Name: Tamil icon Thiagaraja, an unsung hero
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Chennai: M K Thiagaraja Bhagavathar, the first superstar of Tamil cinema, was an actor whose movies refused to leave theatres even after a year's run.. 
 
"He was the only big star -star of stars who was a star to all class of people. Most of his movies have done 100 weeks. One film Haridas ran for 140 weeks, and it witnessed three Deepavalis,” says film critic, Randor Guy. 
 
But today all that is left of him besides his movies is his grave, which is unkept and has weeds and thorns growing around it. And that's precisely why a political party has made it its agenda to preserve what's left of him for posterity. 
 
“It's important to remember the contributions of people from various fields. Keeping in mind his contributions to the field of cinema and Carnatic music, CPI has passed a resolution to preserve his house and his Samadhi in good condition as memorials to posterity,” says K Nallakannu on the CPI. 
 
 
In comparison to stars like Shivaji and MGR who have memorials and roads named after them, MKT has nothing..His bungalow in Tiruchi, is now a hotel, while his tomb is not even approachable. 
 
"We don't need anything. We don't need any property. All that he has done for the film industry, it should be retained,” says Thiagarajan’s nephew, M Thiagarajan. 
 
It's an industry that's built temples for its stars, but this man who ruled the silver screen for more than two decades has not even a memorial to his name. 
 
His fans in Philadelphia and Canada however don't need a memorial to remember him by. And even today no star has managed to break record once set by M K Thiagaraja Bhagavathar.

Tamil icon Thiagaraja, an unsung hero

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Is the government doing enough to honour M K Thiagaraja Bhagavathar, an icon of Tamil cinema and Carnatic music?

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