I am no fan of Rajni. Kamal is my fave. Rajni is a bit naive though to call people in politics as saints. He had his time to enter politics, which he wasted away. And unfortunately, he is never going to get another wonderful opportunity like the one he missed. I feel sorry for him. Infact I dont think he has it in him to become a successful politician.A bit like Amitabh.
RE:Rajni
by zachary on Jan 19, 2008 05:12 AM
Well he only called manmohan singh, a saint. A saint might not mean a religious figure to tht brings "hope" to the country. A saint simply means any person who does good for society in any fields. So we don't know why rajinikanth calls manmohan singh that, but its his views on the prime minister. We may not like manmohan singh and thts our right too dislike him. So, whts the big deal in tht.
This ranking is based on popularity of the actor in their respective state south India. (we r not considering other factors like acting, smartness etc etc.)
RE:Top 5 of South
by Suraj Shankla on Jan 19, 2008 03:25 AM
Kamal, Mohan and Amitabh definitely, however not sure about Chiranjivi and Mammooty. I would bring in Naseer and Om Puri; as this list is of actors and not the Stars.
RE:Top 5 of South
by McLovin on Jan 19, 2008 03:40 AM
Are you crazy ?? Chiranjeevi is the megastar. Amithab and chiranjeevi definitely in the list. All others you can include or not it does not matter. You should know that Amithab flew all the way from Delhi to congratulate Chiru on his padmabushan. Talk to people and know about Chiru's social service..that shows his personal character.
RE:Top 5 of South
by Narasimhan Srinivasan on Jan 29, 2008 02:20 PM
This list includes only the living actors and is a very poor and incomplete list. In this list at least Chiranjeevi is not better than Nageswara Rao and certainly not better than NTR. If Chiranjeevi is not better than NTR or Nageswara Rao then he is also not better than Sivaji Ganesan who was unbeatable in histrionics. Even in Hindi, Amitabh is nowhere near the histrionic and acting skills of someone like Dilip who is alive today and he is certainly way below standards of mega actors (not mega stars) like Naseer, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapoor. I also personally feel that Mamootty is a better actor than Mohan Lal but I confess I haven't watched too many of their movies except Malayalam and some Tamil movies of Mamotty. Mamootty can easily be called the mixture of both Kamal and Naseer in South Indian Cinema. Amitabh will not measure up to the knees even of Kamal, Naseer and Mams.
Period. I completely disagree and dismiss the nonsensical views of Sivaprasad.
RE:Top 5 of South
by ARUN on Jan 19, 2008 04:06 AM
Top 5 popular actors of south India: Kamal Hassan is popular in all the states and more popular in tamilnadu. Mammoty is popular both in kerala and in tamil nadu but others are very very poular in their own state and less popular in other states.. If we take south India, I think this is the order of TOP 5... 1.Rajnikanth 2.KamalHassan 3.Mamootty 4.Chiranjeevi 5.MohanLal
RE:Top 5 of South
by Bailey on Jan 19, 2008 09:55 PM
Hello,rakesh. Mohanlal and mamooty are actors in malaylam film industry. Kamal hassan and rajinikanth are actors in tamil film industry. Chiranjeevi is an actor from telugu film industry. All these actors have acted in more movies in their own language. Seldom, these actors go to other south indy language films and act. Also, the movies tht these actors ar part of is being dubbed in all south indy languages if asked by producers from those film industries.
Big b has now only started to act in bengali films and bhojpuri films. SRK has never acted in other language film based industires.
Tumhare do actors big b/SRK to sach mooch asli chote actors hai. Kyon ki bollywood ke bada industry worldwide sirf do hi actors produce karte hain?
Kya baat hai saab, is duniya mein india hai second largest country aur sirf ek hi sport hai(cricket). Aur indian cricket hai sirf ek baat world cup jeeta hai, aur ek chota ka island west indies theen bar world cup jeeta hai.
RE:RE:Top 5 of South
by Narasimhan Srinivasan on Jan 29, 2008 02:28 PM
Bailey, a small correction.
SRK has acted in Hey Ram which was made in Tamil, Hindi and English and (probably) dubbed into some other South Indian languages subsequently.
Another correction: West Indies have won the World Cup twice (1975 and 1979). It is the Aussies who have won it 4 or five times (continuously over the last three world cups).
Moron Rakesh,
Amitabh aur SRK Naseer aur Sanjeev Kumar ke ghutnon tak bhee nahee aa sakte abhinay kala mein... aur Naseer aur Sanjeev key barabar hein Dilip Kumar, Mamootty, Nageswara Rao aur Kamal Hasan. In tatpoonjiyon ki (i.e. Amitabh aur SRK) toh achche kalakaaron mein ginti hee mat karo. Ab muh mein apnee ungli daal kar bilkul chup chaap beithey raho.
How Many Actors do that ?? Inspite of making hell lot of money...None of them made a difference in the areas they lived in.....atleast..He touched all the common people..He is truly Mass and class appreciated .....Individual...
Which actor goes all the way to donate a monthly income to a veteran actor, every month for his living..Rajani did that to a telugu veteran actor...because he was in need, and could not ask for help...cos of his Hero status in the older films.
RE:Rajani is on screen and off screen Hero
by zachary on Jan 19, 2008 05:16 AM
So wht has SRK done? Theres no social responsibility in him Watch his interview w.karan thapar on cnn-ibn's devil's advocate. He is endorsing products i.e coke and other stuff for his revenue. If those products ar harmful for the people and economy in any ways, and governmnt people stop SRK from endorsing. SRK does not care, since according to him goverment dictates those things, as long as he gets revenues he's fine w/tht. All SRK said whn coke ws in controversy, ws some blah blah.
Kamal is the one and only versatile and sensible actor on par with Hollywood standards. How can i forget Rajini's stupid last fight in Padayappa where in he shows off ...as if he a six-pack body...LOL. He looks like a cartoon in that scene. That is the most stupid scene in Indian cinema.
RE:Watch Padayappa and then decide...... :)
by Radha Krishna on Jan 19, 2008 01:46 AM
You are not the only one to decide his acting abilities Mr.McLovin.. Iam not Tamilian,iam from AP,but i know how south india loves his simplicity and he is very kind person.. I dont deny kamal hasan..he is very great actor,but when you compare with padiyappa,there are lot of other kamal movies where i can bring it out..cinema is cinema ..but as an individual,Rajni kanth is great person..
RE:Watch Padayappa and then decide...... :)
by McLovin on Jan 19, 2008 02:11 AM
Get your basics right. We are talking about acting skills/entertainer of the year award. Let us not look into their personal lives...what has it got to do with acting. I admire Rajini as a person no doubt..but see what i am pointing to.
RE:Watch Padayappa and then decide...... :)
by ARUN on Jan 19, 2008 04:37 AM
Well Mr.McLovin, as you replied to Radhakrisna "We are talking about acting skills/entertainer of the year(2007) award" then why are you taking the example of Padayappa? which was released more than 6 years ago the award is for Sivaji!!! But that too in one exaple scene we cant decide one person's acting skill, his action in padayappa moovie is chanceless!! his comic sense and the scenes he played with Ramyakrishnan are interesting and amazing. Moreover his style is his innovative acting talent... If possible watch few of his moovies which was released in 1980-2000... you will know his acting talent which have the complete mix of comedy, romance, sentiment, action and much more in his style.. I became Rajni fan when I watch 'Thalapathi' moovie.. It is easy to critizise, but difficult to do atleast 10% like him... If you want try act like him, it is not at all possible.. he has so many drawbacks like he is not smart, poor dancer, and few more... But he rocks!!! That is RAJNI! The great superstar!!! I also like Kamal very much! his action in Guna, Nayakan, Indian, Thenalli,..., ... never leave from our heart... I have seen so many people who dislikes kamal if they like rajni and viceversa, If they like Ajith they dislikes Vijay!!! why people are like this? Try to observe all the positives of any actor and enjoy evey moment of life!!!!
I have watched two movies recently, one kannada and other marathi. Just for a refreshing change though i don't understand the languages. I liked both the movies. I am sure this is something many don't understand of how i liked those movies when i don't understand the languages. They will never get it.
RE:Mungaru Male and Dombvili Fast
by kartik Gowda on Jan 19, 2008 12:40 AM
hey daksin..true mungaru male was such a refreshing movie. everything is so fresh in it. the songs, the screenplay and the actors. this movie has become a rage and has made a huge fortune. it got released almost a year ago and still playing to full house. the hero ganesh even though not a cliched 'hero material' is very natural and his dialogue delivery is very catchy
Look at that simplicity. He has the guts to go the way he is to receive such a honorable award from the prime minister where the audience included among the 'top names' from varied fields. That is simplicity. He is the superstar becasue of his humbleness and good heart. Hats off to you Ranjikanth.
RE:The Real SUPERSTAR . Salute to you
by McLovin on Jan 19, 2008 12:54 AM
Kamal is the one and only versatile and sensible actor on par with Hollywood standards. How can i forget Rajini's stupid last fight in Padayappa where in he shows off ...as if he a six-pack body...LOL. He looks like a cartoon in that scene. That is the most stupid scene in Indian cinema.
RE:The Real SUPERSTAR . Salute to you
by ganesh ramanathan on Jan 19, 2008 01:37 AM
McLovin, I agree with you that kamal is a very versatile actor but far superior is rajni bcoz of his character off screen, he donated 50% of his wealth which is a great feat considering none of the superstars in india have emulated. besides kamal has divorced his wife and kids and he is after females every week , he sleeps with sundry and all and is a womeniser par excellence.
RE:The Real SUPERSTAR . Salute to you
by manapart on Jan 19, 2008 02:41 AM
50 percent of his wealth he donated biggest joke, vijaykanth asked rajni to first pay his taxes and then talk joining of rivers.read some magazines like reporter and junior vikatan.
RE:The Real SUPERSTAR . Salute to you
by human king on Jan 19, 2008 06:42 AM
it all happens only in tamilnadu. vijayakanth....... hahaha he is a bafoon how can u guys tolerate such people
RE:The Real SUPERSTAR . Salute to you
by Narasimhan Srinivasan on Jan 29, 2008 02:35 PM
Even if Vijayakanth asked Rajini to do so.. well.. he may have been correct in expecting every responsible person to properly pay his taxes. Period. But let no one forget that in the recent statistics released by the I.T. it is not Rajini who has been included in the list of tax defaulters or non-tax payers, but it is someone like Sachin Tendulkar who (actually it is also not a default) is in a 'dispute' with the I.T. department for a tax claim amounting to Rs. 60 lakhs. Sachin being so rich as he is, is also surely likely to settle this issue. after all the amount is Rs. 60 lakhs and I.T. deptt. being what it is they will also not sit silent till the issue is sorted out.
But about Rajini, never in his life has he ever defaulted on taxes. May be the comment Vijayakanth is supposed to have made, might have been an attempt by vested interests in the press to elicit a response from him (in the context of Rajini not coming out categorically in support of any political party in T.N. including Vijayakanth's DMDK) with regard to some political issues including the proposal to join all the rivers in the country by the central govt.
RE:The Real SUPERSTAR . Salute to you
by McLovin on Jan 19, 2008 02:09 AM
Get your basics right. We are talking about acting skills/entertainer of the year award. Let us not look into their personal lives...what has it got to do with acting. I admire Rajini as a person no doubt..but see what i am pointing to.
RE:The Real SUPERSTAR . Salute to you
by Murugan Murugan Murugan on Jan 19, 2008 02:51 AM
He got this as a good entertainer of the year 2007 for his film Shivaji. Have you seen that movie?
Rajni isnt a good actor. He cant speak Tamil well inspite of having served the tamil film industry for 3 decades. He doesnt have good looks. He often indulges in freakish mannerisms that masquerade as "stle". He wasnt as saintly as he is presently; people would know that as much rajni is religious ,pious and teetotaller now, he was diametrically opposite in his initial stages .His salary is gross and slightly on the border of undeserving. He dabbled in politics about a decade ago and got snubbed and his fingers burned. He is so powerless that a crook like Ramadoss ,who doesnt command even 1 % of the respect and popularity of the former , gets away with using expletives and profanities that any sane person would have retaliated against, even in a cursory manner... Inspite of all these shortcomings , rajni became a superstar. And therein lies a good lesson for many of us, ordinay aam admi. There is more to life than being self centered, and egotistical and manically obsessed with superlativeness. He isnt the greek masculine god like many of the bollywood wannabe hunks want to display themselves of. He isnt endowed with rich acting talents like a amitabh or kamal. Yet here we are , rajni being chosen the entertainer of the year 2007 , when he is past his prime and is already seriously contemplating a life after cinema,without cinema.. On the other end is an actor like sharuk who has better looks than rajni, comparable acting potential , and yet he isnt anywhere near da superstar
RE:Rajni - a kaledeiscopic personality
by jason bourne on Jan 18, 2008 11:58 PM
and wont ever be.. And that specific interview provides the clue... to stark gulf between the minds of rajni and the wannabe 'shahenshah'. That , my friends, answers in a nutshell why rajni is what he is , themost popular star in southern india;; he is not a cinema star;; he has morphed into an entertainer,, someone who gives happiness to people who eke out a miserly living, within and without cinema.
Whats the future of rajni ? definitely he doesnt command enough political capital necessary and sufficient to create a dent into electoral polity. what then ? rajni himself provides clues when he says that he he played the role of an actor till now, and will do whatever god wants him to do.. I can clearly see the maturity he has attained all through the three decades he has graced the silver screen. And i believe that god has already chosen a path for him. not politics, not even cinema, but get into service of god and lead a hindu way of pious living and spread the greatness of hinduism wherever he goes.He is destined to make a contribution to the domain of religion..
RE:Rajni - a kaledeiscopic personality
by on Jan 19, 2008 09:37 AM
I totally agree with your views! Rajni's mind seems to be more towards inner peace rather than the present day politics!
RE:Rajni - a kaledeiscopic personality
by Sivaprasad on Jan 19, 2008 02:11 AM
dey jason bourne, un peru enna??? saxena, advani,Patel aayirukkum. unakku eanda intha Jason bourne peru ellam. Original peru sollittu message/comments pannu..okaya..
When I was a kid (1983-1984) and this movie "Andha Kanoon" came. I was instant Rajni Fan. Frankly, in North India during that time we saw nothing like Rajni. Me and my friends (10 years -15 years) age group never saw anything like him. We simply placed him close to Amitabh. We(Elders) used to buy 2 tape cassettes and we kid used to listen movie audio and ...:) imitate him. Then came "Jyoti bane Jwala". OMG Can you believe it. 10 Years old kid and Rajni Anna doing his magic. Well then I only saw one of his movie that's it. So next 24 years not a single movie of him. Love him him or hate, he is Rajni Anna.
RE:Nothing like Rajni
by Narasimhan Srinivasan on Jan 29, 2008 02:40 PM
Dear Rohit,
I was under the impression that the film Jyoti Bane Jwaala was produced by Tirupati Pictures (Prasan Kapoor, brother of Jeetendra) produced the movie and it starred Jeetendra, Waheeda Rehman and another actress and actor. I did not see that movie but am sure about its cast.
The movie you want to mention is Phool Bane Angaarey which had Rekha and Rajini, in which Rajini is killed and Rekha takes revenge on Prem Chopra and others.
I think you are wrongly calling Phool Baney Angaarey as Jyoti Bane Jwaala.
RE:Nothing like Rajni
by lax on Jan 19, 2008 04:42 AM
sivaprasad.. u r such a moron.. Hindi is the mother of all Indian languages. U know hindi..u can travel anyplace in india
RE:RE:Nothing like Rajni
by balu on Jan 19, 2008 06:51 AM
hindi is a mixed language(born out of wedlock) sankrit and urdu mixed u lax///clay in your head lax
RE:Nothing like Rajni
by saigeetha jagannathan on Jan 21, 2008 12:29 PM
You seems to be highly ignorant. Study linguistics. Hindi is never a pure language (a mix of sanskrit, persian and urdu). How can you call it as the 'mother of all indian languages'?. Verify twice before you write?.
Rajni isnt a good actor. He cant speak Tamil well inspite of having served the tamil film industry for 3 decades. He doesnt have good looks. He often indulges in freakish mannerisms that masquerade as "stle". He wasnt as saintly as he is presently; people would know that as much rajni is religious ,pious and teetotaller now, he was diametrically opposite in his initial stages .His salary is gross and slightly on the border of undeserving. He dabbled in politics about a decade ago and got snubbed and his fingers burned. He is so powerless that a crook like Ramadoss ,who doesnt command even 1 % of the respect and popularity of the former , gets away with using expletives and profanities that any sane person would have retaliated against, even in a cursory manner... Inspite of all these shortcomings , rajni became a superstar. And therein lies a good lesson for many of us, ordinay aam admi. There is more to life than being self centered, and egotistical and manically obsessed with superlativeness. He isnt the greek masculine god like many of the bollywood wannabe hunks want to display themselves of. He isnt endowed with rich acting talents like a amitabh or kamal. Yet here we are , rajni being chosen the entertainer of the year 2007 , when he is past his prime and is already seriously contemplating a life after cinema,without cinema.. On the other end is an actor like sharuk who has better looks than rajni, comparable acting potential , and yet he isnt anywhere near the supersta
RE:Rajni - a kaledeiscopic personality
by on Jan 19, 2008 12:27 AM
He is the biggest star in the south and by a wide margin from the next big star. He is so huge that big stars in other states do not release their movies along with him in their own state. Which other star in the south commands that kind of respect.
RE:Rajni - a kaledeiscopic personality
by manjunath reddy on Jan 19, 2008 12:44 AM
first of all you... i mean litrated unlitrate people... first try to know what rajani really he... and talking about his acting ... no one single person can rule for one year a industry without acting skilll but he ruling last 3decas.... just think about it...
RE:Rajni - a kaledeiscopic personality
by jason bourne on Jan 18, 2008 11:51 PM
superstar and wont ever be.. And that specific interview provides the clue... to stark gulf between the minds of rajni and the wannabe 'shahenshah'. That , my friends, answers in a nutshell why rajni is what he is , themost popular star in southern india;; he is not a cinema star;; he has morphed into an entertainer,, someone who gives happiness to people who eke out a miserly living, within and without cinema.
Whats the future of rajni ? definitely he doesnt command enough political capital necessary and sufficient to create a dent into electoral polity. what then ? rajni himself provides clues when he says that he he played the role of an actor till now, and will do whatever god wants him to do.. I can clearly see the maturity he has attained all through the three decades he has graced the silver screen. And i believe that god has already chosen a path for him. not politics, not even cinema, but get into service of god and lead a hindu way of pious living and spread the greatness of hinduism wherever he goes.He is destined to make a contribution to the domain of religion..
RE:Rajni - a kaledeiscopic personality
by McLovin on Jan 19, 2008 12:02 AM
Mr. Jason bourne,
Do not give us a sequel "Bourne Stupidity". Who says Rajini is "The most popular south Indian star". There are many more stars in south. Tamil is not the only industry in south. He is one among the many stars of south.
RE:Rajni - a kaledeiscopic personality
by McLovin on Jan 19, 2008 12:21 AM
Obviously "Kamal". He is the most versatile actor. Only actor who can matchup to any standards, even hollywood.
RE:RE:Rajni - a kaledeiscopic personality
by jason bourne on Jan 19, 2008 12:05 AM
accepted there are lots of stars. but i dont think anyone in south commands such popularity, atleast in terms of box office collection
RE:Rajni - a kaledeiscopic personality
by zachary on Jan 19, 2008 12:40 AM
SRK is nowhere near the superstar rajinikanth?
-SRK is known all over india through the reach of hindi films and even in abroad, bollywood is seen as indian cinema. So how can u say SRK is nowhere. -Despite tamil films only reachin in south india and tamilians abroad, rajinikanth still manages to be the biggest superstar even w/little exposure of tamil films. -He can speak tamil, he has grown up in bangalore and he got into cinema b/c of mgr. He can also speak telugu, actress sri devi has spoken this abt rajinikanth. -Watch his acting in films b/f he donned action hero tht made him to indulge in freakish manners. -Ther ws a recnt interview on kamal hassan. Kamal asked why rajinikanth uses only style in his movies. Rajinikanth simply said, this style is the way to my success. -He admits wht ever hes doing. But he is a unique action w/all his stunts(bizzare or not), his dialogues, mannerisms. There is somthin abt rajinikanth that makes him unique thn all othr superstars. -Forget abt acting, tht is another genre in which kamal hassan, mohanlal, mammooty,cheeran,vikram,surya,dileep,prakash raj and other belongs too. -But in superstar genre, ther is rajinikanth.
RE:Rajni - a kaledeiscopic personality
by McLovin on Jan 19, 2008 12:52 AM
Kamal is the one and only versatile and sensible actor on par with Hollywood standards. How can i forget Rajini's stupid last fight in Padayappa where in he shows off ...as if he a six-pack body...LOL. He looks like a cartoon in that scene. That is the most stupid scene in Indian cinema.
RE:Rajni - a kaledeiscopic personality
by zachary on Jan 19, 2008 12:27 AM
SRK is nowhere near the superstar rajinikanth?
-SRK is known all over india through the reach of hindi films and even in abroad, bollywood is seen as indian cinema. So how can u say SRK is nowhere. -Despite tamil films only reachin in south india and tamilians abroad, rajinikanth still manages to be the biggest superstar even w/little exposure of tamil films. -He can speak tamil, he has grown up in bangalore and he got into cinema b/c of mgr. He can also speak telugu, actress sri devi has spoken this abt rajinikanth. -Watch his acting in films b/f he donned action hero tht made him to indulge in freakish manners. -Ther ws a recnt interview on kamal hassan. Kamal asked why rajinikanth uses only style in his movies. Rajinikanth simply said, this style is the way to my success. -He admits wht ever hes doing. But he is a unique action w/all his stunts(bizzare or not), his dialogues, mannerisms. There is somthin abt rajinikanth that makes him unique thn all othr superstars. -Forget abt acting, tht is another genre in which kamal hassan, mohanlal, mammooty,cheeran,vikram,surya,dileep,prakash raj and other belongs too. -But in superstar genre, ther is rajinikanth.
RE:Rajni - a kaledeiscopic personality
by jason bourne on Jan 19, 2008 12:33 AM
I said SRK is nowhere in the sense that he doesnt have it in himself to become someone in the league of the superstar.He still has to resort to cheap gimickry and high voltage propaganda to sell himself and his films. And worse , he acts like women in a soap ad. Like as i said he needs to grow up, and not act like a whiny child like he does in that interview when he tries his hand at slighting rajni and inturn gets snubbed in a very subtle manner..
