Pick of the week: 1 Mar to 5 Aug 2006

Pick #246

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Song: kadhal deivam kaNden
Film: Gaslight Mangamma
Singers: KJYesudoss, Vani Jairam
Lyrics: kaNNadasan
Music: MSViswanathan

A forgotten song from the 70's. KRV was one of the few Tamil heroines who played the 'hero' is many movies. mayor meenakshi, sabadham, annapoorani,nathaiyil muthu, thirudi etc were totally heroine centered and the heros like Muthuraman, jaishankar etc played the second fiddle.
Gaslight had KRV and muthuraman but i think todays song is picturised on srikantha and??

Ramki, I never heard this song for long time. I think this is for Srikanth and Shubha ("Pattikaada pattaNamaa" fame). Gaslight mangamman PEra kEttaalE sirippu thaan varudhu. I remember a picture of KRV and Shubha with "bottle" in their hands. I guess it was for a female duet PS+LRE", starting with "PoNNu kudichaa thappu ennadi" (ayyo kadavuLE).

Was it not Ravichandran, the dummy hero in GM?

The KRV era started with Namma Vettu Deivam (directed by GN VElumaNi). Then puttreesal pola KRV films. In addition to your list, I could add some more... Kurathi Magan, Vaayaadi, Roshakaari, Gowri, Aayirathil Oruthi, Maharasi Vaazhga, Mittaai Mammi ( :lol: ), VeLLi Radham, NadagamE ulgam etc. Even in Asthivaaram, MaNicka thottil, Soodhattam, Engal Kula Deivam, Idho endhan deivam, Aanandha Bhairavi etc, she dominated the film and screen :lol:

Ramki, you missed one important dummy hero.. Jai ganesh :-), who was discovered by none other than Mr.KRV (VElaayudham avargaL) :-)

engeyo, eppavoa kettathu pol oru gyabagam. Thanks to ramki & others behind it and tfm, I am able to listen to these songs. Last 3 songsilum, VJ enna versatality kaanbiththullaar.

Kadhal Deivam Kanden is a nice and pleasant composition with a typical 70s feel. If offered, MSV will make such nice music even today. Thanks for the rare song Ramki.

Ramki -

A real rare one! Where do you find these duets?? Mark VJs delivery in the Charanams...amazing precision. I have not seen Gaslight Mangamma, but the title is novel. Does anybody know why she has the "Gaslight" moniker??
Say what you will about KRV, but in a ruthless, male dominated industry, she is one of the few female leads who could hold her own and guarantee a good opening at the box-office. Even Savitri and Saroja Devi didn't have such clout. That, in my view, makes her a trail-blazer.

Ramki: i very much moved after listening to Vazhndhal song from Savithri. Starting pallavi has katam background and not tabla, so I thought it could be a traditional devotional song like lava kucha. But continued with the song. After completion repeated again. once again. There was no tears, but I had somewhat heavyness in my heart. wonderful written song. very devoted music. powerful singing by vanijayaram. though I am not great fan of her earlier, now i hv devloped a respect for her singing.

sorry to dig here. sorry in advance. why her voice was not cashed by IR in his days. No doubt he introduced many voices, even looked for alternative for TMS, PS and other verterans. But he gave too many for that "keech keech thambaalam kiya kiya thambaalam" S.Janaki and pained our ears. seezh pudikka vachuttaar. too many songs. why not he used this lady singer who gave her heart and soul to savitri kind of songs? many people would have discussed this aspect, but i wanted to say it out now. really frustrating.

One more song of PS i.e kaala magal kan thirppal (MGR movie), has the same type of heavy feeling. nenjai adaikkum.

Naaz, KR.Vijaya acted as the poor lady worker carrying the gaslight during mappla azhaippu and other functions. That's why the title on her character. Great discovery of me :-) hey I am serious.

Hi Ramki !

a rare gem..!

Naaz,

I agree with you. K.R.Vijaya has a great crowd-pulling power, especially women crowd. I have not come across any women or little girls who do not like KRV. They all take an immediate liking to her. That is KRV's magnetism. In the last 30 years she has aged about 5 years. She is currently playing Amman in a TV series.

Pick #247

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Song: thodalaam thottaalum yogamthan
Film: kalicharan
Singers: Vani Jairam ,SPrabhakar
Lyrics: ?
Music: Chandrabose

Someone requested this song long time ago(Naaz?), I just got hold of it.
One song wonder Prabhakar has a decent voice(Kind of Jayachandran's). Not sure if he also sang in 'oru malarin payanam'? .

I have no detainls on 'kalicharan', was it by any chance a charanraj *er?

Ramki,

Yes.. Karthik, Charanraj , Sripriya were in the cast.