Friday 5 February 2016

‘Rajini Murugan’ is about family bonding  


This is one of those family stories that doesn’t test the intelligence of viewers.  The team that gave you the entertainer, ‘Varutha Padatha Valibar Sangam,’ returns with director Ponram and lead actor Sivakarthikeyan.
With all ingredients of a Tamil masala flick, ‘Rajini Murugan,’ lying unreleased for a long time connected with the audience well. Yet, the story is nothing new.
Rajini Murugan (Sivakarthikeyan) so named by his uncle, (a die-hard fan of Rajnikanth) is an unemployed young man who has all the time in the world to woo his uncle’s daughter, Karthika (Keerti Suresh). He even sets up a tea stall right opposite her house, creating the mood for a duet and song-sequence. And, when the young man is not romancing Karthika, you find him bonding with his grandfather (Raj Kiran) or goofing around with buddy  Thotathri (Soori).
The love story turns serious, when a local goon, Mookan (Samuthrakani) stakes a claim in the family property of Rajni Murgan. Mookan poses to be another grandson but born illegitimately.
It now becomes Rajni Murugan’s responsibility to clear his grandfather’s reputation.
A predictable story it’s a Sivakarthikeyan show all the way. Keerti Suresh is a spontaneous actor.  Director Samuthrakani as always leaves his mark. As the scheming Mookan, he is convincing.
‘Rajini Murugan’ is a family entertainer that you  forget the minute you leave the hall.

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