Golden Period of Tamil Cinema

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Originally Posted by rajeshkrv

Who stopped anyone from making movies..

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Did I say anyone "stopped"? By your own admission, that time period was not conducive:-) (I'm not going behind the reasons, but that was the way it was. Things simply didn't happen. Like you said, even a capable Bheemsingh had to dance to the tunes of Shivaji and had to wait for SNSM to show his true mettle much later).


Who said 70's were "art film" times? No way - uthiri, 16, AA were commerical successes. In fact, most of KB successes (i.e. main stream, not in a few theaters in Chennai alone) was also during this time period - AOT, NN, MM, TT etc. He continued with VNS, Th-Th, SB etc, all state-wide huge hits that formed the main % of successful movies. Not a miniscule 1% of market while MGR-Sivaji controlled 90% or more :-) Youngsters could make OTR and challenge all the established movie houses (Today even TR's son is a star).

Like Vijay selecting his director today was the 60's when MGR-Sivaji could select XYZ to direct their movies and fit any story to their "frame work". How can one call it a golden period?

I didnt mean to say 70's were art films. I meant whoever created a movie which was out of the box were considered as ART FILMS

KB was exception and i've mentioned KB's name long ago.. He was the one who did different and with success as well because the way he presented matched with the audience and was well received..

Uthiri pookal, Nandu were all considered as movies made for television. Yes people who know/loves creativity would definitely appreciate it but that didnt happen.. Mullum malarum had lot of factors. If just Mahendran without a star cast like that and no IR or Balu mahendra would not have created a magic like this..

uthiripookkal made for TV? It was one of the biggest commerical successes then!

Actually even RK wasn't that big a star at the time of MM.

Later Mahendran did silver jubilee stuff with the likes of Mohan / Suhasini / Pratap - all non entities.

At the time of 16, none of the lead actors were sure-fire BO biggies (yes KH-RK were up and coming only). Same in the case of AA.

Even if these stars had some "market value", these weren't thrust into what's happening on-screen.

Unlike the MGR-Sivaji movies :-)

Do you appreciate Nenjathai killadhe...
Except of the songs that movie didnt have anything.. If it was success yes many movies were success like Thirupachi etc all movies which became success need not be good too..

I didnt say udhiri pookal was made for TV but those were categorized by public as the ART Films or Award films.

What are you even talking about. 1960's other than MGR and Shivaji movies there were no movies at all. There were several movies which were successful and some gave tough fight with MGR-Shivaji movies as well.

Adutha veetu pen a fun fare comedy tried during that period was a runaway success..

bhagyalakshmi was a very good story on child marriage and what a happens after math..

Kumudham, manapandhal, Saradha,Karpagam,Maniyosai,Naanum oru Pen,Idhaya Kamalam,Vaazhkai Padagu,Chinnanjiru ulagam,Chithi,Kodi malar,Poovum Pottum and many more were non MGR and Shivaji movies which had different subject and presented well within the limits given during that time period

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Originally Posted by rajeshkrv

KB was exception and i've mentioned KB's name long ago.. He was the one who did different and with success as well because the way he presented matched with the audience and was well received..

[b]Uthiri pookal, Nandu were all considered as movies made for television. Yes people who know/loves creativity would definitely appreciate it but that didnt happen.. Mullum malarum had lot of factors. If just Mahendran without a star cast like that and no IR or Balu mahendra would not have created a magic like this..[b]

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As much as I am a devotee of IR's magic, statement like this is 'WAY TOO MUCH' and it only reflects the sad state that hub society is in these days.

jaiganes,

if my statement had hurt you i'm sorry for that.
I meant that without all the factors MM would not have been a hit ..

That is what i meant

rajeshkrv,

nenjathai kiLLathE to compare with thirupAchchi?

Well, I don't think there's any point in engaging in a discussion like this - let's save some BP :-)

app_engine, you didnt get my point. I now way compared nenjathai killathe to thirupachi..
whatever gets hit doesnt mean good.. i meant that.. it's no way comparison of both the films..