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Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakiyam : A home production of Anjali Devi with GG as the swashbuckling handsome hero launched the projectile of Gemini rocket for a few similar storylined movies by Anjali. A scintillating song sequence from the movie with an immortal picturization of the moods of GG and Anjali etching as a fantasy in our memory!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a91oS0B_B4
The Hunchback of Notredame : a french movie that depicted the perils of a hunchback man. Influenced by this in Tamil a movie by name Maniyosai came with Kalyankumar in the lead as the local hunchback. Gemini, the handsome star from any view and angle, changed his physique totally in an unbelievable transformation into a very ugly and hunchbacked man in the movie Kanavanae kann Kanda theivam! He thrilled us with his different acting potential proving his prowess to handle with confidence any role other than a brand romantic hero too! Watch with your unbelieveble eyes...the body language and voice modulations of GG...you will get an unexplained feel of GG as a neglected gem!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tRE1-mTWvY
VANJIKKOTTAI VAALIBAN : The Magnum Opus for GG!
After Avvaiyaar and Chandralekha, the much acclaimed magnum opus from Gemini productions was the GG starrer Vanjikkoattai Vaaliban that showcased the sword fighting skills of GG besides his routine romance without any song for himself! It was a blockbuster too but had it been in color, it could have been a lifetime movie for SSVaasan on par with some hollywood movies like Ben Hur. A very interesting story line with twists. Padmini-Vaijayanthi dance competition sequence with PSV's one liner punch 'Sabbaash..' remains the scene stealer!The movie provided great scope for GG to live up the character he donned. A walk along experience getting into the frames of this movie.
Enjoy the color-tried version of VKV with songs featuring GG with Vaijayanthi and Padmini!
திறமையான நடனப்பயிற்சி வைஜயந்திக்கு எப்படி ஒரு தோற்றப்பொலிவைத் தந்திருக்கிறது?! கைகளின் சுழற்ச்சியிலேயே காதல்மன்னர் கிளீன் போல்ட் !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRvTO_-Uvq4
இளமை கொஞ்சும் வனப்பில் பத்மினியின் மாசுமருவற்ற முகமே பூமியில் ஒரு வெண்ணிலவுதானே !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2YsvbhzLCk
For a change, enjoy the dance competitions by classical dancers/students for the Vanjikottai Vaaliban Kannum Kannum song, emulating Padmini and Vaijayanthi! Feast to the eyes, really!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc0FUs1yh_s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUMlz8pS_3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH4cdJDgMVw
உள்ள இடத்தில் உள்ள வரைக்கும் உலகம் மதிக்குமே ! அந்த இடத்திலிருந்து விழுந்துவிட்டால் அதே உலகம் ஏறி மிதிக்குமே!!
Hello Mr Zamindhar (1965) is another story centered movie with GG who was mistaken as the heir to a zamindhar but the real heir MRRadha lives as a hairdresser!With an apt selection of the starcast this movie enjoyed a successful run and remembered for its song sequences with GG-Savithri and one enjoyable thought provoking song with MRRaadha, glorifying the traits of hair dressers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thhp6yyFoAI
Another pleasing song sequence in Hello Mr Zamindhar GG trying to clown to impress Savithri!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edNsEmg1kKk
Hello Mr Zamindhar
Well before Sholay (Dharmendhra-Amitabh) GG-Savithri have enacted the side seater scooter ride in this movie!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo0jvOT0kbA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CSYwTE1kr0
Gemini-Saavithri used the tandem seater scooter for their romance!
Dharmendhra and Amitabh used it for their joy ride!!
Now, enjoy Harrison Ford in the company of (original James Bond) Sean Connery in the Indiana Jones and Last Crusade for their adventurous escapist ride!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIRxsCHViPk
Gemini Ganesan : A multilingual acting exponent
ஜெமினி கணேசன் பன்மொழிப்பாண்டித்யம் பெற்றவர் தென்னக மொழிகள் மற்றும் ஹிந்தி சரளமாக அந்தந்த மாநில பேச்சுவழக்கிலேயே பேசி அசத்துவார் என்று கேள்விப்பட்டிருக்கிறோம். வஞ்சிக்கோட்டை வாலிபன் (ராஜ்திலக்), மிஸ்ஸியம்மா (மிஸ் மேரி )...ஹிந்தி படங்களில் நேரடியாகவே வட இந்திய ரசிகர்களிடம் புகழ் பெற்றார். நான் அவனில்லை திரைப்படத்திலும் தனது பன்மொழித்திறமையை வெளிப்படுத்தியிருப்பார்.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVc7JOLFudU
Pran replaced PSV in Hindi version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAfX_sbQrdM
Missiamma was Miss Mary in Hindi, Meenakumari replacing Saavithri
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqEd4yA6BwE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK-9e0YrdE8
Rare family photo of GG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIt7oMvA-WA
Kalaththoor Kannamma : intro movie for Kamal featuring alongside GG and Saavithri, who remained the on and off screen 'parents' and 'promoters' of Kamal till his culmination as a full pledged hero in KB movies!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zljub5g4CB4
Sarojadevi was a versatile actress who could act with all front line heroes of her time. She has rendered some unforgettable performances particularly when she paired against Gemini/Sivaji Ganesans! With Gemini Kalyana Parisu, Kairasi, Panama Pasama....With NT Palum Pazhamum, Pagapirivinai, Iruvar Ullam, Pudhiya Paravai....significant movies which helped parade her latent talents of acting rather than just remain a glamour doll!.
A fast paced romantic song in Kairasi with GG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRQXO_oIpug
A neat love scene cooling the eyes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIVPKqfqDXo
TMS voice to GG : apt choice?
Even as the voices of AMRaja and PBS were perfect matches for GG's voice, some good numbers by TMS were also tried and matched to some extent only! SPB voice was also in line with AMR and PBS. GG being a softy our imagination takes a long time to match TMS voice though films like Sangamam, Aindhu Latcham, Kurathimagan....suited GG.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AplHe2GP8Jc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aNG5gFqbtM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsgHe1PNPsI
Deepavali celebrations are on the anvil. Happy occasion in a festive mood with sweets and crackers for external pleasure. But for the internal pleasure of mind...the bench mark deepavali song is always ......from Kalyana Parisu!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YnABM43BF0
Sangamam (1970) directed by Dada mirasi of Pudhiya Paravai fame : GG's unusual double role
Romance was the natural Forte for GG but he also excelled in tear jerking emotional depictions in movies like Kalyana Parisu, Sumai Thaangi, Raamu, Punnagai......Somehow on the histrionics arena like donning duel roles or multiple roles that was the Forte for NT, our GG was a little bit reluctant. He could do so in a fistful of movies like Manampol Mangalyam, Aadipperukku and Sangamam. In Sangamam, he could draw a clear line of difference between look alike brothers. This movie had a visual feast of photography filled with enchanting musical score by TK Ramamoorthy! In TMS modulations GG pleased us with his romantic interludes in the song sequences with KR Vijaya :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ltkq5_iCMI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GZnygcs564
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9FwMEsXwjM
Avalukkendru Oru Manam (1971) directed by Sridhar starring GG was again a love triangle, Sridhar's template!
Though the film received mixed reviews, the indisputable feature of this movie is Sridhar brand scintillating songs and their impeccable picturization. To my knowledge, no other tamil movie song till date, enjoyed such a repeated fanfare from lovers at tht time in all india radio and radio ceylon and marriage halls like this movie's iconic and bench mark love theme song 'Unnidaththil Ennaik Koduththaen!'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHVwDiEr64Q
Salt and Pepper original Kalyana Parisu better than the glossy colouful Avalukkendru Oru Manam (both Sridhar's products with GG): Magic could not be reprised!!
Avalukkendru Oru Manam, though colorful with melodious songs, could not impress in the line of Kalyana Parisu, the black and white blockbuster! One possible reason was ageing factor with star GG who was apparently losing his hero frame with wrinkles on his face in close-ups.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r_C8nuj1dw
Then Nilavu :GG was consistently the choice by Sridhar for love triangles! In Then nilavu, GG portrayed a jolly young chap paired opposite to Vaijayanthimala, whose dance potential was amazing in this song even as GG limits himself to just lip movements to songs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6w7JmD59Es
Mellifluous song from Then Nilavu : Kaalaiyum Neeye .... Maalaiyum Neeye! (AM Raja)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr7De_YC5yw
Avalukkendru Oru Manam : Good story content but timed out characters!
Same ageing problem was the case with the supporting cast Kanchana, Muthuraman and Bharathi. Musical score, honeyfilled songs and photography were the saving graces of this movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV1RWJQYD6U
Similar to the matchless 'Singing in the Rain' song with Gene Kelly's magnetizing dance this song 'Aayiram Ninaivu ....' was also a well received song sequence for GG's soft and eye-pleasing romantic interlude, if not for his dancing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1vOgWuXqhM
Just for a similarity of rain dancing, enjoy Gene Kelly's masterpiece!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmCpOKtN8ME
GG comes back : Rudra Veena/Unnal Mudiyum Thambi
GG had a long hiatus of almost a retirement from films but KB realizing his potential for a matured characterization, a complete deviation from his King of romance image, ventured to bring him back in Rudra Veena / Unnaal Mudiyum thambi with Chiranjeevi/Kamalhassan in the leads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W1sCGYfiIY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTBgDEUIwqY
Unnal Mudiyum Thambi : Kamalhassan version in tamil with GG!
GG was offered this pivotal role that again helped parade his subtle but impressive acting skills. He was totally out of the shades of his romance domain and this movie heralded his come back for some more prestigious presences in films like mettukkudi, ponmana selvan and again into the romantic arena with a likable performance in Avvai Shanmugi!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpekS2I3Eqw
Age defying King of Romance GG in Avvai Shanmugi! He has not lost his Midas touch!! (1996)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwOfuiBbmac
in telugu version Bhamane Satyabama :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5xwZDaFMOc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKgyBS7oMw4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYmg5BW_Dw8
Namak Haram (1973) & Becket (1964) vs Unakkaaga Naan (1976) starring GG with NT
Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s “Namak Haraam” is a movie quite different from his more famous light comedies. This is a film which talks about serious issues of relationship between an employer and his workers. The film is said to be based on “Prana Mithrulu” (Telugu) (1967). It was again remade in Tamil as Unakkaaga Naan starring Sivaji/Gemini Ganesans in 1976 by Balajee!
But both the above mentioned films seem to be inspired from another movie which came in 1964 called “Becket” starring Richard Burton and the Lawrence of Arabia star Peter O'Toole. In this movie too, a friend is given an important post by the King but the chosen one starts taking his job seriously and in turn becomes the King’s opponent.
Unakkaaga Naan was direct remake of Namak Haraam starring Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. Sivaji fitted to Amitabh and GG to Rajesh Khanna. Hence more screen space went to GG than NT, who never minds particularly when GG is with him! The story revolves around a rich business magnet befriending a poor and engaging the poor man in the disguise of a trade union leader in his own company for his own benefit. But how that poor lad gets transformed after seeing the perils of working community and 'betrays' the rich friend is the story line! Our film enjoyed a lukewarm response even though the acting was superb with NT and GG!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_EQYsvrL1I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFj4Tb9KEYw
Happy Diwali Greetings to all fellow hubbers and visitors to this esteemed thread on the name and fame of the indisputable King of Romance Gemini Ganesan!
Gemini Songs missed by Gemini!
The unique and distinguishing feature of GG is his master voices AMRaja and PBSreenivas ! Whenever we hear any song of these two playback legends, closing our eyes, the hero pops up in our mind is always GG (such is the domination of TMS voice for NT, MGR, Jai Shankar and Ravichandran)!! Some 'Gemini' songs missed by GG: Next only to GG, these voices best suit Muthuraman, Kalyankumar, Ravichandran and Balajee): enjoy at You tube site.
1. 'Gemini' song goes to MGR!(Maasila Unmai Kaadhale...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBepNZJjK-4
Gemini song goes again to MGR!(Pal vannam paruvam..)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjsKjK2iAtY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8emUszS4fXI
Next only to the most famous and iconic Deepaavali celebration song in GG's Kalyaanaparisu, some more songs of the occasion :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH-__OEW1wU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lFpu5z0oPU
Kadan vaangi Kalyaanam : GG starrer in line with Missiamma!
Almost the same star cast except Nambiar appeared in this movie alongside GG. A hilarious movie wherin GG strives hard to reunite his sister Jamuna with her childhood marriage husband TR Ramachandran. GG takes up the get up of a millionaire king as well as a 'saamiyaar', of course a pioneering disguise action to Naan Avanillai, but in a positive direction! Not even a single scene is boring in this comedy riot in the company of GG-TRR-Savihri-Jamuna-Thangavelu combination!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbafivLCopk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhtZJ4pdxts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9qeiUIcOBc
2. 'gemini' song goes to Sivaji! (Thaen unnum vandu....)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhGgNSX545E
3. 'Gemini' song goes to Balajee! (Nilavukku enmel....)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk-lLhl6MVM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4SNDf_e8Ps
4. 'Gemini' song goes to SSR!(Thendralurangiya podhum..)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ55acTpSWs
Gemini misses his song to AVMRajan, replica of GG!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtnPiMd6-7Q
AVMRajan in place of GG with Savitri!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D23veiafaDs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFFxqr8kKyQ
The difference between TMS and other singers par excellence like PBS and AMRaja or Jesudas and SPB :
While TMS renders a song number we forget TMS as his background voice brings forth the actor on the foreground : We were made to feel it was Sivjaji song or MGR song or Jai song or Ravi song or Nagesh song .... like that though his manly voice could not match that much for the softies like GG or SSR or Muthuraman ..... In other words the songs are recognised as actor's song rather than TMS song!! But be it AMRaja or PBS whomsoever may be in the foreground, the star coming to our minds is only GG. For SPB or Jesudas neither of these happen even though their melodious voices match Kamal or Rajini or MGR or Sivaji or even GG!! Their songs can be used for any actor.
Pandhayam (1967) : The story of two friends who by fate had to go with different paths of life and meet one day....This movie featured AVMRajan, almost a look alike of GG, with GG in the lead. They also had their union after some years in another movie 'Sakkaram' which had the most popular song 'Kaasedhaan Kadavulada' with AVMRajan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI2-M3v8dHM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyubd1CvfxE
Sakkaram (1969) : GG and Rajan again teamed up! This time Rajan had a domination with a more matured performance through this song : (Watch Nagesh quoting NT's Thookkuthookki central concepts)
A Life-time performance by AVMRajan with this most famous song sequence 'Kaasedhaan Kadavulappa...' Unforgettable thanks to the magnanimity of GG to have allowed Rajan to share a dominating screen presence!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gNNDIjDXKE
from Magizhampoo : AVMRajan could not establish an original identity for him since he looked like GG, tried acting like NT and fighting like MGR....as a result....faded away very soon. But one of the good actors at that time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjeEx5xdbME
Sudden Demise of SSR : Heartfelt Condolences
Next in the line of the triumvirate NT, GG and MGR, it was SSR who had given memorable performances in films like Aalayamani with NT, Vaanambaadi, Poompuhaar...../ He was about to be signed in VPKB but his committments to his own venture Sivagangaiseemai forced the producers to have the apt choice of GG to play Vellayathevan in VPKB. A talented actor with a gifted voice for a streamlined dialogue delivery in line with NT! On behalf of GG's thread, Our heartfelt condolences for his sudden demise. May the soul rest in peace.
Now being telecast : In SunLife channel/Unakkaaga Naan starring NT with GG in the pivotal role essayed by Richard Burton in Beckett and Rajesh Khanna in Namak Haraam!
Of course, compared to Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh at that time, both NT and GG were visibly getting aged but the spark in their acting remained solid as the roles were heavy that can be enacted only by established stars like NT and GG at that time. NT knew pretty well that as per the story line, GG would consume more screen space than him and GG proved his mettle, in some scenes particularly the Nagesh death scene and song, and when getting beaten by the angry mob, better than Rajesh Khanna. NT in his different getup of the rich man did justice on his own individuality without copying Amitabh Bachchan in the Hindi version or Peter O' Toole in the hollywood version. Nagesh was very subtle in his part. A movie that could have been made at that time of Beckett itself rather than following Namak Haraam! A movie critically acclaimed for both thespians' acting but a bit disappointment at box office!
videos upoaded already in No.225 of this thread postings
NT and GG in a rare photograph, courtesy : RKS in NT thread
பல வருடங்கள் முன்னால் நடிகர் திலகம் அவர்கள் ராணி எலிசபெதிர்க்கு அறிமுகம் செய்து வைக்கப்பட்டார் என்று ஒரு புளுகு அவிழ்த்து விடப்பட்டது. ராணி எலிசபெத் நடிகர் திலகம் அவர்களுக்கு புதியவரல்ல. ராணி எலிசபெத் அவர்களுடைய DUKE OF EDIINBARO அவர்களுடன் நடிகர் திலகத்திற்கு நல்ல ஒரு நட்பு இருந்ததை இந்த ஆவணம் மூலம் அறியலாம் !
Photo in NT thread 14 by RKS.
http://s501.photobucket.com/user/sub...3a4bf.jpg.html
Another rare photo of GG and Savithri with NT and believe, Sando Sinnappa Devar!
http://s501.photobucket.com/user/sub...21943.jpg.html
courtesy : RKS in NT thread 14