Amidst all the Novel Corona Virus Covid-19 outbreak and the news updates around it, we overlooked the loss of a legend in Indian Cinema. Yes, his films were remade in Hindi with same success.
Visu became a giant in South Indian Cinema, with his poignant writing and middle class realism that touched women and family audiences during the 80's.
He announced his brand of cinema with Samsaram Adhu Minsaram in Tamil and brought it successfully into Telugu as Samsaram Oka Chadarangam.
Even though his films had Tamil household nativity, they did not seem overly melodramatic to Telugu people liking and they lapped up the humour he provided with the middle class values, he delved into.
While people today, might find him a bit too old school, he is the man who talked about women oppression and made films that connected with them at root level.
In some films, he made them villains but women did not mind it. They were never puppets in his films and he worked with his own sense of humor, masterfully wrapping up social message and discussion on uneasy topics in layers of cotton candy kind of sweetness.
As you peel them, you got the sweetness to keep going for them and even an after taste to discuss about them. He did not change the entire society but he did bring up issues that were underlying to the shore.
He is one person along with Balachander, who wasn't scared to dive into subjects that don't have villains and heroes, but characters. Being an eloquent speaker, he turned into an anchor of open forums for social discussions on TV after he stopped making films.
He always wanted to make a comeback and make some more films but he couldn't recover from cancer totally. He passed away on 22nd March due to cardiac arrest and we will miss a legend for sure.
He won National Awards, State Awards and his films became huge hits too. He earned respect for being outspoken and strong-headed person all his life. Such legends don't come often and we should try to take their legacy forward with great creative work! May he inspire more young writers and directors, out there.
Visu became a giant in South Indian Cinema, with his poignant writing and middle class realism that touched women and family audiences during the 80's.
He announced his brand of cinema with Samsaram Adhu Minsaram in Tamil and brought it successfully into Telugu as Samsaram Oka Chadarangam.
Even though his films had Tamil household nativity, they did not seem overly melodramatic to Telugu people liking and they lapped up the humour he provided with the middle class values, he delved into.
While people today, might find him a bit too old school, he is the man who talked about women oppression and made films that connected with them at root level.
In some films, he made them villains but women did not mind it. They were never puppets in his films and he worked with his own sense of humor, masterfully wrapping up social message and discussion on uneasy topics in layers of cotton candy kind of sweetness.
As you peel them, you got the sweetness to keep going for them and even an after taste to discuss about them. He did not change the entire society but he did bring up issues that were underlying to the shore.
He is one person along with Balachander, who wasn't scared to dive into subjects that don't have villains and heroes, but characters. Being an eloquent speaker, he turned into an anchor of open forums for social discussions on TV after he stopped making films.
He always wanted to make a comeback and make some more films but he couldn't recover from cancer totally. He passed away on 22nd March due to cardiac arrest and we will miss a legend for sure.
He won National Awards, State Awards and his films became huge hits too. He earned respect for being outspoken and strong-headed person all his life. Such legends don't come often and we should try to take their legacy forward with great creative work! May he inspire more young writers and directors, out there.