Despite good acting skills, I don't understand why Madhavan couldn't make it big. May be he is not darkish enough with a "thoongi-ezhundha" look!
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there is an element of truth here i think. madhavan never reached the level of dhanush vijay vikram or ajith. but he is versatile enough to act in both hindi and tamil and keep himself busy. he has had a long shelf life of more than 15 years, and nowadays shows his age.
now, is the time, of vishal jiiva sivakarthikeyan vimal. 34 year old siddharth with his classic iyengar looks, appears to have made a come back, but not sure how long it will last. he has a steady following in andhra.
the heroine status is even more fluid. these young ones are lucky if they get 2 chances back to back. trisha was the only tambram heroine and she had a long innings. she has faded out and today's heroines appear to be mallus or punjabis - the former taken for acting skills, and the latter, for the colour of their skin.
the level of competition is extreme these days. also, thanks to digital technology, a couple of high speed handheld digital cameras costing a lakh ruppees or less, and a laptop with editting software, anyone can (& is) make a movie.
you dont need the plethora of support staff like light men, the numerous assistants. there are no more sets as of old, constructed in the studios. because special lighting is not needed, everything is filmed in natural light and in real live locations.
ramgopal verma initiated this process a few years ago, with a crew of 4, 'dongala muta' and i believe it was done in about 15 days. i believe most of tamil films have done away with the old fashioned films (making kodak bankrupt as this is the trend the world over). the newly made films are sharper and brighter. and easy to make,
maybe, sarathy, you too can try movie making. with madhavan as the hero. ofcourse