Release date : May 23, 2014
Rating : 3/5
Director : Soundarya Rajinikanth
Producer : Sunanda Murali Manohar, Sunil Lulla
Music Director : A. R. Rahman
Starring : Rajinikanth, Deepika Padukone
Super star Rajnikanth’s Vikramasimha, has
been one of the most awaited films in the recent past. This is the first ever Indian film, which has been made under the motion capture technology. Directed by Rajni’s daughter Soundarya Rajnikanth, this film has
Deepika Padukone and Jackie Shroff in prominent roles. After a long delay, this film has finally hit the screens today. Let’s see how it is.
Story:-
The movie starts off showcasing the Kota Pattanam and Kalingapuram dynasties. While
Kota Pattanam is headed by Ugra Simha (Nasser), the Kalingapuram dynasty is ruled
by Raja Mahendrudu(Jackie Shroff).
Kalinagapuram has a powerful army chief in
Rana(Rajnikanth). The dynasty wins all the
wars in his leadership, and one fine day time
comes when both Kalingapuram and Kota Pattinam face head to head. When the actual
time of war reckons, Rana secretly joins hands
with Kota Pattanam dynasty and sends backs
the Kalingapurm army.
Hugely Upset with this, Rana is sacked from
his post in Kalingapuram. When all this going
on, Rana also decides to kill the king of Kota
Pattanam whom he had just made friends.
Why does Rana trying to kill Ugra Simha ?
Why did he cheat his own Kalingapuram
dynasty ? Where does Vikramasimha feature in
all this set up? For all the answers, you need
to watch the film on big screen.
Plus Points:-
Firstly, it would be appropriate to congratulate
director Soundarya Rajnikanth for bringing
such a unique technology to Indian screen.
The way Rajnikanth’s introduction, his first
song and fight sequences have been designed
are marvelous.
Vikrama Simha’s flash back, and the entire
war sequences in the climax have been
designed and executed supremely. Dialogues
mouthed by Rajnikanth in the pre-climax
episodes, are awesome and make Rajnni fans
go crazy.
A R Rahman’s music is yet another plus for
this movie. The way he elevates the story with
his songs, only adds to the flow of the film.
The way veteran actor Nagesh has been
recreated is quite good.
Minus Points:-
One can say that the motion capture
technology has been like a curse for this film,
even though it is is a new innovation in Indian
films. Those who do not know about this
technology are staying away from Vikrama
Simha, thinking that it is an animation or
cartoon film.
Lack of proper promotions in Telugu might
also go against the flick. Except for the first
20 minutes, the rest of the film till the pre
climax is slow and boring. Even though the
songs are good, some of them could have
been eliminated, especially the song which is
featured on Deepika Padukone.
Even though the technology captures the faces
of the stars well, their emotions in major
scenes lack depth and have not been executed
properly.
Technical Aspects:-
The way the film has been conceptualized
technically is quite good. The production
values and the various features used for
making this film needs special mention. As
said earlier, even though the technology looks
good, human expressions could not be
captured as desired.
K S Ravikumar’s story is pretty good, but it is
the screenplay which lets you down some
times. A R Rahman’s music is also a huge
plus for this film. Dialogues written for Rajni
are in his typical style, but the editing in the
second half lacks focus.
Verdict:-
On the whole, Vikramamsinha has Rajnikanth
in an all new avatar. This historical film,
which has good technical values might be
limited to a certain extent, as Rajni’s fans
miss the real Rajni. Those who are interested
in these historical flicks, will like
Vikramasimha, but for others it is strictly a
one time watch.
Rating – 3.5/5
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