Ya ... even i ve heard about this famous quote !
Was Aayirathil oruvan the first color movie in our industry ????
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Ya ... even i ve heard about this famous quote !
Was Aayirathil oruvan the first color movie in our industry ????
The first tamil colour movie is 'Alibababum 40 thirudargalum'Quote:
Originally Posted by bingleguy
MGR didnt take 10 years to complete Nadodi mannan. I think it was abt 2 yrs or so.
After Ulagam Sutrum Valiban, MGR directed Madhurai meetiya sundarapandiyan...which was released after he was sworn in as CM. But the movie didnt do well in box office!
YES !! And I think the first cinemascope movie is IDHAYAKKANI !!! Both the firsts go to MGR's credit !! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by joe
Was he a person who wishes to try something new in every movie of his ???
Nope. The first cinemascope was Raja Raja Cholan, directed by AP Nagarajan and starring NT.Quote:
Originally Posted by m_23_bayarea
MGR is first and foremost an entertainer, who later skewered his movie towards his political leaning. That is why, even hardcore MGR fans prefer his films before the 70s.
My questions are still pending answers.
1 - MMSP - direction is credited to MGR, though the credit also thanks K. Shankar. Do you think the latter has ghost directed MMSP (this knowing well that MGR was freakin' busy in politics and election that year).
2. Actual reason for MGR/MRR problem?
Bay thampi,
There are many firsts in tamil movie related with NT
1.First cinemascope - Rajacholan
2.First tamil movie shooted overseas -Sivantha man
3.First movie without song -Antha Naal
4.First movie ran more than a year in overseas -Vasantha Maaligai
5.First and only movie ran 100 days in second release -V.P.kattabomman
6.First movie release dialogue audio disk before the release of movie -Gowrawam
and many..
Dear Alavanthan,
MGR while making Nadodi Mannan met with an accident. He was staging a drama "Inba Kanavu" on behalf of his MGR Drama troupe. In that there is a scene where he had to lift Gundu Karuppiah. While lifting GK, MGR lost his balance and GK fell on his leg which led to the fracture of MGR's leg. This delayed the production. Meanwhile, Saroja Devi had been booked for Thirudathe and MGR wanted her in NM and booked her. Banumathy the ever rebelious character did not take kindly to this and already the relation between her and MGR had soured and her character also ended like that. People used to say MGR used the same techinique in Arasa Kattalai, where S.Devi would die and JJ would become the queen.
Dear Groucho,
MMSP was produced by BRBanthalu and was directed by K.Shankar.
The film was in the making for long.When BRB passed away, MGR took over the direction from Shankar and he was given credit credit in titles of having helped the film.
Regarding MGR vs MRR, the exact truth had not come out. What ever that came in media was for public consumption. What transpired exactly between them, nobody knows. But MRR Vasu (He had joined Congress(O) and used to frequently address meetings) once in a meeting at Madurai had hinted that it had something to do with women. I am not sure how far his words could be trusted. He also said that contrary to general perception that having shot MGR, MRR tried to commit suicide is also wrong. Vasu said that both shot at each other. While MRR shooting MGR was made public, MGR shooting MRR was suppressed, Vasu alleged. Truth, God only knows!
Regards
This is really making me angry. How come all these have not been made public? When people think of achievement not involving acting, they talk of MGR. NT's achievement is only highlighted in acting.Quote:
Originally Posted by joe
I think media has long been either ignorant or simply too biased to make these records known. Out of the 6, I know only first three. I think its the duty of people like us to educate others of these records. I know that if I were to talk to my friends/relatives of NT, I will make sure that I mentione these achivements. Thanks Joe for highlighting that.
And Murali-sar, thank you for enlightening me on those issues. What Vasu mentioned somehow seem more realistic. Two things make even higher level people to raise arms - Money and Women. I've heard of the money issue between two before, but not the women. Oh well, its not important.
Oh shoot! I am in the wrong thread. I should have been angry in NTs thread.
aah Thanks Joe & Murali for your words with great memory. I am still thinking of what lunch I had yesterday :)
I smelled something fishy about the movie because of Banumathy's character, introduction of SD. well MGR had this tendency but eh who cares, those movies were hit. So sometime or the other, the initial heroine died and a new girl took the position. But JJ survived until today ! oops No politics - hehe
Joe, yes, I came to know about USV only after reading the latter pages of this thread.
MS, again very informative on MRR and MGR. You just gave a new dimension for this issue which we youngsters were not aware of. It is interesting that even Radharavi didnt mention this when he was in DMK.