By N.Thyagarajan
Three decades ago, Late actor Shivaji Ganesan staged a drama Vietnam Veedu which was later made as film with the very same title. The film's story and dialogues were all written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. After thirty years of its release in theaters, the great comedian Y.Gee.Mahendra wanted to stage the play, by doing the role of Prestige Padmanaba Iyer. Though the comedian could not make out the role as was done by Shivaji Ganesan then, this renowned comedian makes the scenes of Shivaji Ganesan with the actress Nithya Ravindar ( does the role of actress Padmini), brings out tears. Not a single dialogue of yesteryears was deleted from the script. Even the salaries, telephone bills everything has the same price index of seventies. You may laugh now, if you say that your salary is Rs.1200 and your landline telephone number having five digits. What I am trying to say is the script which was written for Shivaji Ganesan was removed from the shelves of Vietnam Veedu Sundaram and is being done by the comedian Y.Gee.Mahendran. Before this Vietnam Veedu could make out its 100th stage play, Y.Gee. Mahendran's erstwhile stage play Swadesi Iyer was staged 100th time. Actor Kamal Hassan, Rajinikanth arrived at the function and felicitated the comedian's mother, Mrs.Y.G.Parthasarathy who has successfully running Padma Seshadri group of schools.
Vietnam Veedu is a story which could be enjoyed with the family and many of the late actor Shivaji Ganesan's fans, if they wish to brush of their past memories could do so, by watching the stage play.
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