Willy Loman changed to a "walrus." Subsequent productions used whichever version was appropriate to the actor playing Willy; Dustin Hoffman, for example, used the original. Loman's Brooklyn accent is part of the challenge of the role. In 1950, Miller described Loman as a man who upon hearing society's "thundering command to succeed" found himself staring at a failure in the mirror. The Amazon.com editorial review by Ali Davis states that "Willy Loman is a salesman desperately hustling for a living even as he slides into old age." Rovi Corporation's Matthew Tobey describes him as an everyman who has to cope with the
Pavalakkodi (1949 film) Pavalakkodi (1949 film) Pavalakkodi is a 1949 Indian Tamil language mythological film produced and directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu. The film featured T. R. Mahalingam, T. E. Varadhan and T. R. Rajakumari in the lead roles. It is the story of Arjuna, a Mahabharata character, falling in love with Pavalakkodi who is the princess of a coral island called Pavala Theevu. (However, the story is not found anywhere in Mahabharata). The list is adapted from The Hindu article and from the database of Film News Anandan. Dance The story was a popular stage play with M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar