Robot (Hindi)

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8.0/10
Release Date:
October 01, 2010

Location – Chennai 2010 Mission – creating a andro humanoid robot Chitti Purpose – to help the society Development time – 10 years Configurations – speed one terra hz, memory one zeta byte, processor Pentium ultra core millennia V2, FHP 450 motor from Hirata, Japan. Special Features – A human who is not born but is created. He can dance, sing, fight, is water and fire resistant. He can do all that a human can and more. He feeds on electricity. He takes instructions literally. Where a human can lie to save himself this andro humanoid robot Chitti cannot lie. Where he has a razor sharp memory and can memorize an entire telephone directory by just running through the pages, he cannot understand human emotions.

Dr. Vasi upgrades Chitti’s processor and simulates human emotions without realizing the repercussions. Chitti gets transformed. He can now feel, and the first feeling that he discovers is Love. Will this love come in the way of Dr. Vasi’s purpose of creating Chitti?Will Dr. Vasi’s own creation destroy him?

Location – Chennai 2010 Mission – creating a andro humanoid robot Chitti Purpose – to help the society Development... Show More

Wogma

Editor   Oct 01, 2010 14:52  0 out of 6 people found this review helpful

Nope. Not for me. Sure, slaughter me here in the virtual world for admitting that I'm not even remotely associated with the Rajni-cult. But, I CANNOT understand what those who belong there would like about this film. It's the Robot being a robot. Rajnikanth was nowhere in sight. I'm talking to my hand, I know. Never mind. You go enjoy whatever does it for you.

CinemaaOnline

Editor   Oct 01, 2010 18:07  0 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Here’s the deal – Robot (Endhiran, Robo) is Isaac Asimov on a delirious combination of crack and toddy…and not in a bad way, so to say. The difference owes itself primarily to the gap in the sensibilities of Asimov & Shankar. So, while Asimov tried to stir up a debate on the moral ambiguities of science in I, Robot, Shankar displays a definite view of some parallel theories of physics. And while Asimov lamented on primal human tendencies & social conundrums like subjugation, dependence, creative freedom etc. through Bicentennial Man, Shankar takes a more escapist route, sucking the audience out of their troubled universe and transposing them into the magical fantasy of Rajniverse. And though this difference in sensibilities might not matter to a huge majority out there, it does rankle a lot on a personal note.

rony

Editor   Oct 02, 2010 08:57  0 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Finally, we have a cure for malaria and his name is Superstar Rajni aka Chitti The Robot. And also a solution to the Ayodhya issue. Put a Rajni idol there and screen his films. Hindu,Muslim, Sikh, Isaayi sab aayenge darshan ke liye DOT

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http://www.desimartini.com/movies/review/movie/dot-dot-dot/1/944-7898-8138047-916.htm

Sathya

Oct 02, 2010 17:13  4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Endhiran (Robot in Hindi and Telugu) is vintage Rajinikanth fare wrapped in glossy futuristic techno-savvy material. There are 3 Rajinis here to contend with - (1) Dr. Vasigaran who creates the titular Robot, (2) Chitti ver 1.0 the lovable Robot who at times reminds you of Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man, and (3) Chitti ver 2.0 who hugely reminds you of Rajini's Alex Pandyan in Moondru Mugam, except that this one is a 100 times more brilliant!

The plot has been neatly drafted out, and the action scenes are spectacular! This is by far Shankar's most ambitious project and it shows in every frame. The storyline is simple - man creates machine, man teaches machine how to become human, machine absorbs the worst of human nature instead of the best and creates havoc while replicating itself, man destroys machine (that's a plot giveaway, but hello, do you think mainstream Indian fare would ever have the bad guys winning?)

Rajni's performance as 3 different personalities is just perfect and reminds you of the actor Rajinikanth of yesteryear who had slowly given way for superstar Rajinikanth. He manages to emote well as Vasigaran, underplay as the emotionless Chitti, and be an over the top maniacal and supremely menacing Chitti ver 2.0! The fight as goddess Kali/Durga/whoever is delightful, the train fight sequence is whistle worthy fun, and the mind blowing special effects during the climax surpasses those one would have witnessed in recent super hero movies such as the Iron Man and Spiderman. No, I'm not kidding - the FX in the climax scene really are better and more jaw dropping than what Hollywood has offered us!

The movie does has its yawn-evoking moments though they are thankfully few and far between - Vasigaran's romance with Aishwarya Rai(though the lady still manages to look gorgeous), the silly conversation with the mosquitoes and a couple of songs that weren't really needed. The one song that blows your mind is Arima Arima with a 100+ evil Chitti ver 2.0s, while the music of the title song ensures that your adrenaline gets pumped up right at the start of the movie! Having said that, this is not one of Rahman's best works.

This movie is for everyone who have been praying to see the Indian film industry rise to the level of Hollywood in technical finesse. This movie is for everyone who love Indian movies for their entertainment value, and not just for Rajinikanth fans. So, grab your popcorn, lean back in your seat, whistle a few dozen times when the superstar performs his stunts and have a wonderful time at the cinemas. This movie is the reason why people watch mainstream movies!

raja

Oct 01, 2010 19:27  3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

it is the nice entertaining film......it takes the indian cinema to hollywood level....super star rajinikanth is the mass...technically it is a awesome film.......