The Boss Was a Dumbass, He Could Have Avoided Everything With One Move
Rewatching Sivaji: The Boss, I realized something: Sivaji made his own life way harder than it needed to be.
His vision was clear—build free schools and hospitals for the poor. But his biggest mistake? Trying to get land and government approvals at the same time.
If he had just bought the land privately first, he could have started construction immediately without any interference. While the buildings were going up, he could have fought for approvals separately. Worst case, he’d deal with legal issues later, but at least his project would have been physically unstoppable.
Instead, by tying land acquisition and permissions together, he made himself an easy target for corrupt officials and Adiseshan, who shut him down before he even got started. And what happened once he finally cleared all the hurdles? He built everything smoothly without a single issue. That proves the real problem was never construction—it was the bureaucracy blocking him from even laying the first brick.
For a guy who came back from the U.S. with big dreams and business smarts, how did he not see this coming? I get that the movie needed conflict, but he really played himself here.
What do you think? Would his plan have worked better if he had secured the land first and dealt with permissions later? Or was he doomed to fail no matter what?
Rewatching Sivaji: The Boss, I realized something: Sivaji made his own life way harder than it needed to be.
His vision was clear—build free schools and hospitals for the poor. But his biggest mistake? Trying to get land and government approvals at the same time.
If he had just bought the land privately first, he could have started construction immediately without any interference. While the buildings were going up, he could have fought for approvals separately. Worst case, he’d deal with legal issues later, but at least his project would have been physically unstoppable.
Instead, by tying land acquisition and permissions together, he made himself an easy target for corrupt officials and Adiseshan, who shut him down before he even got started. And what happened once he finally cleared all the hurdles? He built everything smoothly without a single issue. That proves the real problem was never construction—it was the bureaucracy blocking him from even laying the first brick.
For a guy who came back from the U.S. with big dreams and business smarts, how did he not see this coming? I get that the movie needed conflict, but he really played himself here.
What do you think? Would his plan have worked better if he had secured the land first and dealt with permissions later? Or was he doomed to fail no matter what?