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i liked him for his effaciveness and understated performance.

as with many tamil film folks, he was also highly politicized, and moved along the spectrum, with the changing tides. when he died he ended up with the tamil nationalism folks, more as an offshoot of tamil eelam tragedy.

i did not agree with his politics, but that did not prevent me from liking him as a person, or hearing his speeches or viewing his acting performances.

tellingly, along with no religious rites, his body is draped in the tigers flag before cremation. oh well!!
 
I'm really surprised hes passed on. This year many musicians and artistes have passed away :( and theres still 6 months more to go!
 
espradeep blogspot

this would have been a hilarious blog posting, had it not been a view of the 'mourners' attending manivannan's viewing. the craze re cinema world..and the behaviour shown, not fitting for visiting a death house.

here's couple of excerpts...

..ஏதோ ஒரு திருவிழாவுக்குப் போவது போல் பெண்கள் போகிறார்கள். ஒரு பெண் பள்ளியில் இருந்து அப்போது தான் வந்திருந்த அந்த சிறுமியை சீருடை கூட மாற்றாமல் அழைத்து வருகிறாள். "மணிவண்ணனா! யாரும்மா அவரு" என்று அப்பாவியாய் கேட்டுக் கொண்டே வருகிறாள் அந்த சிறுமி! எல்லா பெண்களும் முகத்திலும் அப்படி ஒரு பூரிப்பு, சிரிப்பு, குதூகலம்!! ..

பாக்யராஜ் பின்னாலேயே ஓடுகிறார்கள். சத்யராஜை பார்த்து விட்டு, ஏதோ கடவுளையே பார்த்த மாதிரி பேசிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறார்கள். சிவாவை சுற்றி நின்று சார், தில்லு முள்ளு சூப்பர் என்கிறார்கள்! சிவா கார்த்திகேயண்டா, பாருடா என்று அலைபாய்கிறார்கள் சிறுவர்கள். இன்னைக்கு மட்டும் நான் பத்து நடிகர்களை பார்த்துட்டேன் தெரியுமா என்று பூரிக்கிறார்கள். சிறுவர்களை விடுங்கள், பெரியவர்களே இந்த லட்சணத்தில் தான் இருக்கிறார்கள்.

... and i loved the conclusion..

அந்தக் கூட்டத்திலிருந்து விலகி நடந்து "சரி, கலைஞன் என்பவன் இறந்தும் மக்களுக்கு ஏதோ ஒரு விதத்தில் மகிழ்ச்சியை அளிக்கிறான்!" என்று வைத்துக் கொள்வோம் என்று நானே என்னை தேற்றிக் கொண்டேன்! வேறு என்ன செய்ய?

thank you mr pradeep for such a wonderful observation. i pray with you. may manivannan's soul rest in peace.
 
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Manivannan portrayed the next door neighbour effortlessly...I like his tone, colloquial slang and his facial expressions ..He added color to Tamil Cinema
 
My heartfelt condolences.
I enjoyed Manivannan as a comedian than a character actor. I feel sorry that this good actor has died at an young age of 59.

Brahmanyan,
Bangalore.
 

The real situation rightly written: " நம் நாட்டு மக்களின் அறியாமையை நினைத்தால் சங்கடமாய் இருக்கிறது?

அதோடு, வருங்கால சந்ததிகள் இதே பலவீனத்துடன் வளர்வதை பார்க்கும்போது கவலையாய் இருக்கிறது!"

May Thiru. Manivannan's soul rest in peace. :pray2:
 
Raji Ram said:

The real situation rightly written: " நம் நாட்டு மக்களின் அறியாமையை நினைத்தால் சங்கடமாய் இருக்கிறது?

அதோடு, வருங்கால சந்ததிகள் இதே பலவீனத்துடன் வளர்வதை பார்க்கும்போது கவலையாய் இருக்கிறது!"

May Thiru. Manivannan's soul rest in peace. :pray2:
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what to do raji?
 
hi
kovai district produced many great ppl in tamil cinmea....manivannan also belong to sulur, kovai.....
 
kunjuppu said:
what to do raji?
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I think probably nothing! Tambram girls who were leaning Carnatic classical to sing in praise of God are learning film songs

to appear on stages of various T V channels! MAmis go about dancing with their big bellies and take pride for appearing on TV.

Some want to hug and kiss the cine stars!! I don't think this mentality will ever change! :(
 
Manivannan as a Director, directed very many good movies with the theme of politics and crime. He along with actor Satyaraj really turned out to be a good combination.

Finally he ended as an actor and really devliered good performance in very many movies. Even though he was not openly a believer of God, let us Pray God for peaceful rest of his soul.

Venkat K
 
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hi RR madam,
i know very well...you both belong to kovai.....even brahmanyan sir belong to kovai and settled in bangalore...
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Dear Sri tbs,

Oh. Yes. Though I got settled in Bangalore my roots are in Coimbatore, where I was born and bred-up. My mother belongs to Coimbatore (with initials C). When ever some one mentions Kovai I become nostalgic. I have written about the Coimbatore that I know under the head "Down Memory Lane - My Coimbatore " in my Blog "Sapere Aude", Great Coimbatore Thayi, Palladam Sanjjeva Rao (Flautist), Coimbatore Ramaswami (Mruthangam), Perur Subrahmanya Dhikshadar (Harmonium Wizard) Palladam Venkataramana Rao (Harmonium) and Pithukkuli Murugadas belong to our District. In the Cinema field T.S.Balaiah, Nagesh, S.V.Sahasranamam, C.T.Rajakantham, Sivakumar, his sons Surya and Karthi, Sathyaraj, now Manivannan all from Coimbatore District.
The weblink of my Blog is given below
http://brahmanya.blogspot.in/

Warm Regards,
Brahmanyan,
Bangalore.



 
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There is no comparison of the climate of Kovai with Chennai..Very salubrious weather..It is moderate compared to the sultry conditions at Chennai...Envy the people of Coimbatore!
 
Even though I was born at Palani, I enjoyed my stay at Coimbatore during my student days in the years 1964 to 1969 at Government College of Technology and PSG college of Technology.The beautiful botanical gardens adjacent to GCT was my favorite place for preparing for my exams and the India Coffee House at DB Road in RS puram was the place to chill out in the evenings with my favorite film songs in the jukebox.For my weekly jaunts to my native place to spend time with my parents I used to hop on to GD Naidu's bus which was the only direct bus service to Palani at that time.
I used to frequent the Woodlands hotel near Govt.Arts College while I was in PSG Tech.for my dinner for the sake of unlimited mini puris served before the main course.
 
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