Obituary: Tamil writer Sujatha
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Veeramani, the DK leader opined in his magazine viduthalai that Brahmin Tamil writers like Sujatha and Saandilyan used obscene and titillating language and indecent themes and thus screwed up the Tamil litreature.
Of course Kannadasan also said the same thing about Karunanidhi that MK used indecent themes in some of his novels.
Sujatha wrote a story in which an innocent girl gets married to a scumbag who secretly videotapes his intimate acts with his wife.
The story was made as a movie and it was horrible. It was truly an indecent movie.
The man was creative in his writing though.
Of course Kannadasan also said the same thing about Karunanidhi that MK used indecent themes in some of his novels.
Sujatha wrote a story in which an innocent girl gets married to a scumbag who secretly videotapes his intimate acts with his wife.
The story was made as a movie and it was horrible. It was truly an indecent movie.
The man was creative in his writing though.
Shocked and feel sad .Great loss to Tamil. He was a trend setter who revolutionized Tamil novels . He was passionate about computers and his novels were contemporary, and made terrific impact on youth . Well his best is the Vasanth series, Karaiyellam,kanavu thozirchalai about film industry and so on .Later he switched to films and became a great screenplay writer known for humour and crisp dialogues
Great man who worked for BEL Bangalore .Big loss.May his soul rest inpeace
Sivaram
Great man who worked for BEL Bangalore .Big loss.May his soul rest inpeace
Sivaram
That is sad news. I have read some of his works (Nylon Kayiru comes to mind). One novel/short story was set in Manhattan. About a couple who meet up and the guy thinks because the gal is in the US she would be easy, only to have been way off-base. The style in which it was rendered was cool.- At the end, "aval fifth avenue-vai nokki viraivaga nadanthal" or words to that effect. The fashionable urban setting contrasted with the inner turmoil--in the same sentence was impressive..
Ironically, Harold Robbins --(ok, I'll duck!:)- maybe in the Adventurers/ Betsy?- has the central character take in some bitter news at his ex's apartment and on the way out mumbles to himself about parking being a problem in Manhattan. Similar style in different languages.
P.S. No, Sujatha iwas too talented a guy to plagiarize !:)
Ironically, Harold Robbins --(ok, I'll duck!:)- maybe in the Adventurers/ Betsy?- has the central character take in some bitter news at his ex's apartment and on the way out mumbles to himself about parking being a problem in Manhattan. Similar style in different languages.
P.S. No, Sujatha iwas too talented a guy to plagiarize !:)
yes, i did read the sad news as well. who can forget his "en iniya iyandira" and "meendum jeeno"? actually my mom named our dog jeeni after jeeno:-)) amazing science fiction, ahead of the perioid.
Oh, sorry to hear about his passing..
I enjoyed reading his serial (mystery)stories...his style was so crisp and sophisticated (without being pretentious!)
And the banter/conversations between characters were smart.
I think he was the screenplay writer for Rajini's megahit movie..Sivaji..(I could be wrong).
M
*Mr. PS- how have you been? Have not seen you around...hope all is well.
Yes Madam Maria,
He has written screenplays or dialogue for many movies. He introduced a new style.
I'm a bit busy at work. not spending much time here. Hope you're good.
He has written screenplays or dialogue for many movies. He introduced a new style.
I'm a bit busy at work. not spending much time here. Hope you're good.
that is indeed sad news. i did not know that he had passed away. i've enjoyed reading his novels too.
i also remember reading and enjoying pirivom santhippom when it was serialized in vikatan; or was it kumudam? i forget now.
You mean there was a Tamil dude who wrote under the pseudonym of Sujatha? And then there was this mallu homesexual dude yesterday! Good going...
Your comment about this great man shows typical (some) NI ignorance and (also arrogance if I may put).....
He was not only a writer. He was a scientist who worked in BEL, Bangalore and he was the key person behind the EVM (Electronic Voting Machines) which changed our election processess considerably. His writings were great and brought science to the common man in his local language.
He was a genius who could answer to questions on any subject with respect to science/space/engineering/biology including anicent Tamizh religious literature.
He was not only a writer. He was a scientist who worked in BEL, Bangalore and he was the key person behind the EVM (Electronic Voting Machines) which changed our election processess considerably. His writings were great and brought science to the common man in his local language.
He was a genius who could answer to questions on any subject with respect to science/space/engineering/biology including anicent Tamizh religious literature.
All minorities tend to think like when they are part of a bigger group. I don't blame you.. If I didn't hear his name, that's not my fault, that means he was not important enough to be known by a broader audience..
Here is something about not-so-important man not known among the Broader Thackereyite Audience.
The link does not work.
Please repost.
PS: many of the links you post from samachar.com don't seem to work right. don't know why.
Please repost.
PS: many of the links you post from samachar.com don't seem to work right. don't know why.
Let us wait and see what sort of a "broader audience" he had...
A person's real worth is appreciated only at his funeral by the kind of people who visit him.
Stay tuned.
A person's real worth is appreciated only at his funeral by the kind of people who visit him.
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That is an interesting statement.
*Some of it is true and one can see genunine expressions of sympathy...but, often there are just as many people in the crowd who never showed any appreciation/offered any help to the person when they were alive... and put on a sympathy show...with lots of crocodile tears!
M
A person's real worth is appreciated only at his funeral by the kind of people who visit him.
Stay tuned.
A person's real worth is appreciated only at his funeral by the kind of people who visit him.
_____________
That is an interesting statement.
*Some of it is true and one can see genunine expressions of sympathy...but, often there are just as many people in the crowd who never showed any appreciation/offered any help to the person when they were alive... and put on a sympathy show...with lots of crocodile tears!
M
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Sad, he was a good novelist. He was well known for his writings on science fiction and he was way ahead
of his times in his thinking.
Great Man, Let his soul rest in peace.
- Sudha