TO SEE 'YOU' GIVE UP 'I'
Our Whims And Fancies Not Count

Report by - CNB                                   Photos - K.M. Veeresh, chitraloka file photos
Date -01/11/2005                                Time - 12.05 AM

Wishing you all Happy Deepavali I am back again. 

I remember each and every incidents of my husband Dr.Rajkumar films. I was reading the novels and I used to join others in deciding how the role should be for Rajkumar avaru. 

'Yudda' was supposed to go on the floors under the direction of S.V.Rajendra Singh Babu. There is a journalist role in that story. Babu suggested the name of Ambarish for that small role. We decided against Ambarish doing that small role. But what was in the mind of Rajkumar was that whether it is Ambarish, Vishnuvardhana or Ananthnag it should be a parallel role. Then we should invite such artistes. For that small journalist role a female character was decided. At the discussion point the issue of hero marrying the heroine was not approved by Singh Babu. He was hell bent on his version. I was not ready to accept his version. A producer will also be having a concept and the final change should be according to my opinion as I invest I said. Babu again said it is not like that in the story. I said we will change the story. He was not prepared. Then I said let us be friends. Now the same subject cannot be done. Story is different and film is different. A story is read individually but not a cinema. It should be done for the general acceptance. Now in many of the films that concept has come and gone. 

In fact I had quarreled with Vijaya Sasajur once. When 'Adhe Kannu' was accepted he said why such films should be done. There is no ruling that all films should be liked in the similar way by all I argued with him. The laxities everyone will be having. You might be having inferiority complex more than Rajkumar I said. Why are you telling like this in front of my wife – he was perplexed. 

We should not rake up certain issues. For Sri Basaveshwara it is said he has two wives. But in stage plays we never showed Sri Basaveshwara having two wives. Unless Mathe Mahadevi came and told me I did not know that aspect. Not many people know about it. One should talk about the achievements and greatness of such a personality not the other things. 

'Hennu Makkalannu Balasikondu Amele Doolu Kodavidha Haage Kodavabeku' (we should use the female and then discard them as dust) dialogue in 'Dhaari Thappida Maga' created ripples. Many people said Rajkumar should not have uttered that dialogue. It is a role saying that. But people were not convinced. In 'Nyayave Devaru' in the first scene of marriage was not liked. That film did not do well. 

We have done 206 subjects for Dr.Rajkumar. There were lots of restrictions too. Rajkumar should not look at other females, not smoke, drink etc. Keeping all this in mind we should arrive at the subjects. Looking at all these restrictions my first son Shivanna says that I should not poke in to his subjects. That is mainly because he had in mind that I would shape him in the similar way of my husband. I told him once – 'I wanted to see you stand firm that's why I have done three films' – giving good subjects I made you to earn the position of Hat Trick. Your father had no education. You have education, now you can chose subjects of your choice I explained him later. 

The days were different in the past. Alanahalli Krishna narrated the subject of 'Bhujangayyana Dashavathara' to me. The protagonist in the film would develop contact with another girl because his wife is shrew. I said it is not possible for Rajkumar to do that role. When the wife is hot tempered this is what happens he told me. I brought to his notice the life story of Sri Thukaram. Even his wife was also like that but he did not get married again. Had he done like that he would not have seen Thukaram. But Alanahalli said Thukaram is different and this concept is different. But Rajkumar is one he cannot do this role I said straight to his face. 

The change of roles what the audiences on screen is also not compatible for them. The sister role or heroine role for Rajkumar was selected carefully. When Leelavathi was selected as sister of Rajkumar in 'Vatsalyamayee' it was not taken by the audience. When 'Premamayee' was done she was sister in law. Even that was also not lapped up by the audience. 

This practice is there only in Kannada it seems. In Tamil actress Ambika acted as heroine opposite Shivaji Ganeshan and also with his son Prabhu.

We cannot do films according to our whims and fancies. Because it is they – audience who see the film and it should be prepared well for them at any cost. 

UNFORGETTABLE – Sarvagna Vachana comes to my mind – Each one in life learns either by reading, looking or by hearing. Such people behavior is good. When you give up I am everything and think you or we then there is nothing like that. 

See you next Tuesday. Namasthe.

Smt.Parvathamma Rajkumar

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