After the advent of the internet the world has shrunk to the size of our palms and with just one touch today we can reach anyone on the globe. The impact is much more on the movie industry where everything from casting to promotions are done using the world wide web reaching millions in a second. A Tamil film star and his Tollywood, Bollywood or Hollywood counterparts are all on the same platform exchanging their views or films in no time at all. There was a time a few decades back when the best means of communication were only the STD and the elusive ISD.

It was the starting of the 50s when the Master of Histrionics Sivaji Ganesan a little educated impoverished stage actor stormed onto the Tamil screens with Parasakthi` and instantly became a superstar. From then on he went on to make acting a 24/7 penance playing the role of a roadside rickshaw puller (Babu`) to the King of England (Vishwaroopam') and everything in between. Through his immense talent and hard work he earned the respect of his contemporaries throughout the country who acknowledged and accepted his supremacy. His fans celebrated and cherished him as an integral part of their lives as he represented their mirror image in all walks of life on the silver screen. Cutting across the barriers of the times and distance his fame traveled outside the country earning him many awards and accolades from Egypt to Europe and the Americas. His admirers around the globe included US President John F Kennedy, The King of Egypt along with Hollywood heavyweights Marlon Brando, Charlston Heston, Jack Lemmon, James Garner and Walter Pigeon. His greatness is even more venerable for the fact that it was achieved in the Dark Ages of Communication when he could reach and touch the people across the globe solely through his acting prowess alone.

We take great pride in remembering the eternal Beacon of Tamil cinema and salute the legend for all his valuable and timeless gifts to movie lovers which will carry on for many more generations to come.