Pick of the week: 1 Mar to 5 Aug 2006

Thanks NeelD and JN

'idhu undhan veetu kiLi' is a good song

Pick #287

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow06/oorengum_v.rm

Song: oorengum kalyaana oorgolangaL
Film: vetri
Singers: VaniJairam, SNSurendar
lyrics: Vairamuthu
Music: Shankar Ganesh

One of my favorite annanthangai songs and a fav SNS song. Good lyrics and nice singing, esp by VJ.
The song was picturised on 2 annan thangais, Vijaykanth-??, YGMahendran-Mohana.
SNS voice is for VK and VJ's voice is for Mohana.
Vetri is a SAC's film and like many of his films it was filled with rape scenes, violence, courtrooms etc.

YGM's performance was outstanding. He played a softie and VM portrays his characterisation beautifully in the song.

The sister sings:
'pattu selai kattu
unnai vittu sellum neram
un kannin oram eeram
yaarini aadharam

un uLLam peN uLLam
pirivendraal thaangadhu'

Viji was VK's jodi. Her duet with VK is another good song from Vetri.
Cannot recall the first lines though

Ramki: many many rare songs are coming up. Great to hear the never-heard songs. VJ is very sweet in this song. SNS too sung well.

Shankar-Saleem-Simon film was dominated by Rajinikanth. It was pity to see that Vijayakumar tried his best to cope up on par with Rajini. But puli-poonai kadhai than.

SJ's sannamaana kural did not go well with karadu muradu MSV's. That too his hindi pronounciation is extremely bad. They sing for Manjula/Latha and VK/RK, kindaling JaiGanesh and MS.Vasanthi Poor selection). Did she act in Panchakalyani as heroine?

SN23 i thought radhidevi was panchakalyanis heroine?

Pick #288

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow06/paal_tk.rm

Song: paal pazhangaL
Film: then koodu
Singers: SJanaki, SPB
lyrics: Vairamuthu
Music: Ghantasala vijayakumar

'then koodu' was the only tamil film that had music by vijaykumar, son of veteran singer/MD Ghantasala. The film had some good songs.
Apart from todays pick, it had
'samaiyal enbadhoru thathuvam'(SPB),
'Muthu muthu pacharasi maakolamaam'(SJ).

The film did not do well and the songs were soon forgotten.
The film had a collage of stars including KRVijaya, Major, Suresh, Viji, shankarabaranam rajalakshmi, Robert(Rajsekar), Ponni, nizhaLgal Ravi, Nagesh etc. As the name implies the film talked about the joys of joint family.

Ramki,
thanks for this beautiful song. quality is not that good, but still the tune is very catchy. expecting more SJ and SPB rare gems from U.

Thanks again
Meera.

Ramki, you mean "Paapaathi" film heroine Radhidevi? Nope :-)

Your list of stars of ThEkoodu missed the second in the family Radharavi who paired with Sumithra. It was a good film with mild emotions but songs are not that good. SJ sounds bit tired in this song??

Thanks Meerakrishna. I will definitely try.

SN23 yes :)

Pick #289

http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow06/oru_pt.rm

Song: oru naaL iravil
Film: paNathottam
Singer: PSuseela
lyrics: kaNNadasan
Music: Viswanathan Ramamurthy

Rare song? No.
Soulful?Yes
Melodious?Yes
Haunting, addictive, mesmerising?
Yes yes yes and several Yesses.

Some PS songs are difficult to get rid of your system, today's pick is one of the tops in that(my) list.

I had some guests over the weekend and we were discussing(arguing?) about singers in general. The only argument we all agreed to is songs by other singers can be easily(or with some practice) reproduced by other singers but not PS songs(read old songs). Her voice can be mimiced by no one. No one can give the magic touch that she renders to her songs. I have watched some of the music programs on television(rajageetham, ragamalika, swapthaswarangaL etc) and witnessed many PS songs unreproducable by some good singers. They struggle to bring the sweetness she did .

Ok enough of PS puranam :). Was this song for Sarojadevi?

Kannadasan has used some rare words in the song. Raj translates them for us here:

http://tfmpage.com/forum/6535.4098.12.13.57.html

Ramki

Dream song for saroja devi in PANNA THOTTAM.

"VARUVAN KANNAN" just close yur eyes and listen this particular line , ENNA ARUMAIYANA TUNE , Splendid rendition from PS.
I cannot explain the flow of music right from prelude. Thanks for uploading this song

ramesh

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).

SN,

No yaar.It is a duet.Even while I think about the song, I clearly remember TMS.

The Saranam goes like this

TMS: Athipazathirku Melazaku Endhan
Asai pazathirku ullazaku
PS: Thathi thavikindra Pennazaku Unnai
Thazuva thudikindrathu Pen manathu.

An indoor duet on Gemini & S.Devi

Regards

ramki: enna aacharyam! "popular" PS song laam host paNNiyirukkiye? :) eppayum rare songs thaane select paNNuve.
andhap paatu patriyum PS patriyum solla enakku yaarum edhuvum baakki vaikkalai. thanks for the lovely song.
sangeethame paatu kEttu romba varusham aagiduchi. andha song thaniyaaga kEttaal typical IR oda touchlaam irundhu pidichchip poyirum. But the other 2 songs in the film outshine this one.

thanks for the song Ramki.one of the rare songs that i like very much.Only towards the end of the song it looks like Ilayaraja was testing S.J's lung function .
konjam naalaiku munaadi i had requested for amudhae thamizhae.mudindhall host pannungal.
Ungalidam' vaalibam vaazhga'& ? 'dasarathanin or ?janakanin thirumaganai'irukiratha? i am not sure of the name ofthe movie.I remember mahalakshmi (pushpalatha's daughter acted)was in the movie

It sounds like 'raaga theepam yEtrum' from 'payangaL mudivathillai'. Is this just me feeling that way?

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Originally Posted by jmahesh

thanks for the song Ramki.one of the rare songs that i like very much.Only towards the end of the song it looks like Ilayaraja was testing S.J's lung function .
konjam naalaiku munaadi i had requested for amudhae thamizhae.mudindhall host pannungal.
Ungalidam' vaalibam vaazhga'& ? 'dasarathanin or ?janakanin thirumaganai'irukiratha? i am not sure of the name ofthe movie.I remember mahalakshmi (pushpalatha's daughter acted)was in the movie

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Hi

I think the film is "devi sridevi" and its only "dasarathanin thirumaganai dhinam dhinam thozhudhidu nee manamE" :P

Thanks everyone

SN23 'mella mella' is definitely a duet

jn, 'oru naaL iravil' is not that common(relatively speaking).

jMahesh i have 'amudhe thamizhe' and will host it soon.
I have 'vaalibam vaazhga' but somehow im unable to locate the CD. I have been searching for the CD for a while. Will host it as soon as i find it.

FM its just you :))

Pick #291

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Song: devathaigaL vattuvadhu
Film: thirukalyanam
Singers: PSuseela, Sjanaki
lyrics: kaNNadasan?
Music: iLaiyaraja

Some weeks back, when i hosted 'alaiye kadal alaiye' from thirukalyanam, Madhu suggested this song from the same film.

I have listened to this only once or twice before. Its a rare PS-SJ duet. I like the way IR fuses the 'alaiye kadalalaiye' tune into the devathaigaL pallavi.

Btw why its devathaigaL 'vattuvadhu'? Vaazhthuvadhu sounds more apt(SJ sings vaazhthuvadhu and PS vattuvadhu)

it's definitely vaazhthuvadhu and i have the song with me both pronounces vaazhthuvadhu ..

Ramki,

unga CDyai engaLukkum konjam anupi vainga :)

Hi Ramki,

Thanks again for rare gems of SJ. Actually I was looking for 'sangeethame' song, really great song with nadaswaram especially the beginning aalaapana 'tanana tanana', superrrr.

'devathaigal vazhthuvadhu(SJ's pronce)'nice composition Of IR. SJ sounds sooo sweet . Thanks for both the songs.

regards
Meera

Ramki, romba nalla songs host panni irukkenga. Great going. Oru naal iravil is a great number. The listener gets a feel that he/she lying outside the house (in a typical village) and looks at the sky with twinkle stars and moon. I really enjoy such songs. One more is oor urangudhu pozhudhum urangudhu. What a song. Was it by KVM?

Ramki, neenga ENt kitta poganum :lol: Volume konjam high-la vaichu kElunga. PS sings correctly as Vazhthuvadhu and sounds great. Gambeeram is her special attire.

In both Sangeedhame and Devadhaigal song SJ sounds really irritating. Devadaigal song is spoiled in 2nd half.

Sorrypaa kovichukkadhE !

vel1970: neenga solradha paathaa naanum ENT kitta thaan pOganum pOla irukku :(
raj: idhula PS eppadi pronounce pannuraanga?

After reading your posts i really started doubting my ears. So I did this. I recorded the song to my voice machine and played it back in the 'slow talk' mode. PS almost sings vazhthuvadhu the first time, but the second and 3rd time it is vattuvadhu.

If there is one singer i respect for clarity, its PS. In this song she says vattuvadhu with her usual clarity :)

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Originally Posted by Ramki

After reading your posts i really started doubting my ears. So I did this. I recorded the song to my voice machine and played it back in the 'slow talk' mode. PS almost sings vazhthuvadhu the first time, but the second and 3rd time it is vattuvadhu.

If there is one singer i respect for clarity, its PS. In this song she says vattuvadhu with her usual clarity :)

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Ramki..

enakkum oru ENT appointment thEvaipadudhu..
yEn enRal..
enakkum kooda "vAttuvadhu" enrudhAn kEkkudhu...
may be that is the correct word.. ( only if we know
the situation etc.. appOdhan sariyA solla mudiyum)
oru vELai.. adhu recording-la ERpatta mistake-a irukka koodadha ? :roll:

Dear Ramki,
Enakum indha doubt eppodhum irukiradhu!!!!

PS mudhal 2 times 'vaatuvadhu' enru solvadhu pol
dhan irukiradhu.Anal next time ellam "vaazhthuvadhu"
enru solvadhu pol dhan irukiradhu.Story base panni
indha pronounciation irundhu irukalam enru ninaikiren.PS ku poi pronounciation prob? No chance!!!!!!

With Love,
Usha Sankar.

Haiya, ennavo solvaanga.. ooru rendu pattaa 'somebody' kku kondaattam-nu. orE galattaa thaan inga :lol:

PS-part' lyrics in Charanam sounds very positive and how vaattuvadhu could be the beginning for that mood? Without seeing the movie, not fair to comment on pronounciation by PS, that too composed/recorded by IR. PS thappu panni irundhaalum, IR vittirukka maattarE!! Not sure.

But I heard that it is triangular love story with Vijayakumar, his ex-lover Srividya and his wife SR Vijaya (??). SR Vijaya(PS) starts the song and continued by Srividya(SJ). BTW, this is the wedding song sequence.

Vaattuvadhu endru ninaithu kondu paattu kEttal, Vaattuvadhu thaan !
Vaazthuvadhu endru ninaithu kondu paattu kEttal, Vaazthuvadhu thaan !!

SJ romba unarchi vasapattu paadaraanga (konjam jaasthiyO?) :-)

What an awesome and solemn orchestration by Shri.Ilayaraja! Can’t get enough of this dramatic song for the past two days!! Very grateful, Ramki!

I'm glad that I'm not the only one in need of an ENT! :)

JN, ithai kEtaa, enna nadakum :)

please include me in the ENT appointment waiting list!