Topic started by Rahul (@ 66.185.84.201) on Sun Mar 28 19:00:52 EST 2004.
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Poor background score may be one of the causes ?.
Your thoughts please
Responses:
- From: piratheepan (@ 68.90.51.170)
on: Sun Mar 28 20:15:03 EST 2004
haha music had nuthin to do with Baba's failure.just poor rajini story etc was the fault.he took too long in his narration
- From: BeN (@ 52.128.30.25)
on: Sun Mar 28 21:21:56 EST 2004
interesting...still got people who remembers BABA :-)
well, the movie flopped just bcoz of Rajini, nothing else.
Rajini is too old to do young man role.
Even the make up made him look horrible.
Also he should'nt had handled the screenplay.
Rahman & Suresh Krisha can't be blamed.
- From: paran (@ 202.172.56.94)
on: Sun Mar 28 21:59:47 EST 2004
in indian filmy history...i have never read a review saying...that the movie flopped coz of music!...
well there are reviews saying the "Music or the BGM doesn't go well with such a good movie", or "even the Music & BGM can't help"...
never seen a review with "the movie is good, but bad songs and BGM will make it flop!"
- From: C~P (@ 61.95.159.16)
on: Mon Mar 29 00:18:20 EST 2004
Rahul,
Have you watched Baba? Poor background score in Baba?!! There was nuthing wrong with the BGM!!
The story just did not have what people look for in Rajni films...ppl go to see some action and got to see Rajni doing some meditation in Swiss Alps...thevaiya?! :-)
- From: paran (@ 202.172.56.94)
on: Mon Mar 29 01:45:36 EST 2004
and when u make a movie which shows that Rasam & Sambhar can kill a japanese....any movie would be a flop!
- From: C~P (@ 61.95.159.16)
on: Mon Mar 29 01:47:41 EST 2004
Avarukku paavam Indian food oththukkala...avar Paaysam saapta adhu Poison aagiduthu, paavam!
- From: sundar (@ 61.11.75.120)
on: Mon Mar 29 02:08:57 EST 2004
mediocre score(BGM/SONGS) was also an important reason for the movie to flop though not the top reason.
- From: C~P (@ 61.95.159.16)
on: Mon Mar 29 02:15:17 EST 2004
Sundar,
Just mediocre songs and BGM cannot make a film flop....that too a Rajni film!!
Btw...I feel the songs and BGM were by no means mediocre!! :-)
- From: piratheepan (@ 66.142.142.117)
on: Mon Mar 29 02:18:33 EST 2004
those were awesome songs for a rajini movie.besides the ones done by ARR and IR (in 90's) i hate most of songs in rajini movies cuz they are so irritating
- From: jacky (@ 61.2.225.191)
on: Mon Mar 29 02:31:51 EST 2004
Baba was rajni's answer to Narasima.
no wonder both flopped big time.
- From: aaaa (@ 217.234.28.252)
on: Mon Mar 29 07:12:00 EST 2004
The story was like a religious film so the the fault.
- From: * (@ 161.114.1.182)
on: Mon Mar 29 08:47:57 EST 2004
Rajini songs ellaam Unnikrishnan-oda keechu-keechu kural-a paada vecha album flop aagaamala irukkum?
- From: piratheepan (@ 67.66.60.71)
on: Mon Mar 29 10:02:03 EST 2004
we're talkin abt the movie though not the album.
- From: rajani rasikan (@ 199.90.34.67)
on: Mon Mar 29 11:52:29 EST 2004
Hey, Nice to see Baba's comeback! This is what I wrote to my folks during the release. It may be a bit long! Pl. read! Thanks.
the much awaited[??????????!!!!!!!!!!]......... BABA review !
[paatthavangalukkum, paakaadhavangalukkum sErtthu !!!]
[konjam neeeeeeLamaa yirukkum, sorry!]
oru naasthikan, aasthikanaaga maarum pOdhu avan anubavittha sila uNarvugalai, avane solla, avane padam yedutthu, avane naditthaal yeppadi yirukkum ? adhuthaan yindha padam.
matra padangaL yellaam padam yedukka vEndum yenbatharkkaagavum, panam pannuvadharkkaagavum mattume yedukka paduginrana.
aanaa, yindha Baba padam, oru thavippai, neram kadandhu pOgudhe, yinnum oNNume pannaliye, appadingara thavippai, [exam hallule test mudiyaradhukku 10 nimisham yirukkumpOdhu yinnum paadhi kELviku badhil yezhudhama yirukkira student nelamaile,] veLippadutthara oru padamaa yenakku theriyudhu.
yindha kadhaiyai karpanai paatthurangalaa ulava vittaalum, adhu muzhukka muzhukka Rajniyoda kadhai.
oru saadhaarana aalu;
adhirshtam dhideernu adikkudhu;
kekaradhukke aalu yillaama thari kettu Odaraan;
yidhellaam oru anugrahamnu theriyalla avanukku;
yellaam thannOda thiramaithaannu nenaikkiraan;
kadavuLOda aasi oru Babaji moolamaa kidaikudhu;
7 thadavai yidhu onakku palikkumnu oru manthiratthai kudukkiraaru;
adhai yedutthukkittu vandhu, nambikkai yillaama andha Samiyaiye, andha manthiram moolamaa sodhiccu paakka aarambikkiraan!
yeppadi !? mela parakkira pattam yen kaikku varanumnu onnu, appuram andha pattam yen madi melaye thaanaa okkaaranumnu onnu, oru azhagaana Ramyaa Krishnan vandhu 'time yenna'nnu kekkanumnu onnu, friends yellaam sendhu thoondi vittu oru 10 laksham panam venumnu onnu, yippadi oru 4 thadavai waste pannaraan.
Friends, just think, God's grace is abundant and HE gives us all so much and how much we waste in mundane things instead of using it for our spiritual upliftment?!
It is so true and that's what happens to our hero also.
By the time he realizes[here, he is made to realize by his uncle who is fed up with him by this time!] he is left with only a few and uses them in good deeds .
And, he now understands the secret of happiness which is within you and in what you do selflessly.
And, Baba promises him that whatever he chooses, whether to do it alone in himalayas or in the midst of people, as long as it is for your spiritual progress, He will guide him fully.[remember the message-tftd- Sridhar sent to us last week which said the same thing?].
And now, he returns to the masses who need him.
Folks, this is totally a different movie .
If you go looking for Rajni's usual gimmicks, you'll be dissappointed.
If you watch this movie as you do with any other regular Tamil movie , then again, you'll be dissappointed.
People who follow a spiritual path and DO BELIEVE in that path ,.......... not for their personal favors, money, position, etc, but for real grace .............. will be able to appreciate what Rajni is trying to convey.
If you are one of those majority who believe that movie is not a media to say these things and a movie should only be a form of entertainment, then this is definitely not your type of movie.
An artist conveys thru his art; a painter by his painting; a poet by his lyrics; a sculptor by his sculptures and so on and on.
Rajni is an actor.
He found out a truth.[or so he thought.]
He wanted to share it with his people.
He only had this media of reaching out.
That too, at the fag end of his carreer.
minji minji pOnaa, yinnum rendu moonu padam panninaa jaasthi.
yellaatthukkum sErtthu oru padtthile soliyirukkaaru
And he did a fairly satisfactory job in doing so without much compromising.
I do not speak for Rajni nor try to promote this movie.
It is already a flop in TN.
This writing is not going to change that outcome.
As he tried his media of communication I am trying to reach out to my own people of what I feel and think of this movie.
I only appeal to you to see this movie from this viewpoint and let me know if you agree with me or not.
That's all !
As I said yesterday at the Study circle, "Faith starts when logic stops".
Hope it makes sense.
Pl. comment.
modhalliye apology kEttaacchu.... for a long mail... marupadiyum....sorry.
- From: C~P (@ 61.95.159.16)
on: Mon Mar 29 11:59:48 EST 2004
Oru line-ku oru sentence mattumae ezhuthara neenga Maniratnam fan-a?! :-)
- From: rajanirasikan (@ 199.90.34.67)
on: Mon Mar 29 12:26:07 EST 2004
adhuvum sari thaan!
- From: Jacky (@ 61.2.225.138)
on: Mon Mar 29 15:40:31 EST 2004
Rajni is an actor.
not an iota of doubt :)
He found out a truth.[or so he thought.]
That Ramdoss is 2 hard to handle :)
He wanted to share it with his people.
probably lata rk stopped him!
That too, at the fag end of his carreer.
puffing is bad, better late than never :) Quit smoking, start drinking!
minji minji pOnaa, yinnum rendu moonu padam panninaa jaasthi.
i dont think he'd act in 23 movies. pretty sure about it :)
And he did a fairly satisfactory job in doing so without much compromising.
hmm you're talking complex math problems in hebrew :)
It is already a flop in TN.
cool we solved this complex math problem!
This writing is not going to change that outcome
yes my friends and i would anyday watch Narasima than Baba :) i feel there are awful lots like us :)
- From: Surya (@ 204.60.84.2)
on: Mon Mar 29 16:14:52 EST 2004
PMK, Ramdoss and his party members were responsible for the flop! This is what Rajini thinks!
- From: Maverick (@ 192.128.134.68)
on: Tue Mar 30 03:39:09 EST 2004
namma Rahul PMK aalaa irupaaru. athaan Baba failure kku Ramadoss reason ilai..poor BGM nnu solraaru. but rajni fans kekarthaa illai. yeppadiyum PMK kku against-aa campaign panna poraanga intha elections la.
- From: Ravi (@ 129.120.173.66)
on: Tue Mar 30 19:05:12 EST 2004
Lots of crap movies become hits, but Baba was in a special class of crap. Rajini takes 4 year break and thinks audiences were going to flock to the same types of movies. Well, they moved onto other actors. People don't want to see meditation and mantras in a Rajini movie. They just want to see him kick some butt.
- From: kumar (@ 157.95.211.50)
on: Tue Mar 30 21:20:15 EST 2004
I think Paran and C~P are right. Music is only a catalyst. Even if you think the music was not to your liking, you cannot claim it as a factor of the movie's failure. Besides, very few people are impressed by good background scores. Majority of the population cares a damn.
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