The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Author's humorous life finds expression in text

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Author's humorous life finds expression in text

Staff Reporter

G. Gnanasambandan's books released by actor Kamal Haasan

STAR-STUDDED RELEASE: Actor Kamal Hassan hands over a book by G. Gnanasambandan (extreme right) to Seetha Ravi, editor, `Kalki' magazine, (left). Lyricist Vairamuthu (second from left) and writer Sujatha (second from right) are also seen. — P hoto: S.R. Raghunathan

CHENNAI: Humour and cinema are the themes of G. Gnanasambandan's books released by actor Kamal Hassan at Bharathi Illam here on Sunday.

Mr. Hassan took the audience into confidence with a dialogue from `Dasavatharam'. "I am the only one who cannot copy from others, you can feel free to do so," he said, referring to the case filed against the film that is under production for alleged plagiarism.

Lyricist Vairamuthu narrated their experiences in the field of cinema and the many humorous situations they found themselves in.

`Cinemavukku Pohalam Vaanga' and `Vazhviyal Nahaisuvai', authored by Mr. Gnanasambandan, a lecturer at Thiagaraja College of Arts & Science, Madurai, were released. Writer Sujatha said `patti manrams', or debates, often spiced with humour, had become a part of Tamil culture and that the author was seen frequently moderating some of the better ones with sense of humour firmly rooted in reality.

He speculated that the lies he had to tell his grandmother as a child to watch movies on the sly might have sown the seeds of creativity in him.

Seetha Ravi, editor, `Kalki' magazine, quipped that the column on cinema had been carried since the magazine had national well-being as one of its concerns.

Manaa, Editor, `Pudhiya Paarvai' magazine, said Periyar often stressed the need to keep written language as simple as the spoken one.

Sundara Avudayappan, assistant director, All India Radio, Kodaikanal, said the fictional characters in the author's column were all parts of the author's self.

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