Renaissance

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The feeling that was invoked in my mind when I had my first peep into a kaleidoscope as a boy and experienced those myriad iridescent imageries. I feel the same emotion resurfacing when shots from the movies of Bharath Gopi pass in front of my eyes.

Born as V.Gopinathan Nair in 1937 in Chirayankil, Trivandrum, Gopi will always be remembered as one of most talented and versatile actors to have graced both Malayalam and Indian film industries. He did his B.Sc from Kerala University and was working in Kerala State Electricity Board when he was thrown behind curtains by what he termed as his insatiable passion for acting and theatre. His associations with great directors like G.Shankarapillai, Kavalam Narayana Panikkar and C.N Sreekantan Nair in his formative years in theatre paved the way for him. Although he debuted with Swayamvaram in 1972, he was an active part of the film industry only for a short time spanning from 1977 to 1986.Gopi suffered a stroke at the pinnacle of his career in 1986, which left him paralyzed and decrepit. Later He came back to cinema, but kept away from playing lengthy and hypercritical roles. Gopi also directed four feature films Yamanam, Njattadi, Utsavappittennu and Ente Hridayathinte Udama, among which Yamanam was the best film on social issues in the year 1991. He was awarded the Padmasri in 1991. Recipient of several regional, national and international awards, the thespian wrote “Abhinayam Anubhvam”, for which he got the national award for the best book on cinema. Winner of state award for the best actor four times, Gopi also won numerous critics and film fare awards. But the most coveted among his achievements include the national award for the best actor in 1977(Bharath award at that time) and a special jury prize at the Asia pacific international film festival at Tokyo in 1985. A five film retrospective of his was held at Paris in the year 1985 by the government of France, making him one among luminaries like Amitabh Bacchan, Smitha Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri who were the only other Indians to have awarded this honor.

He debuted in Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Swayamvaram in 1972 donning the role of an unemployed youth, who with his frustrated face and rebellious mannerisms, made his mark in spite of the brevity of the role. His first critically acclaimed role was that of Shankarankutty in Adoor’s film Kodiyettam (1977). In Kodiyettam he played the role of a village simpleton who loves to roam around temples in the festive seasons when the premises will be resounding with drum beats and arrayed with resplendent confetti. Shankarankutty is lazy and reluctant to take up responsibilities. Gopi imparts shades of rustic innocence and immaturity to the character of Shankarankutty with clinical perfection. The scene in which Gopi exclaims at the speed of the car that passes by splashing mud all over him and the shot in which he dozes off after a sumptuous meal in his would wife’s house played by K.P.A.C Lalitha still remain fresh in the memories of the viewers. Gopi later acted in Govindan Aravindan’s Thampu (1978) and Chidambaram (1985) among which Chidambaram won the national award for the best film.

In Chidambaram he played the role of Shankaran an office superindent at a farm who falls in love with the wife of Muniyandi , a worker in the farm played by Sreenivasan. When Muniyandi comes to know about the infidelity of his wife (played by Smitha patil), he commits suicide. This fills the heart of Shankaran with remorse and he tries alcohol, spirituality and other means to escape the abyss of guilt and compunction, but in vain. Finally he reaches the temple town of Chidambaram. Gopi enacts the role of the individual tormented with guilt with a higher degree of authenticity and realism. Although Gopi was known as a proponent of parallel cinema, in the 80’s his association with the three pillars of Malayalam middle stream cinema P.Padmarajan, Bharathan, K.G George made him popular with the masses.

In Padmarajan’s Peruvazhiyambalam He acted as Prabhakaran Pillai, the village hoodlum who gets killed in a David- Goliath reminiscent battle with a young boy among his best roles.Prabhakaran Pillai is so well executed that the mannerisms and dialogue delivery employed are surely going to evoke memories of many familiar faces in our locales. The scene in Ormakkayi where in he suggests a name for his new born baby with gestures would have been an uphill task for a lesser actor, but Gopi executed the scene with finesse and perfection. Shakespeare Krishnapillai in Kattathe kilikkoodu is one of the most different and refined characters played by Gopi. Krishnapillai is a college professor leading a happy family life with Sarada (Sree vidya) and their children. Their life takes a new turn when Revathi comes to live in the house next to theirs and joins the college where Gopi teaches. Revathi frequents Krishnapillai’s house and brings Unnikrishnan, the young and charismatic physical trainer she loves to meet them. Unnikrishnan glimpses traits of his late mother in Sharada and is emotionally drawn to her. But Asha misconstrues their relation and tries to woo Krishnapillai who eventually falls for her. When he comes to know about the imbroglio he gets shattered and returns to his wife a penitent man. Gopi is wonderful as Krishnapillai, as the college professor enacting scenes from Shakespeare, as the middle-aged lover and as the repentant husband. The year 1982 saw the beginning of his creative rapport with K.G. George, a pass out from the prestigious FTII, Pune. Starting with Yavanika(1982), they collaborated in many of the most popular and critically acclaimed movies of 1980’s including Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback (1983), Adaminte Variyellu (1983), Panchavadi Palam (1985), Irakal (1986).

Tabalist Ayyappan in Yavanika still remains one of the most memorable roles in malayalam cinema. Ayyappan is a tabalist in a popular theatre group who goes missing in the beginning of the movie. Actually the character of Ayyappan does not exist as such in the movie, but it unfolds slowly in front of our eyes through the recollections and descriptions of other characters in the movie. The pioneer of Method Acting in Malayalam cinema, Gopi was so methodical a performer that he learned playing Tabala in order to develop that proximity to tabala which he uses as the trigger to bring out spontaneous and realistic expressions while playing the instrument in the movie. Gopi is breathtakingly mesmerizing as the drunkard wife beater and coward who inorder to keep the inherent fear in the dark, carries himself with an air of swagger.Gopi uses a very different manner of walking and voice level modulations to project this trait. And who can forget the inefficient and hen-pecked panchayat president Dusshasana Kurup in Panchavadippalam…..? Gopi did the role of the narcissist Dusshasan kurup who cherishes the idea of building a memorial for him even though it may mean endangering one of the most stable and critical structures of the village, the Panchavadipalam. This political satire which observes and analyzes the political situation in a village, considered by critics as one of the best satires in Malayalam mainly due to the animated and exaggerated histrionics of Gopi. Other well known and acclaimed movies of Gopi include Meenamasathile Suryan, Kallan Pavithran, Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku, Padheyam, Appunni etc.

Gopi belonged to the elite class of erudite and thinking actors. Apart from his counterparts, he was a passionate follower of the innovations and changes coming about in world cinema. He was a stubborn non conformist who strongly disavowed acting in crass commercial movies playing characters that are photostats of himself, catering to the lesser desires of men . Unlike the so called stars, he was not a narcissist who savored seeing embellished images of himself on the screen He was able to perceive subtle nuances in the screenplay and develop and marshall mannerisms and idiosyncrasies for his characters consistent with the script even taking the minutiae into consider. After breathing life into characters employing all the traits that he concocted for the role, be it modulating voice levels or body language gestures, Gopi artfully discarded them before he took up his next project. This fact will be obvious to you if you just compare Shankarankutty in Kodiyettam, Ayyappan in Yavanika, Krishnappilla in Kattathe Kilikkodu, Dusshasana Kurup in Panchavadipalam and the dumb painter in Ormakkayi. Gopi being from the theatre background had an inherent and profound understanding of time and space which is clear from the perfectly timed dialogue delivery and excellent usage of his body. After battling with many of his skirmishes, as he passed away on this January 29th, we feel that he stands towering like a colossus in comparison with his contemporaries due to his nonchalance to inane criticisms and panegyrics and the sheer sensibility and sensitivity with which he chose and portrayed characters

An old man at the dusk of his life, a patriarch whose insightful actions were misconstrued, a visionary whose dreams were shattered by friends and foes alike.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez manages to chisel out the character of Simon Bolivar with the dexterity of an artisan and the finesse of a painter. He has again managed to deliver an evocative and captivating book, although not of his magical realistic genre where shades of fantasy and magic are applied to a backdrop of realism. This book ‘The General In His Labyrinth’ is a fictionalized account of the last seven months of the great general and his journey from the city of Santa Fe De Bogotá on the high Andes along the coastline of the meandering River Magdalena. The style of story telling deployed is also refreshing and versatile with very few dialogues, most of which are soliloquies by The General as Bolivar is referenced throughout, which succeed in projecting the image of a man lost in the labyrinth of oblivion and ingratitude.

The novel starts with Bolivar’s decision to leave the city of Bogotá which he ruled since 1819, when he captured it from the grips of the Spanish. Ever since his advent into the political and social scenario he had cherished the dream of an independent and unified America, a federation of all the independent states formed with a centralist government set up solely to uphold and protect ideals of equality and integrity in all spheres. But this model of government was evidently contrary to the interests of the local aristocracy who feared that this step is bound to strip them of their privileges and powers in their locality. They try to subvert the sentiments of the people averse to Bolivar’s prospects by labeling him as an autocrat and a megalomaniac. In order to prevent the break up of the federation, Bolivar called for the constitutional convention at Ocana in 1828. He avowed his idea of the centralist government and the constitution which granted him life long presidency and powers to select his successor. This move was interpreted by many as his attempt to consolidate his power and position and aroused vehement remonstrations. The convention eventually failed to achieve its objectives due to difference in the opinions on both sides. Unable to see the America of his dreams crashing down before his eyes, he declared himself the dictator by the “Organic Decree of Dictatorship”. The public sentiments in Bogotá, the city which was to occupy a pivotal position in the America of his dreams, turned against him with his declaration. The very same walls that he liberated from the Spanish by a series of wars collectively known as Bolivar’s wars had anti Bolivarian graffiti scrawled over them. The same people who hailed him as El Libertador now employed assassins to wipe from the face of earth the greatest detriment in the path of independence, as they labeled him. Crestfallen by the attempts at his life and wounded by aspersions he decides to leave America for ever and nominates General Jose Antonio Sucre to be his successor. But his plans are thwarted again when Sucre is murdered by the henchmen of Fransisco De Paula Santander. The people of Latin America could only see him as a despot, and lacked the erudition and political insight to see the patriarchal concern, the evident reason behind his attacks of insomnia. They could not see the sacrifices and services of a man who was left debilitated and decrepit by the strenuous and tiring years that he had spent for the liberation of America.

Then starts the uneventful and melancholy journey through the arid lands of Colombia and then along the circuitous coastline of River Magdalene reminiscent of the checkered life of Bolivar, full of ups and downs. Through recollections and reflections Marquez tries to recreate the General’s past for us- His education under his mentor and guide, the scenario during his many wars, his much criticized relations with women of his life, his relationship with many of his supporters. On his way to Honda he reaches many cities that he had liberated and ruled over for many years. The novelist depicts the extent of his physical debilitation with the fact that his more elegant aide de camp was mistaken for the general in these cities. Marquez then using his lyrical and rhetorical style unfolds in front of us Bolivar’s fall from glory and his walk towards an early grave. Towards the end of the book, Bolivar and his followers reach the estate of San Pedro Alajandrino, the ancestral home of Bolivar, where he had spent his childhood and where he dies later on 17^th Dec 1830 amid his childhood memories and hallucinations. When his devoted adherents see that he is not going to live any longer, they force him to sign his wills and give his confession. He, reading their minds clearly, laments “What does this mean…….? Can I be so ill that you speak to me of wills and confession…..? How will I ever get out of this labyrinth…..?”. These words clearly depict the emotional turmoil of a man of action whose last days were characterized by ennui, passivity and the inability to pursue his dreams. Thumbs up to Marquez for this tour-de-force.

Is there a particular method or road to be followed by which you can essay characters on screen with a higher level of realism and authenticity? No. Actors must not restrict themselves to a particular acting technique or stick to a specific strategy while portraying characters on stage. They must use a proper blend of techniques so as to avoid monotony and to ensure novelty. Twentieth century saw the rise of many innovative and scientific approaches to acting which brought about revolutionary changes in the field of drama and films.

Stanislavski System

Constantin Stanislavski was a great Russian actor and director who co-founded the much acclaimed Moscow Art Theater with Vladimir Danchenko. He considered acting as an art form which requires discipline, deep understanding and an innovative attitude. Throughout his life he kept on altering his style of acting based on his discoveries and revelations in the field during his quest for a coherent and realistic package to be followed to portray characters with ease and perfection. He dedicated his entire life to devise a codified system by which an actor can breathe life into his character with a higher level of control and perfection. According to his system, Actors are required to deeply understand the traits and objectives of the character and use them during the process of physical and vocal characterization. He prompted his actors to ask questions connecting themselves and their characters like “what if I were in his position? “. This question and answer strategy helped the actors to deliver performances with emotional authenticity and psychological realism. During his later years Stanislavski advocated another approach known as Method of Physical Action. It is based on the idea that during the rendition of a role, the only thing an actor will have complete control over is his body. So he must try hard to bring about physical actions that trigger the emotions apt to the situation in hand. But this technique received very less popularity and critics and connoisseurs usually associate Stanislavski with his system.

Adler’s method

Stella Adler was the only American actor to be instructed by Stanislvaski in the art of acting. She was an active member of the group theater until differences between her and Lee Strasberg over the correct teaching method of the Stanislavski system led to the break up of the group. They had different opinions on the idea of substitution or emotional recall. She was against the idea of emotional recall and advocated the use of imagination to conjure emotions. Actors following her school believe in studying the text thoroughly and placing themselves both physically and emotionally in an imaginary circumstance to deliver the goods. The acting studios Adler founded in Los Angeles and New York, still continue her legacy training many young theater and movie aspirants. Her students include many of the prominent actors of the twentieth century like Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Martin Sheen, Benicio Del Toro etc among whom Brando remained the chairman of her studios till his death.

Meisner Technique

Meisner technique is a school of acting devised by Sanford Meisner. He developed it during his period of association with the group theater and continued the process of refining it till his death. Meisner technique gives emphasis on proper communication with co-actors and the ambience on screen through which truthful behavior can be brought about spontaneously and similar performances can be extracted from the co-actors also. The most cardinal exercise used by Meisner actors is repetition. Repetition is the process in which an actor is made to made to observe another actor’s expressions and to respond to it. This helps an actor to use his co-actors’ behavior on screen as a stimulus and live in that moment with spontaneity and credibility. On screen he is also having other aspects like the relationships, the circumstances and physical actions to help him chisel out the role in addition to ‘Repetition’ skill. Meisner actors don’t believe in memorizing lines or body language gestures as such but in delivering them on screen depending on how they connect to the character at that particular moment. Some prominent actors who follow Meisner technique include Tom Cruise, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Gregory Peck etc.

Method Acting

This method was popularized by Lee Strasberg, who was an active member of group theatre in 1930’s before breaking away due to opinion clashes with Stella Adler. He was a staunch advocate of the phenomenon of emotional recall and substitution. The actors following his school of acting call upon emotions, memories and physical responses experienced by them to deliver an honest and flawless portrayal. This method of substitution also helps them to empathize with the character and delve deeply into the emotional and psychological turmoils experienced by the character. But art connoisseurs and critics in general do not support this method because of it’s feature of being emotionally and physically draining. Acclaimed practitioners include Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, Marilyn Monroe, Morgan Freeman, Kim Basinger etc.This method still remains one of the most difficult and popular one in spite of all criticisms and remonstrations.