Parasakthi

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Parasakthi is a landmark 1952 Tamil film, noted for its powerful dialogues and social themes, which launched Sivaji Ganesan to stardom.

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instanceOf Tamil-language film
film
basedOn Parasakthi (stage play) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Pavalar Balasundaram NERFINISHED
blackAndWhite true
cinematography S. Maruti Rao NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin India
culturalImpact boosted popularity of Dravidian politics in Tamil Nadu
influenced Tamil cinema dialogue style
culturalStatus landmark Tamil film
dialoguesReflect Dravidian ideology
dialogueWriter M. Karunanidhi NERFINISHED
director Krishnan–Panju NERFINISHED
distributor AVM Productions NERFINISHED
editedBy P. V. Narayanan NERFINISHED
era early 1950s Indian cinema
filmDebutOf Sivaji Ganesan NERFINISHED
filmIndustry Kollywood NERFINISHED
format theatrical feature film
genre drama film
social drama
hasFilmPoster Parasakthi poster
language Tamil
launchedCareerOf Sivaji Ganesan NERFINISHED
leadActorRoleType courtroom monologue-heavy performance
musicBy R. Sudarsanam NERFINISHED
notableFor critique of social and religious orthodoxy
powerful dialogues
strong social themes
notableSceneType courtroom drama
originalLanguage Tamil
politicalContext Dravidian movement NERFINISHED
producer A. V. Meiyappan NERFINISHED
productionCompany AVM Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1952-10-17
releaseYear 1952
runtimeMinutes 190
screenwriter M. Karunanidhi NERFINISHED
setInLocation Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED
setInPeriod World War II era NERFINISHED
starring S. S. Rajendran NERFINISHED
S. V. Sahasranamam NERFINISHED
S. V. Subbaiah NERFINISHED
Sivaji Ganesan NERFINISHED
Sriranjani Jr. NERFINISHED

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Sivaji Ganesan notableWork Parasakthi