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Manisegaran (@ j16.*) on: Sat Jan 15 12:42:25 EST 2000
Sri Ram
All of have been using MSV's version, but Vali has written black and white that he was returning to Sri rangam when he heard the song.
I do not have the other info that you have pointed out. Cine field is too vast an ocean. You may be rigtht about the other stories you have pointed out.
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Manisegaran (@ j34.*) on: Sat Jan 15 23:27:39 EST 2000
MGR SONGS
1. One of the most evergreen songs from Anbey Vaa is
Naan Paarthathiley
Aval Oruthiyaithaaan
Nalla Azhagi enben
Nalla Azhagi Enben
When Kamalhasan was producing Aboorva Sahodarargal he requested Ilayaraja to compose a song along the lines of Naan Paarthathiley. And Ilayaraja gave this song:
Puthu Mappillaikku
Nalla Yogamada
Antha Manamakalthaan
Vantha Neramada.
2. MGR films have one more "First" to boast of. It was in one MGR film that AM Raja and Jikki gave their first duet. That was also the first film where KVM was the MD for MGR movie. The film is Kumari and the duet song is "Irulile Nilavoli Pol Avar Varuvaar". The film also has one good solo by AM Raja, and it follows one famous Hindi tune.
"Azjiyaatha Kathal Vaazhvin
Anaiyaatha Jothiyaai
Oli Veesuval Ennalum
Ulla Vaaniley"
AM Raja was booked first for Kumari, but Samsaram was released first. AM Raja had sung a lot for MGR films. In the 1950s he became the number one male singer. With the vast expereience and knowledge he also became the MD for Kalyana Parisu. He shot up like a rocket, and came down immediately like a shooting star. After Kalyana Parisu, he composed for Anbukkor Anni, Then Nilavu, Aadi Perukku and Vidivelli. After keeping himself away for some time he came back as MD for Veetu Mapillai and Enakkoru Magan Pirappaan.
While working with Sridar, he gave a lot of problem to Sridar. Sridar had first booked AM Raja for Nenjil Ore Aalayam but replaced him with VR as he could not bear the nonsense of AM Raja.
Having composed for Then Nilavu, AM Raja refused to compose the Background music. The songs were released earlier and they becmae hits. The film could not be rleeased as AMR was holding ransom. Finally MGR came to know and forced AM Raja to complete the BGM. That was the end of AMRaja and Sridar's bond.
AM Raja became his own enemy. He was not only quick tempered but was also a highly suspecting character. So the very first MD to book hm (KVM) got ridd of him first after the film Manamulla Maru Thaaram where AM Raja and Jikki gave this duet:
"Kayiley Inippathenna
Kaniyaanaal Kasappathenna
Vayaadi Vambu Pesum
Maney Bathil sollu"
Then AM. Raja felt that the cine world was boycotting him. So he and Jikki kept away from the Tamil film world. He had income form several tourist cars. So financially he was OK. The loss was for us and him as well.
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Manisegaran (@ j41.*) on: Sun Jan 16 01:11:05 EST 2000
Oli Vilakku Of Gemini and Lakshmi Kalyanam of Kanadasan were being produced at the same
time. The MD for both was MSV and he was alternating between both studios to compose music.
When he was in Gemini studio MSV refused to compose music for the song "Thairiyamaga chol nee
manithan thaana" saying that the song was hitting at drunkards and it was a direct reference to
Kannadasan. MSV is and an ardent bakthan of Kannadasan. Vali and MSV were quarelling. MGR
intervened to solve the problem. MSV told the matter to MGR and Vali told that Kannadsan had
equally written a song in Lakshmi Kalyanam hitting at MGR. That song is "Yaarada Manithan ingey
Kootti Vaa Avanai Ingey -Iraivan Padaippil Kuranguthaan meethi ingey". MGR was always fearful
of Kannadasan's songs. So MGR asked MSV to bring the song and play it for him. MSV did what
was told. After listenng MGR said to Vali that there was no refernce to MGR in ths song. Vali
cooled down. Then MGR told the backgrounbd of the Oli Vilakku song to MSV. Oli Vilakku is the
Tamil make of P. Aur Pather. In the Hindi film Dharmendra deliberatley drinks. In the Tamil films
MGR should never be shown drinking. Tamilnadu could never bear it! So MGR modified the story
where he is given chloroform -like spray after which he is forced to drink. As he returns home, his
concience teaches him a lesson by singing out the ill efects of alcohol. MSV cooled own and
composed the music and it did come out very well. The famous song is:
Thairiyamaaga chol nee
manithan thaana? Manithan thaana? Illai!
neethaan oru mirugam
-intha mathuvil vizhum neram
manamum nalla gunamum
un ninaivai vittu vilagum
Maanai pol maanam enraai-nadayil
matha yaanai neeye enraai
vengai pol veeram enraai-Arivil
Uyarvaaga Chollik kondaai
mathuvaal vilanginum keezhaai ninraai
Alaiyaadum kadalai kandaai
kudithu pazhagaamal aadak kandaai
malaraadum kodiyai kandaai
mathuvai parugaamal aadak kandaai
neeyo mathuvaaley aattam kandaai
porul vendithirudach chelvaai
Pennai peravendi vilayiai cholvaai
thunivodu uyirai kolvaai
etharkkum thunaiyaaga mathuvai kolvaal
kettaal nanthaney manithan enbaai.
Kannadasan's life is an open book alright. But
when we read his novel Arangamum Antharangamum we will learn a lot of those "close books"
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Manisegaran (@ j3.b*) on: Sun Jan 16 01:20:36 EST 2000
The same song of Oli Vilakku has one more interesting story. MGR was trying to complete his 100th film of Oli Vilakku on time.He was involved in too many night shootings. After shooting was over he used to return home. The others would remain to go through the ruch copies. One midnight after the shooting was over, the director, producer, sound engineer, cameramen and lightsmen were all seated in the dark mini theatre to screen the rush copy of the "Thairiyamaga chol nee" song scene. They were all appreciating MGR's acting and were giving suggestions as to how the song scene could have been improved. Suddenly a white figure rose from the back seat and said "OK. Get the settings ready again. I will improvise the acting as suggested" They were shocked to see MGR quietly sitting there. Luckily no adverse comment was passed. So the settings were put up again and the shots taken. MGR imporoved on his performance. The shooting was completed around 4.am. MGR is that much a perfectionis and a hard worker.This is what we are seeing today in Oli Vilakku.
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Manisegaran (@ j25.*) on: Sun Jan 16 01:43:30 EST 2000
MGR made Jayalalitha sing in the film Adimai Penn. When MGR told this to Vali, Vali told MGR that he knew this would happen. MGR aked how. Vali told MGR that he already made the prediction earlier in one of MGR's film. MGR asked what was the film and the song. Vali said it was in the film Arasakattalai and the song is:
"Ennai Paada Vaithavan Oruvan
En Paatukku avanthaan Thalaivan
Oru Kutramillaatha manithan
avan kovil Illatha Iraivan" MGR smiled.
In Oli Vilakku again there is one song that will be rembered so long as the name of MGR is alive. In the words of Vali this song literally became the prayers of the followers of the religions that abound in India when MGR was admitted into Apollo Hospital of Madras and later Brooklyn Hospital in the states in 1984. The song scene had Muslims, Hindus, Christians and Sikhs praying for the speedy recovery of MGR. The song that shot Vali, P. Suseela, MSV, and Sowkar Janagi into the height of everlasting fame was:
Iraivaa Un maaligayil
Ethanaiyo Mani vilakku
En thalaivaa un kaaladiyil Enthan
nambikkayin Oli Vilakku
Nambikkayin Oli Vilakku
Aandavaney Un Paathangalai Naan
kanneril Neerattinen-intha
oruyirai nee vazhavaikka-inru
unniduam kaiyenthineen Murugaiyaa..
Pannirandu Kankaliley
Onrirandu Malarnthaalum
En Irandu Kankaliley
Inba Oli Undaagum
Ullamathil Ullavarai
Allith tharum Nallavarai
Vinnulagam vaa Enraal
Mannulagamn ennaagum?
Megangal kan kalangum
Minnal vanthu thudi thudikkum
Vanagamey Urugatho
Vallal Mugam Paaraamal?
Unnudaney Varugindren
En Uyirai tharuginren
Mannan Uyir Pogaamal
Iraivaa Nee Aanai Idu
Iraivaa Nee Aanai idu
Aanai idu iraivaa ...iraivaa.... Iraivaa.
This song was written for the film Oli Vilakku. But it carpetted the entire Tamilnadu when it was played in the radios and cassette players in 1984. Emotion ran high. Throughout the poeriod MGR was hospitalised those involved in the song were remembered in the hearts of Tamilnadu people. Even when the film was released in 1968 the papers did write that the scene did remind the MGR's shooting incident on 12 January 1967- Pongal day.
Anyway belated Happy Pongal to all of you!
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Manisegaran (@ j6.b*) on: Sun Jan 16 02:59:38 EST 2000
1.One of the songs of Vali had impressed MSV so much that he called Vali one more Kannadasan that MSV had got. The song is in Oru Thaai Makkal. The song is:
Paadinaal Oru Paattu
Paal nilaavinil netru
Odinen athai Kettu
thedinen Valai Pottu
poonguyil Aval Yaro
Ponmayil Aval Pero
2. In one of the talks Kannadasan said "Muthal Iravu pola mosamana Iravu Veru Ethuvum Kodaiyathu. Ethanayum muzhusaka seithu mudikka mudivathillai" He reflected this thought in one of the MGR films- PAASAM. The frustration of the weding night was expresed in the words of a female -using S. Janagi. The song is Jal Jal Jal Ennum Salangai Oli. The line of interest is "Muthal muthal thirudiya kaaranathinaal muzhuthaai thiruda maranthuvitten"
This line was well discussed in literary cirlces, not so much in cine circles.
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Manisegaran (@ j48.*) on: Sun Jan 16 03:17:05 EST 2000
1. Dream songs are permanent features of MGR films. Most of the dreams are by the females for obvious reasons. There are very few song scenes where MGR and the heroines dream. There are even fewer song scenes where MGR dreams alone. In the song "Sarasarani Kalyani" in Raja Desing, he day dreams. In the song "Pavalakkodiyile Muthukkal Poothaal" in Panam Padaithavan he day dreams. In "Sirikkinraal Indru Sirikkinraal" in Nallavan Vazhvaan he dreams in sleep. So MGR has very few dreams. Dreams are by and large by the heroines.
2. If we read Chinthithen Chanthithen of Kannadasan we could get the feelings of Kannadasann for Devika(leave alone the other favourites) So in Ananda Jothy he has written a song expressing his feelings for her. Why Ananda Jothy? Because in that film MGR appears as the pulavan apart from being a drill master. Place Kannadasasn in the place of MGR and listen to this:
DK: Poiyiley Piranthu Poyile valarntha
Pulavar Perumaaney
Unnai Purinthuk Kondaal
Unmai Therithuk kondaal
Intha poovayar kulamaaney
KD: Pooviley Piranthu
pooviley Valarntha
Poovayar kulamaaney
Unnai purinthuk kondaan
unmai therinthuk kondaan
intha pulavar perumaaney
DK: Nejiley vizhuntha ninaivugalaaley
valarnthathu un Uruvam
KD: Inru Neriley vanthu Maarbiley Ennai
Anaippathu Un Uruvam
DK: Vellai Ullamey Kavithai Vellamey
Kaathal Kanni unthan Sontham
KD: Kaathal Kilaiye Kayil Pillaiye
Intha Mullai Enthan Sontham
KD: Satrey Sarintha kuzhaley Asainthu
Thaavuthu En Meley
DK: Athu Thaaney Ezhunthu Meley Vizhunthu Izhuthathu Valai Poley
KD: Netri Potttiley Soodum Pooviley
Kaanum Yaavum Enthan Sontham
DK: Nenjat thattiley Ennai kottinen
Enthan Yaavum Unthan SOntham....
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manisegaran (@ j19.*) on: Sun Jan 16 03:40:28 EST 2000
Both the thilakams-Nadikar thilakam and Makkal thilagam have some common features.
1. TMS was an ardent supporter of MKT . In the initial days he was singing the songs of MKT alone. People used to call him "kutty MKT". He wanted to be the assistant of MKT. But MKT told him to stand on his own. When the initial songs of TMS were played in the radio, people used to think they were sung by MKT. "Annamitta Veettiley" of Manthiri Kumari was one song misunderstood this way. But TMS had always wanted to sing the songs of MKT in the films. The chances came in Madurai Veeran and Kulamakal Rathai. In Kulamakal Rathai the song "Rathey Unakku Kobam Aangathedi" from Sivagami was sung word for word by TMS. The character in Kulamakal rathai is Ratha(Saroja Devi) So the song suited. KVM was the MD for both Sivagami and Kulamagal Rathai.
In Thruneelakandar there is a song by MKT "Theena karunaa karane Nadaraja Neelakandaney". The tune was used again in Madurai Veeran- Echi Pizhaikkum Thozhiley Sarithaana Ennip paarunga"-by TMS and Jikki. The MD for both are G Ramanathan. In the Madurai Veeran song scene MGR and Padmini provide super Indian folk dance which would put every listener (old timer) to dance. This is one of the best dance performances of MGR. MGR is aware of the contribution of GR for his films. Towards the end GR was hospitalised, mainly because of sorrow caused by poverty. He wanted MGR to do a film for him. MGR agreed, but GR died by then.
2. Likwise there are two films of MGR and Sivaji that never released the records. One is Sridar's Sithoor Rani Bathmini with Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini acting. The super songs were by GR but they never came out in record.
The other is Kalai Arasi with MGR acting, and KVM providing the music. This is the first Tamil film to show outer space. An utter flop, but have good songs.
Seergazhi Govindarajan sang in both films. When he was in my house in Malaysia he wanted me to somehow get these songs for him. They were never available in Tamilnadu. Meanwhile he took along colection of his own songs that I had kept in audio cassettes. He himself never had his collections. But before I could provide him the Kalai Arasi and Sithoor Rani Pathmini songs he was called by the Almighty. What wonderful songs!
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Manisegaran (@ j19.*) on: Sun Jan 16 03:43:53 EST 2000
Dear Brothers,
It is really time consuming to post these. I think I've given sufficent info. This is yet another quicksand. I'll take leave now. Hope others would continue. Thanks for the support. Sorry if I had offended anyone.
Anbudan,
Manisegaran
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MGR (@ prox*) on: Sun Jan 16 13:37:08 EST 2000
Has anyone heard or seen the movie "PARAKKUM THATTAIGAL" *ring MGR...Can you please post the year of release.
Thanks
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MS (@ 129.*) on: Sun Jan 16 15:18:53 EST 2000
Manisegaran:
To appreciate the effort you have put in, to provide us with great info is an impossibility as we stand wordless. May be you can narrate a few experiences of your own in the thread about the way you got some of the information. In my inference, you must have enjoyed/be enjoying a good rapport with the stalwarts of TFM , predominantly of the pre IR era. I feel that a brief narration of the same, will just be as interesting as the info you have provided, if you donot have personal glitches or it does not constitute digression. Please consider
A marathon session, as I can understand, of this sort leaves us gasping. ungaL sEvai, DF kku thEvai.
Regards
MS
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sk (@ boo.*) on: Mon Jan 17 22:42:51 EST 2000
Manisegaran mentioned ANdavan ulagaththin
mudhalALi as the slowest song made for
MGR. But there is a beautiful song by MSV that
is even slower. Can someone say which song I am
talking about?
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Sriram Lakshman (@ snfc*) on: Mon Jan 17 23:37:30 EST 2000
SK, is it "iravu paadagan oruvan vanthaan" from "Neethikku thalai vaNangu"?
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sk (@ boo.*) on: Tue Jan 18 01:39:29 EST 2000
Sriram:
No; I was referring to "iravu paadagan oruvan vanthaan" from "oorukku uzhaippavan". :-))))
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Sriram Lakshman (@ snfc*) on: Tue Jan 18 02:14:56 EST 2000
No, Srikanth is from Seattle :)))
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dear (@ ) on: Mon Jan 22 13:27:48 EST 2001
Has anyone seen Idhayakkani?
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haibaby (@ ) on: Mon Feb 26 10:06:54 EST 2001
"o" "o" enthan baby vaarai enthan baby
Vaarai nee vaarai nee pogum idam vegu thooram illai
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Beauty Queen (@ 160.*) on: Mon Feb 26 10:11:47 EST 2001
Yes I have seen Idhayakkani.
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Chechu (@ 210.*) on: Sun Mar 4 01:41:41 EST 2001
MGR was a trend setter in music too. His movie had a variety of situations which prompted his MDs to compose with different sounding. G Ramanathan was a MD who commanded MGR out of interferece with his composing while tuning for his films. He tried all MDs and all voices. TMS though sang the majority, while Seerkali Govindarajan did more than 70 films in playback for MGR. Chakravarthy Thirumagal, Raja rajan, Kalayarasi etc had popular Seergali hits for MGR.
MDs, starting from G Ramanathan to Kunnakudi, Shankar Ganesh, and Ilayaraja too have tuned for his films. But it is a pity that the pooja song composed for MGRs song by Ilayaraja for his proposed last movie in 1977 (? Appave sonnene kettiya?) stopped with a cancelled recording becuase TMS could not sing properly, as per press reports (Remeber - Pesum Padam magazine those days).
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mani (@ 203.*) on: Mon Mar 5 03:53:05 EST 2001
MGR hits of TMS and Sirkali are already in the market with HMV. One can realise the tasteful trend with which MGR started his film career with beautiful songs and chasteful lyric. It is a pity that film music is not cosidered quality music as in MGR days. I recently saw the song Paal vannam paruvam kandu by PBS sung for MGR. It is really great to see MGR or Sivaji who had play back sung by literally all the singers in the industry from TMS,Sirkali,to VN Sundaram, SC Krishnan etc. Their acting was so perfect that it looked natural.
Manisegaran - In a recent Jaya TV morning interview Sirkalis son Dr.Seerkazhi Siva chidambaram had mentioned about the cassetes which sirkali collected from you in M'sia and also that Chithoor Rani Padmini song was available with HMVs release "Thirayil malarntha sangeetham". He said that he had archived 16000 songs of his father in his golden era, in cassetes,CDs,78Rpm records etc.
Your postings proves genuinity in contrary to most of the controversial postings in tfm page.
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mani (@ 203.*) on: Mon Mar 5 03:56:00 EST 2001
MGR hits of TMS and Sirkali are already in the market with HMV. One can realise the tasteful trend with which MGR started his film career with beautiful songs and chasteful lyric. It is a pity that film music is not cosidered quality music as in MGR days. I recently saw the song Paal vannam paruvam kandu by PBS sung for MGR. It is really great to see MGR or Sivaji who had play back sung by literally all the singers in the industry from TMS,Sirkali,to VN Sundaram, SC Krishnan etc. Their acting was so perfect that it looked natural.
Manisegaran - In a recent Jaya TV morning interview Sirkalis son Dr.Seerkazhi Siva chidambaram had mentioned about the cassetes which sirkali collected from you in M'sia and also that Chithoor Rani Padmini song was available with HMVs release "Thirayil malarntha sangeetham". He said that he had archived 16000 songs of his father in his golden era, in cassetes,CDs,78Rpm records etc.
Your postings proves genuinity in contrary to most of the controversial postings in tfm page.
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Manisegaran (@ 161.*) on: Fri Mar 9 20:32:14 EST 2001
Chechu,
The film for which Ilayaraja was about to compose for MGR was "Unnai Vida Matten"
You are right that MDR could not dominate G. Ramanathan. But there weree many MDS who were highly poressurised by MGR to come out with their best. No MD escaped this. MGR was a perfectionist and he made it a condition that all tunes and lyrics must be made OK by him before recording the songs. MSV had tremendous pressure for the songs in Ulagam Sutrum Valiban, and the pressure paid off. KVM had tremendous pressurre for Ayiram Nilavey vaa in Adimai Penn(
Mani
Thanks for mentioning about Dr. Seergazhi.
Ive been to see Dr. Seergazhi in Manthai Velipakkam in Santhome area Madras a number of times. Dr. Seergazhi has come to my house in 1985 when we discussed at length on cine songs. He was surpriesed I had so many songs of him in cassette. I gave him the collection of his songs. Im happy Dr. Seerkazhi Siva Chidambaram had mentioned this. Dr. Seergazhi had requested from me songs that had not come out in record. They are from Sithoor Rani Pathmini (Music by G.Ramanathan) and Kalaiarasi (Music by KVM) He also asked me to send the video of the film Agathiyar. Before I could forward these he passed away.
The late Navalar Nedunchezhiyan had requested Dr. Seergazhi to compile albums of songs by Seergazhi tuned by G. Ramanathan, but this too did not materialise.
Ive been meeting many singers, MDs and lyricists in all my 10 trips to Tamilnadu. I've posted the info I acquired whenever the relevant topics surfaced.
Thanks again
Manisegaran
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Ramani (@ 203.*) on: Sat Mar 10 12:55:26 EST 2001
G Ramanathan isayil Sirkazhi has been one of the popular releases of HMV. I have the cassette which has a vintage photo of GRamanatha Iyer with Sirkazhi.
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Kripa (@ 210.*) on: Wed Mar 14 05:18:05 EST 2001
MGR was a trend setter of melodies with almost all the music directors, extracting the best out of them.
There used to be a talk that he even got the payment dues of musicians from the producers before giving the next callsheet for them. Such was his respect for musicians. He even lit the lamp for IRs new house.
Of course, those were days when music directors where embodiment of humility, with many people working at a time for a good number of movies, with a situation where MDs even putting over the next MGR film to the next man. With MGR in the current scene, you cant imagine of headweighted MDs around. There would have been justice to all aspects of music.
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Raman (@ ) on: Sat Jan 12 19:07:09 EST 2002
Dear Friends,
I used to be a fan of MGR and now too. I am in the early 40s living outside India.
I believe that movies of MGR, as a matter of fact any old movies of the 50s, 60s, 70s had considerable flavour of moral.
Every time I revisit an MGR movie, though some of the scenes are a bit silly in today's context, overall I find the dialogues, songs, themes etc are (still) much more refreshing, especially when we are living in this materialistic and a fast moving world.
After life struggle, people look towards GEETHA, RAMAYANAM or MAHABHARATHAM for wisdom. Nothing wrong with those epics.
But the simplicity with which similar morals are told in MGRs movies/songs are amazing, if one listens to them very carefully.
It is amazing to see that even a very casual dialogue carried some moral or the other, in his movies/songs.
So may people talked both good and bad about MGR.
Somehow, I have been under the impression that his basic qualities originated from his life experiences towards hardship and the poor.
Whatever he has or might have done, he might have done to look after his interest to maintain his image in order to serve the poor.
This is my instinct says.
There is no true or false, unless someone was really close to MGR and experienced all the events that are talked about.
I really appreciate all of your effort to bring back the memories of our lives by discussing about MGRs songs and the success or otherwise.
Please keep up with the great work.
I will also post whatever I know about MGR and his films.
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Vicky (@ 12.8*) on: Sat Jan 12 19:28:05 EST 2002
MGR never chose the legendary G Ramanatha I yer for his own productions. When he did "Mallai Kallan" for Pakshiraaja Studios (SM Sriramulu Naidu and Narayana Iyengar) it was SM Subbaih Naidu (brother of SM Sriramulu Naidu) who scored the Music. Even for his other hit "Nadodi Mannan " it was SMS again. G Ramanatha Iyer was a asthana composer for all Krishna Pictures movies(producer Lena Chetty) beginning from Krishna Bhakthi to Madurai Veeran. Is'nt that ironic.....
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Raman (@ 203.*) on: Sat Jan 12 19:40:50 EST 2002
Anbulla Nanbargale,
I have forgotton about something in my previous message posted today.
Ungal anaivarukkum, enathu manamaarndha:
PUTHANDU MATRUM PONGAL NALVAALTHUKKAL.
MGRs Pongal release films were always used to be a hit.
I am not sure any of you were aware of this fact, just in case.
Looking forward to more info on MGR, his films and his songs,
Vanakkam
Raman
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MGR a compassionate leader (@ 63.2*) on: Sun Jan 13 03:21:03
I agree about MGR too, used to ignore his films because he looked invincible in the 70s. now i revisit his hits. there is a profound level of thinking, finesse gone into the movie making. lot of sincerity, dedication, principles and talent. i think this was general across every actor in Tamil films till the 80s. BUt MGR was all about pure passion for anbu and tamizh panpu.
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G.Ragavan (@ 139.*) on: Thu Jan 17 16:19:46 EST 2002
u know the MD who refused to score for MGR? It was none other than MSV. For the movie (Neerum Neruppum) MGR poked his nose into MSVs work much in such a way that changing singers too. finally all the songs were not good at all. When MGR approched MSV for the next movie, MSV disagreed first. He agreed only when MGR assured that he'll not disturb his work. From that time, MGR troubled the lyrics writter only.
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Varna (@ ) on: Mon Sep 9 15:21:40 EDT 2002
Hi guys,
I'm glad to see so much of u like mgr too. No one understands why i love his songs. They almost always have a good moral to them. I don't understand all of them. But each time i hear his songs i always figure out something new. If u guys know where to find quality mgr songs. Please let me know.
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Natarajan (@ ) on: Sat Feb 1 09:16:19 EST 2003
Hello Varna,
For Dr.Puratchithalaivar's Songs, please do visit http://www.musicindiaonline.com/tamil/. Many songs are there. Please select the movies by their alphabet name and u can goto particular song.
Natarajan
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Pooja (@ 62.1*) on: Sat Feb 8 09:29:29 EST 2003
Hi my uncle is a big fan of MJR and i want to find some ringtones of his hit films. Please can somebody help me and give me good adresses. Thank u very much....
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Annajothe (@ ) on: Sat Jun 28 12:11:33 EDT 2003
Hai 2 everyone. My dad is a big fan of puratchikalainyan Mr.MGR himself. I need 2 get some ringtones of his hit films esp NADODI MANNAN. But it's pretty hard. Plz do respond 2 me if u guys find any websites which feature his ringtones. Thankz a 1000000.
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Dilkaran (@ ) on: Thu Dec 4 12:54:40 EST 2003
I am still an ardent MGR fan, despite his last film released almost 25 years ago (Madurai Meetta Sundara Pandiyan in 1978). Todate, songs from his movies are gems and need to be preserved for generations to come.
As Ramanan had mentioned, MGR's songsstem from his personal experiences in life. If you listen to his songs, be it romantic or educational (thathuva padalgal), the lyrics and tunes are great.
I have mainly watched his movies of the late 50's, 60's and 70's (the golden era being the 60's) as his voice was clear prior to being shot by M.R. Radha.
I am not interested in the political aspects of MGR, but see him as a visionary of the time. He predicted in the late 60's that TV will kill the movie industry, if not taken seriouly. You could see the results now, as the current movies do not run even 25 days.
Makkal Thilagam endrendrum Vazhga.
Anbudan
Dilkaran
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mohan (@ 161.*) on: Thu Dec 4 16:30:14 EST 2003
hi, MGR kaigale, if wants to talk about MGR we need to create more n more beutiful words which definitely we can't. I' m in early 30's. I'm a ardent fan of MGR since the day I know there is a box called TV. No matter what people said about him bad or good he is still be my netru, indru and nalai... ini endrum..
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RAJA (@ ) on: Thu Mar 11 23:50:01 EST 2004
Kindly send MGR SUPER RING TONES TO MY E.MAIL.ADDRESS I WILL COMPOSE IT. PLEAE DON'T FORGOT.
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Ravi (@ 129.*) on: Fri Mar 12 17:07:23 EST 2004
"I am not interested in the political aspects of MGR, but see him as a visionary of the time. He predicted in the late 60's that TV will kill the movie industry, if not taken seriouly. You could see the results now, as the current movies do not run even 25 days."
That's nothing visionary. Movie attendance in Hollywood dropped off in the 50s when TV became popular.
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joy (@ 69.1*) on: Sun Mar 14 16:39:26 EST 2004
hi my name is joy.we miss you so much.
good bye mrs.mgr
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priyamvatha (@ 66.4*) on: Mon Mar 15 18:14:21 EST 2004
JOY,
hahahah that was goodone.we all miss him:(
i do not know much about mgr as an actor or politician.but his "Thathuva songs"in all his movies were gr8.i especially like the song "odum megangale"in the movie "ayirathil oruvan".
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THALAIVAR (@ 203.*) on: Sat Mar 20 05:41:34 EST 2004
did you read the MGR'S Nan een piranthan? published in weekly "thai" and kumudham, in that article he explained how much problem he faced in his life to obtain this position. mgr's movies, always giving good lesson. in "thozhilali" what he said for transport , in padakotti what he said for fisher men, in vivasayi what he said for farmers, he did all those in real life, during his ruling. in olivilaku, there is a sceen that all people are prayed for him, but his real life also same thing happened on 1985. MGR IS THE MGR. FIGHT MEANS MGR'S FIGHT SONGS INCLUDING ROMANTIC AND THATHUVAM MGR'S BEST. I HAD SEEN 111 MOVIES OUT OF HIS 137 (INCLUDING UNRELEASED)