ponniyin selvan characters.

M.Srikanth

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Feb 3, 1994, 1:04:59 PM2/3/94

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My alltime list of who can play what if ponniyin selvan were to
be filmed. Note that this list is an impossible cast. Some are even
dead now.

ponniyin selvan(aruL mozhi varmar): Kamalhassan
vandhiyath thEvan: Gemini Ganesh/ Karthik(??)
aazhvaark kadiyaan: Balaiah
vaanathi: Madhubala/Amala
kunthavai: Savithri
poonkuzhali: Bhanupriya/Saritha
aathiththa karikaalan: Napolean(Thanx to Partha :-))
periya pazhuvEttaraiyar: Sivaji Ganesan
siRiya pazhuvEttaraiyar: ??
sEnthan amuthan: (anthak kaala) muththuraaman
kantha maaRan: ???
maNimEkalai: ??

hmm....hOppE illa...

Srikanth.

Ramachandran Narayanaswamy

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Feb 3, 1994, 2:05:54 PM2/3/94

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Padmini?? And Saritha can be maNimEkalai

Extremely good.

nandini: bhanumathi
aniruddhar: Sivakumar
Sundara sOZhar: Ranga Rao/Major SundarRajan
Madhuranthakan: Prashanth (For his looks, nothing more)

Director: MGR??/
Dialogues/ScreenPlay: Karunanidhi
Music: KVMahadevan
Photography: PCSriram

My $0.02 worth
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|> hmm....hOppE illa...

Absolutely no hope.

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|> Srikanth.
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-Rama.

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Ravisankar M. S

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Feb 5, 1994, 12:54:11 PM2/5/94

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M.Srikanth (ka...@yellow.cse.ogi.edu) wrote:
: My alltime list of who can play what if ponniyin selvan were to

: be filmed. Note that this list is an impossible cast. Some are even
: dead now.

: ponniyin selvan(aruL mozhi varmar): Kamalhassan

no way ( only MGR had the magnanimity to portray that role )

: vandhiyath thEvan: Gemini Ganesh/ Karthik(??)
----------- good choice

: aazhvaark kadiyaan: Balaiah
----------- good choice

: vaanathi: Madhubala/Amala

: kunthavai: Savithri
(may be padmini or banumathi )

: poonkuzhali: Bhanupriya/Saritha
------------------- no way

: aathiththa karikaalan: Napolean(Thanx to Partha :-))
: periya pazhuvEttaraiyar: Sivaji Ganesan
--------------- good one

: siRiya pazhuvEttaraiyar: ?? NAMBIAR

: sEnthan amuthan: (anthak kaala) muththuraaman

: kantha maaRan: Srikanth

: maNimEkalai:

WHAT ABOUT NANDINI? the most important character ( probably young
vaijayantimala can do that role or L.R.Vasanthakumari )

But I don't want to see that film on screen. It is going to be a
disaster.

: hmm....hOppE illa...
------------------------- vERY TRUE

: Srikanth.

Ravisankar M. S

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Feb 5, 1994, 2:25:49 PM2/5/94

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Ravisankar M. S (r0m...@tamu.edu) wrote:

: M.Srikanth (ka...@yellow.cse.ogi.edu) wrote:
: : My alltime list of who can play what if ponniyin selvan were to
: : be filmed. Note that this list is an impossible cast. Some are even
: : dead now.

: : ponniyin selvan(aruL mozhi varmar): Kamalhassan

: no way ( only MGR had the magnanimity to portray that role )

: : vandhiyath thEvan: Gemini Ganesh/ Karthik(??)
: ----------- good choice

: : aazhvaark kadiyaan: Balaiah
: ----------- good choice

: : vaanathi: Madhubala/Amala

: : kunthavai: Savithri
: (may be padmini or banumathi )

: : poonkuzhali: Bhanupriya/Saritha
: ------------------- no way

: : aathiththa karikaalan: Napolean(Thanx to Partha :-))
: : periya pazhuvEttaraiyar: Sivaji Ganesan
: --------------- good one

:
: : siRiya pazhuvEttaraiyar: ?? NAMBIAR

: : sEnthan amuthan: (anthak kaala) muththuraaman

: : kantha maaRan: Srikanth

: : maNimEkalai:

: WHAT ABOUT NANDINI? the most important character ( probably young
: vaijayantimala can do that role or L.R.Vasanthakumari )

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
T.R.Rajakumari

msr

Kathirgamar Aingaran

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Feb 6, 1994, 11:11:29 PM2/6/94

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In article <1994Feb3...@us.oracle.com> vva...@us.oracle.com (Vasan) writes:
>MSrikanth listed the 'dramatis personnae':

>ShivajiGanesan (even the Thevar style) may not come close to the one portrayed
>with those beautiful pictures of PeriyaPazhu in the erstwhile Kalki.
>
>Why don't you rewrite this with present day probables - to be more realistic!

My suggestions would be:

ponniyin selvan Kamalhassan
vandhiyath thEvan: Karthik/or a slimmer Mammooty:-)
vaanathi: Revathi
Nanthini: Amala (?!)
kunthavai: Gowthami/Bhanupriya
poonkuzhali: Madhupala
aathiththa karikaalan: Nagarjun
periya pazhuvEttaraiyar: Sivaji Ganesan
sinna pazhuvEttaraiyar: ..?
sEnthan amuthan: Nizhalkal
The Pandian prince (his name anyone?): sarathkumar
aazhvarkadiyan: This would be the most difficult part to play : SV Shekar ?

I really don't beleive the movie - no matter how well Kamal, Mani et al
fair - will be as good as the book. But hey, even if it is half as good
it's going to be a hit!

Aingaran.