SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

yunusitboss Sivaji (3D) (U) TAMIL ---------my Rating : 4.5/5 stars EXCELLENTMy First Tamil 3D experience .... It is a 3D version of the sivaji 2007 original flick.... am not reviewing the Sivaji 2007 as it is 5/5 stars rated movie....i will be reviewing this new 3D version.....VERY GOOD:- *3D effects : superb especially in Title SUPERSTAR..... *Songs : best is athiradee had a huge buzz..... *Action : 3D was good especially in second half fight sequences *CLIMAX was rocking in 3D..... *Songs were superb feels real especially in all songs 3D feel was good..... *Story and Direction *Cinematography : 3D was well... *Prasads EFX : has done a very good job..... * Additional attractions were added which gives more importance to feel nearer in 3D....VERY BAD:- *The movie was completely edited from 180 minutes to 150 minutes this leads audience disappoint...... FINAL VERDICT:- *It is a clean entertainer ....Go for it.... I strongly recommend to watch in SATHYAM CINEMAS or ESCAPE or S2..... they show u the real 3D.....I was surprised because a new type of Specialized glasses were given in Sathyam called HFR 3D to view this flick.....I will watch again.....Corrupt police and politicians target a computer engineer for trying to better the lives of less privileged citizens.

nickraman Kadhalan, Jeans, now add Sivaji to this list.I will never forgive P.Vasu for trashing Manichitranazhu (Malayalam)'s tamil version as Chandramukhi. First and foremost, you either stick to the story, or you don't. At least Priyadarshan stuck to it nicely when doing Bhool Bhulaiyaa and it was superior to the tamil remake. But more on that later. Shankar is a brand value. His value is only known for casting north Indian heroines, some face-value star as male lead, a comedian, Rahman for music and of course another-clichéd-story-on-Corrupt-India. See, that's why Boys didn't work but Kadhalan did exceptionally. Have a look at the list.Gentleman - Arjun, Madhoo (Roja fame) - Super Hit Kadhalan - Prabhu Deva, Nagma - Super Hit Indian - Kamal Hassan, Manisha Koirala, Urmilla - Blockbuster Mudhalvan - Arjun, Manisha Koirala - Blockbuster Anniyan - Vikram, Sadha - Super HitNow don't get me started with why in god's name Rajnikant acting like he's Vikram or Ajith's age? Simple, his incompetent fanbase. They act like everything's awesome if Rajni does something young even if it takes him to do really BAD choreohraphy in Rahman's trashy music (honestly, he's not giving good music anymore, he's made his money. Course, idiots over at the Mayyam Hub forums would counterback with their Madras Bashai.) Don't bother asking for the story, because if you really want to, go watch Gentlemen, because it's the same damn thing. Heroine Shriya sucks so bad that she badly needs an acting course. Vivek's comedy is average and he's slipping pretty bad right now. Villain Suman is okay and Nayantara looks fat ugly as usual. Raghuvaran is wasted. Don't give me lame excuses that the film's is thalaivar's style and it's featured in UK's top 10, or it's a blockbuster excuse because apparently, the Tamil audience is lost and confused. It's not the same as it was back when Kamal released his movies (Hey Ram, Anbe Sivam, Virumandi) and they were really GOOD AND SUPERB stories. But except for Virumandi, the other two bombed and it was surely a sign that Tamil audiences are loosing their logic. Botttom line: Bad films will run successfully in most cases. Sivaji fits that bill perfectly. I have zero expectations for Robot because Sujatha, the writer for Sivaji, made a fool of himself in vulgar / borderline dialogues. I have respect for him in his literary works but he's sunk a new low with this film. Don't give that "Shankar's dream project" excuse because that will never work. Ever hear of changes in script. Yep. Had it been Kamal or even a 100x better actor than Rajni kant act, I would have a slight more respect for Shankar. And why the hell is everyone praising Rahman's music. For one thing, Balelakka is a rip off Chandramukhi Vidyasagar's Devuda. Secondly, his songs tunes are taken from his earlier works and three, Rap does NOT work under his direction. Every time my folks see the Sivaji CD or songs, they either skip it or put a different music. That shows quality of Rahman's music. Don't expect a lot for Sultan - the Warrior or Robot cause that will have annoying Blaaze doing bad rapping and redundant tunes. Rajni should just retire and leave us alone. Chumma oru build-up. He's the worst actor next to Vijay and Vijaykanth. B.O hits doesn't make you deserving of a dumb title like Superstar, Captain or Ilayathalapathy. Enna kodumathu ithu?Tamil Cinema as we know it is gone. Now only Kamal Hassan's genius scripting in Dasavathaaram can save us all. Looking forward to it with excitement.

Ram Anand I know people love Rajini, i know people love Sivaji because it is tailor-made for Rajini fans with style, and i know Shankar's product has given more grandeur to Rajini's superstar status. I could rate this movie higher because i did enjoy the fun element in it, but i guess my expectations were way above this. Well, why shouldn't they be high? Th director is Shankar, and the last thing i expected is for him to come with a wafer-thin storyline (the story's no show at all). Next is two disturbing facts. As a movie-goer of Tamil films, i'm getting concerned because of Shriya's inclusion in this movie. She, i have to say, is crap. She is not a proper actress, and the biggest problem, she only has skin show and can't modulate in Tamil. Tamil cinema will only progress further if they start paying respect to their own language and start at least hire actresses who can modulate the language properly, instead of giving tax exemptions to Tamil titles. Secondly, this is the MOST expensive Tamil movie ever to date (Dasavatharam is more expensive, and will take over once it releases), so what if an avid movie-goer asks 'what is the most expensive movie you guys ever made?'. I'd have to show him or her 'Sivaji', which by production, theme, storyline, and quality, and even performance, is not at all a good movie. This is not a movie that can make an Indian hold his head high up and shut the mouths of Westeners who stereotype us as being unable to make real quality products. It's like Shankar flushed all the 70 crores given to him? Where is the money gone? Songs of course...

haritvs Rajini the macho man of Indian cinema back with Sivaji the boss. Shankar, known for his different cinemas restricted himself to different Brand Rajini movie in this one. The end product is good. Sivaji comes to India with money earned (from USA) to setup Hospital and Medical university to serve the poor. From there the film shows the real face of India actually a corrupted India. He is cheated by opponent and loses all his assets.On recovery process, Sivaji knows his opponent has black money, gets some evidences, then blackmails him and gets a share of black money. On thinking of using it, he unintentionally discovers the total black money the state possesses and he start getting all evidences. Using evidences, he blackmails again to get 50% of it and sends the evidences to government, that way rest goes to government.He achieves his victory here (Shankar's work end here) and after that the film starts the personal battle between Sivaji and his opponent. A beaten Sivaji: the boss returns as MGR a.k.a Mottai boss and only pure Rajini magic follows.The movie's sudden transformation from Shankar's movie to Rajini movie fades (even though the Mottai Rajini rocks) the message they convey and leaves no impact (of the message).