Kamalhassan's Ideology in his films

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Originally Posted by P_R

துலுக்காணம் அறுவெறுக்கத்தப்படி கடிதத்தில் சிறுநீர் கழிப்பதாகக்காட்டுவது திண்ணியத்தை தந்திரமாகத் திருப்பிப் போடுவதைத் தவிற வேறென்ன?

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but the chronology of the events prove otherwise.

this is nothing but a hidden agenda of targetting KH for all and sundry, since the ThiNNiyam incident didnt happen till the late 90s whereas the movie got reeased in Jan 1994.

now dont bring something ridiculous like the ThiNNiyam incident was orchestrated by the upper caste people as a retaliation to the movie 'Mahanadhi' :)

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kalyan, that was a mock para for what passes of a sociological critique nowadays. Kamal gets it from both sides.

"ஒரு கொடும்பாவி பார்சல்.."
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My 2 cents:Will not accuse KH of an hidden agenda but it is also true that his critiques are more against hindu beliefs/texts and AFAIR he does not take on other religions with the same gusto.

k-g has a point that rebellion is most likely to take place against things you are familiar with/forced to practise/more frequently debated but at the same time as an intelligent person( in the real sense),a time has to come when you have to take an overall view of things instead of getting restricted.

A bias is more likely to seep in and KH these days, on religion,speaks more like an hypocritical politician than a thinker.

Girish Karnad,U R Ananthmurthy and the likes are also same case.

As somebody pointed out KH needs to have a debate with somebody like Cho or anybody with a good knowledge who can answer questions instead of going on and on with his prejudices.

BTW,am shocked that incl myself there are quite a few who can be so harsh on his beliefs but at the same time are 'theevira'fans.

Idhu engalukku credit-a ille KH-ukka :roll:

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Originally Posted by Cinefan

BTW,am shocked that incl myself there are quite a few who can be so harsh on his beliefs but at the same time are 'theevira'fans.

Idhu engalukku credit-a ille KH-ukka :roll:

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:lol: Good kostin!

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Originally Posted by P_R

மத்தளம்னா ரெண்டு பக்கத்துலேர்ந்தும் இடி விழுகத்தான் செய்யின்.

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Ha ha, well said!

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Originally Posted by P_R

:lol:

kalyan, that was a mock para for what passes of a sociological critique nowadays. Kamal gets it from both sides.

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P_R,

:oops: got confused :ashamed:

Seriously though, I think Kamal's case, like most people's, is much more complicated than a simple label that says Hindu or anti-Hindu.

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Originally Posted by equanimus

Seriously though, I think Kamal's case, like most people's, is much more complicated than a simple label that says Hindu or anti-Hindu.

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hmm... interesting, can you pls elaborate on this? :) :wink:

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Originally Posted by anbu_kathir

As far as I can infer, neither he nor the 'religious' characters that he snubs in his movies have any religious knowledge except the regular religious beliefs (or non-beliefs) of normal people.

A set of interviews with someone on the lines of Cho (just an example) would be nice. The other side has perpetually been shown weak (or weakened by his writing.)

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On the contrary, I seriously doubt that Cho is a match for Kamal in this regard. I've made this point before too, I think Kamal's films (which is precisely the prism through which we're reading him) are spiritual in the true sense of the word. At the end of the day, what matters is one's engagement with the idea of a god, not the conclusion one reaches.