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The original inhabitants of the city, the fishermen and a section of the population like rickshaw pullers and vegetable sellers probably sowed the seeds of the slang. Through the years, it has been associated with the lower rung of the society.
From the legendary NS Krishnan to Chandrababu, who tapped the language extensively using several memorably roles, and to Mayilsamy of today, Madras slang has been captured in varied proportions from the 40s till date.
Film historian Mohan Raman says the oldest and the first reference has to be in the song Kindhanaar Kaalatchebam by NS Krishnan, where he shows his surprise at the language being spoken in Madras with words like naina (inspired from Telugu nana meaning father) to address people.
Madras lingo has also lived through the works of actors like Loosu Mohan and Thengai Srinivasan whose famous role as a Madras slang-speaking tea vendor pretending to be a godman in Kasethan Kadavulada is considered to be one of the finest comedy portrayals in Tamil cinema. Sivaji Ganesan has spoken the slang in Bale Pandiya and so has Kamal Haasan in several of his movies.
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