'Pa' or 'Ba' varisai Directors
Once 'Pa' series movies of Nadigar Thilagam directed by Beemsing were very famous (Palum Pazhamum ,Pava Mannippu ,Padiththal mattum pothuma ,Pasa Masal ,Parththal Pasi Theerum ,Pachai Vilakku etc)
Then comes 'பா' series directors ,who became very successful and changed the face of Tamil cinema..Balu Mahendra ,Bharathi Raja ,Bhagya Raj ,Pandiya rajan ,Parthipan .Interestingly except Balu Mahendra ,all others from Bharathi raja tree.
Shall we discuss the significance of these 'பா வரிசை இயக்குநர்கள்'?
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Originally Posted by joe
Then comes 'பா' serious directors ,who became very successful and changed the face of Tamil cinema..Balu Mahendra ,Bharathi Raja ,Bhagya Raj ,Pandiya rajan ,Parthipan .Interestingly except Balu Mahendra ,all others from Bharathi raja tree.
Shall we discuss the significance of these 'பா வரிசை இயக்குநர்கள்'?
Interesting thread.
I'd won't call all of them 'serious' directors. But they were serious about their work alright.
If you step back, you will find one K. Balachander, but he was Bhim Singh's contemporary, in a way.
Here's my view.
Balu Mahendra
Great promise. His Mundram Pirai was a big eye opener and finally got Kamal the big prize. His greatest contribution has to be Veedu. Brilliant storytelling.
Still known for his cinematography (did brilliant work for Mahendran, he later became obsessed about the topic of one man with a wife and an affair. There was Rettai Vaal Kuruvi, Marupadiyum and Sathi Leelavathi. Still living with 'certain' guilt, I'd say.
We are still waiting for something great from him. But one should not deny he is part of the great landmarks of Tamil film industry.
Bharathi Raja
Another milestone director in the industry. Forever known for taking the camera out of the studio and move it right smack in the real villages, his contributions extends those well known attributes connecting him with the expose of real rural life. I'd like to thank him for some of the good thrillers he has made, namely Sigappu Rojakkal and Tik, Tik, Tik. These two certainly influenced a once-great director Manivannan. His collaboration with Ilayaraja and later Vairamuthu is stuff made in legend. His last great work, to me, is Karuthamma. After that, I'm waiting.
Bhagya Raj
Bhagyaraj made damned good Bagyaraj films. Brillaint scripts. He is still known as good scriptwriter. Some of his earlier films are brilliantly funny, still do. Watch Indru poi Nalai Vaa and you will still burst out laughing. His Mundhanai Mudhichu did wonders for Murunggakkai business. Like Woody Allen, he started become serious...and a bit self conscious. Wigs and make up came into picture and he became victim of time. The public did not need Bagyaraj starrers anymore. But his Parijatham got good reviews. Haven't seen it, will soon. Hope he makes a comeback.
Pandiya rajan
Cho recently gave one of the biggest credit to Pandyarajan, calling him the only hero who is also a comedian...after the classic star TR. Ramachandran. Pandyarajan, like Sathyaraj, is not extremely talented, but he is around. Amazing. His first film, Aan Paavam, was a quality material, and since then he has been using his 'moozhi" to make a living. He's still at it.
Parthipan
An enigma. A promise when he burst into the scene with Puthiya Pathai (purpotedly written for Kamal), he has his cycle. Occasionally comes with brilliant stuff, but most of the time he seems to be waiting like
a coiled snake waiting to strike. Not a great contributor, but a good writer.
There, spur of the moment writeup. I may have more opinion, but we shall discuss later.
