Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Thevar Magan

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Jun 28, 2012, 8:43:26 PM (12 years ago)

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Trupti

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Thevar Magan

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+'''Thevar Magan'''
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+1992 168’ col/scope Tamil
+d B.G. Bharathan pc Raajkamal Films
+p/s Kamalahasan lyr Vali c P.C. Sriram
+m Ilaiyaraja
+lp Kamalahasan, Sivaji Ganesan, Gauthami,
+Revathi, Nasser, K. Radhakrishnan,
+S.N. Lakshmi, Prasanthi
+
+
+The Tamil megastar Kamalahasan produced
+and wrote this Godfather-type hit described by
+the star as ‘a Sicilian drama’, set in the feudal
+Madurai district controlled by big landlords
+who employ their own gangs and often indulge
+in expensive feuds with their neighbours. The
+star explained that this environment was part of
+his childhood experience. He plays Shaktivelu,
+the modern son of Peria-thevar (Ganesan),
+who returns to his ancestral home to introduce
+his girlfriend (Gauthami) to his family. He
+becomes involved in the bloody feuds between
+different members of the clan led by Mayathevar
+(Nasser), and when his father dies he
+assumes the godfather’s mantle. The rival
+family is eventually annihilated in a gory
+ending. Kamalahasan’s performance, especially
+in the second half, pays tribute to the
+patriarchal figure of Ganesan, the focus of a
+neo-traditionalist discourse valorising
+fundamentalism along with the star’s screen
+image.
+
+[[Film]]