Baba (2002 film)

Baba is a 2002 Tamil fantasyaction film starring and written by Rajinikanth and directed by Suresh Krishna. The films cast included Manisha Koirala, Vijayakumar, M. N. Nambiar, Goundamani, Sujatha, Karunas, Ashish Vidyarthi, Amrish Puri, Sayaji Shinde and Riyaz Khan. Guest roles and special appearances were performed by Ramya Krishnan, Sarath Babu, Lawrence Raghavendra, Prabhu Deva, Radha Ravi and Nassar. Soundtrack and background music were composed by A. R. Rahman.

The film opens with the birth of Baba Rajinikanth, who is a baba amsa sambhootudu. Baba grows up as an atheist, hotblooded man but a Good Samaritan. His life style includes consuming alcohol, smoking substances, chewing tobacco. His mother Sujatha and his maternal uncle M. N. Nambiar are ardent devotees of Mahavatar Babaji the Baba who is supposed to be of 2000 years old and who live in Himalayas. Chamundeswari Manisha Koirala stays in the neighborhood of Babas residence who often quarrels with baba but eventually falls in love with his style and falls for his attitude.Baba involves in a physical feud with the son of the state deputy Chief minister Ippo Ramaswamy Ashish Vidyarthi. Ramasamy is the current leader of a party in the ruling coalition. Even Though he has onlyseats, he feels irritating to be inferior to CM. Ramaswamy demolishes the colony of Baba. When Baba is about to go to fight with Ramaswamy, Babas mother urges him to maintain calm and rebuild lost colony it by working hard. Baba joins as a labor in a shop and earns money. Chamundeswari tells Baba that she is not willing to marry a daily labor. Then Baba realizes that so far he has been only answerable for his mother. And if he gets married then he has to live for wife and kids. And he would become answerable to them. He would not be able to help for the society as he might become selfish after marriage. He feels that prema love is maya illusion. He immediately breaks up with her. At that time, a weird looking sadhu comes to him and tell him that its time for getting enlightened. Baba is taken to Himalayas where he meets the real Baba. He gets frightened by the atmosphere and wishes to return to Chennai. Then real Baba grantswishes to Baba. He can use any of these wishes anytime he wishes to utilize. Baba is sent back to Chennai. Baba still could not believe that he went to Himalayas met real Baba. He uses that mantra to test the power by wishing a flying kite to come and fall in his hand. He w

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