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Similar to the matchless 'Singing in the Rain' song with Gene Kelly's magnetizing dance this song 'Aayiram Ninaivu ....' was also a well received song sequence for GG's soft and eye-pleasing romantic interlude, if not for his dancing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1vOgWuXqhM
Just for a similarity of rain dancing, enjoy Gene Kelly's masterpiece!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmCpOKtN8ME
GG comes back : Rudra Veena/Unnal Mudiyum Thambi
GG had a long hiatus of almost a retirement from films but KB realizing his potential for a matured characterization, a complete deviation from his King of romance image, ventured to bring him back in Rudra Veena / Unnaal Mudiyum thambi with Chiranjeevi/Kamalhassan in the leads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W1sCGYfiIY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTBgDEUIwqY
Unnal Mudiyum Thambi : Kamalhassan version in tamil with GG!
GG was offered this pivotal role that again helped parade his subtle but impressive acting skills. He was totally out of the shades of his romance domain and this movie heralded his come back for some more prestigious presences in films like mettukkudi, ponmana selvan and again into the romantic arena with a likable performance in Avvai Shanmugi!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpekS2I3Eqw
Age defying King of Romance GG in Avvai Shanmugi! He has not lost his Midas touch!! (1996)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwOfuiBbmac
in telugu version Bhamane Satyabama :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5xwZDaFMOc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKgyBS7oMw4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYmg5BW_Dw8
Namak Haram (1973) & Becket (1964) vs Unakkaaga Naan (1976) starring GG with NT
Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s “Namak Haraam” is a movie quite different from his more famous light comedies. This is a film which talks about serious issues of relationship between an employer and his workers. The film is said to be based on “Prana Mithrulu” (Telugu) (1967). It was again remade in Tamil as Unakkaaga Naan starring Sivaji/Gemini Ganesans in 1976 by Balajee!
But both the above mentioned films seem to be inspired from another movie which came in 1964 called “Becket” starring Richard Burton and the Lawrence of Arabia star Peter O'Toole. In this movie too, a friend is given an important post by the King but the chosen one starts taking his job seriously and in turn becomes the King’s opponent.
Unakkaaga Naan was direct remake of Namak Haraam starring Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. Sivaji fitted to Amitabh and GG to Rajesh Khanna. Hence more screen space went to GG than NT, who never minds particularly when GG is with him! The story revolves around a rich business magnet befriending a poor and engaging the poor man in the disguise of a trade union leader in his own company for his own benefit. But how that poor lad gets transformed after seeing the perils of working community and 'betrays' the rich friend is the story line! Our film enjoyed a lukewarm response even though the acting was superb with NT and GG!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_EQYsvrL1I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFj4Tb9KEYw
Happy Diwali Greetings to all fellow hubbers and visitors to this esteemed thread on the name and fame of the indisputable King of Romance Gemini Ganesan!
Gemini Songs missed by Gemini!
The unique and distinguishing feature of GG is his master voices AMRaja and PBSreenivas ! Whenever we hear any song of these two playback legends, closing our eyes, the hero pops up in our mind is always GG (such is the domination of TMS voice for NT, MGR, Jai Shankar and Ravichandran)!! Some 'Gemini' songs missed by GG: Next only to GG, these voices best suit Muthuraman, Kalyankumar, Ravichandran and Balajee): enjoy at You tube site.
1. 'Gemini' song goes to MGR!(Maasila Unmai Kaadhale...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBepNZJjK-4
Gemini song goes again to MGR!(Pal vannam paruvam..)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjsKjK2iAtY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8emUszS4fXI
Next only to the most famous and iconic Deepaavali celebration song in GG's Kalyaanaparisu, some more songs of the occasion :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH-__OEW1wU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lFpu5z0oPU
Kadan vaangi Kalyaanam : GG starrer in line with Missiamma!
Almost the same star cast except Nambiar appeared in this movie alongside GG. A hilarious movie wherin GG strives hard to reunite his sister Jamuna with her childhood marriage husband TR Ramachandran. GG takes up the get up of a millionaire king as well as a 'saamiyaar', of course a pioneering disguise action to Naan Avanillai, but in a positive direction! Not even a single scene is boring in this comedy riot in the company of GG-TRR-Savihri-Jamuna-Thangavelu combination!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbafivLCopk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhtZJ4pdxts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9qeiUIcOBc
2. 'gemini' song goes to Sivaji! (Thaen unnum vandu....)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhGgNSX545E