Rajini - insuperable, indefatigable
- IndiaGlitz, [Saturday,May 07 2016]
At 65, Rajinikanth is still that quintessential style icon. The delirium generated by the recently-released teaser has caught even those who could never dare to write him off by a huge surprise. Remember that only recently, it was asked if the Thalaivar had lost his mojo among the non-Tamil audience. The not-so-noteworthy run at BO of Kochadaiiayaan and Lingaa made the critics wonder if they should say that Rajini as male lead has overstayed his welcome. Questions were raised regarding the palatability of a sexagenarian romancing heroines much younger than him. Some even asked if it was sensible to show Rajini indulge in a gravity-defying fight or two, in the climax of Lingaa.
The way Kabali's teaser has crossed one crore likes in three days must put to rest the detractors' attempt to write off the male lead Rajini. Of course, Kabali's director might not have committed the mistakes (read the climax fight, for example) KS Ravikumar did in Lingaa, but what is clear is that Rajini can still make the audience go crazy by merely saying 'Kabali raa..'.
"Rajinikanth's Kabali teaser has broken the existing YouTube record of Shah Rukh Khan's Dilwale trailer, which garnered 3.6 million hits in 24 hours. It also beat the record set by the Tamil film, Theri, which got 2.2 million views in 24 hours," Sreedhar Pillai, the senior observer, has noted.
Come June 3, Rajini's legions of fans are going to go berserk. Wait and watch!