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Periyar (2007 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Periyar' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language biographical film, made about the life of the social reformer and rationalist Periyar E. V. Ramasamy[http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/making-of-periyar/ Making of Periyar ] with Sathyaraj who himself is a rationalist in the lead role. This movie was partly funded by the then Tamil Nadu government headed by Karunanidhi. The film was dubbed in Telugu and released as 'Periyar Ramaswamy'.
Plot
The film details the life of Periyar right from childhood to his marriage to Nagammal to his pilgrimage to Kashi which changed his life where he understands the cruelty of the Caste System that only Brahmins are welcomed and he was refused meals at choultries which exclusively fed Brahmins forbidding other Hindu castes. Having starved severely, Periyar found no other better way than to enter a choultry disguises himself with the appearance of a Brahmin wearing a thread on his bare chest but it is found out and is disgusted with life in Kashi.[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/may/02periyar.htm Periyar is path-breaking] Periyar returns and joins his father's business and later becomes the Chairman of the Erode Municipality. Later, which he resigns from this post and joins the freedom struggle. He becomes the President of Congress party of Madras Presidency. Later he quits the Congress party and joins the Justice Party. He goes on to format the DK. His role in the Anti-Hindi agitation and Vaikom struggle. His second marriage and the formation of the DMK. It covers his entire life till death.[http://www.filmysouth.com/Tamil_Movie_Reviews/PeriyarNew/October-08-2007/Periyar_New_attempts_in_Tamil_cinema.html Periyar: New attempts in Tamil cinema]
Cast
*Sathyaraj as Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
*Chandrasekhar as Ramanathan, Periyar's friend
*Jyothirmayi as Nagammai
*Khushbu Sundar as Maniammai
*Manorama as Chinnathayamma, Ramasamy's mother
*Kaikala Satyanarayana as Venkatappa Nayakkar, Ramasamy's father
*S. S. Stanley as C. N. Annadurai
*Mohan Ram as B. R. Ambedkar
*M. R. R. Vasu as M. R. Radha
*Vijay Adhiraj as K. Veeramani
*Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Moovalur Ramamirtham
*Swarnamalya as a Thanjavur Dancer
*Typist Gopu as a reporter
*Madhan Bob as a musician performing Kathakalakshepam
* Lavanya
*Nizhalgal Ravi
*Ajay Rathnam
*Ilavarasu
Music
The music for the film has been scored by Vidyasagar.
See also
*Kamaraj (film)
*Bharathi (2000 film)
References
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