Enthiran (2010)

With this film it just goes to show that no matter how much money they spend on smashing cars, massive sets, extras and CGI (which is not that good, by the way) you still get a story created and told by someone with intelligence no more than that of a 12-year old. To add to that are the stunts that defy the laws of physics, stupid dances by the android, infantile dialogues, fake acting, some absolutely ridiculous conversations of the robot with mosquitoes, laughable fights and giant worms, pyramids and other fighting structures made up of robots turning this in the end into a complete grotesque made-by-amateurs-in-a-garage joke, no matter how expensive it was.I realise there are huge cultural differences in what is perceived a good film and I'm happy to ignore those to get to the bare bones of it, but there certainly exists a universal appreciation by all human beings of what is good and original, and if you also strip the film of all that is western in the way the movies are created including the stolen ideas from western sci-fi film (The Matrix, several robot films), all the cars and technology, as well as of the purely Indian thing here - the dancing-singing numbers - one is left with nothing more than a pile of rubbish.The only good thing about this film is actually those dancing and singing clips that have nothing to do with the story. Visually and choreographically very beautifully done (excluding the songs, that is). Maybe Indian film-makers should stick to those Bollywood ways of making movies that I'm sure some of them are deserving every praise in their own right and not embarrass themselves any more.P.S. Some Indian fans called it the Indian I, Robot. And so it is. The only question is: is this all they are capable of producing?

To be honest this is the second review I am penning down for this movie. The first one was deleted by IMDb after another user reported abuse . The claims I had made in hat review regarding the mental health of those admired the movie thus stand vindicated.However, I have waited for a good 5 years before again logging in to pen down my views on this movie or as we may call it a freak show.The focal point in the movie is a love affair, something which our movies haven't been able to cut lose , may be for the dearth of ideas and imagination.The only interesting parts of the movie are the action sequences featuring the Robot i.e. if you nurse realistic expectations about the VFX or conversely if you have a satirical disposition .For the thinking man the movie presents 3 hours of ordeal and only the very brave or those on sedatives can sit through the movie. In 2010 I couldn't sit beyond half time and managed to watch the movie in bits and parts when it was subsequently telecast on TV.Do look out for a scene whee mosquitoes are shown talking among themselves conspiring to bite and suck some blood out of Aishwarya's body. That scene sums up the artistic integrity of the movie in question.

Normally South Indian films are far-fetched and have heroes play same parts again and again, Rajnikant too after the crap Shivaji(2007) I didn't expect much but this film is a surprise. Technologically this is one of the best films. It does have some routine romantic scenes(afterall a tamil film) but yet the main story of Rajnikant making a clone of himself is terrific when the clone does a volte face it strikes you, there are several scenes well handled in the second half like Cheethi recognising the real Rajnikant, Danny's death and the climax which goes a bit overboard but superbly handledDirector Shankar does a terrific job Music is decentRajnikant handles both the roles perfectly, his make up is simply terrific hard to make out it's a 60+ person playing the part Aishwarya Rai is decent in her role Danny is good but his role is half baked, rest are okay

Endhiran directed by Shankar is an excellent movie.What's more exciting is the fact that Superstar Rajinikanth has a double role in the movie.Even the special effects by V.Srinivas Mohan is superb.The action sequences by Peter Hein are marvelous.Story:-Location: Chennai 2010 Mission: Creating a android-humanoid robot Chitti (Rajinikanth) Purpose: To help the society Development time: 10 years Configuration:Memory one zeta byte, processor Pentium ultra core millennium V2, FHP 450 motor from Hirata, Japan Special Features:A human who is not born but is created. He can dance, sing, fight, is water and fire resistant. He can do all that a human can and more. He feeds on electricity. He takes instructions literally. Where a human can lie to save himself this android-humanoid robot Chitti cannot lie. Where he has a razor sharp memory and can memorize an entire telephone directory by just running through the pages, he cannot understand human emotions. Dr. Vasi(Rajinikanth) upgrades Chitti's processor and simulates human emotions without realizing the repercussions. Chitti gets transformed. He can now feel, and the first feeling that he discovers is love. Will this love come in the way of Dr. Vasi's purpose of creating Chitti? Will Dr. Vasi's own creation destroy him? The direction is excellent.The action scenes as mentioned above are splendid.The special effects are worthy of applause.The music by A.R Rahman is subtle.Performances:-Rajinikanth is soul of Endhiran.Without Rajinikanth,ENDHIRAN would have been a disaster.Aishwarya Rai is subtle.Danny Denzongpa is excellent.All in all,ENDHIRAN is a mass entertainer.I am giving it a nine on ten Go for it!