Darbar

Knowing the director and the cast I went to see the movie without reading any critics reviews or the synopsis hoping to be entertained. To my surprise the movie was a complete thumbs down from start to finish. The only reason I gave 4* is for the CGI or else I would have given just a single star.

There was no essence to the story line at all. There was nothing to take back from the movie except the very loud music beats that will make your eardrums explode. Super Star Rajini's acting was average of his capabilities and bear minimum effort has been extracted from the Super Star by the director.

A total waste of time going to see this movie for me, who went with medium to high expectations.

Super star Rajini sir is extraordinary... We can see the vintage Rajini ..

But the problem is with director murgadas the story is decades old and routine stuff everything is predictable and clumsy ... Boring movie .. watched full movie only for the screen presence of the vintage Rajinikanth

This movie is a watchable crime/action movie for rajini sir because he has done his part well. niveda thomas had also performed well the father daughter relationship was good. The bgm was energetic and some songs were good. The first half was better than the second half. The movie is good while there was some unlogic scenes and the story is not that variety this is a watchable movie considering rajini sir's effort it is watchable for rajini sir

Par movie with too much focus on hero and not on the story

The GOOD, BAD & NOT-SO-BAD

GOOD

Superstar Rajni - For his undiminished charisma, style quotient and energy through which he fits into the role of a super-cop, when he is almost seventy, including courageously gymming out in all glory. He is a living testimony to the adage that age is just a number and remains the primary reason to watch this otherwise avoidable flick. And.. that is a near impossible feat that he can rightfully claim that only Rajni can accomplish.

Nivetha Thomas - For her commendable performace in a meaty cameo as Rajni's daughter.

Anirudh - For an energetic background score and few good (not great) songs.



NOT-SO-BAD

Yogi Babu - who fares decently with his comic one-liners.

Action set-pieces - While none of it is exceptional, the railway station piece is well choreographed and packs a punch.

Nayantara - She continues to look like a billion bucks and oozes elegance and grace even though she has a nothing role here. While there is a weak pretense to rationalise the semblance of a romance, it is what it is - at best, a weak pretense, if not entirely phony.



BAD

The Villains - Sunil Shetty and co who are bad because they are not bad-enough baddies to challenge the hero in any meaningful way.

A R Murugadoss - Director ARM appears pretty directionless as he puts up a tepid show with weak writing which is all over the place. Looks like the chart-buster "Summa Kizhi" was actually inspired by a reading of this ragtag script. If not for the Superstar who shoulders this pretty sloppy outing and salvages it to watchable category, this would have been declared DOA - dud-on-arrival.