CinemaParasakthi released on October 17, 1952, stunning audiences with powerful dialogues on the abuses of religion and state apathy, continues to occupy cult-status in Kollywood.Bharathy SingaravelThe year is 1952. Tamil Nadu is set to welcome on theatre screen, a debutant actor who will go on to become one of the most recognisable faces of Kollywood. The film’s script is written by another figure who will shape the state’s political future. The actor was Sivaji Ganesan, then unknown to Tamil audiences, and the scriptwriter was M Karunanidhi, who in celebration of his oratorical skills and scholarship, would later be called ‘Kalaignar’. Parasakthi was released 70 years ago on October 17, 1952, stunning audiences with powerful dialogues on the abuses of religion and state apathy. The film continues to occupy cult-status in Kollywood. Of course not even that has spared it from being satirised on screen or becoming material for memes. But perhaps it’s...
- 10/17/2022
- by BharathyS
- The News Minute
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