Popular telugu writer gopimohan spoke about the relationship between Vijayakanth and the telugu film industry. Vijayakanth, the indispensable actor of tamil cinema and DMDK leader, passed away today due to ill health. He was 71 years old. Vijayakanth, who was called Captain and 'Black MGR' by his fans, passed away today after suffering from ill health for the last 4-5 years. Fans, screen celebrities and political leaders are paying tribute to his death as a loss to the entire tamil cinema.
Speaking about the death of famous tamil producer KR Vijayakanth, he said, "He was a great actor and an honest leader, so it is a great loss to the tamil film industry and the political field." He also said that if Vijayakanth had been healthy and had continued in politics, he had all the qualifications to become the chief minister of tamil Nadu.
Popular telugu writer gopimohan spoke about the relationship between Vijayakanth and the telugu film industry. At the time, he said, "In the 1980s, telugu fans thought Vijayakanth was a relative of superstar Rajinikanth, but later realized they were not related and were two different actors." He said.
Vijayakanth's dubbing films like 'Police Adhikari', 'Captain Prabhakar', 'Sinduraboovu', 'Noorava Roju' and 'Satriyudu' set record collections at the telugu box office. Vijayakanth built a fan base among the telugu audience in the 80s and 90s. His action films drew crowds at the B & C Center in Andhra Pradesh. Because most of his films were mass centric entertainers and village films,” he points out.
However, Vijayakanth changed tracks and started working with films and started attracting urban audiences in the 1990s. He discovered the talent in the students of the film institute and started working with them. Inspired by hollywood movies, these students delivered slick action films with realistic themes. These films were well received," he adds. Later, telugu actors Chiranjeevi, venkatesh and Dr. Rajasekhar remade Vijayakanth's films and registered success.
Vijayakanth is one of the very few actors who have acted only in tamil films throughout their film career. However, most of his films were dubbed and released in telugu and Hindi. It is noteworthy that these films were also huge hits.
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