A gutsy local rowdy, Ezharai is adept at extracting money from the rich with his nefarious ways. The film moves without any direction until the end of the first half, when Ezharai Mukan (director Samuthirakani) enters their lives. With Superstar Rajinikanth’s name in the title, the director has loaded the film with innumerable references to the superstar’s many punch dialogues and popular songs, much to the delight of the audience. Totally at ease with each other, the two bring down the house with their impeccable comic timing. The duo share a lively on-screen chemistry but it is the hilarious combination of Sivakarthikeyan and Soori that makes the film an enjoyable fare. And while this may be the core of the story, the focus is on the crazy antics of Rajini Murugan to win the affections of Karthika (Keerthy Suresh). The lonely old man is yearning for his many sons, daughters and grandchildren, who have settled abroad. The film has the ever-dependable Rajkiran play Rajini Murugan’s (Sivakarthikeyan) grandfather. Produced by Lingusamy’s Thirrupathi Brothers banner, the film targets the expatriate Indian, who has left the country without a glance. The scripts are almost similar, the colourful rural backdrop, family sentiments, good-for-nothing hero, and the trite romance sustained by a whole lot of nonsensical fun.Īs an afterthought, the director also throws in a social message to add some credibility to the film. Rajini Murugan is fun and fun sans language or boundaries.Rajini Murugan is his second outing with director Ponram, who made his debut with the hugely successful Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam, also starring Sivakarthikeyan. Rajini Murugan is for those who never mind about the story or the co-ordinates of the story unfolding. D Imman’s peppy tunes are composed with a festive audience in mind. Balasubramaneim’s cinematography is colourful and dynamic. All his characters are earthy and very regional in nature. Samuthirakani and Raj Kiran keep their reputation as two of the most trusted character actors in the industry with measured performances.ĭirector Ponram keeps the same tempo and wit, he showed in Varuthappedatha Valibha Sangham. The actress can look forward to a prosperous 201 6 with similar roles. Not only she ignites romantic pulse in Rajini Murugan’s heart, but engages in some real life street brawls with realistic effect. Keerthi Suresh makes a remarkable performance as Karthika Devi aka KD.
The combination works superbly and capable of crack laughter bombs in the theater. Soori has been as menacing as ever with his tongue and looks. The actor has successfully invented a body language and style that counters the metropolitan heroes. He effortlessly shoulders expectations and emotions of Tamil youth from smaller towns like Madhura, Thirunelveli and Coimbatore.
The movie clearly marks Sivakarthikeyan’s spot in the new generation mass stars in Kollywood.
How a series of unexpected events catapulted the lives of these people is the rest of the story. Among them are two colossal figures Rajini Murugan’s grandfather, played by Raj Kiran, and Ealrai Mukkan, played by Samuthirakani. The elders around them are very hot tempered and sensitive in nature and a spark is enough to burn the city down. The duo leads a carefree and weightless existence in an emotionally tensed and swollen city, Madhura. The movie is all about Rajini Murugan, played by Siva Karthikeyan and his sidekick PK Soori, played by Soori. The movie exploits Siva Karthikeyan’s emergence as “the super hero of the downtrodden” image to its maximum and that pays off well in the theater.ĭirector Ponram focuses more on the treatment side rather than the story. Their latest outing with the Varuthappedatha Valibar Sangham director Ponram, Rajini Murugan is a tightly packed Pongal pack with all the ingredients like comedy, glamour, action, sentiments, and romance. Siva Karthikeyan and Soori are in town with their Pongal Kondattam after so many postponements and hurdles.