Kabali: Neither here, nor there Rajinikanth is in fine form, playing his age. If not for him, will ‘Kabali’ hold? When Pa. Ranjith was chosen as the director for a Rajinikanth film, it was welcomed as a sign of change. A sign that the superstar is stepping out of his comfort zone and willing to give in to the vision of a young director who had made raw, hard-hitting films ( Aatakathi and Madras ) marked by good writing. There was the promise, going by the teasers and trailer, of watching a film that will not merely pander to Rajinikanth’s superstar status; but also perhaps bring back the actor to the fore. As Kabali unfolds, one observes Ranjith doing precisely that. The introductory scene is like nothing we’ve seen in recent Rajinikanth films. You first see him in a prison room reading ‘My Father Balaiah’ by Prof. Y.B. Satyanarayana. The book lingers in view for a few seconds and much later, Rajinikanth will make a fleeting reference to dalits, B.R....
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