Suresh Krissna narrates his direction experiences with Rajnikanth in the movies Annamalai, Veera and Baasha.
In the snake scene in Annamalai, Rajni's reactions were real and it was not planned or rehearsed. Once you read the narration, you will have a smile. The snake-charmer had confidently told the snake's mouth was stitched and safe for shooting. Later, the director came to know the snake which was to be used was inside the basket. Instead, the snake-charmer had given another snake for which he hadn't taken any precaution. Indeed, a shocking revealation to all. The concept for the Vandhaendaa Paalkaaran song was suggested by Rajni. He told Vairamuthu about a Kannada poem which explains the benefits of a Cow. Vairamuthu took the essence of the poem and added his own lines to boost Rajni as a hero.
Kamal Hasan had conceptualised the song Maamaavukku Kudumma Kudumaa in the movie Punnagai Mannan. The lip sync was perfect while the dance movements were very fast. Prabhu Deva wanted theAnnamalai Annamalai song to be shot in slow motion and the lip sync should be normal. Neela Vaanam, Sundhari Neeyum, Kadhal Sadugudu were also taken differently.
For the Malaikkoil Vaasalil song in Veera, 20000 Chimney lamps were used and was shot in MRF Race Track in Sriperumbudur.
A cut scene from the movie Hum was the inspiration for Baasha and the title was given by Rajni. He came up with the lines Naa oru thadava sonna. The Ra Ra Ramaiah song was also suggested by Rajni, an inspiration from a Kannada poem. We can understand how much Rajni's inputs have enriched his movies. The book has many such interesting details.
All successful movies should come out with a book on its making and interesting tidbits.
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