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Parasakthi is a film of genre Drama with Sivaji Ganesan

Parasakthi (1952)

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Length 2h50
Genres Drama
Rating74% 3.7184653.7184653.7184653.7184653.718465

Parasakthi (English: The Goddess) is a 1952 Indian Tamil drama film directed by R. Krishnan and S. Panju. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan in his acting debut, along with S. V. Sahasranamam, S. S. Rajendran, Sriranjani Jr., and Pandari Bai. It was jointly produced by National Pictures and AVM Productions and is based on a stage drama of the same name, written by Pavalar Balasundaram. The film narrates the misfortunes that befall the members of a Tamil family during World War II, and how the members face their individual fate and reunite at the end.

The screenplay and dialogues for Parasakthi were written by Karunanidhi, who would later become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The film's soundtrack was composed by R. Sudarsanam. Parasakthi was released on 17 October 1952, during the festive occasion of Diwali, and faced controversies because of its portrayal of Brahmins and Hindu customs and practices in poor light. The elitarian society including the then ruling State government even demanded the film to be banned.

Despite these protests, the film was critically acclaimed, with praise directed towards its dialogues and the actors' performances in particular. The film also become a commercial success, and had a theatrical run of over 175 days. Parasakthi also acquired cult status in Tamil cinema and became a trendsetter for dialogues and acting for later Tamil films.

Synopsis

Chandrasekaran, Gnanasekaran and Gunasekaran are three Indian immigrant brothers from Madurai, Tamil Nadu living in Rangoon, Burma. Their younger sister Kalyani was raised in their home town by their father Manickampillai. In 1942, during World War II, her marriage is arranged with a writer named Thangappan, and the brothers plan to visit Madurai to attend the wedding. Due to war conditions and bombardment of Burmese ports by Japan, the shipping company offers only one ticket and Gunasekaran, the youngest brother, takes it and leaves for Tamil Nadu. The ship fails to reach on time due to the dangers of the war, and Kalyani's marriage takes place without any of her brothers present.

Actors

Sivaji Ganesan

(Gunasekaran)S. V. Sahasranamam

(Chandrasekaran)V K Ramasamy

(Narayana Pillai)Pandari Bai

(Vimala)S. S. Rajendran

(Gnanasekaran)"Kaviarasu" Kannadasan

(a judge)
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