To discover the man and his origins, Naman journeyed through Karnataka, talking to Shivaji’s brother Satyanarayana and his best friend from his Bangalore Transport Service (BTC) days, Raja Badhar. But considering the near-god-like status Rajini enjoys, it would not have been easy to present any critical writing of his work. If the biographer in Naman fuels the first part, the second part is totally dominated by the fan in him. We realise that right from the way Shivaji handed over tickets to the way he handled Duryodhana’s mace during a BTS play, the style he is known for today was intrinsic to his very personality. The latter was the driver of bus route 10A, where Shivaji started as a bus conductor.

Source: The Hindu July 23, 2016 18:22 UTC