KALAIGNAR SPEECH ABOUT SIVAJI GANESAN FREE
The hegemony the studios had over cinema changed overnight and free enterprise became the norm. The film took on organised religion and superstition, in keeping with the ethos of the party, but also challenged the establishment by announcing that cinema could be made without its support. "With that film, Karunanidhi's pen gave the impetus to the Dravidian movement's spread and reach far and wide across the State. Historian Mohan V Raman says that Parasakthi (1952) was the film that changed it all. Karunanidhi wasn’t one to miss out on the film strides taken by his mentor.Ī scene from the 1952 film 'Parasakthi', in which the most popular monologue (penned by M Karunanidhi) was rendered. The advocate is the bringer of light that is out of the reach of the poor.)” At least two other films have borrowed the first line as their title since. One memorable dialogue went, "Sattam Oru Iruttarai. It’s when these films were widely received that the party realised the power of cinema.” Some of the dialogues written by Annadurai are still remembered vividly - like the one in AVM’s Or Iravu (1952), which had screenplay by him. These films critiqued the social customs of the time and criticised caste oppression and class divide.
“Then came CN Annadurai who transformed the scene overnight with his Velaikkaari (1949) and Or Iravu (1951). The stories were about kings and queens, and the dialogues weren’t much to write home about,” says city-based historian, Sriram V. “Mostly, we got stories based on mythology. Back during the 40s, cinema was still an art form thought of as an escape from reality. Little would the founder know that this man from Thirukuvalai village in Nagapattinam would be instrumental in popularising this movement through a medium few had the foresight to spot potential in. When the Dravidian movement was founded in 1925 by Periyar EV Ramasamy, Kalaignar Karunanidhi was just a year old.
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