I have a soft spot for all of Sivaji's movies...but Baga Pirivinai remains one of my hot favourites for its simple storyline, the remarkable acting of 4 of tamizh cinema's greatest actors - Sivaji Ganesan, T.S. Balaiya, S.V. Suppiah, M.R. Radha, and (this may come as a surprise) Saroja Devi's subtle beauty and sensitive acting. She has never been my type of actress, but this is one movie where you cannot but love her humble, village damsel character.
I am not one of those who "brand" actors based on the many lousy roles that they play in their acting careers...I am the sort who appreciates one as a good actor based on his/her ability to act, even if he/she was able to display that ability only in one or two movies. Give a dog a bad name and hang him is not my style.
And so, yes, I do love Saroja Devi's acting in this movie...though she did, in her later years, turn into a barbie doll of an actress. On a similar note, I do also like Vijayakanth for his better movies (eg. Chinna Goundar) much as I hate his present "bullet-proof" image. And yeap...the same goes for the 3-inch-makeup and 5-layer-bright-red-lipstick-donning Ramarajan for his natural portrayal of a karagattam artiste in Karagaattakaran. :)
So there... sue me...:)
2 comments:
Ramarajan woooo, guess he is one of a kind. Endangered species he is, let's call upon "save the animals foundation". Anyway he reminds me of Jurrasic Park velociprator + the lipstick he,he,he.
See what I meant earlier...lol. You just can't resist the man, can you, Anonymous :):). When one is so fond of something, it will somehow surface here and there, you know..and this is the second comment on ramarajan you have made today. :) God bless your undying devotion to Ramarajan...hehehe.
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