By:
Settu
Shankar
Friday,
June
01,
2007
The
evergreen
classic
of
Puratchi
Thalaivar
MGR,
Ayirathil
Oruvan
is
rocking
the
City
again.
This
yesteryear
blockbuster
featuring
MGR
and
Jayalalitha
set
records
at
the
box
office
in
the
sixties.
It
was
made
almost
four
decades
ago
and
it
portrayed
MGR
as
an
Icon
of
Tamil
cinema.
Nearly
five
theaters
are
screening
this
film
in
the
city
and
the
number
would
cross
dozen
auditoriums
if
sub-urban
areas
are
included.
Padmini
Pictures,
the
original
producer
of
the
film
is
re-
releasing
this
classic
today
and
hundreds
of
Thalaivar's
die
hard
fans
are
seen
eagerly
waiting
in
the
long
queues
before
theaters
on
the
opening
day.
Balakrishnan,
the
Manager
of
Abhirami
Mega
Mall
said
that
all
the
tickets
for
the
first
day
show
have
been
sold
out
at
Annai
Abhirami.
Last
year,
Nadodi
Mannan
was
re
released
by
Divya
Films
and
it
completed
50
days
with
full
house
shows
in
many
theaters
including
Albert
and
Bharath.
Some
of
the
fans
of
MGR
organized
big
events
with
the
yesteryear
heroines
of
MGR
in
the
theaters
where
Nadodi
Mannan
was
released.
No
doubt,
MGR
legacy
is
still
alive
and
always
profitable
to
the
theater
owners.