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Rajini might have done over 100 films prior to this one,but if there's one film which catapulted him to demi god status,it has to be this one.His characterisation as the calm and docile Manickam coupled with the stylish and ruthless don Baasha makes this movie a treat to watch.

The story might not be great,the BG is a rip off from Terminator,the music and songs are cheesy,Nagma is useless,the production value is tacky(OK,granted this was 1995).

But,if there's one person who makes this movie unbelievably watchable it has to be Rajinikanth.This might sound insane,but I have seen this movie more than 30 times(I stopped counting after 30)and each viewing is still enjoyable.I can't say the same for most movies,Rajini's other movies included.There is something special in this film which is hard to explain.

Time for another Baasha session.

One of the best gangster movies i have ever seen! Didn't think an Indian regional tamil movie would be so good...rate the movie UP THERE! Rajni's style and acting in this movie is one of the reason why this was a success! The acting of the villain Raghuvaran was fantastic! Directed very well...music is also superb...even though the background music sometimes is a rip off from "The Terminator" its done very well by the music director Deva. The whole Autorickshaw driver who was a big Don in Bombay is a fantastic story so the heart of the movie is the story.The slick way this movie has been taken is excellent.Rajni always does something special for each movie he does like say something or a movement like a sign or symbol and in this one he does one of his most famous styles..

Watch it for Rajni's greatest movie!

Baasha - A movie that still brings a feeling of mass and pride to every other superstar fan and auto driver. The movie has a certain style (obviously) and the we see the superstar in a role that we like seeing him play. But, the movie sadly didn't work for me as much as I would have liked it to because of the fact that has this template has been used in movies for a long time after Baasha in everything from Maari to Kochi Rajavu to Vedalam.

The supporting cast is secondary, although I did like his gang of goons. Raghuvaran as the villain Mark Anthony does a somewhat good job.

^ - Joining his sister in college

I am amazed that not one of Superstar Rajinikanth's millions of fans in the whole wide world has bothered to write a review of what is arguably his greatest hit and possibly his best entertainer. Like legions of his fans, I cannot find a single flaw in this superb flick. It's like a Bond movie; everything's possible because 007 is in charge. Rajini as Manickam and Badsha is simply scintillating; he gives his most impressive Bond-like performance to date. Actually I think Superstar should have quit films and entered politics after Badsha - he would have left in a blaze of glory and cemented his place in film and political history. There are many unforgettable scenes - when he speaks to the college principal for his sister's admission, the fight with Anandaraj ("ULLE PO"), all his scenes with Raghuvaran. I can go on and on. Instead I'll go and watch Badsha again. Maybe you should, if you haven't already.

Baatsha is the greatest movie released in that decade.

People say it is a remake of Hum but Hum could be nowhere compared with this movie this is an awesome one .

Many people have tried to imitate Superstar's style but no one can be a match to that legend.

The movie has too many super scenes which could remain ever green in our memories

The latest trend in movie making is remake another old movie But this movie can never be remade by any body

the greatest movie of Super Star

Said to be the movie of the millennium, as the friend above said it , it is so so great, Rajini Baba Ke Jai.

Only Rajini can do movie like this, & I wonder whether he himself can make a movie similar like this.

Super star ka style to ek dum perfect hey, in this movie it touched the peak, some scenes are breath taking like the first fight in the movie, scene in the medical admission, talk with the IG, Nagma's marriage day, the climax, gundas tearing Rajini's Auto.

Apart from scenes the background score is too great, however the music wasn't so great but still in Super star's movie the music always become magical.

At the end of the Day Rajini is Rajini, millennium ka eki superstar hey, & he is the god for tamil movie fans.

My childhood favorite film of Rajini sir. Excellent acting, action, drama, suspense and romance. Most notably the punch line "oru daravay sonna nooru darava sonna madri". Nothing more can be said other than give it a ten out of ten.

This movie was one of the best movie of my life as I have seen it many times and I never got bored. The people who are expecting MASS and COMMERCIAL movies then please don't waste time reading these reviews just go and watch it. The people who are expecting a typical gangster movie like THALAPATHI and NAYAKAN, I would not recommend this film. But for sure you will not get bored watching this film. This film is a gem of TAMIL cinema and a proper COMMERCIAL entertainer.

Baashha (1995) : Brief Review -

An updated version of 'Hum' provides an action-packed blockbuster to Rajinikanth. Baashha is one of the most successful films of Rajinikanth's career and also very popular one among masses. The film is an adaption of Bollywood film 'Hum', in which Rajinikanth also plays one of the major role but in Baashha he plays the lead role to steal all the limelight. Rajinikanth plays an auto driver, Manikam, who desperately tries to hide his dark underworld side to keep his promise to his father. However, circumstances force him to return in baddie Avatar of Manik Baashha and then we get to see his backstory. Baashha is a very entertaining massy film, not only for Rajini fans but for all the mass cinema lovers. It has those cliches with perfect timing and commercial branding that takes masses on storm. It's not just that but there's that transformation part too which makes it more interesting. It might be an predictable affair because we all know these conflicts already. A kind hearted gangster turned into a gentleman and then has to return to old days under the family circumstances. We have seen it many times and it was quite outdated for mid 90s when Kamal Haasan and Mohanlal were bringing solid content in the same mass-action genre. So, there is nothing much to expect from the story but it is pretty much amusing film. Rajinikanth gets a role that suits his macho image perfectly. Nagma looks Super Hot whereas the supporting cast is decent. The songs are average but very glamorous. Suresh Krissna makes a sure short blockbuster product despite typical formulation of the story. That's more than enough i guess, i mean delivering a watchable product with a repeated content is still a fine work. Overall, an enjoyable mass film, just ignore the high ratings given by die hard fans.

RATING - 6/10*

By - #samthebestest.

First of all i would like to say this is the best film of Rajinikanth as it turns out to be the perfect plot,stylish acting etc. The film gives you glimpses how stylish was rajini back then. The film is still regarded as one of the best films ever made in tamil cinema. you should have been there in the theaters in jan 1995 then you would have known the response of the film. The style icon rajini followed up with serious block busters which made him an iconic person as he is now.The film had everything love,action,comedy and above all true friendship. The films best part is those conversations between the protagonist and the antagonist played by raguvaran who has done exceptionally well. You wouldn't want to miss this classic do watch this to know about it.This is one of the best made don films in the history.

Baasha is a faithful remake of the amitabh-rajini starrer - Hum. I have seen both the films & so can vouch for that.

This film ranks as one of the top favourites for rajini & his fans. It has all the usual rajini ingredients - hero worship, dumb heroine, hero as a male chauvinist, loud songs, jazzy costumes plus punch dialogues.

It was from this film that rajini started mouthing punch dialogues which became a staple fare for all his future movies.

Rajni had done a good job & Raghuvaran matches him step by step. Nagma is glamorous & janakaraj is OK.

Songs by Deva will be liked by rajini fans.

This is the film which saw the downfall of rajini as actor & the rise of rajini as the superstar.

A movie that gave a new definition for Character Underplay and subsequent Stylish (violent) transformation for the tamil movie goers. Tops the must watch list of all thalaivar fans and more than a decent entertainer for anyone who prefer an intense story said with a commercial sugar coating. This is the movie that exploited the brand RAJINI to the maximum and expanded his reach among maases to unimaginable proportions thus making RAJINI the undisputed MASS HERO! The movie is not only stylish but has substance too and a trend-setter for future gangster flicks! But unfortunately none could match the magic of the one and only BASHA, nehi nehi maanik BASHA!!!! A complete RAJINI entertainer all the way!

Super movie ever seen, very powelful than lightning.

The movie was excellent with many mass scenes and punch dialogues. The movie was interesting. But some scenes were not logic in the movie. Rajinikanth acted good in the movie and also Raghuvaran is the main highlight in the movie.

As a die hard fan of my thalivaar, Baasha is an all time mega hit of the 90' s kids...glad to be born around that era.

Baasha was truly way ahead of its time. Even NOW it still makes for massy, entertaining viewing (forgive the fleeting moments of melodrama, it was 1995 after all).

It's very difficult to understate this film's influence on Tamil cinema. A character in a normal occupation has a painful, dark past has become a staple template only because of this film. Rajini's superlatively massy performance rules this movie, and after Baasha he truly was never the same, becoming the epitome of mass. Heck, if he'd quit acting and entered politics after Baasha, he'd have been the Chief Minister easily.

Some scenes truly hit you hard. There are quite a few odes to Baasha in Rajini's most recent 'Jailer' (Sikander Singh's men, '100 times' being repeated throughout, the spinning chair at the end). What makes it really exceptional is even if someone didn't know who Rajini is (an impossibility, but sure), they'd still at the very least enjoy this movie, as it has a decent plot, an actually well-written flashback (which many films lack nowadays), and satisfying characters.

Imo, it's not Rajini sir's best - that belongs to Thalapathi. But it sure is iconic, and the rewatch value is extremely high (as with any of Rajini's best hits).

Good movie to watch if your looking for a quick gangster movie. Not Rajinikanth's best movie he has had better movies. But the storyline and the plot was good and does his best to hide his identity in the movie. I reckon with this story line the actual movie could've been slightly better and gave his brother a better role....but still enjoyed watching it.

This is Bollywood Top Movies List of 250. Where this type of average movie, made for money, paid by the huge fans of the protagonist. Trust on Top Bollywood movies has vanished. This movie has only 1 thing noticeable, Rajnikant. A great hero in Indian cinema history. Mostly by his huge number of fans. In real this movie can't deserve a place in top list. This type of movies are called Masala Movie in India. Which is made only for money, profit. Nothing else. So if you give seal of an epic movie to this type of movie which is made for money, it's your fault, not the movie itself. Only blind people and deaf fans can see this movie as an epic. Otherwise a garbage. Only Baasha is everywhere, in songs, in background score, in dialogues. A man hiding his past but more young in his present then past. What a.... Okay let me realistic, watch this movie if you are a fan of Rajni, a fan of typical south Asian movies. If you think it as a deserved top movie list, you will be fooled after watching this.

BAASHA with certain evil and seniority of acting and age verified incidents of bombings and such serious cases plaguing society today. Theft and accidents kill people at regular intervals and we receive those news much regularly. BAASHA has serious plot and naxal or anti-established ideas on democracy like in the name BAASHA which is not a native name but counter gravitational like a river going from the subcontinent upwards to the glaciers.

Namma thailava super Starr Rajini Kanth nadithha Baasha (Badhsa) padam ithu. Best of the bests! Must see. Oh, must see. It revolutionized the tamil cinema. If movies could cause earthquakes, this would max out the Richter scale. I''m surprised that nobody else has really commented on this film We need to get some pictures to go along with this movie This movie is a mix of action, romance, action, romance and lots of really really cool action. Plus of course, our Thalaiva Rajni Kanth. Great movie da. I do not want to say anything more about the movie cuz I don't want to spoil it for you. You need to watch it and see how great it is.