We have seen many movies in the past which couldnt measure up to the vaulting hype

around their release, and Kabali makes it to the list as well. What Kabali lacks is
pace and mass, an unwanted trait in many Rajinikanth movies of late.
Director Pa Ranjith appears to be affected by the pressure of handling superstar
Rajinikanth and fails to find the right balance between his filming style and
Rajinikanths larger-than-life screen persona. Thus the film is enjoyable in parts
but tests your patience at many points and falls just short of a great cinematic
experience.
The story has twists in the form of betrayals and unexpected reunions. These are so
common in the film that the unpredictabe plot twists soon becomes predictable.
However, Kabali has enough goosebump moments too. The scene where Rajinikanth is
doing pull-ups on a cross bar, testing his fitness before hes released from jail
after serving a long term, fuels the imagination and teases us with what is to come
. After signalling his arrival in style by flooring his old foe inside his den,
Kabali is shown heartbroken by the loss of his beloved wife Kumudavalli, played by
Radhika Apte.
The first half of the movie shows the growth of Kabali from being a leader of Tamil
workers settled in Malaysia into a feared don. When the ganglords who are involved
in drug and flesh trade decide to eliminate the good don Kabali, the ageing don
has to overcome all his emotional baggage to prepare for another gang war. But
before that, he will find those who are dearest to him and find an emotional
closure.
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