Thursday, December 25, 2008

A.R. Murugadoss – Maker of blockbusters


People who watched a young student's mimicry performance of 'Kirubanantha Variar' in Bishop Heber's college might not have imagined that he will be one of the blockbuster directors in future. Holding a mere number of five movies to his credit, it's astounding to see his reach among the masses. Director A.R. Murugadoss began his career with Ajith in 'Dheena' which became a super hit. Even though being a debutant, his directional skills were captivating that lured the masses. Following it was the box office blockbuster 'Ramana' starring Vijayakanth.
A.R. Murugadoss envisaged a unique script that had a mix of commercialism and substance. He is the only director who ventured out of Tamil cinema to direct megastars of Tollywood and Bollywood. Chiranjeevi's 'Stalin' became one more feather in his cap and nevertheless is a super hit in Telugu. He boomeranged back to Tamil with 'Ghajini' casting Surya. By the time, Murugadoss had a huge number of fans and he satiated their every expectation.
The movie's colossal success garnered attention from Bollywood which paved way for the director to make 'Ghajini' with Aamir Khan. The director is always humble and down to the earth. Talent is the only abundant thing in the able filmmaker and not pride. The filmmaker's talent lies in his slick skill to commingle commercial elements that has substance and is sensible. Aamir Khan's 'Ghajini' might escalate Murugadoss's talent to international standards.


Courtesy: indiaglitz.com

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