MAKKAL THILAGAM MGR !!!

[Thirumaran]

Srinivas,
Nice posts. I too agree MGR could have thought about coming to power before starting ADMK itself. As you mentioned, he was
definetly a clever strategist and master of Marketing.

Howeever i dont think he would have thought abt coming to power in earlier stage itself.

Take for example Nadodi Mannan,that was released in 1958. In that MGR had talked about governance and the priorities of a government, MGR himself while replying to the Budget Discussions in 1978 (his first Budget) said that NM itself was my answer to all opposition charges,as it covered everything. In that movie, his minister would be talking about socialism when the villain group Thalapathis will ask "appothu ungal aatchiyil panakkararkalae irrukkamaataarkala?" to which MGR will reply "Thavaru, Ezhaikalae irrukkamaataarkal". Then he will go on to say"Neengal Maaligaiyil nindrukondu Makkalai parkeereerkal. Naan Makkalodu Makkalaga nindru parkiren."

This just fitted the scenario in 1978. We can see the dialogue aptly suited for the story of Nadodi Mannan Too.

Whenever he had a chance he used it,like in Paasam,in the song "Ulagam Piranththu Enakkaga" there will be a saranam like
Thavazhum Inamam Thanga Ratham
Tharakai Patitha Mani Makudam
Uyirgal Vaazhum Kaalaikoodam
Kodathu Enathu Arasangam

Once again just a coincident. It can be taken as a normal man's dream which MGR was in that movie.

In the same movie,in the song 'Kaan Pona Pokkile" Vaali in just 2 lines would encapsulate the entire phenomenon called MGR
Irunthalum Marainthalum Per Solla Vendum
Ivar Pole Yaar Endru Oor Solla Vendum.

Not necessarily that one can be remembered only if he comes to power. It may talk abt his achivement in Movies or his generosity
or something else too.

In Panakkara Kudumbam (1964) in the song "Ondru Engal Jaathiye",he will sing "Engal Aatchi Endrum Naalai Intha Mannile" which again was a clever insertion.

Engal aatchi that time points to DMK, then in later suited for ADMK too.

Nambiar " Madham Konda Yaanai enna seiyum theriyuma?''
MGR " Sinam Konda Singathidam Thotru Odum"
Nambiar " Tholviye ariyathavan Naan"
MGR " THOLVIYAI ETHIRIKKU PARISALITHE PAZHAKIYAVAN NAAN "
you can imagine the situation in the theatre during this scene.

Yes. We can imagine what could have been the situation in theatre. Once again it suited that, after coming to power he was never defeated. However i dont think that dialogue was an extra fit for that movie. It suits for the situation and the movie too.

I would say he would have thought of becoming CM when he was shot in his throat and the kind of popularity he could have realised
during that time.
And Once DMK came to power in 1967 he could have probably started waiting for his time.
Till before that his movies and songs have a pinch of DMK support.
There are several things(songs and scenes) in his movies somehow suited him in the later days.

For example..

the lines

Kooda iruntahe Kuzhi parithaalum,
Koduthathu kaathu nirkum..

I can fit these lines with the incident of MR Radha with MGR(Shot in throat).
In tamil we say a word Theerkatharisi. Probably MGR may come under that category.

However it was very clear that after he came out of DMK, every movie he took had political dialogues againk DMK or used as political propaganda for ADMK.