Sivaji The Boss - Movie Review, Uthappam in a pizza box

A younger looking Rajini, a slimmer looking Nayantara, and a promising start with Balelaka really raises the hopes of the viewer by the fifteenth minute of the film.
This has been the year of sequels - Shrek 3, Pirates Of the Caribbean 3, Spiderman 3 and now it is Shankar's time to present his own Gentleman - 3.
A talented director can make movies on the same theme, but can't keep repeating movies with same screenplay and dialogues. There is no question of a dejavu when actually the film is filled with meticulous lifts from earlier movies, be it Shankar's, Rajini's ,hits like Gilli and even from unheard of movies like Aavaram Poo. Of course, Matrix will find a place in every Tamil blockbuster.
Having said this, this movie is a tribute to the sportiv champ called Rajini. He has to be commended for the way he imitates Vijay, Sivaji, MGR, Kamal, his funky hair style and costumes and above all giving sharing the screen with Vivek almost in every shot.
If you thought this review would carry the story, I will not play the spolier before the first weekend. Even if I want to, I can't since Shankar himself doesn't have anhything new to tell.
If Shankar had spent more time on the script than searching for the right crew, the product would have been much much better.
AR Rehman's background score for Suman and for Rajini at times are good but otherwise he has been lazy and keeps playing bits from the songs as BGM. Even SA Rajkumar wouldn't have overused his songs like this.
With great money spent on the sets for songs, which could make Software campuses look ordinary a little more thought could have been given to technical details. Some mid air dishoom sequences, have very poor morphing quality and one can see two of the Asian Paints 56 Blue shades.
The stunt choreography in the first half is pretty innovative. Vivek and Rajini get together for a fantastic display of timing and dialogue delivery. The best lines though are reserved for Suman. This villain really oozes class. Shankar would be thanking the stars that Mohanlal and Amitabh refused to sign up for this movie. What a comeback from the Black Belt!
This film has many records. After a dozen movies, Rajini goes behind the heroine big time and not the other way round. It is the first time that we get to see the secret behind Rajini's make up tricks.This is also the first time that I have seen a Rajini Movie first day first show, and also the first to leave the theatre. I did not wait till the climax as the entire experience was an anticlimax. The first half was summarised by my wife's long yawn, and the second half by the urge to get out of the theatre.
Overall Shankar Sir, " Neenga Comedy Geemadi onnum pannaliye"........