The man, who was known for his style, looked stylish than never-before. 'Shtyle' was filmed at the Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, as well as the City of Arts and Sciences.
Athiradikaran portrayed a version of Rajinikanth that made even his anti-gravity stunts look convincing. The sets for the song in Binny Mills were made bearing resemblance to the city of Venice.'Panninga daan koottamaa varum. Singam single a daan varum,' he roared. The line, which was delivered in Benny Mills in the presence of 35 top stuntmen, became iconic for years to come.Rajini as a Babylonian king with a mane! Now, that's something TN won't say no to. 'Vaaji Vaaji' was shot at Ramoji Film City in an artificial four-storey palace, built to accommodate 180 dancers.Rajini trying his hand at comedy! A few lines worked; a few more fell flat. But this scene, that was picturised in a house in the outskirts of Delhi, was a laugh riot.An agile Rajini in rich, traditional attire! The ambitious 'Balleilakka' was shot in Wai, a hill station near Pune with 500 dancers, and a 50-member team of Puli Kali artists from Thrissur.'Adi Billa Ranga Baasha daan.. Ivan pistol paesum baeshaa daan..' A deadly combo of Vaali at his 'popculture-referencing' best and Rajini at his charismatic best!'Sivaji-yum naan daan. MGR-am naan daan,' he boomed. Two generations cheered him along. All the scenes involving a tonsured Rajini were filmed at the Magarpatta city SEZ tower, Pune.'Bajji saapdu ma,' he chuckled. The film's most massy scene had to happen in a humble tea-shop bench.And, vintage Rajinikanth was back.