Gemini’s first colour movie and our Thalaivar’s 100th movie Olivilakku is re-released in Mahalakshmi theater this week.
Earlier this movie was re-released in two theaters in Chennai on 28th September 2012, in Mahalakshmi and Anna theater, Mahalakshmi had a three weeks run.
Not even one year has passed Olivilakku is re-released in the same theater. On my way to clients work I had to pass through Mahalakshmi theater and took some images (no videos) as the time was 5.15 PM.
Already MGR fans has started to show their devotion by garlanding MGR banners. Above are some of the images.
There are more banners placed by various MGR fans association.
King Claudius to Laertes “Revenge should have no bounds” a line from Hamlet. Taking revenge in Tamil Movies are run of the mill story. In MGR movies the theme revenge is categorized to five, they are taking revenge for his Mother, Father, Sister, Family and Country.
The concept of revenge in MGR movies is giving justice for the wrong doing by his enemies. Mostly they were taken into custody or they repent for their sins and rarely killed.
I. For Mother:
Most of MGR movies have a widowed mother. But when looking into the story of MGR movies for the revenge theme the number of movies falls under this category they are:
Thaiku Pin Tharam
Mannathi Mannan
Adimai Penn
Of this the grandest revenge movie for his Mother is Adimai Penn.
II. For Father:
Astonishingly more revenge stories are attributed for his fathers demise. The movies are:
Kudieruntha Kovil
En Annan
Thedi Vantha Mapillai
Kumari Kottam
Sangay Muzhangu (Foster Father)
Navarathinam
Above image is from Sangay Muzhangu.
III. For Sister:
Not more than two movies for the taking full revenge by our Hero, against the opponent done on screen. One movie Engal Thangam though appears to fall in this category it is more apt to say that the story is about brothers love.
The movies for this category is two:
Periya Idathu Penn
Anna Nee En Deivam (Avasara Police 100)
IV. For Family
This includes not only the villain killing MGR’s father and mother but also tormenting his siblings. This includes two movies.
Neerum Nerupum
The above image is from Neerum Nerupum, this movie involves revenge against Asokan who had killed MGR’s Father and Mother. Same movie can be counted in For Country also.
Sirithu Vazha Vendum
Nalai Namathey
V. For The Country:
Most of his movies either Social oriented or period movies MGR’s character is centered around liberating the hardship faced by his country men, those includes the below movies.
Marutha Nattu Illavarasi
Ayirathil Oruvan
Nam Nadu
MGR’s revenge against corrupted politician.
Uzhaikum Karangal
Revenge theme against his Employer who becomes corrupt and anti social.
Maduraiyai Meeta Sundarapandian
A classic novel of Akilan “Kayalvizhi” directed by MGR and named as Maduraiyai Meeta Sundarapandian a revenge against Chola Empire, how MGR succeeds in his task forms the core of the story.
Rickshawkaran movie which fetched MGR his best Indian Actor Award is also about revenge, but in this he fights against the injustice of Asokan, this revenge MGR takes is for somebody else, the foster child.
I might have missed some movies, if any please let me know.Thanks to Vinod Sir for cross checking the list.
Below are the MGR movies that have reached 100 days and more in Coimbatore theaters.
The movies of MGR from 1947 to 1978, taking into account the movies with MGR as the lead.
City centres like Chennai, Madurai, Trichy, Salem, Coimbatore etc. only Coimbatore had a very low 100 days movie run. MGR Hit films for example Anbay Vaa, Kavalkaran, Nalla Neram, Pallandu Vazhga, Neethiku Thalai Vanangu, Indru Pol Endrum Vazhga and Meenava Nanban did not have a 100 day run in Coimbatore, sure not a fort for MGR movies but politically it has a strong MGR base.
Data and image provided by Olikirathu Urimaikural Editor B.S.Raju.
Year
Movie Name
Theater
1947
Rajakumari
Raja
1948
Mohini
Ashok
1950
Manthiri Kumari
Carnatic
1951
Marmayogi
Raja
1951
Sarvathikari
Raja
1952
En Thangai
Ashok
1954
Malai Kallan
Carnatic
1955
Kulaybaghavali
Diamond
1956
Alibabavum Narpathu Thirudargalum
Carnatic
1956
Madurai Veeran
Raja
1956
Thaiku Pin Tharam
Royal
1957
Chakravarthy Thirumagal
Diamond
1958
Nadodi Mannan
Raja
1961
Thirudathae
Raja
1961
Thai Sollai Thatathey
Royal
1962
Thaiyai Katha Thanaiyan
Carnatic
1964
Panakara Kudumbam
Swamy
1965
Enga Veetu Pillai
Royal
1965
Ayirathil Oruvan
Carnatic
1968
Kudieruntha Kovil
Raja
1969
Adimai Penn
Raja
1969
Nam Nadu
Raja
1970
Mattukara Velan
Iruthaya
1971
Rickshawkaran
Raja
1973
Ulagam Sutrum Vaaliban
Raja
1974
Urimaikural
Geethalaya
1975
Ithayakani
Central
Out of 115 movies from 1947 to 1978 as a Hero, 27 movies crossed 100 days and Enga Veetu Pillai is only movie to have a Silver Jubilee run in Coimbatore.
ALS productions first venture with our beloved Leader Puratchi Thalaivar MGR is Chakravarthy Thirumagal. The movie was first released in 18th January 1957 all over South.
The first MGR movie for Director P.Neelakantan then he went on to direct 16 other movies with MGR as the lead.
The movie was a super hit and crossed 100 days in 8 theaters, Chitra and Sri Krishna in Chennai, New Cinema – Madurai, Gaiety – Trichy, Diamond – Coimbatore, Santhi – Salem, Radha – Virudhu Nagar, States – Bangalore. And one theater in Srilanka – Kinsley.
The movie is re-released tomorrow in Mahalakshmi theater. More of images and videos of re-release will follow soon.
