Saturday 5 April 2014
Thursday 3 April 2014
Rajinikanth: There can be only one Baashha
Superstar Rajinikanth has ruled out starring in sequel to Baashha and has said that the film’s ‘magic’ would be lost if a sequel is attempted. Released in 1995, Baashha is still considered as a ‘cult’ film by many film-makers who have made vain attempts to make similar films.
Baashha was not only one of Rajini’s most successful films in his career but it was also a film which created a major turn-around in the State’s politics. The film did very well in Kerala and did even better in its Telugu dubbed version, bettering the box-office records of many direct Telugu films. Even after 19 years of the film’s release, people still sit glued to the television whenever the film is screened.
R.M. Veerappan, who produced the film, refused to give permission to the many producers who tried to remake the film. Vijay’s Bagavathy and Sarath Kumar’s Arasu were some of the films made in Baashha-style but failed to court success at the box-office the way Baashha fared.
Suresh Krissna, who made Baashha, approached Rajini with the plan of making a sequel. Rajini, who heard the one-line script, told Suresh Krishna that he was not sure that the sequel would be as successful as the original. Speaking to Jaya TV recently, Rajini was asked by Vivek about his plans to make a sequel to Baashha.
“In Tamil cinema, there can be only one Baashha; the sequel, if it is ever made, won’t have the same kind of ‘magic’ woven by the first one. As such, I don’t plan to star in the sequel to the film,” was Rajini’s reply. The interview is likely to be relayed by Jaya TV on Tamil new year day.
Baashha was not only one of Rajini’s most successful films in his career but it was also a film which created a major turn-around in the State’s politics. The film did very well in Kerala and did even better in its Telugu dubbed version, bettering the box-office records of many direct Telugu films. Even after 19 years of the film’s release, people still sit glued to the television whenever the film is screened.
R.M. Veerappan, who produced the film, refused to give permission to the many producers who tried to remake the film. Vijay’s Bagavathy and Sarath Kumar’s Arasu were some of the films made in Baashha-style but failed to court success at the box-office the way Baashha fared.
Suresh Krissna, who made Baashha, approached Rajini with the plan of making a sequel. Rajini, who heard the one-line script, told Suresh Krishna that he was not sure that the sequel would be as successful as the original. Speaking to Jaya TV recently, Rajini was asked by Vivek about his plans to make a sequel to Baashha.
“In Tamil cinema, there can be only one Baashha; the sequel, if it is ever made, won’t have the same kind of ‘magic’ woven by the first one. As such, I don’t plan to star in the sequel to the film,” was Rajini’s reply. The interview is likely to be relayed by Jaya TV on Tamil new year day.
Anushka, Sonakshi opposite Rajini in K.S. Ravikumar film?
Even as superstar Rajinikanth’s Kochadaiiyaan, the first-ever 3-D animation film in the country, gets ready to hit the screens next week all over the world, reports have started trickling in as to what could be his next film. It is said that K.S. Ravikumar, who has had a very successful association with Rajini for the past two decades, would be directing Rajini’s next film.
Though Rajini hasn’t officially announced anything about it, sources close to K.S. Ravikumar assure on condition of anonymity that it would be Ravikumar who would be directing the film. Anushka and Bollywood’s Sonakshi Sinha are to be Rajini’s two heroines in the film as Rajini is to portray dual roles in the film, it is further informed.
Ravikumar’s Muthu and Padaiyappa, which featured Rajini and released in the nineties, were colossal hits and had Rajini essaying dual roles. Sentimentally, K.S. Ravikumar wants to maintain the trend of dual roles by Rajini and has accordingly prepared his script which Rajini has approved. A.R. Rahman would be scoring the film’s music which would have all its lyrics penned by Vairamuthu.
Cinamatographer R. Rathnavelu, who had done a phenomenal work in Rajinii’s super-duper hit Enthiran: The Robot and who is fondly referred to as ‘Randy’ by Rajini, would be the cinematographer of this as-yet-untitled venture. The film is likely to go to the floors in Chennai with a formal muhurat on 20th May. The following day, Rajini and the rest of the crew members would leave for Mysore.
Though Rajini hasn’t officially announced anything about it, sources close to K.S. Ravikumar assure on condition of anonymity that it would be Ravikumar who would be directing the film. Anushka and Bollywood’s Sonakshi Sinha are to be Rajini’s two heroines in the film as Rajini is to portray dual roles in the film, it is further informed.
Ravikumar’s Muthu and Padaiyappa, which featured Rajini and released in the nineties, were colossal hits and had Rajini essaying dual roles. Sentimentally, K.S. Ravikumar wants to maintain the trend of dual roles by Rajini and has accordingly prepared his script which Rajini has approved. A.R. Rahman would be scoring the film’s music which would have all its lyrics penned by Vairamuthu.
Cinamatographer R. Rathnavelu, who had done a phenomenal work in Rajinii’s super-duper hit Enthiran: The Robot and who is fondly referred to as ‘Randy’ by Rajini, would be the cinematographer of this as-yet-untitled venture. The film is likely to go to the floors in Chennai with a formal muhurat on 20th May. The following day, Rajini and the rest of the crew members would leave for Mysore.
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