RE:bloody
by ANOOJ ANTOO on Jan 27, 2008 10:33 PM
I think you have hugely mistaken the value of malayalam cinemas.They r the best of the lot and your tamil movies isn't enough to wipe their sandals.Just go and watch Jagathy's acting in Malayalam movies and then youll know that ur tamil folks are just puppets.And the racial discrimination you make is only casting a bad outlook on tamil people and we all can just reflect it on Tamil cinemas.
RE:RE:bloody
by santhosh warrier on Jan 27, 2008 10:29 PM
watch ur words man. i feel pity for tamil musician to make soem sense of nonsense lyrics. such are the movies made. ine skelton type hero send the villian flying around with his kicks!! mr Ram one should not compare mallu films with that of Tamil... mallu filma are far ahead in all aspects.
RE:RE:RE:bloody
by Prabhu on Jan 28, 2008 12:19 AM
Hey Santosh, Did you see mohanlal tummy, all these years I,ve been watching his tummy and not his performance. Do you expect Tamil heroes to be like mohanlal. Here it suits the role baba but there its suits only for fans like you. I pity you ve such a nasty taste abt judging things
RE:RE:RE:RE:bloody
by Brandon on Jan 28, 2008 05:07 AM
So is kamal hassan a little fat. So is rajinikanth dark and bald in real life, and in movies there are visibly too much make up and so many people concentrate on his make up than dialogues. So is it w/mohanlal, as for the tummy ur just like a child that does not know how to cross the road.
Probably i'm not a big movie watcher,,,but till date, apart from Thilakan, there is no other actor in the Industry to match up to the expectation....give him any role, he can justify....
The role in sadayam is one of his best....
why no good movies are coming in malayalam...i'm dying to c a movie like Thaniyavarthanam or sadayam or kireedam or any movies of Sathyan andhikaaadu
RE:RE:I have not seen such a great actor....
by Anand Menon on Jan 28, 2008 12:02 AM
Same here buddy! the magic wand with which these movies were made seems to have lost its sheen. u rarely come across masterpieces such as Thaniyavarthanam or aryanakam..
Thilakan strayed into films from theatre; he essayed the unforgettable charcater in Yavanika directed by veteran KG George. The role of Vakkachan, the harangued theatre owner who is in a crisis after the disappearnce of his main tabla player enacted by Bharat Gopi, Tilakan made superb. It turned out to be the masterpiece in his acting career and gave him a strong footing in the film industry. For 20 years Tilakan ruled eclipsing even Shankaradi and character actors.
Every actor has a phase of irrelevance and need for rest for retirement. In Tilakan's case, he refuses to come to terms with age, failing health, the distaste of the new generation for his stereotyped characters etc. It looks really stupid on his part to hurl abuses at the leading actors to make us aware that they survive only on the strength of their caste. Mammooty does not a certificate on acting from any one. Mammuty's Aksharngal, Kazcha, Alkootathil Thaniye, Oru Vadakkan Veergatha etc are a few examples to his versatality.
If Tilakan's argument of casteism is true then many artistes and technicians of his community would have been jobless. That is not the case.
Tilakan became persona nongrata for film fraternity after he openly colluded with the producers' union which had a stand off with the actors union Amma. Tilakan betrayed the actors union just to ensure his survival; now he is using caste to gain sympathy and chance. If he is a graet actor as he assumes, he must be humble and guide the j
RE:Tilakan Betrayed Actors' Union
by shyam nair on Jan 27, 2008 09:45 PM
I dont know, why actor is decided offline...lookk what he had done at movies, and what all he can do more....
Thilakan is of course a great actor. but all these talk about caste and supestars is in bad taste. Superstars are hoirrible when they act as superstars in movies. But they have showed their real talent in worthwhile sensible movies.
RE:superstars are insecure
by Anand Menon on Jan 28, 2008 12:08 AM
In kerala, people do not need issues to politicise things. The very fabric of social structure in kerala is to divide and rule. Why else would a state be interested in all crappy political activies that the left, right indulge in.. what penariya vijayan said and what achutanandan said.. such things declare the death of intellectualism and the birth of mediocrity
RE:superstars are insecure
by jaajvel pathrose on Jan 27, 2008 09:58 PM
Hi geetha Nair, your "Nair" after your first name symbolizes your caste, so what's wrong with Thilakan saying so?
RE:superstars are insecure
by Gopalakrishnan Nair on Jan 27, 2008 10:15 PM
If one has a "Nair" with her/his name, it should not be taken as a pariah to be stoned by all tom, dick and harry. If what Thilakan (of course a very great actor he is) says is correct, why Prithviraj, another Nair boy in the Malayalam cinema, is also subjected to harrassment. So caste is not the factor. All film producers are from Christian and Muslim community, that is also to be noted here, Pathrose.
RE:superstars are insecure
by jaajvel pathrose on Jan 28, 2008 12:07 AM
I don't think All film producers are from Christian and Muslim community..........If so reputed named such as Seven arts should not be there. I said, those who has attached "Nair" as their tail should not say objections when others raise the chorus of casteism!! That is like throwing stones while sitting in a glass house!! I still stand by my words Gopalakrishnan Nair!!
RE:?
by raghupathy balakrishnan on Jan 27, 2008 09:41 PM
hey... this is really the height of self-confidence.... see a person who is displaying his foolishness (and arrogance too...!) proudly....!
I am sure that the people in your geographical neighbourhood also display the same great confidence...!
RE:?
by shyam nair on Jan 27, 2008 09:51 PM
Hey this person is a fool no doubt,,,,but dont all of you agree that malayalam we are not getting good movies...either people are not accepting or due to the f... soaps....any comments
RE:?
by pavan on Jan 27, 2008 08:05 PM
that i ur ignorance and narrow mindedness but don't advertise it it is better to be silent and known as wise than to reveal ur ignorance like this.
RE:mallus
by joseph mathew on Jan 27, 2008 09:14 PM
Can u find any field where u can beat mallu.. go to kerala and see how the people are living there no juggies , every body is litarate and there is social equality not like north india where still slaves serving masters
RE:mallus
by Abhilash Das on Jan 27, 2008 08:14 PM
Your words cleary suggests that you are outplayed by your mallu counterparts in your works. Dont be jealous or stop talking about mallus in middle east.
These issues has been discussed in kerala for a long time and it was untimely when rediff brings it to national debate when such petty issues should die in the region itself.Who else outside kerala knows about Nair and Ezhava.hmm.. Rediff seems to have some vested interest.
RE:Rediff is promoted by people from thilakan's community ?
by Ananda Sekhar on Jan 27, 2008 08:42 PM
I am not from Kerala. But I can understand Malayalam as I have stayed for some years. National Award being given to Bachchan by political pressure though the Award chariman felt it should be given to Thilakan is not a Petty issue. If you know only about your small world, please read such news but don't comment. Thilakan is an excellent actor. I would like to compare him with Nasrudin shah, others. I admire only actors who do it well, not by region or country.
RE:Rediff is promoted by people from thilakan's community ?
by Shibi Gangadharan on Jan 27, 2008 10:37 PM
well said man. I never knew the story behind Bachan's national award. Thilakan's performance in "Perunthahan" and Bachan's performance in "Agneepath" are not at all comparable. coz it was hard to find any expression on Bachan's face back then. I would say Bachan has more stardom than acting skills. Ofcourse, I enjoyed many roles he did in his films. But when considering for a national award I doubt whether he stands anywhere near the competition? I'm not debating whether sounth indian actors are better than their counter parts in north India or anywhere else in India. There are versatile and skilled actors in all over the country and I do respect their good job. The awards should be given to people who do good job in their respective arena. Its unfortunate tht these damn politicians interfere in almost all fields to make vote out of it. And pls dont talk about casts and religion. We do have better things to do for our country than arguing over these silly topics.
Thilakan is playing the caste issue. It is not correct. No doubt he is one of the finest actor malayalam cinema had produced and not given an award due to political reasons but bringing caste issue is bad in taste
