00:00When we think of Tamil cinema, one name instantly comes to our minds. Rajini Khan, the superstar.
00:05But did you know that before Rajini Khan, there was an actor who set the stage for everything he
00:10became? And here's something extraordinary too. In 1960, this very actor won the Best Actor Award
00:16at the International Film Festival in Cairo, defeating none other than Hollywood's Marlon
00:21Brando. Yes, at a time when Indian cinema was still finding its place globally, he had already
00:27made history. I'm talking about none other than Sivaji Ganesan. He wasn't just an actor,
00:32he was a force of nature. His dialogue delivery could shake theatres, his emotional depth could
00:38silence an audience and his reign stretched from mythological gods to modern men. In fact,
00:44Rajini Khan himself has often acknowledged that the path that he walked was carved by this legend.
00:50Sivaji brought dignity, gravity and sheer magnetism to the screen in a way no one had seen before.
00:57He was the man who taught Indian cinema what it truly meant to perform. Now, the world recognized
01:02his brilliance, but today outside Tamil Nadu, his name doesn't echo as loudly as it should.
01:08Maybe it's time we remember the man who made superstars possible.
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