The inauguration of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Tamil Cinema on August 6th, 2007 was a colorful and flamboyant affair. The Golden Village Theater was decked with backdrops of the most famous names in Tamil Cinema history. The achievement of Tamil Cinema - right from the days of ‘Kalidas’ in 1931 to ‘Sivaji’ in 2007 – was displayed at the premises. In short, the stage was set for the grand event.
Super Hero Sarath Kumar, President of South Indian Artistes Association, inaugurated the week long celebrations and delivered the key-note address. Veteran director Mr. S.A. Chandrasekar, President - Directors Union (TANTIS), Producer Mr. K.S. Srinivasan, Secretary - Producers Council, Actress Ms. Sripriya, Committee Member - South Indian Artistes Association, Mrs. Radikaa Sarath Kumar, Chairperson - Radaan Mediaworks, Mr. C.R. Venkatesh, Director - Galatta Global Events, Mr. Girish Ramdas, Director - Galatta Global Events and Mr. K. Ramesh, President - Galatta Global Events were the other delegates who graced the occasion. The representatives and heads of council and unions Mr. Sarath Kumar, on behalf of the Nadigar Sangam, Mr. S.A. Chandrasekar, on behalf of the Director’s Union and Mr. Srinivasan, on behalf of the Producers Council and President Mr. Rama Narayanan assured that the Kollywood community would actively participate in the grand fete. The impressive inauguration was followed by the screening of the evergreen classic movie of MGR ‘Nadodi Mannan’.
Delight, enjoyment and fun – Singaporeans will have all this week (6th August to 11th August). For, the 75 years of Tamil Cinema fiesta comes with a whole range of remarkable events like Pattimandram, World Premiere, Retrospective of Tamil films, Celebrity Dinners and Grand Star Nite show. In a nutshell, its fun time for Singaporeans!
