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Such a frustrating disappointment

So much average

Best movie ever!

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Years ago, we, as Indian Animators, used to either depend on other countries like Japan, America or other such superpowers to make an animated movie, to entertain the audience. And while we used to make tacky movies, which have no mechanical/dynamical/aesthetical values. No wonder they were just dismissed and discarded.But after years of experimenting by Indian Animators, we just can say this, "Though not at par with Hollywood, but still a commendable effort by us as Indians." KOCHADAIIYAAN is one such effort. I do not wish to spoil the story by writing it down, on this website, because it is not just a movie... It is an effort put up by Indians, with a Hollywood studio backing it up. It's one of those movies, for which you should not depend on the critic's reviews to analyse it... It is a movie, which should be seen either in the nearest theatre/on your TV screens, to cherish the efforts we have put up.Though, posting this review quite late, but it is worth it, as I saw it on my TV, because I couldn't get the chance to see it in the nearest theatre, due to other commitments. But go ahead, enjoy the effort made by us as Indians. JAI HIND!!!

Rajnikanth is touted to be able to do it all- count to infinity, can find corners in circles, made the dinosaurs extinct, has played Russian roulette with a fully loaded gun and won etc. But one thing he clearly cannot do is to ensure that every film of his entertains. Kochadaiiyaan may boast of all that motion capture technology, but put side by side Hollywood exploits such as Tin Tin, it comes off as an amateurish, cartoonish effort.The story is a standard revenge drama- in the vein of Dharam Veer, and a million Chinese martial art epics. Kochadaiiyaan is a legendary warrior in the kingdom of Kottaipatinam. He is a man of ethics, but his enemies are not. His military prowess and burgeoning popularity attracts the jealousy of the king, Rishikogadan (Nasser). In a skirmish with the rival kingdom of Kalingpuri, Kochadaiiyaan loses his army as he chooses to ensure they live rather than be massacred. The king of Kottaipatinam uses this as a reason to eradicate someone from who he feels threatened. Kochadaiiyaan's son, Rana takes up his father's unfinished mission. He goes to Kalingpuri, trains there and becomes the army general. He then tricks the king of Kalingpuri- Mahendra Raj (Jackie Shroff), to let him make an army out of the people of Kottaipatnam who he had earlier enslaved, and then gets them home on the pretex of war. There is a double love story lined up post this featuring an "enhanced" Deepika, while Rishikogadan and Mahendra Raj must meet their bloody end.Rajnikanth is virtually in every frame of the film, and as usual he oozes style and confidence. While the movie is decently paced, every scene is either a song or a fight sequence. The result of the motion capture technology is abysmal. The reason for doing motion capture is to impart real feel to animated characters. In Kochadaiiyaan, the effect is opposite- there is no real emotion in the facial shots of the characters. Had it been a live action film, it might have looked good. But today's audience used to Avatar and its ilk, this mediocre effort simply does not cut the cake. Even Pogo features better animation!This expensive experiment to immortalize Rajnikanth might be good enough for die hard fans, but still cannot make up for its complete lack of connect, and its technical shortcomings. The last scene indicated a sequel- hope that is done better. 5/10

tats nice to hear tat its the first 3D motion picture in Tamil. being the 1st film v cant expect a 100% clear output but they would have done justice by giving at least a 51% clear output with a minimum quality in animated models and story. reasons to watch Kochadaiyaan: *one and only superstar Rajinikanth I don't find any other reason to appreciate and admire Kochadaiyaan. * poor animation modeling of lead characters * weak story line and screenply * zero suspense factor * too much space for songs and punch dailogues * must mention about the animation modeling of female lead. they could have tried either a better animation modeling of the female lead or a better female lead. to sum it up not a worth watch film.

Saw this in 3d at the theater today, I was really curious to see how well the animation would turn out as this has been hyped as a big budget production for a while now. First of all let me say that if your going to watch this movie purely for the animation or 3d effect then you would be well advised to give this a miss as the quality of animation is really poor. Especially compared to the high standards of animated/3d movies being set the world over already. The story offers nothing really exciting aside from a few predictable twists every now and then. Personally I feel there was far too much time wasted on item numbers and the sight of soldiers joining in the song/dance randomly was quite irritating. This was a golden opportunity for the writers to break away form the typical kollywood story lines we see in almost every tamil movie now a days and do something different but alas it was not to be. Overall there is very little to enjoy in Kochadaiiyaan especially if your looking for a interesting storyline or beautiful visuals. The animation looks like something that was produced back in 2004 or 2005 and the story leaves a lot to be desired. However if you are a ardent fan of Rajnikanth then this might be worth watching. Everyone else who isn't particularly interested in Rajnikanth or kollywood movies would be well advised to stay away from this movie.