i know that he hates the first two of ur electives to the core.no idea about the last.he placed GM third :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by raaja_rasigan
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i know that he hates the first two of ur electives to the core.no idea about the last.he placed GM third :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by raaja_rasigan
Favourite Tamil Films Directors(in that order)
Maniratnam
Mahendran
Bala
Ameer
Kamalhassan
Selvaragavan
Gowtham Menon
Shankar
Vishnuvardhan
Jeeva
Maniratnam
Barathiraja
Balachander
Sreedhar
Bala
Ameer
Selvaraghavan
Shankar
Gautham
Radhamohan...
Kamalhassan
Balachandar
Shridhar
A P Nagarajan
Bheem singh
Faazil
Bharathiraja
Singeetham srinivasa Rao
Mani Ratnam
Cheran
Shankar
Prataap pothan
This whole top ten actor top ten director thing is getting boring. So I thought why not combine? Here's my top ten actor/director (can be the other way around too). I list only Tamil because I am not so familiar with films of other language in India. Believe me, this is tough:
1. Kamal Haasan
He excels at both acting and directing. We all know about him.
2. Bandhulu
For the film Muthal Thethi, he donned NT's role in Telugu version. I loved his performance in Muradan Muthu as NT's brother.
3. K. Bagyaraj
Our very own Woody Allen. He created this Bagyaraj persona. His earlier work as director and actor are part of cinema history.
4. Manivannan
Wonderful director who popularised thriller genre . A good comedian if given a good script, and certainly a good character actor.
5. Nassar
I believe he directed about four films. His first, Avatharam, is the best, both as a director and as actor. We all know how good he is as an actor.
6. Visu
Visu can be terrific or annoying. His films can be thoughtful or plain irritating. Some of the good stuff he did, as an actor and director, are part of the best of the eighties.
7. K.S. Ravikumar
A hack director and a good character actor. Always underused as a comedian, something which he is damned good at.
8. A.P. Nagarajan
We all know him as a director, but he contributes strongly in many character roles. Guess who played Nakkeeran in the classic Thiruvilayadal.
9. R. Parthiban
Parthiban shares same criticism with Visu. Like him or loathe him. When he's good, he's damned good, when he is not, avoid him.
10.Arjun.
Arjun is the most prolific actor working today, and is very consistent with the quality of his work. The film he directed are the type of film that he can work in. A limited actor/director who knows his limitation.
I know I may have missed a few name, but these names came to my mind immediately.
That was a good analysis Groucho :clap:
But how come you missed out T. Rajendar :P
directors
1.Mahendran
2.Maniratnam
3.Barathiraja
4.Kamalhaasan
5.Bala
6.Singeetham srinivasa rao
7.Selvaraghavan
8.Ameer
9.k.vishwanath
10.balachander(only social dramas like thanneer thanneer,varumai niram sigappu,unnaal mudiyum thambi,vaname ellai)
1. K Balachander
2. Kamal Hassen
3. Barathiraja
4. Balu Mahendra
5 Cheran
6 Fazil
7. Mahendran
8. Maniratnam
9. K Bagyaraj
10. R Parthiban
That's an oversight on my part. Terribly sorry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roshan
People talk about Seran too. But I am one in the minority group who is not too crazy about his movies. They are decent stuff. Preachy...but well done. If I want message I send or receive SMS. Or watch old movies.
And his performance has nothing new in it. I'd say that at least T.R had some originality in him...a personality that probably was useful in a movie or two, but sucked later.
Of course there's Pandiyarajan. No new contribution from him. Or Sathyaraj who did one film; it resembled his friend Manivannan's effort. I recall even Karthik directed one film. Did he?
Or Major Sunderajan for that matter. Some of his films he did with NT is good. But he is an average character actor who sometimes seemed to be copying NT. But whatever reputation he had as a good director, "Andha Oru Nimidham" destroyed it.
Then you have a list of directors who became comedians, like Anumohan, Manobala, R. Sunderajan who have done decent movies and gave decent performances. No major impact.
There are also directors who comes out in front of the camera and you just want to chase them back to behind the camera. Those names I mentioned popped up in my mind immediately when I intended the list.
Roshan,Quote:
Originally Posted by Roshan
: How do you rate CHERAN above someone like Mahendran :| :?:
I agree that IT IS YOUR LIST ! :)
But IF you could elaborate more on this, I might get a different perception on cheran ! :)