Film Review - Kochadaiiyaan

Kochadaii-Yawn

Film: Kochadaiiyaan

Cast: Rajnikanth, Deepika Padukone

Duration: 1 hr 51 mins

Rating: * 1 / 2

Before the actual films starts, you are told about how this film was made, what kind of technology was used and how it is a first in India. Big B is even seen saying that the history of Indian cinema will be divided in two parts, before and after Kochadaiiyaan.

With all the motion capture and photo-realistic technology aside, this film is a travesty when it comes to the story, at the end of the day, that is what concerns the audience. For professionals, the technology may be of some interest but there is no evidence whatsoever on the screen that this is something special. Honestly, even many of those kiddo television channels have more interesting stories.

But they don’t have Thalaivar.

For Rajnikanth fans, it doesn’t matter if the film has a story or not, his presence makes up for everything. But here, they don’t get to see him as they usually do since here he is presented more in an animation format.

The story is what you would read in Chandamama. Rana (Rajnikanth) is the army General of the Kingdom of Kalingapura who wants to settle scores with the King of Kotaipatinam. He is also in love with the Kings daughter (DeepikaPadukone) in this saga of revenge and action.

Kochadaiiyaan never really digs it’s teeth in, the animation maybe unique for an Indian film but by international standards, it is very ordinary. It also has one song too many for a film that is under two hours making it look like a musical. 

The film is undoubtedly meant only and only for his fans for the rest, it is sorely disappointing. 

Published in The Navhind Times on  25th May 2014
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