abhimanyu ( tamil : அபிமன்யு ) is a 1948 tamil film produced by jupiter pictures and starring m. g. ramachandran ( mgr ) in a supporting role .

it was based on the mahabharatha story of abhimanyu .

the screenplay was written by a. s. a. sami and m. karunanidhi .

this was the second film for karunanidhi as scriptwriter .

the film also starred m. n. nambiar in a supporting role .

abhimanyu ( 1948 film )

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abhimanyu ( tamil : அபிமன்யு ) is a 1948 tamil film produced by jupiter pictures and starring m . g . ramachandran ( mgr ) in a supporting role .
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abhimanyu ( tamil : அபிமன்யு ) is a 1948 tamil film produced by jupiter pictures . . . during the 1930s and the 40s tamil films were mostly based on when . . .
list of all movies released in 1948 , with film trailers when available . these movies of 1948 are listed alphabetically , but if you ' re looking for a particular film , you can search for it by using the filter option below . this list includes some of the best movies of 1948 , but since it ' s a list of all 1948 films there are also some bad movies on here as well . additional information is also available for these 1948 movies , such as their directors , actors and taglines .
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in 1948 they produced ' ' abhimanyu ' ' , a mythological tale from the epic mahabharatha at madras . during the 1930s and the 40s tamil films were mostly based . . .
( 1948 ) . sami , who scripted the film , got a job at jupiter studio , coimbatore , . . . e . g . sundarrao nadkarni ' s valmiki ( 1946 ) , a . kasilingam ' s abhimanyu ( 1948 , with . . . vishwamohini ; snehjyoti * ; 1929 : chandramukhi ; patipatni ; 1930 : anadhai . . .
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veer abhimanyu is a wonderful animated movie in hindi . the movie is about the adventurous childhood of . . .
qualified & educated abhimanyu hails from a middle class family . he lives with his widow mother and only sister seema .
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watch abhimanyu tamil full movie starring : m . g . ramachandran , s . m . kumaresan , m . r . santhanalakshmi . . .
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film : yasmin a . k . a . bewafa ashq - ( 1935 )
film : azad veer a . k . a . revenge - ( 1936 )
film : struggle a . k . a . jeevan sangram - ( 1936 )
film : after the earthquake a . k . a . inquilab - ( 1935 )
film : kalkoot a . k . a . kismet ki bhool - ( 1935 )
the collection showcases the evolution of film publicity covering various techniques of poster - making .
movie : the hero - abhimanyu ( 2009 ) starring : sagar , hrishitaa bhatt , simran produced by : s . r . . . . hind . . .
jupiter pictures had more than one movie on the anvil at any given time , and , during 1948 , this unit released another film besides mohini , a mythological , abhimanyu . this film introduced a new director a . kasilingam , who was an editor at jupiter . a new hero also made his debut as abhimanyu . his name was s . m . kumaresan . the success of this film brought him laurels but sadly he faded fast from the scene . in abhimanyu , a young man , blessed with wit , brilliance , a facile pen and silver tongue , wrote the dialogue , then assisting a . s . a . sami , who was credited for the script in the titles . this man who got no credit , was a man of destiny , who would create history not only as a script - writer but also as a political leader , a man of the masses , a person of rare charisma . his name was muthuvel karunanidhi !
film : alladin ii a . k . a . aaj ka alladin - ( 1935 )
film : sone ka shaher a . k . a . golden city - ( 1935 )
such massive size , the poster achieves the astonishing feat of conveying volumes about the film .
this has been a significant addition to nfai’s ever - growing collection of film related material .
we appeal to all film lovers to come forward and provide films and film - related material so that it can be preserved for future generations , said prakash magdum , director of nfai .
watch abhimanyu tamil full movie starring : m . g . ramachandran , s . m . kumaresan , m . r . santhanalakshmi , m . g . chakrapani , . . .
film : bhool ka bhog a . k . a . irony of fate - ( 1935 )
film : hunterwali a . k . a . the lady with the whip - ( 1935 )
film : jeewan natak a . k . a . life is a stage - ( 1935 )
a film in which bhagyaraj uses an old unfinished mgr movie as a flashback in the plot .
film : blood feud a . k . a . josh - e - intaqam - ( 1935 )
the fresh acquisition also includes posters featuring fearless nadia , for the films sher - e - baghdad ( 1946 ) , stunt queen ( 1947 ) , 11 o’clock ( 1948 ) and shamsherbaaz ( 1953 ) .
film : asmat ka moti a . k . a . chirag - e - arab - ( 1935 )
film : jane alam a . k . a . jan - e - alam anjumanara - ( 1935 )
follows the tale of abhimanyu , the king of the pandavas and the beloved son of arjuna and subhadra . traces his role in the battle of kurukshetra and his assassination on the 13th day of the war .
film : himmat - e - marda a . k . a . lord of the jungle - ( 1935 )
film : nigah - e - nafrat a . k . a . orphans of the storm - ( 1935 )
film : shaitan ka pash a . k . a . kamala c . i . d . - ( 1936 )
pune , aug 4 ( uni ) in one of the major acquisition in recent times , national film archive of india ( nfai ) , ministry of information and broadcasting , has acquired about 2500 film posters of indian cinema which include the collection about 1500 hindi film posters , in addition to a number of tamil , telugu , kannada and malayalam ones .
hema was born in the tamil - speaking chakravarthy household on october 16 , 1948 in ammankudi , tamil nadu . her dad ' s name is v . s . r . chakravarthy and her mom , jaya , was a film producer . she was enrolled in the chennai - based andhra mahila sabha . after performing as a dancer in a 1961 regional movie , she . . .
ajay devgn is an indian film actor , director , and producer . he made his film debut with phool aur kaante in 1991 and received a filmfare award for best male debut for his performance in the film . he then starred in films such as jigar ( 1992 ) , dilwale ( 1994 ) , suhaag ( 1994 ) , naajayaz ( 1995 ) , diljale . . .
she had acted in films such as poompavai , abhimanyu , bhojan and devakanya . in the film kannagi she had acted as kaunthi adigal ( an old jain nun in the tamil epic silapathikaram ) . she was awarded the title isai kuyil ( nightingale of music ) by swami dhinakar at the 100th day function of kannagi held at thiruvarur . she appeared in many modern theatres productions .
she had acted in films such as poompavai , abhimanyu , bhojan and devakanya . in the film kannagi she had acted as kaunthi adigal ( an old jain nun in the tamil epic silapathikaram ) . she was awarded the title isai kuyil ( nightingale of music ) by swami dhinakar at the 100th day function of kannagi held at thiruvarur . she appeared in many modern theatres productions .
the promos on air show priyanka prancing around in towel , setting tongues wagging about the film being bolder than usual . “well , it is a bold film , ” admits raj . “if the audience accepts it , it will be a trend - setter in tollywood . there isn’t just the towel shot . there are some tender , steamy moments too . but there’s nothing vulgar . my film is for everybody . ”
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chirodini tumi je amar is the top grossing tollywood bangla film of the year 2008 . the film was rated as
u
( universal : suitable for all ages ) by the central board of film certification of india . this love story starring a new pair is in its 15 week . the film had a great opening . the first week saw 55 per cent footfall , which is overwhelming . mahendra soni of shree venkatesh films spent rs 1 crore on making the movie and they have earned about rs 2 crore till now . chirodini released with 40 prints and venkatesh is coming up with some more .
this is a comprehensive list of movies that premiered in 1948 , so the films you see here range from smaller indie pictures to giant blockbusters . if you ' re a big cinema buff , this list is a great way to find some more obscure films that you may not already know . ( 721 items )
another highlight of the acquisition is posters for 90 amitabh bachchan films , including one of his earliest films sanjog ( 1971 ) and his unreleased film zamaanat .
vikram is an indian film actor , voice actor and a playback singer . he made his debut in the 1990 film en kadhal kanmani , which was followed by a series of tamil and telugu films and supporting roles in few malayalam films throughout the early decade . after the critical and commercial success of . . .
mgr who plays arjuna , a minor role in the movie , gives a funeral oration after the death of his son in the battle . he describes him as “anbu tamizh magan ! ” in one stroke , karunanidhi made abhimanyu a son of the tamil soil and shiftedthe mahabharatham to this part of the country !
a big chunk of the collections is posters for mythological and historical films such as sampoorna ramayan ( 1961 ) , shree ganesh ( 1962 ) , veer abhimanyu ( 1965 ) , shankar sati anusuya ( 1965 ) , veer bhimsen ( 1964 ) , laxmi narayan ( 1951 ) , balram srikrishna ( 1968 ) .
after marriage , they started a film production company mercury films . the first production was pona machan thirumbi vanthaan ( 1954 ) with sriram and kuchalakumari in the lead roles . the film earned a moderate profit . the second production was vaazhvile oru naal ( 1956 ) with sivaji ganesan and g . varalakshmi in the lead roles .
son of well known poet harivansh rai bachchan and teji bachchan . he has a brother named ajitabh . he completed his education from uttar pradesh and moved to bombay to find work as a film star , in vain though , as film - makers preferred someone with a fairer skin , and he was not quite fair enough . but . . .
the film was shot last year , in calcutta , siliguri and visakhapatnam ( a song sequence ) . but why was it was all so hush - hush ? “actually we didn’t want to talk about the film then as the story is sensitive . besides there are some marketing strategies too . plus , we didn’t want to reveal the two new faces . ”
the third attempt was a film titled , sirikkum silai with mgr with the expectation of recovering the money that were lost in their previous films , but the production had to be given up within a few days of shooting . they tried a fourth attempt in the film adichathu yoham with ravichandran which unfortunately had also to be shelved in the middle . they incurred heavy losses due to these two films .
i think i have been bold enough in my debut film to do a song wrapped in a towel . but i knew about that while reading the script and there was no problem while shooting the song .
i don’t deny that the film has glimpses of rizwanur - priyanka . but it’s not only their story . it’s about all those young boys and girls who fall in love and then take a drastic step .
( sami told this writer years later that karunanidhi , then unknown , used to spend the entire day with him at his residence and work on the script , writing the dialogue for abhimanyu . he received a nominal three - digit salary per month during that period though his contribution was immense . ) even a cursory study of the dialogue will reveal that the man behind the powerful , alliterative lines was mu . ka .
the famed ‘maya bazaar’ episode was woven into the film with pulimoottai ramasami playing ghatotkacha . another excellent feature was the fascinating cinematography by noted lensman w . r . subba rao , who was well known for his trick photography .
watch abhimanyu tamil full movie starring : m . g . ramachandran , s . m . kumaresan , m . r . santhanalakshmi , m . g . chakrapani , narasimmabharathi music director : c . r . subburaman , s . m . subbaiah naidu director : m . somasundaram , a . kasilingam producer : jupiter pictures subscribe to kollywood / tamil no . 1 youtube channel for non stop entertainment click here to subscribe - - urltoken
preetam choudhury’s production design is mind - blowing and realistic . jeet’s music ably complemented with gautam - susmit’s lyrics blend into the theme and story of the film very well . premendra bikash chaki’s cinematography is brilliant in the second half but not so good in the first . this is a good debut where the footage is too long and the dream scenes stick out like sore thumbs . raj has also made priyanka prance around in a towel but it does not look vulgar . a good debut by a young director . one only hopes he can sustain the standard he has established with his first film . the film deserves one star for production design , one star for acting and one for the cinematography .
the shree venkatesh film releasing in august has more than a few points of confluence with the tragic tale of love that played itself out in calcutta last september , but the 33 - year - old filmmaker is wary of courting controversy .
“it’s not a controversial film and we are not cashing in on the rizwanur - priyanka tragedy , ” raj is quick to clarify . “there are many such incidents all over the world but the rizwanur - priyanka tragedy has been highlighted and blown out of proportion . ”
in this part , i’ll focus on the period between 1947 and 1949 , when mgr had to play supporting roles and wait for his ‘big break’ as the tamil hero . india received its independence on august 15 , 1947 . as it often happens in the movie industry , ill luck or ‘bad breaks’ of other rival heroes ( especially p . u . chinnappa and ranjan ) at pertinent times in combination with change in popular taste did propel mgr’s fortune . ranjan’s move to bombay to accept offers in hindi movies in 1948 and chinnappa’s premature death in 1951 at the age of 35 , opened up a void which mgr was able to capture and keep for almost quarter of a century as an action star . below i also provide a comparison of mgr’s film career with that of john wayne , hollywood’s greatest action hero .
in addition to this , hindi films like roti ( 1942 ) , sher - e - baghdad ( 1946 ) , anmol ghadi ( 1946 ) , atom bomb ( 1947 ) , stunt queen ( 1947 ) , pugree ( 1948 ) , sant namdev ( 1949 ) , apna desh ( 1949 ) , sant namdev ( 1949 ) , veer ghatoktach ( 1949 ) , deedar ( 1951 ) , alam ara ( 1956 ) , dilli ka thug ( 1958 ) , phagun ( 1958 ) , manzil ( 1960 ) , razia sultana ( 1961 ) etc .
ivan jandl ( january 24 , 1937 – november 21 , 1987 ) was an academy award - winning czech child actor . < p > jandl appeared in the 1948 film the search as a nine year old czech boy who had survived auschwitz and was searching for his mother in post - war germany . filmed on location , the performance of jandl as a boy rendered mute by his experiences struck a chord with cinema goers and critics alike . he was awarded an academy juvenile award for his work , but was not permitted to travel to the usa to accept it . he appeared in some czech films in 1949 and 1950 and then left acting to continue his studies . he tried unsuccessfully to continue his acting career in his late teens , and eventually found work in radio . < p > he died from complications of diabetes .
summary : raj kapoor said he would never forget this film , his directorial debut , ‘because it was the story of youth consumed by the desire for a brighter and more intense life . and all those who flitted like shadows through my own life , giving something , taking something , were in that film . ’ the hero is kewal ( kapoor ) , a country boy disfigured by a self - inflicted scar on his face who dreams of running a theatre . he is cast out by his father and eventually builds his own theatre where nimmi ( nargis ) becomes a star . shashi kapoor plays the part of raj kapoor as a young boy . announcing the baroque imagery of barsaat ( 1949 ) and awara ( 1951 ) , kapoor fills his film with shadows evoking the influence of the osten / wirsching brand of chiaroscuro .
infamous for the heavy argument that broke out on the film sets on day one . raaj kumar on spotting dharmendra , inquired sarcastically
where have you found this wrestler from ! ! are you sure he can act ! an angry dharmendra was was ready to respond physically only to be calmed down by the director .
pankaj kapur the acclaimed film , television and stage actor signified the young crop of great actors of which om puri , naseeruddin shah and ifran khan formed a part . unlike his other counterparts kapur hasn ' t broken the vow to work only in good art and independent projects . a perfect actor pankaj . . .
his acting career began in 2006 when he acted in a science fiction tv show called antariksh that aired on star plus . in 2008 , he starred as jaikishan in a comedy movie called don muthu swami , starring actor mithun chakraborthy in the lead role , however the film too didn ' t do well . he again returned . . .
vivek oberoi was born on the 3rd of september , 1976 and attended mayo college in ajmer . at an actors ' workshop in london he was spotted by none other than the director of nyu who ( unsurprisingly ) whisked vivek off to new york , where he completed his masters degree in film acting . back home in india . . .
hrithik roshan is an indian actor , born on 10th january 1974 , well known globally for his versatile roles , unmatchable dancing skills , and attractive looks . after having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s , roshan made his film debut in a leading role in kaho naa . . . pyaar hai ( 2000 ) for . . .
the puppet show kukla , fran and ollie back in the 1960 ' s and / or 1970 ' s used to host a saturday program showing foreign films with kid actors . this sounds like one they would have shown , except for it ' s length and the graphic drowning . as a wwii buff , i hope to see this film someday .
sanjay dutt , son of nargis and sunil dutt , was first featured in rocky ( 1981 ) . although the film did well , it failed to promote him as an established actor . sanjay ' s personal life was exacerbated by drug problems , and worsened with the demise of his first wife , richa sharma , from cancer , and his . . .
kamal haasan was born november 7 , 1954 in paramakudi , tamil nadu . he debuted as a child artiste in the film
kalathoor kannamma
( 1960 ) , which was released in the year 1960 . since then , he has starred in nearly 200 films in the major indian languages - tamil , telugu , kannada , malayalam and hindi . . . .
between 1950 and 1956 , sundaram would direct and release three mgr movies under modern theatre’s label . these were , manthiri kumari ( 1950 ) , sarvathikari ( the dictator , 1951 ) and alibababum narpathu thirudargalum ( ali baba and forty thieves , 1956 ) . the last mentioned became the first film shot entirely in color for mgr as well as for the tamil movies .
born into bombay filmdom ' s legendary kapoor clan , karisma kapoor made her film debut with prem qaidi ( 1991 ) opposite harish . her next big hit was anari ( 1993 ) and during this time she made news with a fight with her andaz apna apna ( 1994 ) co - star , actress raveena tandon . she had a series of hit . . .
at the start of his career , he played supporting or villainous characters in films such as purab aur paschim , sachaa jhutha , aan milo sajna , and mastana in 1970 , and in mera gaon mera desh , elaan and aan milo sajna in 1971 . he got his first break as the solo lead hero in the film hum tum aur woh ( . . .
the film launches two newcomers : rahul and priyanka ( ! ) . “we didn’t just take her for her name , ” laughs raj . the plot hangs on pallabi ( priyanka ) , a teenager who feels those first flutters when she meets krishna ( rahul ) , the garage mechanic . they fall in love and take a drastic decision that changes their lives forever .
mgr’s name appears fourth in the credits as ‘m . g . ramachandar’ . indeed , he appears in the film only after the kurukshetra war breaks out between the kauravas and the pandavas . handsome narasimha bharathi plays lord krishna with conviction , while vatsala , balaraman’s ( m . g . chakrapani ) daughter , was played by the then popular heroine u . r . jeevaratnam .
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such a classic , and ivan jandl steals your heart . i wrote a large piece on zinnemann on my site , it has other lesser known pictures that i ' d highly recommend . take a look : urltoken
so what is chirodini . . . all about ? “my film is a teenage love story . about a girl of class x - xi whose father and uncle want her to become somebody in life . but she falls head over heels for a para garage mechanic . they both take a decision that leaves her family in a state of shock and triggers a series of incidents , ” says raj .
when salem modern theatres was founded , she joined as an artiste . she made her debut through the modern theatres maiden film sathi ahalya in 1937 at the age of ten . she appeared as a celestial lady from the heaven . she appeared in other films till 1941 when was offered a main role in bhaktha gowri . she was a good singer and the song ' theruvil varaandi ' was a testimony to her mellifluous voice .
i was doing the zee bangla mega serial khela when rajda ( chakraborty ) called me and offered me pallabi . i think it’s the perfect launch for me . i play a pampered rich girl whose dad and uncle have underworld connections . i could relate to the role because i am almost her age ( 17 ) . i consider myself lucky to have bagged such a meaty role . i portray a character with lots of shades in my debut film , which is great .
when salem modern theatres was founded , she joined as an artiste . she made her debut through the modern theatres maiden film sathi ahalya in 1937 at the age of ten . she appeared as a celestial lady from the heaven . she apperaed in other films till 1941 when was offered a main role in bhaktha gowri . she was a good singer and the song ' theruvil varaandi ' was a testimony to her mellifluous voice . theruvil varandi was a super duper hit on those days .
and , er , what does all that ( down to dad and uncle ) immediately remind us of ? “oh god ! ” laughs raj . “see i am not denying that my film is loosely based on the priyanka - rizwanur case . it’s a real story and there are glimpses of the tragedy . but it is also about all those teenagers who make mistakes ; who don’t know what to do when they fall in love . it will be a lesson for youngsters to not get carried away , when in love . it will also be a lesson for the older generation . ”
the later day successful filmmaker m . m . a . chinnappa thevar appears in this film without credit , playing more than one role . his brother who directed his films , m . a . thirumugam , worked in the movie as an assistant editor on the staff of jupiter pictures , which then had the central studios on lease in coimbatore . well known character actors of the day played supporting roles — d . balasubramaniam ( duryodhana ) , s . v . subbaiah ( sakuni ) , m . r . santhanam ( indra in disguise as a brahmin ) , m . r . santhanalakshmi ( subhadra ) and m . s . s . bhagyam ( in the ‘maya bazaar’ episode .
according to the urltoken comments that the script begins to falter after the diabolic uncle takes the couple away , but till then it is smooth - sailing . priyanka and rahul offer the freshness bengali cinema was dying to get for many years . they are young , absolutely new and have tried to do as much justice to the script as they could though the script backs priyanka more than rahul . the original touch is that the film opens with the couple’s elopement after top - angle shots of the city of kolkata panning across to cover people going about their daily lives including a madman who roams aimlessly across the streets . the love affair in the first half is a bit repetitive and the scenes in the girl’s home are superfluous .
she married t . s . venkataswami who was the manager of central studios . after her marriage she said bid adieu to the films but she was active in stage dramas . the couple had four daughters and one son , four granddaughters and two grandsons . her husband died on 7 april 1971 . jeevarathnam died on 26 july 2000 when she was living at mandaveli , chennai . her body was cremated at her native place unjalur . the entire film industry paid its last respects to this veteran artiste . her son vetrivel and his wife jothi paappammaa have planned to publish a book on jeevarathinam’s biography . jeevarathinam’s family happily recalls the marriage of vetrivel which was attended by the then chief minister mgr and v . n . janaki . mgr handed over the sacred thaali to vetrivel and blessed the couple .
she married t . s . venkataswami who was the manager of central studios . after her marriage she said bid adieu to the films but she was active in stage dramas . the couple had four daughters and one son , four granddaughters and two grandsons . her husband died on 7 april 1971 . jeevarathnam died on 26 july 2000 when she was living at mandaveli , chennai . her body was cremated at her native place unjalur . the entire film industry paid its last respects to this veteran artiste . her son vetrivel and his wife jothi paappammaa have planned to publish a book on jeevarathinam ' s biography . jeevarathinam ' s family happily recalls the marriage of vetrivel which was attended by the then chief minister mgr and v . n . janaki . mgr handed over the sacred thaali to vetrivel and blessed the couple .
krishna ( rahul banerjee ) is a diligent scooter mechanic in siliguri and life goes on smoothly for the young man till the rich schoolgirl pallavi ( priyanka sarkar ) sets her eyes on him . the infatuation reaches dangerous levels when she coaxes krishna to take her away from the clutches of her family , which has other plans about her future . the tone is set right from the start as instead of beginning with the two young lovers meeting , falling in love and then eloping , the film begins with the elopement , as pallavi steps out of her house in her school uniform , leaving behind even her wrist watch behind since krishna has instructed her not to take a single thing with her . the two rush into a shopping mall where pallavi hurriedly changes into a young boy’s shirt , pants and cap , leaves her uniform behind and the two board the bus .
do i even need to say that it was a dream debut for me ? playing krishna is a once - in - a - lifetime opportunity . but i had to work very hard . though i play the hero , i have done nothing heroic . i mean i didn’t get to beat up five baddies , didn’t wear good clothes , didn’t look good , didn’t sing and dance around trees . on the contrary i had to grow my hair and keep it uncombed , wear a torn shirt that had grease and petrol stains teamed with a cheap rubber chappal and a dirty bearded look . there’s only one dream sequence where i wear proper clothes . plus , rajda made me switch from cigarettes to bidi and sleep on the floor in my hotel room . at times i used to feel very angry , but after watching the film i felt all that is worth it .
last few months had seen the deaths of quite a few tamil movie personalities who were involved with mgr during his film career . the obituary list includes actoresses rajasulochana and manjula , playback singer t . m . soundararajan , lyricist vaali , and music director t . k . ramamoorthy of the viswanathan - ramamoorthy duo . among these , lyricist vaali ( born as s . rangarajan in 1931 ) had recorded ample anecdotes in his 1995 autobiography ‘naanum intha noorandum’ ( this century and me ) about his interaction with patron mgr . those still living among the actors’ clan who had worked with mgr during 1950s includes fellow actor - politician s . s . rajendran , heroines anjali devi , m . n . rajam , and the then ‘new face’ b . saroja devi as well as comedian manorama . not to be forgotten , among mgr’s acquaintances of late 1940s , was the then jupiter’s ‘office boy’ named m . s . viswanathan , who later blossomed into music director .
in my view , many of the hagiographic short biographies on mgr published in tamil suffer from lack of comparison of mgr’s movie career to any of his contemporaries in other movie industries , either within india or beyond india . this partly reflects the ignorance of mgr biographers to simultaneous development in other cinematic and political cultures . so that , this deficiency has to be rectified , i have made an attempt to compare the movie career of mgr with that of one hollywood hero , whose claim to fame can be matched appropriately . the hollywood hero of my choice was none other than john wayne ( born marion mitchell morrison , 1907 - 1979 ) . i provide a pdf table comparing the careers of mgr and john wayne . in it , i have identified 17 criteria from birth to death which perfectly match the careers of tamil nadu and hollywood icons of cinema . about career comparison of mgr and other movie stars in publications in english by other film critics , i’ll elaborate in the next part .
ssr became a ranking hero in 1956 , with the movie kula deivam ( family god , 1956 ) , which also featured his actress wife c . r . vijayakumari . he held this rank until 1970 . since 1956 , mgr , sivaji ganesan and gemini ganesan came to be recognized as the ‘triumvirates of tamil cinema heroes’ . due to his distinct , polished delivery of tamil dialogues , film journalists frequently elevated ssr with these three , and included him as ‘tamil hero quadruplets’ . he was also tagged with the moniker ‘ilatchiya nadigar’ . the word ‘ilatchiyam’ has multiple meanings in tamil ; emblem , symbol , objective are few of them . as he identified with the dravidian party principles and avoided handling movie plots with mythological and religious themes , ssr thus came to be known as ‘emblematic actor’ . eventually , ssr lost his leading rank , due to the influx of younger heroes in the 1960s , such as muthuraman , jai shankar , ravichandran , a . v . m . rajan and sivakumar . curiously , the last two received their name recognition after playing secondary roles to ssr , in his movies .
m . g . ramachandran , s . m . kumaresan , u . r . jeevaratnam , p . v . narasimha bharathi , malathi , m . r . santhanalakshmi , m . g . chakrapani , m . n . nambiar and m . s . s . bhagyam
the music was a plus point ( s . m . subbaiah , c . r . subbaraman , lyrics : papanasam sivan , bhoomi palakadas , sundaravathiyar ) . ‘pudhu vasanthamaamey vaazhviley…’ ( voices : jeevaratnam and tiruchi loganathan ) became a hit . ( this song was actually composed by a lad who was working as an office boy under subbaraman . for obvious reasons , his name never appeared in the credits . that youngster later created history in indian cinema as m . s . viswanathan ! )
the dances were choreographed by t . c . thangaraj , k . r . kumar and the later day successful filmmaker vedantam raghavaiah .
book : nan vantha pathai [ the path i trod ] , by s . s . rajendran , akani veliyeedu , vandavasi , sept 2014 , 392 pp , indian rupees 500 .
sedapatti suryanarayana thevar rajendran ( affectionately known as ssr by tamilians ) was a founder member of dmk party and contributed to its growth for the first 20 years , until its founder leader anna’s death . he also had the rare distinction of contesting the first two general elections ( 1957 and 1962 ) , while he was a cinema hero , for the then madras legislative assembly in which dmk participated . ssr was unsuccessful in his first try in 1957 , but he gained prominence in his second try after being elected to the theni constituency on behalf of dmk . in this sense , ssr was a pioneer among cinema actors , in setting the trend of actors entering politics . in tamil nadu , among his contemporary actors , mgr contested for the first time in 1967 and sivaji ganesan and jayalalitha contested for the first time in 1989 . ssr’s autobiography nan vandtha pathai ( the path i trod ) , appeared a month before his death in oct . 24 , 2014 , at the age of 86 . he was born on january 1 , 1928 .
as ssr had a special track record in the history of tamil nadu politics , stage drama and movies for half a century , since 1940 , one would expect his autobiography to glitter with episodes of his numerous contacts and experiences . sadly , the published version is a disappointment . the front note provided by the publishers tells why this happened . for nearly a decade , ssr had written in his own hands about 600 ‘items’ for his autobiography . but almost half of them got ‘lost’ , after they were grabbed by curiosity - seeking friends and journalists . similarly , a collection of his rare photos of old events were not returned to him . then , the publisher had forcefully taken the remaining hand - written 305 ‘items’ from ssr , and only after taking xerox copy , returned the originals to him . as some individuals mentioned in the handwritten script are still living , quite a chunk were omitted from the published version with ssr’s consent , for multiple reasons . thus , what remains is a hodge - podge of anecdotes , loosely arranged chronologically . the book doesn’t contain chapters . rather , the 305 ‘items’ are numbered consecutively . as appendix , the titles of 79 tamil movies and their year of release , in which ssr acted are presented .
notable omissions in the book include , ssr’s relationship with his second wife actress c . r . vijayakumari . for ten years , between 1956 and 1966 , ssr – vijayakumari pair were an item in tamil movies . vijayakumari made her debut in tamil movies in the movie mangalyam ( 1954 ) as s . mohana . in the next movie , mullaivanam ( 1955 ) , she came to be known as vijayakumari . ssr and vijayakumari acted together in about 28 movies ; some of these were big hits . their relationship soured in due course , and as such , not a sentence appears about vijayakumari in the text . it is a pity that the book has been poorly edited . item 72 ( page 84 ) let us know that ssr married young in december 1946 , at the age of 18 . his first wife was pankajam , who was a fellow actress in his drama troupe . four sons and one daughter were the products of this marriage . then , item 85 ( page 97 ) informs the reader that ssr married thamarai selvi , around 1971 , when his health condition worsened . the relationship between ssr and vijayakumari flourished for ten years or so between 1956 and 1966 .
ssr visited ceylon in 1966 , on the invitation of a muslim cultural association . they had wanted ssr to bring his drama troupe to ceylon . as the expenses to take the drama troupe of almost 30 individuals to the island was costly , ssr had offered an alternative of bringing a musical troupe of villu pattu ( bow song ) , with him as a lead singer . with six performers and four helpers , ssr toured ceylon . this visit is covered in the book in about 30 pages , with quite a few photos , taken with the then prominent politicians , such as federal party leader s . j . v . chelvanayakam , m . tiruchelvam ( then a cabinet minister in dudley senanayake government ) and cabinet minister v . a . sugathadasa .
the most interesting information offered by ssr in this book was that , the current dmk party leader karunanidhi and his nephew murasoli maran ( 1934 - 2003 ) wanted to quit the party , in a tiff with anna ( items 217 and 218 , pp . 267 - 271 ) . in item 217 , ssr had reproduced the material which first appeared in his brother in law d . v . narayanaswamy’s 80 th birthday felicitation souvenir . for its historical relevance and humor , i provide an english translation of item 217 below .
“one night in 1964 , while i was relaxing in the garden outside , i was wondering why my brother in law , haven’t returned from shooting . it was my habit to greet him , even in the odd hours of night , when he returns ‘why raji ? so late ? ’ and go to sleep . i heard car sound . kalaignar ( karunanidhi ) and maran . ‘come ! come ! sit down ! ’ i greeted them , and inquired the caretaker , ‘why ssr haven’t returned ? . then , i asked kalaignar , ‘why ? at this time ? ’ before i stopped , kalaignar started crying . getting upset , i asked him , ‘what happened ? why you are crying ? be calm ! ’ ‘will you let me know , what happened ? ’ then , he sobbed , ‘anna had scolded me’ , then he cried .
anna wouldn’t scold anyone like that . i asked , ‘what did he say ? ’ he replied , ‘there are merits for the party by you . bigger than that , there are demerits too’ and scolded . ‘so , i’m resigning . this i wanted to inform ssr . that’s why we are here’ said kalaignar . somehow , i calmed him by mentioning , ‘everything will be ok . for such a thing , you shouldn’t talk about resigning from the party’
maran , who was silent until then , talked and argued : ‘no way , brother . we cannot be together with anna . ’ i was a bit rude and forcefully told him , ‘thambi , you are a small boy . you haven’t matured at all . let us speak’ . however , maran was murmuring repeatedly . at that time , what karunanidhi said emotionally , i don’t want to mention here .
after a while , ssr also had returned . it was around 1 am . kalaignar cried , while holding his hands . i told him , what had happened . then ssr was so upset and he asked , ‘what ? are you going to resign from kazhagam ? then , what are you going to do ? ’
maran told ssr , ‘nothing brother . we can live by script writing alone . please leave us . ’
ssr told maran , ‘thamby ! you are a small boy . you don’t have talent to speak in public meetings . you don’t have experience in kazhagam , like us . money may come . how much i have cared to protect kazhagam , leaving my cinema job – do you know ? in between , please don’t talk . ’ then , he took kalaignar away separately and talked with him .
then ssr said , ‘please don’t talk about this to others . let us talk tomorrow . tomorrow morning we go to meet anna , and until then you shouldn’t talk . don’t take any decision now , and go to bed’ and let them return .
after the growth of dmk , some individuals had formed ‘groups’ to promote themselves , and kalaignar was also infected by this syndrome . ”
in item 218 , ssr mentions that he and his brother in law d . v . narayanasamy went to meet anna and regurgitated the previous night’s events . anna had asked , ‘how is your friend karunanidhi ? ’ to this , he replied , ‘we have come here , to talk about him now…’ then , the very next day itself , anna scribed a thoughtful letter praising thamby karunanidhi’s contribution to the party . at that time , karunanidhi was functioning as the treasurer of the party . then , kalaignar visited ssr’s house to thank him , saying , “somehow , you had pleaded my case to anna , and allowed me to stay in kazhagam . i’ll never forget this . ”
to check the authenticity of this occurrence , i checked karunanidhi’s autobiography nenjunku neethi ( 1975 ) , volume 1 . in it , 11 chapters , pages 498 to 544 , describe the events of 1964 . nothing is mentioned about his conflict with anna and decision to quit dmk party ! that tells something about karunanidhi’s excellent script - writing skills . nevertheless , karunanidhi had titled his chapter 53 , ‘even anna would get angry’ . superficially ( without mentioning any specifics ) , he had written , “occasionally anna had got angry with me . due to that anger , he had not spoken with me promptly for weeks , or even months . ” thus , one should give the benefit of doubt to ssr’s recollections .
in sum , my evaluation of this autobiography by a renowned tamil actor - politician , is like watching a typical ssr movie ; something good , something bad , and something missing . with proper attention to details , it could have become a great book to cherish .
thanks dr . sachi for this interesting review of ssr’s autobiography . it is sad that may of his original writings were lost . atleast the section on karunanidhi’s deception is made available ! another evidence that the entire career of karunanidhi is built on betrayal and deception .
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peddlers is a 2012 indian hindi crime thriller film written and directed by vasan bala .

the film features gulshan devaiah , nishikant kamat , kriti malhotra ( of dhobi ghat fame ) , nimrat kaur and siddharth menon in the lead roles .

the film was screened as part of 2012 international critics ' week , an independent film event which runs parallel to the cannes film festival in southern france .

film 's producer , guneet monga raised nearly ₹ 1 crore ( us$ 160,000 ) , half of film 's budget of ₹ 2 crore ( us$ 310,000 ) by posting the film 's script on facebook .

peddlers ( film )

image contains suggestive content . ) a poster for the mitam productions pornographic film ' peddlers of sin ' , 1967 .
producer guneet monga attends the ' peddlers ' premiere during the 2012 toronto . . .
peddlers is one the three films produced by anurag kashyap films that was screened last night at the cannes film festival to compete at the critics week at the cannes film festival 2012 .
peddlers : crime - thriller ' peddlers ' is an ode to mumbai that narrates a raw story of three characters that share an almost appalling behaviour since childhood . the film was screened as part of the 2012 international critics ' week , an independent film event which runs parallel to the cannes film festival in southern france .
artistic director cameron bailey speaks at the ' peddlers ' premiere during the 2012 . . .
cast of peddlers at the cannes film festival . seen in the picture are nimrat kaur , siddharth menon , vasan bala , and kriti malhotra .
facebook finance she single - handedly raised nearly rs 1 crore from facebook users for the film peddlers which cost rs 2 crore . she posted the film ' s script on the social networking site .
almost two decades later , monihan ' s film
the voice of the voiceless ,
a mostly silent black - and - white film enjoying its new york premiere at the reelabilities film festival thursday , opens a window into the enslaved peddlers ' world .
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director vasan bala ( l ) and producer guneet monga onstage at the ' peddlers ' . . .
artistic director cameron bailey ( l ) and director vasan bala at the ' peddlers ' . . .
producer guneet monga attends the ' peddlers ' premiere during the 2012 toronto international film festival at tiff bell lightbox on september 12 , 2012 in toronto , canada .
producer guneet monga ( l ) and writer / director vasan bala attend the ' peddlers ' . . .
and it gets worse for a dark film peddlers . for indian audiences often do not like dark films and this notion keeps getting fed on with an amazing regularity .
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artistic director cameron bailey speaks at the ' peddlers ' premiere during the 2012 toronto international film festival at tiff bell lightbox on september 12 , 2012 in toronto , canada .
eros usa & canada president ken naz attends the ' peddlers ' premiere during the 2012 toronto international film festival at tiff bell lightbox on september 12 , 2012 in toronto , canada .
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director vasan bala ( l ) and producer guneet monga onstage at the ' peddlers ' premiere during the 2012 toronto international film festival at tiff bell lightbox on september 12 , 2012 in toronto , canada .
artistic director cameron bailey ( l ) and director vasan bala at the ' peddlers ' premiere during the 2012 toronto international film festival at tiff bell lightbox on september 12 , 2012 in toronto , canada .
during the session vasan bala spoke about what inspired him to make peddlers and how his experiences as a resident of mumbai helped him shape the film and give it a personal touch . during the session guneet monga spoke about her journey of producing peddlers , the lunchbox and the release and distribution challenges faced by indie filmmakers and producers in india .
official theatrical trailer of ' peddlers ' . the film revolves around the parallel lives of three young people living in mumbai . watch as these self - proclaimed social outcasts get tangled while the drama takes off .
peddlers is not my first film script . i wrote a quirky love story but it didn ' t work out well . and i think i should be glad about that because i am reworking the script .
producer guneet monga ( l ) and writer / director vasan bala attend the ' peddlers ' premiere during the 2012 toronto international film festival at tiff bell lightbox on september 12 , 2012 in toronto , canada .
artistic director cameron bailey ( l ) and director vasan bala onstage at the ' peddlers ' premiere during the 2012 toronto international film festival at tiff bell lightbox on september 12 , 2012 in toronto , canada .
director vasan bala , producer guneet monga and eros usa & canada president ken naz onstage at the ' peddlers ' premiere during the 2012 toronto international film festival at tiff bell lightbox on september 12 , 2012 in toronto , canada .
t he story of vasan bala , a 34 - year - old former bank officer with hardly any savings of his own , and who raised a few thousand rupees to fund his first feature film peddlers through facebook is well - known . the film kept resonating at the toronto international film festival where his gritty , violent and moving study of corruption of souls had a warm reception following a successful screening at cannes .
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monga admitted that being with gangs of wasseypur at cannes in 2012 , benefited peddlers immensely . however the fact a few of her films such as monsoon shootout and peddlers have not yet released , makes her feel guilty and is a painful fact which she finds difficult to live with . she rued that current film finance system in india is a challenge and needs to be addressed at the earliest for indian indies to flourish .
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3 . the film ' s lead actress was a cooper union student at the time .
peddlers is one of those gems which is churned out by the the bollywood film industry maybe once in five years . if it has to be described in one word , i think ' extraordinary ' would be a good one . nobody would disagree with the fact that gulshan devaaiahh has established himself as one of the most promising actors of bollywood after his amazing performances in shaitan , that girl in yellow boots , and has delivered the performance of his career in peddlers . the film is dark with but the presentation is such that you do feel pity for the people in it but can ' t help but sadistically laugh at them . that is what vasan bala has been able to achieve with peddlers which very few directors in india can manage to . this film will surely help bollywood break out of the barricades of outdated film making , and shift towards a more contemporary technique of pleasing audiences . 10 / 10 from die - hard gulshan fan
peddlers tells the story of a young drug peddler ( siddharth menon ) , a young immigrant mother facing a fatal disease ( kriti malhotra ) and a corrupt cop ( gulshan devaiah ) .
vasan bala ' s peddlers is the story of three unrelated individuals whose lives gradually intersect : mac ( siddharth menon ) , a street - smart orphan ; bilkis ( kriti malhotra ) , a young former chemistry teacher afflicted with cancer and a cop , ranjit , ( gulshan devaiah ) . peddlers is the debut feature of vasan bala and was nominated for golden camera and critics grand week in cannes 2012 . the film which was later on picked by eros international still remains unreleased . and sadly despite winning several accolades , the film remains largely unseen by the indian audiences .
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here is a list of 10 best independent films , which left an impact at various film festivals during 2012 .
ians lists 10 best independent films , which left an impact at various national and international film festivals during 2012 .
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first - film flubs dog vasan bala’s “peddlers , ” yet the freshman helmer displays a flair for complex characters and unexpected twists that shows he’s a budding talent . a multistranded noir featuring a violent cop with sexual performance issues and a bangladeshi drug mule hoping to earn enough to treat her cancer , the pic takes a while to [ … ]
zentz was studying fine arts at cooper union when monihan convinced her to star in his film . her cinematic debut and its warm reception encouraged her to do more acting in film and television in los angeles , where she lives today .
in the 1990s , you couldn ' t ride the subways without seeing them : shabbily dressed , silent peddlers placing key chains with tags that read
$ 1 i am deaf
on the seats and hastily collecting those not purchased .
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i set my film in the new mumbai . the first few minutes in the film you may feel like you are in a ghost town , very different from overcrowded mumbai . this was , of course , done deliberately to reflect the idea of people being locked in .
while the director is excited for the film ' s new york premiere with the reelabilities , which is dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives of people with different abilities —
it’s an important film festival for the audience it draws and that’s why we wanted to do it” — he says he ' s also working on its proper release in a theater like film forum or the newly opened metrograph .
it is more than a drugs and corrupt cop film . it is not really a thriller , even though there are a lot of unexpected twists and lots of drama . i could even say it is a film about normal people living normal lives in a post globalization mumbai .
i explore some of this loneliness in my film and that is why for over 10 minutes , you have fragmented images in the beginning .
peddlers tells the story of a young drug peddler ( siddharth menon ) , a young immigrant mother facing a fatal disease ( kriti malhotra ) and a corrupt cop ( gulshan devaiah ) whose sexual inadequacies in an adulterous relationship is one of the many inner demons he faces .
directed by ketan mehta , released in a 1987 starring , naseeruddin shah and smita patil in the lead roles . the plot follows the struggles of a woman who fights against her powerful oppressor . the film won the national film award for best supporting actor . in the centenary year of indian cinema , forbes included smita patil ' s performance in the film on its list of
25 greatest acting performances of indian cinema
.
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cynics doubtless will snark that “priceless” is pretty much what you would expect of a faith - based movie about human trafficking : the resourceful hero finds god while rescuing girls and young women from the clutches of flesh - peddlers ; said flesh - peddlers are given to obscenity - free tough - talk ; flesh is never bared , and all allusions to sexual activity are so decorously oblique , they would pass muster with old hollywood enforcers of the production code . but more simpatico viewers — especially , though perhaps not exclusively , the film’s target audience of churchgoers and evangelicals — are more likely to appreciate the overall restraint of this slickly produced indie drama , and embrace its underlying theme of redemption through selfless action .
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is the debut project of krishan hooda . the film takes you on young raja’s journey within himself , and with the three mentors he meets along the way .
the reelabilities film festival runs from march 10 to 16 at more than 40 venues in the city . you can find a complete lineup and ticket information here .
it ' s been heartening to see the reception for jordan peele ' s debut film get out , which is still doing big box office numbers after a great opening weekend , and has enjoyed rapturous critical reception — including praise from william friedkin , director of the exorcist . the film ' s satire of
woke
white liberals was vital and cutting , but what might the film have looked like if it starred some of the more visible peddlers of bigotry in the united states ? funny or die ' s new video get out ( of the white house ) mashes up the film ' s ( way , way too revealing ) trailer with footage of donald trump , his daughter ivanka , and the surrounding celebrities and members of the administration . yeah , kanye ' s in there with ben carson as two of the brainwashed black people in trump ' s orbit . like get out itself , the new mash - up is very funny and very , very real . watch above .
kshay : shot completely in black - and - white , ' kshay ' directed by debutant karan gour , is a psychological drama about obsession . rasika dugal ' s portrayal of an obsessive housewife was outstanding . the film played in four festivals including last year ' s dubai international film festival and won awards and critical acclaim from western critics .
a scene in “the mill & the cross , ” a film in which lech majewski restages pieter bruegel the elder ' s 1564 masterpiece , “the way to calvary . ”
bala said the dark tone of the film came from the pessimism , morbid thoughts and other painful experiences from his own life and those of the people around him . the various migrants inhabiting mumbai and the struggles they undergo in their everyday life also played in a crucial role in shaping the story of the film . like many , the filmmaking bug bit bala at an early age and years later he quit his job in order to become a filmmaker . and as bala admitted , to his surprise his parents took this decision of his quite sportingly . soon he assisted anurag kashyap for gulaal and dev d among other films . incidentally an argument with kashyap on the sets of gangs of wasseypur is what led bala to determinedly direct his first feature film . bala and saigal further also told us that the film was shot in period of just 30 days and saigal restructured the film to a great extent on the editing table .
inshallah , football is a documentary film by ashvin kumar about an aspiring footballer who was denied the right to travel abroad on the pretext that his father was a militant in the 1990s .
“the slaves left . ” in three words , sofia coppola’s new film the beguiled casually dispenses with one of the great shames of the american republic . coppola’s film is an elegant southern gothic tale of masculine charms and feminine vengeance , completely stripped of its historical and racial context . while not every period genre picture need grapple with the “ peculiar institution , ” this is a film set during the civil war , unfolding between southern women and a northern soldier , and it goes so far as to cut both black characters from the novel upon which it was based .
“ i felt like i had to give these women a voice , ” coppola told film school rejects about her reason for making the film . a noble cause , though a little less urgent when you consider that the novel itself ( if not the eastwood film ) is narrated , chapter by chapter , from each woman’s perspective . “you always see stories about men at war , but i don’t think i’ve seen what happens to the women left behind , ” coppola continued . “i’ve always loved the women in the south , and the south in general ; it’s so exotic and different . ”
spiced with dark humour , the story follows an elephant keepers journey to recover his missing elephant . written and directed by srinivas sunderajan , the film won the jury prize for the best narrative feature .
there’s something deeply perverse about seeing beyoncé’s groundbreaking work of black female historical reclamation appropriated by two white actresses in 1860s southern dress . but it’s perfectly in keeping with the attitude of the film , in which black people barely merit mention . while the film’s production design and costumes evince a commitment to authenticity , the movie itself has no interest in the people on whose backs that lavish lifestyle was built .
is a comedy / drama directed by prashant nair . the film talks about the uncomfortable realities of contemporary life in a country that has been transformed in many ways in just two decades of economic growth .
first - film flubs dog vasan bala’s “peddlers , ” yet the freshman helmer displays a flair for complex characters and unexpected twists that shows he’s a budding talent . a multistranded noir featuring a violent cop with sexual performance issues and a bangladeshi drug mule hoping to earn enough to treat her cancer , the pic takes a while to come together , and even then allows script self - satisfaction to overcome logic or consistency . but there are enough interesting ideas to send auds out with plenty to chew on . peddling at home should be easy with eros intl . onboard , and fests will buy in .
thanks to whistling woods and celebrate cinema , we were able to watch the film on the 1st day of this exciting event . the film which which boasts of some great music , cinematography and performance is an impressive debut by bala . and it would be unfortunate if many people do not get to see it . post the screening an interactive session was held with vasan bala , producer guneet monga and editor prerna saigal .
it is also a film about alienation and loneliness . the family system i knew a few years ago has been fast disappearing . in the new environment , you become somewhat of a stranger to your parents and friends .
winterbottom has been making good films for several decades and yet i was not overwhelmed while working with him . though he has a lot of passion , he also looks at his film projects in a dry and detached way .
written and directed by richie mehta , amal originally released as a short film . all is well in delhi - resident autorickshaw driver amal’s small life , until his sense of duty is put the ultimate test by an unusual customer .
written and directed by anand gandhi , ship of theseus , the plot of the film follows questions of identity , justice , beauty , meaning and death through the stories of an experimental photographer , an ailing monk and an enterprising stockbroker .
kshay is a black - and - white psychological film written and directed by karan gour . this is the story of a woman who sets her eyes on an unfinished sculpture , and starts becoming obsessed with the need to own it .
best line
we just want to help people have fun ,
explains one of the hangdog peddlers in a pigeon sat on a branch reflecting on existence . it ' s a line he repeats as a constant refrain ( demonstrating plastic dracula fangs and mask of
uncle one - tooth
to a succession of unimpressed shopkeepers ) and it becomes perversely more amusing each time it ' s said . perhaps the organisers can adopt it as their official festival slogan .
champions of a college quiz team are competing at the all - india finals , and are on a mission to lose their virginities while they are travelling through kolkata for the championship . directed by the funny perversion of q , the film that released on 7
that ' s taking some time because monihan wants opening night to feature live music , as low - frequency as the film ' s soundtrack — which is intended to replicate what the non - hearing experience — by hip - hop artists prince paul and edan .
cannes - - confused , at times naive story - telling eventually gives way to a powerful dramatic finale , but one so downbeat it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth , in peddlers , a first feature by indian writer - director vasan bala . the rest of the tale leisurely circles around two destitute 20 - year - olds who fall into mumbai’s drug trade and a young cop who stalks them ; all three carry scars from their childhood that supposedly , but not very convincingly , motivate their execrable behavior . though it takes a long time coming together , the hindi - language film does finally succeed in its action - packed last half - hour , rewarding audiences who hang on for that long . its bow in cannes’ critics week should indicate more festival life ahead .
has netflix changed our lives , or what ? ! gone are the days when we had to throw ourselves into a frantic search over the interwebs to catch our favourite indie film . or worse , scour torrentz . netflix comes in as the bright summer sun after a long spell of grey days , for filmmakers as well as film lovers . if you love excellent films and want to get your steady supply of some mind - blowing indian indies , don’t go any further than this list we’ve curated for you . there’s something for everyone !
if you thought that making a film is a bigger challenge than producing and releasing it , then you are in for a rude shock . for monga , shared some of her observations on why producing and releasing indie films in india is an even bigger challenge than getting them made .
produced and directed by lech majewski ; written by michael francis gibson and mr . majewski , based on the book by mr . gibson ; directors of photography , mr . majewski and adam sikora ; edited by eliot ems and norbert rudzik ; music by mr . majewski and jozef skrzek ; production design by katarzyna sobanska and marcel slawinski ; costumes by dorota roqueplo ; released by kino lorber . at film forum , 209 west houston street , west of the avenue of the americas , south village . running time : 1 hour 31 minutes . this film is not rated .
peddlers sell their wares ; musicians play crude instruments ; woodsmen chop down trees . a young couple take their calf to market , only for the man to be set upon by soldiers , then strapped to a wheel and raised to the top of a stake , where crows gather to pick out his eyes . observing it all dispassionately is the miller , whose windmill and granary are atop a natural stone tower , a stand - in for god “grinding out the bread of life and destiny , ” as bruegel ( rutger hauer ) says to jonghelinck ( michael york ) .
at the film’s end we see the painting , some of its mysteries revealed , hanging next to bruegel’s equally masterly “tower of babel” in the kunsthistorisches museum in vienna ; we are also left to savor an inspiring , alluring meditation about imagery and storytelling , the common coin of history , religion and art .
delhi in a day : prashant nair ' s debut feature , set against the backdrop of a rich family in delhi , makes a strong statement on the socio - economic strata without deviating from the crux of the plot . the film had flashes of comedy to shine a light on the uncomfortable realities of contemporary life .
coppola’s erasure of history is evident even in the period - accurate choice of filming location : madewood plantation house , where beyoncé shot parts of lemonade . the cast of the beguiled were so excited to be shooting at the same location that elle fanning and kirsten dunst re - created a shot from beyoncé’s film for instagram .
* update , july 5 , 2017 : edwina in both films is a composite of two characters from the source novel : edwina , a wealthy biracial teenager seduced and betrayed by mcburney , and harriet farnsworth , a white teacher and sister to martha , kidman ' s headmistress character in the coppola film . ( return . )
tickets for tomorrow ' s show are $ 29 for the general public and $ 25 for members . the opening night reception , which includes light appetizers and one drink , begins at 6pm with the film to follow at 7pm . tickets for the other 3 shows are $ 12 for the general public and $ 10 for members .
in the beguiled , coppola cuts out the enslaved housemaid mattie ( called hallie in the 1971 film ) , and she also turns the character edwina , who was a free mixed - race teenager in the novel , into a white teacher played by kirsten dunst . * asked why she cut out the enslaved woman from the original film , coppola told buzzfeed news , “i didn’t want to brush over such an important topic in a light way . young girls watch my films and this was not the depiction of an african - american character i would want to show them . ” perhaps her intentions were pure , but it’s hard not to see this as part of a larger pattern .
in a 2006 article for vanity fair , author antonia fraser wrote about the experience of having her biography of marie antoinette adapted into a film by sofia coppola . according to fraser , coppola asked her , “would it matter if i leave out the politics ? ” to which fraser “replied with absolute honesty , ‘marie antoinette would have adored that . ’ ”
is an anthology of 8 short films mentored and curated by imtiaz ali , vikas bahl , vikramaditya motwane and anand gandhi . the film follows the theme of an interval , and is directed in segments by - aarti s . bagdi , amrit raj gupta , krishan hooda , shishir jha , atanu mukherjee , rukshana tabassum , ankit tripathi and palash vaswani .
adapted from a book by the art critic michael francis gibson , who wrote the screenplay with mr . majewski , the film does not offer much plot . in its stead , it portrays — for the most part wordlessly — the daily lives and often harshly casual deaths in and around 16th - century antwerp , episodes that often wind up in bruegel’s panorama .
most new york films don’t feel like new york films because you’re cutting back and forth between stuff they filmed in canada ,
monihan said .
or you just see the same fifth avenue boring stuff that’s a shopping montage .
( for some context , the city hosted 242 film productions in 2014 and at least 256 films in 2015 , according to the mayor ' s office of media and entertainment . )
mattie , meanwhile , is the book’s most clear - eyed character . she knows precisely where she stands in relation to not only her enslavers at the school but also to corporal mcburney , whom she quickly sizes up as a deceitful man despite his suiting up for the army that would supposedly free her . in don siegel’s exploitation - influenced film , too , the enslaved hallie , played by the outstanding mae mercer , is easily the strongest character . while everyone else falls into games of seduction and deceit , hallie sees right through the charade and stands up for herself with a ferocity drawn from any number of black women in the blaxploitation genre . “you better like it with a dead black woman , ” she says to mcburney after he threatens to rape her , late in the film , “because that’s the only way you’ll get it from this one . ”
while en route to his destination , james discovers he is transporting two mexican sisters , antonia ( bianca santos ) and maria ( amber midthunder ) , who assume they have been smuggled into the u . s . to pay off a family debt by working as domestics . but when james turns over his passengers to garo ( jim parrack ) , the smooth - talking sleaze who has financed the transport , he suspects something is amiss . even so , it takes our hero a while to deduce the obvious : garo is a pimp , and the sisters will be fresh merchandise for him . it takes james a little longer to decide — after being egged on by dale ( david koechner ) , a motel operator with a personal grudge against flesh peddlers — that he should make amends for his indirect involvement and save the sisters from bondage .
exotic is a word coppola used again in an interview with vanity fair , and it signals her aesthetic interest in the story . the chance to film the remnants of the antebellum south , with its grand houses , stately furnishings , and beautiful dresses must have been an alluring prospect for a director so visually minded and so interested in the lives of the wealthy . but aesthetics are not apolitical , and those grand houses and beautiful dresses didn’t emerge out of a vacuum .
best moment of deja vu venice ' s opening film , birdman , contained a bravura set piece in which michael keaton ' s unstable ageing actor accidentally locks himself outside the theatre and has to convince the ushers that he ' s actually needed on stage . three days later , the humbling opened with a scene in which an unstable ageing actor played by al pacino does the exact same thing . spend too long at venice and even the films start talking to each other .
in a perfect world , this year ' s golden lion award would go to roy andersson ' s bizarre and bewitching a pigeon sat on a branch reflecting on existence . don ' t be spooked by the title , andersson ' s film is a hoot . it ' s about a pair of glum salesmen travelling to gothenberg with a suitcase full of monster masks and laughter bags . but it ' s also about sweden ' s 18th - century invasion of russia , and about a limping barmaid who demands her payment in kisses , and about men who
walk like zombies
, and about a bunch of commuters who can ' t decide whether it ' s tuesday or wednesday or thursday . andersson skirts so many human mysteries and pigeon plays out as a giddy metaphysical burlesque . it ' s simultaneously heartbreaking and hilarious , silly and profound . it is both the finest film i ' ve seen at venice and the perfect picture for the final days .
joel smallbone of the christian pop duo for king & country ( which co - produced the film ) is effectively cast in the lead role of james stevens , a melancholy hunk whose life has been in a booze - fueled tailspin since the death of his wife . after losing several jobs , and engaging in at least one violent barroom altercation , he loses custody of his young daughter , and is forced to accept a dodgy job driving a box truck carrying unknown cargo cross - country with no questions asked .
best stunt lars von trier has sworn off press conferences following his ill - judged joking at the 2011 cannes film festival . but he was prepared to bend the rules for venice , appearing on a laptop screen and having the actor stellan skarsgård feed him questions from the audience . skarsgård had three lifelines and von trier was his
phone - a - friend
. while this was typically playful behaviour from the controversial danish director , one feared he had again misjudged his audience . most of the reporters in the press room appeared utterly bewildered .
based on a 1966 novel by thomas p . cullinan , and previously adapted into a film in 1971 by don siegel and starring clint eastwood , the beguiled tells the story of an injured union fighter who seduces several of the women at farnsworth seminary , a southern school for girls , only to breed jealousy and become the subject of their collective wrath . it’s hard not to see coppola’s attraction to the material . her body of work regularly focuses on privileged characters—particularly women—cut off from the world , their sexuality repressed , longing for an escape , but ultimately doomed to their lonely circumstances .
crew : camera ( color ) , siddharth diwan ; editor , prerna saigal ; music , karan kulkarni ; lyrics , varun grover ; production designer , meenakshi singh ; costume designer , shilpa srivastava ; sound , pramod thomas ; supervising producer , meraj shaikh ; associate producers , ritesh batra , deep singh kakad , simerjeet singh oberoi ; line producer , salil deshpande ; associate director , prerna saigal ; assistant directors , shilpa srivastava , rishabh dev vaishnav , avijit khanwilkar ; casting , anmol ahuja . reviewed at cannes film festival ( critics ' week ) , may 21 , 2012 . running time : 118 min .
regrets ? we ' ve had a few . hopes were high for the cut , a sweeping epic of the armenian genocide by the talented german - turkish director fatih akin . this looked tremendous on paper but the delivery falls short . tahar rahim plays nazaret , the mute , stoic survivor who goes in search of his daughters in the aftermath of the first world war . he ' s trudging widescreen landscapes of rock and sand , stooping to dip his pail in a well that turns out to be clogged with corpses . the direction is bullish ; the soundtrack enticing . but akin ' s film turns out to be as flat and featureless as the turkish desert itself .
how fitting that this year ' s festival should have opened with the electrifying birdman , in which michael keaton ' s fading old thespian turns his back on the mainstream and sets his sights on high art instead . it was a film that largely set the tone for the 10 days that followed , as lightning flashed , arthouse curios sprouted and big american titles proved to be as rare as hen ' s teeth . cannes may be more brash and exciting ; sundance more airy and wholesome . and yet humid , rotting venice possesses peculiar charms of its own . by the time the storms roll in ( middle sunday , just before midnight ) , we are positively drowning in decent pictures .
the 2013 edition caught pundits unawares by delivering its crowning golden lion award to gianfranco rosi ' s unfancied ringroad documentary sacro gra – a decision that suggested home - turf advantage can be pivotal at venice . this year we have three italian hopefuls in the main competition . at the time of writing , the smart money was on black souls , a turbulent mafia drama about three brothers from a calabrian crime syndicate . francesco munzi ' s film is rich , dark and impeccably staged . it ' s a tale that paints southern italy as a ruined kingdom , poisoned by its past and hopelessly tangled in outmoded ideals of blood and honour . everyone here is nursing ancient , burning grievances . all of them , you feel , are swiftly riding for a fall .
might abel ferrara ' s pasolini qualify as an italian film too ? heaven forbid ; the very notion is heresy . despite charting the last 24 hours in the life of the great director pier paolo pasolini , it has been shot by a new yorker and stars willem dafoe in the title role , while the bulk of the dialogue is spoken in english . perhaps it was these flagrant transgressions that accounted for a sniffy reception from the domestic delegates . all the same , i liked this enormously . after the lurid histrionics of his recent welcome to new york , ferrara appears to have harnessed his wilder impulses . his pasolini is fragile , dreamy and sad , shuffling domestic vignettes with vibrant fantasy interludes as it cruises inexorably towards the rocks . dafoe , too , proves purely terrific as the brilliant , ill - starred man at the centre .
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the first feature by indian writer - director vasan bala focuses on two destitute 20 - year - olds who fall into mumbai’s drug trade and a young cop who stalks them .
because she helped give independent cinema a facelift . in the last one year , she spearheaded anurag kashyap films pvt ltd ( akfpl ) to produce over 10 films ranging from the revenge drama gangs of wasseypur to the psychological thriller michael , to the applause of critics and mass audiences at home and abroad .
because she has bridged the gap between indian films and foreign buyers and distributors . her forthcoming production , the lunchbox , directed by first - time filmmaker ritesh batra , is a co - production with companies in germany , france , the united states and india .
because this month she has been recognised by the hollywood reporter as one of the 12 outstanding international women achievers in the field of entertainment .
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with : with : gulshan devaiah , kriti malhotra , siddharth menon , nimrat kaur , murari kumar , sagai raj , megh pant , nishikant kamat , mukesh chhabra , maya tideman , somrita nandy , arpit varshney , kashyap kapoor , rahul chhabria , shinjini raval , neeraj ghaywan , shlok sharma , kashyap das , aparna purohit . ( hindi , english dialogue )
bala worked as assistant helmer to anointed alternative indian director anurag kashyap , whose association here as producer should prove attractive to followers of the non - bollywood market . kashyap’s impact is largely felt in the pic’s gritty cosmopolitan realism , though bala seems more influenced by americans like scorsese , james gray and even a touch of abel ferrara . he’s written compelling characters ( though some take too long to reach that state ) , and his facility with dialogue outstrips many other indie subcontinentals .
when first introduced , investigative cop ranjit ( gulshan devaiah ) seems like a shy charmer until he picks up a girl in a disco , forces vodka down her throat , and then arranges the hotel room to look like they’ve had sex . the scene is perplexing until he’s seen hesitantly calling a doctor about erectile dysfunction . ranjit’s subsequent vile behavior is too extreme to ascribe solely to a limp member , but there’s no denying the guy is cracked , especially after viciously attacking his married neighbor kuljeet ( nimrat kaur ) , who enablingly downplays his problem .
running parallel is the story of bilkis ( kriti malhotra ) , a pretty bangladeshi widow with cancer who goes to mumbai to work as a drug mule for jj ( murari kumar ) . a former science teacher , she’s hardly the type to run with sleazy low - level drug lords , which is why young mac ( siddharth menon ) is so attracted to the quiet newcomer .
for most of the pic , these two tales run parallel , given more or less equal weight , allowing a continual shift in social strata from lonely middle - class life to the underbelly of mumbai and outskirts . occasionally style overwhelms better judgment as well as narrative cohesion , and there are moments that cry out to be trimmed . some may find the pic’s moral ambiguity troubling ; it’s difficult to know where to place audience sympathy , though the helmer’s refusal to be judgmental with anyone but ranjit is presumably a well - considered strategy .
male and female characters are equally complex , and bala demonstrates great skill in writing intelligent flirtatious repartee , especially in scenes between kuljeet and ranjit , before he turns nasty . strong thesping from mostly up - and - comers undoubtedly helps : devaiah’s ability to flip from charmer to sadist is chillingly real , and kaur’s down - to - earth frustrated wife brightens the screen each time she appears . malhotra doesn’t speak much , but has the kind of emotional gravitas that compensates , and newcomer menon is a gangly live - wire who makes his presence felt .
lensing keeps pace with the action without overdoing the handheld work , and bala generally displays a strong compositional eye . even scenes shot in daylight feel as if night is about to fall , with mumbai’s featureless darkness loaded with troubled uncertainty .
production : an eros intl . presentation of an akfpl , sikhya entertainment , philind motion pictures , metamozez entertainment , mandolin sky entertainment , acropolis films , oasis motion pictures , ashdhir cine vision , dar motion pictures production . ( international sales : elle driver , paris . ) produced by guneet monga , anurag kashyap , eros intl . co - producers , zenaida mastura , mozez singh , mahruu sheikh , vishakha singh , sachin kalra , gaurav dhingra , siddhanta ashidhir , arun rangachari , shahnaab alam . executive producers , achin jain , gitika aggarwal . directed , written by vasan bala .
cast : with : gulshan devaiah , kriti malhotra , siddharth menon , nimrat kaur , murari kumar , sagai raj , megh pant , nishikant kamat , mukesh chhabra , maya tideman , somrita nandy , arpit varshney , kashyap kapoor , rahul chhabria , shinjini raval , neeraj ghaywan , shlok sharma , kashyap das , aparna purohit . ( hindi , english dialogue )
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for many years i had no courage to choose films as a career . i grew up in mumbai and worked in banks for several years . being the only child , i could not tell my parents that i wanted a life outside the so - called safer professions . but i was very bored working for banks .
in fact , i dropped out of a master ' s program because i could not understand taxation laws . my parents were not very happy that i was changing so many jobs .
a couple of years ago , i gave up my job and went to chennai , hoping to work with mani ratnam whom i have admired for long , but that did not happen .
however , i was not going to give up . i worked on a couple of movie scripts and also blogged . that is how i came to know anurag kashyap who became my mentor .
i still admire mani ratnam but in the past years , i have worked with anurag , and most importantly with michael winterbottom when he made trishna . i admire their courage and focus and relentless passion .
i read newspaper reports about how young immigrants - - some of them who have a few years to live because of diseases like cancer - - get into illicit drug making and smuggling . they risk jail sentences , but given their knowledge that their lives are short , they are prepared to do anything to save some money for their immediate families .
i grew up in matunga ( in central mumbai ) , which is essentially like small - town . i didn ' t realise that i was living in a big metropolis until college . suddenly there were hundreds of people that came from all over the country . i felt a little left out and rootless . when i began to work , i saw more of the whole migrant city .