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Tamil
Film Industry is the 3rd Largest in India.
There is no dearth for icons in the form
of Sivaji, Kamal Haasan, Maniratnam, ARR,
P.C.Sriram, Ilayaraja, Bharathiraja, Balachander,
Mahendran, Sridhar etc. It is the hard
work and achievement of these icons and
several other good hearted and talented
people helped Tamil Cinema to get an Identity
in the Global Arena .Then what is holding
us back now? I could think of 7 obvious
reasons which I have listed below
The first and foremost is
Punch Dialogue –
Thinking that they are messiahs of God,
some mass heroes mouth some literary masterpiece
which is not at all relevant to the situation.
The sad thing is that our heroes believe
that people throng to the cinema halls
to see them utter these phrases.
Here are some guidelines as to how a punch
dialogue is written
• Attack other actor – Naan
adicha thaanga maata
• Talk about coming to politics
– Samudhayatha thirutha ivan oruthan
than seri
• Never be definitive – Naan
vara vendiya nerathukku correcta varuven
• Rhyming – Un moonjila irukku
daadi, Enakku pudikkathu ennoda Daddy
• Advice – Athigama aasapatta
aambalayum…..
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Entry Song – 150 half naked
ladies, 150 men with flags, 2500 junior artists, Cut
outs, the place is mostly a market, phrases like next
CM,PM, Poor Man’s Angel, Lord of gods and also
advices that put Bible to shame is in the air .Step
Back ! You have stumbled on to the location of a Tamil
Film when an entry song is being shot. Films may be
without titles, stories and even directors but not
without entry songs.
Mass Entertainer – Simply put
Is a license to incorporate crude dialogs, a rape
scene, an item song, a separate illogical comedy track,
instant love, gravity defying stunts .If a director
or actors says my film is a mass entertainer it should
be read as ours is a mediocre film or this is what
we could manage with the talents (or opposite of that)
available.
Remake – It is glucose for
heroes who have gone through a rough a patch with
a string of flops. There are also a few actors who
thrive only on remakes .On the flip side it affects
the name of the Tamil Film Industry and restricts
fresh talent. But who cares? All that is required
is quick money, fame with minimal effort and creativity.
(Or the lack of it)
Director as a Hero – ‘Today’s
heroes do not know the value of a script’ a
director announces and the next day you see a film
puja with him as the hero. This is the current trend
in the Tamil film industry, director in the first
film and actor in the second. One is killing uttering
punch dialogues and other is killing trying to act.
Which of the 2 evils should we choose?
Political Ambitions – There
can’t be a more unlucky person than one who
watches a Tamil hero’s film (one with political
ambitions). What you get to see is a cocktail of his
association’s flags, advices, punch dialogues,
entry songs, and every single character including
the villain is forced to praise the hero. And we come
out with our heads spinning
Mass Hero – Also fondly called
as the curse of Tamil Cinema
I don’t know to act but I want to make it big.
How?
I don’t want to act, I want to become CM and
I need investment. How?
I am wastrel arrears in college and my dad has deep
pockets .What should I do with his wealth?
I have money and bought copyrights for 10 Telugu films
so what’s my future?
My professor was rude to me and I want to take revenge
on his entire family. How?
Many problems one solution – MASS HERO
Please do let me know if you have any other deadly
mistake that is costing the Tamil Film Industry.
Senthil Nathan R.,
raj_senthil82@yahoo.co.in
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Cinema, Sivaji,
Mani
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