Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of Sivaji Ganesan

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Jul 1, 2013, 8:18:46 AM (11 years ago)

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UshaR

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Sivaji Ganesan

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 in Nellikuppam. Enjoyed a fitful education and
 joined theatre groups. Made his reputation as
-actor in C.N. Annadurai’s play Sivaji Kanda
+actor in [[C.N. Annadurai]]’s play Sivaji Kanda
 Indhu Rajyam, a historical on the Maratha
 Emperor Shivaji which also gave him his screen
 name. He followed Annadurai when the latter
 started the DMK (1949), and his début, in the
-wordy role of Gunasekharan in Parasakthi,
+wordy role of Gunasekharan in [[Parasakthi]],
 made him the official icon of the Party for some
-years (cf. DMK Film). He started distancing
+years (cf. [[DMK Film]]). He started distancing
 himself from the DMK in the mid-50s, joining
 E.V.K. Sampath’s Tamil Nationalist Party (1961),
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 Ramayanam and Thiruvillaiyadal, in
 nationalist historicals (his most famous film
-Veerapandiya Kattaboman) and in
-biographicals (Kappalotiya Thamizhan, a
+[[Veerapandiya Kattaboman]]) and in
+biographicals ([[Kappalotiya Thamizhan]], a
 film on V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, a 19th C. antiimperialist
 who defied the British to start the
 Steam Navigation Co.). Was associated in his
 middle period mainly with the films of A.
-Bhimsingh and A.P. Nagarajan. Played the
+[[Bhimsingh]] and [[A.P. Nagarajan]]. Played the
 negative role of the womaniser in Thirumbi
 Paar and then some years later, more
-famously, in Rangoon Radha. According to K. Sivathamby (1981), Ganesan and his main rival, MGR (with whom he acted in one film,
+famously, in [[Rangoon Radha]]. According to K. Sivathamby (1981), Ganesan and his main rival, [[MGR]] (with whom he acted in one film,
 Kundukkili), dominated the Tamil cinema to
 such an extent that the two automatically