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BIRTHDAY CELABARATION STARTS IN SELAM
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அருமை நண்பர் திரு மாசனம் சார் அவர்களுக்கு நன்றி
Thanks to Vellore Ramamurthy Sir for uploading Salem MGR banners and Tirupur Ravichandran Sir for MGR movie re-release information. Thanks Sailesh Sir for your wishes. I did not know that was my 50th post. I kept track upto 41 post.
One Plane One Passenger
In June 1996, I was undergoing a course on Airlines Ticket Management. My Instructor was Mr.Poondi Balaji he has just retired from Singapore Airlines Chennai Branch. He was taking Airline Ticket management class, on that day he was teaching about different kind of itinerary, then he gave an example about open jaw and one way ticket and the subject shifted to Japan Mr.Kanu who was a Doctor and who treated MGR's Brain tumor.
When MGR was critical Doctors referred to Dr.Kanu who is a specialist in treating tumours in the brain. Arrangements were made but there was no schedule flight from Japan to Chennai. Singapore Airlines arranged uncharted flight to fly Dr.Kanu to Chennai. The Boeing flight having a capacity to carry more than 300 people reached Chennai with only one passenger on board to save one man. Poondi Balaji told that it is waste of fuel to take that one passenger for a flight as a joke. My mind was thinking differently it is not for one mans breath it is Millions life they are dealing with. Whoever taken the decision is correct.
After recuperation MGR showed is birth nature his generosity and gratitude to Dr.Kanu. The portraits that hang in MGR's home are his Mother, his mentor Annadurai and Dr.Kanu. Such was his position he has given to the doctor.
I was fortunate to hear this from my teacher Poondi Balaji, if I was blogging in 1996 I would have asked him personally about the flight crew and time and other technical details.
சில நாட்களுக்கு முன்பு 2012 ஆம் ஆண்டில் கோவை மாநகரில் மக்கள் திலகத்தின் படங்களின் சாதனை விபரங்களை பதிவு செய்திருந்தேன். அப்படங்கள் திரையிட்டபோது (சில படங்களின்) செய்தி தாள்களில் வெளிவந்த விளம்பரங்கள் மற்றும் சுவரொட்டி விளம்பரங்களை இன்று பதிவு செய்கிறேன். இதில் திருப்பூரில் வெளிவந்த சில படங்களும் உண்டு. மறு வெளியீட்டு படங்களில் மக்கள் திலகத்தின் படங்களுக்கு கிடைக்கும் வரவேற்பு மகத்தானது. சாதனை சரித்திரம், சகாப்த சக்கரவர்த்தி மக்கள் திலகத்தின் திரைப்படங்கள் நேற்று மட்டுமல்ல இன்றும், நாளையும் சரித்திரம் படைக்கும். வாழ்க அவர் புகழ்.
எஸ். ரவிச்சந்திரன்
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நல்லவர் லட்சியம் வெல்வது நிச்சயம்
மக்கள் திலகத்தின் வழி நடப்போம்
As a beginning of writing MGR movie reviews I start with Black and White movie.
Most of MGR Fans know that Roman Holiday Tamil version was filmed and it was acted by MGR in the role of American Journalist Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck)? If you have watched that beautiful film 1953 Roman Holiday (black and white) directed by William Wyler and starred by Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, you cannot imagine and relate the film to MGR.
The fact is MGR story writers know how to use Gregory Peck's character Joe Bradley to MGR and give less importance to the character of Princess Ann. They refined the story to MGR's image and added songs and fights as necessary to the Tamil film. Can you guess the film, if no the answer is "Chandrodayam" MGR is a News reporter who has lot of affection to the Poor and doing his duty as it is. Princess Ann character is donned by Jayalalitha who is a Rich Girl who doesn’t know the outer world. She comes out of the her mansion and she was taken care by MGR. She falls in love, duet songs, and fights as usual.
MGR's villain was M.R.Radha who is the Editor of the News Paper, who as usually utters "Suttuduven" (I will shoot you) in this movie also. MGR was from Dravidian movement his film reviews were always remarked badly by most of the yesteryear News Papers and Magazines.
In this film one scene M.R.Radha was greeted by a Producer who asks him to praise his movie and boos his opponent film which is released subsequently, M.R.Radha accepts the offer and says "Avan padam varutha" with a grim face, MGR interrupts and ask him to be honest in his work. When MGR exits from the scene, the Producer ask the Editor to fire him. But M.R.Radha refuses saying this kind of protesting persons should not be fired as they will create more problem when let out, it is good to work with him. (As this really happened when MGR was expelled from DMK in 1972) The lighter side was by Nagesh who always have difference of opinion with his wife.
His solo song "Buddhan, Yesu, Gandhi piranthathu" was thought provoking and the duet songs are as usual.
Most of MGR Fans know that Roman Holiday Tamil version was filmed and it was acted by MGR in the role of American Journalist Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck)? If you have watched that beautiful film 1953 Roman Holiday (black and white) directed by William Wyler and starred by Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, you cannot imagine and relate the film to MGR.
The fact is MGR story writers know how to use Gregory Peck's character Joe Bradley to MGR and give less importance to the character of Princess Ann. They refined the story to MGR's image and added songs and fights as necessary to the Tamil film. Can you guess the film, if no the answer is "Chandrodayam" MGR is a News reporter who has lot of affection to the Poor and doing his duty as it is. Princess Ann character is donned by Jayalalitha who is a Rich Girl who doesn’t know the outer world. She comes out of the her mansion and she was taken care by MGR. She falls in love, duet songs, and fights as usual.
MGR's villain was M.R.Radha who is the Editor of the News Paper, who as usually utters "Suttuduven" (I will shoot you) in this movie also. MGR was from Dravidian movement his film reviews were always remarked badly by most of the yesteryear News Papers and Magazines.
In this film one scene M.R.Radha was greeted by a Producer who asks him to praise his movie and boos his opponent film which is released subsequently, M.R.Radha accepts the offer and says "Avan padam varutha" with a grim face, MGR interrupts and ask him to be honest in his work. When MGR exits from the scene, the Producer ask the Editor to fire him. But M.R.Radha refuses saying this kind of protesting persons should not be fired as they will create more problem when let out, it is good to work with him. (As this really happened when MGR was expelled from DMK in 1972) The lighter side was by Nagesh who always have difference of opinion with his wife.
His solo song "Buddhan, Yesu, Gandhi piranthathu" was thought provoking and the duet songs are as usual.