Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan lately opened up about how he satisfied late appearing legend Sivaji Ganesan to say no the National Award for Best Supporting Actor for his efficiency in Thevar Magan (1992). Even although Sivaji was celebrated as the best actor Indian cinema has ever produced, he had not received the distinguished National Award until Thevar Magan.
Kamal felt that the popularity didn’t do justice to Sivaji’s expertise or stature because it was given within the supporting actor class.
“I am proud of helping my gurus win National Awards. Nagesh sir got the award for his performance in Nammavar (1994). Sivaji sir got it for Thevar Magan. Everybody was upset that he was given the award for supporting actor. I told him (Sivaji Ganesan) not to collect the award. He asked me why. I told him that he can go there to collect the Dadasaheb Phalke award. Let’s wait,” Kamal Haasan revealed throughout his interplay with Galatta Plus.
Kamal Haasan and Sivaji Ganesan in Thevar Magan.
In 1996, Sivaji Ganesan was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, which is India’s highest honor within the subject of cinema.
In Thevar Magan, Sivaji Ganesan had performed the position of Periya Thevar, the daddy of the protagonist Sakthivel Thevar, essayed by Kamal Haasan. Besides enjoying the lead position and bankrolling it underneath his residence manufacturing banner Raaj Kamal Films International, Kamal additionally wrote the movie. It’s noteworthy that Kamal wrote the total script for Thevar Magan inside seven days. The film was helmed by Bharathan.
Thevar Magan stays a milestone movie within the historical past of Tamil cinema, because of the good performances of Kamal Haasan and Sivaji Ganesan.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
