The movie, released in the year 1954 became a blockbuster. Shanmugam and Anjali Devi in the lead roles in the same name. Subsequently, the play was filmed by Jupiter Pictures with T. During the interval, Sridhar who was only 18 at that time was introduced to the audience as the scriptwriter of the play by T. The script, renamed as ‘Rathapaasam’ was enacted as a stage drama at Rasika Ranjani Sabha by the troupe on 11 November 1951 in Madras. Shanmugam was very much fascinated by Sridhar’s talents. Brothers, the doyens of stage drama were impressed by the theme and its presentation. When he offered his script ‘Latchiyavadhi’ for production, it was rejected by all the directors. But during this time, he continued to write stories and dialogues in notebooks. The job required delivering film boxes at theatres and sending collection details. But Jupiter Pictures employed him as a distribution representative. He came to Madras seeking opportunities in cinema industry. He was encouraged by his classmates in school and college as well when he used to write and enact dramas. He was born to Vijayaraghavalu Reddiar – Thayarammal on 22 July 1933 at Siddhamur village near Mathuranthakam. Among his many achievements, introduction of informal language for dialogues was the most appreciated and received with great response. Director Sridhar ushered in an era of new concepts in Tamil cinema.
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