Parasakthi was not just cinema, it was our koothu for the masses. Karunanidhi Anna's dialogues, like those on Brahminical hypocrisy, made us feel our own power. We saw ourselves on screen and it lit the fire for the Dravidian cause.
I know because I stood in line for three hours to see it in Madurai, and when the crowd roared at "Nee endru solvatharku neeyum unnodadhu" I knew our politics had found its true voice. Take care, beta.
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