Comedian with a Conscience! Most Respected Comic Actor of Tamil Cinema

There is one comic track that is more popular than the phenomenal mega hit movie of which it is part of - Thangavelu's Comedy Track in the super hit movie Kalyana Parisu. The comedy sequence in this movie featuring K A Thangavelu, Gemini and M Saroja (Thangavelu's wife) is an integral part of the legend and history of Tamil Cinema. Thangavelu was a seasoned Stage artist with his own very successful drama troupe and in a way was one of the pioneers of Comedy Drama in Tamil Nadu. Apart from having created a name for himself as a Comedian with supreme comic timing he also earned a name for himself as a Comedian with a conscience since his comic performances were always for the whole family. His comic sequence with Kamal Hassan (as a child artiste) in Paarthaal Pasi Theerum is hilarious and a timeless classic. He had excelled in negative roles during the early stages of his acting career. He was comfortable and partnered with all the leading actors of the 50s, 60s and 70s with equal aplomb and had the ability to cut across age groups, liked by all sections of the audience. Tamil Cinema has seen some of the greatest comic geniuses of the world. Thangavelu was surely one of the greatest and most respected. Enjoy this song from the movie Alibabavum 40 Thirudarkalum sung by Ghantasala. Lyrics - A Maruthasi and Music - S Dhakshinamoorthi.

Two Ramachandrans TR and MG - Two Legends of Tamil Cinema Together in a Comical Song (1960)

T R Ramachandran and M G Ramachandran were both born in the same year 1917 and in the same month January (9th and 17th respectively). Both are true legends of Tamil Cinema in their own right. MGR made his debut in the year 1936 with the movie Sathi Leelavathy. T R Ramachandran's debut movie was Nanda Kumar in the year 1938. T R Ramachandran saw early success in the year 1941 with the Cult Classic Movie of Tamil Cinema, 'Sabapathy', produced and directed by AVM. MGR's first big hit was in the year 1947 with Rajakumari under the Jupiter Pictures banner. After that the meteoric rise and success of MGR is well known and well documented. T R Ramachandran had his own share of success as an individual hero and as a co-star. He acted in several hit movies with Sivaji Ganesan. He then went on to do comical and supporting roles in many films. This hit song features both these legends in a rare appearance together with two other legends, M N Nambiar and Vyjayanthi Mala. The Movie is Bagdad Thirudan, Lyrics, A Maruthakasi and Music is by G Govindarajulu Naidu who was the Musical Guru of the Legendary K B Sundarambal!

MGR Hit Song from the 1970s

This is a hit song from the movie Ninaithathai Mudippavan starring MGR, Manjula, Latha, Saradha, Nambiar and others. Directed by P Neelakantan the music was scored M S V. This song has been sung by TMS in his inimitable style. There were four lyricists who wrote the songs for this movie, Kannadasan, Vaali, Maruthakasi and Pulamaipithan. This song was written by Maruthakasi. Enjoy the song!

Indian Robin Hood - 1957

This is a super hit song from the hit movie Neelamalai Thirudan starring Ranjan, Anjali Devi, M K Radha, T S Balaiah and others. This script was originally written for MGR and Rnajan was brought in due to difference of opinion between MGR and Sando Chinnappa Thevar. This song featuring Ranjan was written by Maruthakasi, sung by TMS and composed by K V Mahadevan. For more about this movie and the song please go here. Enjoy the song!

Classic from the 1950's

This is a classic song frm the 1950's featuring the husband and wife pair (later separated) of SS Rajendran and Vijayakumari from the 1958 movie Petra Maganai Vitra Annai. Music is by the great musical duo Viswanathan Ramamoorthy. P Susheela's voice melts your heart as usual and in this duet she sings in a rare combination with A M Raja. Lyrics by A Maruthakasi.

A Tribute to Hard Working Farmers - MGR Hits

This is a hit song from the movie Vivasaayi starring MGR, KR Vijaya, Nagesh, VK Ramasami and others. This movie released in 1968 was directed by MA Thirumugam. The music for the movie had been composed by KV Mahadevan. The movie was produced by Devar Films. The song has been sung by TMS and the words (lyrics) of this timeless classic, which are arguably the best tribute anyone can ever pay to the hard working farmers who feed the world, have been penned by A Maruthakasi. One can't imagine what will happen to the world if these farmers of the world were to take a six month break from their job! Every currency in the world will probably crash! Spare a thought for the farmers and enjoy the song!