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**TorryJens** · 01-26-2007, 07:18 AM

Nice post (as usual) Groucho.

Some of them are big sweep. Hope you find time for more elaborate posts on each of them.

KB moved snatched the torch from Sridhar and sprinted. He must have really taken the world by storm back then. In terms of style and range and sheer prolificity KB's filmography is remarkable. The gradual movement of KB films from stage-style and his phases merit elaborate mention.

All said, the film that changed the equations in Tamil Cinema was 16 vayathinilE. It kind of shook up what we saw on screen. But IMO the crucial turn was the shift in emphasis from story and dialogue to screenplay and visuals. It is in this respect that this movie is historic. The transition from say the MKT times to Sridhar's conversation, recast the verbal element. BUt it was still words words and words. 16V turned things upside down. I remember Kamal once saying that it was this film that gave people like Balu MAhendra to make films in Tamil (he was so long associated with Kerala film industry that many thought he was a Keralite !)

01-26-2007, 07:18 AM	#9
TorryJens Join Date Nov 2008 Posts 4,494 Senior Member	Nice post (as usual) Groucho. Some of them are big sweep. Hope you find time for more elaborate posts on each of them. KB moved snatched the torch from Sridhar and sprinted. He must have really taken the world by storm back then. In terms of style and range and sheer prolificity KB's filmography is remarkable. The gradual movement of KB films from stage-style and his phases merit elaborate mention. All said, the film that changed the equations in Tamil Cinema was 16 vayathinilE. It kind of shook up what we saw on screen. But IMO the crucial turn was the shift in emphasis from story and dialogue to screenplay and visuals. It is in this respect that this movie is historic. The transition from say the MKT times to Sridhar's conversation, recast the verbal element. BUt it was still words words and words. 16V turned things upside down. I remember Kamal once saying that it was this film that gave people like Balu MAhendra to make films in Tamil (he was so long associated with Kerala film industry that many thought he was a Keralite !)
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