Does Rajni involve himself in the scripting stage and while shooting?
He is basically a director’s actor. He gives tremendous respect to his director. He definitely gives his inputs in the scripting stage for he has to get the feel of his character. And with his long experience, his inputs are of great help. He would guide us if he felt a particular dialogue or a particular mannerism would not suit him. I think those kind of inputs are very necessary. During shooting in the mornings we would just revise the scene once again and then go to the floor. Is he punctual? Absolutely! How is Rajnikanth off the sets? Rajni sir is very friendly off the sets.On the sets he is very quiet, especially if it is a very important scene. He likes to concentrate. He would not even leave the sets to go to his make-up room once he arrives for a shoot. He would go through his dialogues once and then take a bench in one corner, put a wet cloth over his eyes and mull over his acting. During lighter scenes, he would have fun with everyone. He even shares a smoke or tea with the
