At work Rajinikanth comes up often enough that I’m starting to get a feel for the movies he’s in. My team is mostly Desi, with just one other “American.” I work with a bunch of Indians and a Pakistani. And Matt.
So, Rajni. The Superstar®. ;-)
My manager lent me a copy of Sivagi the Boss to watch. Staring, of course, Rajinikanth. I’ve never really watched an Indian movie before, and I suppose that this is just about jumping into the deep end. But I have to say it’s fun. I had to wire my TV to my laptop to get the subtitles since I can’t speak Tamil, but that’s a small price to pay.
To kick off the night we started off with some delish south Indian dosas, sambar and lassis at Chili’s — no, not the Chili’s you’re thinking of.
Then Rajni! Ohhh… The song and dance! The over worked plot! The costumes! The fight scenes! The “plot”! :-D
I guess this is a bit of a taste of India. South India.
It’s almost like I’ve traveled a bit. Almost.
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When I mentioned Rajni to my friend from Alaska (well, Seattle, but… yeah… whatever.) I got an eye roll: “Ahh, the South Indians…” ;-)
Noooooooooooo….
I mean yes to the food, nooooooooo to the movies!
Hahahahaha!!!
So, as a favor to my real life boss (yes, from South India) I watched it. Actually, I just finished it a few minutes ago. (We took a break around the intermission so I could post)
Once we got over the complete suspension of disbelief it was silly fun. Cars flying in ways physics never intended. Dead people being brought back to life (CPR doesn’t work past a few minutes). Bullets (ok, complete cartridges (!) that are flying through the air (?!)) coming to a dead stop, just because.
Like I said, silly. But still fun. (and looong!)
Ok… so I watched a Tamil movie. What should I watch next? :-)
(and yes, the food was tasty)
cooool