A Story View of Sathileelavathi-1936

சதிலீலாவதி எம்.ஜி.ஆருக்குத்தான் முதல் படம் என்றில்லை. படத்தில் வில்லனாக நடித்த டி.எஸ்.பாலையா, கலைவாணர் என்.எஸ்.கிருஷ்ணனுக்கும் முதல் படம். அமெரிக்கரான எல்லீஸ் ஆர்.டங்கன் தமிழ் படங்களை இயக்க ஆரம்பித்ததும் இதன் மூலம் தான். இயக்குநர் (கிருஷ்ணன்) பஞ்சுவுக்கும் இது முதல் படம்.ஜெமினி அதிபர் எஸ்.எஸ். வாசனின் சினிமா உலகப் பிரவேசம் இதில்தான் ஆரம்பமானது. அவர் ஆனந்த விகடன் இதழில் எழுதிய சதிலீலாவதி தொடர் நாவல்தான் படமாகியது. பெரும் வெற்றி பெற்ற சதிலீலாவதி மதுவின் மூலம் ஏற்படும் தீமையால் ஒரு பெரிய குடும்பமே நாசமாயிற்று என்பதை கதையின் மூலக் கருத்தாக வைத்து எடுக்கப்பட்ட படம். படம் பார்த்துவிட்டு ஏராளமான ரசிகர்கள் மதுவுக்கு அடிமையாகியிருந்த நாங்கள் இப்படம் பார்த்துவிட்டு திருந்திவிட்டோம் என்று எழுதியிருந்தார்களாம். எம்.ஜி.ஆருக்கு இதில் போலீஸ் இன்ஸ்பெக்டர் வேடம். சிறிய வேடம்தான்.

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MGR did not like this song. So Kannadasan replaced

In 1956 Mahadevi was being produced. Kannadasasn wrote a song for a park situation. The kathali would wait for a long time and sleep off. The kathalan would come later and rubs her face gently to wake her up. She wakes up to her shock. Then the song goes. "Naanandri Yaar varuvaar. Ilam Nangai Unai veru Yaar thoduvaar" MGR did not like this song. So Kannadasan replaced it with "Kan Moodum Velayilum kalai enne kalaiye". Kannadasan was wild with MGR. Several other pressures forced him to produce his own film. Two years later in 1958 he took Malayitta Mangai in which he created the same situation and made TR Mahalingam and Mynavathi to act out the song mentioned above. TR Mahalingam made a personal request to Visvanathan Ramamoorthy. People used to believe that TRMahalingam could only sing high pitch songs. He asked for the the lowest possible pitch in the song. Thats how the song became the lowest pitch song of TRM.

Paithiakaaran-1947

Image given by Roop Kumar

Cast M. G. Ramachandran

N. S. Krishnan,

T. A. Mathuram

S. V. Sahasranamam

D. Balasubramaniam,

S. J. Kantha

Produced by : N.S.K

Director : Krisnan-Panju

Music : CR .Subaraman

Story View

T. A. Mathuram promoted a movie company named after husband N. S. Krishnan, mainly to generate money, and a film Paithiakaaran (Madman), based on her troupe’s successful play of the same title, was launched. Written by S. V. Sahasranamam, it drew inspiration from the V. Shantaram classic Duniya Na Mane. The film dealt with socially reformist issues such as remarriage of young widows, elderly father objecting to the widowed daughter remarrying while he marries a young woman as soon as his first wife dies and the young bride refusing to be his wife preferring to treat him as a father, which were ideas ahead of time in Tamil cinema. N. S. Krishnan entered the film while it was under production after serving a 30-month prison sentence following the sensational Lakshmikantham Murder Case. A character was created for him, and Mathuram played a dual role as Valli (teaming up with NSK) and as the heroine. He remained his cheerful, humorous self, cracking jokes and evoking laughter even in prison. Indeed, he had rendered a satirical number about his jail sojourn in ‘Madman’ (that’s how the film was commonly referred to). The song ‘Jailukku Poi Vantha…’, which he sang in his usual breezy style, proved popular and is the only feature of the film that is remembered to this day! In this song, NSK highlighted life in prison, the kinds of prisoners, the good, the bad and the ugly, and how one need not worry about where one’s next meal comes from! A popular song by Kavimani Desigavinayakam Pillai, ‘Paattukkoru Pulavan Bharathiyada…’, was used in the film in a dance sequence enacted by T. A. Jayalakshmi (heroine of AVM’s Naam Iruvar) and two others. NSK’s fame grew after this release and he had a bright innings as director, producer and political enthusiast, soon emerging as a cult figure. Krishnan-Panju directed the film and Sahasranamam told this writer that many scenes featuring MGR who played a supportive role, were directed by NSK himself. Sahasranamam, a socially conscious person, formed his own troupe and staged plays conveying reformist messages. Paithiakaaran was one such early effort of his. The play staged at the famous, but now non-existent, Wall Tax Theatre (known to local Tamils as ‘Othavaadai Kootthu Kotta’!) became a success after T. A. Mathuram came out of a self-imposed exile following NSK’s imprisonment and played the lead role. Her mere presence made the play a box-office success. It was then the decision to make it into a movie was taken. The sadly forgotten South Indian film pioneer S. Soundararajan (Tamil Nadu Talkies) financed the venture mainly because of his friendship with Krishnan-Mathuram. Remembered for: Being the successful comeback vehicle of N. S. Krishnan after his release from prison, his famous song about life in prison, and the film’s socially reformist theme.

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Article from Hindu

Released on : 26-09-1947