Pick of the week: 1 Mar to 5 Aug 2006

Pick #257

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


Song:ponunjal katti vaithu
Film: Thaai Piranthaal
Singer: Sjanaki
Lyrics:alangudi somu
Music: MSViswanathan


Thanks to NeelD for the song. He writes:

This solo by S.Janaki is from the same film Thaai Piranthaal which had
two solos by P.Bhanumathi that were presented few weeks ago. This
lovely song, a typical soothing MSV composition, sung before the
mukkal-munagal era has the innocence in S.Janaki's voice still intact.
In my opinion, S.Janaki delivered the songs with importance to
composition in the pre-IR times. In the later part of her career there
was too much importance to expression, at the cost of everything else.
"ponnUnjal katti vaiththu" is rare, lovely and let us enjoy the chaste
rendition.

Ramki,

'aenda raja' I think is Ananda Bairavi.

'ponoonjal katti' is a beautiful melody..! I see shades of Hamir Kalyani, but there are other ragas too.

Ramki, I am lost totally. Then, in which movie the scene that I narrarated exist? en mana vaanilaa? Hayyo :banghead:

Thookkam un kangaLai is popular, I agree. But whenever aalayamaNi song is aired, often one of TMS's 3 songs will aired. So, though I cannot enter into your decision territory, konjan inaam kEtkalaam illaya. Kadaisiyil, Thookkam song host paNNungaL :-)

After reading your as usual nayyandi "mukkal-munagal era...", I recollect reading a Arasu kELvi-Bhadil (Kumudam). The Q was "Who is better 'mukkal-munagal specialist' Janaki OR 'mookil paadum' Chitra?". Arasu's reply was "Mukkal munagalil Janaki-ai ellam thooki saapidum LR Eswari irukkiraar. Mookkil padubavar yaar endru sonnaal avarukku kobam vadu muruga muruga endru solla arambippaar". Idhan full meaning Arasukku thaan veLichcham :-)

Above all, SJ's POW is really melodious. Worth noding the head with closed eyes :-)

Ramki :

Having started Janaki's rare gems, I request you to find and host the song "Sollaamal Theriya Vendume, Sollavum Thanimai Vendume" from film "Vilyaattu Pillai", a Sivaji, Kaanchana (?) starrer (early 70's). "Old" pople here can recognise the song and film, I hope. :lol:


CSR

CSR, enakku avlO vayasu aaga villai. Irundhalum, I guess the music was scored by KVM for ViLayattu PiLLai, who gave good songs to SJ pre-IR era. The song is for Kaanchana as you said, though the main heroine is Padmini. Sivaji would enter the room of Kanchana and shocked to see her coming out from bathroom. She would welcome Sivaji "vaarungaL Muththaian varungaL". This piece I remember as I watched it a moving bus long back.

IR - SJ combination-i vida Pre IR -SJ combinations ellamae best agha thaan irukku. Neel D correct agha thaan solli irukkaar ena ninaikka thoandrugirathu.
Hope to get more SJ songs from pre IR era, Ramki. thanks

ramki, ponnoojanl katti vaithu is like a soft paruthi cloth. Very nice. never heard so far.

Namma kuzhandaigal song and Kanni pen song are very good with MSV and SJ. But one thing, please do not continuously host SJ songs. Kadhu repair aagidum. Just kidding :-)

Your sense of humor is really great ramki. i like that.

Enda raaja song is almost accompanied with mosing instrument. did you notice that. Very nice effect. MSV expert knows that strength.

Thanks RR

csr I do not have that song with. Will host it, if i can find it.

Pick #258

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


Song:angadha naatil
Film: neela malargaL
Singer: Sjanaki
Lyrics:kaNNadasan
Music: MSViswanathan


More than 10 female singers have given voice for Sridevi(in tamil) but only SJanaki's voice fit hers like a glove. It started with senthoorapoove and continued till 'Hare raama hare krishna' songs.

Todays pick is another one of those perfect fit songs. You can almost visualise sridevi singing it. I love the way SJ sings the 'thananana raajakumari'.
'neela malargaL' a tamil remake of 'anuraag' had 4 good songs by MSV.
'maadham oru poo malarum' (already featured in POW)
'idhu irava pagalaa'
'pesum mani muthu' and todays pick.

Regarding Pre and Post IR sj songs : I personally think if not for IR we would never have witnessed the great talents SJ had. Her versitality was best exposed in IR songs. I cannot imagine anyone else singing songs like 'azhagiya kaNNe' ,'kaatril endhan geetham' 'kaNden engum' etc. Her voice became younger as she became older. If not for IR, SJ might have faded away from TFM like other singers of her age(JM,jikki, PLeela etc)