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The Great Shivaji Ganesan has passed away.

Topic started by Common Friend (@ 203.197.141.187) on Sat Jul 21 10:47:57 EDT 2001.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

I just heard it in news. A great ICon has passed way.

Lets pay homage here.

http://www.dinamalar.com/

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Responses:

• From: UVII (@ mmdialup139.dnvr.uswest.net) on: Sat Jul 21 10:50:49 EDT 2001
  
  A Great ICON of tamil film industry has passed away....HEARTFELT condolences
  
  
  
• From: Pal (@ 24.2.86.227) on: Sat Jul 21 11:08:00 EDT 2001
  
  Indian Cine World lost one of it's great assets. Let God bless his soul.
  
  
• From: bb (@ c736030-a.stcla1.sfba.home.com) on: Sat Jul 21 11:40:30 EDT 2001
  
  A great loss to the tamil film industry. He was one of the best actors ever!
  
  
• From: badri (@ 202.9.148.208) on: Sat Jul 21 12:06:18 EDT 2001
  
  father of acting who set high standards to his profession,uncomparable acting meastro,loss to the world of cinema
  
  
• From: sabesan (@ adsl-64-160-54-206.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net) on: Sat Jul 21 12:15:02 EDT 2001
  
  oh man.... what a great loss..... may his soul rest in peace.... we are all lucky to have lived during his lifetime, but iam going to feel sorry forever that i could not meet him even once in my lifetime.....
  
  
• From: bharath (@ ac9aba5f.ipt.aol.com) on: Sat Jul 21 12:38:46 EDT 2001
  
  It was a privelege to have lived in the life timeof sivaji. I cannot believe this news. this is very unfortunate. I am deeply disturbed to hear such a news.
  
  It was as if he was part of our lives! Its very overwhelming. My most favorite actor!
  
  
• From: Athi (@ c1200282-a.mntp1.il.home.com) on: Sat Jul 21 12:51:49 EDT 2001
  
  I was shocked to read the news. He was a great actor in every aspect. He set the benchmark for
  acting in tamil movies and will be missed forever.
  
  May his soul rest in peace.
  
  Athi
  
  
• From: keemu (@ aca61b36.ipt.aol.com) on: Sat Jul 21 13:09:51 EDT 2001
  
  The Indian Film industry has lost one of its finest actors in the contemporary cine world. May his soul rest in peace.
  
  
• From: Dorai (@ 12.144.36.2) on: Sat Jul 21 13:10:26 EDT 2001
  
  A great great loss to not only to Tamil film industry but also to Indian Film Industry and to the world. I can say with no exaggeration that he can easily be rated in the top 5 actors in the world of all times.
  
  Let us recall some of his best songs
  1. Kallellam Maanika Kall Aguma
  2. Ennai Yaar Endri Enni Enni (paalum Pazhammum)
  3. Malarthum Malaradha
  4. Aval Parandhuponalle.
  5. Satti Sutadhda. (alayamani)
  ....
  Let us all give the "kanneer Anjalli" to this greatest actor of tamil film who has given unforgetable films.
  
  
• From: Dorai (@ 12.144.36.2) on: Sat Jul 21 13:11:47 EDT 2001
  
  Btw,
  I just came here to post this news after I heard it from my brother when I called India.
  
  
• From: Keemu (@ aca61b36.ipt.aol.com) on: Sat Jul 21 13:19:24 EDT 2001
  
  more details
  http://dinakaran.com/daily/2001/Jul/flash/shock.html
  
  
• From: S T S (@ c1319060-a.stcla1.sfba.home.com) on: Sat Jul 21 13:23:50 EDT 2001
  
  Heart breaking. Pray god for his soul to rest in piece. Only yesterday I posted in other threads that Sivaji = Acting and today he is not among us. The statement holds good for coming hundreds of years.
  
  http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/jul/21siv.htm
  
  
• From: UVII (@ nndialup96.dnvr.uswest.net) on: Sat Jul 21 13:27:08 EDT 2001
  
  Some more:
  
  http://rediff.com/news/2001/jul/21siv.htm
  http://www.kumudam.com/shivaji.html
  http://www.vikatan.com/vc/2001/july/vc01164.htm
  http://webulagam.com/news/regional/2001_07/21/21_regnews9.htm
  
  
• From: bb (@ c736030-a.stcla1.sfba.home.com) on: Sat Jul 21 13:53:21 EDT 2001
  
  http://www.sivaji-prabhu.com
  this is not updated, though.
  
  
• From: anand (@ 164.100.35.216) on: Sat Jul 21 14:29:25 EDT 2001
  
  a great loss to tamil cinema as well as south indian cinema lovers.
  
  
• From: Vijay (@ 207.212.64.82) on: Sat Jul 21 15:05:13 EDT 2001
  
  I feel deeply saddened because,
  
  * Indian movies lost a thespian, an icon
  * Indian Govt failed to appreciate, recognize & honour his service to Indian cinema.
  
  
• From: MS (@ ch-1317.che.sc.edu) on: Sat Jul 21 15:23:47 EDT 2001
  
  Before shivaji there was a not a keen distinction between various emotions in the films. HE revolutionized the film industry with his versatility and greats like MSV and KVM gave him their best tunes for which he did a fantastic job. It is a void forever.
  
  
• From: Shrini (@ ac97c9e9.ipt.aol.com) on: Sat Jul 21 15:28:53 EDT 2001
  
  His death is a loss not only to tamil cinema but to the entire world of cinema.
  
  
• From: Comments (@ ac94f379.ipt.aol.com) on: Sat Jul 21 16:40:45 EDT 2001
  
  A great actor is no more. I feel that he deserved much more respect and recognition than what he got.
  
  He was one actor who inspite of political ambitions did not use his movies to create a false image. Compare this to today's actors who portray themselves as martyrs and supermen contrary to their true colors. It seems to me that he just enjoyed acting and simply did not care about anything else. Almost every top-hero today carefully tailors(interferes?) everything from story to music to dialogues to develop his image and box-office standing. I wonder if Sivaji ever did anything like that. It looks (at least to me) like he would act in any kind of movie and in any kind of role. His choice (or non-choice) of movies/roles in the seventies and eighties left much to be desired and probably contributed to the decline of his popularity. For example, the movie (his last movie?) in which he plays a Karagattam dancer leaves you wondering how some one of his stature would even consider acting in a movie of such poor quality. Likewise his political forays and decisions also did not work.
  
  May his soul rest in peace!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• From: GV (@ hse-london-ppp208379.sympatico.ca) on: Sat Jul 21 17:37:44 EDT 2001
  
  
  A great loss to Indian cinema. May his soul rest in peace.
  
  http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2001/07/22/stories/0222000e.htm
  
  http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/3001/07/22/stories/0222000f.htm
  
  
• From: GV (@ hse-london-ppp208379.sympatico.ca) on: Sat Jul 21 17:40:05 EDT 2001
  
  Correction:
  
  http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2001/07/22/stories/0222000f.htm
  
  
• From: MS (@ ch-1317.che.sc.edu) on: Sat Jul 21 18:07:56 EDT 2001
  
  Digression:
  
  GV:
  
  Please send a mail. thx
  
  
• From: vijay (@ vijay.che.sc.edu) on: Sat Jul 21 20:03:30 EDT 2001
  
  Sivaji has provided us all with countless hours of entertainment and somehow I feel this loss more personally..The history books on Indian cinema should have a separate chapter on him..
  
  
• From: Ganesan Fan (@ a060-0285.snfc.splitrock.net) on: Sat Jul 21 21:08:45 EDT 2001
  
  vAnaththil Eri chandira maNdala vAsalai thodalAmA
  mAndu kidakkum manithanin mEni marubadi ezhalAmA
  ....ippadi pAdiyavan marupadiyum ezhunthu varavENdum endru thOndrinAlum,
  iRaval thanthavan kEtkindrAn athai illai endrAl avan viduvAnA...
  endru samAdAnappaduththi koLLavENdiyathu thAn:(
  
  The greatest of them all has gone, but fortunately for us, has left behind unparalleled works of art for us to savor.
  
  
• From: renganathan (@ ptl-cache6.jaring.my) on: Sat Jul 21 21:25:31 EDT 2001
  
  we loss a great star........but this star will in our mind forever.........God bless his soul.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• From: mahesh (@ 202.9.147.3) on: Sun Jul 22 00:19:48 EDT 2001
  
  one among the greatest in the world has passed away. i dont think there can ever be another sivaji in our lifetime
  
  
• From: bm (@ spider-wg042.proxy.aol.com) on: Sun Jul 22 01:36:44 EDT 2001
  
  Heartfelt condolences on the death of a great actor and a thorough professional .
  
  
• From: rjay (@ ip-20-6-93.nyc-l3.navipath.net) on: Sun Jul 22 01:48:03 EDT 2001
  
  His presence on screen is a phenomenon on its own. Electric.
  
  If another actor is talking and Sivaji is just listening to his conversation, reaction on Sivaji's face would be much more enjoyable than the action of the actor! I have seen this many times, after a friend once pointed out this.
  
  We grew up, child hood filled with his movies. Man, what an age of innocence! I had a relative who maintained thousands of paper clips with his images and collected all 'paattu pusthagam' - the 8 page lyrics books from every movie.
  
  His control and confidence on the screen is unparalleled. Even though, his style of expressive action fell out of favour in the late seventies, his hits upto that point are a source of never ending pleasure.
  
  For Rajini and Kamal, he was the inspiration. He himself had no one to learn from. In this sense, he was a real genius.
  
  I am sure most Tamils would feel more sad on passing away of Sivaji than their own grand-dads. It is because he occupied more of our psyches than even our fathers and grandfathers did.
  
  
• From: paamaran (@ 66.109.192.99) on: Sun Jul 22 03:52:33 EDT 2001
  
  "avarukku nigar avar thaan"....
  
  kalai ulagin bheesmare! ungalin maRaivu(izhappu) eedu seyya mudiyathathu Agum :(
  
  ungalin aathma santhi adaiya iRaivanai prarthikiraen!!!
  
  
• From: keeran (@ 202.156.2.246) on: Sun Jul 22 04:08:26 EDT 2001
  
  Its a passing of a great icon in the tamil cinema industry.I am lost for words to describe what i feel and i am very sure this is the feeling of every indian who have seen his movies and of course his great abiity in himself in expressing his qualities as "THE greatest ACTOR of all times" God Bless his soul and my sympathies to his familiy and everyone who moans his loss. :-(
  
  
• From: spb_maniac (@ webcachew04b.cache.pol.co.uk) on: Sun Jul 22 07:25:51 EDT 2001
  
  What a great actor he was, I am lost for words, It dies not seem real to me, is it really true!, if it is then
  
  I pray to god for his soul to rest in peace, no bloody actor in whole India can match the talents of this legend!!!
  
  

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