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Ignace Yeshwas
Rajini is undeniably the style icon of Tamil cinema. He delivered hit after hit during the 1990s decade. In my humble opinion, Rajini retired as an actor in 1999 in Padayappa. What I saw thereafter was Rajinikanth the media personality. Some of his movies continued to be a success, largely due to other special factors including co-stars (Jyothika in Chandramukhi), directors and music (Shankar and AR Rahman in both Sivaji and Enthiran).
If Lingaa was released 2 decades ago, it would have joined the ranks of his blockbuster hits. The plotline was not bad, considering that I am sucker for historical stories. The acting was decent. Sonakshi was pretty impressive. She played her character to perfection. The positives stop there.
I am not even going to start on the climax. It was just ridiculous. For those of you who love to make a joke out of my Captain Vijaykanth, the Linga climax was just as nonsensical or worse. Perhaps, its about time, Rajini decides to join politics. With Modi at the helm, he cannot ask for a better time.
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Rajinikanth, the Superstar of Tamil film industry, has no qualms in doing stunts that defy every law of gravity. The mindless action sequences - keep a knife spinning in the air till the time he thrashes a few thugs and then snatching it to deal with the villain - excite his ardent fans but is sure to turn Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician known for his eminent work on gravity, in his grave. But recent events involving Rajinikanth and his films, in a way, offer a poetic justice to Newton. Superstar's movies are beginning to defy well established laws of business and thus bringing enormous pain to him, emotionally and financially.
Lingaa, his most anticipated recent film co-starring Sonakshi Sinha (his first movie in almost five years as Kochadiiyaan which released in 2013 was an animation film using motion capture technology) has not done well at the box office. Nothing new if you consider that a bulk of the 1000 odd movies that hit the screens every year in the country fail to do well and the distributors suffer the loss, if any, as a price for poor business decision. But not the distributors of Lingaa. They want Rajinikanth to help them get compensation from the film producers for their poor business decision-of paying a lot more money to distribute Lingaa than what it actually deserved. Films like any creative endeavour are liked or disliked by people for various reasons. The inherent risk in a film distribution business is for the distributor; after watching the film, make a calculated guess as to how it will do at the box office and buy the distribution rights. But their demand is akin to a film goer asking for a refund from a cinema hall simply because he did not like the movie.
Rajinikanth is partly to be blamed for this situation since in 2002 he reportedly compensated the distributors of his earlier film 'Baba' when it bombed at the box office. Again in 2008 he is said to have done the same when his movie 'Kuselan' failed. His movies generate lot of anticipation and he is the highest paid actor in the country charging well over Rs 30 crore per film but they are not immune to failures. Having set precedents, he is again facing the pressure over Lingaa at a time when his family is yet to resolve issues over financing of Kochadiiyaan directed by his daughter Soundarya R Ashwin. Distributers of Lingaa want to go on a fast demanding compensation and had sought the Court's permission after Chennai police declined their earlier demand.
Rajinikanth should not succumb to this blackmail and repeat his mistake of compensating the distributors. They made a mistake by paying too much for the film - an error in their business judgement. He should remind them about the well established principle of Caveat Emptor or Buyers Beware. The principle states that buyer (of a product and in this case a film) must do adequate due diligence before purchasing a product. Such a move will dent his reputation but that is a cost he has to bear for doing a film that failed to impress his fans.
Haricharan Pudipeddi(IANS) The News Minute December 21, 2014 14.26 pm ISTSmall was big down south. Low budget films, which were high on creative content, emerged as the real winners in 2014. Offerings like "Yaamirukka Bayamey" and "Karthikeya" not only set the cash registers ringing but also spelt profit for the investors in the southern filmdom, which otherwise registered a mere five percent hits out of about 500 releases.Biggies like "Lingaa", "Kaththi", "Veeram" and "Aagadu" managed to strike gold at the box-office, but they couldn't qualify as successful ventures."A successful film is one which benefits every investor - from a producer to distributor to theatre owner. All these stars' films are sold at exorbitant prices, hence it becomes extremely difficult for distributors and other investors to make profits," trade analyst Trinath told IANS.A.R. Murugadoss-directed Tamil actioner "Kaththi" raked in over Rs.100 crore ($16 million) on an investment of about Rs.70 crore. Likewise, Rajinikanth's "Lingaa", said to be a Rs.80 crore movie, collected about Rs.100 crore in its opening weekend worldwide.The most profitable Tamil films of the year were "Vella Illa Pattathari", "Aranmanai", "Yaamirukka Bayamey", "Thegidi", "Goli Soda", and "Maan Karate"."Except 'Aranmanai', all other films were made under the budget of Rs.10 crore, but they managed to collect nearly double the amount invested in them at the box-office. These films have benefited all the investors because they didn't have to spend too much on acquiring their rights," Trinath said.Horror-comedy "Aranmanai", said to be a Rs.12 crore movie, earned Rs.22 crore.Other notable Tamil hits included "Manjapai", "Sathuranga Vettai", "Kathai Thiraikkathai Vasanam Iyakkam", "Mundasupatti" and "Naaigal Jaakirathai"."Audiences are backing creative content. A case in point is the success of low-budget films such as 'Sathuranga Vettai'. Who would've expected a film like 'Naaigal Jaakirathai' featuring a dog in lead role to do exceptionally well," distributor Arvind Nambiar asked while speaking to IANS.According to Nambiar, the biggest Tamil hit in terms of return on investment is Dhanush's "Vella Illa Pattathari". Made on a budget of Rs.8 crore, including promotional costs, the film collected a whopping Rs.53 crore.It has been a bad year for Telugu movies. With almost all the biggies biting the dust, it was sleeper hits like "Karthikeya", "Oohalu Gusagusalade" and "Run Raja Run" that maintained the footfalls.The biggest Telugu hits were and Allu Arjun starrer "Race Gurram" and "Karthikeya" by debutant director Chandoo Mondeti.The Akkineni family's Telugu family drama "Manam" was a successful venture because of the low cost involved."Since the film featured actors from three generations of the Akkineni family, it didn't cost them much. It collected about Rs.40 crore worldwide and celebrated a 50-day run at the box-office. Moreover, the makers solely enjoyed the success because they had released the film on their own," a leading producer said."The Telugu industry suffered huge losses due to big films such as 'Govindudu Andarivadele', 'Heart Attack', 'Rabhasa', 'Power' and 'Aagadu'. These films may have opened to big numbers, but they failed to turn profitable," he added.Malayalam cinema has pushed the envelope content-wise. At the box-office, the films did fairly well compared to Telugu and Tamil industries.The biggest Malayalam hit of the year was Anjali Menon-directed "Bangalore Days"."Most Malayalam films are produced under the budget of Rs.10 crore. Rarely will you find a film made on a higher budget," Nambiar said."Bangalore Days", about three cousins from Kerala who move to Bengaluru, raked in nearly Rs.50 crore on an investment of Rs.9 crore. Picture courtesy: Facebook"Not only was 'Bangalore Days' a profitable venture, it was also the most widely viewed Malayalam film in recent times. Since it released worldwide with English subtitles, it opened to overwhelming response. In Mumbai, the film ran for nearly five weeks," Nambiar said.According to trade sources, "Bangalore Days" even beat Malayalam thriller "Drishyam" at the box-office. Drishyam's telugu remake, however, was quite profitable at the box office. The second biggest hit in the language was comedy "Vellimoonga"."Even the trade experts didn't expect 'Vellimoonga' to do so well. It turned out to be a surprise hit. Made under Rs.5 crore, it went on to mint over Rs.20 crore at the box-office," Nambiar added.Other Malayalam hits included "Ring Master", "How Old Are You" and "7th Day"."Bangalore Days" and "How Old Are You" featured women in prominent roles. While the former was directed by Anjali, the latter was the comeback film of actress Manju Warrier, who played the lead.In Kannada, star-studded films such as "Maanikya" and "Power" were money spinners. Both the films were remake of Telugu films "Mirchi" and "Dookudu", respectively."The Kannada industry plays safe by betting on successful remakes. Hence, the chances of box-office disasters are low. There are exceptions, but it's been an average year for the industry with not too many flops," distributor Sudharshan Hegde told IANS.Both "Maanikya" and "Power", estimated to be made on Rs.15 crore and Rs. 30 crore, collected over Rs.50 crore at the ticket window.Other Kannada hits included "Ugramm", "Chandralekha" and "Gajakesari".In a nutshell, while small made it big, it was a disappointing year for southern biggies.* Mere five percent hits of about 500 releases.* Biggies like "Lingaa", "Kaththi" and "Veeram" struck gold at the box-office, but couldn't qualify as successful ventures.* The most profitable Tamil films of the year were "Vella Illa Pattathari", "Aranmanai", "Yaamirukka Bayamey", "Thegidi", "Goli Soda", and "Maan Karate".* Except for 'Aranmanai', all other films were made for under Rs.10 crore, but managed to collect nearly double the amount invested in them.* Biggest Tamil hit in terms of return on investment was Dhanush's "Vella Illa Pattathari". Made for Rs.8 crore it collected a whopping Rs.53 crore.* Akkineni family's Telugu family drama "Manam" was a successful because of the low cost involvedPictures courtesy: Facebook With inputs from IANS
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