Hi,
How do you define romance? Tamizharasan said Kamal is the best romantic hero. Kamal was a handsome hero, for eg. in vazhve maayam, he looked great as a romantic hero. But not any more. Now, he mixes romance/love with something else. West may accept his concept, but not TN.
IMO, for romance, your eyes should talk with a girl, talk softly, almost seduce her. Gemini was the best here, he could love a girl without touching her. Eg. Then nilavu/Kalyana Parisu. If you watch Sivaji's V.Maaligai/Ooty V uravu/Puthiya paravai, you will see his love scene performance definitely exceeds Kamal's. The issue is Kamal's tamil pronunciation, it sounds somewhat artificial (in love scenes) when compared to gemini/sivaji. Just to illustrate more, watch a scene in VMaaligai, when sivaji takes Vanisree to his Palace and goes for a lengthy dialogue...though it may not happen in real life, but it was a great scene to watch!!
Thirumaran talked about history movies and said Kamal's Marudanayagam will show case his talent. Let Marudanayagam come first and i wish a big success for Kamalji. Even then, I bet Kamal or anyone cannot beat VPKattabomman. Over 40 years have been passed since Kattabomman release, no tamil actor has beaten his performance. So, it won't happen for another 40-50 years.
Sivaji had limitations too: action movies. MGR was good in editing, direction. Kamal is a total package, he does everything. Kamal is one of the best we got now!!