All his earlier films in which he co-starred with Kamalahasan and directed by K.Balachander fell in the category of good or watchable movies. It was only when he started doing the run-of-the-mill formula films did he become repetitive and unwatchable. There is a rather decent actor luking beneath the swagger and style of Rajnikant. Too bad that very few directors have taken advantage of it.
Millimetres malarum, Apoorva ragangal and Padyappa are the best movies as far as acting is concerned .Stunt movies like Basha,Shivaji ,Mannan and Mutthu are meant for front bench audiences.Rajani has become puppet in the hands of producer and directors to make nothing but 'money',though he is keeping image in tact with punch and stylish dialogues.
