Kaala
U/A: Drama crime
Director: Pa Ranjith
Cast: Rajnikanth, Nana Patekar
Rating:

This is the most layered, heavily cathartic, even if fairly visceral, in-your-face, sort of political film, that you're likely to see in 'hardcore mainstream' — let alone with Rajnikanth in it, who inhabits a parallel cinematic universe anyway. What sort of superstar is Rajni, in a global context? A Superhero, obviously — a character all by himself, that a captive fan-base walks in for, essentially to check out his antics (dialogue, daredevilry).