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The entire cast & crew would stand up every time the veteran actor walked in, but the Church Park educated, English speaking Jayalalitha sat there with her legs crossed, reading her book. It was this audacity that went on to define the rest of her political career. Obviously, she was a charming, multi-faceted actor who was trained in various dance forms. But not so obviously, she was well read and witty, she was intelligent and she knew it. It was not merely her affair with MGR that drew her to politics, it was her prolific ability to speak in English & Hindi with an intellect that could match an economist. When MGR died, she sat conspicuously at his head for an entire two days, relegating his wife Janaki to a sidelined spot. Janaki\u2019s aids tried to push her away, in fact pinched her, stepped on her feet, but she refused to budge. When she got on to the carriage for the final procession, she was visibly pushed off it in front of all television cameras. This effrontery was what would help her survive all those years of politics that would follow. The entire party split into two after MGR\u2019s death, but four years later united under her leadership to form one formidable opposition.\n\nShe won against all odds. She was a white skinned Brahmin in a party that thrived due to its Dravidian anti-class rhetoric. She was a glamorous actor who cannot, by definition, be taken seriously. Above all, she was a woman trying to ascend to power in 1980s in Tamilnadu. An unmarried, childless woman. To put it in context, she was not only walking a path of thorns, she did it in an oxygen less chamber while her arms and legs were tied. It\u2019s a feat that she survived at all, not to mention that she actually thrived. In 1989, when she opposed Karunanidhi\u2019s presentation of the budget, she was almost disrobed in the assembly. This was in addition to being the recipient of lewd comments and hair pulling. This is probably the highest documented insult that a woman has ever faced in a state Assembly. Yet she persisted. She came out of that incident more guarded than ever before. She wrapped herself in layers of clothing and stopped wearing any jewelry at all. She succeeded at \u2018desexualizing\u2019 herself and branded herself as \u2018amma\u2019 (mother), the only known way to gain respect in that highly testosterone filled environment.\n\nEveryone knows her as the person who silences opposition and who creates sycophants who fall at her feet and worship her. This was the only possible way she could command, consolidate and hold on to the otherwise elusive power. If she was any more cordial than this, she might have as well been an airhostess.\n\nShe played popular politics. When the DMK promised laptops, she provided table fans, mixers and grinders instead all branded with her cherubic photograph on it. She accumulated disproportionate assets in 1996, and has faced her share of atonement. However, no one else, not even men, could have been a formidable opposition to the DMK that has systematized corruption and nepotism in ways that she couldn\u2019t. Forget her followers who baselessly immolate themselves or cut off their fingers in a spree of blind devotion towards her. I have spoken to several civil servants of the state who claim they function with lesser interference under her leadership than under the other party.\n\nAnd with four and a half years of her term left, there is no single leader that can fill her void. It will be several years, even decades, before another woman can even remotely achieve what she did in a state like Tamilnadu. Now her statues will come up all over the state, and for once I\u2019m glad. In a few generations, all that will matter is that there is a woman\u2019s statue as well, and that statue is not a mere kannagi who was venerated because she was a perfect wife, but of a woman who was a true and powerful leader of her own merit and her own making.\"","content_text":"A Harvard student's Facebook post on J Jayalalithaa, the powerful Tamil Nadu Chief Minister who died on Monday, has been shared over 30,000 times since it was posted on Tuesday morning.\n\nJayalalithaa, 68, was buried with state honours at Chennai's Marina Beach yesterday, next to the man who starred with her in many films and brought her into politics, MG Ramachandran or MGR. \n\nLakhs of people paid their respects to the film actor-turned-politician who became one of India's most influential politicians.\n\nRead the Facebook post below\n\n\"She was only 16 years old when she starred opposite M.G.R in Ayirathil Oruvan. The entire cast & crew would stand up every time the veteran actor walked in, but the Church Park educated, English speaking Jayalalitha sat there with her legs crossed, reading her book. It was this audacity that went on to define the rest of her political career. Obviously, she was a charming, multi-faceted actor who was trained in various dance forms. But not so obviously, she was well read and witty, she was intelligent and she knew it. It was not merely her affair with MGR that drew her to politics, it was her prolific ability to speak in English & Hindi with an intellect that could match an economist. When MGR died, she sat conspicuously at his head for an entire two days, relegating his wife Janaki to a sidelined spot. Janaki\u2019s aids tried to push her away, in fact pinched her, stepped on her feet, but she refused to budge. When she got on to the carriage for the final procession, she was visibly pushed off it in front of all television cameras. This effrontery was what would help her survive all those years of politics that would follow. The entire party split into two after MGR\u2019s death, but four years later united under her leadership to form one formidable opposition.\n\nShe won against all odds. She was a white skinned Brahmin in a party that thrived due to its Dravidian anti-class rhetoric. She was a glamorous actor who cannot, by definition, be taken seriously. Above all, she was a woman trying to ascend to power in 1980s in Tamilnadu. An unmarried, childless woman. To put it in context, she was not only walking a path of thorns, she did it in an oxygen less chamber while her arms and legs were tied. It\u2019s a feat that she survived at all, not to mention that she actually thrived. In 1989, when she opposed Karunanidhi\u2019s presentation of the budget, she was almost disrobed in the assembly. This was in addition to being the recipient of lewd comments and hair pulling. This is probably the highest documented insult that a woman has ever faced in a state Assembly. Yet she persisted. She came out of that incident more guarded than ever before. She wrapped herself in layers of clothing and stopped wearing any jewelry at all. She succeeded at \u2018desexualizing\u2019 herself and branded herself as \u2018amma\u2019 (mother), the only known way to gain respect in that highly testosterone filled environment.\n\nEveryone knows her as the person who silences opposition and who creates sycophants who fall at her feet and worship her. This was the only possible way she could command, consolidate and hold on to the otherwise elusive power. If she was any more cordial than this, she might have as well been an airhostess.\n\nShe played popular politics. When the DMK promised laptops, she provided table fans, mixers and grinders instead all branded with her cherubic photograph on it. She accumulated disproportionate assets in 1996, and has faced her share of atonement. However, no one else, not even men, could have been a formidable opposition to the DMK that has systematized corruption and nepotism in ways that she couldn\u2019t. Forget her followers who baselessly immolate themselves or cut off their fingers in a spree of blind devotion towards her. I have spoken to several civil servants of the state who claim they function with lesser interference under her leadership than under the other party.\n\nAnd with four and a half years of her term left, there is no single leader that can fill her void. It will be several years, even decades, before another woman can even remotely achieve what she did in a state like Tamilnadu. Now her statues will come up all over the state, and for once I\u2019m glad. In a few generations, all that will matter is that there is a woman\u2019s statue as well, and that statue is not a mere kannagi who was venerated because she was a perfect wife, but of a woman who was a true and powerful leader of her own merit and her own making.\" "}
Dhanush as medical college student
Dhanush is seen in the character of a college going guy in many films, but the role he is doing in Erandam Ulagam to an extent is different. He is playing the role of a medical college student and Andrea Jeremiah is playing the role of his love interest. The shooting of the film is almost completed and majority of the filming took place at Ramoji film city in Hyderabad. The second schedule of the film is going to take place soon. The first look posters released recently raised the expectations on the film. The film is a contemporary love story set in different backdrops. The film is directed by Selvaraghavan and is produced by K.Vimalgeetha. Yuvan Shankar Raja is composing the tunes for this modern love story
AR Rahman's student makes his entry
AR Rahman's student Ved Shankar will be making his debut in the music industry with Naduvala Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom. It is a film to be directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan and features newcomers, Vijay Sedhupathi and Bagavathi. Andrea has sung one of the tracks and Ved Shankar has also rendered a number in his voice. Ved Shankar was the first student enrolled among the 40 students, AR Rahman handpicked personally for his KM Music Conservatory which he founded in July 2008. Not surprisingly, a lot is expected from Ved Shankar and he will be hoping to make AR Rahman proud.
"Ajith is my student" Veteran Dance Master
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Priya Anand plays a school student in Muthuramalingam
Actress Priya Anand, who shares her birthday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi (not the same year, of course!), plays a school student in her upcoming film titled as Muthuramalingam. Starring Priya Anand and Gautham Karthik in the lead, the film also stars Gautham’s father and yesteryear’s hero Karthik in a prominent role. Prabhu and Napoleon play a significant roles in the film which has music by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and after many years, veteran lyricist and film-maker Panchu Arrnachalam has penned all the lyrics in the film. Rajadurai is the film’s director. The film’s shoot was suspended some time back due to financial issues but has since resumed and has been proceeding smoothly. This would be Priya Anand’s second film with Gautham Karthik after Vai Raja Vai which released in 2014. Incidentally, both Priya and Gautham are badly in need of a hit film in Kollywood to sustain their respective positions. A photograph from the film released on social networking sites depict Priya Anand sitting with a group of school students in school uniform. This is actually a ‘demotion’ for Priya Anand, who played a teacher opposite Sivakarthikeyan in Ethir Neechal in 2013!
Suriya, a student in Varanam Aayiram
Suriya is known for his passion to do varied roles. The actor, who played a college student in Sillunu Oru Kadhal, is now on to play a school student in his forthcoming film Varanam Aayiram. The movie directed by Gowtham features Suriya in the role of a school student and acting opposite him is Andrea. The actor is taking pains to reduce his weight and look trim on the screen, to look like a genuine school student. Says Suriya, 'It is a challenging role and Gowtham encouraged me that I can do the role with aplomb. To suit the role, I have been running for over three kilometers daily and am on a strict diet control. For Ghajini, I burnt out my extra calories and ensured that I looked trim on the screen. Now, here I am, doing the same for Varanam Aayiram.' After Kaakha Kaakha, Suriya, Gowtham Menon and Harris Jayaraj are back together again for Varanam Aayiram.