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Vadivelu - Indian Chaplin!!!

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        The name 'Vadivelu' ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadivelu ) itself gives us a flash of expressions, mannerisms and dialogues he has mesmerized the audience with for years in Tamil Cinema. A non-Tamilian grasps him rarely as he is a pure locally inclined comedian. But that has never made him inferior to be compared alongside comedian greats of the world. Cinema has no linguistic boundaries. Art's beauty lies in its universality across global languages. Vadivelu's mesmerism too extends way beyond dialogues that a non-Tamilian can easily miss. As an Hard-core fan, still grasping each and every inch of him as he starts appearing on screen, I will try exploring my version of 'Vadivelu'.          A Comedian succeeds when audience starts laughing seeing only his face. As he gives a Police commanding look in Maruthamazhai or A King's look in Pulikesi or A Rowdy look in Thalainagaram, he just nails it. I have started laughing numerous tim...

Directors I grew with - Part 1 - Selvaraghavan

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            Cinema is one of the most potent deception the earth has ever witnessed. As you enter the theatre in its pristine dark environment, your mind slowly starts radiating any stress you were carrying. Some would have entered the hall for their favorite hero/heroine, some for their director or some to step out of stress and some for reviewing (Latest crop of audience). I would like to touch upon the director as a fan favorite, nothing more !! I am not here to glorify anybody like he is one of the best the cinema has ever seen or he has put lots of hard work to come up or he is like that etc etc. Because cinema is already over glorified mainly because of too much promotions and marketing more than necessary. That always gives us a feeling of whether cinema is only one field where there are real achievers. Cinema's deception potency has no bounds.               Great Directors across the world showcase uniqueness in ...