It's all about revenge of a freed gangster in old age, sadly a soon to be forgotten adage- "Kabali".
A well dressed Rajni with Salt and pepper hairdo to entice the diehards, subdues his star value for a supposedly realistic outing with PA Ranjith.
A sober Rajni, no slick moves, subdued performances and if you've kept your eyes open, a glimpse of the Rajni we all craved for, for a few seconds here and there. With Dhansika for action sequences, Radhika Apte for an adorable spouse.
Ever imagined watching a Rajni movie in silence, it was like watching pushpaka vimanam without Kamal in it and coming out wondering the shot gun used in the climax is too heavy for Thalaivar :) bemused fans, ultra pricey tickets, wasted talent, fans becoming silent- in short Kabali da.
It's the Royal Enfield of the south fitted with a uninspiring local silencer in Malaysia . With Venomous Chinese, rebellious Tamils, a lil bit of Koli Kari, infighting, Ill Gotten wealth, dope, gang war over and again, a rehabilitation/de-addiction centre run by a gangster, who incidentally inspires inmates to join him in gangsterism, Alumni? meet of a family presumed to be dead for more than two decades, a forgotten wife and a supari daughter that the parents didn't know even existed, same/similar BGM for almost the entire movie for fights, style! Finally any guesses who comes out the victor on the top floor of Malaysian hotel shaped like a Linga?
Some amount of neruppuda and a lot more of yedhukku da combine for this very different Kabali da :)
