With numerous costumes and hairdo changed nearly for every couple of lines.
The opulent sets, especially for the song vaaji vaaji are beyond proportion. For worshipper fans, Rajnikanth gives them an overdose of style. In his path, the reformist finds many obstacles which, needless to say are handled with unprecedented ease and in a populist approach with lots of cool and crazy style thrown in. Incidentally, his name in the movie is same as his original Maharashtran name and also the name of the legendary king.
In his latest flick Rajnikanth plays the title role Sivaji, a US returned wealthy software engineer turned social reformer. The dizzy numbers easily outweigh any of the stars of Bollywood and compares with Jackie Chan, the highest paid actor in Asia who is an exponent in the genre of stunt based action and style. With an enormous budget, which according to varied reports ranges between INR60Cr to INR80Cr, Sivaji is the most expensive Indian film to date with nearly INR35Cr and overseas rights going to the highest paid lead star Rajnikanth. With more than 700 shows on a single day running now, it just can’t get any bigger. The film is about the protagonist's fight against black money in society, which Rajnikanth did in his own trademark style with a combination of punchy dialogues, comedy, romance, songs and colourful costumes.How many stars or superstars in India have the status of being treated like a God, being cheered at every punch-line or cool gesture, being in a position where a mere nod has the potential to change political fortunes? From his humble beginnings as a bus conductor in Bangalore, Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, aka Superstar Rajnikanth is simply larger than life and this time it has just gone bigger with Sivaji, his one hundredth Tamil flick. It was released in more than 500 theatres across the state on June 15 while the Telugu dubbed version was released in 350 theatres. 'Sivaji - The Boss' is still making huge money in over 15 theatres in Chennai and its suburbs. "For instance, in US, people travelled more than six hours to watch the film and a ticket was priced around USD 29 against the usual rate of USD 10 and in Malaysia, the response was huge," Babu said "Sivaji - The Boss" has also been a huge hit in countries like Malaysia, Singapore and the United States. "The film did well at the box-office in north India and we had to send 33 prints in addition to the 12 that were asked for by the distributor," he said. 'Sivaji - The Boss' is billed as the most expensive production in the country till date with budget estimates ranging from Rs 70 to 96 crore.īabu said the film's original version ran to packed houses even in cities like Jodhpur (in Rajasthan) and Lucknow. We couldn't do so because of the time constraints," he said. "Right from the beginning, we had plans to dub the movie in Hindi and simultaneously release it with the original Tamil version. The film, which is likely to be released by the end of November, will be screened in not less than 300 theatres across the country.īabu said that after seeing the initial response, AVM thought it should exploit the opportunity. We don't want to release a dubbed version during the festive season," he said. "But we are planning a post-Diwali release. Swanand Kirkire is penning the dialogues for the dubbed version and is likely to finish his work by October. "'Sivaji - The Boss' has proved that language is not a barrier when it is Rajnikanth," Babu said.
However, the length of the film will be reduced to two and half hours from the existing three-hour duration as most of the Bollywood films do not exceed the time limit of 150 minutes.Įven though some of Rajnikanth's films were screened outside Tamil Nadu earlier, "Sivaji - The Boss" got a rousing response from people who thronged theatres in major cities such as Delhi and Mumbai. "Some portions of the film will be re-shot to cater to the Hindi-speaking audience and Rajnikanth will dedicate three to four days in shooting," Babu told.Īsked whether Rajnikanth will dub his voice in Hindi, said, "indications are that he is unlikely to do the dubbing." 'Sivaji - The Boss' will be dubbed in Hindi as the response for the film in Delhi, Mumbai and other major cities outside South India has been overwhelming," said S C Babu, CEO of AVM Productions. NEW DELHI: With Tamil cinema super star Rajnikanth's latest blockbuster 'Sivaji - The Boss' still running to packed houses in some pockets outside south India, the producers of the film have decided to dub it in Hindi and are planning a post-Diwali release.