Darbar review

Darbar : Rajini mass stylish show

Starring :  Rajinikanth, Nayantara, Nivetha Thomas, Sunil Shetty

Director :  A.R. Murugadoss

Producers :  Subashkaran

Music Director :  Anirudh Ravichandran

Cinematography :  Santhosh Sivan

Editers :  Srikar Prasad

Sankranthi started with rajinikanth stylish mass show ..In the huge pongal competition darbar  released today. lets see how is movie and performances.

1st Half : Movie started with a very strict police commissioner (Rajini kanth) killing all the notorious criminals one after the other without any mercy. and rajini kanth entry is fabulous as bad cop, his entry and opening fight is pure goosebumps. after the fight he transferred to mumbai for a very important operation , after that Nivetha thomas entered as rajini daughter and her chemistry with rajini is very good and performance in the movie is top class. In mumbai all the story running on one investigation case, The cop setup in Mumbai has been showcased well as the first half of the film has gripping investigation scenes. The way the cop drama and crime angle featuring Pratiek Babbar was showcased is very good. rajini and nivetha combined scenes come out very well on screen. nayanathara did her job and her role is too small and there is a no scope to perform. first half end with very good twist and fight. 

2nd half : In the 2nd half sunil shetty entered as stylish main villain, and his looks and his performance is good, some scenes between rajini and nayanatara in routine manner and yogi babu comedy is ok. after that some emotional scenes between rajini and nivetha is good. after some routine stuff power packed fight scene in railway station with anirudh top level bgm. the railway station fight is too stylish and the best fight in the movie. after that fight movie into sentiment mode and flat screen play. Sunil Shetty is not utilized properly at all as his role is very weak and has no depth and power in the second half. After showcasing so much crime and investigation to nab Sunil Shetty, one expects a solid climax but that is not the case. end the movie in routine way.

Positives : 

* Rajini kanth showcased in a superb manner, extremely good as the bad cop as his style and               mannerisms are too good for the fans. his performance and comedy timing every thing is good.

* Nivetha Thomas gives a solid performance as Rajini’s daughter. The combination scenes of both father and daughter have come out quite well and evoke good emotions in both the halves. 

* Sunil shetty is super stylish as the main villain and he gave his best , Nayanatara did her role and Yogi babu comedy is good.

* The investigation scenes and Cop setup in mumbai everything is gripping and came out very well the first half of the movie is very good 

* Music directer Anirudh gave ordinary songs but he gave extraordinary BGM's, he elevated the hero superbly.

* The fights are very good and thalaivar showed his energy and style in the fight, Railway station fight in the 2nd half is extraordinary.

Negatives  : 

* After the very good first half ,in the 2nd half the tempo drops a bit . 

* Main villain sunil shetty is did his job but director failed to use him properly .

*  In the 2nd half narration is bit dull and except railway station fight everything is ordinary in the 2nd half

* Sentiment scenes and fights worked very well in the 2nd half but things get bogged down in the last twenty minutes making the film a bit dull. Average 2nd half

Over all Movie is good and watchable, for rajini fans this movie is feast. The superstar is extremely good as the bad cop as his style and mannerisms are too good for the fans and reminds us of Vintage rajini

Rating : 7/10 (Rajini Stylish mass show)