any veriyars for Greatest Philosopher - Dr. Goundamani Ph.D- share your exp

manitat · Jun 8, 2014

KaundamaNi is the best. Nobody has made me laugh so heartily so so so many times as Koundamani. No not even Nagesh or Vivek. A smile is diffferent, an enjoyable laugh is different but uncontrollable laughter: I have experienced it only with Kaudamani.

He can generate a laugh out of absolutely nothing. He does not need a punchline and often manages his keen sense of timing and terrific delivery. I can quote scores of instances where there is absolutely nothing in the lines , and yet I burst into laughter.

I don't think one could have been a teenager in the 90s without (admittedly dangerously) getting influenced by his trademark cynicism.

Someone said Kaunder's early movies were to be ignored, I disagree. If you have the appetite to sit through the duds in Raj Digital Plus you will often run into Kaunder's gems.

There are a lot of people who do not like his "insulting" dialogues. But I simply love them. The complete lack of respect of any person or institution that is something he developed as a signature , which he displayed in nearly all his movies.

He was among the first to dare to be politically incorrect and encourage people to laugh at things which were hitherto considered taboo. He smashed all reservations.

Being genteel is one's choice but when people say things like ThangavElu was better than Kaundamani because his comedy was decent, that is balderash.

I think we can use this thread to analyze (with anecdotes, of course) certain patterns that were there in Kaundamani's humour. He is a phenomenon and really deserves such thorough appreciation.
Memorable Characters:

All-in-All Azhagu Raja
Pannikutti Ramasamy
Silverspoon Shilpakumar
Govindo
Paavadai Kanth
Esakki Muthu
Nayak Kal Nayak
Everything Yegambaram
Dharmaadi Dharmalingam
Mechanic Manikam
Yetu Yegambaram
Kaling

ILoveTulips · Jun 9, 2014

That's a delightful topic to discuss.. I love his comedies. I know people criticise him for being disrespectful, but I think every comedian, in one situation or other made disrespectful remarks. Couple years back we had a thread in the same forum, full of comedy lines, in which Gounder's lines occupied most of the pages. I will try to find that later.

Idea Mani - my Dear marthandan
Thavul Thangavelu - Karagattakaran
Mechanic Manikkam - Cheran Pandiyan

are the only few I can remember.. I remember his classic lines, but the character names slip my mind. You have listed some of his best movies.

manitat · Jun 9, 2014

thanx ILT. Waitin 4 his 49 0. he is great. but do you think he can have a come back?

Ranchu · Jun 9, 2014

I dont think Goundamani was known for "character names". He's know for dialogues .

"ungakka-makka ulaga nadippu da saami" - this is my fav dialogue which we most often use in our family too

kooru · Jun 10, 2014

Nobody can match Gounder's counter.. :rotfl

manitat · Jun 10, 2014

one of his rare comedy is he singing songs

1) "maaman oru naal maliapu kodutha, aatha orunal aralipoo kodutha, pootha orunaal podalanga kodutha"
2) "adi nee thaana andha kuyil" segapiiiii.
3)" nee solavidill yaar soluvar nilave" rare one

ANY MORE???????/