Pick of the week: 1 Mar to 5 Aug 2006

Yes as VijayR suggested, these two films were by IR.

Nangal had Sivaji, Prabhu and Ramayana Seetha M.P. (whatever her name..). Must be a big flop, but that one song makes me never forget the movie name. Radio 6 and Oli had this song played almost every day

Bala

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Originally Posted by vijayr

raakayi kovil was by IR. Undhanin paadal by Uma Ramanan is from that film

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Are you sure vijay?? I remember Ramki mentioning about VS being the MD for this movie... ramki, neenga recenta paatha movie aache.. so u can provide more info..:)
Naangal was by IR and I remember that one for sure..

FM, Erikarai had 3 versions and one was pathos version if I remember correctly..

The movie ends with some village superstitions like saami vettai etc which spoilt the good work done in the earlier part of the movie...

Thiru Sir

'Undhanin Padal' is vintage IR. Listen to the violin piece and you will see IR's stamp.

Bala

Thiru :) raakaayi kOvil is by IR for sure. It was few of the albums that came under the label 'Raja'

periyavanga neenga ellam sonneenganna thappa irukkuma? i might have mistaken in with another movie (may be aatha un kovilile)...

Vijayr,From Mars, Balaji , thanks for the info. Ramki, count my request too for these songs along with Balaji's as I have not even even heard of these film names and where else can I hear them?

RC thanks. But as far as i know the movie was not a hit in Madras.

Thiru:) naan eppo sonnen??:) 'raakayi kovil' is indeed by IR . It had kasthuri and Selva in the lead.
I will definitely host these songs soon

Ramki: I watched Chinna Thaaye when I was in Trichy. And I think it was hit movie, may be except for Chennai. Adutha paata seekiram pOdunga..

Pick #173

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/kaadhal_dr.rm

Songs: kaadhal raagam paadidum
Film: deva raagam
Singer: Chitra
Lyrics: Vairamuthu
Music: Maragathamani

I just love this piece. IMO one of chitras best. The melodious tune with excellent lyrics by VM makes it a great listen. Chitra beautifully brings out the pain expressed by the lyrics.

kanavil naan kandadhu
ninaivile kai serumo
mogathin theeyile urugidum en uLLam

kadantha kaalam meendum kaivarumaa
en nenjil
amaidhi tharumaa

kadantha kaalangaL
ada podum gnabangaL
idhaya vaasalil
azhiyaadha kolangaL
adhai eNNithaan
adhai eNNithaan
azhudhaen

The way chitra sings 'azhudhaen' is just great.
I watched the last 10 minutes of devaraagam and thought the film deserves more appreciation than it received. Sridevis performance in the climax scene was rivetting. IMO arvind swamy was the weakest link. If only Mohan lal had played that role, it would have got a new dimension.
The songs of DR were very good. I like almost all the songs.

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/arulkan_aa.rm

Songs: arutkaN paarvai
Film: aanazhagan
Singer: Chitra
Lyrics: vaali
Music: IR

A short classical piece by IR. The scene was painfully horrific(saree wearing prashanth dancing). I think KRVijaya lipsyncs for the song.
Is there a full version of this song?

I remember watching 'arutkan' on tv but didn't pay much attention. As I listen more carefully, the first part seems in 'Simmendra madhyamam' (very similar to kaatrodu kuzhalin naadhame'). Later it changes I think.

Pity that carnatic songs have become made-for comic situations.

Romba naal kazhichchu POW vanthaal, ada en favourtie Deva raagam songs irukku - my best pick is karuneela vandugal by PJ, chinna chinna, short and sweet chithra song (todays POW), yaayaaa yaadhava unnai and of course classical song by sujatha.

ramki : thiraikathai was quite boring. Raj TVil adikadi intha padam thiraiyiduvaargal. only grace is Maragathamani's music. have to listen a lot of missed POWs. chinna thaayee was a box-office hit, if I am correct. my best pick is arumbarumbaa and naan Erikarai - duet by KJY, SL. Ennamo kootaiya vittu pattai kettalae oru vitha veruppu.

"Arul Kan Paarvai" kicks off with raaga Simmendramadhyamam, and then, the charanam changes to Sarasaangi, and then back to Simmendramadhyamam.

ThirumagaL un mugam kaaNa, another devotional song by Arunmozhi composed for Veera by IR in Lalitha, was later used in a comic situation in Vanaja Girija. Veera had another short unreleased devotional - kaNNai thirandha karuNai kaar meghame, in Dharmavathi, a good song again sung by Arunmozhi.

Thanks RR and Nithya

YVSM, thiraikadhai pathi theriyalai but i thought the theme was good.

Do you know who sings the song in the film?

Pick #174

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/puthu_ar.rm

Songs: puthumugame siru madhu kudame
Film: antharangam
Singers: Psuseela, KJYesudoss
Lyrics: KaNNadasan?
Music: GDevarajan

I recently watched(for the first time) 'gnayiru oLi mazhaiyil'. It looked like one of the exercise videos you see on american television except that Deepa exactly didnt look like someone who exercised regularly:). It was just a typical 70s film song sequence that exploited the heroines curves and carbs :).
I think andharangam is Deepas first film. But from the lyrics of todays pick it sounds that she was popular even before(and than kamalhassan). The whole song is kindof dedicated to her(the 'Deepa deepa' line included:).

Very nice song Ramki, Thanks

Another favorite of Ilangai Vanoli, hardly heard this song on madras/Trichy stations or on Vividh Bharathi..

Bala

I remember the song from an old KJY duets tape (the song "Puthumugame"). Another thing is that it's by one of my favorite MDs ever.

Devaragam, touted as Sridevi's comeback to southIndia was an eminently forgettable fare. Thanks to the visibly ageing Sridevi's desperate attempt to pass off as a teenage "dhaavani" queen, Arvindswamy with a "I have drunk castor oil" kind of face who could not act for nuts, pathetic characterization of Sri's husband, an irritating RevaLi. Only Sri's acting histrionics and MMKeeravani's lilting melodies saved Devaragam.
Both the picks are short and sweet. Esp the ending of "kaadhal ragam" makes me yearn for more

Pick #175

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/adiye_pp.rm

Song: adiye vanitha
Film: pookaLai parikaadheergaL
Singers: Psuseela,Sjanaki, SPB
Lyrics: TRajendar
Music: TRajendar

This is a rare combo of PS-SJ-SPB. The only other song i know in this combination is 'naan oru poNNoviyam'.
I like this song for its meaningful but playful lyrics. I think this is the first 'outside' film TR worked and he came up with some good songs.
'Maalai enai vattudhu' ,'pookaLaithaan parikadheenga','thozhikku thaan kalyaanam', 'solaigaLellaam' are some good numbers from PP
Nadhiya and Suresh were paired again for nth time. But like most of their films nadhiya was the real hero of the film. The film had a tragic end and it was a hit (super hit?).

Ramki: kiLinjalgaL should be the first outside film for TR. TR's films always had very good songs until Mythili ennai kaadhali.. adhukkappuram onnum thEralai...

good song, thanks Ramki!

PP did run reasonably well in Pondy/Kadolre. Was it a super hit in citiies?


Bala

ramki :
thozhikku thaan kalyanam pattu ketta gyabagamae illai. adiyae vanithavil SJ undaa... naan BSS endru ninaiththen.. neenga sonna sariyathaan irukkum. solaigal ellaam, maalai ennai vaatuthu, adiyae vanitha, pookkalai thaan parikkatheenga idhu thaan en paadal rating from PP. I think in madurai it was a superhit

Ramki: Andharangam KJY-PS duet had musical merits and better spirit in singing. But Gnayiru oLi mazhaiyil became very popular, reasons being Kamal sang in his sondha kural, Deepa in Exercise postures :-), song sequence in colour (other parts of movie in B&W) etc. But PoW is my pick too :-)

Mani: Adiye vanitha had SJ with PS & SPB. BSS sang with PS & TMS in "Welcome hero happy marriage" song from indru pOl endrum vAzhga. Konjam confuse agitteengaLaa?

IMO, Adiye vanitha has vasanam, not lyrics for a song.

Ramki: PS, SJ and SPB along with TMS sang Ulagil irandu kiLigaL (KulamA GuNamA), correct-aa?

I thougth PP was a super hit movie. Ask RR about 'sOlaikaL ellam pookaLai thoova...' :) thOse the days that every single item would be named after nadhiya, sElai, kaapu, etc :)


Ganesh [shanker] appeared for 'pookaLai thaan paRikaatheenga' song.

FM, padam super-a duper-a theriyaadhu, but andha paattu super-ppa :thumbsup:

SN23, that's probably the only song in TMS-PS-SPB-SJ combo. Maniam@Oli puts it up once in a bluemoon. Not a great song, IMO. Just theoretical interest. The TMS-PS-SPB-VJ combo 'vaa ilamai azhaikkindrathu' was a better one.

thanks YVSM

Bala

SN23 correct but 3 per mathram paadinadhu indha 2 songsthaanu ninaikkiren

Pick #176

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/kannin_rr.rm

Song: en kaNNin maNiye
Film: RajaRajeswari
Singers: SPB , TKKala
Lyrics: kaNNadasan
Music: Shankar Ganesh

I always felt that SG mixed the styles of MSV and IR for this song.
Some even think this is an IR song. I love this song for SPB's singing. Who were the actors in Rajarajeswari? Sujatha, Jaiganesh,vijayakumar?

I have watched the movie as a kid and all I remember is this song. Muthuraman is the hero. I dont have any other info. I'm looking forward to any more details on the movie. SPB's singing is great in this song and a similar song (theme) in vaathiyar veetu piLLai - maNa maalayum manjaLum soodi.

Thanks for the song Ramki!

'Kalai Pozhudhu vidindhadhu en Nenjathai pole' by SJ was a ergular feature in Ilangai Vanoli at 5:30 AM to 6:00 AM program. That song would sound like an MSV song.

I think Muthu acted in the film also...

Bala

was the film ever released?

mmm RC sonna sariyaa thaan irukkum :)

FM: oru nalla paata pathi thaane naan sonnen.. ungaLa maadhiri dubbing/dubba padam pathilaama solren? :)

aaraamthinai.com used to have a page with reviews for old movies from various magazines and I believe I have seen one for RajaRajeswari.

Pick #177

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/thodangum_mm.rm

Song: thodangum thodarum
Film: Mudisooda mannan
Singers: PSuseela, SPB
Lyrics: ?
Music: Satyam

Thanks to Neel D for this song. He writes:


"thodanggum thodarum" was a very popular song in the late 70s when it
was released. The film "Mudisoodaa Mannan" starring Jaishankar
commercially did not live up to the hype created by the media. However, this
song played on the radio very frequently, more frequently than many other
popular songs of the time.

The lyrics tell a little bit of the story. That is, Jaishankar is a
commoner who is in love with a royalty, I guess a princess, played by
Sridevi. I personally find such Pocohontas stories very offensive, sexist
and condescending. But there is a lot of such stories around. Putting my
opinions aside, the song "thodanggum thodarum" in spite of all the
vallinams in the opening lines is a very soothing song. PS's sweet voice
softens the hard edges of the lyrics. Two other songs composed for
similar situation (rich girl, poor guy) that come to mind are "rOjA malarE
rAjakumAri", "pOvOmA UrkOlam". All three songs are nice songs and hit
songs.

One would easily assume that "thodanggum thodarum" is an MSV
composition but it actually is by Satyam, who was a popular music director in
Telugu films. No matter how talented the MDs were, Telugu film industry
never lets them prove their creative skills to the fullest. It always
churns out a lot of quick, run-of-the-mill songs. By no strecth of
imagination am I suggesting that only Tamil industry brought the best out of
Satyam, so don't jump on me.

By the way, this song disproves the claim made by someone that there is
only one song in the history of Tamil film music that has used the word
"avani".

Ramki, you are right. I was under the wrong impression that "Mudi sooda... " was by MSV. If I remember correctly, there is also another nice melody with a 'kick'
"kaadhal bodhai kaNNil era
kaayum veNNila" by SPB and SJ

thanks NeelD and Ramki

I think it is Vaali's karpanai

Bala

gr8 song
thanks ramki

Life bore adikkaradhu :( Ramki!!! Please host a exquisite early IR song for me to enjoy! :) good day!

Thank you all for the details

Ramki, I am searching for 'karpagavallinin porpathangal...' by TMS and 'kadaikkan noki...' Papanasam Sivan krithi, can you host it for me if have(chance kedaikkum podhu pannarelaa?) thanks vinatha

Pick #178

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/vaada_rm.rm

Song: vaada en raaja
Film: Rishi moolam
Singer: SPShailaja
Lyrics: kaNNadasan
Music: iLaiyaraja

This song is not one of IR's greatest. But if he can give atleast one similar song now , i will be a happy person. The interludes are vintage 70's IR.
But the song sequence was highly irritating. A much younger reena trying to seduce a bloated and old sivaji was not fun to watch.
Apparently the 'raaja' in 'vaada en raaja' is meant for sivaji and not for the child she sings with. All the suggestive poses she gives during the duration of song could be any parent's nightmare who hires a young girl as a baby sitter.
Rishimoolam was another contrived ,totally unbelievable sivaji film of 70s and early 80s.
IR songs were the only saving grace.
Songs like
'neramidhu neramidhu'
'nenjil uLLa kaayamondru'
'aimbadhilum aasai varum'
and my favorite
'mazhai varuvadhu mayilukku theriyum'
made this one a great album by IR