On the whole, Lingaa is a well-worn, formulaic fare that might appeal to viewers who find comfort in the familiar, and who are still excited by the age-old hackneyed stories about a mass hero turning savior to a village. What saves this film from complete disappointment is Rajinikanth the larger-than-life superstar. The screenplay of Lingaa skittles from clich? to clich?, packing in every stereotype you can think of. The VFX in the climax are tacky and clearly indicates that things were done in a jiffy. Director: Ulrich Seidl Stars: Margarete Tiesel, Peter Kazungu, Inge Maux, Dunja Sowinetz. But she must confront the hard truth that on the beaches of Kenya, love is a business. Technically, Lingaa is just average except for the grand visuals of cameraman Rathnavelu, who has done a neat job. Teresa, a fifty-year-old Austrian mother, travels to the paradise of the beaches of Kenya, seeking out love from African boys. Finally, Rani comes back to the village and happily ends up with Raja. When Rani leaves her village and goes away for higher studies for over three years. Not even one hummable number and picturisation is very similar to earlier Rajinikanth films. Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru is the story of Raja (Kiran Abbavaram) who falls in love with Rani(Rahasya Gorak) but he is unable to express his love. The music of AR Rahman is a big let down. They do not match up to the hero in a single scene, which makes it lacklustre. The villains Jagapathy Babu and some unknown foreigners are the film?s biggest drawback. Among the two heroines Anushka has a better role while Sonakshi is wasted. The film is a treat for his die-hard fans who have not seen him in a live action for nearly four years. The vintage Rajinikanth is back with his style and dialogue delivery intact. There are two Rajinikanth?s- Raja Lingeswaran a King who constructed a dam for his people against the machinations of the British and Lingaa his grandson a petty thief who does the unfinished job of his grandfather. A comic first half leading to an emotionally charged flashback and a long drawn out climax. Lingaa follows the same tried and tested formula of KS Ravikumar with a typical Rajinikanth template. Rajini films are always well packaged and have powerful supporting cast, most importantly a deadly villain and a story with a foundation. The star charisma of Rajinikanth is intact but the film is long with a weak storyline that flounders with a long drawn out climax. It is a predictable old-fashioned entertainer that's a throwback to those mid-80?s mass masala films, and it?s hard to tell if there's anything original to this story at all. Rajinikanth?s KS Ravikumar directed much hyped Lingaa was completed in record time but has arrived almost twenty years too late.