Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan - Part 5

Most of NT films before '75s well deserved for super hits. but due to political and some other reasons which we are not known caused the failure of some good NT films. If go on dig and to PM, so many hidden truth will come out for his film failure (for ex.VKP failure as per media). some one has to bell the cat. Some of his films failed at BO but his acting never fails in any movie. fortunately I got some imformation in Pesum Padam and forward to Murali. since I think he is the right person to do something in this regard.

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Originally Posted by Plum

My first introduction to Sivaji Ganesan was when a squeaky-voiced Teresa Thilakavathi (name changed), Age 10, IV B, squealed "Vaanam poligiradhu, buumi vilaigiradhu, unken thara venum kisthi"

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Olivier. He is NT, and he has his own brand of acting, the NT brand. It would have (an it did many times) been appreciated by the international community. As Kamal said, Oscar is for US films, it doesn’t matter if NT’s film didn’t make it there, but they did make it to other film festivals.

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I always feel oscar is BEST amongst those selected / represented .

What kinda movies get selected or represent india for oscar?

Regional movies have lil chance compared to national movies for political reasons.

Then comes hands on higher officials, movies with foreign hand has say?

Our very own nagesh was not even given a padmashree. Award has a huge play on politics and LUCK.

Plum,

VPK occupies a special position in most of the fans' heart and that's the reason why even silent readers (of course NT Fans) like Sivan, Sankara Narayanan (sankara 1970) and Balkrishnan (abkhlabhi) have opened out.

In hindsight we can wish that NT had acted in SS but it would have never happened. As you have indicated your father must have briefed you about the political situation then. There was a group which badly wanted NT out of the way and they tried all tricks. Unfortunately Kannadasan fell prey to their machinations but soon he learnt the bitter lessions when he along with Sampath was forced to quit within 2 years.

But here comes NT's magnanimity. After all these happenings, in the same year (1959) when Bhimsingh wanted Kannadasan to write for his Bagha Pirivinai, NT did not oppose and the combination thereafter went on a uninterupted run till 1981,when Kannadasan passed away.

In the same manner, NT never said no to SSR. In the very next year (1960) when Deiva Piravi was made, SSR was given a plum role and in fact NT did not even object to the scene where SSR would slap NT. SSR went on to do Aalaya Mani, Kungumam, Pachhai Vilakku, Kai Koduthha Deivam, Pazhani, Shanthi along with NT with the final coming together happening in Ethiroli. On the same token check SSR's filmography with others. You'll find only a solitary film.

சாரதா,

எங்கள் மதுரை மக்கள் எப்போதும் நடிகர் திலகத்தின் பக்கமே நின்றார்கள். எந்த சண்டியர் எதிர்த்தாலும் அவர்கள் அஞ்ச மாட்டார்கள். அதற்காகவே கட்டபொம்மன் நூறாவது நாள் விழாவிற்கு நடிகர் திலகம் திறந்த ஜீப்பில் ஊர்வலமாக மாசி வீதிகளில் கட்டுக்கு அடங்காத கூட்டத்திற்கு நடுவில் அழைத்து வரப்பட்டார். அதற்கும் மேலாக அந்த படத்தை வெள்ளி விழா காண செய்தார்கள் மதுரை மக்கள். அதே வருடத்தில் பாகப் பிரிவினை படத்திற்கும் மிக பெரிய வெற்றியை அள்ளி வழங்கினார்கள். மதுரை சிந்தாமணி திரையரங்கில் 216 நாட்கள் ஓடியது பாகப் பிரிவினை.[அந்த சாதனையை முறியடிப்பதற்கு எவ்வளவு பாடுபட்டார்கள் என்பதை ஏற்கனவே சொல்லியிருக்கிறேன்].

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Murali, I am sorry if my views hurt people here(and you). As I said, VPK has its own special place in my heart for being my gateway to NT. These views are post-facto analysis - and while I understand the incesne and pain that people who went through those politically charged phase will feel, I have seen my own father letting go of the politics after 30 years - it doesnt matter, does it now? Isnt NT's name etched indelibly in the TF hall of fame at the throne? All those lies and durpracharam, havent they been melted away? I know that an average tamil citizen today would not believe anything other than that Kattabomman was a super-duper blockbuster hit - I know that by experience- it is taken for granted. Isnt 'vaanam pozhigiradhu' still a gold standard in elocution as witnessed in school fancy shows still? I know it was 10 years back with my cousins and the odd nephew. Or have the school fancy shows have moved on to "Oru dhadavai sonna"...correct me if I am wrong - my knowledge of that arena is 10 years old.
I think having won that victory(which movie is remembered today by the average tamilian, Kattabomman or the other one?), we can afford to be magnanimous in forgiving the other side's sins. Isnt that what NT himself did?
These are just my thoughts - and I posted all that I did here purely because of that. I dont expect that everyone would feel like that - but I believe I havent crossed the limits - correct me and stop me if I did.

நடிகர்திலகத்தின் படங்களுக்கு எதிராக சிவகங்கை சீமை மட்டுமல்ல அவரின் போட்டி நடிகரின் படங்கள் கூட ஒரே நாளில் வெளியான பெரும்பாலான சமயங்களில் ,வெற்றி பெற்றவை நடிகர்திலகத்தின் படங்களே (பழனி-எ.வீ.பி போன்ற ஒன்றிரன்டு நிகழ்வுகளை தவிர)

Plum,

I fully understand your feelings. I never said that you are wrong. The only thing is, this film is special to so many persons that it would invoke strong response. That's all. Here everybody is welcome to post their own views and if someone disagrees, they will respond but never will anybody be stopped from airing his/her views.

Regards

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Originally Posted by Murali Srinivas

அந்த நாள் ஞாபகம்

ஆனால் இயக்குனர் சி.வி.ஆர் அந்த எண்ணமே தோன்ற விடாமல் விறுவிறுப்பாக கொண்டு செல்வார். மூத்த மகன் பெரியவனாகி பாலாஜியாவது, விஸ்வம் சிங்கப்பூரிலிருந்து வைரங்களோடு கிளம்பியிருப்பான் என்று சொல்வது, மனோகர் வருவது, காரில் ஏறப்போகும் அவரிடம் சிவப்பு விக் அணிந்த கையாள் உதடே அசையாமல் போலீஸ் அந்த காரிலே உன்னை பாலோ பண்ணுது என்று சொல்லிவிட்டு போவது, மனோகர் டென்னிஸ் ராக்கெட்டை கிளப்-ல் மாற்றுவது, மது விலக்கு சட்டதின் கீழ் அவர் கைது செய்யப்பட்டு மேஜர் அவரை மடக்குவது என்று படு சுவராஸ்யமாக படம் போக, செல்லில் அடைக்கப்படும் மனோகர் சிகரெட்டை பற்ற வைக்க லைட்டரை தேட, கோட் அணிந்த ஒரு கை லைட்டரோடு நீள, தியேட்டரில் இடி மின்னல் பிரளயம். சேரில் உட்கார்ந்திருந்த மொத்த மக்களும் இப்போது அதன் மேல் ஏறி நிற்க, அடுத்த சில நிமிடங்களுக்கு யாருமே படத்தில் என்ன நடந்தது என்று பார்க்க முடியவில்லை என்பது தான் உண்மை. நடிகர் திலகத்தின் அறிமுக காட்சி அதற்கு முன்பு அவ்வளவு அமர்க்களமாக அமைந்ததில்லை. அந்த காட்சியின் தொடர்ச்சியாக இரண்டு மூன்று ஜெயில் காட்சிகள் வரும். அடுத்து சின்ன சண்டை காட்சி. மறுபடியும் இங்கே அதகளம்.

(தொடரும்)

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Dear Murali,

When I saw Raja in re-release, with this nice build up, I guessed that NT fans must have had a great fun in the theater during its first release. It is true that the intensity is so build up before NT's introduction in Raja. Moreover, NT looks very handsome and stylish in Raja. I do wonder how did fans react for other wonderful introduction movies such as deiva magan, gauravam and pattikada pattanama!!??

As you know, I was vacationing in Madurai - NT related items I found:

1. NT rasigar mandrams are still visible in the city, especially during his movie releases.
2. NT movies are regularly re-released - mostly in central and meenakshi theaters. During my return week, Meenakshi released Engal Thanga Raja as brand new copy (புத்தம் புதிய காப்பி). Unfortunately, I couldn't make it there on Sunday because I had to catch the flight back to Chennai. Couple of weeks back, it seems Central had Thirisoolam release. I saw old Mandram posters and old newspaper posters highlighting Thirisoolam's original release 151th day run in all TN centers, including theater names.

Though NT had a bad run in politics, it is heartening to see that Madurai rasigars are very dedicated to him and still have fun during movie re-releases. This clearly shows the popularity of NT among Madurai fans - no wonder his movies had festival crowd. It is amazing that even today, this crowd loves NT just because he is NT - King of acting!! Now, I could imagine and visualize NT's army of fans during his peak days.

As you all know, Y G Mahendra is reviving Sivaji Nadaka Mandram's classic Vietnam Veedu. Today's Hindu carries this: Revisiting a Sivaji classic on stage: http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/02/27/s...2750120200.htm

Regards

http://tvrk.blogspot.com/2009/02/2.html

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Originally Posted by tacinema

As you all know, Y G Mahendra is reviving Sivaji Nadaka Mandram's classic Vietnam Veedu. Today's Hindu carries this: Revisiting a Sivaji classic on stage: http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/02/27/s...2750120200.htm

Regards

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To do something like this YGM really got guts. As he said, let's hope he can do at least 10%.

Hope hubbers who are planning to watch the show will comment on it here.