The Maniratnam I adored
Nyagan:
When Velu nayakar's grand son asks
"Neengge nallavara kettevara?' and the bgm that follows after that
"Naalu perku udhaviyenna yethuvum thappille "
Both these dialogues have attained a cult status as far as Tamil cinema is concerned .
Mouna Ragam
When Revathi opposes her arranged marriage :
Enakke ippo kalyanam vendam”
“China kulanthai mathiri pesathe”
“Appe. Chinna kulanthai mathiri enne nadethathingge. En virupathukku mariyathai kodungge. Enakke ippo kalyanam venda. Naa innum padikke poren”
“Kalyanam pannitte padiyen”
“Padichitte kalyanam pannikerene”
“Aprom inthe mathiri nalle idam kedaikkathu. Ithu rombe nalle idam. Padicha maappele. Kalyanathe koode rombe simple ah panna pothum ne sollitangge. Varatachanaiye vendam ne sollitangge. Ithe vide vere nalla idam engge ma kedaikkum”
“Yen pa ungge ponneke kalyanam panne paakeringgela ille vikke paakeringgela?
Anjali :
Special children:
Athu un thangachi ma.”
“Yen pa enakke poi thangachi ah porentherekke”
“Karanam irukke ma”
“Ennathu”
“Anjali paapa porekeretheke munnadi, mele vaanethele thevathai ellam onna senthu kadavul kitte poi, boomiyile adutha kulanthai pirakerathukku neram vathachi appadi ne sonnange. Appo kadavul sonnare inthe kulanthe ennode chella kulanthe. Yenna athu mathe kulanthaingge mathiri odi vilayade mudiyathu; sirichi pese mudiyathu. Athenale athukku ore veedu venum. Ore nalle amma venum; nalle anna venum; ore nalle akka venum. Athukku aprom thaan, Anjali unggelekke thangachiya porenthechi ma. Anjali paapa kadevulode chella kulanthe. Athe uyir mathiri pathekenum. Kadaisi varikkum uyir mathiri pathekenum.”
Thalapathy :
Mahabharatam with an entire different climax. (Arjuna recognizes the love for his brother brother karna (surya) and vouches to save him
“Suriya un paiyana ma? Yen anne na ma? Yen anne koodeva naa ithene naal mothikitte irunthen? Un paiyane poi naa alikke paathene ma! Vide matten ma. Un paiyanukke ethuvum aage vide matten. Yen annanekke ethuvum aage vide matten.”
Poverty
"Collector sir neenga epovathu elaiya irunthu irukengala , patiniya irunthu irukengala , paiyula naalana ilama alanju irukengala "
Friendship & trust
"Unkuda senthu valratha vida deva kuda sagurathae melu "
Bombay :
Religion defined using a small kid and a transgender
Hindu na enna? Muslim na enna?
“Periya periya kelvi la kekkeriye”
“Naa Hindu va Muslim ah ne teriyaleye!”
“Matham.. Aandavan kitte porethekke ore vali. Hindu oru vali. Muslim oru vali”
“Appe yen rendu perum sande poderange?”
“Athaan teriyale raasa”
Uyire (1998)
Why terrorism?
“Yen inthe veruppu, inthe kodooram, inthe violence, inthe muttal thanam? Ethukku ithellam? Unne pethevengge nallathu solli valekkele?”
“Naa vaalntha valkai nee vaalnthathille. 50 varshama sarkar aale emaathe patterekkom. Kelvi ketta murattu thanama adakka patterekom. Ithellam teriyuma unakke solle! Onnume teriyame ingge theeviravatham valentherechi ne pesikiringgele, ingge theeviravatham eppadi valenthechi? Ungge kitte kutham illamelaya valenthechi? Neengge la naasam pannamelaya, naangge uyiraiye kudukke tayaar aanom?”
Kannathil muthamittal
Endikavathu oru naal ithu yuttham illatha boomiya maarum. Vidiyal varum. Annikke thirumbe vaa”
“Ennikki, ennikki maa?”
Ayutha ezuthu
Indha kadhal keedhal, oviyam, kaneer...ellam hormone samantha pattadhu - testostrone, progesterone...verum organic chemistry"
Elam ungalala than sir , neenga padicha govt job kedaicha udane natta mathavan pathupan nu vitutenga ,ela criminals um arasiyal la ukanthu irkanga .. neenga araisyal la erangi iruntha Nan ineram professor Weinberg kita poi irupan
"Michael , kasta pattu kaasu katti seat vangi irukanga Nala padiya padichu muneeruna naadu muneera poguthu.. Krishnabhai mam neenga apdi thana padichenga .. First class with distinction .. naadu muneerichaa
Raavanan
Raamayanam in different perspective.
“Thairiyam kodu; yen kovathe en kitterenthu edukkathe. Athu mattum thaan enne kaapathethe. Avanggele en kitte priyamaa irukke vidathe. Unne kenji kekkeren. Kettevangale kettevangala kattu; unmaiya kaattathe. Enakku sande pode balam kodu; aathiram pade balam kode. Unakke ithele enne kastham?”
Kaatru Veliyidai
Full of reminiscences in prison
“Naanum neeyum ethirum puthirum. Naa Air Force kaaran; kundu veesereven. Nee doctor; uyire kaapathere ragam. Irulum oliyum. Aana irul illena oli engge?
Nyagan:
When Velu nayakar's grand son asks
"Neengge nallavara kettevara?' and the bgm that follows after that
"Naalu perku udhaviyenna yethuvum thappille "
Both these dialogues have attained a cult status as far as Tamil cinema is concerned .
Mouna Ragam
When Revathi opposes her arranged marriage :
Enakke ippo kalyanam vendam”
“China kulanthai mathiri pesathe”
“Appe. Chinna kulanthai mathiri enne nadethathingge. En virupathukku mariyathai kodungge. Enakke ippo kalyanam venda. Naa innum padikke poren”
“Kalyanam pannitte padiyen”
“Padichitte kalyanam pannikerene”
“Aprom inthe mathiri nalle idam kedaikkathu. Ithu rombe nalle idam. Padicha maappele. Kalyanathe koode rombe simple ah panna pothum ne sollitangge. Varatachanaiye vendam ne sollitangge. Ithe vide vere nalla idam engge ma kedaikkum”
“Yen pa ungge ponneke kalyanam panne paakeringgela ille vikke paakeringgela?
Anjali :
Special children:
Athu un thangachi ma.”
“Yen pa enakke poi thangachi ah porentherekke”
“Karanam irukke ma”
“Ennathu”
“Anjali paapa porekeretheke munnadi, mele vaanethele thevathai ellam onna senthu kadavul kitte poi, boomiyile adutha kulanthai pirakerathukku neram vathachi appadi ne sonnange. Appo kadavul sonnare inthe kulanthe ennode chella kulanthe. Yenna athu mathe kulanthaingge mathiri odi vilayade mudiyathu; sirichi pese mudiyathu. Athenale athukku ore veedu venum. Ore nalle amma venum; nalle anna venum; ore nalle akka venum. Athukku aprom thaan, Anjali unggelekke thangachiya porenthechi ma. Anjali paapa kadevulode chella kulanthe. Athe uyir mathiri pathekenum. Kadaisi varikkum uyir mathiri pathekenum.”
Thalapathy :
Mahabharatam with an entire different climax. (Arjuna recognizes the love for his brother brother karna (surya) and vouches to save him
“Suriya un paiyana ma? Yen anne na ma? Yen anne koodeva naa ithene naal mothikitte irunthen? Un paiyane poi naa alikke paathene ma! Vide matten ma. Un paiyanukke ethuvum aage vide matten. Yen annanekke ethuvum aage vide matten.”
Poverty
"Collector sir neenga epovathu elaiya irunthu irukengala , patiniya irunthu irukengala , paiyula naalana ilama alanju irukengala "
Friendship & trust
"Unkuda senthu valratha vida deva kuda sagurathae melu "
Bombay :
Religion defined using a small kid and a transgender
Hindu na enna? Muslim na enna?
“Periya periya kelvi la kekkeriye”
“Naa Hindu va Muslim ah ne teriyaleye!”
“Matham.. Aandavan kitte porethekke ore vali. Hindu oru vali. Muslim oru vali”
“Appe yen rendu perum sande poderange?”
“Athaan teriyale raasa”
Uyire (1998)
Why terrorism?
“Yen inthe veruppu, inthe kodooram, inthe violence, inthe muttal thanam? Ethukku ithellam? Unne pethevengge nallathu solli valekkele?”
“Naa vaalntha valkai nee vaalnthathille. 50 varshama sarkar aale emaathe patterekkom. Kelvi ketta murattu thanama adakka patterekom. Ithellam teriyuma unakke solle! Onnume teriyame ingge theeviravatham valentherechi ne pesikiringgele, ingge theeviravatham eppadi valenthechi? Ungge kitte kutham illamelaya valenthechi? Neengge la naasam pannamelaya, naangge uyiraiye kudukke tayaar aanom?”
Kannathil muthamittal
Endikavathu oru naal ithu yuttham illatha boomiya maarum. Vidiyal varum. Annikke thirumbe vaa”
“Ennikki, ennikki maa?”
Ayutha ezuthu
Indha kadhal keedhal, oviyam, kaneer...ellam hormone samantha pattadhu - testostrone, progesterone...verum organic chemistry"
Elam ungalala than sir , neenga padicha govt job kedaicha udane natta mathavan pathupan nu vitutenga ,ela criminals um arasiyal la ukanthu irkanga .. neenga araisyal la erangi iruntha Nan ineram professor Weinberg kita poi irupan
"Michael , kasta pattu kaasu katti seat vangi irukanga Nala padiya padichu muneeruna naadu muneera poguthu.. Krishnabhai mam neenga apdi thana padichenga .. First class with distinction .. naadu muneerichaa
Raavanan
Raamayanam in different perspective.
“Thairiyam kodu; yen kovathe en kitterenthu edukkathe. Athu mattum thaan enne kaapathethe. Avanggele en kitte priyamaa irukke vidathe. Unne kenji kekkeren. Kettevangale kettevangala kattu; unmaiya kaattathe. Enakku sande pode balam kodu; aathiram pade balam kode. Unakke ithele enne kastham?”
Kaatru Veliyidai
Full of reminiscences in prison
“Naanum neeyum ethirum puthirum. Naa Air Force kaaran; kundu veesereven. Nee doctor; uyire kaapathere ragam. Irulum oliyum. Aana irul illena oli engge?
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