Printable View
Dear Nakkeran,
As Joe had clarified, it was a hit movie but a mega hit eluded it. I have stated this in one of my earlier posts where I was putting forth the reasons for the split between NT & BRBanthulu.
Then again all the BO info about Karnan that I am putting up here is the collection of what all I have read and what all I gathered from old NT fans because when Karnan was released on 14.01.1964, I was hardly 4 years old.
Regards
one humble request to all,
Please donot degrade other actors while praising NT.
I'm an ardent fan of NT at the same time other actors had certain skills too
for eg gemini had the nack of subtle expressions , others had their own style but shivaji being the top among all no doubt abt that..
it's just a suggestion
CM kalainjar viewed NT statue by Pondichery Govt.
http://www.dinakaran.com/epaper/2006...disp.asp?i=7_5
Joe,
Great news. It sounds like our CM is interested to commence Sivaji Mandapam work.
I would like to see NT's Mandapam coming up in a grand scale, as grand as his screen personality.
Regards
:clap: Good News!
Dear Rajesh,
It is not anybody’s intention to down ride any other actor while discussing about NT. If something had appeared it is because the circumstances had warranted it. Starting from 3rd generation stars (i.e.) Kamal, Rajini it is easy not to bring in Rajini if you are discussing Kamal or vice versa and actors after that. But when a discussion is on NT, you cannot avoid MGR and in the same manner when you talk about MGR, NT’s name will definitely crop up. While putting up posts on NT under different headings in this forum, I have criticized MGR but let me tell you the reasons for the same.
The first point was NT’s BO success is not given the due recognition. There is a general impression that MGR always had BO success and NT excelled only in acting. This is sustained till today because of the fact MGR and his party are still in the larger picture of TN and NT has no such cushion. That was the reason that prompted me to document the true facts where NT had a clear edge even in BO. It pains when you read a person of Kamal’s caliber stating that Uthama Puthiran was a flop. Lest anybody challenge him, he says that NT himself had told this to him (Kamal). Is it possible to cross check with NT when he is no more? This is clearly an attempt by him to place himself on par with NT and to convince the people that even NT’s good films were flops, which is totally false. To equate his BO flops with NT’s films itself is condemnable. Even if you send a letter to the magazine, which published this interview, it will be confined to their dustbins. When we are unable to correct these type of wrongs, we are forced to defend our NT with statistics and if not the entire TN, I thought let me state at least some BO records set by NT in our Madurai. When such a document is posted, comparison becomes inevitable.
Again it pains when the present day media goes ga ga over some actors and their getups. I had put up a specific post regarding the makeup. The media correspondents in their 20’s don’t know anything about the history of Tamil cinema nor do they care to read about it. They simply use all sorts of Superlatives while describing about some actors and it applies to Vikram to a larger extent. I am surprised by the amount of praise that is heaped on him. Let me make it clear that I do agree that he is a good actor, but definitely not a great actor. Not yet. In my opinion till date he has done only 3 good films (i.e.) Sethu, Pitha Magan & Anniyan. (Don’t tell Kasi, because Kalabhavan Mani, basically a mimicry/comedy artist to start with, had done a much better job in the Malayalam original “Vaasanthiyum, Lakshmiyum Pinne Nzanum”) and if you could see, all the 3 are directors’ movies. Let him prove his mettle in a lesser-known director’s movie. Even his Dhil, Dhool, Gemini are commercials. He could not sustain his movie Maja in spite of media boosting, whereas Mammootty whom people thought could not deliver comedy did a great job in Maja’s original Thommanum Makkalum and the film was a runaway success. See the build up for his next film Bhima. He is playing a Don and for that the medias are going overboard. To describe Vikram as the next torchbearer by the media is taking things too far. To express my opinion on this and to tell people that how much had NT suffered for difficult makeups and that too in a period where the modern day make up materials were unheard of, I posted a topic on makeup.
Then again while documenting the events that led to the parting of ways between NT and some famous yesteryear directors, I had put up something against MGR because it was a fact and it had to be told. I had explained how APN suffered because of Navarathinam. There is an article, which is serialized in Dinamalar Vaaramalar called MGR oru Sagaptham written by one Mr.Ramalingam, a one time stunt man who doubled as a dupe for MGR and also acted as his body guard when he became the CM. Last week, he had written that MGR helped APN and he goes on to say that Navarathinam ran for 100 days. A brazen attempt to hide the truth and so since we don’t have access to mass media to deny such falsehood, at least these things can be documented here.
Another major factor that makes mentioning of MGR and his deeds unavoidable while discussing about NT is, as everybody knows NT & MGR were not only rivals in cinema but also in politics since they represented two diametrically opposite parties. When we discussed about NT’s political career, TN’s political situation took centre stage and when it came to parting of ways between DMK & MGR, one major factor that weighed heavily in favour of MGR’s decision was NT’s continuous BO success at that time and his (MGR’s) continuous failures and MGR’s step itself was to arrest the failure trend and revive his sagging career with the help of politics. So this had to be told.
So when facts are documented we cannot avoid some things. If you personally ask me whether I derived happiness when NT’s movies succeeded and MGR’s movies flopped, my frank answer would be yes till 1978, when MGR’s last movie came out because those were my school days and beginning of College and it was natural. But now the question loses its relevance. I think it is applicable to all fan fights and fans of all generation.
In future too, if somebody is faulted in this thread, please understand that it will not be wanton one. Sorry Rajesh if I had bored you by my lengthy talk.
Regards
Mr. Murali Srinivas
Though I am not an active participant in this great thread, I have been closely watching it and your contribution has been immense & also of Joe's and others.
You have clearly summarised your views .
Pls continue your good work.
Your postings are very informative for novices like me
murali thanks for the lengthy explanation
i didnt mean you it was a generic suggestion
Murali,
That is really informative and interesting post..Pls continue your great work here.
hi..joe anna.... :|Quote:
Originally Posted by joe