Kamal always in Vivek’s comedy scripts!
Editor’s Note:
Please welcome a new author, who calls himself Vadakkupatti Ramasaamy! He starts off with a fresh idea.
Kamal always features in Vivek’s comedy scripts!!! (I am not sure if they ever shared screen space together.)
Vivek’s comedy skills are very well known and so are his mimicry skills. This is entirely my observation. In every movie Vivek refers to Kamal either by dialogues or in some other form .There could be many reasons, they both had the same mentor when they started (K.B.), it could also mean Vivek’s admiration for Ulaga Naayagan. No matter what it means, his hit comedies always had something to do with Kamal. I have tried to list instances supporting my view.
- Vivek refers to Kamal in Anniyan (in the train, where he advices Ambi “Kiss panradhukku enna Kamal sir-aya koottindu vara mudiyum?” )
- In 12B, his auto garage is called “Aalavandhaan Auto Works”.
- In Thiruttu Payale, in Australia, the minute he meets Jeevan’s gang Vivek inquires “Dasavathaaram eppo varum?”.
- In Kireedam, he answers the phone by mimicking Kamal from VV as “Illa idhu SP Raghavan veedu”.
- In the movie Viswanathan Ramamoorthy, he uses the Thenaali ‘bayam‘ sequence.
- In Dhool, he uses the Aalavandhaan dialogue “Vilanga mudiyaa kavidhai naan” twice.
- In the movie “Ullam Kollai Poguthey“, he enacts the Guna hospital sequence.
- Even in a Vijay TV special programme where he dressed up as Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar, he has someone saying “Idhu Dasavathaaram getup-aa, kiss scene undaa?“.
- In the movie Parthiban Kanavu, he makes references to the movie Ek Duuje Ki Liye and also mimics a dialogue.
- Everytime he is made to talk about Kovai Sarala, he definitely remarks “She was the heroine to Kamal Haasan” in many functions and interviews, including Vijay TV awards where he shared an award with Kovai Sarala.
- Even in the recently released movie Singakutty, he enacts Punnagai Mannan suicide scene (featuring Kamal and Rekha), with Malavika. Kissing Malavika like Kamal did evoked chuckles in the theatres.
Though the instances may be just my view, yet they are the hit comedies by actor Vivek. Many of the instances may be rubbing Kalaignani in a wrong way (referring to kiss!!); yet he is always a part of Vivek’s comedy script, but in my personal opinion it shows Vivek’s keen observation of whatever Haasan depicts on screen. Maybe, someday they may share screen space together in a comedy and make it rib-tickling fun.
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:16 am
in minnale also!!! “kamal madhiri evlo getup venalum potukittey iruda, figure pick up agutho illaiyo, unaku oru oscar nichayam”!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:25 am
Thanks for the analysis , but i dont want kamalji and vivek acting together … instead i want kamalji and vadivelu acting together … no one will forget the acting of vadivelu in Devar magan… Vadivelu is more of an actor rather an comedian
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:14 am
Yep; Isakki character in Devar Magan explored the acting prowess of Vadivelu in a different shade. It was a brilliant performance. But then, as they say, when you share the screen with the absolute best, you’ve gotta give your absolute best to get noticed.
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:44 am
It will b great to see Kamal ji with Rajnikanth sab but god knows..when it will happen?If it happens then it will bring immense revolution in the movie world.
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:55 am
Hi,
I don’t think that Vivek comedy is respectfull over Kamal sir, it’s rather mocking at him.That is why Kamal sir never calls him in his movies. Sometimes it is even too much.
April 22nd, 2008 at 12:13 pm
As someone else pointed out, Vivek seems to be someone who doesn’t
like kamal.It could be because kamal might have ignored him sometime
in the past during their days under balachander and vivek might be
holding some grudge against him.
Anyways he is making money by ridiculing kamal in the name of creating h
healthy fun.He should learn from vadivelu who can create fun given
the lines penned by others.
April 22nd, 2008 at 6:23 pm
in the same movies u mentioned
thiruttu payale - he speaks srilankan tamil, better known as tenaali accent!
parthiban kanavu - his very intro starts with an imaginary flashback seq where he copies the Valayosai song - romance in running bus, Sathya movie
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:35 pm
thanks for all your comments, the intention of the article was just to record my observations. My personal belief is that you mock others only if you closely observe what they do, and that is what vivek does I guess. may be he dislikes him…yet he never changes his ideas.
April 23rd, 2008 at 4:33 am
Dear Mr.Vadakkupatti Ramasaamy,
All analysis are quite good, but when “SHIVAJI - MAKING OF” relayed on T.V’s he given one statement which hurts Kamal fans…..kindly recap that….
Regards,
V.RENGARAJAN
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Mr Vengarajan,
what was that statement during “SHivaji-the MAKING” , Can you let us know ?
Just asking to know the level an artist can reach in hating a fellow artiste !