Pick of the week: 1 Mar to 5 Aug 2006

Ramki, SJ did a marvellous job in this song. What kind of modulation she showed in the range? I think NV is one of the films which had all songs hit. I think this was the only song written by Vaali in NV (all other songs are by Kannadasan). It was showed in the title card also.

Song is excellent, but how about the picturisation, esp when the SJ sings like seashore waves? It was THE worst. Many dailogue in between with Sivaji, KR Vijaya involved, wherein in Upstairs Geethanjali sings and dances to Muthuraman (as if it was a background song). I am of teh view that second half of the song was completely spoiled in the movie.

A classy song. Reminds me of "thesulaavudhe" in its intensity. I guess both songs are probably set in Hamsanandhi(Sohni). More such gems are probably waiting to be unearthed from the 60s.

Ramki, if you happen to have "manmadha raagangaLe" from Baalanagamma please consider making it as your pick someday

SN23 thanks for the correction.

Speaking of vaali and geethanjali reminds me of the discussion i had with my dad few weeks ago.
Dad and vaali were highschool mates in srirangam .
Last month my dad had met vaali in a book release function. They were meeting after almost 50 yrs. My dad mentioned that they fondly recalled their 'appaLa kudumi' and 'postoffice' trouser days :).
I was curious to know more about vaalis 'family'life. vaali never talks about his personal life in his interviews.
Thats when my father recalled this interesting incident.
When vaali started to work in cinema, his family arrange for his wedding.
When everything was settled and engagement day fixed, vaali disappeared from his house the day before his betrothal. No one could find him and his betrothal was cancelled. 2 days later vaali came back to srirangam , not alone, but with his new bride. My mom says the bride was actress geethanjali.

Ramki, indha matter therinja KB 'runaway groom' nnu oru padam eduthiruppare... :)

Thiru,
If only vaali was a female :)

SN23 are you sure there were dialogue in between 'ninaithaal' song? If i remember correctly, while geethanjali dances, sivaji is shown jogging through AVM studio:)

vijayr i do not have 'manmadha' song with me:(

You are right Madhu, Yellorum Nallavarey was Gemini's last film. But what interests me in this is that how V Kumar was booked as MD. But Vasan's son S S Balan directed films like Siriththu vaazha vendum for Udhayam Productions later.

nenjirukkum engalukkum was the only song by vaali

ninaithal podhum is by KD .. you can see his stamps..

yes Rajesh !

lyricist of "ninaithal podum paduven" is Kannadasan !

Pick #115

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/yaarai_euk.rm

Song: yaarai kettu
Film: en uyir kaNNamaa
Singer: Chitra
Lyrics: Vaali
Music: iLaiyaraja

This is a rare gem of chitra that went unnoticed inspite of EUKs above average performance at B.O. I think EUK was sivachandrans first directorial venture and naturally Lakshmi had an author backed role. I did not watch the film but have read some decent reviews.
Apart from this song i also like IR's solo 'poompaaraiyil pottu vaitha'

Hi !

"en uyir kannamma" has a meaty role for lakshmi with Prabhu and Radha in the lead role.
Apart from "poomparaiyil thottil kattum punguruvi" by IR himself, "nAdOdi pAttugaL nAn padippEn" by SPB is another good one !

No wonder this Chitra's song never became popular... what can she do poor her if IR's composition is so horrendous... lol.

naan kuththalam poaga poren angu kummalam poada poren is also a nice song in this movie. Coming to todays pick, I rate it to be one of the best songs of chithra. It went unnoticed like vaanampadi paadum neram from sir, I love u. Ramki, u can consider to host this song as pow. Todays song is by lakshmi when prabhu, in drinks, spoils lakshmi thinking abt radha. antha unificationil lakshmi paadum pattu thaan idhu. konjam konjam pon vaanam panner thoovudhu inneram from indru nee naalai naan pola enakku intha pattu scenes thoandrum.

Really unfortunate that such a gem of a melody should go unrecognized.This song portrays complex emotions like
passion, guilt, longing , loneliness and also forebodes a tragedy. Set to shivaranjini , I have highlighted this unheard beauty in few older threads.
Sivachandran showed some promise as a director with a difference, but lost his way in the middle.After Lakshmi's death, the movie becomes unbearable. Sivachandran should have taken effort to shape up the hero's character as well.
I can distinctly recall the beautiful , quaint piece of
rerecording in Revathi ragam played thru the veena whenever Lakshmi meets VKR (surprisingly , a fine performance by him)

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Pick #116

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/arpan_pok.rm

Song: arpanam unakke
Film: poKKisham
Singer: SPB
Lyrics: ?
Music: Satyam?

An energetic solo by SPB.
Popular telugu MD Satyam did very few tamil movies. 'vilangu meen', 'santhosha kanavugaL', 'pennin vaazhkai' etc are some of his other films. I remember reading somewhere that he worked in MSV's troupe and later Maragathamani worked as his assistant.

kaNNe en azhagu raani' is another popular song from poKKisham.
I vaguely remember that prakash(azhage unnai aaradhikkiren fame) fame was the hero in poKKisham.

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Pick #117

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/irukum_pt.rm

Song: irukkum idam enge
Film: panithirai
Singer: PSuseela
Lyrics: kannadasan?
Music: KVM


A soulful solo by PS. Song is for Sarojadevi. Songs like todays pick prove why she is fondly called isaikuyil of TFM.

Manisekaran writes:

Gemini Ganesan and Saroja Devi star in this film. There are three very nice songs worth mentioning.

1. There is a wonderful song by P. Suseela, very well written by Kannadasan on the marriage event in Tamil community. The song touches on the feelings of the bride as well as her parents. The tune itself is very well composed to accommodate the descriptions and the feelings expressed.

Varuga varuga Enru
Solli Azhaippar
Silar Vaasal vazhiyil Ninru Panner Thelippaar

2. There is a duet by PBSreenivas and P. Suseela. The tune is taken form a Hindi song.

Ore Kelvi Ore Kelvi Enthan Nenjile
Ore bathil Ore bathil Enthan Nenjile

1. PB Sreenivos sings a philosophical solo, expressing the split character of human beings

Etho Manithan Piranthuvittaan
Avan Eno Marampol Valarnthuvittaan

a beuatiful - well crafted song..
PS did a fantastic job while KD,KVM have given their best

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Originally Posted by Ramki

sivaji is shown jogging through AVM studio:)

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That would have been fun to watch :)

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Pick #118

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/engaa_ir.rm

Song: engaathu paiyan
Film: iLaiyarajavin rasigai
Singers : Sjanaki, Malaysia Vasudevan, SPShailaja
Lyrics: ?
Music: iLaiyaraja

Songs of the unreleased 'iLaiyarajavin rasigai' made its rounds on ilangai vaanoli during the mid to late 80s. The film was either never made or its still lying in the cans. I think vetri was the hero in IR
The other songs i remember are
'maalai itta vaanam un kolamthaano'(IR, SPS) and
'aaha iruttu neram' (SJ, JC).

Ramki, many thanks for bringing this nice song to light. This must be a situation song and is based on Mohanam. I remember another classy duet(MV and SPS) in Hindholam "Anandha then kaatru thaalaattudhe" where MV has sung like CSJ

"Anandha then kaatru thaalaattudhe" - is from `manippur mAmiyAr', another unreleased film...

Thanks Mythila. I wish some new directors use these IR's unreleased/unknown songs for their new movies. The love or sad songs could fit in any 'regular' song situation.

app_engine you are correct. 'aanandha thenkaatru' is from 'MM'.

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Pick #119

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/ponov_kpu.rm

Song: ponoviyam ondru
Film: kumari peNNin uLLathile
Singers : SPB, Vanijairam
Lyrics: ?
Music:Shankar Ganesh


Song was requested by Madhu. Madhu and RC discussed this movie here.

http://forumhub.mayyam.com/hub/viewt...=asc&start=330

I think Vijaybabu's son is the hero of 'rightaa thappa' and another movie with kutti radhika.

Ramki,

Thanks for the rare song Ponnoviyam Ondru. I have never heard this before. Nice and pleasant duet typical of Shankar-Ganesh.

Neel D let me know if you need this song for your website

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Pick #120

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/ondro_ana.rm

Song: ondrodu ondraanom
Film: anbukku naan adimai
Singer : PSuseela
Lyrics: vaali
Music: iLaiyaraja


One of the best PS solo in IR's music. The starting train whistle sound, the 'dham dham dham' humming that follows the charanams, the guitar interludes and ofcourse PS voice makes this song heavenly. Though the films had other good songs, IMO, todays pick is musically the best.

Hi Ramki !

thanks for the song "ponnoviyam onru"..
equally the beautiful melody "onrodu onranom"...
this song comes as the memories of sujatha goes back to her days with her hubby Vijayan...

IR used the voice of PS at its best...

Undoubtedly "onrodu onnaanom" is the best melody from Anbukku naan adimai. I used to long for this song while the other one "Kaatrodu poourasa" always hogged the airtime. The interlude music is heavenly.

People often complain about `synth' sounds in current songs of IR. Another popular notion is that `synth' sounds were introduced by IR's successors which IR is forced to adopt because of its popularity / cost effectiveness etc.

They should listen to `anbukku nAn adimai' songs (or another Devar films production `Ram Lakshman')...these were nothing but full of `synth' sounds of a kind...(what instrument would you call the `vovavvavEN,vovavvavEN' sound after `kAttiloru singakkuttiyAm', for e.g.)

I don't think one should equate midi with synth...anything that's produced without natural instrument (even if it's from a Casio KB) should be called `synth', IMHO...

beautiful song..

IR had brought out a superb melody

PS had sung so beautifully

also in kathodu poovurasa a perfect folkish duet by PS & SPB

thanks ramki

thanks ramki. Finally, you located the cd and fulfilled my wish:)
Lyrics fall in the line of radhaiyin nenjame song.. imaginations of a wife about a happy life:) PS kural inmai patri sollanumaa enna?:)

Thanks everyone.

jn , i had no choice. After your continuous threats i HAD to find the CD :lol:

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Pick #121

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/sila_es.rm

Song: sila sila aandugaL munnam
Singer : PLeela
Film: engaL selvi
Lyrics: ?
Music: KVMahadevan

This is a haunting solo by PLeela. The film had 2 more good songs
'sollathaan ninaikkiren mudiyavillai'(PS) and 'enna per vaikkalaam'(PL,JIkk).

Manisegaran writes in KVM thread

ENGAL SELVI (1960)

Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi and Balaji are the main stars in this movie that has nice song by KVM

P Suseela sings this song of great music.

Sollathaan Ninaikkiren Mudiyavillai
Athai Sonnalum KEtpavarku theiryavvillai
Illai Illai Enbavarku Kavalaiyillai Aanaal
Irunthum Illai Enbavarku Amaithi illai

The song title was even used in a Balachander movie.

PB Sreenivas has this wonderful sad solo:

Unnai Nambi Aval Irunthaal
Oorai Nambi Naanirunthen
Kannai Nambi Thavarukal Seithe
Mannai Nambi Payir Seithaan


P. Leela sings this sad song:

Sila Sila Aandukal Munney

AL Ragavan and MS Rajeswary sing a song that goes “Ambuli Mamaa”

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Originally Posted by jn

thanks ramki. Finally, you located the cd and fulfilled my wish:)
Lyrics fall in the line of radhaiyin nenjame song.. imaginations of a wife about a happy life:) PS kural inmai patri sollanumaa enna?:)

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engada PS puranama konja naala illaiyennu paathen :D

T: naan solla ninachen.. :)
JN: unga mirattalukku oru aLave illama pOchE.. :) Lyrics thread-la Ramki-ku nandri sonneengaLaa illaya? :)

Engal Selvi is a story that goes very parallel to KALLO KAVIYAMO by Dr Mu Vaatharajan. Likewise Paarthaal PASI Theerum aligns with NENJIN ALAIKAL by Akilam. SARATHA is again a movie that has a storyline close with SINEGITHI by Akilan. Akilan took up a case against the producer of SARATHA, but the High Court passed a judgement that Saratha has nothing to do with Sinegithi.

RC, T :)

Manisekaran Thanks for the info

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Pick #122

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/raaja_dmp.rm

Song: raaja vaada singakutti
Film: dhisai maariya paravaigaL
Singers : Sjanaki, Jaichandran
Lyrics: kaNNadasan
Music: MSViswanathan

'DMP' should have been a dream debut for any new face. The story was heroine centred with ample scope for performance.
But for Sumalatha it was anything but disappointing. The story was well above average and for a debutant, sumalathas performace was really noteworthy but at B.O. DMP was damp squib.
The story is about a agraharam girl(sumalatha) who is engaged to another iyer boy(sarathbabu). Just before the marriage everyone comes to know that the girl is born to a prisoner and was adopted by the agraharam parents. The marriage is canceled and everyone in the agraharam give her the cold shoulder. unable to bear the indifference she runs away from the agraharam, only to be chased by a rapist. She takes refuge in a church(and so does the story) and later turns into a nun. Nothing much happens after this.

I remember 2 more songs from DMP. Title song by TMS and
'uLLam urugaadha'(VJ)

Todays pick is a dream song . An odd(or funny) aspect of the song is these lines.
The kids sing 'mummy mummy kiss me kiss me'
Then JC follows 'anbu THAMIZH pattu ' :)

DMP = Thisai maariya paravaigaL.

Hi Ramki !

I think Thisai mAriya paravigaL is the last film produced by PSV pictures ? .. is there any other film after this ?