Gemini Ganesan - Romance King of Tamil Films

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Love Technology/காதல் அப்பீல் 10:

Case 2 : Makkal Thilagam's trial with GG's Moon DiceTechnology :

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Love Technology/காதல் அப்பீல் 11:

Case 3 : Nilavup paadalgal : Jaishankar's desire to land on Moon! Sluice Technology!



Mike Mohan's apathy on Moon



Bharathi Raja/Ilayaraja want to hold the moon in hands!




The End of GG's Love Technoloy 'Moon Raker'!

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ஜெமினிகணேசனின் நினைவலைகள்

வஞ்சிக்கோட்டை வாலிபன் (1958) ஜெமினியின் திரைப்பாதையில் ஒரு ரோஜா மலர். அவருடைய நிதானமான இயல்பான இதமான பண்பட்ட நடிப்புத் தரத்திற்கு ஓர் உரைகல். இளமையும் வனப்பும் கலந்த தோற்றப்பொலிவில் ராஜா ராணி கதைக்களத்திலும் பாந்தமாகப் பொருந்தினார். படம் முழுவதும் சீரான சிறப்பான நடிப்பினை காதல் பாசம் வீரம் சோகம் வேகம் விவேகம் என்ற கலவையில் உறுத்தாத விதத்தில் நகைச்சுவையும் கலந்து ஜமாய்த்திருப்பார்! படத்தின் சிறப்பம்சம் வைஜயந்தி பத்மினி உச்சக்கட்ட நடனப்போட்டியே யாயினும், தனக்குப் பாடல்களே இல்லாத போதும் மிகுந்த தன்னம்பிக்கையுடன் நடித்து இன்றுவரை பரபரப்பாகப் பேசப்படும் சித்திரம். இக்கதையும் ஒரு பிரபல வாரஇதழில் தொடர்கதையாக வந்த நினைவு. ஜெமினி கண்ணாம்பா விஜயகுமாரி வரும் காட்சிகள் மிகவும் உணர்ச்சிப்பூர்வமானவை.

In Hindi also it is made simultaneously as Rajthilak, replacing Pran in the role of PSV. A comparison of the climax dance scene in both movies!



Courtesy : wikipedia
Vanjikkottai Valiban is a 1958 Black-and-white Tamil Ruritanian romance epic film written by Gemini Studios story department consist of K. J. Mahadevan, C. Srinivasan and Kothamangalam Subbu while the film was directed and produced by S. S. Vasan. It stars Gemini Ganesan and Vyjayanthimala in lead with Padmini, P.S. Veerappa, T. K. Shanmugam, Pasupuleti Kannamba, Vijayakumari, K. A. Thangavelu and M. S. Sundari Bai as the ensemble cast of the film.

Chokkalingam Navilur (T. K. Shanmugam) is a diwan at Vanjikottai Kingdom. He with his wife, Sivakami (Pasupuleti Kannamba) is loyal to their King, where Chokkalingam without any hesitation accuses that Senathipathi (P.S. Veerappa), the brother of King's second wife, Maharani Ranthamani Devi (Meenakshi) over the trial to kill the prince (Daisy Irani). Over his guilt, the king ordered Senathipathi to be banished but the help by one of his armies make him stay in the kingdom without anyone's knowledge. He later set up a fire in the city and stab the king with his sword. The king before dying had uttered to Chokkalingam to save his daughter Padma (Padmini) and the infant prince and died afterward. In order to fulfil the king's desire. He sailed on a boat with the king's children leaving his family. Soon his wife also did the same with her children but only to be caught by the Senathipathi's army. Leaving her children on the moving boat, she spent her whole life at an island prison.

After, 10 years, the grown up Sunder (Gemini Ganesan) plan to arrange his sister's wedding, but it was interrupted by Senathipathi by kidnapping Gowri (Vijayakumari) in Sunder's absence. While returning home for the preparation for the engagement, Sunder spots Gowri with Senathipathi in his vehicle, in order to escape from Senathipathi, Gowri jumps out of the vehicle and dies soon. Sunder who seeks justice from Senathipathi, he planned to kill him but only to be precluded by his army. After he is found guilty over his action, Sunder later banished to a jail island where he should be serving a sentence of life punishment. There, he gets the chance to meet his mother who is also spending her whole life for her deed. She explains to him about persecution that did by Senathipathi to his family and the Vanjikottai kingdom. They both soon planned to escape from the prison, her mother soon died while Sunder escaped by fell into the sea. He soon saved by ship carrying some slave to Ratna Island.

There Sunder meets with Princess Mandakini (Vyjayanthimala) who at first averse to the attitude of Sunder, who ignores her beauty and does not respond to her assertive and arrogant behaviour of Mandakini. Later she falls for him and gives him a special treatment, though Sunder also likes her but he requested Mandakini to release him in order to find his father and solve the conspiracy in his kingdom. She agrees with all the requests on the condition that he would return within one month. Provided with jewelry, clothes and bot, she sent Sunder to his kingdom. Meanwhile, Chokkalingam who is living in one of the hinterland village with Padma and planning a reformation along with Murugan who serve as his spy at Vanjikottai. After the awareness of the reforms were disseminated to the masses themselves in Vanjikottai, Chokkalingam return to Vanjikkottai to take down Senathipathi's government. He was later joint by Sunder, Padma, Murugan, Rangamma, Velan and his wife. Sunder has acted as a jeweler in and had deceived Maharani Ranthamani Devi and Senathipathi by gain their trust on him. He later invites them to his palace to watch a dance by Padma. He also planned to release Chokkalingam, Murugan and his wife Rangamma who were arrested by Senathipathi during their reformation.

After one month, Mandakini had came to Vanjikottai to search for Sunder. She set up her camp at the border of Vanjikottai and sent her spy to locate Sunder's place. While spotting Sunder and Padma together, her spy mistaken that Sunder is in love with Padma. Mandakini who heard the news approached Sunder. Unable to explain his situation, Sunder ask Mandakini to watch the show along with Maharani Ranthamani Devi and Senathipathi, eavesdrop their conversation Padma realize Sunder's love towards Mandakini and changed her mind by forgetting her love. In the court, while watching the dance performed by Padma, Mandakini was averse by the meaning of Padma's song which indirectly tells her feeling towards Sunder. Soon, Mandakini changed her costume and give a dance battle for Padma. Watching Padma who almost faint during the rotation, Sunder cut the chandelier's rope making the chandelier to breakdown, thus ending the dance competition. Then he ordered Velan to dragged Mandakini out and tie her into a room. After Senathipathi had become intoxicated after drinking some solution, Sunder used this situation and has been masquerading as Senathipathi and rescued Murugan and Rangamma from the prison. He also get to know that Chokkalingam was brought to the island prison to undergo the death penalty.

Meanwhile, Mandakini who had escaped from Velan joined Senathipathi and secrete the secret about the place where Chokkalingam, Sunder, Padma and others were hiding. For her deed, she asked him to send Sunder to her in order to live with him. Senathipathi arrest all of them including Sunder. Mandakini who has realized Senathipathi's trick over her, she gathered her kingdom's army to save Sunder and others. Murugan and the people of Vanjikottai headed to Senathipathi's palace to bring down his government. Knowing this, Senathipathi leave the palace for the immediate execution of Sunder's and others death penalty. Murugan get to know the place where the execution occur, he brings his people to kill Senathipathi. Mandakini who also arrive there with her army jointt the battle to bring down Senathipathi. During the battle, Senathipathi throws his sword over Sunder but hits Mandakini when she tries to protect him. The battle was ended with the murder of Senathipathi and Mandakini died while uniting Padma with Sunder.

The film initially gained success at box office despite some technical errors, audience was pleasured by the dances featuring the lead actresses; Vyjayanthimala and Padmini and the production value of the film.At the end of its theatrical run the film was labelled as blockbuster at the box office.The film celebrated its 100th day theatrical run at Wellington theatre, LIC Building on 9 June 1959 with full-packed audience. The film was one of the successful Tamil films of 1958 along with films such as Nadodi Mannan and Uthama Puthiran.

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Vaazhkai Padagu 1965 / courtesy : The Hindu

RANDOR GUY


Gemini Ganesan, C.A. Devika, R. Muthuraman, S.V. Ranga Rao, M.V. Rajamma, T.S. Balaiah, Pushpavalli, R.S. Manohar, K. Balajee, C.K. Nagesh, Geethanjali

Vepathur Kittu, a noted Tamil journalist and screenplay writer, worked in Gemini Studios as creative assistant to the studio’s boss and Indian movie mogul S.S. Vasan and to T.G. Raghavachari (who signed his film as Acharya). Kittu was always looking for new story ideas and was responsible for the basic content of Gemini Studios’ magnum opuses Chandralekha, Motor Sundaram Pillai and Vaazhkai Padagu.

He was a voracious reader and a movie buff who never missed a good English movie running in city theatres. He told this writer that he read a French novel (translated), which was the inspiration for Vaazhkai Padagu. The film was first made by Gemini Studios in Hindi as Zindagi (1962) under the direction of Ramanand Sagar, with Vyjayanthimala and Rajendra Kumar in the lead. The Tamil version Vaazhkai Padagu expectedly was written by Kittu, and directed by C. Srinivasan, popularly known as ‘Hollywood’ Srinivasan because he had trained at the Mecca Of The Movies. He worked for Gemini Studios for a few years and moved to Nigeria where he designed and established the Nigerian National Television Network with much success.

Vaazhkai Padagu begins with a young, attractive and unemployed woman Seetha (Devika) taking up stage acting as career. A wealthy man Kannabhiran (Balajee) is after her, and uses his henchman (Manohar) to kidnap her. During the attempt, Rajan (Gemini Ganesan) and his clever dog ‘Honey’ rescue her and the two fall in love. Rajan is the son of a zamindar (Ranga Rao), who has a poor opinion of Seetha. However, after many hurdles, the two marry. The director of Seetha’s stage troupe, Gopal (Muthuraman) too is in love with her, but she never responds. When Kannabhiran is murdered, Gopal is arrested. He has an alibi — on the night of the murder, a young woman stayed with him in his house, but then he does not disclose her identity. The woman turns out to be Seetha, and she gives them the evidence. One of the members of the jury is her father-in-law, and complications follow, with the husband leaving her and wishing to marry again. However, the truth comes out and the family is united in the end.

Vaazhkai Padagu fared well at the box-office. The film was Devika’s first for Gemini Studios. Her performance in this film was brilliant and she virtually carried the film on her shoulders. An import from Tamil theatre, she became a star playing the lead role in many Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies thereafter. Gemini Ganesan as the hero and Ranga Rao too give impressive performances, as does the smart dog. Aada Brathuku

The film also had pleasing music (M.S. Viswanathan and T.K. Ramamurthy, and lyrics by Kannadasan), which contributed to the success of the film.

Remembered For: The interesting storyline, good performances by Devika, Muthuraman, Gemini Ganesan and Ranga Rao. And also for the pleasing music, impressive photography and the presentation on-screen

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Vaazhkai Padagu (1965) the GG starrer was an instant hit and the songs became popular, particularly the song sequence 'Netru varai nee yaaro ....' and 'Chinna chinna kannanukku..' are telecast periodically even today. In a good physical form and charisma GG enacted his role of the suspicious husband to Devika with elan.

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ஜெமினிகணேசனின் நினைவலைகள் : his penchant for spontaneous comedy

Enjoy for a break some comedy scenes from film 'Metttukkudi' starring GG with Karthik and Goundamani. Even at this ripe age, GG has not lost his humor sense and continues to be the scene stealing sweetener!!


(the Karpagam scene with KRVijaya in white dress..mannavane azhalaama...hilariously incorporated in Mettukkudi. The audience made such a thundering clap when young GG was shown!!) Thanks to Sundar C!

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Though one cannot defy his age, cinema acts as a camouflage to conceal age with an intelligent way of facial make-up, dress coverage and lighting with camera angles. Though GG shows a sort of tiredness he participates in a song sequence enthusiastically, of course not for showing up his 'dance' talents or steps!In this big mustache,unusual for him, and the tuxedo get-up GG looks like a retired Major General!!

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ஜெமினிகணேசனின் நினைவலைகள் : A bird's eye view of NT-GG combo movies that are the Diamonds forever in their Golden Era of Tamil Film Industry!

1. பெண்ணின் பெருமை (1956) : நடிகர்திலகம் படங்களில் காதல்மன்னர் சேர்த்தது பெருமையே!

Pennin Perumai
Courtesy : Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Directed by P. Pullaiah
Produced by P. Pullaiah
Written by Tanjai N. Ramaiah Doss (Dialogues )
Story by P. Pullaiah
Starring : Sivaji Ganesan /Gemini Ganesan/Savithri/M. N. Rajam/Chittor V. Nagaiah/
P. Santha Kumari
Music by B. N. Rao
A. Rama Rao
Master Venu (background)
Cinematography P. L. Rai
Edited by P. Narasimha Rao
Sri Ramulu
Production company Ragini Films
Release dates 17 February 1956

Pennin Perumai is a 1956 Tamil language film starring Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri and M. N. Rajam in the lead roles. It is remake of Telugu movie Ardhangi which stars Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Savitri, Gummadi, Jagayya and P. Santha Kumari.

Based on the story Swayam Siddha by Manilal Benerjee.

Padma (Savitri) is forced to marry a mentally retarded man Raghu (Gemini) whom she eventually nurses back to health while teaching a lesson to her scheming mother-in-law (Santha Kumari) and brother-in-law Nagu (Sivaji Ganesan).

நடிகர்திலகத்துடன் ஜெமினி இணைந்த முதல் படம். இருவருக்குமே சமமான பாத்திரப் படைப்புதான். இருப்பினும் ஜெமினியின் விருப்பத்திற்கிணங்க அந்த அனுதாபத்தை அள்ளும் பயந்தான்கொள்ளி அண்ணன் பாத்திரத்தை விட்டுக்கொடுத்து அலப்பரை பண்ணும் எதிர்மறையான தம்பியாக நடித்திருப்பார் சிவாஜிகணேசன். எதிர்காலத்தில் இருவரும் இணைந்து பல வெற்றிப்படங்களை வெளிக்கொணரும் அளவுக்கு இருவருக்கும் ஒரு நல்ல புரிதலை உருவாக்கிய ஆரம்பம். நடிகர்திலகத்தின் படத்தில் ஜெமினிகணேசன் இருக்கிறார் என்றாலே இனிமையான பெருமைதான்!

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ஜெமினிகணேசனின் நினைவலைகள் : A bird's eye view of NT-GG combo movies part 2

2. பதிபக்தி (1958) : (நடிகர்திலகத்தின் திரை) வீடுநோக்கி ஓடிவந்த என்னையே (ஜெமினியை) நாடிவந்ததே அநேக நன்மையே!

நடிகர்திலகத்தின் இணைவில் இயக்குனர் பீம்சிங் அவர்களின் பா வரிசைப்படங்களுக்கு அச்சாரமிட்ட திரைக்காவியம். மீண்டும் ஜெமினிகணேசன் நடிகர்திலகத்துடன் பயணித்த முரட்டுப்பாதை!

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ஜெமினிகணேசனின் நினைவலைகள் : A bird's eye view of NT-GG combo movies part 3

Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959) : A magnum opus in NT-GG combo by Pandhulu,comparable only to another magnum opus Karnan in their epic proportions! Nothing more to add... for a movie that lives in our hearts like our heart beats!