Rural specialists on Pongal & Tamil cinema

Cinemimi[Saturday, January 14, 2012]
What's Pongal in Tamil cinema without watching our very own rural specialists who have taken us to a journey to rural Tamil Nadu with their rustic films through the years?

Right from mid 70s Bhagyaraj has always entertained us, be it as an actor, a director or producer he has delivered several hits and is popularly known for his performance and direction in 'Mundhanai Mudichu'. Watch as he speaks to IndiaGlitz about his films, Pongal and a lot more.

Ace multi-faceted film personality, Manivannan is known for his acting and direction. He has acted with several top notch actors including Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan and has over 400 films to his credit as a performer. As a director, he has worked with Sathyaraj in about 25 films! He speaks to IG about Pongal through the years.

Ponvannan, a small and big screen celebrity is popular among one and all and is known for his supporting roles. Sachu, an actress and comedienne has been a part of Tamil cinema for nearly five decades now! Gangai Amaran who has contributed to cinema in several ways gets candid with IG as well.

Also speaking to you on Pongal through IG are Pushpavanan, Ramesh Khanna, Perarasu, Meena, S Ve Sekar, Viveka, Illavarasu, Seenu Ramasamy and Prabhu Solomon.

However, Nasar has a different take on Pongal and is reluctant in wishing and reasons himself out to audience through IndiaGlitz about this.

This Pongal take a journey to rural India with these rustic film specialists who have made Tamil cinema more meaningful with their contribution to K-town. IndiaGlitz wishes you all a Happy Pongal!