MGR–A Film On Makkal Thilagam

Sri MGR Year 100, November 26th Sunday

2017 is the centenary year of beloved Leader Puratchi Thalaivar MGR, MGR fan clubs, associations and as well as the Government are celebrating in grand manner.

Recently I happened to see an ad in Daily Thanthi that a new movie on the life story of MGR is going to be produced by Ramana Communications who had already produced life of Kamaraj movie.

The ad placed in the Tamil Newspaper

I also saw that the shooting was held and the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisamy presiding the function. The movie is been directed by A.Balakrishnan and for the first short Satish Kumar acted as MGR.

Let us go back a few years many have started the project for small screen and as well as for big screen. Do you remember Idhayam Pesugirathu Manian presented MGR life story in Sun TV which telecasted couple of episodes and I don’t know what happened to the remaining episodes.

Photo courtesy kalakalcinema website

Let us pray that this movie satisfy MGR fans, general public and gets released without any hurdles.

48th International Film Festival

Sri MGR Year 100, 18th November, Saturday

The 48th International Film festival  of India is going to held in Goa this year. The International Film Festival of India with patronage by the then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru and Films Division organised first festival in 1952. Now around 100 countries have submitted their films for the festival.

Divya Films Chockalingam who have digitized Padmini Pictures and our beloved Leader Puratchi Thalaivar starrer MGR movie Ayirathil Oruvan has been selected to be screened on the occasion, the Government of India invited him to be a special invitee and as a special invitee Mr.Chockalingam has to attend and screen the digitized version and block buster movie Ayirathil Oruvan in IFFI.

Below you can find the images of the letter and invitation from the concerned authorities. The images are shared by Divya Films Chockalingam sir. We thank him for allowing us to use the images in our MGR blog.

His correspondence with me:

20-11-17 அன்று கோவாவில் தொடங்க உள்ள (International Film Festival of India)  48வது உலக திரைப்பட விழாவில் புரட்சி தலைவரும் புரட்சி தலைவியும் நடித்த "ஆயிரத்தில் ஒருவன்"திரைப்படம் பங்குபெற தேர்வாகியுள்ளது.

அதனை Digitalல் வடிவமைத்தவன் என்ற முறையில் எனக்கு விமான டிக்கட், மற்றும் நட்சத்திர அந்தஸ்த்து விடுதியில் உபசரிப்பு  போன்றவைகளுடன் விழாவில் கலந்து கொள்ள சிறப்பு அழைப்பாளராக மத்திய அரசு அழைப்பு  அனுப்பியுள்ளது, எங்கள்  முயற்சிக்கு கிடைத்த மாமரியாதை என பூரிப்படைகிறேன்.

   இதனை எற்பாடு    செய்த IFFI, NFDC Govt of India, மற்றும் SIFCC அனைவர்க்கும் எனது பணிவான நன்றியினை தெறிவித்துக்கொள்கிறேன். மற்றும் 1965ல் ஆயிரத்தில் ஒருவன் -ஐ படைத்த இயக்குனர் B.R. பந்துலு ஐயா அவர்களுக்கு இது எமது சமர்ப்பணம் .

We srimgr.com team wish him all success.

Humanitarian Deeds

Sri MGR Year 100, 6th November, Monday

For the past one week our state has witnessed enormous downpour of rain due to North East monsoon, we have to thank the compassion and mercy of mother nature.

Our Puratchi Thalaivar MGR thoughts and deeds towards the poor and  needy is more or like mother nature. MGR’s affinity to help others have been recorded by many. His sympathetic assistance are uncountable. Below are some that I like to add.

1. MGR’s golden heart towards his employee, an electrician working in Sathya Studios. (inlcuded MGR’s letter to the Chairman, Housing Board)

 

2. The then Chief Ministers and fans of MGR.

3. Villain actor R.M.Sethupathi’s mocking dialogues and MGR’s reply.

The above article was published in Kalaimagal Diwali edition, narrated by MGR’s bodyguard K.P.Ramakrishnan and written by Govindaraj, who has sent this to share with our MGR blog.