It almost seems as though the author was in a hurry to start with the contemporary era. Probably helped by the reduction in the number of movies he's done and availability of documented material, for example, Rajini's overt and covert political statements, in movies and real life.
Beginning with Annamalai and ending with the making of "Kochadaiyaan - The Legend", the second half not only analyses the star's movies, but also traces Rajini's personal evolution very well. It has much better anecdotal perspectives from his co-stars, friends and gives us excellent insights into his personality. In the last few pages, the author tries to get perspectives from an assortment of people - directors, co-actors, fans, Rajini's friends and mentors, journalists etc - on why the Superstar is the phenomenon he is.
I specially liked Anurag Kashyap's take ".. The same reason that Amitabh Bachchan became a phenomenon was the reason why Rajinikanth became a phenomenon. He's a man of the people Amitabh Bachchan became synthetic afterwards, but Rajinikanth never became synthetic.
He stayed what he was. The whole humility of Rajinikanth somehow translates not just on screen but off it too What I'd really like is for Naman Ramachandran to go back and release a second edition where the first half is not a hurried job, but meanwhile, do go ahead and read this one!
Jan 25, Suhasini Srihari rated it it was ok. The writer has concentrated much on giving mere facts of what is already there or rather could easily sourced from the internet. A biography is something which reveals more of the person on whom the book is written! I am pretty sure, most of the people who buy this book is primarily because they know the Superstar and would have watched if not most at least some of his movies.
The writer has given summaries of almost all the movies in whic "The Definitive Biography" was a real let down for me. The writer has given summaries of almost all the movies in which the star has acted - this was completely unnecessary. It was towards the end that the writer added in some of "thalaiva's" fans' words - this was a little delight for me after having paid so much for the book.
The facts of the Star's personal life is not much written about while more on his on-screen life has been dealt with, which could easily have been avoided.
Jul 07, Parul rated it really liked it Shelves: challenge Naman Ramchandran has written the book in too detailed manner, writing about each and every movie the Superstar has acted in. Me coming from North India have not really been too close to his movies, even though i do like him as an actor. This book is an amalgamation of his movies and his life, though once you finish reading you are left craving for more. You should go for the book just to know the kind of person When you are reading about THE GOD, you have too much of expectations from the book.
You should go for the book just to know the kind of person he is, his life's anecdotes, though there was much left from his bollywood days. I will give 4 stars because i never knew about him as a person and teh book did enlighten me.
But it left much to be desired for from Hindi industry side. Jan 02, Bharath Jambulingam rated it liked it. Not bad. I thank Kalaipuli S Thanu, who has given 30 years back itself the Superstar status. In Bhairavi movie posters only, Rajini for the first time depicted as Superstar. This is definitely not a biography, it is just a filmography of Rajinikanth with a little bit of directors cut,audience reaction and very few anecdotes of the star thrown in.
If you join all the parts which seem biographical ,the book would be about 30 pages that is all. Boring writing too. Can conveniently give this book a miss. Dec 27, Amala Kumar rated it it was amazing.
This one's a Racy Read - an incredibly well written book - comprehensive and original analysis that provides a wealth of information at a rapid pace without ever getting boring. A page turner which I was unable to put down from the get go. I loved it so much that I ended up buying additional copies to gift my friends. Must have for your bookshelf. Dec 30, Vani rated it it was amazing. It was very interesting to find out aspects of Superstar's personality that I did not know about on reading this book.
Especially his spiritual side has been explored in some depth and I found out more about why he did not really make it in the North. Many thanks to the author for this comprehensive read. Dec 12, Krishna marked it as to-read. Jan 24, Alekhya Boora added it.
A larger than life character on the page too!!! Mar 23, Dinakar rated it really liked it. Being a die hard fan of Rajinikanth I got this book soon after its release. A well written book with some of the inspiring stories from the life of Rajinikanth. Nov 24, Sreedhar rated it it was amazing. Harrison rated it did not like it Jun 20, Mohit Ajmera rated it really liked it Jan 05, Shrilatha rated it it was ok Jun 23, Savio Dsouza rated it it was ok Jan 28, Bala rated it liked it Jul 31, Com rated it it was amazing Mar 21, Archana Amaragandhi rated it liked it Jun 16, Jayanth rated it it was amazing Dec 16, Ram marked it as to-read Dec 08, Prasanna Ethiraj marked it as to-read Dec 15, Vijay Krishna added it Dec 16, Vittal marked it as to-read Dec 26, Rajinikanth in younger days.
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