Dialogue

[ilekani]

After watching Yes, Minister last night, I was trying to think of movies that are great because of their dialogue.

There are movies famous for their speeches, like Parashakthi or Kattabomman, but that's not quite the same thing.

There are movies which are famous for their jokes. Something like Thai Maman has similar ambitions to Yes, Minister, but the execution is not nearly anywhere as good.

The last time I rewound to listen to dialogue again, it was a comedy track with MS Bhaskar as a poetry-quoting bachelor. (How often does anyone not Bharatiar get quoted?)

[MADDY]

good thread - i wanted to start it for a long time....we can start a poll for greatest dialogue writers too...

my candidates:
maniratnam (short circuiting long sequences style)
k.bagayraj (for tangential yet hard-hitting style)
sujata (because he is sujata)

[Jyothsna]

Crazy Mohan- Sirikkira gap la oru comedy miss aydum. Avaroda dialouge la romba pidichathu VR MBBS.

[Anban]

dasavathaaram

[raghavendran]

saamy---hari's powerful dialouges....i liked in that film

[ilekani]

I meant to mention Crazy Mohan myself -- funny but narrow in range.

What powerful dialogues did Saamy have? It's been a while since I saw it but I remember it as a long advertisement for Vikram's physique rather than a movie notable for dialogue.

[mareen]

I meant to mention Crazy Mohan myself -- funny but narrow in range.

What powerful dialogues did Saamy have? It's been a while since I saw it but I remember it as a long advertisement for Vikram's physique rather than a movie notable for dialogue.Police illa poriki :P

[ajaybaskar]

Oru saamy., 2 saamy. 3 saamy....... 6 saamy.

Thank god, his name was not 100 saamy.

[Guru-V]

Oru saamy., 2 saamy. 3 saamy....... 6 saamy.

Thank god, his name was not 100 saamy.

:lol: if it was enni mudikurathukudela padam mudinchu irukkum

[groucho070]

Visu in his self-directed films, the early days, when not self indulgent.

Also, Visu the scriptwriter for Tillu Mullu, Netrikann, Mr. Bharath & Nallavanukku Nallavan.

[raghavendran]

I meant to mention Crazy Mohan myself -- funny but narrow in range.

What powerful dialogues did Saamy have? It's been a while since I saw it but I remember it as a long advertisement for Vikram's physique rather than a movie notable for dialogue.
1 liners ellam ennakku pudichudhu......eg..."2 idly kudunge mulaga podikku thotuttu poren" by ramesh khanna.... :lol:

[swathy]

dasavathaaram


what ever happens life must go on hiroshimala porandha ponnu soldren kelu annathe

good one:)

[HonestRaj]

Oru saamy., 2 saamy. 3 saamy....... 6 saamy.

Thank god, his name was not 100 saamy.

aaruchami'ngra pEru unmayilaye oru silarukku irukku.. donno whether they share the same reason as "saamy" had

[HonestRaj]

manivannan ..... he needs to be credited in this thread

[ilekani]

Did Manivannan write Thai Maman? Muthal Vasantham was another Manivannan/Satyaraj movie with better than average dialogues.

Seems like kind of a sad list so far, though...

[ilekani]

Komal Swaminathan deserves a mention as well.

[AudazJay]

good thread - i wanted to start it for a long time....we can start a poll for greatest dialogue writers too...

my candidates:
maniratnam (short circuiting long sequences style)
k.bagayraj (for tangential yet hard-hitting style)
sujata (because he is sujata)

Maniratnam was a dialogue writer? :confused2: I always thought that his dialogues were written by someone else?

[Yuvi]

Kamal Hassan - Virumaandi, Dasavatharam, Anbe Sivam, Devar Maghan
Crazy Mohan - PKS, Pancha thandhiram, MMKR, Aboorva Sagodhargal, Kadhala Kadhala
Sujatha - Mudhalvan
Visu - Thillu Mullu and his own directorial movies

Balakumaran
Kalaignar

[littlemaster1982]

Kamal Hassan - Virumaandi, Dasavatharam, Anbe Sivam, Devar Maghan


That's by Madhan, right?

[Yuvi]

Kamal Hassan - Virumaandi, Dasavatharam, Anbe Sivam, Devar Maghan


That's by Madhan, right?

oh yes.. over looked.. appa Madhan-aiyum en listla setthudalaam.

Ars: neenga en annan madhiri
Sivam: idha yaen appavae sollala ?
Ars: idhenna kadhalaa.. asingama appa appa soliltu irukardhuku - awesome !

[Plum]

Almost one page and nobody has mentioned...

he has no fear
he is full of fire
dont catch his ire
for he'll kick you out of the shire
who is he?

[MADDY]

Almost one page and nobody has mentioned...

he has no fear
he is full of fire
dont catch his ire
for he'll kick you out of the shire
who is he?

Rajendar? :P

btw, AudazJay - Maniratnam dhaan dhalapathi, nayagan padathukkellam dialogue writer :)

[19thmay]

Kalaingar Mu.Karunanithi.

[MADDY]

hmm - he is grossly over rated IMO............give me sujatha, crazy, bagyaraj anyday over him :)

[Yuvi]

Kamal hassan again - Kurudhi Punal

sample...
"veeramna ennanu theriyuma, bayam illaadha madhiri nadikardhu" :notworthy:

[19thmay]

hmm - he is grossly over rated IMO............give me sujatha, crazy, bagyaraj anyday over him :)

Have you watched Seran Senguttuvan play from the movie Raja Rani?

Two legends :notworthy:

[MADDY]

Have you watched Seran Senguttuvan play from the movie Raja Rani?

Two legends :notworthy:

paarthadhaan nyabagam :) ......but still bagyaraj, sujata :)

[19thmay]

Ok thirumba paarunga, Sujatha, Crazy-la appadi ezhudha mudiyumanu yosinga? :)

Of course we all know the greatness about Sujatha and Crazy etc...
But still romba kashta patta Sujatha, konja kashtapatta Crazy-a xerox eduthudalaam.

[MADDY]

But still romba kashta patta Sujatha, konja kashtapatta Crazy-a xerox eduthudalaam.

completely disagree - MMKR

[19thmay]

Seri, appo overrated,underrated vaarthai ellam... ella padangalayum paarthu analyse panni apparama thaane use pannanum? Mu.Ka dialogue ezhudhuna ethana padatha neenga full-a paathrukeenga??

[MADDY]

Seri, appo overrated,underrated vaarthai ellam... ella padangalayum paarthu analyse panni apparama thaane use pannanum? Mu.Ka dialogue ezhudhuna ethana padatha neenga full-a paathrukeenga??

appreciation he receives for the works that ive known - is over rated.......u r free to ignore my opinion :)

[19thmay]

:lol:

[Roshan]

Oru saamy., 2 saamy. 3 saamy....... 6 saamy.

Thank god, his name was not 100 saamy.

:lol:

[equanimus]

btw, AudazJay - Maniratnam dhaan dhalapathi, nayagan padathukkellam dialogue writer :)
Not for 'nAyagan.' But I agree with your general point that Mani Ratnam is right up there when it comes to dialogue whether he writes it or hires someone else to do it.

[tamizharasan]

For Nayagan it was balakumaran.

[app_engine]

aaruchami'ngra pEru unmayilaye oru silarukku irukku.. donno whether they share the same reason as "saamy" had

One reason could be the tradition in parts of TN to give this name to the 6th child (I had a friend with this name and he was the 6th child with 5 elder sisters).

[HonestRaj]

When it comes to dialogue, I have always liked the ones from:

K Baghyaraj
Manivannan
Sujatha ----> too technical / informative.. recently started liking his work
Visu ---> great in Thillu Mullu.... those who had watched Hindi can confirm whether its a translation work or not

Maniratnam & Crazy Mohan --> depends on the film .. 50~50

Kamal ---> now a days I feel all his films are written & directed by Kamal... I like the dialogues from his serious films more than in his time pass comedies..

Mu Ka is definitely a good writer in B&W era.... not sure about Paasa Paravaigal, Paalaivana Rojakkal etc.

& last but not the least...

I don't want to know who the writer is, I like it because the scene has...
Puratchi kalaignar
Annan Anja Singam

&

Nakkals from Sathyaraj

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From this week's Ananda Vikatan..

Seeman was the writer for PASUMPONN

[HonestRaj]

Nobody mentioned...

Perarasu.. Junior TR
Hari........... sub Junior TR

[SuraTheLeader]

As far as Dialogues are concerned no one can come near to NT sivaji ganesan becos he was extremely talented and also he mostly belonged to B/W,historic,periob subject era where dialogues played a very vitol role.

After when the cinema industyr moved to next gen i.e social subjects, I liked the way VISU handled dialogues for family subjects.
How can one forget that famous dialogue conversation between VISU and RAGUVARAN in AVM's SAMSARAM ATHU MINSARAM.
The whole sequence would be Initiated by Visu's wife in that movie.
Raguvaran would give the monthly share to his mom and say,This month I ve decreased my share because my wife has gone to maternity period to her native.
His mom will say u cant be so calculative 4 everything in this world and say that Every Mother should carry her baby in stomach for 10 months.This is a general calculative period,But u were 10 months 11 days.Did I drop u 11 days since the period was over?
Then that famous confrontation between VISU and raguvaran takes place.
EVERGREEN SCENE

[raajarasigan]

When it comes to dialogue, I have always liked the ones from:
Kamal ---> now a days I feel all his films are written & directed by Kamal... I like the dialogues from his serious films more than in his time pass comedies..
:exactly: Kamal the dialogue writer is the another face I admire apart from his acting face... he was simply astounding in Kuruthi Punal...

[Hulkster]

Hasn't anyone mentioned seeman's dialogues from thambi? They were quite revolutionary.

[Rajaruud]

Ada ponga pa Perasu dialogues thaan best :clap: :lol: :notworthy: :rotfl2:

[groucho070]

Hasn't anyone mentioned seeman's dialogues from thambi? They were quite revolutionary. :thumbsup: You know. I know. Who else knows ? :(

[Scale]

I really don't know this nor remember any single line to call it as revolutionary except "ippa naan enna seiyya"!

[HonestRaj]

I really don't know this nor remember any single line to call it as revolutionary except "ippa naan enna seiyya"!

odambula Oda vendiya raththam yEn theruvula Odudhu

[Scale]

:lol:

Seriously? Any quote or link pls.

[HonestRaj]

:lol:

Seriously? Any quote or link pls.

unmayil idhu sirikka vendiya dialogue illai :)

its about ina kalavaram, jaadhi kalavaram etc.

Link.. Annan Grouch might help u in another 10 hrs

[hamid]

dialogues, quotation which I remember from thambi..

inga silence-garathaiye sathamaa thaane solla veendi irukku?

naam edukka veendiya aayuththai thiirmanippathu nam ethirikaLee.

[app_engine]

Looks like the dialogs of 'kanagavEl kAkka' are interesting (by writer pA Raghavan)



பா.ராகவனின் வசனங்களுக்கு வாகாக கன்னத்தை கொடுத்துவிட்டு தடவிக் கொள்கிறது நீதித்துறை. 'இங்க வர்ற சாட்சிகளிடம் பகவத் கீதையை கொடுத்து நான் சொல்வதெல்லாம் உண்மை. உண்மையை தவிர வேறில்லை என்று சத்தியம் வாங்குறீங்களே, ஒரு தடவையாவது இதை நீதிபதிகளிடமோ, வக்கீல்களிடமோ காட்டி சத்தியம் வாங்கியிருக்கீங்களா?' இப்படி படம் நெடுகிலும் யோசிக்க வைக்கிற வசனங்கள்...


http://www.tamilcinema.com/CINENEWS/REVIEW/2010/kanagavelkakka.asp

[HonestRaj]

Looks like the dialogs of 'kanagavEl kAkka' are interesting (by writer pA Raghavan)



பா.ராகவனின் வசனங்களுக்கு வாகாக கன்னத்தை கொடுத்துவிட்டு தடவிக் கொள்கிறது நீதித்துறை. 'இங்க வர்ற சாட்சிகளிடம் பகவத் கீதையை கொடுத்து நான் சொல்வதெல்லாம் உண்மை. உண்மையை தவிர வேறில்லை என்று சத்தியம் வாங்குறீங்களே, ஒரு தடவையாவது இதை நீதிபதிகளிடமோ, வக்கீல்களிடமோ காட்டி சத்தியம் வாங்கியிருக்கீங்களா?' இப்படி படம் நெடுகிலும் யோசிக்க வைக்கிற வசனங்கள்...


http://www.tamilcinema.com/CINENEWS/REVIEW/2010/kanagavelkakka.asp

I read that Punith Rajkumar ( from Kannada industry / s/o Rajkumar) got the remake rights for Kanagavel kakka

[srimal]

nadodi mannan la dialogues romba nalla irukkum - simple and fluent

i think adhellam kannadasan dialogues