If
you
want
to
see
and
enjoy
a
family
drama
with
sentiment,
clean
comedy
and
neat
portrayals,
Kuselan
is
the
only
answer
among
all
the
recent
releases.
Kuselan,
truly
the
most
awaited
movie
of
the
year
is
released
amidst
lot
of
expectation
and
fanfare
today
and
no
doubt
the
film
is
surely
a
different
attempt
by
Superstar
Rajinikanth
and
Vasu.
First
we
should
congratulate
Rajini
and
director
P
Vasu
for
the
honest
remake
of
the
meaningful
Malayalam
original
Katha
Parayumbol
(of
course
there
are
some
cliches,
but
those
are
tolerable!).
The
gist
of
the
story
is
very
simple
but
interesting.
Rajini
wants
to
convey
the
importance
of
true
friendship.
'Matha,
Pitha,
Guru,
Nalla
Nanban
and
finally
God'
is
the
new
lineup
that
the
Superstar
follows
in
real
life
too
and
the
message
to
convey
the
young
generation
to
follow.
Balu
alias
Balakrishnan
(Pasupathy)
is
a
poor
barber,
who
is
living
in
a
tiny
village
Marayur
and
struggling
to
manage
his
day
today
life
with
a
beautiful
wife
(Meena)
and
three
children.
He
is
unable
to
buy
some
good
basic
equipment
to
develop
his
barber
shop
located
in
the
local
Market.
But
he
is
quite
satisfied
with
what
he
has
despite
the
antics
of
his
competitor
(cum
one
time
assistant!)
Vadivelu,
who
earns
lot
of
money
by
forcing
local
people
to
visit
his
shop
for
cutting
and
shaving.
One
day
the
entire
climate
of
the
village
totally
changes
just
because
of
the
arrival
of
Superstar
Ashok
Kumar
(Rajinikanth)
for
shooting
his
film.
Everyone
in
the
village
go
to
see
and
take
photographs
with
the
Superstar.
But
heavy
police
and
Z
category
security
force
prevent
them
to
have
a
glimpse
of
the
Superstar.
Meanwhile
news
spreads
around
the
village
that
Balu
and
the
Superstar
are
close
childhood
friends.
After
knowing
the
fact,
everyone
in
the
village
give
new
respect
to
Balu
and
his
family.
The
local
money
lender
comes
forward
to
help
him
to
develop
his
saloon
with
all
brand
new
modern
equipments
to
just
get
an
intro
with
the
Superstar.
Everyone
in
the
village
wants
to
cash
in
on
their
friendship.
But
just
because
of
his
ego,
Balu
does
not
like
to
even
pay
a
visit
to
the
guest
house
where
the
Superstar
is
staying.
But
the
entire
village,
including
his
own
family
members
force
him
to
visit
the
Superstar
and
renew
their
relationship.
How
do
the
old
friends
meet
at
last?
The
question
leads
to
the
sensational,
never
ever
seen
climax
of
the
film.
For
years,
many
have
doubts
and
questions
about
Rajinikanth's
personal
life,
Himalayan
trips,
saint
like
life
style
and
political
interests.
In
a
face
to
face
conversation
between
Rajini
and
a
critic
(Sundar
Rajan),
P
Vasu
exposes
the
other
side
of
the
Superstar
well.
The
way
Rajinikanth
replies
to
all
the
queries
of
Sundar
Rajan
is
excellent
and
it
helps
the
Superstar
himself
to
satisfy
a
faction
of
people,
who
are
always
pinpoint
him.
No
doubt,
Rajini
is
the
real
star
of
the
entire
show.
From
the
second
reel
itself
the
film
rounds
the
Superstar.
Most
of
the
scenes
reflect
Rajini's
real
life
incidents
and
not
even
exaggerated
a
bit.
Performance
wise
Rajini
easily
overtakes
all
the
characters
and
particularly
in
the
sensational
climax
everyone
is
stunned
with
the
outstanding,
class
performance
of
Rajinikanth.
(I
have
witnessed
that
most
of
the
young
audiences
came
out
from
the
show
with
tear
and
mostly
women
audience
hail
the
superior
performance
of
Rajini!)
Pasupathy
who
comes
throughout
the
movie
has
done
his
role
well.
Meena
just
repeats
the
same
performance
that
she
has
already
done
in
the
original.
Vadivelu
is
one
of
the
real
winners
of
the
show.
Particularly
in
a
scene
with
the
superstar,
Vadivelu
has
played
well
and
showed
the
exact
feelings
of
a
villager
while
he
is
happening
to
see
a
superstar
once
in
his
poor
life.
Nayantara
is
just
appearing
as
the
co-star
of
the
movie
and
she
has
also
done
her
job
quite
well.
Other
comedians
Santhanam,
Livingston,
MS
Bhaskar,
Brammanandam,
Chinni
Jayanth
have
also
played
their
part
well
and
help
a
lot
maintain
the
tempo
of
the
film.
Aravind
Krishna
gives
a
new
tone
to
the
movie
and
his
style
of
picturisation
is
really
good.
Three
songs
of
GV
Prakash
Kumar
are
hummable
but
the
opening
song
of
the
Superstar
is
not
up
to
the
level
to
Rajini's
earlier
films.
The
Superstar
is
just
appearing
in
the
film
for
just
40
minutes.
But
most
of
the
audiences
feel
that
it
is
a
different
but
complete
Rajini
movie.That
is
the
magic
of
superstar
Rajinikanth!
Verdict
:
Must
watch
movie!
Credits:
Cast
–
Rajinikanth,
Pasupathy,
Vadivelu,
Meena,
Nayanthara,
Livingston.
Camera
–
Aravind
Krishna
Music
–
GV
Prakash
Kumar
Story
–
Srinivasan
Screenplay,
Dialogues,
Direction
–
P.Vasu
Producer
–
Kavithalaya
and
Seven
Arts
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