Makkal Thilagam MGR -PART 16

**fidowag** · 2nd August 2015, 11:27 PM

மக்கள் திலகம் எம்.ஜி.ஆரின் " எங்க வீட்டு பிள்ளை " - சிறப்பு தகவல்கள்
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1. 1964-ல் வெளியான நடிகர் என்.டி .ராமாராவ் நடித்த தெலுங்கு படமான
"ராமுடு பீமடு " படத்தின் ரீ மேக் .

2. 1965ம் ஆண்டில் பொங்கல் தினத்தன்று வெளியாகி மாபெரும் வெற்றி பெற்று
வசூலில் புரட்சிகரமான சாதனை செய்த படம்.

3. தமிழ்நாட்டில் பல அரங்குகளில் வெள்ளிவிழா கொண்டாடிய படம்.

சென்னை - காசினோ 211 நாட்கள் , பிராட்வே -176 நாட்கள். மேகலா -176 நாட்கள்.

மதுரை - சென்ட்ரல் -176 நாட்கள். திருச்சி ஜுபிடர் -236 நாட்கள்.

கோவை - ராயல் 190 நாட்கள். தஞ்சை யாகப்பா 176 நாட்கள்.

4. எங்க வீட்டு பிள்ளை -திரைப்படத்தில் இடம் பெற்ற "நான் ஆணையிட்டால் "
பாடல் கவிஞர் வாலி எழுதிய சிறந்த பாடல்களில் முதன்மையானது (1964-2013)
ஆதாரம் - இந்து நாளிதழ்.

மேற்கண்ட தகவல்களை, wall poster என்கிற தலைப்பில், திரைப்படம்
ஒளிபரப்பாகும்போது அவ்வப்போது இடைவெளியிட்டு சன் லைப் தொலைகாட்சி
காண்பித்தது

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**Richardsof** · 3rd August 2015, 05:22 AM

MAKKAL THILAGAM M.G.R NARRATES ABOUT HIS
‘Turns’ in Cinematic Life

In chapter 111 of his autobiography, MGR identified 14 of his movies as providing ‘turns’ in his cinematic life, among a cumulative total of 133 movies in which he had starred. These were,

1st turn: ‘Rajakumari’ (The Princess, 1947); debut as hero.

2nd turn: ‘Maruthanaatu Ilavarasi’ (The Princess from Marutha Land, 1950); pairing with V.N. Janaki and its difficulties.

3rd turn: ‘Marma Yogi’ (Mysterious Mystic, 1951)

4th turn: ‘Malai Kallan’ (Mountain Thief, 1954)

5th turn: ‘Nadodi Mannan’ (Vagabond King, 1958); double role, own production.

6th turn: ‘Thirudathe’ ( Don’t Steal, 1961)

7th turn: ‘Thai Sollai Thattathe’ (Don’t reject Mother’s Words, 1961)

8th turn: ‘Enga Veetu Pillai’ (Our Own Child, 1965); double role.

9th turn: ‘Kaavalkaaran’ (Protector, 1967)

10th turn: ‘Kudiyiruntha Kovil’ (Family residing temple, 1968); double role

11th turn: ‘Oli Vilakku’ (Light Lamp, 1968) – 100th movie

12th turn: ‘Adimai Penn’ (Slave Woman, 1969); own production

13th turn: ‘Maatukara Velan’ (Cowherd Velan, 1970); double role

14th turn: ‘Ricksawkaran’ (Rickshaw Guy, 1971)

**Richardsof** · 3rd August 2015, 05:23 AM

M.G.R 's Heroines of 1950s

Decade-wise ‘turns’ in MGR’s cinematic life tally shows, 1940s – 2 movies; 1950s – 3 movies; 1960s – 8 movies, and 1970s – 1 movie. Thus, MGR himself considered that he was at his peak in 1960s. Unfortunately MGR do not provide any descriptive details for these movies from the production angles. Only three movies, Rajakumari (1st turn), Maruthanaathu Ilavarasi (2nd turn) and Thirudathe (6th turn). Listed among the 14 ‘turns’, were his two own productions, Nadodi Mannan (5th turn) and Adimai Penn (12th turn).

As of now, other than occasional mention of his third actor-wife V.N. Janaki (1923-1996) and P. Bhanumathi (1925-2005), I have hardly mentioned MGR’s heroines. Since 1947, when he received hero billing, up to 1958, MGR’s heroines were born in 1920s and first half of 1930s. The year of birth of MGR’s first heroine K. Malathi (a Telugu actress) who starred with him in Sri Murugan (1946) and Rajakumari (1947) is not available in the sources I’ve collected. Prominent among MGR’s other heroines of 1950s were, P. Bhanumathi, Anjali Devi (1927-2014), B.S. Saroja (b. 1922?), Sri Ranjani Jr. (1927-1974), Madhuri Devi (b. 1929) Padmini (1932-2006), Savitri (1933-1981), E.V. Saroja (1936? – 2006), and Jamuna (b. 1936). As is well known for movie actresses in other countries, birth years of this breed have to be accepted with some reservation for the single reason that birth records in the early decades of 20th century India were not properly maintained, and majority of the births took place at homes and not in hospitals.

Only after gaining stature as a hero with box office potential in the latter half of 1950s, MGR came to dictate terms to the producers, whom he’d like to have as his heroine. With the possible exception of Padmini (who got married in 1961), most of MGR’s heroines of 1950s (Bhanumathi, Anjali Devi, Madhuri Devi and Savitri) were of married types and they had earned their spurs before MGR could gain a firm hold at the top of Tamil cinema. Thus, it may not be a wrong view to hold that from 1960s, MGR choose younger, unmarried heroines as his muses.

**Richardsof** · 3rd August 2015, 05:27 AM

MGR also had four muses, who played the heroine role in majority of his 133 movies. They are, B. Saroja Devi, Jayalalitha, Manjula and Latha. The age difference between MGR and these four muses were, 21 years (Saroja Devi), 31 years (Jayalalitha) and 36 years (both Manjula and Latha). One who dominated MGR’s movies in the first half of 1960s was B. Saroja Devi (b. 1938). Three of MGR’s chosen 1960s movies, Thirudathe (6th turn), Thai Sollai Thattathe (7th turn) and Enga Veetu Pillai (8th turn) featured her. Saroja Devi also had appeared previously as a second heroine in MGR’s own production, Nadodi Mannan (5th turn). Then, Jayalalitha (b. 1948) came to dominate MGR’s movies in the second half of 1960s. Saroja Devi got married in 1967. Check the fact that there is a ten year age gap between Saroja Devi and Jayalalitha. Five of MGR’s chosen 1960s movies, Kaavalkaaran (9th turn), Kudiyiruntha Kovil (10th turn), Oli Vilakku (11th turn), Adimai Penn (12th turn) and Maatukara Velan (13th turn) featured Jayalalitha. Saroja Devi and Jayalalitha did appear together in one MGR movie, Arasa Kattalai (King’s Command, 1967), which was touted as the one show a ‘rejuvenated’ MGR, after his gun-shot injury. More about this incident, later.

K.R. Vijaya (b. 1948), another competent heroine, was also paired with MGR in 1964 and 1965 for three movies. In one additional MGR movie (Kanni Thai/ Virgin Mother, 1965), Vijaya shared the second billing with Jayalalitha. But in the subsequent year, Vijaya got married and temporarily left the arena for childbirth. This made it easier for Jayalalitha to become MGR’s leading lady, until the latter switched his interest to two muses in 1970s, who were younger than Jayalalitha. These two, in the chronological order, were Manjula (1953-2013) and Latha (b. 1953). MGR had identified his 14th turn with the Ricksawkaran (1971) movie, which featured Manjula.

As his autobiography ends in October 1972, with his eviction from post-Anna DMK party, MGR became more interested in politics after founding his splinter Anna DMK party and building it as alternative option for DMK in Tamil Nadu. Thus, the final 16 of MGR movies (released between 1973 and 1978) in which his fourth muse Latha appeared (a total of 12 movies) never receive mention at all.

courtesy - MGR REMEMBERED-28
BY SSK