avalanche is a 1978 american disaster film directed by corey allen and starring rock hudson , robert forster , mia farrow and jeanette nolan .

many avalanche scenes in the film were actually stock footage ; parts of this film 's avalanche scenes were in turn utilized as stock footage in the film meteor .

the film is listed in golden raspberry award founder john wilson 's book the official razzie movie guide as one of the 100 most enjoyably bad movies ever made .

the film was featured in the first season of the mystery science theater 3000 revival , released through netflix on april 14 , 2017 .

avalanche ( 1978 film )

avalanche ( 1978 film ) <EOT> mia farrow wearing ski cap in a scene from the film ' avalanche ' , 1978 .

avalanche is a 1978 disaster movie directed by corey allen , starring rock hudson and mia farrow .

avalanche ( 1978 ) – mike ' s take on the movies ……… . rediscovering cinema ' s past

template : infobox film avalanche is a 1978 american disaster film , directed by corey allen and starring rock hudson , robert forster , mia farrow and jeanette nolan . the taglines for the film included " a winter wonderland becomes a nightmare of destruction " and " six million tons of icy terror . " many avalanche scenes in the film were actually stock footage ; parts of this film ' s avalanche scenes were in turn utilized as stock footage in the film meteor . [ 1 ]

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hair trigger avalanche : set up all movie that it won ' t take much to set off an avalanche . in this case it ' s a plane crash .

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the film was filmed at a ski resort in durango , colorado . [ 2 ]

near - death experiences in the avalanche , but dies due to the aforementioned idiot ambulance driver .

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here comes the cringe : aside from rock’s bad rug ( see above ) …most of the film is totally cringe - worthy . however , the real avalanche stock footage is mildly entertaining to watch .

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fun fact : the original film was too short , so they needed to add additional scenes . the crew hired extra staff , including a new director , to shoot enough footage for a full feature film .

carnosaur is a 1993 american science fiction horror film written and directed by adam simon . the film stars diane ladd , raphael sbarge , jennifer runyon , and harrison page . the film ' s plot revolves around a mad scientist who plans to recreate dinosaurs and destroy humanity . the film is loosely based on the 1984 novel carnosaur by john brosnan ( under the pseudonym of harry adam knight ) . the book and film have little in common , with the exception of the villain ' s same basic motive , and the explicit gore and violence . [ 3 ] it was the only film based on a brosnan novel to be produced in america . [ 4 ]

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as with any period in cinema history - if there’s a trend or genre that can be pillaged for an easy buck then b - movie and exploitation producers were sure to put their hats in the ring . and since this was the 70s - “king of the b’s” roger corman did just that with avalanche ( 1978 ) - which would be his sole contribution to the disaster genre .

borrowed some of the avalanche footage from this movie because apparently bad optical effects and styrofoam snow is at a premium in hollywood .

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: a surprising amount of the casualties of the avalanche are actually caused by the incompetence of the rescue workers . florence in particular survives

fun fact : even though it was filmed on location in durango , colorado , the film crew used styrofoam to augment the ‘snow effects’ of the avalanche . however , they never thought of cleaning it up . by spring , the town was still discovering styrofoam everywhere .

death by ambulance : the rescue workers cause more on - screen deaths than the avalanche does , including several caused by poor ambulance driving .

a gas leak in the lodge shortly after the avalanche hits causes an explosion in the lodge kitchen and sends many people and objects flying .

wildlife expert paid who warns that conditions are perfect for an avalanche . his warnings go promptly ignored . he also leaves awesome notes like this :

for more on that blu ray release , there’s a great interview with robert forster available as an extra where he casually discusses the film and where it fits in amongst his many appearances . “it was a disaster movie on a budget . ” he relates the story and chance encounter of working with second unit director lewis teague and his subsequent film work with the youngster in alligator . a film forster ranks very high on his resume of titles .

the vacationers at a winter wonderland struggle to survive after an avalanche of snow crashes into their ski resort . their holiday then turns into a game of survival .

fun fact : north korea banned this film . no , the film wasn’t that bad . the year 2012 marked kim il - sung’s 100 th birthday . another one of those weird twists of disaster movie fate , 2012 made tons at the box office but only gets a lowly 39 % on rotten tomatoes .

a crazed vietnam vet bomber hijacks a boeing 707 in this disaster film filled with the usual early ' 70s stereotypes , and demands to be taken to russia .

the film spawned two official sequels , carnosaur 2 in 1995 and carnosaur 3 : primal species in 1996 . the second film fared poorly at the box office and the remainders were released direct - to - video . stock footage from the first three films was used in the spin - offs raptor and the eden formula .

the sunrise at the launch complex at the beginning of the film is actually a sunset played backwards because the nasa facility at cape kennedy is on the east coast .

kent trebilcox , executive chef at the mansion during the lamm years , also remembers rock hudson ' s visit , only from a different vantage point . the late actor had been in denver for the premiere of his 1978 film avalanche , and he arrived at the governor ' s reception thoroughly wasted . " it took a couple of guys to lift him into the house , with due grace , " trebilcox writes . " but after a very brief appearance with a huge cake and popping camera flashes , he was brought back to the kitchen , where i was working . he was softly placed in a chair positioned between the refrigerator and the wall . and there he remained wedged safely , with a steady supply of drinks . "

developing doomed characters : roughly 75 % of the movie is spent introducing all these characters who will soon fall victim to the avalanche or in the ensuing mayhem that comes after it .

the most unlucky example is the poor fellow in town , nowhere near the avalanche , that gets run over by an out of control ambulance that careens off the street and hits him .

adding to the drama is wild life photographer nick thorne ( robert forster ) whose job in this film is to warn david about the dangers of an impending avalanche but more importantly to sleep with caroline so we can have a romantic triangle . we certainly aren’t going to fill the ninety minute running time without some serious padding and that’s just the tip of the proverbial iceberg we also have…

you know how they say , " if you ' ve seen one , you ' ve seen them all " ? if you ' ve seen a disaster movie , you ' ve seen avalanche .

here’s a prime example of the kind of film that it takes a disaster movie fan to appreciate . the roger corman production avalanche , starring a rock hudson well past his prime and a mia farrow of the pre - woody era , is certainly not a good movie . however , once things get going it is actually pretty fun to watch , if only for all the wrong reasons .

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the film has been released on dvd by new concorde home entertainment three times . the first release was a single disc release in april 2000 . [ 11 ] the company subsequently re - released the film in the carnosaur collection in 2001 [ 12 ] and on a double feature dvd alongside sequel carnosaur 2 in 2003 . [ 13 ] the last two versions are both currently out of print .

when an " i ' m - just - makin ' - money " developer plops his new ski lodge at the foot of a mountain , the locals warn him about snowslides . so it ' s not too long before a gigantic avalanche buries the lodge and all the snow bunnies in it . rock hudson plays the ski lodge owner and mia farrow is his couch - hopping wife in this disaster film .

produced by irwin allen following the success of his disaster film poseidon adventure from two years before - both were extravagant and impressive productions that would give allen the moniker “master of disaster” with his expert handling of vast and awe inspiring sets , star studded casts and ground breaking special effects . in fact - between tower and poseidon - one can say that allen perfected the “disaster film formula” that came to define the genre and would show its dna in everything from independence day to san andreas - thus making it one of the most stringently structured and adhered to of all the hollywood genres outside of the slasher film .

mst3k : the return # 4 rating is based on the film . 5 stars for mst3k . i feel bad . i know this is technically supposed to be a review for avalanche , but i don ' t have anything to say about it . i don ' t care for natural disaster movies , and this one didn ' t change my mind . it ' s just bad . there are no other words .

i was surprised to see that avalanche was produced by roger corman of all people . i would think that even the skimpy budget that this film had by irwin allen standards was not something roger corman was used to dealing with . corman didn ' t spend it on big name guest stars for sure . his stars are rock hudson and mia farrow . hudson is the donald trump like owner of a big state of the art ski lodge which is hosting that weekend some winter sporting events . he ' s been told like william holden in the towering inferno that the lodge is in a bad place and the snow looks like it ' s about to come a tumbling down . tumble down it did during a storm when a plane crashes into the top of a mountain . the avalanche starts and it buries the whole cast in that white stuff . this is a disaster film made on the cheap , some winter sports footage mixed with real avalanche footage and some cheesy special effects by seventies standards to bind it together . the plot such as it is , is almost non - existent , the characters are never developed in the slightest , so you don ' t really care about them . i guess the lesson to be learned from avalanche is for roger corman not to try to be irwin allen .

this is super predictable and in spite of the all - star cast the writing makes sure that the actors don ' t get up to doing anything too good . rock hudson gives a really overblown performance and everyone else is flat , or really weird , creepy and generally just a big problem ( the bruce character ) . but it ' s still pretty fun as a disaster film . the big avalanche delivers the crushing ice thrills that i hoped for . the movie is boring at times , but doesn ' t take too long to get to the point - things do tick along . . . sort of . the avalanche certainly is a welcome interruption to the dodgy version of the winter olympics that viewers are treated to and the rather futile snowmobile race may have inspired a certain pod - racing segment in one late 90s / early 2000s star wars film .

review aggregator website rotten tomatoes reports that 11 % of reviewers gave it a positive review . [ 10 ] gene siskel gave the film a marginal " thumbs up " , and roger ebert gave it " thumbs down " on siskel & ebert . ebert named it the worst movie of 1993 . [ 6 ] siskel ' s endorsement of the film was mocked when the duo made a guest appearance on the animated television series the critic .

roger corman ' s attempt to cash - in on the disaster film craze that emerged during the 70s , and the result is pretty much what you ' d expect . a bunch of people enjoy hospitality at a popular ski - resort , where the planner / manager ( rock hudson , whose seen better days ) is warned about a potential avalanche , and has to get himself and the fearing residents out of a snowy situation when the inevitable happens .

after an early teaser featuring one of the downhill stars being chased by a minor snow slide and escaping by ski - jumping into a tall tree ( ! ) , the big one hits at about 55 minutes , and is caused by a private plane crashing into the mountainside . below , the grand opening of the resort is underway and the pistes are full of people when the snow comes roaring down the mountain . this sequence features mass panic , stupid reaction shots and stunning avalanche effects accomplished through a combination of scratchy old stock footage and massive amounts of not very real - looking styrofoam snow . there are some optical effects as well that can hardly have been very state of the art even back in 1978 .

the most surprising thing about this film is that even before frame one had been shot one of the big television networks offered corman $ 2 million dollars for the broadcast rights and as the budget was only $ 1 . 7 million he was already in profit mode before production had even started . now the network wasn’t going to pay that kind of money for the film to star one of the roger corman players so in this instance we have a

the film was a box office bomb upon release ; and has since gained new life as the subject of the fourth episode of the reboot of mystery science theater 3000 . tropes pertaining to that episode can be found here .

although john brosnan described the dinosaurs as " laughable " compared to the ones in jurassic park , and agreed that the film was " crap " , he nonetheless wrote that it was " interesting crap " , and credited it with raising greater awareness of the novel . he screened the film at a re - launch party for his novel , and stated that " i will no doubt take the lead in shouting abuse at the screen . " [ 7 ]

yes , avalanche is a sloppy , low - budget irwin allen rip - off where even the sound editing is pretty crap . but if you enjoy a bit of garbage now and then , there’s fun to be had watching this one .

some of the characters ( such as the figure skater ) are shown getting swept away during the avalanche and are simply never seen again afterward . it can be assumed that they either died or were rescued at some point off - screen .

: the incompetent ambulance / police / fire truck drivers . the scene as they pull out of town in response to the avalanche has to be seen to be believed . this winds up getting florence killed when one of these drivers takes a curve

during filming , the special effects crew used styrofoam to augment the " snow effects " of the avalanche . once the spring thaw hit , stryrofoam was discovered all over the durango . by then , the company was long gone . see more »

due to the financial success of carnosaur , a sequel , carnosaur 2 , was produced in 1995 . the latter was a financial failure . as a result , the third movie in the franchise , carnosaur 3 , was released straight - to - video in 1996 . two spin - offs of the film appear in the form of 2001 ' s raptor and 2006 ' s the eden formula . every movie in the series following carnosaur features stock footage from the first film .

i do give the film bonus points for it ending with caroline telling david that she loves him but still getting in a cab and leaving him in the dust . so at least director corey allen leaves us on a nice note , and i thank him for that , but sadly the dramatic ramblings of the script really hamper much of the film . this isn’t the worst of the genre but its low budget and pointless subplots hamper it from being a disaster movie worth recommending .

using a combination of stock footage , cheap models , some extremely silly looking overlays , and , the primary force of any avalanche , large silly looking styrofoam boulders , the titular avalanche is about as frightening as your average snowball fight . the visceral thrill is nonexistent , and while i do feel that i ' ve grown past the point where i can enjoy watching hundreds of people getting killed for the sake of a cliched plot , i doubt anyone watching this will be satiated by the sublimely dumb effects .

but the root of the genre can be traced back to the very beginnings of cinema itself - with numerous silent films being made about the “great flood” / noah’s arc and the sinking of the titanic ( yes , way before cameron got around to it ) . but from my research it would seem that the film deluge from 1933 was the first “big budget / high concept blockbuster disaster film” that used a completely “made up premise” as an excuse for wanton mayhem and destruction for the sake of mass entertainment .

infant immortality : zigzagged ; little jason escapes the disaster unscathed , but we do see other kids getting caught in the avalanche as it ' s happening , including one girl who is thrown against a fence by the snow and likely broke her back from the impact .

the film was released to theaters on may 21 , 1993 by concorde films , just four weeks before the larger - scale blockbuster jurassic park . as a result , carnosaur may be considered a " mockbuster " . [ 5 ] diane ladd ' s daughter laura dern was one of the stars of jurassic park . carnosaur grossed $ 1 . 8 million at the box office on a budget of $ 850 , 000 . [ 1 ] film critic roger ebert named it the worst movie of 1993 . [ 6 ]

police are useless : not just the police , but pretty much all of the emergency services in the film are pretty incompetent , to the point where they are directly responsible for a sizable percentage of the on - screen deaths ( including two named characters ) .

new world pictures manages to land two major stars in this low budget disaster movie but are unable to land much else . though some of the practical effects and stunts during the avalanche were decent there wasn ' t nearly enough of them to justify the ninety minute running time .

after the avalanche is over one would expect ( as other films in the genre do ) there would be another hour’s worth of “fighting for survival” and the continuation of the melodramatic sub plots set up in the first half . instead corman seems to approach the film like his standard drive - in monster movies - following the mantra that “once the monster is dead - the movie is over” . and as he probably rightfully assumed - with this movie the audience came to see the avalanche wipe out a bunch of fools and everything else is basically a waste of time . so the movie has maybe ten minutes worth of “survival’ and then a weird wrap up where farrow both doesn’t get with forster and leaves hudson to dwell in the guilt of the tragedy that he basically caused . the ending is the equivalent of a cinematic shrug .

• david being investigated for illegal campaign contributions that got him the land for his resort . • world class skier bruce scott ( rick moses ) cheating on his emotional damaged girlfriend . • sports announcer mark elliot ( barry primus ) and his cheating spouse ( cathey paine ) . • bruce scott narrowly escaping a small avalanche to heighten the oncoming threat . • david’s mother is here and spends most the time with david’s bookkeeper getting a tour . • nick thorne stealing explosives to trigger a small avalanche…this achieves nothing . • david sleeping with his secretary so we can get in some nudity .

finally at about the hour mark we get the titular avalanche and for the most part it is pretty exciting ; snowmobile racers are sent flying , skiers swept away under tons of snow , people trapped high in the air on damaged chairlifts , and the almost total destruction of the ski lodge .

plot inconsistencies like these make the movie an odd and frustrating viewing experience at times . but like i said - there are some effective moments - especially in the film’s final act . and it’s hard to ignore the fantastic cast - which makes juggernaut a genre obscurity that’s worth checking out .

john brosnan was first approached to write the screenplay in mid - 1991 by roger corman ' s wife julie , who formalised the deal at brosnan ' s drinking club , and drew up the contract on a bar napkin . as the film was meant to compete with jurassic park , brosnan later wrote that he was taken aback when it was revealed that the film ' s budget would have only been $ 1 million . although concerned that the restrictive budget would require a reduction in the amount of dinosaurs used , corman assured him that he was free to write whatever he wanted , and that any modifications would be made in the final draft . once brosnan sent his first draft to hollywood , he lost all contact with the film crew . [ 7 ] his screenplay had in fact been heavily revised to the point where his credit had been reduced to " original story " . [ 4 ]

perhaps the finest scene is saved for the finish , where the ambulance carrying david’s mother and caroline skids off a bridge and crashes down into a ravine where it lands in water . then it explodes ! mostly , i suppose , because the cheap avalanche effects meant corman still had some money to spend on explosives .

beyond the poseidon adventure ( ’79 ) came out after jaws / superman / star wars and its critical and commercial failure became something of a swan song for the 70s disaster film - which gave way to the spielberg / lucas fantasy / adventure “crowd pleaser” as the defacto blockbuster template for the next decade .

back in the day i really liked disaster movies , and still do have a soft spot for most of them if i’m honest , but i can’t remember seeing this . despite , or perhaps even because of , the lousy effects and unconvincing melodrama , i’d like to have a look at this film at some point .

while you couldn’t care less about the silly plot and stupid characters , the film offers up a bunch of ridiculous and cheesy moments that makes viewing pretty fun after all . like the downhill star claiming “i ski like i make love” . ( meaning he reaches the finish fast , or what ? ) like the snowmobile race that turns into rollerball on snow , drivers kicking each other and randomly somersaulting backwards off their rides . like the horny figure skater hurrying to a rendez - vous with her ski star lover , and starting to undress on the way to his room — yes , outdoors — despite the fact that there’s a howling snow storm going on around her . like the cook in the kitchen that is scalded by boiling soup as the avalanche hits the hotel . like david’s mother trying to dig her way out of the buried hotel with , of all things , a chair . like caroline last being seen in a mountain cabin that is buried by the avalanche , only to later turn up outside the hotel without explanation .

fun fact : one of the original taglines was “it sucks” , but producers felt that it would be too easy for disappointed critics / audiences to blast the film . they guessed correctly . while twister was a box office success , it only has a 57 % on rotten tomatoes making this one of the best , of the worst .

his ex - wife is played by mia farrow in one of her more comatose roles . i ' d say more about her role in this film , but that pretty much has it covered . she kind of wanders between plotlines most of the time , doing that big eyed mia farrow thing that requires little else than having big eyes .

this disaster ' gem ' from new world stars rock hudson and mia farrow looking terrible as a divorced couple . rock upsets nature by building a massive ski resort because he can . robert forster co - stars as the down - with - nature photographer who warns about fucking with earth . no one listen to him and , yes , an avalanche occurs .

while everyone is having a good time a plane crashes into a mountain setting off a devastating avalanche . again - corman doesn’t have the money to utilize ground breaking special effects so there’s basically some stock footage of real avalanches intercut with people getting pelted / engulfed with styrofoam “white chunks” . not much of this sequence is very convincing but it’s fairly well constructed and edited .

karma houdini : david quite surprisingly survives the film , even getting through what appears to be a textbook redemption equals death setup of risking his life to save his ex - wife . yet , he ' s severely humbled by seeing all the destruction his ego has wrought , and they don ' t actually get back together . he also loses his beloved mother .

jerkass : david . he is a very stubborn and somewhat unscrupulous man who callously brushes off all warnings he gets about a potential avalanche until it ' s too late . not to mention how domineering and possessive he is towards his ex - wife ; it ' s a minor mercy that the movie doesn ' t have them reunite after the disaster ( and even that is ambiguous ) .

i agree ! the first ( nearly ) hour was very dull for me…but once the avalanche actually hit , i was pretty into it . i couldn’t believe they went through all that trouble to save david’s mother – to which i was pleased to see ! – only to have the car glide off the cliff as if toonces the cat had been behind the wheel . hah , oh dear .

jerkass has a point : david has professionals keeping track of the avalanche danger , gives nick ( an unqualified photographer ) a fair hearing , and doesn ' t dismiss his concerns until he reveals he has no specific warning signs to point out other than an intuition of " a heaviness " . nick turns out to be right , but by all the evidence it ' s a complete coincidence .

summary : in the colorado rockies , skiers , snowmobilers and other vacationers enjoy a beautiful skiing resort . suddenly a helicopter crashes into the resort’s hilltop , unleashing a giant avalanche . will david shelby ( rock hudson ) and caroline brace ( mia farrow ) rehash their romance and make it out alive ? watch this disaster to find the answers… and how a studio can waste $ 6 . 5 million .

the rest of the film details the attempts of survival and / or escaping from the imminent danger . along the way there’s oodles of melodrama with the “good guys” dying heroic deaths and the “corporate sleaze balls who caused the tragedy due to their ineptness or willful ignorance” going down like sniveling cowards . this can pretty much sum up towering inferno’s plot - but can also provide the blueprint for all subsequent entries in the genre .

forster warns hudson that he has built the resort smack dab in the middle of “avalanche country” . and by disturbing the environment with all the construction and deforestation he is creating a “death trap” for anyone who visits the resort . hudson of course takes no heed and pretty soon a bunch of visitors arrive for some kind of “winter sports competition” that includes ice skating , skiing , and for some random reason a gladiatorial - esque snow mobile race .

this is one title i can recall as a kid having a big network premier . it all looked pretty cool at the time but now just appears campy and pretty much a maid for tv event . this isn’t surprising in the end if you’ve listened to an interview with roger corman on the recent blu ray release as he received a large amount from television to help fund the film and hire an above average cast for his disaster epic .

film and television productions alike have been attracted to the mountain peaks and valleys showcased from the “ san juan skyway ” and other highways that traverse this geologically unique region . several of the classic locations used in films are accessible by passenger car , and make a great day trip for western movie fans . view the brochure : ridgway’s western movie heritage , to see maps and learn more about major motion pictures filmed in and around the community of ridgway .

rock hudson spends the vast majority of roger corman ' s cheapie disaster pic avalanche with a huge target on his back . through years of meticulous planning , deforestation , bribes , affairs , and just in general being a dick to everyone around him , he ' s finally about to open his massive multi - million dollar ski resort in the foothills of colorado . to say that he ' s doomed for some misery and regrets within the next ninety minutes is to speak the obvious .

is present , as both lovable and loathsome characters meet predictable fates , but the film ' s limited production resources somehow work in its favor . we ' re well aware that we ' re watching a corman production but somehow the inventiveness that is required to carry it all off is quite admirable . certain plot points are introduced and inexplicably abandoned including an insinuation that shelby has bribed local political officials to overlook his clear violation of environmental protection rules in order to build his resort .

the big dramatic death in the film has to do with david’s mother florence shelby ( jeanette nolan ) who along with david’s bookkeeper is trapped in the buried ski lodge and in danger of asphyxiating due to broken gas lines . they are rescued in the nick of time but then the ambulance that is rushing poor florence to the hospital loses control and careens off into a chasm and explodes . proving that sometimes it just doesn’t pay to get out of bed or be in a roger corman movie .

high up in the mountains millionaire entrepreneur david shelby ( rock hudson ) has built a massive ski resort , much to the chagrin of environmentalists , and has invited winter sports athletes from all over the world to compete at the opening of his winter wonderland . also arriving for the big opening is caroline brace ( mia farrow ) david’s ex - wife who is in this movie because you can’t have a disaster film without an estranged couple of some sort . i think there may even be a law or something .

i en värld av enbart katastroffilmer ( som jag gillar att se på trots att de väldigt sällan är bra ) skulle det här fortfarande vara en väldigt dålig film . lider framförallt av att den är så händelsefattig och trots ett gäng kända skådisar är allting på en så bedrövlig nivå att till och med roger corman bör skämmas över att ha producerat det här . ändå lite kul att se på tack vare peak 70 - tal vilket alltid ger något att garva åt , i tillägg till de sjukt usla effekterna då .

avalanche is a knock - off of other popular disaster movies of the time like the towering inferno , earthquake , and the swarm ( okay , that last one might not have been quite so popular ) , using some cheap stars to fuel its tawdry and simple plot . it ' s amazing when a few scenes actually work ( a shot of two men filling a truck with occupied bodybags is appropriately mournful ) and less surprising when some scenes end up jaw droppingly bad ( the ski star and a skater end up having sex while communicating in nothing but ice sports euphemisms ) .

“destruction porn” is a term coined to describe movies that have seemingly been released every summer since the advent of cgi in the 90s - usually accredited to filmmakers like dean devlin / roland emmerich ( i . e . independence day , day after tomorrow , 2012 ) , james cameron ( titanic - the only “disaster film” to win best picture ) , and michael bay ( armageddon , pearl harbor , and the transformers series ) . the term also encompasses other critically derided would - be blockbusters like deep impact , dante’s peak , the core , daylight , volcano , twister and countless other syfy channel originals .

this was one of rock hudson ' s final films as an " above the title " leading man . he ' s grayer and a bit paunchier than we ' d seen him during his heyday , but he still had star power to spare and made for a dashing leading man , whether its skinny dipping in the hot tub or personally leading rescue parties in acts of derring doo to extricate victims of the tragedy . the film ' s showpiece sequence is a climactic scene in which shelby must rescue caroline , who is dangling from wrecked bridge above a ravine . it ' s well - directed and genuinely suspenseful .

taking the script of jaws as a template , we’re bringing in robert forster as the smokey bear ranger type who is having fits when he sees the construction crews working away with heavy machinery causing vibrations throughout the mountainous territory . picture richard dreyfuss’ matt hooper in a forest ranger outfit . it’s sure to bring down mountains of snow directed at the lodge if they don’t cease and desist . off he goes to confront “the rock . ” rock instantly turns into murray hamilton’s mayor of shark city who will keep those beaches open . or in this case the slopes , skating rinks and anything else that just happens to be in the shadow of mt . avalanche .

therefore it would seem that people have always engaged in the “vicarious therapy” of watching a bunch of people getting killed as a way to deal with existential anxieties . one can assume the modern wave of “destruction porn” is linked to 9 / 11 and the various social and political issues that have resulted . and to that point - the “golden age” of the disaster film was in the 70s - when america was dealing with everything from watergate , vietnam , oil shortages , middle east turmoil , and economic downturns ( sounds kind of familiar huh ? ) . perhaps it was this sense that “things were falling apart” which made the genre so popular then as it is today .

rock hudson’s character is a cross between the idiot mayor from jaws and his character from giant as he both ignores the dangers , “ we can’t close the beaches , it’s the fourth of july ! ” and is a rich and arrogant bastard whose attitude towards women is a tad prehistoric . now normally this would be enough to place the blame for the oncoming disaster squarely on his shoulders but not for this movie , oh no we also have david demanding that his assistant fly in important papers , despite the terrible weather conditions , which results in that poor dude’s plane crashing into the mountain and causing the giant avalanche . so not only is he a callous , sexist , arrogant jerk he’s also a murdering asshat .

overall it’s refreshing to see a thriller that isn’t so “hollywood - ized” and “paint by numbers” - and therefore juggernaut is not a completely predictable affair and thus delivers on the promise of tension and suspense . that said - there are times where one wants to give the movie a swift kick in the pants so it would actually start doing something other than just “sitting around” . in fact - the whole thing seems very british ( i . e . polite ) - and judging by how people behave in the film - the “ticking time clock” scenario seems to be not that big of a deal . plus i didn’t really understand why they couldn’t figure out a way to start getting the passengers off the ship while they worked on diffusing the bombs .

not giving anything away , the title of the movie is avalanche so we can count on one to hit the screens though the f / x do leave a lot to be desired . i do believe i’ve pointed out that this is a roger corman production so there are a few things we can always count on from uncle roger , one of which is the injection of a topless woman and sure enough while rock is hanging out in his custom designer sauna pining for mia , a well endowed brunette just happens to be with him offering him a consolation prize if he can’t win mia back . the other is the frugal production qualities and have yourself a hoot during some of the scenes when you can clearly see the blocks of snow blow away in the breeze when a news truck approaches .

and because this is a roger corman production it must have at least one wtf scene in it and for this movie we get the emotional damaged girlfriend of skier bruce scott , who upon seeing him in bed with another woman decides to kill herself with an overdose of pills , but before she can down the bottle she is killed by the avalanche . that is some hard core dark shit there . but believe it or not that isn’t even the weirdest death in this movie as there is a bit where the sports announcer and a small boy are hanging for dear life from a broken chairlift and just as the boy is rescued power lines hit the chairlift cables and the poor sports announcer is electrocuted , falls and misses the safety net held by the rescue team because…well , because they really suck at their job .

besides the set up , sprawling cast and the sub - plots i actually didn’t see juggernaut as being very much of a disaster film in the traditional irwin allen sense . i can see where the influence of poseidon adventure as far as it being a “suspense thriller set on a cruise ship” comes from - but save for a few explosions and fatalities the action is very subdued . and plus there’s no actual disaster and hence no “fight for survival” with the ship’s passengers . therefore i would say juggernaut would more accurately be labeled as a “terrorist thriller” . and to its credit the movie seems to have influenced later films of its ilk - especially with the “bomb diffusing sequences” ( again - the “red or blue wire” trope ) and the parallel investigation at “command center” ( executive decision comes to mind ) .

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hudson plays david shelby , the owner of a newly constructed ski resort , and everyone’s there for the grand opening . ‘everyone’ includes hudson’s mother florence ( jeanette nolan ) and ex - wife caroline ( farrow ) , a very manly wildlife photographer named nick ( robert forster ) , a tv celebrity and his slutty wife , a couple of “cool” ski stars and a couple of pretty figure skaters .

the first 50 minutes are spent introducing characters and launching a bunch of soap - operatic machinations , mostly having to do with people going to bed with people they shouldn’t go to bed with . the script also plants a possible subplot about david being implicated in a scandal after having donated money to a crooked politician , but then forgets all about it . probably just as well .

nick the manly photographer warns david about the snow and weather conditions . david and a guy who i believe is some kind of security chief don’t think it’s necessary to take any precautions . and we all know where that will lead…

i couldn’t wait to see this movie after watching the trailer ( which is now on youtube ) and after reading this review i’m really dying to find it . it looks hilariously awesome !

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entrepreneur david shelby ( hudson ) has fought tooth - and - nail to build a ski resort deep in the rockies . during an especially busy time of the ski season , his ex - wife caroline ( farrow ) comes for a visit . as shelby unsuccessfully attempts to get back together with her , shelby ' s mother florence enjoys the party life at the lodge , a star skier arrives at the resort with much fanfare , and many other characters are introduced as they have the time of their lives at the resort . but then , a lost airplane crashes into the snow that sits precariously atop the mountain , sending tons of snow onto the unsuspecting resort . . .

: florence spends most of her time indulging herself in alcoholic beverages and generally just going wild . even when she ' s being carted away in an ambulance , she complains that she wants a bloody mary .


abhimanyu ( tamil : அபிமன்யு ) is a 1948 tamil film produced by jupiter pictures and starring m. g. ramachandran ( mgr ) in a supporting role .

it was based on the mahabharatha story of abhimanyu .

the screenplay was written by a. s. a. sami and m. karunanidhi .

this was the second film for karunanidhi as scriptwriter .

the film also starred m. n. nambiar in a supporting role .

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abhimanyu ( 1948 film ) <EOT> notes for - abhimanyu ( 1948 film ) - notesok . in - student . . .

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abhimanyu ( tamil : அபிமன்யு ) is a 1948 tamil film produced by jupiter pictures and starring m . g . ramachandran ( mgr ) in a supporting role .

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abhimanyu ( tamil : அபிமன்யு ) is a 1948 tamil film produced by jupiter pictures . . . during the 1930s and the 40s tamil films were mostly based on when . . .

list of all movies released in 1948 , with film trailers when available . these movies of 1948 are listed alphabetically , but if you ' re looking for a particular film , you can search for it by using the filter option below . this list includes some of the best movies of 1948 , but since it ' s a list of all 1948 films there are also some bad movies on here as well . additional information is also available for these 1948 movies , such as their directors , actors and taglines .

if you ' re wondering , " what movies came out in 1948 ? " or " what are the best 1948 films ? " then this list will answer your questions .

in 1948 they produced ' ' abhimanyu ' ' , a mythological tale from the epic mahabharatha at madras . during the 1930s and the 40s tamil films were mostly based . . .

( 1948 ) . sami , who scripted the film , got a job at jupiter studio , coimbatore , . . . e . g . sundarrao nadkarni ' s valmiki ( 1946 ) , a . kasilingam ' s abhimanyu ( 1948 , with . . . vishwamohini ; snehjyoti * ; 1929 : chandramukhi ; patipatni ; 1930 : anadhai . . .

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veer abhimanyu is a wonderful animated movie in hindi . the movie is about the adventurous childhood of . . .

qualified & educated abhimanyu hails from a middle class family . he lives with his widow mother and only sister seema .

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randor guy : blast from the past – raja mukthi ( 1948 ) . the hindu ( chennai ) , april 18 , 2008 .

a movie a day : quint on the search ( 1948 ) he thinks we’re ss men or something . no wonder he’s scared to death .

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watch abhimanyu tamil full movie starring : m . g . ramachandran , s . m . kumaresan , m . r . santhanalakshmi . . .

a movie a day : quint on the search ( 1948 ) he thinks we ' re ss men or something . no wonder he ' s . . .

film : yasmin a . k . a . bewafa ashq - ( 1935 )

film : azad veer a . k . a . revenge - ( 1936 )

film : struggle a . k . a . jeevan sangram - ( 1936 )

film : after the earthquake a . k . a . inquilab - ( 1935 )

film : kalkoot a . k . a . kismet ki bhool - ( 1935 )

the collection showcases the evolution of film publicity covering various techniques of poster - making .

movie : the hero - abhimanyu ( 2009 ) starring : sagar , hrishitaa bhatt , simran produced by : s . r . . . . hind . . .

jupiter pictures had more than one movie on the anvil at any given time , and , during 1948 , this unit released another film besides mohini , a mythological , abhimanyu . this film introduced a new director a . kasilingam , who was an editor at jupiter . a new hero also made his debut as abhimanyu . his name was s . m . kumaresan . the success of this film brought him laurels but sadly he faded fast from the scene . in abhimanyu , a young man , blessed with wit , brilliance , a facile pen and silver tongue , wrote the dialogue , then assisting a . s . a . sami , who was credited for the script in the titles . this man who got no credit , was a man of destiny , who would create history not only as a script - writer but also as a political leader , a man of the masses , a person of rare charisma . his name was muthuvel karunanidhi !

film : alladin ii a . k . a . aaj ka alladin - ( 1935 )

film : sone ka shaher a . k . a . golden city - ( 1935 )

such massive size , the poster achieves the astonishing feat of conveying volumes about the film .

this has been a significant addition to nfai’s ever - growing collection of film related material .

we appeal to all film lovers to come forward and provide films and film - related material so that it can be preserved for future generations , said prakash magdum , director of nfai .

watch abhimanyu tamil full movie starring : m . g . ramachandran , s . m . kumaresan , m . r . santhanalakshmi , m . g . chakrapani , . . .

film : bhool ka bhog a . k . a . irony of fate - ( 1935 )

film : hunterwali a . k . a . the lady with the whip - ( 1935 )

film : jeewan natak a . k . a . life is a stage - ( 1935 )

a film in which bhagyaraj uses an old unfinished mgr movie as a flashback in the plot .

film : blood feud a . k . a . josh - e - intaqam - ( 1935 )

the fresh acquisition also includes posters featuring fearless nadia , for the films sher - e - baghdad ( 1946 ) , stunt queen ( 1947 ) , 11 o’clock ( 1948 ) and shamsherbaaz ( 1953 ) .

film : asmat ka moti a . k . a . chirag - e - arab - ( 1935 )

film : jane alam a . k . a . jan - e - alam anjumanara - ( 1935 )

follows the tale of abhimanyu , the king of the pandavas and the beloved son of arjuna and subhadra . traces his role in the battle of kurukshetra and his assassination on the 13th day of the war .

film : himmat - e - marda a . k . a . lord of the jungle - ( 1935 )

film : nigah - e - nafrat a . k . a . orphans of the storm - ( 1935 )

film : shaitan ka pash a . k . a . kamala c . i . d . - ( 1936 )

pune , aug 4 ( uni ) in one of the major acquisition in recent times , national film archive of india ( nfai ) , ministry of information and broadcasting , has acquired about 2500 film posters of indian cinema which include the collection about 1500 hindi film posters , in addition to a number of tamil , telugu , kannada and malayalam ones .

hema was born in the tamil - speaking chakravarthy household on october 16 , 1948 in ammankudi , tamil nadu . her dad ' s name is v . s . r . chakravarthy and her mom , jaya , was a film producer . she was enrolled in the chennai - based andhra mahila sabha . after performing as a dancer in a 1961 regional movie , she . . .

ajay devgn is an indian film actor , director , and producer . he made his film debut with phool aur kaante in 1991 and received a filmfare award for best male debut for his performance in the film . he then starred in films such as jigar ( 1992 ) , dilwale ( 1994 ) , suhaag ( 1994 ) , naajayaz ( 1995 ) , diljale . . .

she had acted in films such as poompavai , abhimanyu , bhojan and devakanya . in the film kannagi she had acted as kaunthi adigal ( an old jain nun in the tamil epic silapathikaram ) . she was awarded the title isai kuyil ( nightingale of music ) by swami dhinakar at the 100th day function of kannagi held at thiruvarur . she appeared in many modern theatres productions .

the promos on air show priyanka prancing around in towel , setting tongues wagging about the film being bolder than usual . “well , it is a bold film , ” admits raj . “if the audience accepts it , it will be a trend - setter in tollywood . there isn’t just the towel shot . there are some tender , steamy moments too . but there’s nothing vulgar . my film is for everybody . ”

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chirodini tumi je amar is the top grossing tollywood bangla film of the year 2008 . the film was rated as " u " ( universal : suitable for all ages ) by the central board of film certification of india . this love story starring a new pair is in its 15 week . the film had a great opening . the first week saw 55 per cent footfall , which is overwhelming . mahendra soni of shree venkatesh films spent rs 1 crore on making the movie and they have earned about rs 2 crore till now . chirodini released with 40 prints and venkatesh is coming up with some more .

this is a comprehensive list of movies that premiered in 1948 , so the films you see here range from smaller indie pictures to giant blockbusters . if you ' re a big cinema buff , this list is a great way to find some more obscure films that you may not already know . ( 721 items )

another highlight of the acquisition is posters for 90 amitabh bachchan films , including one of his earliest films sanjog ( 1971 ) and his unreleased film zamaanat .

vikram is an indian film actor , voice actor and a playback singer . he made his debut in the 1990 film en kadhal kanmani , which was followed by a series of tamil and telugu films and supporting roles in few malayalam films throughout the early decade . after the critical and commercial success of . . .

mgr who plays arjuna , a minor role in the movie , gives a funeral oration after the death of his son in the battle . he describes him as “anbu tamizh magan ! ” in one stroke , karunanidhi made abhimanyu a son of the tamil soil and shiftedthe mahabharatham to this part of the country !

a big chunk of the collections is posters for mythological and historical films such as sampoorna ramayan ( 1961 ) , shree ganesh ( 1962 ) , veer abhimanyu ( 1965 ) , shankar sati anusuya ( 1965 ) , veer bhimsen ( 1964 ) , laxmi narayan ( 1951 ) , balram srikrishna ( 1968 ) .

after marriage , they started a film production company mercury films . the first production was pona machan thirumbi vanthaan ( 1954 ) with sriram and kuchalakumari in the lead roles . the film earned a moderate profit . the second production was vaazhvile oru naal ( 1956 ) with sivaji ganesan and g . varalakshmi in the lead roles .

son of well known poet harivansh rai bachchan and teji bachchan . he has a brother named ajitabh . he completed his education from uttar pradesh and moved to bombay to find work as a film star , in vain though , as film - makers preferred someone with a fairer skin , and he was not quite fair enough . but . . .

the film was shot last year , in calcutta , siliguri and visakhapatnam ( a song sequence ) . but why was it was all so hush - hush ? “actually we didn’t want to talk about the film then as the story is sensitive . besides there are some marketing strategies too . plus , we didn’t want to reveal the two new faces . ”

the third attempt was a film titled , sirikkum silai with mgr with the expectation of recovering the money that were lost in their previous films , but the production had to be given up within a few days of shooting . they tried a fourth attempt in the film adichathu yoham with ravichandran which unfortunately had also to be shelved in the middle . they incurred heavy losses due to these two films .

i think i have been bold enough in my debut film to do a song wrapped in a towel . but i knew about that while reading the script and there was no problem while shooting the song .

i don’t deny that the film has glimpses of rizwanur - priyanka . but it’s not only their story . it’s about all those young boys and girls who fall in love and then take a drastic step .

( sami told this writer years later that karunanidhi , then unknown , used to spend the entire day with him at his residence and work on the script , writing the dialogue for abhimanyu . he received a nominal three - digit salary per month during that period though his contribution was immense . ) even a cursory study of the dialogue will reveal that the man behind the powerful , alliterative lines was mu . ka .

the famed ‘maya bazaar’ episode was woven into the film with pulimoottai ramasami playing ghatotkacha . another excellent feature was the fascinating cinematography by noted lensman w . r . subba rao , who was well known for his trick photography .

watch abhimanyu tamil full movie starring : m . g . ramachandran , s . m . kumaresan , m . r . santhanalakshmi , m . g . chakrapani , narasimmabharathi music director : c . r . subburaman , s . m . subbaiah naidu director : m . somasundaram , a . kasilingam producer : jupiter pictures subscribe to kollywood / tamil no . 1 youtube channel for non stop entertainment click here to subscribe - - urltoken

preetam choudhury’s production design is mind - blowing and realistic . jeet’s music ably complemented with gautam - susmit’s lyrics blend into the theme and story of the film very well . premendra bikash chaki’s cinematography is brilliant in the second half but not so good in the first . this is a good debut where the footage is too long and the dream scenes stick out like sore thumbs . raj has also made priyanka prance around in a towel but it does not look vulgar . a good debut by a young director . one only hopes he can sustain the standard he has established with his first film . the film deserves one star for production design , one star for acting and one for the cinematography .

the shree venkatesh film releasing in august has more than a few points of confluence with the tragic tale of love that played itself out in calcutta last september , but the 33 - year - old filmmaker is wary of courting controversy .

“it’s not a controversial film and we are not cashing in on the rizwanur - priyanka tragedy , ” raj is quick to clarify . “there are many such incidents all over the world but the rizwanur - priyanka tragedy has been highlighted and blown out of proportion . ”

in this part , i’ll focus on the period between 1947 and 1949 , when mgr had to play supporting roles and wait for his ‘big break’ as the tamil hero . india received its independence on august 15 , 1947 . as it often happens in the movie industry , ill luck or ‘bad breaks’ of other rival heroes ( especially p . u . chinnappa and ranjan ) at pertinent times in combination with change in popular taste did propel mgr’s fortune . ranjan’s move to bombay to accept offers in hindi movies in 1948 and chinnappa’s premature death in 1951 at the age of 35 , opened up a void which mgr was able to capture and keep for almost quarter of a century as an action star . below i also provide a comparison of mgr’s film career with that of john wayne , hollywood’s greatest action hero .

in addition to this , hindi films like roti ( 1942 ) , sher - e - baghdad ( 1946 ) , anmol ghadi ( 1946 ) , atom bomb ( 1947 ) , stunt queen ( 1947 ) , pugree ( 1948 ) , sant namdev ( 1949 ) , apna desh ( 1949 ) , sant namdev ( 1949 ) , veer ghatoktach ( 1949 ) , deedar ( 1951 ) , alam ara ( 1956 ) , dilli ka thug ( 1958 ) , phagun ( 1958 ) , manzil ( 1960 ) , razia sultana ( 1961 ) etc .

ivan jandl ( january 24 , 1937 – november 21 , 1987 ) was an academy award - winning czech child actor . < p > jandl appeared in the 1948 film the search as a nine year old czech boy who had survived auschwitz and was searching for his mother in post - war germany . filmed on location , the performance of jandl as a boy rendered mute by his experiences struck a chord with cinema goers and critics alike . he was awarded an academy juvenile award for his work , but was not permitted to travel to the usa to accept it . he appeared in some czech films in 1949 and 1950 and then left acting to continue his studies . he tried unsuccessfully to continue his acting career in his late teens , and eventually found work in radio . < p > he died from complications of diabetes .

summary : raj kapoor said he would never forget this film , his directorial debut , ‘because it was the story of youth consumed by the desire for a brighter and more intense life . and all those who flitted like shadows through my own life , giving something , taking something , were in that film . ’ the hero is kewal ( kapoor ) , a country boy disfigured by a self - inflicted scar on his face who dreams of running a theatre . he is cast out by his father and eventually builds his own theatre where nimmi ( nargis ) becomes a star . shashi kapoor plays the part of raj kapoor as a young boy . announcing the baroque imagery of barsaat ( 1949 ) and awara ( 1951 ) , kapoor fills his film with shadows evoking the influence of the osten / wirsching brand of chiaroscuro .

infamous for the heavy argument that broke out on the film sets on day one . raaj kumar on spotting dharmendra , inquired sarcastically " where have you found this wrestler from ! ! are you sure he can act ! an angry dharmendra was was ready to respond physically only to be calmed down by the director .

pankaj kapur the acclaimed film , television and stage actor signified the young crop of great actors of which om puri , naseeruddin shah and ifran khan formed a part . unlike his other counterparts kapur hasn ' t broken the vow to work only in good art and independent projects . a perfect actor pankaj . . .

his acting career began in 2006 when he acted in a science fiction tv show called antariksh that aired on star plus . in 2008 , he starred as jaikishan in a comedy movie called don muthu swami , starring actor mithun chakraborthy in the lead role , however the film too didn ' t do well . he again returned . . .

vivek oberoi was born on the 3rd of september , 1976 and attended mayo college in ajmer . at an actors ' workshop in london he was spotted by none other than the director of nyu who ( unsurprisingly ) whisked vivek off to new york , where he completed his masters degree in film acting . back home in india . . .

hrithik roshan is an indian actor , born on 10th january 1974 , well known globally for his versatile roles , unmatchable dancing skills , and attractive looks . after having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s , roshan made his film debut in a leading role in kaho naa . . . pyaar hai ( 2000 ) for . . .

the puppet show kukla , fran and ollie back in the 1960 ' s and / or 1970 ' s used to host a saturday program showing foreign films with kid actors . this sounds like one they would have shown , except for it ' s length and the graphic drowning . as a wwii buff , i hope to see this film someday .

sanjay dutt , son of nargis and sunil dutt , was first featured in rocky ( 1981 ) . although the film did well , it failed to promote him as an established actor . sanjay ' s personal life was exacerbated by drug problems , and worsened with the demise of his first wife , richa sharma , from cancer , and his . . .

kamal haasan was born november 7 , 1954 in paramakudi , tamil nadu . he debuted as a child artiste in the film " kalathoor kannamma " ( 1960 ) , which was released in the year 1960 . since then , he has starred in nearly 200 films in the major indian languages - tamil , telugu , kannada , malayalam and hindi . . . .

between 1950 and 1956 , sundaram would direct and release three mgr movies under modern theatre’s label . these were , manthiri kumari ( 1950 ) , sarvathikari ( the dictator , 1951 ) and alibababum narpathu thirudargalum ( ali baba and forty thieves , 1956 ) . the last mentioned became the first film shot entirely in color for mgr as well as for the tamil movies .

born into bombay filmdom ' s legendary kapoor clan , karisma kapoor made her film debut with prem qaidi ( 1991 ) opposite harish . her next big hit was anari ( 1993 ) and during this time she made news with a fight with her andaz apna apna ( 1994 ) co - star , actress raveena tandon . she had a series of hit . . .

at the start of his career , he played supporting or villainous characters in films such as purab aur paschim , sachaa jhutha , aan milo sajna , and mastana in 1970 , and in mera gaon mera desh , elaan and aan milo sajna in 1971 . he got his first break as the solo lead hero in the film hum tum aur woh ( . . .

the film launches two newcomers : rahul and priyanka ( ! ) . “we didn’t just take her for her name , ” laughs raj . the plot hangs on pallabi ( priyanka ) , a teenager who feels those first flutters when she meets krishna ( rahul ) , the garage mechanic . they fall in love and take a drastic decision that changes their lives forever .

mgr’s name appears fourth in the credits as ‘m . g . ramachandar’ . indeed , he appears in the film only after the kurukshetra war breaks out between the kauravas and the pandavas . handsome narasimha bharathi plays lord krishna with conviction , while vatsala , balaraman’s ( m . g . chakrapani ) daughter , was played by the then popular heroine u . r . jeevaratnam .

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so what is chirodini . . . all about ? “my film is a teenage love story . about a girl of class x - xi whose father and uncle want her to become somebody in life . but she falls head over heels for a para garage mechanic . they both take a decision that leaves her family in a state of shock and triggers a series of incidents , ” says raj .

when salem modern theatres was founded , she joined as an artiste . she made her debut through the modern theatres maiden film sathi ahalya in 1937 at the age of ten . she appeared as a celestial lady from the heaven . she appeared in other films till 1941 when was offered a main role in bhaktha gowri . she was a good singer and the song ' theruvil varaandi ' was a testimony to her mellifluous voice .

i was doing the zee bangla mega serial khela when rajda ( chakraborty ) called me and offered me pallabi . i think it’s the perfect launch for me . i play a pampered rich girl whose dad and uncle have underworld connections . i could relate to the role because i am almost her age ( 17 ) . i consider myself lucky to have bagged such a meaty role . i portray a character with lots of shades in my debut film , which is great .

when salem modern theatres was founded , she joined as an artiste . she made her debut through the modern theatres maiden film sathi ahalya in 1937 at the age of ten . she appeared as a celestial lady from the heaven . she apperaed in other films till 1941 when was offered a main role in bhaktha gowri . she was a good singer and the song ' theruvil varaandi ' was a testimony to her mellifluous voice . theruvil varandi was a super duper hit on those days .

and , er , what does all that ( down to dad and uncle ) immediately remind us of ? “oh god ! ” laughs raj . “see i am not denying that my film is loosely based on the priyanka - rizwanur case . it’s a real story and there are glimpses of the tragedy . but it is also about all those teenagers who make mistakes ; who don’t know what to do when they fall in love . it will be a lesson for youngsters to not get carried away , when in love . it will also be a lesson for the older generation . ”

the later day successful filmmaker m . m . a . chinnappa thevar appears in this film without credit , playing more than one role . his brother who directed his films , m . a . thirumugam , worked in the movie as an assistant editor on the staff of jupiter pictures , which then had the central studios on lease in coimbatore . well known character actors of the day played supporting roles — d . balasubramaniam ( duryodhana ) , s . v . subbaiah ( sakuni ) , m . r . santhanam ( indra in disguise as a brahmin ) , m . r . santhanalakshmi ( subhadra ) and m . s . s . bhagyam ( in the ‘maya bazaar’ episode .

according to the urltoken comments that the script begins to falter after the diabolic uncle takes the couple away , but till then it is smooth - sailing . priyanka and rahul offer the freshness bengali cinema was dying to get for many years . they are young , absolutely new and have tried to do as much justice to the script as they could though the script backs priyanka more than rahul . the original touch is that the film opens with the couple’s elopement after top - angle shots of the city of kolkata panning across to cover people going about their daily lives including a madman who roams aimlessly across the streets . the love affair in the first half is a bit repetitive and the scenes in the girl’s home are superfluous .

she married t . s . venkataswami who was the manager of central studios . after her marriage she said bid adieu to the films but she was active in stage dramas . the couple had four daughters and one son , four granddaughters and two grandsons . her husband died on 7 april 1971 . jeevarathnam died on 26 july 2000 when she was living at mandaveli , chennai . her body was cremated at her native place unjalur . the entire film industry paid its last respects to this veteran artiste . her son vetrivel and his wife jothi paappammaa have planned to publish a book on jeevarathinam’s biography . jeevarathinam’s family happily recalls the marriage of vetrivel which was attended by the then chief minister mgr and v . n . janaki . mgr handed over the sacred thaali to vetrivel and blessed the couple .

she married t . s . venkataswami who was the manager of central studios . after her marriage she said bid adieu to the films but she was active in stage dramas . the couple had four daughters and one son , four granddaughters and two grandsons . her husband died on 7 april 1971 . jeevarathnam died on 26 july 2000 when she was living at mandaveli , chennai . her body was cremated at her native place unjalur . the entire film industry paid its last respects to this veteran artiste . her son vetrivel and his wife jothi paappammaa have planned to publish a book on jeevarathinam ' s biography . jeevarathinam ' s family happily recalls the marriage of vetrivel which was attended by the then chief minister mgr and v . n . janaki . mgr handed over the sacred thaali to vetrivel and blessed the couple .

krishna ( rahul banerjee ) is a diligent scooter mechanic in siliguri and life goes on smoothly for the young man till the rich schoolgirl pallavi ( priyanka sarkar ) sets her eyes on him . the infatuation reaches dangerous levels when she coaxes krishna to take her away from the clutches of her family , which has other plans about her future . the tone is set right from the start as instead of beginning with the two young lovers meeting , falling in love and then eloping , the film begins with the elopement , as pallavi steps out of her house in her school uniform , leaving behind even her wrist watch behind since krishna has instructed her not to take a single thing with her . the two rush into a shopping mall where pallavi hurriedly changes into a young boy’s shirt , pants and cap , leaves her uniform behind and the two board the bus .

do i even need to say that it was a dream debut for me ? playing krishna is a once - in - a - lifetime opportunity . but i had to work very hard . though i play the hero , i have done nothing heroic . i mean i didn’t get to beat up five baddies , didn’t wear good clothes , didn’t look good , didn’t sing and dance around trees . on the contrary i had to grow my hair and keep it uncombed , wear a torn shirt that had grease and petrol stains teamed with a cheap rubber chappal and a dirty bearded look . there’s only one dream sequence where i wear proper clothes . plus , rajda made me switch from cigarettes to bidi and sleep on the floor in my hotel room . at times i used to feel very angry , but after watching the film i felt all that is worth it .

last few months had seen the deaths of quite a few tamil movie personalities who were involved with mgr during his film career . the obituary list includes actoresses rajasulochana and manjula , playback singer t . m . soundararajan , lyricist vaali , and music director t . k . ramamoorthy of the viswanathan - ramamoorthy duo . among these , lyricist vaali ( born as s . rangarajan in 1931 ) had recorded ample anecdotes in his 1995 autobiography ‘naanum intha noorandum’ ( this century and me ) about his interaction with patron mgr . those still living among the actors’ clan who had worked with mgr during 1950s includes fellow actor - politician s . s . rajendran , heroines anjali devi , m . n . rajam , and the then ‘new face’ b . saroja devi as well as comedian manorama . not to be forgotten , among mgr’s acquaintances of late 1940s , was the then jupiter’s ‘office boy’ named m . s . viswanathan , who later blossomed into music director .

in my view , many of the hagiographic short biographies on mgr published in tamil suffer from lack of comparison of mgr’s movie career to any of his contemporaries in other movie industries , either within india or beyond india . this partly reflects the ignorance of mgr biographers to simultaneous development in other cinematic and political cultures . so that , this deficiency has to be rectified , i have made an attempt to compare the movie career of mgr with that of one hollywood hero , whose claim to fame can be matched appropriately . the hollywood hero of my choice was none other than john wayne ( born marion mitchell morrison , 1907 - 1979 ) . i provide a pdf table comparing the careers of mgr and john wayne . in it , i have identified 17 criteria from birth to death which perfectly match the careers of tamil nadu and hollywood icons of cinema . about career comparison of mgr and other movie stars in publications in english by other film critics , i’ll elaborate in the next part .

ssr became a ranking hero in 1956 , with the movie kula deivam ( family god , 1956 ) , which also featured his actress wife c . r . vijayakumari . he held this rank until 1970 . since 1956 , mgr , sivaji ganesan and gemini ganesan came to be recognized as the ‘triumvirates of tamil cinema heroes’ . due to his distinct , polished delivery of tamil dialogues , film journalists frequently elevated ssr with these three , and included him as ‘tamil hero quadruplets’ . he was also tagged with the moniker ‘ilatchiya nadigar’ . the word ‘ilatchiyam’ has multiple meanings in tamil ; emblem , symbol , objective are few of them . as he identified with the dravidian party principles and avoided handling movie plots with mythological and religious themes , ssr thus came to be known as ‘emblematic actor’ . eventually , ssr lost his leading rank , due to the influx of younger heroes in the 1960s , such as muthuraman , jai shankar , ravichandran , a . v . m . rajan and sivakumar . curiously , the last two received their name recognition after playing secondary roles to ssr , in his movies .

m . g . ramachandran , s . m . kumaresan , u . r . jeevaratnam , p . v . narasimha bharathi , malathi , m . r . santhanalakshmi , m . g . chakrapani , m . n . nambiar and m . s . s . bhagyam

the music was a plus point ( s . m . subbaiah , c . r . subbaraman , lyrics : papanasam sivan , bhoomi palakadas , sundaravathiyar ) . ‘pudhu vasanthamaamey vaazhviley…’ ( voices : jeevaratnam and tiruchi loganathan ) became a hit . ( this song was actually composed by a lad who was working as an office boy under subbaraman . for obvious reasons , his name never appeared in the credits . that youngster later created history in indian cinema as m . s . viswanathan ! )

the dances were choreographed by t . c . thangaraj , k . r . kumar and the later day successful filmmaker vedantam raghavaiah .

book : nan vantha pathai [ the path i trod ] , by s . s . rajendran , akani veliyeedu , vandavasi , sept 2014 , 392 pp , indian rupees 500 .

sedapatti suryanarayana thevar rajendran ( affectionately known as ssr by tamilians ) was a founder member of dmk party and contributed to its growth for the first 20 years , until its founder leader anna’s death . he also had the rare distinction of contesting the first two general elections ( 1957 and 1962 ) , while he was a cinema hero , for the then madras legislative assembly in which dmk participated . ssr was unsuccessful in his first try in 1957 , but he gained prominence in his second try after being elected to the theni constituency on behalf of dmk . in this sense , ssr was a pioneer among cinema actors , in setting the trend of actors entering politics . in tamil nadu , among his contemporary actors , mgr contested for the first time in 1967 and sivaji ganesan and jayalalitha contested for the first time in 1989 . ssr’s autobiography nan vandtha pathai ( the path i trod ) , appeared a month before his death in oct . 24 , 2014 , at the age of 86 . he was born on january 1 , 1928 .

as ssr had a special track record in the history of tamil nadu politics , stage drama and movies for half a century , since 1940 , one would expect his autobiography to glitter with episodes of his numerous contacts and experiences . sadly , the published version is a disappointment . the front note provided by the publishers tells why this happened . for nearly a decade , ssr had written in his own hands about 600 ‘items’ for his autobiography . but almost half of them got ‘lost’ , after they were grabbed by curiosity - seeking friends and journalists . similarly , a collection of his rare photos of old events were not returned to him . then , the publisher had forcefully taken the remaining hand - written 305 ‘items’ from ssr , and only after taking xerox copy , returned the originals to him . as some individuals mentioned in the handwritten script are still living , quite a chunk were omitted from the published version with ssr’s consent , for multiple reasons . thus , what remains is a hodge - podge of anecdotes , loosely arranged chronologically . the book doesn’t contain chapters . rather , the 305 ‘items’ are numbered consecutively . as appendix , the titles of 79 tamil movies and their year of release , in which ssr acted are presented .

notable omissions in the book include , ssr’s relationship with his second wife actress c . r . vijayakumari . for ten years , between 1956 and 1966 , ssr – vijayakumari pair were an item in tamil movies . vijayakumari made her debut in tamil movies in the movie mangalyam ( 1954 ) as s . mohana . in the next movie , mullaivanam ( 1955 ) , she came to be known as vijayakumari . ssr and vijayakumari acted together in about 28 movies ; some of these were big hits . their relationship soured in due course , and as such , not a sentence appears about vijayakumari in the text . it is a pity that the book has been poorly edited . item 72 ( page 84 ) let us know that ssr married young in december 1946 , at the age of 18 . his first wife was pankajam , who was a fellow actress in his drama troupe . four sons and one daughter were the products of this marriage . then , item 85 ( page 97 ) informs the reader that ssr married thamarai selvi , around 1971 , when his health condition worsened . the relationship between ssr and vijayakumari flourished for ten years or so between 1956 and 1966 .

ssr visited ceylon in 1966 , on the invitation of a muslim cultural association . they had wanted ssr to bring his drama troupe to ceylon . as the expenses to take the drama troupe of almost 30 individuals to the island was costly , ssr had offered an alternative of bringing a musical troupe of villu pattu ( bow song ) , with him as a lead singer . with six performers and four helpers , ssr toured ceylon . this visit is covered in the book in about 30 pages , with quite a few photos , taken with the then prominent politicians , such as federal party leader s . j . v . chelvanayakam , m . tiruchelvam ( then a cabinet minister in dudley senanayake government ) and cabinet minister v . a . sugathadasa .

the most interesting information offered by ssr in this book was that , the current dmk party leader karunanidhi and his nephew murasoli maran ( 1934 - 2003 ) wanted to quit the party , in a tiff with anna ( items 217 and 218 , pp . 267 - 271 ) . in item 217 , ssr had reproduced the material which first appeared in his brother in law d . v . narayanaswamy’s 80 th birthday felicitation souvenir . for its historical relevance and humor , i provide an english translation of item 217 below .

“one night in 1964 , while i was relaxing in the garden outside , i was wondering why my brother in law , haven’t returned from shooting . it was my habit to greet him , even in the odd hours of night , when he returns ‘why raji ? so late ? ’ and go to sleep . i heard car sound . kalaignar ( karunanidhi ) and maran . ‘come ! come ! sit down ! ’ i greeted them , and inquired the caretaker , ‘why ssr haven’t returned ? . then , i asked kalaignar , ‘why ? at this time ? ’ before i stopped , kalaignar started crying . getting upset , i asked him , ‘what happened ? why you are crying ? be calm ! ’ ‘will you let me know , what happened ? ’ then , he sobbed , ‘anna had scolded me’ , then he cried .

anna wouldn’t scold anyone like that . i asked , ‘what did he say ? ’ he replied , ‘there are merits for the party by you . bigger than that , there are demerits too’ and scolded . ‘so , i’m resigning . this i wanted to inform ssr . that’s why we are here’ said kalaignar . somehow , i calmed him by mentioning , ‘everything will be ok . for such a thing , you shouldn’t talk about resigning from the party’

maran , who was silent until then , talked and argued : ‘no way , brother . we cannot be together with anna . ’ i was a bit rude and forcefully told him , ‘thambi , you are a small boy . you haven’t matured at all . let us speak’ . however , maran was murmuring repeatedly . at that time , what karunanidhi said emotionally , i don’t want to mention here .

after a while , ssr also had returned . it was around 1 am . kalaignar cried , while holding his hands . i told him , what had happened . then ssr was so upset and he asked , ‘what ? are you going to resign from kazhagam ? then , what are you going to do ? ’

maran told ssr , ‘nothing brother . we can live by script writing alone . please leave us . ’

ssr told maran , ‘thamby ! you are a small boy . you don’t have talent to speak in public meetings . you don’t have experience in kazhagam , like us . money may come . how much i have cared to protect kazhagam , leaving my cinema job – do you know ? in between , please don’t talk . ’ then , he took kalaignar away separately and talked with him .

then ssr said , ‘please don’t talk about this to others . let us talk tomorrow . tomorrow morning we go to meet anna , and until then you shouldn’t talk . don’t take any decision now , and go to bed’ and let them return .

after the growth of dmk , some individuals had formed ‘groups’ to promote themselves , and kalaignar was also infected by this syndrome . ”

in item 218 , ssr mentions that he and his brother in law d . v . narayanasamy went to meet anna and regurgitated the previous night’s events . anna had asked , ‘how is your friend karunanidhi ? ’ to this , he replied , ‘we have come here , to talk about him now…’ then , the very next day itself , anna scribed a thoughtful letter praising thamby karunanidhi’s contribution to the party . at that time , karunanidhi was functioning as the treasurer of the party . then , kalaignar visited ssr’s house to thank him , saying , “somehow , you had pleaded my case to anna , and allowed me to stay in kazhagam . i’ll never forget this . ”

to check the authenticity of this occurrence , i checked karunanidhi’s autobiography nenjunku neethi ( 1975 ) , volume 1 . in it , 11 chapters , pages 498 to 544 , describe the events of 1964 . nothing is mentioned about his conflict with anna and decision to quit dmk party ! that tells something about karunanidhi’s excellent script - writing skills . nevertheless , karunanidhi had titled his chapter 53 , ‘even anna would get angry’ . superficially ( without mentioning any specifics ) , he had written , “occasionally anna had got angry with me . due to that anger , he had not spoken with me promptly for weeks , or even months . ” thus , one should give the benefit of doubt to ssr’s recollections .

in sum , my evaluation of this autobiography by a renowned tamil actor - politician , is like watching a typical ssr movie ; something good , something bad , and something missing . with proper attention to details , it could have become a great book to cherish .

thanks dr . sachi for this interesting review of ssr’s autobiography . it is sad that may of his original writings were lost . atleast the section on karunanidhi’s deception is made available ! another evidence that the entire career of karunanidhi is built on betrayal and deception .

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born in unjalur , erode , madras presidency in british india to subramaniam and kunjammaal . she was very much interested in music right from the time of her school days and could sing very well also . k . s . angamuthu , a very popular comedian of that time helped her to join the krishna drama company at the age of 9 . she had tutelage of carnatic music from kailasa bhagavathar and kunnakkudi venkatrama iyer . she used to watch the acting style of everyone with attention .

she was also a playback singer . she sang for n . s . saroja in kannagi ( 1942 ) , t . d . kuchalakumari in pona machan thirumbi vanthaan ( 1954 ) and g . varalakshmi in vaazhvile oru naal ( 1956 ) .