India's best actor Prakash Raj

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Originally Posted by complicateur

The difference in Bollywood is that there seems to be some semblance of an overall creative vision at the least. Kollywood-la athu kooda illa. They are still allowing banality citing "market requirements" and such as an excuse.

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:exactly:

idhai thaan ivvaLo nEram solla muyarchi paNNittu irundhEn

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Originally Posted by littlemaster1982

Jo misses National Award by a whisker!

Jyothika has missed the National Awards by a whisker!

At the 55th National Film Awards for 2007, Jyothika was one of the front runner for her performance in Mozhi, along with Meera Jasmine for the Malayalam Ore Kadal and Umashree for the Kannada Gulabi.

One of the members of the jury noted Malayalam director Sibi Malayil said: “The best actress award was well fought till the end as the jury was divided. We had to choose between three brilliant performances enacted by Jyothika, Meera and Uma, finally Uma squeezed through.”

According to another source after seeing Jo’s outstanding performance in Mozhi, the members at the special screening gave a standing ovation. She was in contention for the award till the last round, when Umashree emerged triumphant.

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:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

But I knew they will not chose one from Thamizh this time - as it was awarded last time.

If Jothika missed it by a whisker then Prakashraj got it by a whisker. From the happenings that had come out, the final round of the selection it seems was restricted to 4 contestants.

Prakashraj for KAnchivaram, Mohanlal for Paradesi, Mammootty for Ore Kadal and Akshay Khanna for some film [don't remember the name] were the ones. [There was no SRK or AK]. Akashya Khanna was the first to go out and it became a three way tussle. After some time it was the turn of Mammootty to exit.

Then it became a tussle between Lal and Prakash and it was decided to go for voting. Again as destiny would have it, it turned out to be a tie with both of them getting equal votes. So Chairaman's casting vote became the most powerful tool and he essayed it favouring Prakashraj, making him to win his first NA for best actor.[He won only the supporting actor award for Iruvar].

Regards

PS: Ore Kadal not only won the best Music Director award but also was awarded the best regional film in Malayalam.

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Originally Posted by complicateur

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Originally Posted by kid-glove

Lack of talent- well, give it some time. As and when the industry has grown to an extent that financing, production and distribution of independent and/or offbeat cinema is possible, the talented writer/director/auteur will emerge, in numbers.

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ennatha independent film movement. Opening ellAm nallA thAn irunthuthu, AnA thalaivar okAnthu oru 400 words padikka mAtEngurAru. "You are unseletted"-nu solli thaNNi theLichchu vittAlAvathu paravA illa, athayum seyyAmA remba tensan paNrAru

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:lol:
kavalai padadinga...unga thiramaikku ariya vaippu varamala poidum.. :)

Murali sir Thank you for the information :)

Who is the chairman ?

Yaar andha chairmaan?
Btw, sivaji's. 300th movie edhu? Ninga sonna thaan nambuvom :-)

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Originally Posted by Murali Srinivas

Akshay Khanna for some film [don't remember the name

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Akshaye Khanna for gandhi,my father - he played harilal gandhi - the son who had a troubled relationship with his father the mahatma

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Originally Posted by Plum

Yaar andha chairmaan?
Btw, sivaji's. 300th movie edhu? Ninga sonna thaan nambuvom :-)

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Poopparikka varugirom is 288

All guest appearances in tamil 7 and other languages 10 are pre-Once more.

Total films: 288 + 17 = 305

Therefore 300th ==> 283 + 17 guests

283 rd is Once More + 17 guest roles==> 300th is Once More

:clap: Congratulations to the very talented Prakashraj :clap:

I usually don't admit that I have favourites, but Prakashraj is surely one of them.
Ever since I first saw him on "Kaiyalavu Manasu" as Gururangan
I have tried to follow his films, sometimes watching fluff just cause he had a minute role in the film. Whether he plays the hero, the villian, the adversary, the comedian, the father or the friend...always he leaves an impact :clap:

Memorable movies with him IMHO: Aasai, Iruvar, Kannathil Muthumittal, Daya, Mozhi, Ghilli, Velli thirai, Appu, Abiyum Naanum, Thiruvilayadal Arambam, Arai Enn 305-il Kadavul, S/O Mahalakshmi, Santhosh Subramaniam...even this one movie where the heroine's image appears in his eyes as he dies...can't recall the name of it..

...and of course as Vengadam in Kanchivaram :notworthy:

I have to watch Duet...I remember being annoyed at the "Anjali, Pushpanjali" song and not watching the movie properly...needs a revisit for sure.
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