Pick of the week: 1 Mar to 5 Aug 2006

Ramki, never heard this song by IR. IR sang very well though he jumps off and on in few places. Thanks :-)

IR's composition in 70's -early 80's came out as if reserved in big akshya paatram :-) Splendid work he dis, to get back the music fans to listen TF songs from Hindi Moham. Mylapoor pakkam is a fabulous song by MVD. Janaki's solo starts with Ketti mELam, according to audio cover. Not heard often, I believe.

I think the hero, Mahesh acted in one of the FIVE boys in Alaigal Oaivadhillai. If am correct, he acted as muslim boy.

ILavarasi's original name is Manju, I think, which she retained in Telugu Movies. Her real acting talent was showcased in Sridhar's Aalaya Deepam (Sujatha pinni vittaar nadippil).

thanks for PJ songs. As usual he has done a fine job.

'kan paarum devi' kokkarakko padam thaan ena theriyamal pala naatkal rasiththu vanthullen. Ilavarasi kuthirai odum poluthu "Eei kuthirai nillu" endru kaththuvathu is still fresh in my poor memory. Ilavarasi was good in some visu movie too like samsaaram adhu minsaaram

Even though Iam late by a week, my thanks to Naaz and Ramki for selecting "Maharani unai thedi" . A great song!!! What can I say about SJ/PJ singing? "Heavenly" is the only trivial word I can think of. Listen to the beats in the pallavi. Distinctly IR stamp is evident. The mesmerising flute, violin phrases all carry me to a different world.

Sn23 thanks for the details

YVSM , iLavarasi was also good in 'kunguma simizh'

Pick #242

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow06/urave_aa.rm


Song: urave thaLLaduthu nenjam
Film: aanandha aaradhanai
Singer: SJanaki
Lyrics: Vairamuthu
Music: Manoj Gyan


Interesting cast but an insipid storyline was the main reason for 'aanandha aradhanai' to go unnoticed. The film with Srividya,suhasini, Lizzy, Mohan etc was in making for a long time.
It was directed by director turned cameraman Dinesh(or diwakar?).

Srividya played the role of a man hating chief doctor of an hospital.
Her daughter Lizzy falls in love with Mohan. Ofcourse Mama vidya hates that. Suhasini, a subordinate of SV, is also in love with Mohan.
When srividya finally succumbs to the pleas of the love birds Mohan gets hurt in an accident . He is now paralyzed waist down.
Now he wants to kill himself. He asks srividya to do the deed and she is more than happy to do that for him(so are the audience).
When lizzy comes to know that she swallows buckets of sleeping pills and gets admitted to the very next room of Mohan.
When Mohan learns about Lizzy's condition, the power of love 'unparalyzes' him. He stumbles and fumbles, walks and then finally runs to the next room And true cinematic love triumphs. The brain dead paralyzed audience walk back home in daze.

Todays song is the only aspect worth remembering. A RDB style of music , SJ's voice and VM's lyrics makes the song worth your time.

Ramki,

The song is average. But the story narration is really good.
:lol:

Ramki

Thanks to SJ, song sounds good. It has very Hindi-sh tune.. (yes RDB style..)

I read your first line as "Srividya played the role of a man, hating chief doctor of an hospital." (being a tube light I am). It took me some time to read it back as man-hating chief doctor...

Thanks Ramki for the fine writing

Bala

Pick #243

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow06/paaradi_vv.rm


Song: paaradi kaNNe konjam
Film: vallavanukku vallavan
Singers: Sirgazhi govindarajan, TMS, PSuseela
Lyrics: kaNNadasan
Music: Veda

We lost of the best character actors of Tamil Movies. RS Manohar. A Legend in tamil theatre.
There are not many songs picturised on him. Todays pick is one of my favorites.

PS: 3 deaths and eulogies in the past one month. Lets pray there will not be another one for a long long time

Ramki, aanandha aaradhanai was hyped like anything when Dhinesh (Kannada director & Very close to Mike Mohan) gave an interview in some cine mag. He even said that Mohan's image will be completely changed. hayyaho :lol: SJ's singing in this song is like a train suddenly stopped and creating that unusal screaching sound; also very nasal singing. In 80's itself she had moved into this kind of platform.

R.S.Manohar: According to many film personalities, it is still strange that how villain actors like MN Nambiar, RSM etc were good in character (personal life). My parents know his wife Mrs.Seethalakshmi, a very good hearted lady. My dad had good access to RSM even to get VIP pass for his dramas. How many historical and idhikaasa stories he staged!! Out of all, I liked his Indrajit very much. His RavaNeswaran story was adopted by K.Shankar for his IlangEswaran (Rajesh with KRV and Revathi). It seems he used to read a lot of books and discuss with many learned scholars and teachers about many subjects. A perfect gentleman, he was. May his soul rest in peace.

You are correct Ramki. Manohar's songs are very few (< 10??). I remember 2 more immediately :

"Devan vandhan devan vandhan kuzhandhia vadivile" from Kuzhandaikkaaga. PBS's portion is for RSM starting with "Annai mari deiva balan". Other singers are SG for Major Sundarrajan and TMS for Ramdoss.

"Vendriduven unnai vendriduven". From Agathiyar. TMS sings for RSM and SG for himself.

I think there must be some more songs for RSM.

In KaN pOna pOkkilE song, he dances with Sowcar Janaki, though the song is for MGR.

RSM with Padmini was the real performing pair in Ricshakaaran. They become as step-parent-in-law (last scene) for MGR.

Nalla uLLam manidhar pOi vittarE. Manam varundhugiradhu.

R.S.Manohar was one of the very very few people who kept theater alive in Tamilnadu several decades after the film industry destroyed it. His service to Tamil theater shall be forever remebered and honored.