The Golden Era of Dr.IR and Dr.SPB

**groucho070** · 10th April 2012, 03:19 PM

Mild digression, any idea how well the Hindi remake of Dharmadurai (Thiyagi?) performed?

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**PARAMASHIVAN** · 10th April 2012, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by A_S

Missed mentioning Param will like BP in GV and looks like he has posted that already

**A_S** · 10th April 2012, 05:04 PM

One correction to my earlier post, Panakkaran was also released in 1990 (on Pongal day) and hence there were two releases for RK in 1990. Disappointment for his fans was no RK release for 1990 Deepavali (that had MMKR for KH) and hence 1991 Pongal was set as a hard deadline for the release of DD. In 1980s, both RK and KH had deepvali releases almost every year (except for 1988 when KH didn't have one). Looks like DD wasn't remade from any hindi movie based on Grouch's question.

**Sureshs65** · 10th April 2012, 06:33 PM

Nerd, Plum and genesis,

That almost all folks (35 by Nerd's count) posting here didn't like 'Chinna Thambi' shows that all of them have watched it!!! No wonder it was a hit!!!

**Plum** · 10th April 2012, 06:56 PM

No not that way. That way even kansamy could be called a hit. I didn't, for instance, watch CT in theatre. Infact. Have never sat through the damn movie in TV as well. And I am fairly confident that that doesn't disqualify me for evaluating the movie. Crap is crap, even if you don't watch it fully. But what is indisputable is it was a hit in the normal way - lot of people saw it lot many times and liked it, difficult as it is to believe. Infact, I am not much of a fan of the songs also. But - and this is my point - they became hit. And whether the detractors who have framed the "92-98 no hit for Raja" narrative will learn much to their chagrin that he had many hits in that period, whether they liked the albums or not.

**app_engine** · 10th April 2012, 08:42 PM

nanRi makkaLE!

The issue with watching gOpura vAsalilE is to find a good DVD

I haven't seen in any Indian stores around...internet may be the final resort

Will try this weekend...

Is everyone sure there was no Malayalam original?

**Nerd** · 10th April 2012, 08:48 PM

Its definitely a remake App. Wiki says the source is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavam_Pavam_Rajakumaran And I have heard many people say the remake is inferior to the original.

**Plum** · 10th April 2012, 09:06 PM

It wasn't a direct remake of Paavam Paavam RK. It seems like Priyan mixed this one and another movie of his and some original stuff(yeah, really

) to derive GV. Just like he mixed a couple of films of his for Lesa Lesa later.

**genesis** · 10th April 2012, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by Plum

No not that way. That way even kansamy could be called a hit. I didn't, for instance, watch CT in theatre. Infact. Have never sat through the damn movie in TV as well. And I am fairly confident that that doesn't disqualify me for evaluating the movie. Crap is crap, even if you don't watch it fully. But what is indisputable is it was a hit in the normal way - lot of people saw it lot many times and liked it, difficult as it is to believe. Infact, I am not much of a fan of the songs also. But - and this is my point - they became hit. And whether the detractors who have framed the "92-98 no hit for Raja" narrative will learn much to their chagrin that he had many hits in that period, whether they liked the albums or not.

Plum - Nobody said IR did not have a hit from 1992-1998 recently in this thread or in relationship with CT. (I just said CT songs are "pretty average" for IR standards - which you seem to agree too). It was you who quoted "it is widely accepted" and getting frustrated.

It is ignorant to say IR did not have any hit during that time... There were many and some like Veera, Guna, Meera are my favorite too. But if you ask me to choose my 10 favorite IR albums there will be none from this period or later. That's what is I consider as "widely accepted".

**Murali Srinivas** · 10th April 2012, 11:58 PM

App,

Just as Nerd and Plum had pointed out it is more of Paavam Paavam Rajakumaran that was remade as GV. The song picturised in Bombay has a surprise in store for you in case you have not watched the song in TV or elsewhere.

Plum,

Lesa Lesa was more or less Summer in Bethlehem but SIB was directed by Sibi Malayil that had Suresh Gobi and Jayaram in lead roles with Lal playing a cameo.

A-S,

You missed out in the first post but corrected it in the next. Yes, I am referring to Panakkaaran. Dharmadurai was the last movie directed by Rajasekar before he died at a relatively young age.

Raghu,

The heroine in the song was Suchithra, a mallu girl who somehow couldn't make it big in the cine industry.

Regards