Once upon a time Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth made most of his movies big hits with his one man show in those films. However, the superstar seems to have been depending more on his technicians and heroines for the past ten years for the success of his movies.
Top director Shankar and Rajinikanth teamed up, earlier, for the movies like 'Shivaji' and 'Robo'. Rajini and Shankar got equal share in the success of the filmm 'Shivaji'. However, Shankar did a trick with 'Robo' scoring a blockbuster making the movie as a sci-fi entertainer. Visual effects have dominated throughout the movie rather the performances of lead actors. Besides, the movie had then All India beauty Aishwarya Rai in female lead role.
And now, Rajini and Shankar team up again for the sequel of 'Robo' which has been titled as '2.0'. Rajini was seen in dual roles in 'Robo' both as a hero and as a villain. However, Akshay Kumar replaces Rajini in antagonist role in '2.0'. Does it mean Rajini's importance in the movie chopped off? Whatsoever, Shankar seems to be dominating more with his '2.0' comparing with his previous movies.