Golden Period of Tamil Cinema

There's one thing however - we can practically pick on any movie and tear apart.

That is not the purpose of this thread, in my perception.

It should be to talk about the general climate of movie making, talents that flourished, reasonably good / extremely bad kind of samples, % of novel attempts that succeeded (i.e. commercially, cinema is not for labs but for people's entertainment) etc that define a period. Why, even awards from reputed institutions can be used as a yardstick (unfortunately, NA has so bad a reputation).

I'm definitely NOT interested in "tearing apart" any individual movie - even those of 60's - many of which are highly regarded by me, despite the easy holes that can be picked on and flogged, in every one of them.

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Originally Posted by venkkiram

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Originally Posted by Vivasaayi

To me Johnny is Mahendran's best movie - crispy and aesthetically beautiful - the most subtle entertainer in Tamil cinema.

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இதுக்கு நீங்க பேசாம மகேந்திரனை திட்டியிருக்கலாம். உதிரிப்பூக்கள், முள்ளும் மலரும் இருக்க ஜானியை தேர்ந்தெடுப்பது கனிகள் இருக்க காயை தேர்ந்தெடுப்பது போலாகும்.

ஏங்க! ஒருத்தி மேடையில் சோகமா பாடுவாளாம்! எங்கேயோ தலைமறைவாய் இருக்கும் அவளின் காதலன் அந்த குரலைக் கேட்டு ஓஓஓஒ..............டி வருவாராம்!

மகேந்திரனின் திறமை நீர்த்துப் போனது ஜானியில் தான். அதை நீங்கள் சிறந்த படம் எனச் சொல்வது ஆச்சர்யமளிக்கிறது.

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அவுங்க பாடுறதுக்கு முன்னாடி,பாடப் போறாங்கன்னு போஷ்டர் அடிச்சு ஒட்டுனத நீங்க பாக்கலியா?

stormy, heavy rains but still mike works and sridevi sings over it, hmmm......i too was not convinced with that scene.........but that was not the point of scene anyways.......

We have already witnessed so many areas Music (D), Lyrics(T), Dialoq's, Director's List/Movies/Versatility & certain flaws etc... The play is in its halfway through and there is no question of starting it again. I would stress that the criticism has to be left as hard as it can then only we will be able to find out the best films of any era. akkaruthukku muran karuthukkal ullavai endraal pariseelanai seyyalaam. The one I have mentioned in UP & MM are extremely bad & direful parts in the film which only qualifies in this discussion and thanks for saving my time on 'Johnny'.

I would appreciate if someone take a similar stand and point out the flaws in 60's film.

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Originally Posted by Scale

We have already witnessed so many areas Music (D), Lyrics(T), Dialoq's, Director's List/Movies/Versatility & certain flaws etc... The play is in its halfway through and there is no question of starting it again. I would stress that the criticism has to be left as hard as it can then only we will be able to find out the best films of any era. akkaruthukku muran karuthukkal ullavai endraal pariseelanai seyyalaam. The one I have mentioned in UP & MM are extremely bad & direful parts in the film which only qualifies in this discussion and thanks for saving my time on 'Johnny'.

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yEnpaaa associates..yEn manageroda velaya korainkureenga...

Viv,

You better be watchful here.

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Originally Posted by Scale

Viv,

You better be watchful here.

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idhu avlo bayyyyyyyyanggaarraraaamaa edamaaa? :?

You seams to show lot of grin faces on every post. Not good.

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Originally Posted by Scale

You seams to show lot of grin faces on every post. Not good.

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:D indha maadhiri face-a vechukatuma?... J/K

scale,

kidding apart,can you come up with few movies of 60's that u say were the best of the decade...