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rekhs & sss, you are welcome.

rajraj, kAyAtha kAnagaththE is mindblowing. But the thillana I thought was rare. Also, I have another theme running this week. I will let hubbers figure it out. :)

All,
Here is Deepan Chakravarthi's rendition of kAyAtha kAnagaththE that was featured some time ago.
http://www.mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?p=695105#695105

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Also, I have another theme running this week. I will let hubbers figure it out. :)

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Valentine's Day special ? :lol:

rajraj,
Not going to reveal it until the end of the week. :)

Pick #762

Song: varuvAn vadivElan
Film: Varuvan Vadivelan
Music: M.S.Viswanathan
Singer: Vani Jairam
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1978

Bhakti films are always about miracles happening in people's lives through faith. Varuvan Vadivelan was one such film and was a big hit. Come to think of it there were many Bhakti films that were big hits in the 70s. Thirumalai Thenkumari, Annai Velankanni, Deivam, Devi Sri Karumari Amman, Vellikkizhamai Viratham, Thiruvarul, Swami Ayyappan, etc. But I can think of only one in the 80s, Thai Mookambikai. Can't think of any starting the 90s. Hmmm... have people stopped believing in miracles?

Varuvan Vadivelan had good songs and a huge cast. Today's pick was picturized on Jayachitra.

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/varuvan_vv.rm

Another nice song on Dhandapani ! :)
Thanks Neel!

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Pick #762

such a delight to the ears neel
awesome treat
wanted to share the lyrics
thanks ever so much:)

Song: varuvAn vadivElan
Film: Varuvan Vadivelan
Music: M.S.Viswanathan
Singer: Vani Jairam
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1978

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/varuvan_vv.rm

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Varuvaan Vadivelan
Varuvaan Vadivelan
thanigai vaLLal avan
azhagu mannan avan
ninaiththaal varuvaan Vadivelan

Varuvaan Vadivelan
Varuvaan Vadivelan
thanigai vaLLal avan
azhagu mannan avan
ninaiththaal varuvaan Vadivelan

siriththu kurathi peNNai aNaikkindravan
avaL sengkani vaa idhazhai nanaikkindravan


siriththu kurathi peNNai aNaikkindravan
avaL sengkani vaa idhazhai nanaikkindravan

idaiyinil kaikkoduthu vaLaikkindravan
aLLi idugindravan sorgam tharugindravan

aahaaa...

idaiyinil kaikkoduthu vaLaikkindravan
aLLi idugindravan sorgam tharugindravan

Varuvaan Vadivelan
Varuvaan Vadivelan
thanigai vaLLal avan
azhagu mannan avan
ninaiththaal varuvaan Vadivelan

muruga muruga muruga muruga
muruga muruga muruga muruga
muruga muruga muruga muruga


adiyavar kaetta varam tharugindravan
endrum avar kaNNil naeraaga therigindravan


adiyavar kaetta varam tharugindravan
endrum avar kaNNil naeraaga therigindravan

kodiyavar pagai theerthu mudikkindravan
seval kodiyanavan namakku iniyanavan

kodiyavar pagai theerthu mudikkindravan
seval kodiyanavan namakku iniyanavan

seval kodiyanavan namakku iniyanavan

Varuvaan Vadivelan
Varuvaan Vadivelan
thanigai vaLLal avan
azhagu mannan avan
ninaiththaal varuvaan Vadivelan

thirumurgaatruppadai naan paadavaa
illai thirupugazh paadi ingu nadamaadavaa


thirumurgaatruppadai naan paadavaa
illai thirupugazh paadi ingu nadamaadavaa
kandhar sashti kavacha kavi paadava
avan mun kaiyendhavaa
vetri kadal neendhavaa
kandhar sashti kavacha kavi paadava
avan mun kaiyendhavaa
vetri kadal neendhavaa

Varuvaan Vadivelan
thanigai vaLLal avan
azhagu mannan avan
ninaiththaal varuvaan Vadivelan

rajraj & rekhs, you are welcome.
rekhs, thanks for the lyrics.

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/pow07/imag...vaivilakku.jpg
Pick #763

Song: nAn unai ninaikkAtha
Film: Paavai Vilakku
Music: K.V.Mahadevan
Singer: P.Susheela
Lyrics: A.Maruthakasi
Year: 1960

Happy Valentine's Day!

Paavai Vilakku directed by K.Somu starred Sivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, Kumari Kamala, M.N.Rajam, Balaji and others. Story was by Pa.Akilan and dialog by A.P.Nagarajan. Every song in the film is absolutely beautiful. It is one of K.V.Mahadevan's greatest albums.

Sivaji Ganesan is an intellectual who is into reading and writing poetry and literature. An artsy dreamer. He falls in love with one woman after another. Or, women simply fall in love with him one after another. It is like Autograph. A dancer by the name Senkamalam(Kumari Kamala) is one of those women who love him. Today's pick is a dance recital picturized on Kumari Kamala.

If you watch the films of the 30s and 40s, the dance sequences are usually a light version of Bharatanatyam or some light blend of dance forms. There may be two reasons for this. One of those is that the actors had to sing and dance at the same time and if they danced heavily then they will be out of breath and cannot sing, and also the audio recorder cannot catch their voice and the accompanying instruments clearly if their footnotes and ankle bells are too loud. The other reason may be that these actresses were primarily singer/actors and not necessarily dancers and could only perform light movements. But once playback became the standard, the dancing stars had a field day. Especially in the 50s and early 60s so many wonderful dancers were able to show off their talent.

Kumari Kamala, beginning her career as Baby Kamala in the films like Sri Valli(1945) and Naam Iruvar(1947), popularized Bharatanatyam in its purest form among Tamil audience. There were many other dancers during her tenure in Tamil films, but Kamala stands apart. Most of her dances are pure and traditional choreographies without any lightening, mixing or cinematizing. Other dancing stars, through no fault of their own, were often subjected to performing variety entertainment such as Paambaati natanam, Kuravar natanam, Uzhavan natanam, Athivaasi natanam, Gypsy natanam, light version of classical dance forms, etc. But Kamala with her technical brilliance, expressive face and incredible pace gave life to pure Bharatanatyam choreographies. Today's pick is one such dance. Choreography by K.N.Dhandayuthapani Pillai. The dance is performed inside a temple. Kamala dances and Sivaji watches in wonderment. So will you.

There is also another dance by Kamala towards the end of the film. An emotional song "sithaRiya sathanggaigaL pOlE", sung expressively by PS, has Kamala once again performing at an incredible pace with every cell in her body, in two styles of dance - Kathak and Lavani.

Wish Kamala had given us more dances like this. But she did not act in too many films.

And now back to K.V.Mahadevan. The vocal part of the song is only the first two minutes of this over five minutes song. The rest of the song will say everything about KVM. I don't have to.

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/nan_unai.rm

Good pick Neel! Kumari Kamala gave a lot performances on stage. I attended one of them in 1953. There was another dancer who acted in a few films, E.V.Saroja.

rajraj,
Thank you. You are lucky to have watched Kamala's dance performance in person.
How was Paavai Vilakku received by the audience? How about the songs? What were the reviews like? Please share with us.

Neel: paavai viLakku was popular. Not sure whether it was because of the popular novelist Akilan or the songs by C.S.Jayaraman.
I used to sing and still sing some of those songs:
1.mangiyadhor nilavinile
2.aayiram kaN podhaadhu
3.kaaviyamaa nenjin oviyamaa
4.vaNNathamizh peN oruthi

For details:

http://forumhub.mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?t=1917

Dear Neel,
Thanks for "Naan unai ninaikadha"

very beautiful song.

Thank you Neel.

With Love,
Usha Sankar.

rajraj, thank you.
Usha, you are welcome.

Pick #764

Song: en thEvanE
Film: Ithu Ivargalin Kathai
Music: V.Kumar
Singer: A.M.Raja
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1976

Disappointed and disillusioned with the film industry (that is what I heard) A.M.Raja had exiled himself from the industry for many years and was hardly seen in TFM during the 70s. V.Kumar apparently gave this song to A.M.Raja to help him start his second innings. And then what happened? I don't know. The film did not do much for V.Kumar either and that is another story. One more story... P.B.Srinivas was hardly seen in TFM once 70s rolled in. What is the story behind his disappearance? I don't know that either. Ithu Ivarkalin Kathai apparently starred Sivachandran and Amudha(who is Amudha?).

Today's pick is a very nice, but sad, song. Audio quality is so-so.

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/en_thevane.rm

Good to hear AMR, my favourite singer. His first song was ' samsaaram samsaaram sakala dharma saaram'. He was reigning TFM in the 50s with his wife Jikki. He died prematurely slipping from a moving train. As a college student I used to sing a lot of his songs earning the dubious title, 'A.M.Raja of the hostel' ! :lol: Of course we are very generous in conferring titles! :) It was my friends' ploy to get me to sing his songs!

Jikki died later of cancer. Sad end for a great singing pair. Reminds me of AMR's song in 'avan' :

minnal pol aagum indha vaazhkkaiye vaan vill polume iLamai aanadheyaam thunbak kadhai unadhe ! :(

I still sing his songs, 'brindhaavanamum nandhakumaaranum yaavarukkum podhu selvam andro' being my favourite.
Memories ! :lol:

More on AMR:

http://forumhub.mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?t=2005

wow !

konjam busy-a irundhalum indha songkku oru post pOdAma pOga manasu varalliyE... ! :wink:

nice Neel... this is a nice pathos number.. though I luv the duet "Anandha illam nAn kaNda uLLam" by AMR and PS more than this from the same film. andha song-il pazhaiya AMR-ai kEtkalaam...

whats the story ? The hero must be a christian while the heroine is Hindu. After marriage ( and ofcourse a child .. adhuvum paiyan) something happened and reNdu perum pirinjudaraanga..

yAro oru friend kurukka varappala theriyudhu...

hayyoo.. may be a good storyline. Indha film release aacha enna ? :confused2:

rajraj, thanks for all the interesting information. From whatever I have read I get the idea that A.M.Raja was a very sensitive person. It takes a really thick skin to survive in the film industry. But I am grateful for what he offered when he could. By the way, last week's second theme was Bharatanatyam (all four songs). :)

madhu, thank you. And good job on guessing the story from the song. :clap:

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By the way, last week's second theme was Bharatanatyam (all four songs). :)

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I wish you featured 'kaaNa kaN kodi veNdum ayyan kaal thooki nindraadum kaatchi ponnambalathil' by Kumari Kamala ! :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALS8NRVboRI

( if anyone wants to watch the clip replace 'R' at the end with 'r' .
I do not intend to interfere with Neel's posts! :) )

Hi Neel..

kannadasan oru thadavai (kumari) kamala lakshman patri sonnabodhu.. "matha dancers தகதிமி appdinnu step vaikkarappo tharaiyila oru thadavai thatti AduvAgna.. but kamalavin pAdham ovvoru aksharathukkum oru thattu thatti 4 steps pOdum" enRu sonnArAm.

BTW..

what about the second stanza in the song "naan unai ninaikadha" ?

it goes like "mounam EnO sollum swAmi.. en manam vittu nAn pAdi Aduvadhai kaNda pinnum"

adhu padathula varaliya ?

rajraj, Konjum Salangai has great songs and dances.

madhu, No wonder Kannadasan had Kamala star in Sivagangai Seemai, just like S.Varalakshmi, one of his favorite singers.
Andha second stanza kEttathE illaiyE!

Pick #765

Song: nAn kaNdathu
Film: Paravaigal Palavidham
Music: S.A.Rajkumar
Singer: S.P.Balasubramanyam
Lyrics: S.A.Rajkumar
Year: 1988

"Paravaigal Palavidham" directed by Robert-Rajasekar duo starred Ramki, Nirosha, Tara and others. Robert-Rajasekar have good taste for music and they got some good compositions out of SAR for this film. But not all of those songs shine through like today's pick, mainly because of the choice of singers in those other songs. The re-recording for the film was done by Vidyasagar.

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/nan_kandathu.rm

[quote="Neel D"]Pick #765
AWESOME song neel :) thanks
luv the line vidiyal idaiyil iravaanadhu


Song: nAn kaNdathu
Film: Paravaigal Palavidham
Music: S.A.Rajkumar
Singer: S.P.Balasubramanyam
Lyrics: S.A.Rajkumar
Year: 1988

naan kaNdadhu poi naadagam
vaalibam vaanilae
vaanavil pOlavae
en kaadhal indru poi aanadhae

naan kaNdadhu poi naadagam

panneerilae peNN payiraanavaL
pala kaalamaai en uyiraanavaL
manam maariyae avaL enai meerinaaL
malar maalaiyai indru yaar soodinaaL

aEn aEn iLamaiyum thee aanadhu
aEn aEn kanavugaL veeNaanadhu
aEn aEn iLamaiyum thee aanadhu
aEn aEn kanavugaL veeNaanadhu
vidiyal idaiyil iravaanadhu

naan kaNdadhu poi naadagam

aEn deivamae indha viLayaattu dhaan
en paavamO nenjai pazhudhaakkinaaL
naan kaaNavae andru nilavaaginaaL
aEn indru paar iruLaaginaaL

ohh ohh puzhudhiyil poomaalai dhaan
naan naan nadandhidum maNN bommai dhaan
ohh ohh puzhudhiyil poomaalai dhaan
naan naan nadandhidum maNN bommai dhaan
nazhuvum ulagam purigindradhu

naan kaNdadhu poi naadagam
vaalibam vaanilae
vaanavil pOlavae
en kaadhal indru poi aanadhae

Hi neel..

that second stanza goes like..

"மௌனம் ஏனோ சொல்லும் சுவாமி..
என் மனம் விட்டு நான் பாடி ஆடுவதைக்
கண்ட பின்னும்
மௌனம் ஏனோ சொல்லும் சுவாமி..

அயலில் உள்ள மனிதர் யாரும் அறிந்திடாமலே
நெஞ்சின் ஆசைதனை கண்களாலே பேசிடாமலே
தயவு இன்றியே..
தமிழ் இசையில் ஒன்றியே
இது தருணம் எனை மறந்தே
........ இருக்கையில் எனதுயிரே

நான் உனை நினைக்காத நேரமுண்டோ..

அப்படின்னு வரும்.. ( கடைசி வரி மறந்து போச்சு :mrgreen: )

this is my mom's fav song.. and she used to sing this often..
adhunAla nalla ninaivu irukku..

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Pick #765

Song: nAn kaNdathu
Film: Paravaigal Palavidham
Music: S.A.Rajkumar
Singer: S.P.Balasubramanyam
Lyrics: S.A.Rajkumar
Year: 1988


http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/nan_kandathu.rm

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engayo eppovo ketta ninaivu. :ty: for reminding such songs.

rekhs & Shakthiprabha, you are welcome.
madu, thanks.

Pick #766

Song: sonnA manasu
Film: Soorappuli
Music: Gangai Amaran
Singers: Vani Jairam, Malaysia Vasudevan
Lyrics: Gangai Amaran
Year: 1983

Soorappuli starred Prabhu, Viji, Dilip, Vanitha and others. The film was directed by Venkat. Wasn't Venkat from stage who also directed some comedy films?

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/sonna_manasu.rm

[quote="Neel D"]Pick #764

Song: en thEvanE
Film: Ithu Ivargalin Kathai
Music: V.Kumar
Singer: A.M.Raja
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1976

en devaanae unnidam ondru kaetppaen
en deviyin ponmugam endru paarppaen?
nee allavO thandhadhu indha vaazhkai
nee kaattinaal pOgiraen andha paadhai

(en)

pon oonjal ondru en veettil aadum
thaai uLLam kaNdu thaalaattu paadum
naaL dhOrum ennai thaedaamal thaedum
kaaNaadha kaNgaL kaNNeeril vaadum
kaNeerai maatrum un kaigaL engae
engendru thaedum un piLLai ingae

(en)

naan thandha maalai vaadaadha munbae
nee konda kaadhal thaan maaralaamO
en piLlai kooda en sondham illai
endraana pinnae vaazhndhenna laabam
indrOdu vaazhkai pOgattum ingae
en aasai naNban vaazhattum angae
en aasai naNban vaazhattum angae

(en)

rekhs, thank you.

Pick #767

Song: nANam EnO
Film: Kannaadi Maaligai
Music: T.D.Padman
Singers: P.B.Srinivas, S.Janaki
Lyrics: Mu.Ilangovan
Year: 1962

Nice duet by PBS and SJ. Don't have any details on the composer other than his name. Please share if you do.

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/nanam_eno.rm

Dear Neel,
THanks for the old one.
PBS and SJ -
romba porupa paadi mudichu irukanga...
(Duet aga padamal)

With Love,
Usha Sankar.

Beauty runs on Ragam Saaranga ambience, Neel. :musicsmile:

IRAVUM NILAVUM..... and konja neram ennai.....Shri.MSV.

kettadhellam naan tharuven.....contaminated Saaranga bhaavam...
LOVER BOY RULES

saawan rut aaye....PIYA BASANTI.... Honey soaked chithra with Ustad sultan khan.. such a joyous, peaceful musical. Often I wake up with a craving for Chithra's sweet vocal. :musicsmile::ty:

kadhalil maaattaamal.......Shri.IR.

ஒரு தேவதை வந்தது
மனச்சிறை கூண்டைத் திறந்து சென்றது.....

GOD OF ROMANCE strikes the universe unleashes LOVER BOY to whisk me to the world of fantasy.:clap: :musicsmile: :swinghead:

that's Shri.Ilayaraaja everybody! LOVE YOU ILAYARAAJA

Usha & baroque, thank you.

Pick #768

Song: kAthal kavinjan nAn
Film: Muyalukku Moonu Kaal
Music: Chandrabose
Singers: T.M.Sounderarajan, S.P.Balasubramanyam, Chandrabose, Jency
Lyrics: Vaali
Year: 1979

Let us celebrate the Himalayan achievement of one of our TFM composers with this nice disco song from the 70s. The song sequence is disco at a colorful discotheque, but the song itself is a blend of styles and singers.

Muyalukku Moonu Kaal is a full length comedy film loaded with comedy actors. Surulirajan, Thangavelu, Asokan, V.A.Murthy, V.K.Ramasamy, T.R.Ramachandran, Manorama, M.Saroja, Sachu, and many more.

Today's pick was picturized on Vijaybabu, Sathyapriya, Bhanuchandar and Nisha. A competition between two couples. Obviously it was during the glamor days of Sathyapriya. It was debut film for the handsome hunk Bhanuchandar and the pretty girl Nisha. SPB and Chandrabose sing for Vijaibabu, TMS for Bhanuchandar and Jency for Nisha. This is one of the rare occasions when Jency sang for a composer that is not IR.

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

Dear Neel,
Thanks for the song.Hindi song style la
try pannina oru tamil song.

Andha time la indha paatai ketta podhu - hindi madhiri oru song . Nanraga ilai enru
ninaithu irukiren,

Ipodhu varum padal - ellam copy cat.

Indru indha paatai ketadhum - Pudhiyadhaga
try panniya ivargal ellam Great than......

With Love,
Usha Sankar.

Oh, I know this song. :)
part of the composition is a familiar tune from MSV. :)
It came same time of Ninaiththaale Inikkum..around 1980 or 1979.

Featured song kaathal kavinjan naan...... from Chandrabose.. from time 3:52

தாளம் போட்ட தளுக்க பாட்ட ... அடியே ஓய்யாரி.....
------- and
தப்புத் தாளத்த ஒப்புக்கொள்ளாத .....
இங்கே கசக்குதா ........

is the same tune of the charanams

அடியே ராஜாத்தி சிரிச்சா ரோஜாப்பூ ...
உனக்கா சொல்லித்தரோனும் ....
&
கமலா கல்யாணி வசந்தா...

Ninaithale Inikkum... 1979... Shri.MSV's mega musical
inimai niraindha ....Balu and LRE...

Vinatha. :)

dear neel sir,

thanks for your rare one from muyalukku moonu kaal.

idhai pudichavar, enakkaka penukku yaar kaval padathil

surulikkaga padiya "solla vekka irukku" endra padalai

eppadiyavathu pidikkavum.

nandri

srikanth

Neel Sir

The hindi tunes were copied from the "Bachna Hye hasino" song from Hum Kissi se Kum Nahin..

However as always SPB can make any song sound better..

Chandrabose has done this before in Madhurageetham where he has copied the tune from the famous song "Sapna Mera Toot Gaya" from "Khel Khel Mein"

Bala

Bala :) I was pondering hard, couldn't recall the lyrics.. thanks for Bachanaa ai hasiino.n .....R.D.Burman's Best by Legend Kishore Kumar.... kya hua tera wada... :musicsmile: popular from the same movie.
In Indian films , whatever you call it COPY or INSPIRATION.. they have done earlier too.
Oh yeah, LOVER BOY RULES FOREVER! :swinghead:
Vinatha.

Usha, baroque, rajesknl & balaji, thank you.
rajesknl, I don't have that song at the moment. When I find it I will certainly post it.

Pick #769

Song: thiththikkinRathA
Film: Vegulippen
Music: V.Kumar
Singers: K.Jamunarani, L.R.Eswari
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1971

This rare song is a contribution by a poster. I have never heard this song before. Very nicely executed lusty song.

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