endhan kaNNe(ninaivo oru paravai)
Pick #250
http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow06/endhan_nop.rm
Song: endhan kaNNe
Film: ninaivo oru paravai
Singers: KJYesudoss, BSSasirekha
Lyrics: Vairamuthu
Music: Jerry Amaldev
Jerry Amaldev is another talented malayalam MD who couldn't make it in TFM. He made his debut with Fazil, mohanlal, poornima jairam in 'manjil virijna pookaL'. The film and the songs were super duper hits. (You can listen to the songs at
http://www.raaga.com/channels/malaya.../M0000405.html)
His tamil debut 'ninaivo oru paravai' was never finished but the songs were hits in ilangai vaanoli and tiruchi vaanoli. I'm not sure who were the actors in NOP.
His second tamil film is Nadhiya's 'poove iLam poove' which had couple of good songs too(I can recall 'pattu paada vandhen' by VJ)
Lava kusa songs(Lava kusa)
Pick #251
http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow06/raama_lk.rm
http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow06/sri_lk.rm
Songs: raama suguna/sri saarajana
Film: Lava kusa
Singers: PLeela, Psuseela
Lyrics: Marudhakasi/?
Music: KVMahadevan
'Lava kusa' is my favorite part of Ramayanam. Not only we witness the cowardice of King Rama but we also see the bravery of Seetha matha. The aswamedha yaagam and the ensuing battle scene add interesting chapters to this phase of ramayanam.
The film,with NTR anjalidevi gemini, was fairly engrossing. But the songs were amazing.
'jagam pugazhum punya kadhai' one of the best written songs in TFM. Marudhakasi amazingly folded the entire ramayanam into few poetic lines.
Todays picks are seldom heard to but they are not inferior in anyway. The short sloka by PS makes a great listening..try it.