Kappaleri Poyachu | Indian | Kamal Haasan | A R Rahman REACTION!!
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The video begins with a lively discussion about recent news involving Johnny Depp, specifically rumors regarding his potential return to the *Pirates of the Caribbean* franchise as Captain Jack Sparrow for a project titled *Doomsday*. The hosts debate whether Disney would pay him a billion dollars to reprise the role, noting that while the first three films were critically acclaimed and form a great trilogy, the fourth and fifth installments were not well-received. They express a strong desire to see a scene featuring both Barbossa and Jack Sparrow, highlighting the enduring popularity of the original cast before transitioning into the main segment of their show on Ship Wrek TV.
The core of the episode focuses on a night shoot for an Indian film titled *Indian*, directed by Shankar and starring Kamal Haasan alongside Suganya. The hosts react to a song called "Kappaleri Poyachu," composed by A.R. Rahman, which they praise as a fantastic tribute suitable even for Independence Day celebrations. They are particularly impressed by the epic scale of the musical number, comparing its grandeur to classic scores from A.R. Rahman's earlier works like *Bombay* and *Roja*. The visual spectacle is highlighted by the seamless morphing transitions between different costumes that represent various historical eras, a production element that required significant time and effort to create the elaborate wardrobes.
The hosts also touch upon the directorial style of Shankar, describing him as a filmmaker who essentially makes movies to showcase his epic music videos, calling it his true wheelhouse. While they acknowledge that the sequel *Indian 2* has received negative reviews with many advising viewers to avoid it, their enthusiasm remains focused on the quality of the first film and its musical components. They encourage their audience to share their thoughts on whether the original movie is worth watching despite the poor reception of the sequel, emphasizing that while the second installment might be a waste of time, the song and the overall aesthetic of the production are undeniably awesome. The video concludes with the hosts reiterating their love for these large-scale musical sequences and inviting viewers to engage with them on social media for more juicy content.
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Did you hear?
>> What?
>> You had to have heard.
>> What?
>> Conversations are going on.
>> About what?
What are you talking about?
>> There are conversations as we speak.
There's conversations going on.
And in those conversations
is Johnny Depp.
>> Oh, yeah, I heard.
I heard
>> as if it's not a big deal and you don't
care.
>> Well, he did say
would he ever go back and Disney would
have to pay him like
1,000 alpacas and
>> They will.
>> $40 million.
>> going to give
RDJ a billion dollars to come back for
Doomsday.
>> Well, that
has
um that has more of a
uh I don't think any Pirates movie ever
made a billion dollars. So, uh
no. But
And also
>> you didn't know, Johnny Depp is in
conversation right now for the potential
to come back and do another Pirates as
Captain Jack.
>> Also, the past like the four and five of
the Pirates were not the good.
>> Well, I wouldn't Yeah, I wouldn't Yeah,
that's true.
>> One, two, and three were really good
though.
>> Yeah, they're those are my favorite.
>> It's a really good trilogy.
>> That's I can That's like one nice long
film for me.
>> Yeah, those are all really good. I feel
like it's underrated too cuz a lot of
people don't mention it with like
>> I'm I'm telling you we still need to do
like a nice full-blown
Barbossa and Jack
>> scene.
>> 99 souls.
>> That's not Barbossa, but that's okay.
>> The biggest, the baddest, [music]
wackiest, funniest, filmiest show on
Earth.
>> Never before
>> [music]
>> Hey, welcome back to our show on Ship
Wrek TV.
>> I'm Rick.
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>> juicy content.
>> Thank you.
>> Yeah, you do this and it goes
>> Welcome back to Ship Wrek TV.
>> Wipe up.
>> song from a old Kamal Haasan movie. Uh
with uh
Suganya and
>> And it's by our best friend
>> A.R. Rahman.
>> His words.
>> Uh, it's the song is called
>> maker, by the way.
>> The song is called?
>> The song is called
Kappaleri
Poyachu. And even though Independence
Day is past, the people sent me this.
They're like, this is a good
Independence Day song.
>> All right. Well,
>> happy belated Independence Day to you
and yours. Congrats to kicking out those
Brits.
>> Yep.
Uh, uh, [screaming] uh,
it's uh,
oh, I thought she was putting on the
sindoor.
>> [music]
>> She used it for her bindi.
She's so sad.
>> Big B's house.
>> Gigantic.
>> Yeah, pretty much.
>> [music]
>> Is that a Brit?
>> Hell yeah.
>> [screaming]
>> Nice.
>> Burn it!
>> It's a giant cake.
>> BURN IT!
>> [screaming]
[music]
>> YEAH!
>> [music]
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND THIS IS A NIGHT
SHOOT, KIDS.
>> [music]
[music]
[singing]
[music]
>> So much going on.
>> [music]
[music]
>> He's tall.
>> [music]
[music]
[singing]
[music]
>> There he is.
Is he a Brit?
No, he's wearing a okay. It would make
sense to hire Kamal Haasan as a British
soldier.
>> But, you know they had those ones
working for them. That's what I'm
talking about.
>> You said is he a Brit.
He could be British.
>> [music]
>> We need a British soldier. Who comes to
mind? Kamal Haasan.
There's lots of Indian Brits.
>> [music]
[singing]
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[singing]
[singing and music]
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[singing]
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[music and singing]
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>> Nice.
>> [music]
[music]
>> That was cool.
>> That it reminded me of the epic scale of
like some of the old school A.R. Rahman
musical numbers from maybe Bombay, Roja,
um the Mani Ratnam ones that we've seen
many many times.
Um it was awesome.
>> Tiring shoot cuz the predominance of
that was night.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah, that was awesome.
>> Um how's
>> And I love the morphing into the
different apparel that they were wearing
that was representative. That was very
cool.
>> Okay, I didn't realize it was from this
movie. It's from Indian which is
Shankar.
>> Oh!
>> So that checks out.
>> Oh!
>> It's from the
Shankar movie.
>> Yeah.
>> Dude, Shankar just loves having
I think we've said it before. He makes
movies so he can put these epic music
videos. Yeah.
>> video director at heart.
>> [laughter]
>> That's his wheelhouse.
>> He just makes his movies around it so he
can make his music videos.
>> He's very good at it.
>> Dude, he's so good and the songs always
slap. Yeah.
Um and the the epic scale of it, too, is
Um just that
Just those transitions alone took so
much time and the amount of wardrobe
that had to be created for that. That
was wild.
>> I know Indian 2 I've heard was awful.
>> Yeah.
>> have heard good things about the first
Indian, the classic Indian
um movie. So you guys should let
[snorts] us know if if uh if it's one
that we should watch. I know people were
asking us to watch it before the second
movie came out and then they were like,
"Do not watch the second one."
>> watch the second one.
>> [laughter]
>> That's what That's what we heard. I
remember that vividly.
>> I heard it was awful from everyone.
>> Yeah.
>> [laughter]
>> I did not hear like a good thing.
>> Yeah,
literally messages of avoid it.
>> Yeah.
>> Please don't waste your time.
>> Go out of your way to not support it.
>> [laughter]
>> But the song was awesome. Uh so let us
know about this movie uh and any other
dumbest
>> The biggest, the baddest, wackiest,
funniest, filmiest show on Earth.
>> [music]