Of course, there are more options I could give them, but these, I believe will strike a chord with the younger public as well. To those who dislike Sivaji, I always tell them to watch films like Veerapandiya Kattabomman and Navaratiri. With the exception of a certain MGR, none of them could be confined to a repetitive role or labelled as a star. But most of these actors, not only Sivaji, have a varied repertoire and can easily boast of versatility. Because of this, I feel many people are put off by old Tamil films and especially their actors, who face the ire of the young public. Since the acting was derived from Tamil plays, it appears to be starkly different from what is portrayed on screen today. But these films had a great bunch of actors who had made it worth a watch. Sometimes, there were just too many songs and the films were excessively long. Barring directors like Sridhar and V.Balachander, no one even tried to focus the camera at different angles. The camera either focussed all the actors at the centre of the frame or just the emotions of a single actor. The films were not particularly great, they had a few unnecessary scenes and as the critic Baradwaj Rangan puts it, they all seemed like photographed plays. Tamil Cinema of the past had derived it’s acting from the musical theatre. Sivaji’s acting style is not something we generally see in films today, but that doesn’t mean that he is overdramatic. I am a youngster myself, and I vehemently disagree with these sort of statements. “Sivaji Ganesan OVERACTS!” is a common statement made by many youngsters today.
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