One of India’s finest filmmakers and prominent actors united for a profound movie ‘Thalapathi’ in 1991 with Mani Ratnam helming the project and Rajnikanth and Mammootty taking the adaptive roles of known epic characters from Indian scripture Mahabharata. The movie is now set for a re- release in Tamil and Kannada on the occasion of actor Rajnikanth’s birthday this December.
Superstar’s Classic #Thalapathi RE-RELEASE in 4K on DECEMBER 12th, as Birthday Special. 🎉🥁
— Christopher Kanagaraj (@Chrissuccess) December 1, 2024
TN release by SSI Productions (Maanadu). pic.twitter.com/kLr9I0YzBH
December 12 for majority of Rajnikanth fans is a day of celebration, very close to one of his film releases as fans either flock to get a glimpse of the actor at his residence or flood the theatres to watch his recent release. This year the special day is marked up for the re-release of Rajnikanth’s classic movie ‘Thalapathi’. The star is turning 74 with the upcoming birthday and fans who every year pray for his good health will also visit the theatres to witness the cult classic movie.
‘Thalapathi’ lays out a compelling and seamless story that is adapted from the epic Mahabharata and focuses mainly on the never spoken perspective of the friendship between Karna and Duryodhana played perfectly by Rajnikanth and Mammootty, whose portrayal of friendship that grew from animosity. The story is slowly built by the beautiful backdrop of emotions that speak about how Deva was orphaned at birth but reunites with his mother after decades. Music by Maestro Ilayaraja is breeze that takes the movie to places we never imagined while Santhosh Shivan’s cinematography from framing love between Rajnikanth and Shobana to depicting yearning between the protagonist and Sri Vidya still stands out as a syllabus for many.
The movie is distributed by SSI Productions and will be available for a rewatch in selected theatres in Tamil and Kannada as a remastered 4K version. This ‘Thalapathi’ re-release is followed by the recent release of Kamal Hassan’s Guna but only hyped more for the celebration that it brings along for the star’s birthday.
Impressive Upcoming Combos of Kollywood that fans are excited about! Rajnikanth is certainly keeping himself busy with impressive line ups and collaborations with young directors in ‘Coolie’ and rumoured ‘Jailer 2’ while Mani Ratnam also awaits a grand release of ‘Thug Life’ in 2025.
