That was expected for the Rajinikant films, especially this one was directed by a young filmmaker Pa. It did break many records, before and after releasing. This one seems smitten, as Rupa declares herself to be, by the masti in its lead actor’s eyes.One of the most expected film of the year.
But ultimately, one is left wondering what a genuinely gritty gangster film starring Rajinikanth-who can still smirk with the best of them-would have looked like. And Chao’s tailor deserves some sort of award for dressing him up as a Chinese crime boss version of The Hunger Games’ Caesar Flickerman. Dhansika is enjoyable as a short-haired assassin. Dinesh gets in a nice comic turn as an over-eager member of Kabali’s gang. An ageing crime boss who is losing his mind might have been a more compelling premise than the boilerplate (and lazily plotted) gangster story that Ranjith, who also wrote the film, comes up with here. For me, the most intriguing note in his performance was the genuine panic he seems to show when he starts seeing Rupa everywhere. The version of the film that I watched was dubbed in Hindi, so the rhythms of his speech were lost, and his “punch" lines lost in translation (he keeps saying “bahut khoob"-which has all the punch of a baby’s fist). He looks like a cold-blooded gangster, but the film keeps softening the character he’s certainly the most forgiving crime boss I’ve ever seen. If there’s one thing the film gets right, it’s the older Kabali’s look: salt and pepper hair, grey beard, white shirt, grey suit, dark glasses. So how does Rajini fare? He’s 65, but a sprightly 65. Having fans isn’t the same thing as having devotees. I also wondered whether Hindi-speaking audiences would be quite as thrilled if Amitabh Bachchan appeared in a film dressed up as his character from Zanjeer. Rajini flicking his hair would probably be greeted with delirious cheers there, instead of seeming-as it did to me-faintly ridiculous. Though it has shades of the Kamal Haasan-starrer Nayakan, this is one of the stronger passages in the film, showing us how Kabali became the people’s leader on a Kuala Lumpur estate run with Indian labour, then a strongman for a local crime boss and, finally, the boss himself.Īs I watched Rajinikanth as young Kabali, clean-shaven and looking like the Superstar of yore in his trademark shades, I wondered how these scenes would have been received in Chennai. We learn the circumstances of her death in an extended flashback that also serves as the Kabali origin story. Instead, he’s distracted by visions of his late wife, Rupa Devi (Radhika Apte), and driven by revenge. With Kuala Lumpur having come under the control of his rivals Tony Lee (Winston Chao) and Vijay Singh (Kishore), you would expect Kabali to set about dismantling their empire.
He helps troubled teens and he’s a bird-lover. Once out, he celebrates by going to the home of one of his rival’s henchmen, beating him up (to send a message that Kabali’s back) and freeing a parrot.
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Even before we get a glimpse of him, he’s a cliché: the gangster with the heart of gold (a police officer argues in favour of his release, saying his Free Life Foundation helps keep Indian children off the streets). After 25 years in prison, Kabali (Rajinikanth) is released from a Kuala Lumpur jail.
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