Religious Impact in the Form of Dialogue in Parasakthi, First Dravidian Ideology Film

Name of Author : R. Sathiamoorthy, G. Abinaya, B. Senthil Kumar & S. Kalaiselvan

Abstract: The 1952 Tamil movie Parasakthi shocked the Dogmatic Tamil Society which had never seen before the fiery and fervour lines of dialogue. It was the first film to talk about Dravidian Ideology and Rationality. It has introduced various syntax and symbolic elements to emphasize the Dravidian concepts and principles. The climax courtroom dialogues defined Dravidian Ideology. It triggered a wave of radicalism in Indian popular culture and slapped social inequality. The movie strongly questioned the primary constitution and social law as a precursor of social reforms. It challenged all the wrong beliefs and overthrew religious myths. This movie in the name of God was not against God but against the atrocities in the name of God. Some people who could not bear this shock demanded a ban saying Parasakthi hurt religious sentiments. Still, the movie tasted unprecedented success and cemented its action by employing cinema as a medium of propaganda and enabling social reform.

Keywords : Dialogue, Dravidian Ideology, Rationality, Radicalism, Social reform

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