Since 1995, most of his movies have broken records for box office receipts. Even his much maligned Baba reputedly made enough money to recover costs. And that in itself is an achievement since the biggest single cost in a Rajini starrer is the payroll for its leading man which these days runs close to 20 crores a movie. From an average of 6 movies a year in the 70s and the 80s, Rajini’s has since reduced his output to just one movie every couple of years. In doing so, he has shrewdly transformed the Tamil movie industry into one whose annual fortunes sometimes depend on whether one of his starrers is releasing that year or not.
After the little fiasco from my earlier link to a post on Rajni, I’m just glad to point to Anantha’s post recounting some of the highlights in Thalaivar’s filmi career. Anantha promises more on this topic …
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