UlagaNayagan KAMALHAASAN in ||"UthamaVillan"|| Directed by Ramesh Aravind

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மக்களே! படைப்பாளிகள் பற்றி பேசிக்கொண்டிருக்கும்போது என் இப்படி ஒற்றைப் பரிமாண முறையில் நடிகர்கள் மீது விமர்சனங்கள்? நாடோடி மன்னன், மதுரை வீரன் வகை படங்களை எல்லாம் எதில் சேர்ப்பது? மேலும், சிவாஜிக்கு தயிர்சாதம் கொடுத்திட்டாங்க எனச் சாடும்போது அந்த விமர்சனம் யாரை நோக்கி? பிற்காலத்தில் சிவாஜியை சரிவர பயன்படுத்திக் கொள்ள துப்பில்லாத பாலச்சந்தர், பாலுமகேந்திரா, மணிரத்னம் போன்ற படைப்பாளிகளைத்தான்.

amaidhi amaidhi!

I have heard of ego spats between NT and KB (who even managed to work with Gemini G) - more knowledgeable ppl can elaborate…

NT wearing bell bottom pants with a waist belt almost half a feet wide, funny looking sunglasses, and a horrific wig - all of this during the late 70s. romancing around with Sri Devi, Ambika chechhi - it was a testimony to the patience levels of ppl around that time…K Balaji remakes had NT in most of them - NT playing the Amjad Khan role in 'viduthalai' remake of Qurbani - was an absolute low-point in his acting career - even hardcore NT fans were left embarrassed!

Mudhal Mariyadhai and Thevar Magan were true tributes to the talent of NT..

Padikkathavan in which NT plays the eldest brother of Rajini - did some justice, and later on K Bhagyaraj in Thaavani Kanavugal tried to infuse some more justice - but thats about it…

NT never had a film like 'Nayagan' and apparently even he lamented that fact to Kamal around that time along the lines of "Nayagan madhiri oru padam kathai engalukkellaam kittavey illai"….

I briefly mentioned Mani Ratnam but deleted it - but here it is, since you brought his name - MR had/has his limitations big time - he cannot venture out of the urban middle-class/upper middle-class mould, one liner filled dramas - every time he did that - with the exceptions of the unique 'Iruvar' or 'kannathil muthamittal' to some extent, most of his films have been montages of eye candy frames…….I don't think he had it in him to come up with anything to exploit NT's talent…unless you expected NT to do a 'raja rajah' dance with bell bottoms in Egmore railway station (ninaichaaley vayiru kalangudhu)

If there was someone who could have properly used NT, it was Mahendran, maybe Mysskin/Nassar of present days….