fter seeing this i am rejoiced because this movie has got one the
best songs in indian cinema. anyway my 1st post this will be. I can
recall it.
The movie came out in 1997. It is about the life stories about the
late MGR actor turned politician and the present Karunanidhi,
minister in India. The part played by Aishwarya Rai is the present
Chief minister of South India - Mdm Jayalalitha. She was a
ysteryear actress of fame and popularity
The characters shown and their real life counterpart still around
in India today all except for the late MGR. Parts of the movie are
shown in black and white (no colours) to celebrate the heydays of
Indian cinema in the 1950s-60s
The songs are most unique i heard. Because the songs are like
retro-songs.Sound is clear like a CD but it has all the sound
effects of the old "vinyl or gramaphone" old songs with todays
sound quality and usage of instruments and overall composition and
it should have the essence of 50s music.
If you ever wondered what is Aishwarya's First movie. Dashing and
ravishing. She only played a minor role in the movie, that of a
young budding actress.
The story was about politics and relation to cinema stars in India
in the post independence period (1940s) , the setting. If you are
anyone interested in the movie, tell me , i can get it for you. it
is rare to find now though available in DVD.
And the movie ran into trouble with the Indian censors in
1997.Though we are told that this is not a true story and its
characters are "fictious"
It is obvious that this is fully inspired by the life and times of
MGR and K. KARUNANITHI, 2 prominent figures in India's early
political industry and the women in their lives.. Whether the
director Mani Ratnam has the right to probe the private lives of
these people is a different matter altogether, but as a director,
he has done an excellent job of recreating the behind the scenes
drama, glamour and glitz. But because of Aishwarya Rai's marketing
appeal, it was finally released . Indians tend to idolise national
icons
A good watch if u prefer slow paced movies with high quality
picturisation, or a different story from the usual indian film. The
set design of it is quite amazing because it exactly replicates the
contemporary setting of post independence 1940s. Aishwarya Rai
appears in the costumes of those times, beautiful and novel. Will
immediately you strike is her beauty.And her dance appearance is
gorgeous
The movie has been basically sidewashed aside into alternate cult
cinema.
A period time drama about politics in the olden days of
India.
I have added a few images from this movie to another board.
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