Another good album from GA is Ini oru sudandhiram.
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Another good album from GA is Ini oru sudandhiram.
GA was a vastly under-rated, under-utilised MD. Perhaps he himself was to blame- his varied interests- lyrics writing, singing and film direction, didn't allow him to concentrate on his music. Malargaley Malarungal, for instance is a brilliant album. I was surprised when I read that he has composed music for more than a 100 films- En Thagachi padichava was his 100th film.
These are his songs which I like a lot, apart from some which have already been mentioned:
1.Naalu vagai poovil- Ramayi vayasukku vandhutta- JC-SJ
2.Nayagan avan oru puram- Oru Vidukathai oru thodarkathai-KJY-SJ
3.Mookuthi poo meley-Mouna Geethangal-KJY-SJ
4.Madura pakkam-Theruvilakku-Kamal-SPS
5.Pon maana thedi-Enga oor rasaathi-MVD-SPS
6.Vaanamey mazhaimegamey-Madhumalar-KJY-UR
7.Vellam poley thullum-Kanavugal karpanaigal-SPB-Poorani
8.Thendral oru paadal sonnathu-Kanavugal karpanaigal-JC
9.Pillai pirayathiley-Kanavugal karpanaigal-Deepan Chakravarthi
10.Maadapuraavo-Imaigal-MVD-PS
11.Pasamalarey-Neethipathi-TMS-PS-SPS
12.Oru devathai vandhaal-Neethipathi-SPB-VJ
13.Manithan kathai idhu-Vamsavilakku-SPB-MVD
14.Kaalam kaalamaai-Karpoora deepam-SJ-PS
15.Vaa maalai neram-Karpoora deepam-SPB-SJ
16.Malligai pooviley-Karpoora deepam-SNS-SJ
17.Neelagiri poovey-Kudumbam-SNS-SJ
18.Allippookaley-Mannukketha Ponnu-SPS
19.Poove poojai seyya vaa-Pattuselai-KJY
20.Thendrale thendrale-Savi-SPB-SJ
21.Poovo ponno poovizhi maano-Pudhu Yugam-KJY-SJ
22.Azhage nee azhalaama-Pudhuyugam-SNS-Shobha
23.En radhaye-Premapasam-KJY-VJ
24.Vannam-Premapasam-SPB-SJ
25.Nee thaana nesanthaana-Naalellam pournami-KJY-KSC
26.Saathimalligai samanji nikkidhu-Naalellam pournami-KSC
27.Pootha malligai-Namma ooru nalla ooru-SJ
28.Odam engey-Namma ooru nalla ooru-MSV
29.Oru kaadhal enbathu-Chinna thambi periya thambi-SPB-SJ
30.Solla vallayo kiliye-Ini oru Sudhandhiram-SPS-KSC
31.Mohathai kondru vidu-Ini oru sudhandhiram-KJY-KSC
32.Hero vandhachudi-Jeeva-SPB-KSC
33.Sangeetham kelu-Jeeva-MVD-SNS-Sunandha
34.Mamanu solla oru aalu-En thangachi padichava-JC-PS-SPS
35.Kaadhal polladhu-Thambi thanga kambi-SPB-PS-KSC
36.Alli alli veesudhayya-Atha maga Rathiname-SJ
Instead of mere listing of songs a critical or general analysis is welcome moviewise/songwise as Saravanan does for VJ thread. Isn't it Saravanan?
Friends,
Those days, 'Odaththula thaNNeeru...' from' karai kadantha oruththi' had the record of using the maximum no. of instruments in one song (I think 150!). I don't if it was beaten later on!
Typo: I don't know if it was beaten later on!
R Sundar-
It is only due to lack of sufficient time that I merely listed the songs of GA which are my favourites.
I agree all of them deserve detailed appreciation and analysis. Please excuse me for not being able to involve myself here, (at least immediately), to the extent of my participation in the VJ thread.
an interesting info. i happened to watch an interview of GA by somebody. in that GA described a event.
i don't remember which of these three songs(vaa vaa en veeNaiye, mazaiyin thuLiyil and ammamma sharanam charanam un paadhangaL) he was mentioning. It seems one of these songs he was playing(in a tape recorder) when he was chatting with IR. IR listened to that song and "liked" it very much and asked GA "hey! nalla vandhurukkae. amar, indha paatta naa aendha padaththukku pottaen?" GA laughed and told him "appa idhu nee pottadhu illa naa pottadhu". then both laughed.
Archivist,
Shankarlal, I believe, is not by GA but by IR.
R Sundar, I think Shankarlal was a very rare joint effort by IR and GA. I remember Vividh Bharathi announcing: Isai-IR-GA. I suppose some songs were by IR and the rest by GA. I don't know the circumstances which resulted in this arrangement,though.
Similarly, Auto Raja had one song by IR and the rest by SG.
Saravanan,
Is that Sangathil paadaatha kavithai angathil yaar thandhathu you are referring to in Autoraja-IR,SJ? Good no. indeed.