Global Journal of Human-Social Science, A: Arts and Humanities, Volume 22 Issue 5

A Study on Bharat Ratna Dr.M.G.Ramachandran’s Philosophical Film Songs that Contain the Ideas of Socialistic and Communistic Ideas Which can be Compared More Specifically with the Communist Manifesto as Propounded by Karl Marx and Engels – An Academic Comparative Study, using a Novel Methodology Critical Analysis To witness the majority suffer, indeed a very sorry state of spectacle. It only needs the mercy of the haves to come forward to weed out the sufferings of the have not’s and there is no alternative. The song goes one step further, to enunciate a novel idea i.e. “it is not necessary that the rich should be deprived, in the process of uplifting the labor-force; it is enough that the living standard of the workforce improves with the merciful generous and charitable tendency of the rich”. Thus this song, contemplates a new idea, over and above the theory of socialism, wherein the Capitalist need not lose their wealth, nor their political power in the pursuit of improving the condition of the poors in the society. There needs a change in the tendency of possession to that of generosity, on the part of haves, to improve the condition of the have nots. The attitude of shift in the mind-set from possessiveness to charity will come only when the possessor thinks of the welfare ofthe state. As such this song not only coincides with the ideas of communistic manifesto especially the concept of alienation but goes one step beyond to emphasize the necessity of generosity on the part of haves that would certainly avoid the so called labour- force revolution that would perhaps otherwise lead to unrest and chaos in the society. The above are the contexts that contain the ideas of equity and social justice more particularly with the concept of Socialism and Communism as propounded by Karl Marx. This makes one to wonder the great efforts put in by Bharat Ratna Marudhur Gopalamenon Ramachandran who had left behind a legacy both in the area of cinema and politics the following shows that his deeds in the cinema are recognized. Mgr’s Contribution to the World Cinema MGR received the honor of “Barath” for acting in the movie Rikshakaran. It was decided to arrangefor a grand celebration to commemorate the award by the Nadigar Sangam. Shivaji Ganesan was thePresident at that time. The function was arranged on 30.07.1972. The speech delivered by Amma was the lime-light: I am not at all surprised that MGR got this award – infact it will be a surprise if he did not get the award. From the little experience I wish to say “MGR never compromised his ideologies for any one”. It is this perseverance that made MGR the great actor. Quoting what the Rusian writer Makkamon said “He will be the great actor only if he attains pride through his ideologies from the public”. It is because he had become a famous politician and practicing purity in his ideology MGR attained such honor (47). It is not out of place to quote here what was hailed by Oxford University Press by its work on “The Oxford History of World Cinema”. The Editor GEOFFREY NOWELL-SMITH in his general Introduction i.e. “HOW THE BOOK IS ARRANGED” gives various reasons and how he had considered various implicating intersections of world cinema for the past hundred years. It is worth to reproduce here the following by the Editor (GEOFFREY NOWELL-SMITH). In his own words : (48). Among the 134 individuals who received such recognition, only 47 were actors (both sexes included). Among the remaining 87, directors (70) constituted the majority. The rest (17) included 7 producers, 3 cameramen, 3 set designers, 1 sound specialist, 1 documentary producer, 1 film distributor and 1 movie industry lawyer. “many of the essays in the book focuses on institutional factors – on industry and trade, on censorship, and so on – and on the conditions surrounding the activity of film-making, as much as they do on films and film makers. It is also sadly the case that it is simply not possible, in a book of this size, to do justice to all the many individuals who have played noteworthy roles in the history of cinema. But the lives and careers of individual artists, technicians, or producers are not only interesting in their own right; they can also illuminate with particular clarity how the cinema works as a whole. The choice of individuals to feature has been inspired by a number of overlapping criteria. Some have been chosen because they are obviously important and well known, and no history of the cinema would be complete without some extended treatment of their careers. Examples in this category – taken more or less at random – include D.W.Griffith, Ingmar Bergman, Marilyn Monroe, and Alain Delon. But there are other people–the Indian ‘megastars’ Nargis or M.G.Ramachandran, for instance–who are less well known to western readers but whose careers have an equal claim to be featured in a history of world cinema. Volume XXII Issue V Version I 70 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 © 2022 Global Journals A