Rajnikanth, A versatile hero - Few scenes/movies of Rajni, one can never forget that easily..

Rajnikanth is an emotion :) Just as the calendar shows Dec 12.. I just thought of some blissful performances of our thalaivar.

Many of my friends think he makes only action movies and survives only because of his USP - the style swag.. 

Trying to come up with some scenes in movies that might not be so popular yet worth watching.. Versatility of our own thalaivar.. 

Mood : Comedy

1. Interview scene from thillu mullu. In fact, all the scenes in that movie.. Laughter riot..

One can never forget the way Rajni scores in the interview. The way he manages all the questions is totally a milestone in rajni's dialogue delivery and comedy performances.

2. The Toyota car challenge scene from Ninaithaalae Inikkum

The challenge is to throw and catch a cigarette 10 times without a single miss. Here again, it's poornam viswanathan with whom thalaivar performs in such a way that, it is easily one of the most interesting scenes in the whole movie.

3. Snake scene from thambikku endha ooru

How can we even forget this scene.. The snake entering through the whole while thalaivar is reading something interestingly. He notices the snake only in the last minute and rest is a big laughter. 

4. Muthu

When Meena teaches a wrong word in malayalam and rajni gets beaten for the same.. Hilarious!

Mood : Sogam (sadness)

1. Aarilirindhu arubadhu varai

As the story progresses, I am sure thalaivar would extract tears in our eyes. But the epic scene in that movie is the one where he eagerly comes to show his published story to his wife and she dies in the fire accident. Other scenes include his brother humiliating him and sister asking him not to come and throwing the toys bought by him. 

2. Muthu & Arunachalam : Vidukathayaa song and Thalaimaganae kalangaathey song.

The same house and master to whom he was loyal sends him out of the house and muthu (thalaivar) being truly innocent of what has happened, would be clueless and helpless. Similarly in arunachalam, Vadivukkarasi would have portrayed a strong role to send rajni out of the house. 

Mood : innocence

1. Annamalai without a doubt.. 

The young Rajni who talks to manorama when sarathbabu is there in initial scenes..

2. Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri

If you have seen this movie bhuvana oru kelvikkuri, I am sure you are missing a different version of rajni. He would have been so innocent and sivakumar would have exploited it totally..

3. Linga  

Had you noticed that expression when he tells "ellaam mela irukravan paathuppaan" or that scene where he blows fire for applam.. Suttaalum sangu Niram.. Tears!

4. Baasha

Who can forget the famous baasha first half scene where aanandharaj would have tied our thalaivar around the pole and he smiles innocently..

Mood : villainism

1. Endhiran

Meheh.. Black sheep.. Vaseeee.. What a modulation and dialogue delivery...

2. Moondru mudichu

Manavinaigal yaarudano... Maayavanin vidhivalaigal.. That song where he rows the boat.. Rajni and kamal duo making their mark. 

3. Ilamai oonjalaadugiradhu.. 

The movie beautifully captures thalaivar's expression. Rajni Kamal duo again... :) 

4. Netrikan

this movie is another example of rajni's versatility. Just watch the introduction scene of the elder rajni and you will realize the SWAG :) 

Mood : Bhakthi

1. Sri Ragavendrar 

Almost all the scenes in the movie. Mainly the ones where he turns the akshadhai black, or he gives a nose cut to sathyaraj or even the scene where he rescues a dead boy alive. 

2. Baba

Not sure if many would agree.. Sakthi kodu song was actually giving me goosebumps in that age.. I was in class 8 then!! :)

Mood : Others realizing his charm

1. Baasha - 

Thangamagan song starting.. When that nagma dad hands over nagma to manikkam after realizing he is baasha

2. Linga

When the king throws a party on his birthday to foreigners and governor himself is respecting him..

3. Kabali

When he talks stylishly from an island with his daughter right next to her after being shot by gun and surviving it.. Kabali da!!

Mood : Emotion

1. Thalabathi 

Realizing Arvind swami is his brother..

2. Padayappa 

When he tries to convince his sister crying for nasser calling off her marriage..

Mood : Revenge mode.

1. Padayappa 

The way he puts up the cigar after interval and walks fast while soundarya tries to stop him.. With the bgm from ARR,  it's a sheer magic..

2. Naan sigappu manidhan and Mr.Bharath 

  

The movies involve a revenge taking scenario.. Even other movies like naan mahaan alla & thai veedu, Siva etc involve revenge taking plots. 

3. Sivaji the boss ..

Almost all the scenes after interval

Genre : Expressions/Acting skills

1. Johnny

Credits to Illayaraja & Mahendran, this movie is a musical romantic piece where the rajni would have played the conman and a barber. Both those roles would be entirely different and an example for showcase of rajni's acting skill. 

2. Mullum Malarum

Again, the Mahendran/Illayaraja combo and this time, he plays the role of an elder brother. Carrying out the role of the winch operator and his encounters with sarathbabu - this movie stands out for rajni's reallistic performance. 

3. Polladhavan

This movie shows a different kind of rajni where he is externally hard rough guy and soft hearted inside. That too when lakshmi realizes why Manohar (Rajni) is so arrogant, the story justifies the portrayal of rajni's character in the first half. 

Mood: Style/Action

1. Billa

One of the best movies where rajni plays a Don and also another role and impersonation happens later. One of the most interesting movies in thalaivar's career. Post this movie, he was known to play the Don roles effectively (ranga Baasha)

2. MurattuKaalai

Action packed simple plot rajni movie and he comes in slightly different get up on a village backdrop. 

And the list goes on and on.. Be it the doctor role in chandramukhi or the singer in veera .. be it action packed or performance oriented.. Rajni continues his swag.. I am sure there are much more.. and finally!!

Happy birthday thalaivaa!!