Nenjil Oru Alayam, 1962, and Kadhalikka Neramillai, 1964, CV Sridhar
This edition will be coming to an end on Sunday.
Reasonably good works of talented film makers and their creations between 1970 and 2019 have been discussed.
I had the opportunity to visit only 4 films between 1950 and 1970.
In these 3 days, we shall discuss the contributions of 4 giants of the Tamil Industry who contributed to the rise of Tamil Cinema.
C.V. Sridhar was supposed to come up in the fourth installment of this edition and somehow got missed out.
It would have been a crime to have not written or discussed about C.V. Sridhar, a prolific film maker, who made 60 films in all across, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu.
Sridhar is one of the finest film makers who understood the visual medium so well. You may well just sample the climax in Sumaithangi, and get a taste of that stunning climax. In the context of Tamil Cinema, where reels and reels of dialogues where doled out, Sridhar's protagonist, does not defend his decision but merely walks away to the utter dismay of his relatives/friends. A visual speaks a thousand words.
Is also arguably the first director to have addressed the three act structure of the screen play. Extraordinary was his ability to conjure those variety of shots. Sample "Sonnathu nee thana", in 'Nenjil oru Alayam' and be prepared to be drenched in the magnificence of the variety of shots. These shots daintily dance to the music.
Sridhar will be the man who will remain probably the only film maker who was extremely comfortable in Comedy and Tragedy, one for the brain and one for the soul(heart seems to be an inferior choice, given Sridhar's quality of grief).
Between comedy and tragedy, Sridhar seems to be more comfortable doing the tragedy. He seems to be in seething anger against the path of destiny and uses it as an excuse to explore the goodness that is innate within the human being and the Himalayan heights that it can soar and redeem itself.
His comedic pursuits paid rich dividends, thanks to his association with Chitralaya Gopu. Kadhalikka Neramillai, will remain one of the best ROM COMS for me. I find it difficult to choose between Anbe Vaa and Kathalikka Neramillai.
Whether it was a comedy or tragedy, there was no clutter in his films. Great story telling. Sridhar's association with cameraman A. Vincent, ensured that his movies were that much aesthetically shot. So much more was packed in a frame
Sridhar, will always be remembered for his great song selections. Not only did he revel in those great songs that adorned his pictures in the 50s and 60s, he had Ilayaraja compose Ninaivellam Nithya and Thendraley ennai Thodu, with some gold standard numbers.
Sridhar, always young, super stylish had a significant western influence.
An unforgettable film maker, who lives in our hearts forever.
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