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The 1952 Tamil movie 'Parasakthi' shocked the Dogmatic Tamil Society which had never seen before the fiery and fervour lines of dialogue. It was the first film to talk about Dravidian Ideology and Rationality. It has introduced various syntax and symbolic elements to emphasize the Dravidian concepts and principles. The climax courtroom dialogues defined Dravidian Ideology. It triggered a wave of radicalism in Indian popular culture and slapped social inequality. The movie strongly questioned the primary constitution and social law as a precursor of social reforms. It challenged all the wrong beliefs and overthrew religious myths. This movie in the name of God was not against God but against the atrocities in the name of God. The dialogue" Ambal is a stone, it won't talk" produces turbulence among religious cultists and that one word 'Ambal' created a buzz. Some people who could not bear this shock demanded a ban saying Parasakthi hurt religious sentiments. This movie was considered one of the most controversial flicks in the history of Tamil cinema. The questions and criticisms raised by the film Parasakthi have not changed even today. The movie tasted unprecedented success and cemented its action by employing cinema as a medium of propaganda and enabling social reform.