[Raj_Copi_Jin]

1. Ilaiyaraja
2. Kamal Hasan
3. Sivaji Ganesan
4. Rajni
5. MGR
6. Balachandar, Bharathiraja, Sridhar, Manirathnam
7. S.P.Balu, P.Suseela, T.M.S
8. ARR
9. Vijay, Ajith
10. Mahendran, Shankar, Bala, Kannadasan, Bakyaraj

avlo thana?
nalla parunga, yaaranum vitrukka poreenga

[Raj_Copi_Jin]

1.Kannadasan
2.MS Vishwanathan
3.ILAIYARAJA
4.KAMALJI
5.Shivaji Ganesan
6.MGR
7.Barathiraja
8.TMS
9.SPB
10.Bala


I remember already I created similar thread

[brraverishhh]

avlo thana?
nalla parunga, yaaranum vitrukka poreenga

Thanks, I missed MSV

I remember already I created similar

I too

[softy54534]

Originally Posted by advani 10. Prabu Deva

Nov bro he is definitely a legend made a new trend of dance in tamil cinema. so nothing wrong in including his name

[9mm_fan]

prasana
but there are many more worthy candidates. also if dance form is to be celebrated, there has always been someone who had provided novelty in the past - anand babu comes to mind, altho he never saw the success PD did.

[Raj_Copi_Jin]

coming to most influential ppl in tamil cinema, I think our focus should be on the present and then the list would be limited. Legends like MGR, Sivaji, KB, MSV, Kannadhasan, IR, TMS all need to prove nothing anymore.

so, looking at tamil cinema today, who would be the influential ppl?

1. M. Karunanidhi - with a stroke of genius he changed the stupid titling of movies from nonsense, english and hindi titles to sensible tamil titles for tamil movies.

2. AR Rahman - still looked upon as a trendsetter, with each new album looked forward on what it has new.

3. Is Kamal influential? If so, how? He has raised the benchmark on good movies - barring a few lapses here and there - but more importantly has it changed the trend of tamil cinema? dada movies and masala movies are being churned out continuosly.

4. Shankar (selva ) not so much for his directed movies, but more for his produced movies. New talents have risen and have provided alternative cinema.

I cant think of anyone else, although there are a few candidates for not-so-positive influence, but we shan't get into that.

[9mm_fan]

coming to most influential ppl in tamil cinema, I think our focus should be on the present and then the list would be limited. Legends like MGR, Sivaji, KB, MSV, Kannadhasan, IR, TMS all need to prove nothing anymore.

so, looking at tamil cinema today, who would be the influential ppl?

1. M. Karunanidhi - with a stroke of genius he changed the stupid titling of movies from nonsense, english and hindi titles to sensible tamil titles for tamil movies.

2. AR Rahman - still looked upon as a trendsetter, with each new album looked forward on what it has new.

3. Is Kamal influential? If so, how? He has raised the benchmark on good movies - barring a few lapses here and there - but more importantly has it changed the trend of tamil cinema? dada movies and masala movies are being churned out continuosly.

4. Shankar (selva ) not so much for his directed movies, but more for his produced movies. New talents have risen and have provided alternative cinema.

I cant think of anyone else, although there are a few candidates for not-so-positive influence, but we shan't get into that.

Yenna ippidi kettutteenga? Kamal has always been one of the most influential of Tamil actors. Actinga vidunga, even the hairstyle he sports in every movie is copied by many of his fans. Most of the facial expressions of our TV serial actors are just copy+paste from Kamal movies.
He has always been a trend setter. After the release & success of Thevar magan, there were at least a dozen movies which had a caste name in them or ended with a 'magan' or 'magal'. Even the dada movies you are referring to were spawned by the classic Nayakan. Hasnt he influenced the younger generation of actors/directors who made movies like Kadhal Konden, Manmadhan?

[MannoFr]

Nadigar Thilagam
Makkal Thilagam
Mellisai Mannar
Kaviyarasu Kannadasan
Kalainjar
Kamal Hassan
Rajini Kanth
Isai Gnani
Bharathi Raja
A.R.Rahman

[softy54534]

hatori, if you say so.
but if truly Kamal was that influential, we would see more class movies/actors than mass movies/actors. every single actor now wants to go on the mass platform.

selva, I know you want to say something, spit it out. :P

[doctorzlo]

If Kamal Hassan is not influencial ,the list will not have more than 2 or 3.

[Beerinkol]

If Kamal Hassan is not influencial ,the list will not have more than 2 or 3.

Please do not misunderstand me.
I really wish and want Kamal to be influential and change the course of tamil cinema.

[NeroASERCH]

But nowadays the system is Changing....

[S.T.D.]

Originally Posted by NOV 3. Is Kamal influential? If so, how? He has raised the benchmark on good movies - barring a few lapses here and there - but more importantly has it changed the trend of tamil cinema? dada movies and masala movies are being churned out continuosly.

4. Shankar (selva ) not so much for his directed movies, but more for his produced movies. New talents have risen and have provided alternative cinema.

[S.T.D.]

hatori, if you say so.
but if truly Kamal was that influential, we would see more class movies/actors than mass movies/actors. every single actor now wants to go on the mass platform.

selva, I know you want to say something, spit it out. :P

ameer, bala, gautham, radha mohan and a lot of other talented young directors are a fan of the Legend called Kamal Haasan .

[Beerinkol]

Originally Posted by sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar Ok, My list..

1. Rangaraja Nambi
2. George Bussu
3. Govind Ramasamy
4. Balram Naidu
5. Krishnaveni Paatti
6. Shinghen Narahaasi
7. Avtar Singh
9. Kalif Ullaah Khan
10. Poovaragan

u mised my favourite one.

chk again Swathy

Have you seen dasa?

[NeroASERCH]

Originally Posted by joe If Kamal Hassan is not influencial ,the list will not have more than 2 or 3.

Please do not misunderstand me.
I really wish and want Kamal to be influential and change the course of tamil cinema. what? you want kamal to go to each and every director and beg them to change their style to kamal style???

kamalahaasar is surely the most influential person. ithukku justification sollithaan theriyanumnaa neenga onnu tamil padangal paakkurathillai. illennaa ungalukku kamal mela bayangaramaana poraamai, but athai romba different aa, kamal padangal polave, velippaduthareenga. Period

[TorryJens]

can you pls stop analysing me and address the issue instead.

[HedgeYourBets]

i have stoppped, becos i already understood your line of thoughts

i am tired enuf to explain what is the impact of kamal, on tamil cinemas. becos the impact is spread left to right, top to bottom, and everywhere.

[Lillie_Steins]

but if truly Kamal was that influential, we would see more class movies/actors than mass movies/actors. every single actor now wants to go on the mass platform.

Good things never change completely overnight. Rather the change even it is slow is more appreciable. How Kamal is the most influential person in Tamil Cinema.

1. Set of Decent directors like Bala, Ameer, Selva, Cheran (If u dont like cheran in the list better ignore ), etc..... mainly influenced by Kamal and thoughts of making good cinema without having the old movies Drama effects. Though few of the Kamal's attempts failed these new set were good enough to understand what made those few failed and accordingly adjust their way of Cinema making.
2. Though many want to go for mass attraction at least few like Vikram, Surya, Ajith, Jeeva, etc at times try or do something different and for definite their influence was Kamal hasan.
3. There are certain set of directors those who completely make non sense movies also because of kamal. they see kamal failed in few good attempts. Instead of looking at where Kamal failed and pick they basically too the negative side and always giving crap masalas.. Eg Perarasu
4. Though dance were there in the old movies also, Kamal was the main actor from where dance in Cinema got the due recognition and sometimes extremely more
5. Several of the new technologies inclusion in Tamil Cine was mainly due to Kamal. Dont ask me those names, ask some one else
6. Humors by Heroes became more normal after Kamal

7. With his production house and with his presence lots of Good Movies and few of them without songs and they were success too that too when things were commercialied more. In future we could see more movies without needless songs.

8. More than all this Mouth Kiss in Tamil cinema is popularized most just because of Kamal hasan.

If you do not agree on this points then Dont worry i wont come with more points. but i will come with a post saying

"Let us Agree to disagree"