Sivaji moved to EVK Sampath’s Tamil Nationalist Party and then the Congress and later it’s opposition, the Janata Dal.Īs an actor however, he continued to shine. He was now the new propaganda avatar of the DMK. Also, simultaneously the glorification of MGR had begun. However, in the mid-1950s, a trip to Tirupathi saw him fall from grace as it went against the ‘rationalistic message’ of the DMK that he propagated in film after film. In fact, Sivaji had followed Annadurai since he founded the DMK in 1949.
It was a sensational debut and the success of the film (and especially his monologues) not only made Sivaji a star, but also the official icon of the DMK party for some years. It owed its success in large part to its dialogues written by M Karunanidhi who used the film to express his ideas on religion, god and priesthood. The film is one of the most controversial films in the history of Tamil Cinema, replete with assonant monologues. Sivaji made his film debut playing the lead role in Parasakthi (1952). It is said he memorized the entire 95 pages of dialogues in a day! Such was his impact that the play also gave him his screen name. He was asked to play the role at the last moment when the lead actor (MGR!) backed out. He made his reputation as an actor in CN Annadurai’s Sivaji Kanda Indhu Rajyam, a historical on the Maratha Emperor Shivaji. To quote him, “I used to do the Kathak and at every step, I got resounding applause.” He played several roles of women on the stage, his favourite being Noor Jehan. Sivaji acted on the stage when it was scandalous for women to do so. As he moved from troupe to troupe, his reputation as an actor grew. He learnt Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Kathakali and even Manipuri and also trained in Carnatic music. It was here that he honed his talents for music and dancing. There he told the owner he was an orphan and was taken under his wing. He joined a drama troupe touring Tiruchi – Yadharathnam Ponnuswamy and Company. He was lambasted and punished leading him to run away from home. His father was appalled that he had acted in some cheap drama and that too in a white man’s part. Sivaji acted as one of the soldiers in the play. When he was seven, a travelling drama troupe came to Viluppuram. Sivaji Ganesan is regarded by old timers as the greatest actor ever in the history of Tamil cinema.īorn Viluppuram Chinnaiah Ganesan in Sirkali, Tamil Nadu on October 1, 1928, his father moved to Viluppuram where he spent his early years.
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