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Old 08-24-2006, 09:43 AM   #8
Lillie_Steins

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Gnana Rajasekaran's Barathi proved that he is not one of those guys who believes a series of historical events does not make a biopic. It is usually common to depict Barathi as the crazy, nationalist and leave it at that. But he had gone deeper and brought out the arrogant aesthete in Bharathi beautifully. So I am sure his Periyar is likely to be an interesting watch.

If I remember right Gnana Rajasekaran also made a documentary about the incident of a Dalit boy being beaten up by his teacher for drinking from the wrong pot. But that is no reason to suspect that he may be uncritical of Periyar. As Joe correctly points out,it is the source of funding that nails any hope of neutrality.

I am never a fan of actor/resses with borrowed voice. So, I stayed away from Barathi.
It would have been disastrous had Sayaji Shinde tried to pull an SRK a la Hey Ram. I remember SRK messing up fantastic lines like:
Un jaatheekki prathinithi ya vanthrukke. Ille ?


Actually I liked Barathi even more because I was amazed how Shinde pulled it off without knowing Tamil. Rajeev (who dubbed for him) got the richly deserved State Award for Best Dubbing artiste that year.
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