Pick of the week: 1 Mar to 5 Aug 2006

Thanks RC

Madhu i too think this is the last film PSV produced.

I thought PSV films produced quite a few Vijayakanth movies (Saatchi, Vetri, another one where VK is with kudumi and Anuradha as a heroine, I think - Madhurai Sooran is the name of the movie), which should have been after produced after DMP!

Ramki: Nice pick!! One other song from DMP is "Aruljyoti" by Balamuralikrishna. There is also a folk song "Adra Melatha raaja" or something like that.
RRA

ramki :
thanks for this nice song. waiting for this song for
long time.

The TMS song is kizhakku parvai merkkil parakuthu

thisai maariya paravaigal had another haunting song by BMK which G.Srinivasan sings in the streets (undagatti..)

RRA, yvsmani and rajeshkrv-Thanks for additional details

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Pick #123

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

Song: poovum thendral kaatrum
Film: Pick Pocket
Singers : SPB, Chitra
Lyrics: Vaali?
Music: iLaiyaraja

We have seen many unrecognised melodies in our past picks. Here is another gem. As far as i know vividh bharathi never played this song. Have listened to this a couple of times on tiruchi and coimbatore stations and thats it.
Every alternative movie of late 80s had sathyaraj in the lead and he was mostly paired with either radha or ambika. PP had Radha.
I remember reading horrible reviews on this film. No wonder the songs too disappeared from the memories.
What are the other songs in PP?

PP was directed by G.Kumar. A pickpocket from Bangalore becomes a Police Officer by turn of events in Madras and how he gets back his love is the story. I thought this movie was well made (though the plot is unbelievable) but not sure about the BO.

Koodu chinna koodu or paalu sombu paalu( I dont remember the starting lines - SP posts this song in PP) is a good number.
There is another song where Satyaraj and Silk investigate drug dealers. - FM sonna manja kuruvi manja kuruvi konja paakuthadi

"raja vaada" from DMB is a good pick. SJin kuralil thaan yethanai kudhookalam , urchaagam!!! ennavo pala kuzhandhaigaLudan avar vaLaiyaaduvadhu pol uLLadhu. Hats off.
BTW, is this KunthalavaraaLi?In that case MSV should be the first MD to have used this scale.

It is kuntalavaraali , thumburu. Iam not sure if this was the first song in this scale. I think IR also has attempted this scale in "azhagi nee perazhagi" (EOP) and "maanaa madhuraiyile"(in the movie Kovil Kaalai)

Ramki,

one more song that I remember: manja kuruvi manja kuruvi konji...(SPB, PS)

I don't think the story was that great. I saw this movie long time ago :)

is 'hero vandhachudi unnai thediye? ' from this movie or chinnappados??

Hi Thiru !

adhu rendume illai... "hero vandhachudi" is from "Jeeva" !

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Pick #124

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

Song: vaa vaa vaLarmadhiye
Film: vanangamudi
Singer : MLVasanthakumari
Lyrics: Thanjai Ramayyadas
Music: GRamanathan

Often you regret not listening to a song for all the years it existed. Today's pick is one such song. GR , master of mixing classical and light music in right proportions, came out with excellent songs in vanangamudi.
'mohana punnagai', 'omkaaramai viLangum','raaja yogame' etc are some of the hit songs from VM.
Each one is pick worthy.

I remember watching vanangamudi long time ago on DD. A young looking sivaji was paired with a sweet and chubby savithri. I think todays pick is picturised on Rajasulochana.
I also think PS sang all the songs for Savithri. MLV,jikki sang the remaining songs

Ramki: Nice song. Lyrics by Thanjai Ramayyadas. It is 'vaa kalaaba mayile'. :)

rajraj, I have a doubt if "vaa kalaaba mayile " is from another sivaji-savithri starrer "Aryamaala" .
"Valarmathiye vaa" should have been a good benchmark for suddhadhanyasi for many MDs.Ramki, wonderful pick!!!

Ramki, enna innum rendu excellent songs-ai vittu vitteergal?

1. Ennai pOl peN allavo by PS
2. vAzhvinile vAzhvinile innal ini varuma by AM.Raja & PS

Vaa kalaaba mayile is not from Vanangaamudi, I guess.

Thanks Raj, thumburu and SN23.

'vaa kalaaba mayile' is from kaathavaraayan. Sorry for the slip.

Yes, kaathavaraayan indeed. Sorry for mine too hehehe

Thanks for the wonderful song Ramki

Bala

Thanks Balaji

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Pick #125

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

Song: ethanai manidhargaL ulagathile
Film: needhikku thalai vanangu
Singer : PJayachandran
Lyrics: Pulamaipithan?
Music: MSViswanathan

I think this is one of the 2 JC songs for a MGR film.(Other being 'amudha thamizhil' from madhuraiyai meeta sundhara pandian). Jayachandran IMO is the most underused singer in TFM. Many of KJY songs could have gone to him(not that KJY versions are bad).

NTV had MGR, Latha ,Rojaramani, SVaralakshmi etc and its remake of a hindi film(Titleeludes me). Story is about a rich, mom-pampered biker who blinds someone in an accident. MGR's parents persuade someone else to take the blame. Feeling guilty for his actions MGR comes in search of the blind person. What he does and how he does fills the remaining part of the film.
'indha pachai kiLikoru', 'kanavugaLe aayiram' are the other hit songs from NTV.

Vaa Kalaaba Mayile is from Kathavarayan- a film where MGR consented to act, and later gave up, with Sivagi Ganesan taking the role.


Other songs in Vangangamudi are:

1. Malaiye Un Nilai Neeyum Paareer- Seergazhi Govindarajan. One of the rare songs by SG for Sivaji

2. Eh Gumthala Gumma - Jikki picturised on Helen

3. Aatchiyin Thimiraale- Seergazhi Govindarajan

4. Eerainthu Mathame- TMS


G Ramanathan brings out the talents of TMS. In once song he makes him sing with very high pitch- Omkarmaai Vilangum Natham. In another song TMS is made to sing in a very low pitch- Mohana Punnagai Seithidum Nilave.

When I met PB Seenivas at the Woodland Drive Inn, Chennai, he told me that his favourite song sung by P Suseela is Ennai Pol Pennallavo. According to PBS, in this song G Ramanathan brought out the entire talent out of her. G Ramanathan always gets the best from singers assigned to sing under him. There are many of such stories under G Ramanathan's composition.

When I met AM Raja in his house in Chinniah Pillai Street in 1984, he mentioned a few songs that he sang under GRamanathan, and did not fail to remind me of "Vaazhvinile Vaazvinile Innaal Ini Varumaa." GR used AMR in the right pitch that he could sing.


I remember seeing this movie in PILOT talkies in Raypet area when I went to India for the first time in 1977. The film did not do well at the box office, but shall always be remembered for the songs and great music. As there was no bus service after the last show I had to walk back to Sarangapani Stree, T Nagar. I was prepared to do that. The film was worth walking more than 4 miles. No regrets.


VANANGAAMUDI -Manisekaran

Thanks Manisekaran

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Pick #126

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

Song: thoLil vizhum maalaiye
Film: uLLathil nalla uLLam
Singers : Sjanaki, SPB
Lyrics: Gangai Amaran
Music: Gangai Amaran

Poor GA, he gave his best for worst movies. It wouldn't be exaggerating to call him the karthik raja of 80s. Mighty talented but never reached the top tier. Listen to todays pick. It has everything going for it- beautiful melody, great singing, good interludes. But the song never became popular.
UNU had vijayakanth and Radha in the lead. I think it was directed by Manivannan. The film sank without a trace and so did the song.

Ramki, was just thinking about this one couple of days back. Good pick. GA had some real gems. His "suttum vizhi sudar dhaan" by PS is one of the best PS songs of the 80s.

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Pick #127

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

Song: kaadhal thegangaL poNoonjal
Film: anbuLLa malare
Singers : PSuseela, SPB
Lyrics: Vairamuthu
Music: iLaiyaraja

'kaadhal thegangaL' is a breezy, slow, pleasant and beautiful duet. The interludes are vintage IR . In fact the whole album is a musical treat.

'alai meedhu thaLLaduthe siru odam'(SPB, VJ) and
'thaiye thaiye kaNmun neeye' (SPB)
are other gems from AM.

Public did not show much anbu to Mahendran directed 'anbuLLa malare' . Even the reviews were scant. AM had Shanthi krishna, Sarathu Babu, Srividya and Sridhar rajan?. The story is about a girl who elopes with her lover and later marries him. He turns out to be a drug addicted psycho. He tortures her and their kid.
She meets sarathbabu who is married to srividya. What happens then? I do not remember reading in the review..(Knowledgable people can help).

nice duet by PS & SPB

thanks ramki

Pick #128

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

Song: kannil vandhai nenjil nindrai
Film: Lottery Ticket
Singers : Jayachandran, Vani Jairam
Lyrics: Pulamaipithan?
Music: LVaidhyanathan

Slow and sweet duet by VJ and JC .

Ramki,

Thanks for highlighting this song. Not only it is a rare song, it is also a beautifully crafted song. Both singers get equal share of the lyrics, and they also alternate very often, without one having to wait for the other to complete the whole pallavi or whole/half a charanam. That much more work for the lyricist, to make the line-bits fit the gender. Also, the absolutely soothing instrumentation is not to be overlooked.

Thank you Neel. This is one of my LVaidhyanathan favorites. Its a pity he did not get many opportunities , but he very well used whatever he did.

Pick #129

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

Song: aayiram malargaL
Film: sparisam
Singers : SPShailaja, Deepan Chakravarthy
Lyrics: Vairamuthu?
Music: Ravi

The only hit song from the one and only album by Ravi (of Shobana Ravi). It had SVsekar and kalaranjani in the lead and if i remember right, the film had a tragic end(same fate at the BO too)

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Thank you Neel. This is one of my LVaidhyanathan favorites. Its a pity he did not get many opportunities , but he very well used whatever he did.

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Pudhu Padagan *ing Vijayakanth, Amala had quite a few good numbers by LVaidhyanathan though 'Kalaipuli' Thanu claimed the credits :)

Thanks ramki for the last 2 good songs :
lottery ticket - VJ * PJ pair serunthu paadiya anaiththu padalgalum nanadraghavae irukkirathu.

aayiram malargal pattil SPS kural kuzhainthu irukkum. I rate this is as one of her best songs.

Pudhu padagan, i believe has the song : aththai ponnu vaadi un manasa thaadi. POWil oru naal varum ena ninaikiren.

yvs: aththa poNNu vaadi is from pudhu paadagan!

I'm listening to this song after a long gap. Thanks Ramki.

pudhu paadagan had only few ?? hit songs :) malaiya kudainju paadahiyai (KSC), adhikaalaai naan paadum..(KSC, SPB), these are the songs that I can think of. ithilE hit songs eppadi vandhathu? :) initially it was named as 'theru paadagan' :)

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Originally Posted by RC

yvs: aththa poNNu vaadi is from pudhu paadagan!

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rc, yvsmani yum adhaiye thaan solli irukkaru

FM one of pudhu paadagans initial title was 'iravu paadagan' :). None of the title(including pudhu paadagan) had any relevance to the story line :)

Pick #130

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

Song: kaNNan naaLum
Film: iLamai kolam
Singer: SJanaki
Lyrics: Kannadasan
Music: iLaiayraja


An inspriring 'jurmana' became an insipid 'iLamai kolam'. Hrishikesh mukherjee 's version had terrific performances from all the three leads-amitabh, vinodh Mehra and Rakhee.
Suman, prathap and radkhika were no match to these 3.

The only aspect that was on par with the original was iLaiyaraja's music. All the four songs in IK were either equally good or better than the original('saawan ke jhoole' by LM and 'aaye sakhi raadhike' are noteworthy numbers from jurmaana).

Thanks Ramki for today's song. The essence of the beginning of the 1980s is brought out rather well by this song, I feel. Yes, all the 4 "Ilamai Kolam" songs are very good, without exception.