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 Super Star Rajnikanth has done it
again, that’s multiplied his craze manifold amongst his existing fans
and created a whole new lot of fans with his latest man v/s machine
super entertainer Robot. Touted as a Rs. 160 crore budgeted bonanza
making it the costliest ever made Indian film, the sci-fi thriller Robot
is a full on paisa vasool entertainer.
Scientist Dr. Vasi (Rajnikanth) after years of hard work succeeds in
making an andro humanoid named Chitti. Carrying the power of 100 men,
Chitti is well trained in every aspect right. Vasi wants to offer him to
the Indian Army but rejection comes from Dr.Vohra (Danny) the ex mentor
of Vasi who has some devious plans of his own. It is pointed out that
Chitti lacks feelings and can go wrong. Vasi therefore reworks the
structure of Chitti and adds human emotions to him. But then
complications arise as Chitti experiences the emotion of love from
Vasi’s fiancée Sana (Aishwarya Rai). He falls in love with her and
begins to disobey Vasi’s commands. Sana just considers him her
‘toy-friend’. Things spiral out of shape after an angry and disappointed
Vasi dismantles Chitti. What follows as Chitti falls in wrong hands and
multiplies his obsession for Sana forms the rest of the film.
Seldom in Indian cinema has a film come that has justified its
gargantuan budget and managed to entertain you at the same time. A big
bow to director Shankar’s vision and creativity that makes Robot set a
new benchmark in filmmaking. All those expecting a typical Rajnikanth
entry however, will be disappointed watching him being presented with a
subtle entry. But then he makes it up for it by delivering his best. As
the film gradually proceeds towards the climax, the number of
Rajnikanth’s on screen multiply and continue to entertain. His
conversation with a team of mosquitoes or his fights with the goons in a
moving local train are extremely delightful. Also, the child birth
sequence here is more convincingly done than it was in 3 idiots.
While he is subtle as Dr. Vasi, Rajnikanth has succeeded in pulling
off the immensely difficult part of the robot Rajni by picking up the
perfect mannerisms of a Robot. After turning villainous, his wicked
laughter is just terrific. Aishwarya’s character though relevant to the
plot doesn’t have much to do but she pulls it off well with her dazzling
screen presence. She simply looks WOW. Danny is impressive in his short
role.
Picking up the best technical talent across the globe that has worked
on films such as Jurassic Park, I Robot and Avatar, Shankar has managed
to deliver an Indian film that can stand on par technically with the
best of Hollywood films in this genre. The last 30 minutes full of
action and plenty of jaw dropping moments do make you wish that the film
was made in 3D. The only big sore point of the film is A.R Rahman’s
utterly forgettable music which to some extent is salvaged by Shankar’s
innovative picturisation. The film’s length is around three hours and
could have been shorter by at least 10 minutes.
Robot guarantees super fun for the entire family and Rajnikanth re-establishes the fact that what no body can, only Rajni can!
Rating: 4 out of 5*
Starring: Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Danny
Director: S.Shankar
Sampurn Wire
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