We
have
some
enormous
blockbusters
of
most
of
our
K-Town
stars
who
have
tasted
massive
success
with
some
commercial
flicks.
However,
when
the
celluloid
stars
step
up
on
an
experimental
spree,
the
same
will
not
be
embraced
by
the
audience
but
will,
in
turn,
make
it
a
cult
classic
few
years
down
the
line
when
the
same
gets
telecasted
on
the
small
screen.
Let's
get
into
the
breakdown
analysis
with
three
movies
of
Superstar
Rajinikanth,
Kamal
Haasan
&
Dhanush.
Baba
Cut
to
2002
during
the
month
of
August,
the
entire
Tamil
population
across
the
globe
were
caught
in
the
frenzy
of
Baba.
The
stylized
symbol,
the
head
cloth
and
Baba
Beedi
were
the
order
of
the
day
back
then.
It
was
also
a
matter
of
3
years
where
the
last
Rajinikanth
movie
had
released
and
Baba,
by
all
magnitude
was
humongous.
The
movie
opened
to
packed
houses
and
had
broken
the
opening
day
record
set
by
Padayappa,
another
Rajinikanth
movie,
but
eventually
failed
to
break
the
overall
collections
of
the
latter
due
to
the
former's
poor
word
of
mouth
and
the
spiritual
connect
in
the
movie's
content.
The
movie
failed
to
recover
the
distribution
costs
though
the
production
costs
were
recovered.
Rajinikanth
being
the
producer
of
the
movie
made
a
generous
movie
of
returning
the
loss
amount
to
his
respective
distributors.
Baba
was
about
Superstar's
real-life
spiritual
guru,
Mahaavatar
Babaji.
The
protagonist
is
a
blessed
child
who
grows
up
with
a
normal
lifestyle,
unaware
of
his
birth
secret.
A
wanderer
who
enjoys
his
life
with
his
pals
by
intoxication/tobacco
means
will
be
subjected
to
serve
his
birth
purpose
through
spiritual
intervention.
Baba,
would
be
blessed
with
7
maxims
which
could
be
used
by
him
as
and
when
needed
for
the
general
purpose.
What
happens
next,
what
problems
Baba
would
face,
how
would
his
life
change
forms
the
rest
of
the
plot.
Baba,
is
the
most
favourite
movie
for
many
Thalaivar
fans
as
the
movie
is
packed
with
some
terrific
punchlines,
Rajini
antics
and
action
blocks.
There
are
quite
a
few
life
learning
lessons
which
could
be
closely
associated
with
many
of
us.
Even
today,
the
movie
marks
more
than
a
reasonable
TRP
when
telecasted
on
air.
Anbe
Sivam
Probably
one
of
the
most
loved
films
of
this
generation
youngsters
who
missed
to
watch
it
during
the
time
of
its
release.
Ulaganayagan
Kamal
Haasan,
who
was
also
the
screenplay
writer
for
Anbe
Sivam
has
shown
his
class
and
brilliance
through
his
writing
and
portrayal
as
well.
The
Kamal
Haasan-Madhavan
combination
which
starts
as
a
cat-mouse
fight
and
ends
up
as
brotherhood
bonding,
moves
anyone
into
tears.
The
plot
is
quite
deep
and
needs
to
open
up
the
logic
loop
to
understand
the
crux
of
the
movie.
Being
made
at
a
budget
of
12
Cr,
the
movie
opened
up
to
positive
reviews
from
the
critics
but
didn't
make
an
impact
in
the
minds
of
movie
goers
and
thus
fizzling
out
at
the
box
office.
The
makers
of
Anbe
Sivam
lost
over
6
Cr
and
thus
refraining
themselves
from
venturing
into
the
production
of
other
movies.
The
movie
runs
with
several
themes
such
as
communism,
atheism,
altruism
and
humanism.
Anbe
Sivam
shows
atheist
who
confronts
an
atheist
wherein
the
two
will
be
seen
clashing
with
their
ideologies
and
beliefs.
What
transpires
both
of
them
to
slip
into
the
same
boat
and
be
like-minded
is
the
transition
of
the
story.
Both
Kamal
and
Maddy
score
high
with
their
stellar
performance
and
the
writing
of
the
movie
has
eventually
earned
the
cult
classic
tag
in
the
history
of
Tamil
cinema.
Pudhupettai
Selvaraghavan's
classic
style
of
film-making
and
Dhanush's
very
realistic
performance
makes
it
a
repeat
watch
for
many
movie
lovers.
Such
is
the
craze
that
the
social
media
fans
cry
out
for
a
sequel
every
time
Pudhupettai's
pops
out
in
a
discussion.
A
lonely
wanderer
who
lands
in
the
net
of
gangsters
as
a
sidekick
elevates
himself
as
a
key
member
of
the
group
and
eventually
a
kingpin
by
forming
his
own
gang.
Crime,
Violence,
sensuality
etc.
all
were
captured
the
way
it
should
have
been
and
thus
restricting
the
movie's
prospect
to
a
certain
set
of
audience
which
restricted
the
family
and
neutral
audience.
Even
the
critics
too,
voted
down
for
the
movie
during
the
time
of
Pudhupettai's
release
as
it
was
way
too
realistic
to
the
nativity
of
Tamil
audience.
The
legacy
of
Kokki
Kumaru,
the
lead
role's
name,
has
etched
an
eternal
impact
and
has
been
used
in
more
than
few
instances
in
movies
and
social
media.