His
nose, his eyes, his features were very good,
even though he was dark. And he told me
“I want to be a star, that too as
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Vikram about Rajini Vs Kamal
NDTV interspersed the show with sound bytes
from their earlier show, Walk the Talk with
Vikram, who said, “In the beginning,
it was Rajnikanth who was experimenting
and doing different roles. He was playing
the role of a villain, a psycho, etc, and
experimenting with his films, whereas Kamal
Hassan was playing the romantic hero in
all films. Once Rajnikanth became a Superstar,
he started giving a particular kind of films
and Kamal Hassan began giving different
films.” |
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As
actor Prabhu rightly said, “If
you see the film Chandramukhi, Jothika
has given a brilliant performance, I
was there in the film, P Vasu did the
direction, and Rajnikanth’s role
was such that he wasn’t even there
in all the scenes in the film. And yet,
it is undoubtedly a Rajni film and you
need an actor of his caliber to be able
to pull that off.”
Truer words couldn’t have been
said! While we leave you with the images
(in your mind that is!) of the various
Rajni “styles” that is a
part of every Tamil cinemagoers vocabulary
and mannerisms, here are a few more
sound bytes from the show |
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| Sound
bytes from the show |
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Kushboo: He is a
wonderful father and his daughters
are completely dependent on him and
respect his approval for all their
decisions.
As his co-star, I remember while shooting
for Annamalai, he told me that the
song we were going to shoot had my
name in the song. I thought he was
joking, because it is okay for me
to sing Rajni, Rajni, but not for
him to sing Kushboo, Kushboo. I thought
audiences would never accept it, but
well, the song turned out to be a
super hit.
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Prabhu:
While shooting for the song Konja
Neram, in Turkey, it was freezing
there. The superstar came wearing
baggy pants and a thin shirt, much
like a hero and I told him that it
is very cold and he might need a sweater.
He just shrugged and said no. Later,
again I reminded him and he shrugged
again. Two hours later, he turned
to me and said, “Man! It’s
freezing! Pass me the sweater!”
That’s Rajnikanth for you, honest
and humble, with a great sense of
humour. |
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