on the beat ( chinese : 民警故事 ; pinyin : mín jǐng gù shì ; literally : " people 's police story " ) is a 1995 chinese film directed by ning ying .

it is the second film in ning ying 's beijing trilogy , a collection of three films that follows the massive changes to beijing in the last decades of the twentieth century .

whereas ning 's previous film , for fun dealt with the older generation , on the beat is firmly focused on the story of the middle-aged .

i love beijing , meanwhile , would follow characters belonging beijing 's younger generations .

on the beat was coproduced by eurasia communications , euskal media and the state-operated beijing film studio .

some funding was also from the international film festival rotterdam 's hubert bals fund .

on the beat follows a group of police officers in the deshengmen precinct during the slow months of winter .

the policemen , stuck in the dull winter months of beijing , get stuck in routine , only occasionally finding excitement , as when they chase after a rabid dog .

released in 1995 , on the beat made the rounds of most of the major international film festivals , including toronto , telluride and san sebastian , among others .

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on the beat ( 1995 film ) <EOT> there are no critic reviews yet for on the beat . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !

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the us shocked many by finishing fourth in the 1995 copa américa . photograph : alejandro pagni / afp / getty images

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the sound world of on the beat , too , reflects the new culture : the film ' s soundtrack is largely the background noise of tv ( constantly on in the police station ) , usually a barely audible american cop show ( hunter , in fact , with big guns a - blazing ) , offering its counterpoint to the scenes we ' re watching .

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alexi lalas , pictured in a pre - copa warm up in 1995 , scored usa’s second goal against argentina . photograph : rick stewart / getty images

to be clear , the film isn ' t a remake of the 1995 film , but rather a " spiritual sequel , " one that will reportedly pay tribute to robin williams ' character . with that in mind , it has plenty else to offer , so here is what we know :

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excerpt from the film on the beat , a facets video release . directed by ning ying for more info or to order this film , visit urltoken or contact sales @ facets . org . facets multi - media is a non - profit media arts organization founded in chicago in 1975 , and dedicated to making cinema accessible to all through film preservation , distribution , presentation , and education . for more information , visit urltoken on the beat offers a humorous look at the daily grind of a beijing police station through the perspective of two mismatched partners . this is the second film in ning ying ' s " beijing trilogy , " which follows three generations of residents as they respond to the fast - paced lifestyle and rapid changes of china ' s capital city . i love beijing focuses on the heartbreak of young love , for fun concerns the elderly and china ' s disappearing traditions and cultural values , and on the beat offers a humorous look at the everyday lives of middle - aged adults . " [ ying ' s ] film has effortless authenticity and a quiet , watchful style " ( janet maslin , the new york times ) .

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hen you have diego simeone’s attention , you know about it . “we were warming up in the tunnel , and simeone was cursing us out and calling us all kinds of names , ” eric wynalda says , as he recounts the day usa took on argentina at the 1995

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the european film academy ( efa ) and berlin international film festival congratulate : berlin short film nominee burkina brandenburg komplex by ulu braun germany , experimental , 19 min ‘a presumably african village , inhabited by germans . the film burkina brandenburg komplex describes a geographical construction that makes use of “our” medial . . . .

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in 1965 , the canadian broadcasting corporation ( cbc ) made a documentary on her performances and her social activism for their telescope program , which brought her to the attention of two national film board producers , wolf koenig and bob verrall . they were working on a documentary on activists and invited her to consult on this and several other projects . by 1967 , she was working on her own projects , including multimedia educational kits for the manowan and l ' hawat tribes .

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in 1971 , alanis completed her first film , christmas at moose factory , a film that reflects her attachment to the children of this remote cree village on james bay . she did this by presenting the drawings and paintings of the children and by giving them the opportunity to talk about these images and daily events in their community . her second film , mother of many children ( 1977 ) was a project alanis felt very strongly about from the beginning . in this film ,

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finally , the two boys threatened to set the curtains on fire . ignoring her , elias pushed lukas’s hand into the curtains , and set the room ( and their mother ) on fire . it was not clear whether elias also perished in the blaze .

on the beat is the second film in director ying ning ' s beijing trilogy . i ' m not familiar with the other films . it follows a group of police officers and their routine daily lives during the slow months of winter . chase after a rabid dog is a moment of joy for them . it ' s actually quite a funny movie . but at the same time it has much to say about the westernization of china and the changing cultural ideals . shot in a neorealistic manner with non - pro actors .

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take crime out of police work , and what ' s left is procedures . in the western sector of beijing , we follow the tedium of police officers . a rabid dog is loose in guoli ' s beat : a gang of . . . see full summary »

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later , her films covered more political and social issues , beginning with incident at restigouche ( 1984 ) , a film about the two controversial raids by a battalion of 550 quebec provincial police of a small mi ' kmaq reserve on the restigouche river . the reason given for the raids was that the quebec ministry of fisheries needed to investigate alleged salmon overfishing on the reserve . this film was an important one for alanis because it was one of the first to demonstrate her strength of character . gittings calls alanis ' confrontation of the then quebec minister of fisheries , lucien lessard , one of the " strongest scenes " of any documentary film because she points out the " hypocrisy and short - sightedness of his position on national sovereignty " :

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rugby has long been viewed in south africa as a game for the white population , and the country ' s success in the sport has been a true source of afrikaner pride . when the 50 - year - old policies and entrenched injustices of apartheid were finally overthrown in 1994 , nelson mandela ' s new government began rebuilding a nation badly in need of racial unity . so the world was watching when south africa played host to the 1995 rugby world cup . though they had only one non - white player , the south african springboks gained supporters of all colors as they made an improbable run into the final match where they beat the heavily favored new zealand team .

funny , satirical , humanistic and thought provoking ; this film is easily one of the greatest film ' s on the police force i have seen . when the common man on the street starts making more sense than the beat constable , you know there is something wrong with the system . the beijing police force in ning ying ' s film , sing song ' s in praise of chairman mao and take pride in their procedures but they don ' t realize how anachronistic and foolish they are starting to appear to the public . the last resort for them to enforce their rules is to growl at people and if by chance they use force , they get suspended having violated one of their own rules . under - equipped , under - staffed , over - worked and under - paid , you cannot help feel sympathy for these well meaning yet misunderstood police officers , even as you laugh at them .

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johansson stars as major , an almost entirely robotic human . roughly one year before the start of the film , set in a vaguely east asian city smothered in neon lights and holograms , major ' s brain was salvaged from a major accident and transplanted into an otherwise synthetic form . now she ' s an elite member of a law enforcement agency known as section 9 , and this film starts much like the 1995 anime : with our star jumping from the top of a building to infiltrate a skyscraper and disrupt an assassination attempt .

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the haunting , 7 - hour - and - 47 - minute dickensian epic about the life of o . j . simpson , which pulls a myriad of cultural , racial and political issues into its orbit , premiered to unanimous acclaim at the sundance film festival in january . the raves kept coming as it was released — first in movie theaters in may ( necessary for academy award qualification ) and later aired on tv . in june , ew awarded the project an extremely rare a + grade when it debuted on abc and espn . on rotten tomatoes , the film holds a 100 percent fresh rating with 39 reviews banked .

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marlon brando and frank sinatra star in the coolest musical on the block . the duo play nyc hustlers who lay bets on whether brando can seduce pious salvation army girl jean simmons . it’s the movie that brought us the song ‘luck be a lady’ , so that’s surely reason enough to watch it .

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since the late 80 ' s , during the final phase in the struggle against apartheid , he began shooting and directing long - form documentary films on what was heppening in the country for the bbc . in 2001 , bbc worldwide distributed " killers don ' t cry " which was screened by 84 broadcasters . it went on to win two grierson awards , made by the british guild of directors for the best documentary shown on british television .

in the last two decades the primary focus of my research has been on film audiences . my research has covered audience responses to , and understandings of , films as diverse as judge dredd , crash , straw dogs , and being john malkovich . i directed the international project on the reception of the film of the lord of the rings , and most recently directed a project funded by the british board of film classification into audience responses to screened sexual violence . i have side - line interests in a range of topics , including such topics as the history of the iwo jima image , and film failures . i also retain an active interest in various aspects of film history and textual form , and continue to collaborate with roger sabin ( university of the arts , london ) into the continuing history of fenimore cooper ' s last of the mohicans . i was founder , and am co - editor ( with sue turnbull , latrobe university , melbourne , australia ) of the online audience studies journal participations .

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this film also might make us wonder why these cops have so little of importance to do . and an uncomfortably funny scene near the beginning offers an answer . policeman yang has taken wang to meet the neighbourhood committee of his new beat . there , the " seven swans " ( seven grannies on the committee ) proudly , gleefully show off their amazingly detailed contraception files on the women of the neighbourhood , and brag about their ability to get a neighbour to abort an inappropriate pregnancy . big laughs for these redoubtable grannies from the audience , but unease , too , underneath . when the people police themselves so expertly , what else is left for the people ' s police to do ? police themselves , perhaps , as we see in the final scene . or else catch dogs .

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the general was court - martialed and found guilty for failing to report and concealing the west point gang - rape . he subsequently withdrew from public life . the film ' s ending title : " today , nearly 200 , 000 women serve on active duty in the military services . "

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the film ' s theme tied together puberty with blood , sexual desire and metamorphic body changes ( including possession and infection ) .

elsewhere , passarella attempted to save face . after bemoaning his team selection in the post - match press conference , he ultimately handed credit to the us . argentina were forced to play brazil in the next round , where they lost on penalties , but the united states had won fans in paysandú by beating the albiceleste . “we came to uruguay and beat argentina , so we earned instant hero status , ” wynalda says . “we went out that night and we drank quite a bit . ”

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the ' ghostwriter ' wrote the sentence on a piece of paper , passed through a number of hands to ruth , and shortly after , as he stepped outside with the original manuscript , he was run - down ( off - screen ) in the street ( the same thoroughfare in the film ' s opening ) . he was murdered like mcara , in order to silence him - or were both deaths just an accident ? his manuscript papers blew down the street in the wind as the film faded to white before the credits .

and despite the uphill climb , as it heads into the oscar marathon , perhaps what gives o . j . : made in america the greatest advantage is the current political climate . among many other topics it explores , edelman’s film is most remarkable for how it dissects the culture’s — and specifically the media’s — obsession with celebrity and obscenity at the sake of reporting actual news . as extensively detailed in the documentary , the o . j . simpson trial in 1995 gave rise to the 24 - hour news cycle , fueled by the football and movie star’s fame and dictated by viewers’ craving for every sordid detail of his trial .

in the final lines , patrick volunteered to look after amanda as her irresponsible mother went out on a date with someone she met during the ordeal , without arranging for a baby - sitter . he spoke to amanda on the sofa , who was holding her doll and watching television :

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on the other hand , this conceit could have been fascinating . the idea of asian “ghosts” being implanted into white “shells” opens the floor for a whole array of interesting questions and possibilities . what effect does this have on the asian population of this dystopian future—will their racial identity eventually be wiped out ? how might a japanese person who is not yet a cyborg deal with this phenomenon on an emotional and psychological level ?

nevermind that major glosses over the dozens of people whom kuze kidnaps and tortures as part of his revenge " network , " nor that one of the major plot threads now revolves around government bureaucrats suddenly , and conveniently , changing their minds to enable major’s eventual revenge plot . the entire film takes a dump on every cool , intriguing , and subtle concept in the 1995 film . sanders inserts a few obvious throwbacks , including a zillion - fingers typing android and a couple of guys driving around town in a garbage truck . but these are so bizarrely disconnected from sanders ' version of the story that they look like they were filmed solely for the sake of this movie ' s trailers—to assure worried fans that they ' re in good hands . they ' re not .

had the film been just a straightforward american remake of a japanese film , such as , say , the american remake of the ring , which starred naomi watts and took place in the united states , ghost in the shell probably wouldn’t feel as troublesome . it might have simply gotten by as a stylish ( if unnecessary ) remake with some dazzling visual effects and very on - trend costumes . but by wading into such treacherous territory without really grappling with the implications , the film makes its artistic liberties feel cheap and even more infuriating—like a 21 st - century , “post - racial” incarnation of yellowface .

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brian : i think it lost a lot of credibility for both of us in 1995 , the year that letterman hosted , and bombed , and when robert zemeckis’ forrest gump beat pulp fiction for best picture . we were college kids and movie dorks back then , all fired up about our opinions , and our reaction to that was equivalent to the nation’s shock and horror at dave’s “ oprah . uma . uma . oprah ” bit . so , we’ve both seen pulp fiction fairly recently , but we just watched forrest gump for the first time in forever . i still haaaaaated it . bradley , what were your impressions , and how do they compare to the way you felt in 94 ?

since then , alanis has made several other films , including one on an addictions recovery center near edmonton , one on homeless people in montréal , and a film about a day care center in montréal — all about aboriginal institutions serving aboriginal people . then came the events at oka , and the series of films that evolved from behind - the - scenes film footage , including the arrest of one of the individuals involved in the stand - off and a personal look at one of the " warriors " , an iron worker who had worked on high rises in new york city . more recent films include is the crown at war with us ? ( 2002 ) , which depicts the violence and racial tension evident in the political events concerning the new brunswick fisheries near the mi ' kmaq community of esgenoopetitj ( burnt church ) .

motivated by passarella’s lack of respect , the us camp were determined to prove a point . “i think collectively we said : just don’t give these guys time , ” wynalda explains . “one thing you learn as a footballer over time is that when you’re hesitant , or scared to go in hard on someone , it’s because you’re afraid to get beat . there was an ‘i’ve got your back , ’ attitude on that team . if you miss the tackle , i’ll be right behind you . no one let anybody down . our mindset was do not let them look up . ”

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in the brilliant first two - thirds of the film , the focus was on the strange and random behavior of the mother ( a " bait - and - switch " directorial technique ) , not on what the twins were doing . they went to extremes to test and torment her - changing the film ' s mood to torture - porn . elias let a giant pet madagascar hissing cockroach squirm from his sleeping mother ' s chest into her mouth . in a ghastly and brutal torture sequence , the two twins tied their mother to her bed and demanded that she prove her identity , or tell them where their real mother was .

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dheiva magan ( english : divine son ) is a 1969 tamil language film directed by a. c. tirulokchandar .

the film was produced by periyanna under shanti films .

the film was an adaptation of bengali stage play ulka by dr. nihar ranjan gupta .

the dialogues for the film was written by aarur dass .

the film stars sivaji ganesan ( in three roles ) , jayalalitha in lead roles with pandari bai , m. n. nambiar and chittoor v. nagaiah in supporting roles .

the plot revolves around a lawyer with a scarred face , gets married to pandari bai .

the couple lead a happy life and pandari bai gives birth to twin brothers , a son with a scarred face ( also ganesan ) like his father and a brother ( also ganesan ) .

their father unable to tolerate his eldest son 's face leaves him under the custody of another person and tells his wife that the first child is dead .

as years pass by , the father becomes a justice and his younger son , a happy-go-lucky college-going timid son , falls in love with jayalalithaa .

in the meanwhile , the elder son comes to know about his family and tries to meet his mother and brother but he is asked by his father not to reveal his identity to them .

it was the first tamil film to be submitted by india in contest for the academy award for best foreign language film .

thambu and d. kandasamy handled cinematography and editing respectively .

the soundtrack was composed by m. s. viswanathan and lyrics for all songs was written by kannadasan .

dheiva magan was released on september 1969 to positive critical acclaim with the praise directed towards sivaji 's performance .

the film was dubbed in telugu as koteeswarulu .

its success led to a kannada remake thayi mamathe ( 1985 ) .

none of the hindi films including bairaag were not remakes of this film .

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deiva magan <EOT> deiva magan ( 1969 ) - m . s . viswanathan - listen to deiva magan songs / music online - musicindiaonline

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deiva magan was first tamil film sent by india to the oscars in the best foreign language film category .

the film gets tremendous title value as deiva magan is vikram ' s grandfather sivaji ganesan ' s evergreen super hit .

deiva magan will see the very talented vikram playing a role of a mentally challenged person . there has been recent talks that director a . l . vijay and vikram are giving a second thought regarding the title of the movie deiva magan .

' deiva magan ' starring meera jasmine in the lead role went to the floors a few weeks ago . the film reportedly has rechristened as ' adhi narayana ' .

deiva thirumagal is an inch by inch copy . . i wont say it as inspired . .

malaikallan , madurai veeran , thirudathey , enga veetu pillai and anbeva among the mgr movies . parasakthi , uthamaputhiran , bale pandiya , deiva magan and vasantha maligai among the sivaji movies .

deiva magan ( 1969 ) language : tamil director : a c tirulokchandar cast : sivaji ganesan , jayalalithaa deiva magan was a triple whammy with sivaji ganesan playing three roles - a father , and his twin sons . he was widely praised for all three performances - the father unable to bear the sight of his scarred son , the timid brother and his angst - ridden twin .

now the reason behind this change of mind is that vikram prabhu will be marking his entry as an actor soon . this particular movie will be directed by ameer and surprisingly they have decided to choose the title deiva magan for the project . well the fact that deiva magan was sivaji ganesan’s blockbuster hit ( grandpa of vikram prabhu ) makes it a bit more special for the to - be hero .

jayalalithaa recalled that he directed anbey va ( her mentor and aiadmk founder mg ramachandran starrer - movie ) deiva magan , engiruntho vanthal , dharmam engey and enga mama , in which she played the lead roles .

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things have now cleared up with vijay and vikram deciding on the title ‘deiva thiru magan’ . earlier , there were rumors that this flick has been titled ‘pitha’ but that also did not materialize with another filmmaker refusing to part with the title .

the film ' s director vettri vendhan , said , ' we chose the name ' deiva magan ' because we felt it was an appropriate title for the story . however due to some unforeseen circumstances , we are forced to go for a title change . '

now it is clear that since vikram prabhu is debuting with deiva magan , the title will not be given by sivaji productions under any circumstances . meanwhile al vijay and mohan natrajan are looking around for a new title for their under production film , which is fast nearing completion .

deiva magan had the distinction of first tamil films , which went for academy awards for best foreign language film category . he had directed jayalalithaa in avan thaan manithan . he also directed rajinikanth in vanakatthukuriya kadhaliye . his hindi movies include dharmendra’s main bhi ladku hoon and teri kasam .

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the vikram starrer , which is being directed by vijay , was named ‘deiva magan’ but the director had to opt for another title as it has already been registered by someone else . following this , there was a lot of confusion over the title of this film which also stars anushka and amala paul .

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" thevar magan , pandiyan , kaaviya thalaivan , rasukutty , thirumathi palanisamy , senthamizh pattu - 1992 - the celebrated head - on collisions at the box - office . "

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growing up with a sibling who needed special attention , fear was my constant companion , once the carefree days of childhood began to draw to a close . every grey hair on my father’s head would send a shiver through me . every time i felt a stab of fear , i would recite every sloka i knew , and then i would , for good measure , hum m . s . viswanathan’s ‘ kaettadhum koduppavanae krishna ’ from ‘deiva magan , ’ repeating the line ‘ ulagathil vaazha vidu . ’ in ‘deiva magan , ’ sivaji is rejected by his father , because of his unprepossessing appearance , and is brought up by nagaiah . nagaiah’s life is ebbing away , when sivaji sends up a desperate prayer to spare the life of the only man who ever loved him .

listen to the heartwarming prayer song " kettathum koduppavane krishna " sung by legendry tm sounderarajan from super hit film deiva magan starring sivaji ganesan in triple role . director : ac trilogchander cast : sivaji ganesan , pandari bai , jayalalitha music : ms viswanathan lyrics : kannadasan release : september 5 , 1969 for more updates : subscribe to us on : urltoken follow us on : urltoken like us on : urltoken

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he had directed legendary mgr for anbe vaa for avm and 25 films with nadigar thilagam sivaji ganesan . his combo with sivaji worked wonders at box office , especially he specialised in remakes of other language films into tamil in his own inimitable style . with sivaji , he wielded megaphone for memorable films like thangai , iru malargal , enga mama , engirundho vandhaal , bharata vilas and deiva magan among others .

stalin rajangam , writer , who has extensively written on the ‘caste component and narrative structures of tamil films concurs . he says that thevar magan was first of its kind with stronger idioms of caste and glorification of caste - based practices . [ 23 ] tamil writer s . ramakrishnan said that thevar magan captured the very essence of the south tamil nadu’s rural culture . [ 25 ]

the film buff’s passion for worthy reels of the past makes him see mere borrowing of titles as unfair moves . so he’s relieved when the new thiruvilaiyaadal is forced to have an add - on — aarambam — after a hue and cry from sivaji ganesan fans . ( the film was a landmark in the thespian’s career . ) more recently , deiva magan ( again the earlier film’s hero was ganesan ) had to be changed to deiva thirumagal , albeit for a different reason . now , naan , the jayalalitha - ravichandran starrer and a runaway success of the 1960s will soon have a namesake in the form of vijay antony’s naan .

tamil cinema ' s all time masterpieces ' kamal hassan ' s nayakan ( 1987 ) ' & thevar magan draws inspiration from the hollywood ' s master piece ' the godfather ( 1972 ) ' .

deiva thirumagan is a forthcoming indian tamil drama film written and directed by a . l . vijay , starring vikram , anushka shetty and amala paul in the lead roles , with karthik kumar in a guest appearance . titles including deiva magan and pitha were under consideration for the film , but unavailable since being registered already by other filmmakers . the film is currently in its post - production stage and is expected to release on may 14 , 2011 cast vikram as krishna anushka shetty as anuradha ragunathan amala paul as shwetha santhanam as vinod nassar as bashyam kpac lalitha m . s . bhaskar pandi m . r . kishore as nandu yana gupta karthik kumar ( cameo )

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n . linguswamy , [ 52 ] mysskin and gautham menon called thevar magan as their favourite film . [ 53 ] [ 54 ] padma s . while writing for hindu listed thevar magan among her favourite films . [ 55 ] a poster of the film designed by abinav bhatt from bangalore depicted moustache . [ 56 ] gauthami listed it as her one of the favourite films she had acted . [ 57 ] karthi in an interview mentioned thevar magan as his favourite alongside other films . [ 58 ] in 2009 , meera vasudevan said , " i’d love roles similar to revathy in devar magan " . [ 59 ] thevar magan served as one of the inspirations for aadukalam ( 2011 ) directed by vetrimaaran . [ 60 ] sify in its review of sandakozhi ( 2005 ) compared rajkiran ' s character with sivaji ganesan ' s character from the film . [ 61 ] the magazine south scope included haasan ' s performance in the film in its list of " kamal ' s best performances " in its july 2010 edition . [ 16 ]

she was barely 15 when she was introduced by the legendary filmmaker boodgur ramakrishnaiah panthulu in the kannada film industry . her film deiva magan ( 1969 ) with sivaji ganesan was the first ever tamil film to be submitted to the academy awards ( oscars ) . one of her kannada films chinnada gombe ( 1964 ) was remade into tamil and hindi . jayalalithaa portrayed double roles in eight films . super - hits among them were gemini ganesan’s ganga gowri ( 1973 ) and yaar nee ( 1966 ) .

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thevar magan scenes inspired from godfather : in godfather , marlon brando death scene while playing with his grand son and similarly sivaji ganasen ' s death scene in the movie thevar magan while playing with his grand daughters . even though the essence of those scenes are similar , the style and construction are different . there are also another scene inspiration for rajni kanth ' s annamalai , rajni hits his sister ' s husband for torturing her . there is a similar scene in godfather too where al pacino does it .

deiva magan ( english : divine son ) is a 1969 tamil language film starring sivaji ganesan in a triple role . sivaji ganesan enacted three roles for the second time in his career after bale pandiya . [ 1 ] he acted as a father and two sons . [ 2 ] the film has pandari bai and jayalalitha as the female lead . the film was the first ever tamil film to be submitted by india in contest for the academy award for best foreign language film . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] the film had a song deivamae deivamae sung by t . m . soundararajan

ram ; is daiva magan the film where 2 shivajis have a scarred face ? well ; it ' s very good film . but no nedd to remake as the film is good to watch even now . if they remke ; kamal can be preferred first and ajith or vikram next .

it’s ironical that despite anbe vaa’s extraordinary success , thirulok never got to make another mgr film but became sivaji’s favoured director and lavished his cinematic skills on the thespian , as for example in the latter’s triple role tour de force , deiva magan . sivaji’s forte in portraying tragic heros stood out in thirulok’s babu ( remade from malayalam odayil ninnu ) and avanthaan manidhan ( from kannada ) . the director’s skill in portraying national integration stood out in bharata vilas , while his yen for comedy was seen in anbe aaruyire . thirulok’s iru malargal , a love triangle comprising sivaji , padmini and k . r . vijaya that he directed for veteran sound engineer and studio owner dinshaw tehrani was eminently successful .

before you confuse yourself over the title , its âmadrasapattinamâ director vijay that weâre talking about . the director has started calling shots for his next movie âdeiva maganâ starring vikram and anushka . a low affair opening ceremony was held to mark the beginning of the movie that is produced by mohan natarajan . the first schedule of the movie is slated to be held shortly after deepavali in ooty . buzz is that âdeiva maganâ is a remake of a hollywood flick âiâm samâ thatâs a story of a mentally challenged man , obviously played by vikram in the tamil version . anushka apparently plays a role of a lawyer , going by the story of the english version . director vijay would have changed his script to suit his audiences . more updates about this movie , coming up !

the scene where kamal ' s character take over his father ' s duty as village head was included by behindwoods in its list " top 20 mass scenes " and also in another list named " 10 mass interval blocks " . [ 70 ] [ 71 ] the same site included the film on its list " superstars show the power pf veshti " . [ 72 ] on kamal haasan ' s 60th birthday , an agency named minimal kollywood posters designed posters of kamal haasan ' s films . the poster of thevar magan featured blood under the lock . [ 73 ] although no print of thevar magan has survived , the film is still available on home video . [ 74 ]

tamil super hit film " deiva thirumagal ( 2011 ) " was adapted from sean penn ' s oscar nominated flick " i am sam ( 2001 ) " . it has been also noted that this film was already been unofficially remade in bollywood as " main aisa hi hoon ( 2005 ) " . also in the tamil version famous song " papa paapa " was shamefully copied by g . v . prakash from a cartoon named " robin hood ( 1973 ) " .

the simpleton rangan with a heart of gold in " padikatha medhai , " the struggling , sacrificing gentleman raghu in " nenjirukkum varai , " lord siva rescuing the poverty - stricken poet dharmi with resplendence and rage in " thiruvilaiyadal , " the love - struck brilliant nadhaswaram vidwan sikkil shanmugasundaram in " thillana mohanambal , " the disfigured and disowned son kannan in " deiva magan " , prestige padmanabhan , the good - hearted brahmin factory manager heart - broken by family tragedy in " vietnam veedu , " saapaturaman , the epileptic village bumpkin in " raman ethanai ramanadi , " rajnikanth , the glamorous and hypersensitive brahmin barrister stuffed with self - importance in " gauravam , " the long - suffering village elder refreshed by a breeze of love in middle age in " mudhal mariyadhai " and the hired suave " foreign " - father in " once more " are among sivaji ' s many unforgettable roles .

rajan krishnan , phd scholar in film studies from columbia university , says that it was kamal hassan who brought that sickle bearing genre . he says , " i would like to propose that it is a kamal hassan film of high authenticity markers called thevar magan ( 1992 ) that can be said to have inaugurated the era of the south being represented as primarily a sickle bearing space " . [ 23 ] [ 24 ]

in 1986 , muktha srinivasan initially planned to direct a film based on american film godfather with sivaji ganesan and kamal haasan however the project was dropped after kamal haasan ' s then associate ananthu felt that it would be a ganesan - focused film and not a kamal haasan film as ananthu thought that haasan would fit the role better . the project was dropped . [ 5 ] influential and prolific malayalam filmmaker bharathan was approached by kamal haasan to direct thevar magan for which he scripted . the film was said to be an adaptation of 1972 american film the godfather . [ 6 ] this was bharathan ' s last film in tamil . haasan said it was the first film which was written using a screenwriting software called " movie magic " . [ 7 ] kamal initially thought of naming the film as nammavar but ilayaraja suggested him to name the film as thevar magan to which kamal agreed . [ 8 ]

balaji , personally i don ' t like this . espcially if someone remakes billa then it will god - awful attempt . . not to forget billa itself was a remake : - ) of don . now they have remade don in hindi . should we have to see a remake of billa as well : - ) remake > remake > remake > remake ! omg ! god save tamil film world ! doing a remake of yesteryear movies will not only make serious comedies , but will also signify the lack of scripts in tamil . btw , i don ' t think the script in varalaaru was pretty weak . the script was pretty good . the first 40 mins and last mins masala turned it into a mixed package . i know in this space won ' t agree with me / this statement : - ) iwould say it was much close to deiva magan in script ! the narration went down ! and the long making of the film added enough insult to the injury ! : - )

thevar magan ( english : son of thevar ) [ lower - alpha 1 ] is a 1992 indian tamil drama film directed by bharathan . the film stars sivaji ganesan , kamal haasan , nassar , revathi and gouthami in pivotal roles . the film ' s soundtrack album and background score were composed by ilaiyaraaja while the cinematography was handled by p . c . sriram . the film ' s script was written by kamal haasan who also produced the film along with his brother chandra haasan under the production company raaj kamal films international .

g . dhananjayan in his book pride of tamil cinema - 1931 - 2013 stated " this film is a treat to the eyes not only because of p . c . sreeram ' s cinematography , but also because of the presence of some of the best actors from south " . [ 8 ] tamil magazine ananda vikatan in its review dated 8 november 1992 appreciated the film mentioned " for kamal , the film is another milestone . . . the film ' s naturalism is greatly enhanced by equal opportunity given to all actors in the film . . " . [ 8 ] behindwoods praised sivaji ganesan ' s performance calling it " one of the finest in tamil cinema . . " . [ 50 ] indiaglitz stated " if , ‘nayagan’ was epic , ‘devar magan’ is way above all adjectives " . [ 51 ] rediff stated " kamal ' s story and script , and bharatan ' s powerful direction , made this a film to savor " . [ 2 ]

it was sivaji’s tragedy that , as the years progressed , opportunities for him to display his acting talent became scarce . but he did act in cameo roles , often stealing the scenes , as in thevar magan , which won him the national awards jury’s special jury award in 1993 . ( sivaji , incidentally , declined the award . ) ironically , the man hailed as the greatest actor of tamil cinema never won an indian national award for best actor . he was conferred the dadasaheb phalke lifetime achievement award for meritorious service to indian cinema in 1997 . the tamil film journal pesum padam gave him the honorific ‘nadigar thilagam’ ( doyen of actors ) . sivaji was honoured with the titles padma shri and padma bhushan and the tamil nadu government conferred on him the kalaimamani award . the french government honoured him with chevalier in the order of arts and literature . in sri lanka he received the title ‘kalaikkurusil’ from the then radio ceylon . sivaji ganesan passed away at a chennai hospital on 21 july 2011 . although the brightest star in the tamil film firmament is no more , sivaji ganesan’s films are there to provide pleasure to his fans and keep his memory alive .

interesting topic , bb . you made some nice observations . i agree with you on the point that people would inevitably say , " if it aint broken , dont fix it . " raja parvai - puhleezzz ! the kamal - madhavi romance has to be ' experienced ' to be believed . andha birthday scene onnu porumey . yes , masala potboilers are easy to remake . the list is endless but here ' s my list of what i think would be the more interesting ( more importantly , challenging ) remakes : 1 . galatta kalyanam - a zany comedy that could be adapted with some talented comedians and more ' modern ' situations . 2 . nool veli ( k . balachander ) - the director of azhagiye theeye could handle material like this . someone please change the ridicuuuulous climax to this otherwise brilliant movie . powerful , controversial , ageless . hell , its k b ! 3 . netrikann - am sure sj suryah will say , " naan panren naan panren ! " but though adult , the movie is still very , very funny . anyone other than sjs who can handle adult material w / o turning it into a sleaze fest . 4 . pagal nilavu - a good movie that if remade could be made into a very good one if the director knows what to retain and what to throw out the window ( to begin with , counder ' s " comedy " ) . the aggressive youth character will never die in thamizh cinema ! 5 . dheiva magan - am sure people who love sivaji more than i do , will be thinking , " you must be kidding ! " but if ppl . can make a soththa script in varalaaru into a big hit , they should make this one a big hit as well . . . three v a r i e d characters . . . any takers ? ! ps : yes , am way too protective of kamal haasan ' s films to recommend any !

the passing away of sivaji ganesan on july 21 , 2001 , will remain a dark hour in the history of tamil cinema . a year has gone by , but the immense talent of the actor will be remembered and revered forever , writes a . v . ashok .

sivaji ganesan raised an amazing body of work from " parasakthi " ( 1952 ) to " thanga padakkam " ( 1974 ) that is unequalled in the history of indian cinema . he was the most gifted actor of our times and a complete artiste in whom voice , diction , looks , face , expression , posture , gesture and presence miraculously combined to create a histrionic charisma of haunting intensity and awesome dignity .

endowed with a sterling voice that he magically modulated , sivaji excelled in histrionics of aural splendour that beautifully brought to the fore the glory of the tamil language .

it is no exaggeration to say that sivaji ' s heroic outpouring as veerapandiya kattabomman is an integral part of the tamil cultural psyche . alongside his enchanting voice , sivaji was gifted with a malleable face that so naturally accepted any type of moustache and hairstyle and that inflected an infinite range of expressions from royal majesty to rustic simplicity .

superadded to voice and face was sivaji ' s singular gift of mesmerising bodily postures and gestures that he aesthetically used with inventive embellishment in his art of characterisation .

all the intensity , wonder , and dignity of sivaji ' s histrionics were in place even in his very first film and in that poignant courtroom " still " deeply etched in the tamil imagination .

sivaji scaled a new and brilliant standard of histrionics in the 1960s in a captivating series of films of family melodrama directed by bhimsingh : " bagappirivinai " , " padikatha medhai " , " paava manippu " , " paasamalar " , " palum pazhamum " , " paarthal pasitheerum " , " padithaal mattum podhumaa " , " paar magale paar " and " pachai villaku " . whether it was a patriot like v . o . chidambaram pillai or a mythological character like karnan or a saint like appar or a monarch like raja raja chozhan or an aristocrat or a middle class householder or a village idiot or even the lord himself , sivaji composed manifold portraits of attractive form and soulful depth .

the veteran had a flair for comedy too . . . with ` thengai ' srinivasan and nagesh in " anjal petti 520 " .

it is not so much the staggering range of sivaji ' s roles that inspires awe but far more importantly that sivaji crafted his infinite roles from the inside with uncanny understanding . all the memorable roles of sivaji are manifestations of one sovereign role : that of a custodian of culture .

with lip - sync of stunning perfection , sivaji revealed an unattainable dimension of his own , in rendering songs . t . m . soundararajan ' s resonant voice and viswanathan - ramamoorthy ' s lilting music also made sivaji ' s songs a perennial delight .

sivaji enacted philosophical songs with gripping seriousness and love songs with vivacious joy . his songs sung as a husband in the company of the wife while musing over an hour of sorrow in the family are deeply moving images of conjugal spirituality . sivaji was much more than an actor . for an entire generation , he was synonymous with " excellence " . sivaji is the only indian actor who leaves us awestruck by the stupendous scale of his achievement and makes us curious about the source of his genius .

( the writer is a professor , school of critical humanities , central institute of english and foreign languages , hyderabad . )

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the first tamil film which impacted on me greatly during childhood was ‘veera pandiya kattabomman’ . it was a kind of bio - picture about a ‘paalayakkaaran’ or polygar ( feudal chieftain ) who defied the british during the last decade of the 18th century and paid the supreme penalty . kattabomman whose full name was veera pandiya kattabomma karuthaiyya nayakkar governed an area known as paanchaalankurichi which is in the thoothukkudi district of tamil nadu state in india . i was five years old when i first saw the film with my parents at elphinstone theatre . the upper portions of the theatre were encased in hardboard , resembling the structure of a fortress . there were two cut - outs on either side of two men with upraised swords on horses . in the middle was another cut - out of a man literally taking a bull by its horns . the two horsemen were kattabomman played by the actor sivaji ganesan and his brother kumaraswamy alias ommaithurai played by oak devar . the

man taming the bull was vellaiyhathevan , the commander of kattabomman’s forces . the actor was gemini ganesan . my family was living in hulftsdorp then . the film which played at elphinstone , maradana moved on to gaiety , kotahena . i can recall seeing the film four times at elphinstone and twice at gaiety . this was because several relatives and family friends took me along when they went to see the film as those in our family circle knew how crazy i was about this particular film kattabomman . even in later years i never missed seeing it when an old print was screened in a theatre . nowadays in canada i have a dvd of the film which i view occasionally if not regularly .

the magic of the movie to me at that time was the portrayal of kattabomman by the doyen of tamil actors , sivaji ganesan . the highlight of that performance was the powerful delivery of fiery dialogue by the film hero kattabomman played by sivaji . i memorised the dialogue ( written by sakthi t . k . krishnasamy ) from ‘veera pandiya kattabomman’ in those days and repeated them with appropriate mannerisms to entertain family , relatives , classmates and friends . two remarkable passages lingering in memory still are the verbal duels between kattabomman and jackson ( played by c . r . parthiban ) and kattabomman and bannerman ( played by javer seetharaman ) . unlike most of the actors seen in the tamil films of today , sivaji ganesan spoke tamil on screen the way the mellifluous , vibrant language should be spoken . it is no exaggeration to say that he was the role model for many of my generation in pronouncing tamil dialogue in dramas . it is in this context of reviving memories about the first tamil film to impact upon me greatly that i focus the ‘spotlight’ this time on its hero sivaji ganesan , about whom i have written extensively in the past . the man regarded as the greatest thespian of post - independence tamil cinema passed away on 21 july 2001 , three months short of his 73rd birthday . though known as sivaji , that was not his real name . it was a name bestowed upon him for playing the role of sivaji in a popular drama .

sivaji was no stranger to sri lanka . his movies ran to packed houses in the island . several of his films were adapted and remade in sinhala . substantial portions of the films ‘pilot premnath’ and ‘mohanapunnagai’ starring sivaji were shot in sri lankan locales with sri lankan artistes malani fonseka and geetha kumarasinghe in the lead female roles . ‘pilot premnath’ in 1978 was an indo - sri lankan co - production directed by a . c . trilokachander . shot in many scenic places in sri lanka , the film had a lively baila type song ‘udarata menike’ sung in lilting tones by l . r . easwari and a . e . manoharan , which had audiences’ foot - tapping in india and sri lanka . but the most popular song was ‘ilankayin ilankuyil’ ( the young cuckoo of sri lanka ) with vani jayaram lending her voice to malani , and t . m . soundararajan voicing for sivaji . music was by m . s . viswanathan . shot in eastman colour , this film was about an air ceylon pilot and his family . it ran for more than 100 days both in tamil nadu and sri lanka . ‘mohana punnagai’ starring sivaji ganesan and geetha kumarasinghe was made in 1981 . the film directed by c . v . sridhar did well in sri lanka but had an average run in tamil nadu despite the fact that it had sivaji in the lead . the beautiful song sequence picturised on geetha bathing in a waterfall - stream with sivaji taking photos from different angles was unforgettable . the song ‘thennilankai mangai’ ( south sri lanka maiden ) is sung by s . janaki to music composed by m . s . viswanathan .

p . k . balachandran , the ‘new indian express’ correspondent in colombo , in a recent article interviewed both malani and geetha about sivaji ganesan . here are excerpts : “sivaji ganesan was a great actor and a great human being too , ” enthused malani fonseka , who was his leading lady in the 1978 tamil blockbuster pilot premnath . “it was sivaji who urged me to become a producer . he would say ‘malani , you should make a no . 1 sri lankan creation , ’” malani disclosed . “a warm and friendly man , sivaji introduced me to his wife and children and invited me for dinner at his house . i was very happy to work with him . in fact , it was an honour to work with him , ” malani said in a fulsome tribute to the thespian , who is no more . geetha kumarasinghe , the lankan leading lady of yore , who was paired with the tamil thespian in mohana punnagai ( 1981 ) directed by c . v . sridhar , said sivaji was a thorough gentleman . “we got along very well even though he was in his fifties and i was only 26 . he was very knowledgeable , not just on film making , but about many other subjects , though he had not gone to any university , ” geetha recalled . geetha said she got offers from madras film makers after mohana punnagai but could not take them because she got married .

sivaji ganesan’s acting career , which began at the age of eight , could be divided into three phases – 1936 to 1952 , when he acted only on stage ; 1952 to 1974 , when he acted for the big screen and also gave stage performances ; and 1974 to 1999 , when he acted only in films . despite achieving stupendous success on the screen , sivaji remained faithful to his first love , the stage , and acted in plays for decades . with more than 300 film roles to his credit , he inspired a whole generation of artistes , virtually creating a new school of acting . essentially a creature of the stage when he entered films , sivaji ganesan brought that baggage with him and superimposed it effectively on the film medium . yet his brilliant acting made this so - called violation of screen norms the accepted norm of film acting . generations of tamils learnt to appreciate the beauty and power of the tamil language because sivaji ganesan breathed new life into it .

vizhuppuram chinniah ganesan , or v . c . ganesan , was born on 1 october 1928 , in vizhuppuram , which was then in the arcot district of the former madras presidency . his parents were chinnaiapillai mandrayer , a railway employee and freedom fighter , and rajamani , in whose name he was to launch later a successful film company , rajamani pictures . ganesan belonged to the kallar division of the mukkulathor caste . his ancestors hailed from soorakkottai in thanjavoor district . smitten by a street drama about kattabomman , the feudal polagar of panchalan - kurichi who fought the british , young ganesan became enamoured of acting and abandoned school when he was in class two . forsaking home , he along with his boyhood chum “kaka” radhakrishnan ( veteran comedian who passed away in 2012 ) joined the madurai - based bala gana sabha drama troupe first , and later the troupe run by ethaartham ponnusamipillai . from child roles he graduated to female roles and then on to the “raja part , ” the role of the hero , as it was known then . the first landmark in his career was his portrayal of the maratha warrior sivaji in the drama ‘sivaji kanda indhu rajyam’ written by dravida kazhagham and later dravida munnetra kazhagam leader c . n . annadurai , who went on to become the tamil nadu chief minister . e . v . ramaswamy , the patriarch of the dravidian movement , acclaimed his stellar performance and referred to ganesan as ‘sivaji’ ganesan . this was in 1946 . the sobriquet stuck .

" sivaji was no stranger to sri lanka . his movies ran to packed houses in the island . several of his films were adapted and remade in sinhala . substantial portions of the films ‘pilot premnath’ and ‘mohanapunnagai’ starring sivaji were shot in sri lankan locales with sri lankan artistes malani fonseka and geetha kumarasinghe in the lead female roles

sivaji ganesan played a wide range of characters , from god and king to commoner . whether it was the mercurial chola emperor raja raja cholan , lord siva , lord muruga , saivite saint appar , vaishnavite saint periyaalvar or tamil poet ambigapathy , sivaji was always at his scintillating best . he was equally splendid in contemporary roles and stereotypes making every performance a memorable one "

sivaji’s chief lead actor contemporaries were “puratchi nadigar” m . g . ramachandran ( mgr ) , his namesake gemini ganesan ( kadhal mannan ) and “ilatchiya nadigar” s . s . rajendran ( ssr ) . the only film he acted together with mgr was the controversial ‘koondukkili’ by t . r . ramanna . with gemini he acted in many hits like pennin perumai , pathi bhakthi , veerapandiya kattabomman , paarthaal pasi theerrum , paasamalar , pandha pasam , kappalottiya thamizhan , saraswathy sabatham , thiruvarutselvar and unakkaaha naan . he also acted with ssr in films like parasakthi , rajarani , aalayamani , shanthi , pachai vizhakku , pzhani , kaikodutha deivam , etc his younger son prabhu known as “ilaya thilagham” has also made his mark in films as an actor . prabhu was a very successful hero in the eighties and nineties with many of his movies breaking box office records . sivaji’s elder son ramkumar keeps the home production company sivaji films ticking . the box - office record breaking ‘chandramukhi’ starring rajnikanth was their production . now prabu’s son and sivaji’s grandson vikram prabu too has begun acting and done well in films like ‘kumki’ and ‘arima nambi’ .

( d . b . s . jeyaraj can be reached at djeyaraj2005 @ yahoo . com . )

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