We
all eagerly wait to know what happened in Malaysia
during the release of Endhiran audio. Yes we
are interested to know what happened on stage
and who spoke what. But when the man of the
occasion is the Endhiran himself, we certainly
cannot hide our excitement to know what the
legend had to say about the movie.
Vivek introduced Rajini with a rap which goes
like A to the B to the C to the D.... Ivar udambile
odurathu electricity, ithanai irunthum simplicity,
athu thaan Rajiniyin spirituality. The Endhiranin
Mandhiran (as described by Vivek) took center
stage and started "Ella Pughazhum Iraivanukke"
with tremendous applause from those in the auditorium.
Before anything, Rajini was all appreciative
about the Malaysian fans who were patiently
waiting to see "Endhiran the mass"
speak.
Identifying the four main stars of the function,
Mr. Kalanidhi Maran, director Shankar, AR
Rahman and Aishwarya Rai, Rajini thanked Simbhu,
Jeyam Ravi, Sivasakthi Pandian, Ramya Krishnan,
Radha Ravi, Vadivelu who flew to Malaysia
on invitation. Describing Endhiran as a landmark
movie, he said "Even if movies are made
with 1000 Crores in the future, which I feel
is a possibility, this science fiction movie
is definitely the first of its kind."
He also mentioned that this is the first time
in India a movie of this kind has been made
in Hollywood standards with technicians from
Hollywood itself.
Kalanidhi Maran's foresight
Heaping praises on producer Kalanithi Maran,
Rajini recalled his initial conversations
with Mr. Maran. He said that Mr. Maran was
not even interested in knowing the story when
he knew Rajini was acting but checked the
collections of Rajini's previous movie "Sivaji"
before okaying the budget. Thanking his presence
in the audio release, the superstar said in
a confirmed voice that Mr. Maran would be
India's top industrialist before he retires.
Shankar, the wild horse
"Shankar is a wild horse which will
definitely reach its destination but we have
to stick tight so that we don’t fall behind",
Rajini ought to have told Mr. Maran before
the start of the movie. Rajini said he has
nothing to be proud of in Endhiran as it was
Shankar calling the shots right from the word
go. "Usually I add some of my masala,
punch dialogues and mannerisms in my movies
but couldn’t do that in Endhiran as Shankar
had already thought about my dialogues and
mannerisms. I just had to work hard."
Describing Shankar as the only director who
can manage such a star studded technical crew
and cast, Rajini said he has the potential
to direct a Hollywood movie and make Tamils
proud.
Rajini khabardar
"She is not an ordinary girl, she is
not an ordinary artist," was Rajini's
certificate for Aishwarya. Terming her as
the beauty with brains, Rajini proclaimed
that there is no Miss World or a beauty queen
in our generation other than Aishwarya Rai
though there have been many in the past and
will be in the future also. He revealed that
Ash takes nearly 1.5 hours to deglamourise
herself but she looks stunning and more beautiful
without makeup. Acknowledging her as a true
artist Rajini said he felt a little delicate
doing romantic scenes with Ash and always
felt Amitabh Bachchan was somewhere near saying
"Rajini... Khabardar!!! But somehow managed
to do it" which made everyone laugh out
of their lungs.
Rahman, the Yogi
Pointing out the three important qualities
to be a Mahaan or a Yogi, Rajini said AR Rahman
does not have even a bit of ego. He added
that the egoless Rahman always treads the
path of love and always believes in the philosophy
"Ella Pughazhum Iraivanukke". "So
these three qualities make him a Siddha...
a Mahaan," he said. To the amusement
of the fans, he also added that Yogis need
not be in the Himalayas with saffron clothing,
they can be in jeans, wearing coats or drinking
wine too. He candidly said we are blessed
to have the great Rahman amongst us.
Rajini also thanked the efforts of Vairamuthu,
Randy (Rathnavelu, the cinematographer), Banu
(makeup) and everyone associated with the
film and admitted that the success of the
movie is theirs and not his. Rajini was a
little philosophical in the end saying success
doesn’t always stay and one must come down
from the top to taste the other side of life
as well. The applause brought down the roof
of the Convention Center in Malaysia. Did
you hear the applause folks?
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