Rajinikanth; poster of ‘Prête-moi ta primary’

This article written by Usman Feroze appeared in The Hindu on 26-01-2007

When Ok Balachander solid a younger bus conductor from Bangalore in an insignificant function in his 1975 movie Apoorva Raagangal, the Tamil filmmaker informed audiences to be careful for the “hearth within the actor’s eyes.” Now, greater than 20 years later, the eyes of Rajinikanth have change into the deciding issue for French actor-director Alain Chabat to “solid” the celebrity in his movie.

Chabat’s top-grossing French comedy Prête-moi ta primary (I Do) has Rajinikanth making an look within the type of a TV sequence displaying a stunt scene from his 1995 movie Muthu.

“Chabat determined in favour of Muthu, although he initially needed to indicate a kung-fu sequence from a Chinese movie. He was attracted by Rajinikanth’s eyes,” says Etienee Dubaille of Chez Wam, the manufacturing firm of Chabat.

In the movie, its heroine Emma, performed by actor Charlotte Gainsbourg, is proven watching Muthu. She is requested, “What are you watching?” to which she replies, “Muthu, a cult Indian film,” and provides when Rajinikanth’s face seems, “I really like that scene!”

In a stay interview on the Internet, Chabat informed a Tamilian residing in France that Muthu was a “superb film … Super, in a single phrase!”

Published – August 12, 2025 05:23 pm IST