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Sivaji

  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • 3h 8m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
23K
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Cochin Hanifa, Manivannan, Raghuvaran, Rajinikanth, Suman, Vivek, Vadivukkarasi, and Shriya Saran in Sivaji (2007)
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A software engineer comes to India in order to serve the nation and invest in its welfare. A few corrupt officials and politicians try to stop him while he tries to do good for the poor.A software engineer comes to India in order to serve the nation and invest in its welfare. A few corrupt officials and politicians try to stop him while he tries to do good for the poor.A software engineer comes to India in order to serve the nation and invest in its welfare. A few corrupt officials and politicians try to stop him while he tries to do good for the poor.

  • Director
    • S. Shankar
  • Writers
    • Swanand Kirkire
    • S. Shankar
    • Sujatha
  • Stars
    • Rajinikanth
    • Shriya Saran
    • Suman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    23K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • S. Shankar
    • Writers
      • Swanand Kirkire
      • S. Shankar
      • Sujatha
    • Stars
      • Rajinikanth
      • Shriya Saran
      • Suman
    • 88User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Rajinikanth
    Rajinikanth
    • Sivaji Arumugam
    • (as Super Star Rajni)
    Shriya Saran
    Shriya Saran
    • Tamizhselvi…
    Suman
    Suman
    • Adisheshan
    Vivek
    Vivek
    • Arivu Mama
    Raghuvaran
    Raghuvaran
    • Dr. Chezhian
    Manivannan
    Manivannan
    • Mr. Arumugam
    Vadivukkarasi
    Vadivukkarasi
    • Mrs. Arumugam
    Cochin Hanifa
    Cochin Hanifa
    • Minister A.Kulandaivelu
    • (as V.M.C. Hanifa)
    • …
    Ravi Kumar
    • Minister C. Anbanandam
    Pattimandram Raja
    • Ramlingam
    Shanmugarajan
    Shanmugarajan
    • Police Inspector
    • (as Shanmugha Rajan)
    Ala Aljundi
    • Italian Gangster
    Amarasigamani
    • Amarasigamani
    Babi
    Balaji
    Jemini Balaji
    S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
    S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
    • Ballelaka
    Bashkar
    • Director
      • S. Shankar
    • Writers
      • Swanand Kirkire
      • S. Shankar
      • Sujatha
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    User reviews88

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    8pmbadur

    Sega Fight-a Sivaji Right-a Give Me Three Time Style Yea..

    The most hyped movie in Tamil Film Industry for the past two years. It was hyped because it was to be hyped as such. Forget about the logic, forget about to story telling and creative thinking. Just sit back and relax for three hours and enjoy the movie. Since you will not watch this movie if any other actors have done the lead part.

    The movie has to be watched one and only for Rajni Kanth's performance and style. Initially it was extremely doubted how Shreya could be a joint for Rajni Kanth. But Shankar's idea was not wrong, they had a very good Chemistry if you do not think Rajni Kanth is in his 60,s and Shreya's in 24 or something in their age.

    Coming to direction and the story part. Shankar seems to be totally confused about the story plot, the way he crafted it. A confused climax. In the previous movies of Shankar the message is the one drives the whole movie, where as in Sivaji. The message comes in the climax that Rajni did all this to remove the black money in the country and yet to see that poorer are still poor. You need to watch closely at the end of the climax you still see people selling cows in village tradition using a money card. The message comes at last so that you wont find a clue about the complete mis direction of the story that they were not able to find a way how to end the movie.

    Music - Yet another A.R. Rahman's midas touch.

    Special Effects - Well done K.V. Anand who has worked for one year to complete the STYLE song. Heard it is a DV Technology and nothing to do with the Graphics.

    Stunt Choreography - In the climax fight,it was showed Rajni's going to fly like as in Matrix but its just nothing. Too many longer fight scenes without any good cause could have made them shorter.

    A lot of hard work has been done. Could have come better if Rajni Kanth's talent have been employed properly.

    Overall a must watch Rajni Kanth;s movie I give a 8/10 because of Rajni Kanth.
    cberameshin

    sivaji,not a shankar'

    sivaji is a visual treat for all rajni lovers and unfortunately not shankar'.you can see the technical brilliance handled lavishly as in all other shankar films.social messages were good,but the director has not worked to remove the flaws in the story.usually his stories are uncommon and the flaws in those films cannot be seen until you think on it.sivaji is an exception-common story even though he has tried to create an awareness on a hidden social cause,flaws show themselves clearly in the story.

    inspite of this the film has an enormous response only because of rajni!one and only rajni! Every frame of the film has been done grandly.good work by the film crew.screenplay is fast.songs were rich and stylish.

    if shankar had satisfied for the flaws in the film,the world would have turned on him in appreciation.
    8maakkr21

    Sivaji - One of the BOSS(Best of Super Star)

    Movie starts with the normal logic as our Super Star want to do good things to the society by constructing a University but villain Suman (who has done a decent job) creates lot of difficulties ...the story goes with the slow pace and our Super Star falls in love and wants to marry the gorgeous Shriya( She looks so beautiful and fits her role perfectly) .Normally our Super Star will not have any trouble to make a girl fall in love or mostly girl's will be running around to impress him but here it is different, our Super Star has to struggle to win the heart of Shriya . Vivek comes with our Super Star for most of the scene but honestly speaking I didn't feel a great sense of comedy through him when compared to his previous movies. At one stage our Super Star is in bankrupt because of the hurdles made by the villain. There comes the interval ,after seeing the first half , I did n't feel a great impact on the movie, bit worried whether I am watching a movie which is worth of the price 20 Euro (double the price of a English/Hindi movie) I paid because of slow pace and normal comedy scenes.

    Now come the Second half, starting with Thalaivar tossing the coin and starting his revenge, from here the Movie goes like a Jet flight. Our Thalaivar rocks with the awesome look and style. Lots of humorous scenes and extraordinary fights in the Second half adds more feathers to the Success hat. The Most fantastic part of the Movie is the last 15 minutes where our Super Star turns from Sivaji to MGR, I wish MGR could have introduced much earlier. Movie ends with our Super Star's Victory over villain as well as in the movie.

    Sivaji's technical team has done a tremendous job especially Cinematography, Art Direction,Editing... .

    Fights and songs are too good where our Thalaivar has done a Kalakal(super) performance. ..

    AR Rahman ,no wonder about his role in the movie which is a major pillar for success

    Shankar has used his high cost formulas in an efficient way for our Super Star which made me feel that I am watching a movie which is worth of the price, I paid.

    -Sivaji is a huge feast for Rajini Fans, you will enjoy 200% guaranteed entertainment if you search Super Star Rajini in Sivaji but if you search Shankar in Sivaji then only 20 % so enjoy the movie ,don't look for logic as well as Shankar.

    Sivaji worth watching again and one of the BOSS(Best of Super Star)
    7jbragadeesh

    The Real Style

    When the best people in the south Indian cinema meet (Shankar, Rajini, A.R.Rehman, AVM), the expected hype will be too much. There was a lot of pressure on both the fan's part and the movie makers' part to make Sivaji a huge hit by all means. It was a long time since padayappa, they've seen Rajini in full action. Baba was a clear let down. Chandramukhi was not a Super star centered movie. And for his reputation and style, the fans were very thirsty and were ready to see movie of any kind with their super star in form. In fact, i am a hardcore superstar fan. And i was one of the thirsty fans waiting to see my hero in action. For a guy like me, this movie has everything in it. A nice blend of action, comedy, stunts and THE STYLE of Super star. You cannot expect too much logic. Not for the super star. The director has to satisfy both his fans and Rajini's fans. I felt totally satisfied after coming out of the theater. Well, the movie did have pitfalls but the star's style easily dominated them. Overall rating : 8 out of 10.
    8faizermohomed5

    A rajini buffet!

    If you want to see a Negro RAJINI, a Caucasian RAJINI, RAJINI performing daredevil stunts, RAJINI performing slapstick comedy, breath taking dance moves by RAJINI, an Emotional RAJINI, the philanthropist RAJINI, The Stylish RAJINI, The "Villain" RAJINI and finally the ultimate mass hero, the super star RAJINI - This is the movie for you. Rajini being chiseled by director shankar who has packaged whole of the above ingredients into a wafer thin plot and made a wholesome entertainer that leaves you yearning for more of the one and only RAJINI diet. A must watch for those who require a stress buster after a hard grind and a decent entertainer for those who seek time pass, an entertainer which requires you to keep your brain safe in a locker and just play the DVD, sit in front of the monitor and ENJOY!!!!!!

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    • Trivia
      As of July 2007, "Shivaji" is highest grossing Tamil movie ever. It grossed 100 crores (1 billion) Indian rupees in it's third weekend. First Tamil film and non-Hindi Indian movie to gross 100 crores and also the fastest Indian movie to gross that much.
    • Goofs
      In the scene at the open air movie theatre, Sivaji is seen in a Toyota Land Cruiser with his wife. When he has a "car fight" with the goons, the car changes to a Mahindra Scorpio towards the end.
    • Quotes

      Shivaji: BOSS.

      Mama: Bachelor Of Social Service.

    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to remove a scene showing the hero of the film throwing a firework into his mouth, lighting it and then spitting it out at somebody else. Cut was made in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 18 classification was available.
    • Connections
      Featured in Bindass (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Balleilakka (Tamil)
      Music by A.R. Rahman

      Lyrics by Na. Muthukumar

      Performed by S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, A.R. Reihana, Benny Dayal

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    • Release date
      • June 15, 2007 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Крутой Шиваджи
    • Filming locations
      • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Production companies
      • A.V.M. Productions
      • AvM Studio
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    • Budget
      • ₹600,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,871,620
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    • Runtime
      • 3h 8m(188 min)
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1

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