Baba (2002)

Original title

பாபா

Directed by

Suresh Krishna

Genre

fantasy film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 40m

Rated

U

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A carefree young man named Baba discovers he is the reincarnation of a Himalayan saint. He is tested by a deity and given seven wishes, which he uses to fight corrupt politicians and grow spiritually.

supernaturalspiritualwhimsicalaction-packedupbeatmoralisticfantastical

What happens

Baba is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language supernatural action film written and produced by Rajinikanth under his banner Lotus International, directed by Suresh Krissna, with cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. The film features Rajinikanth in the title role alongside Manisha Koirala. The original songs and background score were composed by A. R. Rahman. This is also the second and final Tamil film of Amrish Puri after Thalapathi (1991), which he also collaborated with Rajinikanth. The film's story is about a carefree young non-believer of supreme power, Baba, who is a reincarnation of a great saint from the Himalayas. After several twists and problems caused by corrupt local politicians, Baba is taken to Mahavatar Babaji, whom Baba was a follower of in his last life. Baba gets tested by the deity to overcome several illusions of the materialistic world and is given seven wishes. How he uses the wishes while developing spirituality and being at loggerheads with the villains at the same time forms the rest of the story. First released in 2002 with more than 100 days in theatres, the film was met with mixed critical reviews and was a box-office failure, resulting in Rajinikanth reimbursing distributors for their losses. The film was digitally remastered, re-edited with a shorter duration and an alternate ending, and re-released by Lyca Productions on 10 December 2022, twenty years after its original release, coinciding with Rajinikanth's birthday weekend and received a favourable response. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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