Cast: Rajinikanth, Shriya

Direction: Shankar

After all that hype the Boss is finally out in full public glare. It's a superstar movie so you expect the usual antics – the punch line, the politically loaded dialogues and of course the style.

In fact you do get a good dose of fresh new styles from Rajinikanth, the famous cigarette flick is replaced by a flick of a chewing gum and a one-rupee coin.

You even get a bald Rajinikanth with a look of rapper towards the end and of course the stunts that defy every known law of gravity.

But remember beneath all this superstar hype the movie is directed by Shankar and his obsession with sometime extreme and impractical ways of fighting a corrupt system in reel life is the basis of the plot.

This time he focuses on black money and the hawala racket and of course uses Rajinikanth's beaten track of riches to rags to riches storyline.

Rajini's introduction is not sensational as some of his recent hits and the highlight of the first half is the comedy. It's the first time that Rajinikanth gets together with comedian Vivek on screen and the combination works well.

Rajini in his true style compliments the comedian frame to frame. It has flashes of brilliance but it seems to be little too inter-cut with the main plot. In fact it is this inter-cut scene-to-scene that makes the first half drag a bit.

But to make up for that you have some really well done fight sequences with a touch of the usual Rajini slapstick comedy. The movie is about Sivaji, an NRI who wants to do something for his country but a corrupt system is the roadblock for him. The plot actually begins to unfold only in the second half.

And Shankar gives you a truly filmy way to fight black money and a corrupt system, just like he's done in his first film Gentleman or Nayak or many other films. However, the climax is interesting but could have been much crisper.

But just when you thought it's the end you get a whole new Rajinikanth making a re-entry. It's an extended climax but when you get an extra dose of the superstar, it will surely go down well with Rajini's fans.

At the end of the day Sivaji is a complete masala entertainer. It may be not as gripping as Chandramukhi but the film’s biggest selling point remains Rajinikanth, Rajinikanth and more Rajinikanth.