Who is better - Barathiraja or Balachander

[S.Balaji]

Well BR imposed his own style on shivaji and it turned out to be a huge success...

KB imposed his own style on super * and it also turned out to be a huge success..

so, sad that it dint happen, KB and shivaji

Kasi,

BR plays visually and dialogues seldom come in his movies and amazingly that BR - Shivaji combination worked well but BR used him very smartly on his facial reactions including the scene - Adee neethaanaa andha kuyil - Here Shivaji will show a sense of relief on seeing Radha and will acknowledge by lowering his eyes down and go up ( that he has done in several movies is another story !! )

Again , for Rajini, KB is his Guru and Mentor and KB could contro him

[Nerd]

Actually KB came into the field in the 60s long b4 BR entered... yes its a mystery that KB dint use shivaji...

[S.Balaji]

By the way, I thoroughly enjoyed Shivaji in - Dhavani kanavugal - Here bagyaraj showed him in 2 styles -

1. Intial stages - full of comedy and small fights between SHivaji and Bagyaraj and
2. Second stage - Shivaji guiding the family in the absence of Bagyaraj
3. The last few scenes with Parthiban ( oops Parthiban was very very lean in that movie !!! )

[Jilaba]

This is a nice thread, and should be continued further with more discussions about these two great directors.

[Nerd]

Its funny to read posts that are almost two years old

[prasana84]

balachandar is a legend who has introducd superstar,kamal,vivek,a.r.r(roja was produced by kb) he creatd trends n his creativity is unbelievable. bt barathiraja also a grt a legend did somethin new
4 be balachandar is the best

[smith1]

KB targetted the middle class, their lives, feelings, relationships etc., while BR targetted the rural folk.

So, comparisons may be futile.

KB did direct sivaji in 1 film - ethiroli. It also starred SSR & K.R.Vijaya.

[Devar Magan]

Barathiraja undoubtedly..

[dsath]

This is a nice thread, and should be continued further with more discussions about these two great directors.

Jilaba, i would be very interested to hear your views on these two directors, esp in the treatment of women characters in their movies.

[raaja_rasigan]

Barathiraja undoubtedly..

For me too

A man of varieties....

kadhal, sogam, thriller, pen urimai, velai illa thindattam, city based, village based, old man's story (andhi mandharai) endru anaithilum kalakkiyavar