Rajaraja Cholan - Drama, written by Kalaimamani Aru. Ramanathan, called as Kathal Ramanathan. (TKS Group made numerous Stage Shows on this Drama and later it was taken as Movie acted by Shivaji Ganesan Music Director : Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan This Drama as a book Published by Prema Pirasuram,Chennai-24. is made as a Study Material in South Indian Universities.
Sivaji's RRC is good for the audience who dont know history. I would say a decently made movie to project RRC in the right sense. Sivaji overacting in the movie is a different topic altogether.
Why, Indian moviedom, especially Tamil cine field, didnt come up with a magnum opus on any of the historical stories we have. I think we have a lot more history than any other country in the world. While seeing movies like Braveheart, 300, Troy, Gladiator etc, it gives a sick feeling why Indian movies run around only trees and waterfalls and duets and hero fighting hundred men at a time.
Atleast in Hindi there was an attempt on Ashoka (though the movie has nothing to do with real History and would say RRC was much better than Ashoka). Heard another movie on Ashoka is on cards, Ajay Devgan is doing Ashoka.
I think Telugu has fair amount of history films. When it took so many years to attemp PS atleast as a serial, I think we have miles to go.
Vineeth will play the title role in a movie titled Uli Osai, which is based on a story by Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.
Karunanidhi, who has penned the story, script and dialogues for several Tamil films in the past five decades, had written a short story titled Uli Osai. It is based on the life of a dancer.
Now director Ila Venil will direct a film which is based on Karunanidhi's story and playing the lead role would be Vineeth. Interestingly Vineeth was also part of Karunanidhi's last film Paasa Kiligal.
I just thought I will post an interesting link I happened to come across. Its probably familiar to some of you but thought i'll share it anyway. http://nio.org/projects/vora/project_vora_5.jsp
About the discussions on the movies - I think its just as well that no body made a worthwhile movie on RRC. Great movies can be made of PS and about the life and times of RRC and RC. But these movies will have to be on a truly international epic scale. Otherwise, it will be belittling these true life legends.
I remember writing to History channel once about this. Maybe we can send them a collective mail and provide them information. However, I feel that nothing short of a Steven Speilberg type film will do justice to these legends and the times. The movie should be made in English and Tamil and should have (I think) international artists (internationally aclaimed).
Btw, did anyone see the programs covering RRC and the Big temple on Discovery (or Nat Geo) last week.
> > > > --------------- > > Very interesting.. > > Same way Uli Osai .. title itself reflects impact of Kalki's > writings on Dr. Kalaignar... Katrarai Katrare Kaamuruvar ! > sps
SPS,
I think you got it wrong. The new item says that the short story written by Karunanidhi is 'Sarapalli Chamundi' and it is being made as a film named 'uliyin osai'. Probably the director is inspired by Kalki.
> > (Recalling the famous (folk) story that when a Sirpi was > concentrating in Big temple work and asked for Vetthilai (beetel + > nut + sunnambu (lime) and King giving that combinaion to silpi. > Without looking at, Silpi reacting why more Sunnambu and when > wanted to spit the residual, King collecting it in a vessel and > SIRPI realising that it was none other Emperor RAJARAJA ! ) >
if you remember right the sirpi is working on a giant nandi- which was not kept there by rrc but much later.