Pick of the week: 1 Mar to 5 Aug 2006

Ramesh, what I wanted to convey has been done by you. Simply I love the little stretch in varuvaaaaan kaNNNan... very cool. PS is PS.

MSV should come out with an exclusive book on instances (like stretch in varuvaaaaan kaNNNan) for the younger generation MDs to set simple but lovely music. IMHO, this tune is easily catchable by leaners but will stick to the heart forever :-)

Ramki: SDevi, who generally overacts in song sequences, was very much watchable in this song. ThEnkiNNam of Jaya TV showed this song. Sooner I became an addict of the song. Somehow I see a similar shade of charanam from malrum vaan nilavum here too.

Another SDevi/PS combination with slow but mayakkum tune is mella... mella mella endhan mEni nadungudhu mella (Is it from PaNamaa PAsamA? by KVM). Irukka unga song-basela?

Hi SN
Thanks. We have lot of instance like this where MSV has done improvisation &variety in so many songs. I think it is very difficult for him to finish with one book. He may require volumes. :)

regards
ramesh

Sweet song Ramki!

Even though I love SJ's voice and singing (unless she goes overbaord sometimes), PS songs can not be reproduced for sure (Though I believe SJ songs cannot be reproduceable either)..

PS sweet voice and MSV (w TR and w/o TR) combo is the best combo ever which is unbeatble IMHO. Who can forget "Kadhal Siraginil' and "Thangathile oru' -- Minimum music but what a singing?

Thanks oncegain Ramki. Though we would love you to unearth the rare songs, please do not hesitate to host gems like these once a while.


Thanks
Bala

Ramki,

Double Thanks

First one for hosting this song, a song that will take you to sleep.Vairamuthuvin varthaikalil solvanthenral "Iravu Paadalgal ena naan silavatrai eduthu vaipathundu.Athil Suseelavin paadalgalu muthalidam".

Second thanks for putting up in so many words the greatness of PS. I am happy that so many share my views.

Expecting more

Regards

PS: SN, the song you mentioned is from Panama?Paasama? music by KVM. But was it not a duet? (TMS)

Thanks everyone

Pick #290

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow...geethame_kp.rm

Song: sangeethame
Film: kovil pura
Singer: Sjanaki
lyrics: pulamaipithan
Music: iLaiyaraja

If not for the three gem of songs, I'm not sure i will even remember film like kovil puraa. Those days , IR's music did not have any barriers or boundaries. It just seized any situation and poured us with gems like todays pick and vedham nee and 'amuthe thamizhe' etc etc.
kovil puraa had a bizarre story line and with the exception of saritha and shankar, had unknown actors. I think the hero role was played by Thyagaraja Bhagavathars son(or his grandson not sure). He played a nadhaswara vidhwan role. He and saritha are lovers but due to unfortunate circumstances saritha marries shankar. Even after marriage she cannot forget her lover's thoughts and dreams. The hero stops playing the nadhaswaram.
Shankar understands his wifes desire and arranges her meeting with the vidhwan. Todays song comes at this situation.(Sarithas expressions were a treat to watch)
Vidhwan dies at the end of the song and saritha and shankar live happily ever after.
The film opens with KJY's gambeera solo 'vedham nee'
The second song 'amudhe thmaizhe' comes in the middle. ITs a flash back scene picturised on baby indira and ??.

If only IR can give us gems like these today....Im not greedy. I will be satisfied with just one such song/year.mmm *sigh*

Thanks for a fine song!
Ramki you missed the contributions by MPN Sethuraman and Ponnuswamy who I believe played the Nadaswaram pieces

Thanks once again..

Bala

I did hear that song once or twice. I'm simply blown away by the orchestration. I also really love the other two songs from the film. But it is quite disappointing that "Koyil Pura," with its storyline and scope for music had only 3 songs! By the by, the raaga of this song is Rasikapriya, the last of the 72 Melakarta raagas.

Ramki, NPN Sethuraman and Ponnuswami were given enough space in Thillana mohanabaaL. Let it be the great songs Maraindhirundhu or Nalanthanaa, OR the solo performance of the hero, their Nadaswaram spoke. What a demonstration of their viddhai :-) But in Koil Pura, you see only IR in the songs, though NPN S&P have played their part. This is my view.

The main hero (vidwan) role was played Rav Bahadur (I think PU Chinappa's vamsa vazhi heir). He himself directed the movie as well.

My best pick is Uma RamaNan's (with PS) AmudhE thamizhE (Chakravaham based great song). SJ in today's song (as well as "Isai arasi") tried to go overboard in showing the emotions, ultimately land in out-of-control. Ending of Sangeedhame is really a de-railment. NOM :-)

Murali, mella mella endhan mEni nadungudhu is a solo (not duet).