Thursday, June 21, 2007

Everyone wants a bit of the limelight
When Rajini saar becomes the world's most popular, hundreds of bloggers take thier one-blog-post worth of fame. And I am going to do just that.

I watched Sivaji twice, so I am not rattling off experiences from thin air. I paid $16, almost a $6 premium for the tickets both times. I saw it at P & G Wheaton at Silverspring MD. When I first saw the insides of the theatre I was pissed that our Thalaivar movie was being shown in a screen even worse than santham. It was a small screen, no balcony, small theatre. But then I'd rather get to see it than not see it at all. A friend at Cincinnati gets to see it on June 28th, Now THAT is a shame.
The moment the guy lifted that measly velvetty lil rope keeping us, we ran, FAST. We quickly got our tickets torn up and "caught seat" for our friends. The excitement had begun. There were whistles, occassional "padam podungada".. "enna potti varaliya" screams... and then Sivaji appears in old style and then new style.. and we went madddd... then ofcourse our thalaivars ubiquitous S.U.P.E.R. S.T.A.R rajini in silver and blue with the ta ta ta na..ta ta na..

I am not about to reveal the movie, but enough is said when I say.
I did dapankuthu dance for ballelika. Screamed like crazy for Oru Koodai Sunlight. Sang Sahana Saaral. Sat spellbound through Athiradee.
I stood on the chair for motta boss. I screamed thalaiva for "six- ku aprom seven, Thalaivar-ku aprom yevane?"
I screamed "Summa Athirudulle" every time he said it.
I hooted when he did the one rupee coin swishes and the bubble gum.
He rocked the first night scene "Neetu raathiri yamma, tookam pochidi yamma" and the ULTIMATE income tax tea shop scene with the "punch dialogues"

I didnt eat popcorn and I succesfully embarrassed my friends around me. But I loved every minute inside that theatre. Thalaivar Vazhgha!

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