The Robot tells the tale of Chitti, a human who is not born, but is created by the effervescent Dr. Vasi to help the society. Chitti is water and fire resistant, but does have the ability to sing and dance besides having the ability to rout armies single-handedly. Chitti the Robot can also retain memories of an entire telephone directory by simply skimming through the pages within seconds. However the Robot cannot lie and has no emotions.
Once Dr Vasi rectifies this feature and upgrades his processor to give the Robot emotions, all hell breaks loose. Robot falls in Love. What happens next forms the crux of this amazing film.
Director Shankar has managed to make a difficult concept a simple one on the screen. He has breathed life into the film and was nicely helped by stunt coordinator Yuen Woo Ping, the action choreographer of the Matrix sequel fame. [Stan Winston Studio of the Iron Man, Avatar and Jurassic Park fame provided the animatronics technology. Locations for the song sequences are exotic and near perfect.
Rajnikant is brilliant once again as is his wont and delivers an effortless and charming performance. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan looks ethereal and does a commendable job and Danny is his usual self. On the whole ROBOT is hugely entertaining and we recommend that you grab a ticket and enjoy the ride this weekend!
