MAKKAL THILAGAM MGR !!!

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MUSIC DIRECTORS FOR MGR FILMS(From the time MGR emerged as hero)

89.Maattukkara Velan-MSV
105.Pattikkaattu Ponnaiya-MSV

Very nice collection Bayerea, wonderful.

A small correction:

"Maattukaara Velan" and "Pattikaattu Ponnaiya" are not by M.S.V.

Both of them by K.V.M.

[S.Balaji]

yes, Maatukaara velan was by KVM only and had some lovely songs like :

1. Poovaitha poovaikku pookal sondhamaa
2. Pattikaada pattanamaa
3. Thottu kollavaa illai thoduthu kollavaa
4. Oru pakkam paakuraa

All are super hit songs....lovely composition by KVM the great...

Its a total entertainer with MGR playing dual role..one that of a Paalkaran and another of a lawyer.....

Normally MGR chose a pure tamil name like Murugan, Velan, Maran etc etc for Village type characters while for city based characters...mostly used Raju....as his name....

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Vijayakanth seeks to recreate MGR magic
November 1, 2005
Behindwoods.com

Vijayakanth has learnt the alphabets of politics well. This can be seen from the way he projects his image as a seeker of justice and prosperity for all sections of the society. In a recent interview, he has said that he entered politics only with the intention of doing good to the society and that he was confident of making a difference. He made an impassioned plea to everyone to join him in his mission. As if to reinforce this image, he is seeking to go the MGR way. MGR always used pathos and family sentiment in his films. It helped him win over a large population and become the uncrowned king of Tamil Nadu. Now, Vijayakanth is attempting to copy from some of MGR’s memorable films. Recent example is Perarasu, which is a lost and found story, reminiscent of Kudiyiruntha koil of our Puratchiththalaivar.

[m_23_bayarea]

MUSIC DIRECTORS FOR MGR FILMS(From the time MGR emerged as hero)

89.Maattukkara Velan-MSV
105.Pattikkaattu Ponnaiya-MSV

Very nice collection Bayerea, wonderful.

A small correction:

"Maattukaara Velan" and "Pattikaattu Ponnaiya" are not by M.S.V.

Both of them by K.V.M.

Thanks for the correction Saradha ....

[Surya]

Every movie person withthe idea to enter politics is copying Makkal Thilagam yar! Because they don't really feel the things they are doing, it's all a show!

[tfmlover]

[quote="S.Balaji"]yes, Maatukaara velan was by KVM only and had some lovely songs like :

1. Poovaitha poovaikku pookal sondhamaa
2. Pattikaada pattanamaa
3. Thottu kollavaa illai thoduthu kollavaa
4. Oru pakkam paakuraa

All are super hit songs....lovely composition by KVM the great...

you forgot the best one balaji....'sathiyam neeye dharma thaaye..driyo

[m_23_bayarea]

The MGR film Vijayakanth copied
- 03.11.2005
Cinesouth.com

Vijayakanth has decided to drive an airplane on the road MGR laid. The man who used MGR and Kamaraj photos for his publicity when making his political debut, has now zeroed in on MGR films.

The brothers travel in a train together when circumstances separate them. One ends up growing up with the villain and the other with his own mother. This is the plot of MGR’s ‘Kudiyirundha Koil’ that has been made into ‘Perarasu’ with the plot reversed!

In ‘Perarasu’ that’s an out and out copy of ‘Kudiyirundha Koil,’ Captain plays the hero as well as the villain. Both the boys go to Kasi with their father Sarath Babu to perform last rites. The children get separated there. The rest of the story can be narrated by the popcorn vendor in the theater!

It seems the Purtachi Kalaignar plans to make more rehashes of Puratchi Thalaivar’s films in the near future.

MGR’s photographs...MGR’s publicity van.... MGR’s films...Fantastic!

[nilavupriyan]

The MGR film Vijayakanth copied
- 03.11.2005
Cinesouth.com

Vijayakanth has decided to drive an airplane on the road MGR laid. The man who used MGR and Kamaraj photos for his publicity when making his political debut, has now zeroed in on MGR films.

The brothers travel in a train together when circumstances separate them. One ends up growing up with the villain and the other with his own mother. This is the plot of MGR’s ‘Kudiyirundha Koil’ that has been made into ‘Perarasu’ with the plot reversed!

In ‘Perarasu’ that’s an out and out copy of ‘Kudiyirundha Koil,’ Captain plays the hero as well as the villain. Both the boys go to Kasi with their father Sarath Babu to perform last rites. The children get separated there. The rest of the story can be narrated by the popcorn vendor in the theater!

It seems the Purtachi Kalaignar plans to make more rehashes of Puratchi Thalaivar’s films in the near future.

MGR’s photographs...MGR’s publicity van.... MGR’s films...Fantastic!

apdiye m.g.r's kulla onnu vaangi thalayila kavuthadalam..........vijayakanth epdi irupar .........

[S.Balaji]

VK IMO looks a genuine person... I have not seen him talking like a typical politician.....

Lets wait and see how he reacts during the elections...

[m_23_bayarea]

The MGR-Sivaji rivalry

By R Rangaraj
http://www.chennaionline.com/events/news/sivajimgr.asp

They were contemporaries, they were rivals in the film world and they ended up as political adversaries too. Sivaji Ganesan and M G Ramachandran, both striving for the No. 1 spot in the Tamil film industry, had only one film together over four decades.
'Koondukili' was the film in which the two starred together. It was their first and last film together, as according to movie observers, their relationship was a strained one even then.

Sivaji had made his mark with 'Parasakthi' but MGR was the more accomplished hero in the traditional sense, swashbuckling, attractive and the formula guy.

Fans of Sivaji and MGR clashed over who was the better hero. MGR, the shrewd tactician that he was, kept a close watch on Sivaji films in the making and planned counter-moves against them.

When a Sivaji big budget film was to be released, MGR would come up with a matcher of an entertainer biggie, which would ensure that Sivaji's rise was checked.

While Sivaji confined himself to his role in the film and gave it all he had in acting, MGR's involvement in a film was total. He was the behind-the-scenes director. MGR would sit during song recordings and would not be convinced till he heard more than a dozen variations of a song. He would ask for better and better tunes till he was sure he would get an instant hit.

MGR opted for young heroines, still in their early teens, cashing in on their glamour, while it was Sivaji's lot to have older heroines.

While Sivaji did act in fight sequences, MGR scored over the thespian in daring and well-executed fight scenes.

Above all, MGR made it his business to entertain people not have them weeping or seeing their problems re-enacted on the silver screen. Thus, Sivaji's films slowly moved into the emotional genre while MGR concentrated on wholesome entertainment. Thus it was that MGR widened the gap between him and Sivaji in the race for the top position.

However, despite all that MGR did to pip Sivaji at the box office, he could not take away the tag of a super actor that was Sivaji's all the way. Outwardly they were friendly towards one another, but deep down the rivalry was too intense for two intense performers to hide.