Kabali has nothing new to say or offer, besides Rajinikanth playing his age,

You get the feeling that Ranjith could have done a whole lot more with it, especially with Rajini turning in the kind of performance that he has. Overall, it’s an enjoyable watch, provided you’ve got a certain degree of patience and some undying love for Thalaivar.

After years of mega budget, formulaic Rajini films, many will struggle to digest what Ranjith has done. Breaking away from the tailor-made yet typical screen plays often used, Ranjith ventures pretty far off the beaten track.
A bold move indeed, but after two flops and Shankar’s 2.0 in the making, how will this risk play out?
For Thalaivar fans, it’ll be hard to tell. Though Rajinikanth shines, he has a long career in which Kabali doesn’t quite fit.

Ranjith attempts to give us a return of the prodigal son, who strayed into stardom only to come back, ‘almost’ repentant.

The story, perhaps, needed a tighter screenplay, but watch it for ‘Thalaivar athiradi’. Nothing more, nothing less!

‘Kabali’ is a film that you should not miss for Rajini’s fantabulous acting, clap worthy dialogues, and sparkling emotional moments.  A more powerful story and a tighter screenplay would have made it much better.

Overall, Kabali is neither a Rajinikanth film nor a Ranjith film — it’s a mixed bag!

Rajinikanth in a different dimension, but Kabali might not work for everyone. Theatres which are known to reverberate for Rajinikanth, seem a lot more silent for Kabali.

So the verdict. Does Rajinikant rock it in Kabali? Yes! Though the motions of his iconization have now altered somewhat.