Basha(synonyms: Baasha, Baashha) is a Tamil movie starring Rajinikanth, with Nagma and Raghuvaran in the lead roles. It was directed by Suresh Krishna,
and features music by Deva. The film was released in 1995, and became a
commercial success. The film was Rajinikanth’s most commercially
successful film with director Suresh Krishna, with whom Rajinikanth had
previously filmed the hits Annamalai and Veera, * and was Rajinikanth’s biggest hit up until *Chandramukhi(2005). It was also a commercial success in Japan, where it was later released in Japanese.
The film earned Rajinikanth a Filmfare Award and a Cinema Express Award for the Best Actor for his performance in this movie.[1]
Manikkam(Rajinikanth)
is an auto driver with a great past. The movie starts with Manikkam
giving money to two auto drivers to help them pay dowry and for an
operation, as the movie rolls his younger sister who gets 98% in her
exam cannot get into a private medical college because she cannot pay
the fees. He then goes and talks to the admission person and requests
to speak alone he says something that is not audible to the audience
and the admission person suddenly gets scared and then says he will
give a 100 seats if he wants it.
Based on unexpected twists to the story, like the one above, the
movie shows that Manikkam was actually once a Don named Manik Baashha
in Bombay.
The storyline in this part of the movie, shows how the character of
Manikkam becomes the Don, Manik Baashha, but later makes the city and
its media believe that the he was killed by his rival don, Antony(Raghuvaran).
This flashback comes when his younger brother, a police inspector having seen Manikkam severely beat up Anandraj, questions him on what he was doing in Bombay.
Keeping his real identity secret, he left Bombay to start a new life
as an auto rikshaw driver. But in his new life, he meets and falls in
love with Priya(Nagma).
But unfortunately, his old life has followed him when Priya’s father, a
former member of Mark Antony’s gang, recognises Manik Baashha.
The climax of the movie involves Manikkam saving his family from the vile character Antony.
Punch Dialogue
Rajinikanth is famous for his punch dialogues in his films.
"Naan oru dhadavai sonna nooru dhadavai sonna madhiri."(??
??????) - "If I say it once, I’ve said it
a hundred times."