Pongal Festival

Sri MGR Year 98, 28th June, Sunday

Below is an article published in Dinamalar issue dated 14.1.2013 written by R.Govindaraj remembering the Pongal festival, the only festival that our beloved Leader Puratchi Thalaivar MGR celebrated. 

MGR on behalf of MGR Nadaga Mandram and stunt group celebrated Pongal festival every year from 1953. Chief Guests attended the function, for the first year Director K.Subramaniyam presided the function. MGR’s bodyguard K.P.Ramakrishnan who worked with our beloved Leader MGR remembers the celebration. 

The scanned page of Dinamalar, click the above image to enlarge. 

New dress with currency will be given to everybody, MGR and his family also wears the same dress during the function. MGR’s wife Sadhanandavathi who was ill also took part.

 

Below is the photo forwarded by R.Govindaraj to share with our MGR blog. I thank him for forwarding such a treasure. 

Numbered are: 1 Kamatchi Nathan (M.N.Nambiyar’s henchman in the movie Ayirathil Oruvan) 2. Gundumani 3. Madakulam Dharmalingam, to the left of him is Thirupathisamy. Place is MGR’s house,Royapettah now it is ADMK Party Head office, taken in the year 1955, pongal festival.

Pongal Release Movies II

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Continuation post of Pongal Release movies of MGR.

 

Number 4 : Enga Veetu Pillai

 

Enga Veetu Pillai Super Hit movie of 1965 was released on Pongal day. In this movie MGR donned dual role and his performance, Incredible.

 

 

Number 5 : Anbay Vaa

 

Next year that is 1966, AVM’s first colour movie Anbay Vaa was released. A romantic movie.

 

 

Anbay Vaa, famous Philosophical song.

 

 

Number 6 : Matukkara Velan

 

Jayanthi Films Mattukara Velan was released on Pongal day, MGR in dual role one Cowherd and another an Advocate.

 

 

Songs from the movie uploaded by Raj Video Vision.

 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCbLqz0961cuvwIiycSmuFZCBViLZVIXN

 

MGR’s 3rd Directorial venture movie Maduraiyai Meeta Sundarapandian was released on 14th January 1978 just six months after MGR became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

 

 

 

Watch this song.

MGR the prince of Madurai enters his enemies Court and sings this song without any anger sign just smiles for the whole song. With these gestures he makes others angry.

 

A punch dialog from Maduraiyai Meeta Sundarapandian uploaded by MGR Devotee Sailesh Basu.

 

 

 

 

 

Pongal Greetings.

We srimgr.com team wishes our Blog readers a very Happy Pongal.

Pongal Release Movies

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Pongal festival is the only festival MGR celebrated. On this day some of MGR movies were released. Below is the list of MGR movies released on Pongal festival.

 

No.	Name of the Movie	Year of Release
01	Harishchandra	1944
02	Alibabavum Narpathu Thirudargalum	1956
03	Rani Samyugdha	1962
04	Vettaikaran	1964
05	Enga Veetu Pillai	1965
06	Anbay Vaa	1966
07	Matukkara Velan	1970
08	Maduraiyai Meeta Sundarapandian	1978

 

In the above list of 8 movies 7 movies are MGR starred as Hero, so we take here only the seven movies (Look number 7 coincidence!).

 

Number 1: Alibabavum Narpathu Thirudargalum

 

 

The first Tamil colour movie is our beloved Leader’s Alibabavum Narpathu Thirudargalum. Produced by Modern theaters and directed by Sundaram the movie was released on Pongal day.

 

Number 2 : Rani Samyugdha.

 

 

 

Historical story of Rajput clan Prithviraj Chauhan who defeated Mohamed Ghori in the First battle of Tarain (1191) and the love between the Jai Chandra’s daughter Samyugdha.

 

Duet song from this movie.

 

 

Uploaded by Goldtreat.

 

Number 3 : Vettaikaran

 

 

Devar Films Black and White movie (part Cowboy movie) Vettaikaran was released on Pongal Day on 14th January 1964.

 

The famous philosophical song “Unnai Arinthal”

 

 

Uploaded by RVVMGR.

 

The images are provided by B.S.Raju Editor Olikirathu Urimaikural Magazine.

 

Other movie reviews will continue.

Pongal Wishes

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Puratchi Thalaivar MGR celebrates only Pongal, on that day he used to give gifts, dress and food to every employees (MGR Nadaga Mandram and Emgeeyar Pictures) and friends. This function was celebrated in Ramavaram Garden in grand manner.

 

 

MGR Devotee Tirupur Ravichandran has sent this image as a Pongal wish to all our Blog readers. We srimgr.com team wishes all MGR Fans, Devotees and Blog readers a Very Happy Pongal.

Pongal Wishes

Sri MGR Year 93, 15th January, Saturday

 

srimgr.com team wishes our Blog readers a very Happy Pongal.

 

 

Pongal Greetings from MGR

MGR celebrates Pongal in Ramavaram Garden in grand manner, he provides same type dress and gifts to all his employees working for Emgeeyar Pictures, MGR Nadaga Mandram and his political party friends on that day.