Prabhu Ganesan - Charismatic, Affable and Underrated.

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Originally Posted by thilak4life

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Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram

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One of my nitpicks in the film, involves Prabhu, and Lal. When you see professional actors like Tom hanks in Cast away, or Bale in Machinist, and then our good 'ol Indian cinema throws an anomaly, Make no mistake they both looked overfed fat pigs for prisoners. :lol:

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actually prabhu eats well in the prison and thats how his charecter was sketched...so he is actually right in a way :lol2:

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Originally Posted by groucho070

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Originally Posted by Vivasaayi

prabhu has a distinct record...

i think he is the guy who had given blockbusters with all the leading stars of his generation

rajni - prabhu cm,guru shishyan,mannan(cameo)

kamal - vasool raja,vetri vizha

sathyaraj - chinna thambi peria thambi

karthik - agni natchathiram

lucky fella

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Can we safely add Ajith-Billa?

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sure... :D

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Originally Posted by thilak4life

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Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram

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One of my nitpicks in the film, involves Prabhu, and Lal. When you see professional actors like Tom hanks in Cast away, or Bale in Machinist, and then our good 'ol Indian cinema throws an anomaly, Make no mistake they both looked overfed fat pigs for prisoners. :lol:

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Building on this, This particular criticism seem to escape the great Lal, as he has a very natural (abused word I agree) way of emoting, and amid the "histrionics", you forget this silly talk of trimming up the body. :lol:

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Originally Posted by thilak4life

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Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram

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One of my nitpicks in the film, involves Prabhu, and Lal. When you see professional actors like Tom hanks in Cast away, or Bale in Machinist, and then our good 'ol Indian cinema throws an anomaly, Make no mistake they both looked overfed fat pigs for prisoners. :lol:

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Ah, it happens all the time in Tamizh films. That is why its Indian film, and the other is refered to as Hollywood films.

If further comparison were made with Hollywood, you will notice that Prabhu did not adhere to the hairstyle and 'tache style of that time.

Again, its Tamizh/Mallu film, we have our own identity, and performance matters. But it is not one of my favourite films, I have some issues with it.

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Originally Posted by Vivasaayi

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Originally Posted by thilak4life

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Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram

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One of my nitpicks in the film, involves Prabhu, and Lal. When you see professional actors like Tom hanks in Cast away, or Bale in Machinist, and then our good 'ol Indian cinema throws an anomaly, Make no mistake they both looked overfed fat pigs for prisoners. :lol:

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actually prabhu eats well in the prison and thats how his charecter was sketched...so he is actually right in a way :lol2:

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I know. The other way to see it is the "time span", and other cinematic liberties are there to use. After all, It is not a Kamal film to pick up silly nitpicks and thump your chest. :lol2:

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Originally Posted by groucho070

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Originally Posted by thilak4life

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Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram

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One of my nitpicks in the film, involves Prabhu, and Lal. When you see professional actors like Tom hanks in Cast away, or Bale in Machinist, and then our good 'ol Indian cinema throws an anomaly, Make no mistake they both looked overfed fat pigs for prisoners. :lol:

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Ah, it happens all the time in Tamizh films. That is why its Indian film, and the other is refered to as Hollywood films.

If further comparison were made with Hollywood, you will notice that Prabhu did not adhere to the hairstyle and 'tache style of that time.

Again, its Tamizh/Mallu film, we have our own identity, and performance matters. But it is not one of my favourite films, I have some issues with it.

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Oh, I'm not undermining it at all. I liked the parts, and when I was young, quite impressed actually. In subsequent watch, you think too much for such nitpicks. :lol2:

Good to see a thread for Prabhu. Thanks groucho.

Yes, Prabhu is definitely a good actor who is liked by almost everybody. As you said, he gets along well with any co-star and still able to give a good show thereby getting his share of applause & praises.

Though being the son of a legend, he somehow managed to create his own path and succeeded. But expecting him to reach to the level of NT, will be unfair.

Some of my fav's....Anjali, Chinnathambi, CTPT, Agninatchatram, Priyanka, Siraichalai, Chinnapoove mella pesu........

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Originally Posted by thilak4life

Oh, I'm not undermining it at all. I liked the parts, and when I was young, quite impressed actually. In subsequent watch, you think too much for such nitpicks. :lol2:

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Okay. When I was younger I was thinking too much, comparing too much with the Hollywood style that I had just discovered then. All those Method acting and all.


But after developing my love, affection, and later, amazement for a talent that is NT's, I thought Method-Schmethod, we have our own style. And that translated to Prabhu and his generations. Stanilavsky anggeyee vittuduvoom, athu avangga kalacharam.

He carries Duet on his shoulders
- the scene were he explains to his stepmother why he is diffident about his wait since the time yuvarani spurned his proposal
- the scene were he refuses to see the truth in the coded message, when his stepmom points it out to him
- the scene where he recites his poems in the lighter light - full of energy but checking himself
- the scene where he listens to his stepmom's lecture about the 'joy and meaningfulness of sacrifice' and replies with "இதையே ஏன் நீங்க அவன் கிட்ட சொல்லக்கூடாது"
- the Anjali tune bit in En KAdhalE
- the scene where he makes the doomed proposal to Meenakshi Seshadri

One of his best performances

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Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram

He carries Duet on his shoulders
- the scene were he explains to his stepmother why he is diffident about his wait since the time yuvarani spurned his proposal
- the scene were he refuses to see the truth in the coded message, when his stepmom points it out to him
- the scene where he recites his poems in the lighter light - full of energy but checking himself
- the scene where he listens to his stepmom's lecture about the 'joy and meaningfulness of sacrifice' and replies with "இதையே ஏன் நீங்க அவன் கிட்ட சொல்லக்கூடாது"
- the Anjali tune bit in En KAdhalE
- the scene where he makes the doomed proposal to Meenakshi Seshadri

One of his best performances

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Yes, there were the moments. If only KB did not ruin the mood of the movie with that silly fight sequence.

My fiance, who, unfortunately does not speak Tamizh, loves the Kulicha Kutthalam song. There is a nice nod to NT and what NT commented about Prabhu's weight in that song.