MGR IS A PHENOMENON!!!

MGR IS A PHENOMENON!!!

DISCLAIMER: THIS POST IS NOT POLITICALLY DEPENDENT-JUST AN EXPLORATION OF ONE OF THE MOST ADMIRED PERSONALITIES OF TAMIL NADU - NO POLITICS PLEASE

It was awesome listening to those evergreen music, lyrics, voice and the gesture...

It happens only with those League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

MSV-TKR, KVM-Kannadasan-Vaali-TMS-MGR-Sivaji and so on

Of course when i listen to such songs especially today on a chill morning, just my thoughts run over few interesting facts about a person who i have always felt that HE IS AWESOME not because he was an extremely talented artist etc ...It is just because how organized he was in shaping either his film, political or public carrier and image...


Yes on 17th January its none other than MGR - Man of Charisma & Will Power...Just a few thoughts about him which flourish since I feel he has always been misunderstood just because some so called intelligent critics feel that supporting an actor or cherishing a film personality is not wise…Let put forth my thoughts flourishing immediately in following few lines,

MGR may not have shown much of variety and versatility in his acting as like his counterpart Sivaji Ganesan, But he had a very obvious plan in executing in any of his film's story. The philanthropic message was well carried out by him and i strongly feel it was the idle reason for his everlasting success to be more than a film actor or a leader...Even after 28 years he is been the most cherished ever political leader of this state, again don't ever feel that people are idiots to praise a film actor in general, It is not only his ability to manage all his coworkers & disciples, going deep in to his life history and information from various talents who were close to him reveal How well he crafts himself, let it be movie, politics or an event.







Legends like, MSV, Kannadasan, Vaali, Nagesh, Cho etc have many times expressed their unforgettable moments with him and the incredible abilities he had to get the quality of work what he wants. The amount of determination, dedication and sincerity towards work was incomparable. I remember reading in some book, where it is mentioned that MGR is one of the most talented Human Resource manager he has ever met as he is capable of mentoring and brings out the best of the best talents (Now a days HR department became just recruiters altogether in every corporate)












Just to quote one of the incident which recently on an interview Kamalahassan said, “On the 100th day function of his movie RajaPaarvai, MGR was presiding the function and from the moment he arrived he was more concerned about the forecast and was asking Kamal why did you keep the function outdoor and exactly when he was delivering his speech it started drizzling, he immediately asked people to switch of the sodium vapor lamps which were placed as decoratives as they would burst due to showers, Unfortunately the moment he said " Antha light elam off panunga pa vedichida poguthu" it blew off”, such was his incredible ability.

MGR was so well respected not because that he was a successful actor but he was one of the human among the humans on his time, There are many living evidences to add to his credits that most of his close disciples are most respected today, no second opinion on that.

Let me touch on his most criticized part...Political career, even today i hear those so called intelligence saying he won because he was a actor and people believed...and i hate such crazy attitude of so called arm-chair-critics. 

Yes Don't underestimate the Knowledge of Common Man- They are more sensible & Brilliant...

MGR is called a political phenomenon by analysts mainly due to his “UNPARALLELED SUCCESS” 




 During 1953-1972, when MGR was a DMK member, many of his Tamil films conveyed political messages, naturally in favour of his party. But it was in the early 1970s that he decided to establish himself as a political force independent of the DMK. When he started the AIADMK in 1972, Rajaji (1878-1972) and K. Kamaraj (1903-1975), who dominated Tamil Nadu politics for nearly 40 years, were in their twilight. Two months after the AIADMK was born, 



Rajaji died. In the 1973 May by-election to the Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency, Kamaraj’s Congress (Organisation) finished second to the AIADMK. The Congress-O was perceived to be the major political opponent of the DMK, but after the election the message was loud and clear. 

The 1977 Assembly elections turned out to be unique for more than one reason. They were the first elections to the State Assembly after the demise of Rajaji and Kamaraj. MGR’s party emerged one of the principal political forces in the State, a position which it still retains. Since then, regional parties have occupied the top two positions in the State. 

After he captured power in June 1977, MGR remained Chief Minister, except for a brief period, till December 1987. While in power, he lived up to his “FRIEND OF THE POOR” image that he cultivated over the years as a film actor. His administration offered several freebies to the poor, and the one that is still talked about is the noon-meal scheme, designed in 1982. About 10 years later, the Central government, acknowledging the scheme’s success, made it a national program.


It would be opt to finish this post with great lines of Poet laureates Kaviyarasar Kannadasan & Kaviya Kavingar Vaali respectively…



வாழ்ந்தவர் கோடி மறைந்தவர் கோடி 
மக்கள் மனதில் நிற்ப்பவர் யார் 
                      - கவியரசர் கண்ணதாசன் 




இருந்தாலும் இறந்தாலும் பேர் சொல்ல வேண்டும் 
இவர் போல யார் என்று ஊர் சொல்ல வேண்டும் 
                                                 - காவிய கவிஞர் வாலி


Shall be continued………….

G Srimanikandan 




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