Der Rubin des Blutes (1988)
39KDer Rubin des Blutes: Directed by Dwight H. Little. With Brett Stimely, Rajinikanth, Anna Nicholas, Charlie Brill. An American couple on a business trip to Bangalore, India is dragged into the theft of a ruby called ‘Bloodstone’. The wife is kidnapped, and the husband teams up with a resourceful taxi driver to free his wife and retrieve the ruby.
“u0026quot;Bloodstoneu0026quot; may be unknown to North American film buffs, but it was released with some fanfare in India, because the main characteru0026#39;s sidekick is played by Rajnikanth, a South Indian mega star. Compared to the aplomb with which he plays his Tamil film roles, Rajnikanth is rather subdued as an autorickshaw driver in u0026quot;Bloodstoneu0026quot;. His fans will be disappointed as he takes a backseat to the lead character.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTo non-Indian watchers, u0026quot;Bloodstoneu0026quot; will come across as a run-of-the-mill adventure movie, albeit set in an exotic location. The title refers to a gem once owned by a Maharaja who put a curse on its future owners.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e(Reviewed by Sundar Narayan)”
