T R Sundaram
thiruchenkotu raamalimgam sundaram enna ti aar sundaram 1907 jooly pathinaarinu koyampatthoorile oru sampanna kutumbatthil janicchu. Skool koleju vidyaabhyaasatthinu shesham imglandile leedsu sarvvakalaashaalayil ninnu teksttyl enchineeyarimgil birudam poortthiyaakki naattiletthi kutumba bisinasu ettetutthu. Imglandil padtikkumpoltthanne kalayotum sinimayotumokke thaalparyamundaayirunna britteeshu vanitha glaadisineyaanu sundaram vivaaham kazhicchathu. Bhaarya glaadisinte thaalparyaarththam sundaram pathukke sinimaa bisinasilekku thiriyukayaayirunnu.
thamizhil 1930l "shreekrushna leela, draupathi vasthraakshepam" thutangiya puraana sinimakaletutthirunna eynchal philimsinte paartnersiloraalaayirunna parichayamokke kondu sundaram svanthamaayi oru sttudiyo komplaksu paniyuvaan thuninjirangi. Pilkkaalatthu ere prasiddhamaaya selatthe moden thiyattezhsu enna sinimaa samucchayamaayirunnu 1936l addheham poortthiyaakkiyathu. Holivudu sttudiyokal sandarshicchu parichayamundaayirunna sundaram shoottimgu phlorukal, sttudiyo, rekkordimgu thiyattar, philim prosasimgu laabarattari thutangiya samvidhaanangalokke moden thiyattezhsil sajjamaakki.
1937l puratthirakkiya “sathi ahalya” aayirunnu aadya chithram. Chithram saampatthikamaayi paraajayappettathinetthutarnnu sttudiyoyute nilanilppum parungalilaayenkilum sadhyryatthote hindu dinapathratthil randaamatthe chithratthinu parasyam nalki. Ee parasyam kandu madraasu malayaali asosiyeshan sekrattari e sundaram pilla munnottu varikayum randaamatthe chithramaaya “baalan” enna malayaala chithratthinu vazhiyorungukayumaayirunnu. Baalan saampatthikamaayi vijayicchathinetthutarnnu mattu chithrangal puratthirakkukayum pinneetu ekadesham naalpathu varshakkaalam noorolam sinimakal thamizhu, thelunku, kannata, malayaalam, hindi, simhala , imgleeshu thutangiya bhaashakalil nirmmicchu puratthirakki. Ithil ampatthiyaarennam sundaram thanne samvidhaanam cheythu.
malayaalatthile aadya shabdachithram “baalan”, aadyatthe malayaalam kalar chithram “kandam baccha kottu” aadyatthe thamizhu kalar sinima “aalibaabayum naarppathu thirutargalum” okke moden thiyattezhsil ninnu puratthirangiyavayaayirunnu. pi si chinnappa, aar esu manohar, em ji aar thutangi akkaalatthe pala soopparsttaarukaleyum valarcchakku pinnil sundaratthinte sinimakalaayirunnu. Sooppar sttaar padaviyilekku em ji aar uyartthappetunnathu sundaratthinte “manthrikumaari” enna chithratthoteyaanu. rodu kaamaroon, seesar romero, meri vindsar thutangiya pramukha holivudu thaarangalotoppam em en nampyaar, em ji aar thutangiyavar abhinayiccha holivudu philim “di jamgil” ennathu selatthe moden thiyattezhsinullilum inthyayilumaayi shoottu cheythu puratthirakkiyathaanu.
sautthu inthyan philim chempar ophu komezhsinte prasidantaayi sevanamanushticchu . 1963 aagasthu 30thinu sundaram maranamatanju, shesham makan raama sundaram sinimaa bisinasu ettetutthenkilum adhikam thaamasiyaathe addhehavum maranappettu. Bhaarya kalyvaani sundaram moden thiyattezhsum mattum munpottu kondu povaan irangiyenkilum saampatthika thiricchatikal ettuvaangi kaalakramena moden thiyattezhsu palarute utamasthathayilaavukayum pinneetu poottukayumaayirunnu.
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