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| March
08, 2007 |
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Gone
are the days when heroines had mentors and were
cast in immortal roles created by them. These
roles went on to remain etched in the memories
of fans marking a milestone in the history of
their career in Tamil cinema. Veterans like Balachander,
Bharathiraja, Sridhar, and Bhagyaraj can take
the credit for nurturing and nourishing some very
talented actresses. |
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What Balachander did to Saritha’s career needs no explanation.
Discovering her talents with the cult Telugu hit Marocharithra,
Balachander boosted her career in Tamil with meaty roles in
movies such as Thappu Thaalangal, Agni Saatchi, and Kalyana
Agadigal. After this Saritha became a Balachander regular
and fans and critics screamed with delight on discovering
such immense potential. Saritha’s roles remain eternal
in the memories of movie buffs and it’s not hard to
find newcomers modeling their career map after her. |
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Sridhar
found Sarojadevi and gave us that poignant tale of
love and relationships- Kalyana Parisu - decades ago.
If there is one movie that tops the list as an all
time classic favorite of most movie buffs, it is Kalayana
Parisu. Any time, any day, it walks away with the
honours.
The credit of peppering the Tamil cinema scene during
the late 70s and 80s with some true blue potentials
like Radhika, Radha, and Revathy is attributed to
Bharathiraja, who interestingly rechristens his heroines
with an R as the starting letter. More noteworthy
are the roles that he crafted for women.
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Revathy’s
transformation from a naïve little village girl
in Man Vaasanai to the revolutionary firebrand in Pudhumai
Pen is a classic example of Bharathi Raja’s extremities
in story telling, movie after offbeat movie. Revathy’s
career steadily shot up from then on, and her acting
skills touched greater heights. Such was also the case
with Radhika whose effervescent career started with
her village belle act for Kizhakke Pogum Rayil, a portrait
that remains vibrant and alive even now- especially
on television. Radha remained the exuberant and high-spirited
of his newfound talents, and is known best for Mudhal
Mariyaadhai.
While it has become a thing of the past for directors
to deliver emotional dramas with a focus on an intense
woman character played by a strong female lead (in an
otherwise commercial-ridden Tamil cinema that focuses
on eyeball grabbing attention of fans and the moolah
by making stylishly packaged movies), Ameer seems to
be bringing back this trend. His Paruthiveeran gave
Priya Mani the role of her lifetime, making her the
envy of the other actresses in the industry. |
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His forthcoming Yogi, where he plays the lead alongside Madhumitha,
has become fodder for coffee table discussions in Kollywood.
Madhumitha’s role and makeover for Yogi has already
generated enough hype that the woman-centric role could be
revived. However, whether it will breathe life into her lackluster
career and give Tamil cinema another Paruthiveeran Priya Mani
or Pudumai Pen Revathy remains to be seen.
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