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Pick #558

Song: manggalam ponggum
Film: Maduraiyai Meetta Sundarapandiyan
Music: M.S.Viswanathan
Singers: Vani Jairam, ?
Lyrics: Muthulingam
Year: 1978

A semiclassical composition by MSV with beautiful words of Muthulingam, sharp voice of Vani Jairam and majestic nattuvangam by an unknown artiste. Few years ago Saravanan wrote about this song in VJ songs thread. But I cannot find it now. Thanks to sk for sending this song.

Happy Karthigai Dheepam!

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

Spectacular Raga KALYANI!

We are very thankful for your awesome song selections, Neel!! :ty:

One lovely duet just for your listening pleasure, Neel!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SMA_G8GohMc

Hope you like it as much as I adore!(clean cut Jaisankar, neat & tidy fellow
:bluejump: )
Thanksgiving wishes from our house to yours - TFMPAGE families!

VJ's sweet voice, semi classical composition - idhu ellaam irunthum pattu konjam dull agha thaan irukku....... I am hearing for the first time

Nice classical based song with VJ's honeydew voice. Keep it up buddy.

Jack

baroque, you are welcome. Thanks for the lovely song link.

yvsmani & Jack, thanks.

Pick #559

Song: kaNNukkazagA oru vaNNakkuruvi
Film: Vetrimaalai
Music: Shankar-Ganesh
Singers: Mano, K.S.Chitra
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1990

A slightly folkish melody by Shankar-Ganesh. Sounds like an IR song, but it is not. That is what makes this different. Mano and Chitra do a good job. A very pleasant and light song you can really enjoy on a quiet night.

Vetrimaalai apparently starred Murali and Seetha.

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

அழகான பாடல். முதல்முறையாக இப்பொழுதுதான் இந்த பாட்டை கேட்கிறேன்.இந்த பாடலை கேட்கும்போது கே.பாக்கியராஜின் "ஆராரோ ஆரிரரோ" படத்தில் வரும் "கண்ணுக்கொரு நிலவா என்னைபடைச்சான்" பாட்டு நினைவில் வருவதை தவிர்க்கமுடியவில்லை.

"வெற்றிமாலை" என்றொரு படம் வெளிவந்ததா? நினைவு இல்லை.!! நன்றி NeelD. இன்னும் இதே போல் அதிகம் கேட்டிராத பாடல்களை எதிர்பார்க்கிறோம்.

Any chance to hear Veenai Sirippu Aasai Azhaippu from Nool Veli thru POW??????

gingerbeehk solvathu pol intha paadal-in initial starting 'en kannukoru nilavaa" polavae irukku. nice song. never heard song
thanks Neel

Jack & yvsmani, you are welcome.

bobgalee, I don't have a good recording of vINai sirippu. I may have to substitute.

Pick #560

Song: kanniththEnE ivaL
Film: Ambigai Neril Vanthaal
Music: Ilaiyaraja
Singers: Vani Jairam, Ramesh
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1984

A fast paced, beautiful duet by IR, for another Mohan movie. Ramesh has a good voice but he must have sung less than five songs in his tfm career. Don't know where he is now. Also, this is one of the songs by VJ during her shortlived return to IR's music in the mid 80s.

This song is a nEyar viruppam.

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

Good song. I have heard this song many times in Singapore Radio Oli 96.8. Male voice (Ramesh) similar like Mano. Thanks for post this song.

Jack

ramesh na...

japanil kalyana ramaan padathile raathe en raathe , pagal nilavule vaarayo vaanmathi
paattu paadinavar dhaane...

Singer Ramesh has a beautiful voice, I wish he could have sung more songs than a few...my favorite from his songs is 'Oru Naalil Valarndhene, Malarndhene Devane' from 'Unnaithedi Varuven', paired with S.Janaki...meendum meendum thigattaamal ketka thoondum paadal!

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Originally Posted by priya32

Singer Ramesh has a beautiful voice, I wish he could have sung more songs than a few...my favorite from his songs is 'Oru Naalil Valarndhene, Malarndhene Devane' from 'Unnaithedi Varuven', paired with S.Janaki...meendum meendum thigattaamal ketka thoondum paadal!

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I wonder...Oru Naalil Malarnthene sung by Ramesh. Yes, undoughtably beautiful song. Thanks for the information Priya32.

Jack

You are welcome Jack.
bobgalee, I think it is the same Ramesh.
Priya, "oru nALil" is a really good song.

Pick #561

Song: enakkum unakkum
Film: Puthiya Sangamam
Music: ?
Singers: S.Janaki, S.P.Balasubramanyam
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1984

I heard this song for the first time only a few weeks ago. Never heard of the film either. The film apparently starred Prabhu, Suhasini and Chandrasekar. A nice and rare song. Another website credits a Ramakrishnaraja for the music. Never heard of him either and not sure if the information is correct. The song has some TeFM resemblance. SJ and SPB do a great job. The humming in the song reminds me of another TFM song. Can anyone guess what song I am thinking?

Thanks to Priya for sending this song.

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

Dear Neel,
இந்தப் பாட்டைக் கேட்டதும் எம்.எஸ்.வி. யின் - இந்த வஞ்சி மகள் ஒரு ஊதாப்பூ என்றப் பாட்டுத் தான் எனக்கு நினைவில் வருகிறது.

இசை அமைப்பு , எம்.எஸ்.வியை நினைவுப் படுத்துகிறது.

ப்ரியா, நீல்,

ஒரு நாளில் மலர்ந்தேனே பாட்டில், ரமேஷின் குரல் - மனோவோ என்று தோன்ற வைக்கிறது.

அன்புடன்,
உஷா ஷங்கர்.

Neel,

Song is indeed MSV-ish. It also resembles 'mandhira punnagai' (manal kayiru) perhaps because of the revati raga base.

Incidentally I caught few mins of this movie on sun tv last week. You got the starcast correct. What surprised me was: it's directed by charuhassan. But the only directorial touch I noticed in the first half-hour was: the movie put me into sleep despite my willingness to watch it :)

Neel: Good Telungish song... :-) In the same movie "Puthiya Sangamam", there is an excellent semi-classical song "Pancha SurangaLe HindoLam" by P.Susila. Have you heard that? If you need, I shall send to you.

Unakkum Enakkum from "Puthiya Sangamam" is really an nice song. I think this movie music composed by L.Vaithiyanaathan. On the same period L.V. music for one more movie name," Lottery Ticket", also casting by Pirabu & Suhaasini.

Thanks for good song NeelD.

Jack

Usha, thank you. Yes, the song is MSV-ish. Now that you mentioned it, I see a resemblance to "intha vanjimagaL". I was actually thinking of another song, just the humming part. The song is "ponnukkenna azahgu ahahah ahahah hmmm" from the film "En Magan". One of my many favorites of MSV songs.

RR, thank you. No wonder I have never heard about the film. The fifteen people who went to see it must have slept too. The song has some "mandhira punnagai" resemblance also.

SN23, thank you. I have not heard that PS song.

Jack, you are welcome.

See y'all tomorrow with the next song.

Pick #562

Song: pAdu Oh pUkkaL
Film: ?
Music: ?
Singer: Swarnalatha
Lyrics: ?
Year: ?

Today's pick is a nice, slow, and dramatic tune that Swarnalatha gave her best for. Swarnalatha sings so beautifully if the song is set in a comfortable range and at a slow tempo. Most of the songs in the early part of her career were composed to bring out the best in her. Unfortunately starting the mid-90s she was given too many high-pitched, fast-paced dance numbers which compromised clarity and at times was almost inaudible. But today's pick is not one of those and it probably is from the early 90s. The song has the scope for a good rendtition and Swarnalatha makes full use of it. The interludes could have been richer and dramatic like the tune, but may be they did not have a budget as big. I have no details about the composer, film, year, etc. Please fill in the blanks.

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

enakku nee unakku naan inimel enna kurai - this got good air time in ilangai vaanoli compared to no. of days the film ran.

paadu oh pukkal - I am listening for the first time. good rendition by SL, average interludes.

Very 1st time listening this song. To be honest, very average one. Can someone say, which movie this song from?

jack

So, no one on this big, beautiful planet knows a thing about "pAdu Oh pUkkaL nI sUdu"???

yvsmani and Jack, thank you.

Pick #563

Song: vAnam thEdum mEgam
Film: Engirunthalum Vazhga
Music: Shankar-Ganesh
Singer: K.J.Yesudas
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1985

A sober and simple Salilesque song. KJY is smooth as ever. No information about the composer or the year.

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

Simple song, thanks Neel D. Sounds like a Malayalam Song.

However

Indian Cinema DB says: Not sure if this is correct

Name of the film: Engirunthalum Vazhga Direction: Parambai R. Selvaraj (1985)
Music: Sankar Ganesh
Artiste 1: Raghuvaran Artiste 2: Menaka
Language: Tamil

I thought Menaka stopped acting after 81/82 in tamil and moved to Mallu world. (After OPPOL became a HIT) - I know she acted in at least 50 films after OPPOL ..

Bala

balaji, you are welcome. Thanks for the details about the film.

Pick #564

Song: sEla kudai pidikka
Film: Ayiram Muthangal
Music: Shankar-Ganesh
Singer: S.P.Balasubramanyam, Vani Jairam
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1982

A nice duet by Shankar-Ganesh, an unusual composition especially for its time. Even today the song retains its uniqueness. With the swara singing contrasting the colloquial words, the violin work, the touch-and-go lyrics and the mischievous voices, the song deserves more popularity than it has had. The film starred Sivakumar and Radha.

This song is a nEyar(Jack) viruppam.

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

I cant thank you enough Neel D for this song. I am hearing this song after decades. In fact i couldnt remember the initial lyrics to request for the song. but the tune kept on lingering.
Finally i know what the song is and i can hear it again and again.

Thanks a lot NeelD. I have been expecting so long to post this marvelous melody on this page...finaly, its here today. I can say, this song is one of the master piece by Shankar-Ganesh. I think the lyrics by either Vairamuthu or Vaali.

Wonderful song indeed.

Jack

Hey Neel, you rock!! :thumbsup: :ty:

:bluejump: You made me very happy this morning. it was my favorite during my school days,
Can't get enough of flirtatious Balu, what this man can do with his voice! Songs with Balu's playful allure, romba romba pudikkum yenakku! :bluejump:

vinatha.

violin - num pennum ondramma
oru mutham thanthathum paaduthamma

nu laam ilamaiyaa ezhuthuvatharku Vaalee yai vitta vera yaar irukkaanga

Intha padathileye thaga thaga vanthen nu innoru paattum irukkirathu.. athaiyum POW aaga podunga.

Ithu en neyar viruppam

arunprasad, Welcome to the thread. Glad to know your long search for this song ended here. Thanks to Jack for requesting it.

Jack, you are welcome. It sure is one of the best by S-G.

baroque, you are welcome. Glad to take you back to your school days.

bobgalee, thank you. I will look for that song.

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/pow07/imag...riyanayaki.jpg
Pick #565

Song: kanivudan thirumbiyE pArum
Film: Ezhai Padum Paadu
Music: S.M.Subbiah Naidu
Singer: P.A.Periyanayaki
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1950

P.A.Periyanayaki was one of the famous playback singers in the 40s and 50s. She was a classical singer on stage and also acted in some films in the 40s. One of Periyanayaki's evergreen hits is "aruL thArum dhEva mAthAvE", a duet with Jikki, for the film "Gnanasoundari". Today's pick was also a huge hit in its time.

Considering that Periyanayaki sang playback for Rukmini(Lakshmi's mother) in the film "Srivalli" in 1945, she is one of the earliest playback singers, though not the first. The first playback singer in TFM is Lalita Venkataraman from Mumbai who lent her voice for actress T.P.Rajalakshmi in the film "Nandakumar" produced by AVM in 1938.

"Ezhai Padum Paadu" produced by Pakshiraja Studios in Coimbatore had V.Nagiah in the lead. I have seen at least three different people being credited for the music in this film (S.M.Subbiah Naidu, C.R.Subbaraman and V.Nagiah). May be all three of them contributed. But I settled for S.M.Subbiah Naidu based on an article in The Hindu.

The sisters Lalitha and Padmini, who were only performing dances in films till then, were given big parts to play in this film. And Ragini doubled for V.Gopalakrishnan in a song sequence. Today's pick is for Lalitha, who sings the song while begging on the street for money. This song may be one of the earliest songs to have so many English words in the lyrics.

Part of the statistics in the post was collected off the internet. Thanks to all who contributed.

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

Hi NeelDJ
Ezhai Padum Paadu
Director : K Ramnath
Story : Suthanandha Bharathiyaar
Dialogue: IlangOvan
Songs Lyrics : Y A Gobalakirishnan
MD : SMS , supervision credits to V.Nagiah
Songs : MLV , Periyanaayaki , Jayaluxhmi and Trichy Loganathan

(posts padum paadu ! not able to see many pages
hope this be noticed )

regards

tfmlover, thanks for the details.

Y'all, for some reason I am addicted to this song. Decided to post the lyrics for this song because I have almost memorized it, except for a few missing words.

ஓ...ஓ... அய்யா வாங்க!
ஓ...ஓ... அம்மா வாங்க!
கனிவுடன் திரும்பியே பாரும்
ஒரு காசுமே தாரும்
Coatடு பக்கம் காசு எடுத்து
பிடி வீசி ஏழைப்பெண்ணை
கனிவுடன் திரும்பியே பாரும்
ஒரு காசுமே தாரும்
Coatடு பக்கம் காசு எடுத்து
பிடி வீசி ஏழைப்பெண்ணை
கனிவுடன் திரும்பியே பாரும்
ஆ...ஆ...

உய்ய்ய்...
முறுக்கின மீசை - பார்க்கவே பொங்குதே ஆசை
முறுக்கின மீசை - பார்க்கவே பொங்குதே ஆசை
பானை வயிறு பேசுதே தாராளமே தானே
பானை வயிறு பேசுதே தாராளமே தானே
யோசிக்காம நீங்க நல்பேரு வாங்கி போங்க
வேஷம் போடாதீங்க அய்யா (கனிவுடன்)
ஆ...ஆ...

உய்ய்ய்...
டக் டக் Bootடு - ஓ! Sirஏ உடைகள் Neatடு
டக் டக் Bootடு - ஓ! Sirஏ உடைகள் Neatடு
தலைமுடி Hatடு - உன் பூட்டு வினோதமே
ஒய்யாரமாமே உன் Pipeம் கைப்பிரம்புமே
அழகுராசன் சதிவிலாசன் எனது நேசன்
அன்பு மட்டும் இருந்தால் ஓ! தர்மராசன் (கனிவுடன்)
ஆ...ஆ...

அல்லி தொடுமல்லி கோமளவல்லி
அல்லி தொடுமல்லி கோமளவல்லி - நீ
இல்லை என்னாது சொல்லி - நீ
இல்லை என்னாது சொல்லி
போடு சல்லி
கை நீட்டுவோரின் கவலை தீர
காசு போடுவாயே
என் காமவல்லி
கை நீட்டுவோரின் கவலை தீர
காசு போடுவாயே
என் காமவல்லி (கனிவுடன்)
ஆ...ஆ...

(விட்டுப்போன சொற்களை இட்டுத் தருபவருக்கு பதினாயிரம் பொற்காசுகள் பரிசாக வழங்கப்படும்!)
:)

Neel: The missing words are 'kOttu pakkam'.

You have to go back 60 or more years to understand that line. People used to wear a coat (jacket) with vEshti filled the side pocket
with change. She wants change from the side pocket of the man's coat! :) I remember looking for fresh one anna coins from my father's coat pocket! :)

I will settle for one ounce gold coin! :lol: :lol: :lol:

It is only $800! :)

கோட்டுப் பக்கம் காட்டிக்கொடுத்த ராஜ் அய்யாவுக்கு தங்கக்காசென்ன காசு, தங்கப்பாளமே பரிசாக வழங்கப்படுகிறது!

http://www.milliondollarbill.com/ingots3gb.jpg

நன்றி rajraj Sir!