Malai Kallan Book

Sri MGR Year 95, 6th April, Friday

The Hindu Friday issue in Books review column, a Tamil novel by name Malaikkallan written by Namakkal Kavignar (Namakkal Ramalingam Pillai) was reviewed. Below is the review that has appeared.

 

 

A classic, this novel of adventure has been released after a gap of 16 years. The first edition rolled out in 1942 and was a best seller.

 

The celluloid version with MGR and Bhanumathi in the lead was a super hit too. The story of a golden-hearted bandit and his escapades laced with romance has eternal charm although the style and diction do sound outdated.

 

The book is published by:

 

Pazhaniappa Brothers, Chennai.

Price of the book is Rs.150.

 

 

The movie was shot in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages. But the Tamil version enacted by MGR received the Government of India Lotus Award.

 

The cast includes apart from MGR and Bhanumathi are; M.G.Chakrapani (as the Inspector) T.S.Durairaj, Sriram, D.Balasubramaniam, P.S.Gnanam, E.R.Sahadevan.

 

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MGR in Times of India

Sri MGR Year 94, 18th February, Friday

 

Times of India one of the Leading English Dailies in our Country have recently launched the Coimbatore edition on 14.2.2011. In it Times of India column carried about our beloved Leader Puratchi Thalaivar MGR.

 

Yesterday Tirupur Ravichandran called and said about the column published by Times of India. And he forwarded the scanned copy to me to share with our Blog readers.

 

The Newspaper’s first edition carried a Special Supplement about Coimbatore and also the movies that were produced in Coimbatore in those day example Malaikallan.

 

Malaikallan movie was given special mention and has written that

The Film Malaikallan which made MGR a Superstar, was produced at the Pakshiraja Studio in Coimbatore.

We thank Tirupur Ravichandran for sending the scanned copy to share with our Blog.