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    Chevalior Sivaji Ganesan’s Tamil Film Songs Not Only Emulated the Quality of the Movie But also Contains Ethical Imports that can be Compared with Ethical Theories – A Retrospective Reflection

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    This is a research work that discusses the great contributions made by Chevalior Shivaji Ganesan to the Tamil Cinema It was observed that Chevalior Sivaji film songs reflect the theoretical domain such as i equity and social justice and ii the practice of virtue in the society In this research work attention has been made to conceptualize the ethical ideas and compare it with the ethical theories using a novel methodology wherein the ideas contained in the film song are compared with the ethical theory Few songs with the uncompromising premise of patni chastity of women with the four important charateristics of women of Tamil culture i e acham madam nanam and payirpu that leads to the great concept of chastity practiced by exalting woman like Kannagi has also been dealt with The ethical ideas that contain in the selection of songs were made out from the selected movies acted by Chevalier Shivaji giving preference to the songs that contain the above unique concept of ethic

    Dravidar Iyakkam Advocated by Thanthai Periyar Contains Nuances of Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto

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    Right to live equity and social justice are watch words that determine quality of life in a society But Tamil Society witnessed harassment by handful of men who branding themselves as the higher social hierarchy dominated the rest for decades resulting great social inequality Devaneya Pavanar in his forward to his book entitled Tamilar Varalaru published by Poompuhar Pathippagam states that there is a concept revolving in the country for the past three thousand years that Brahmins are inherited from God sanscrit is the mother of all languages and it is the language of Gods and Tamil had lost its rationality self-respet and self-confidence Pavanar also states that though British Rule developed the country the Justice Party uplifted the coman man the research in language unravels the truth Periyar however cautioned Tamils however Maraimalai Adigal taught the Tamils for their emancipation they remain the same After the Britishers left India the minority Muslims attain separate nation but not the Tamil
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