C R Parthiban

In this page of Tamil cinema bio we shall look about Profile and Biography of  C R Parthiban including his personnel life, education, cinema journey etc.,

C R Parthiban

Place of birth of Tamil actor C R Parthiban - Vellore

Studied in Chennai 

Education : B A Economics  

During the college days of Tamil actor Parthiban he has acted in college dramas. Actor C R Parthiban was inspired by the acting talent of Shivaji Ganeshan. After finishing up degree, C R Parthiban was working in the Tamilnadu Secretariat. By working there, he was acting in some dramas too in all over the areas of Chennai city and Veera Pandiya Kattabomman is one of them. I made a job application to Gemini studios for a Gumastha position or any such position. But they saw me as an actor. They asked me my current salary, I replied that I am getting 82 rupees. They said they can offer 150 rupees I was still and was thinking then they said they can offer 200 rupess then I dont know what they thought they said they will give 300 rupees. Then I agreed for the job. 

Evergreen Voices of Tamil Cinema

Evergreen Super Voices of Tamilnadu 

Thiyagaraja Bagawather

Ever since Cinema began to talk , Tamil cinema had the possession of several unique voices. Some melodious,some majestic , some melancholic and some mellifluous. Each of them enchanting in every way with perfect intonation, Shruthi, emotions and pitch . In the higher Octaves they were simply remarkable  with effortless ease to bring off the Bruggaas. My, what a range and what a variety..From Classical.. to Folk.. to Western to..Rap..to gaana… the male and female singers excelled in all the genres. 

Leading from front was the legendary M.K.Thiagaraja Bhagawathar (Tamil Cinemas’s first Superstar ). Going  abreast with him were PU. Chinnappa,S.G.Kittappa, Honappa Bhagawathar and Dhandapani Desigar to be followed later on by the one and only the most manly and majestic T.M.Soundarrajan. Around the same time the Tamil Cinema Industry had at its service several talented singers like Nadipisai pulavar K.R.Ramasami ( the first actor to spread the Dravidian movement far and wide), C.S.Jayaraman, T.R. Mahlingam.M.K.Radha, Trichy Loganathan, Sirkazhi S. Govindarajan,the classical exponent BalamuraliKrishna, A.M. Raja, P.B.Srinivas,A.L. Raghavan,Dharapuram Sundarajan, S.c Krishnan and Ponnusami.

Interview of Shivaji Ganesan by Jayalalitha - A Flashback

The famous legend  Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan has given an interview in 1967 for a cinema article named Bommai. He was interviewed by  J.Jayalalithaa the late Chief Minister of Tamilnadu and leading film actress in the mid-1960s.

Let us see the conversation below!!!

Jayalalithaa : You have been referred by Sivaji in front of your name.May I know the reason for that??