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Pick #413
http://tfmpage.com/stream/pow06/unakku_mp.rm
Song: unakku mattum
Movie: manappanthal
Singer :PSuseela
Lyrics: kaNNadasan
MD: Viswanathan Ramamurthy
Year : 1961
Some artistes are not cut out to be leading actors. They sail through their entire career playing supporting roles or second level her/heroine.
The beautiful EVSaroja is one of them. This cute actress who made her debut as MGR's sister in 'en thangai' never achieved the heroine status but made people notice her even in supporting roles.
Also some good songs were picturised on her.
'vaanga machaan vaanga'(madhurai veeran)
'kaaNa vandha kaatchi enne'(bhakyalakshmi)
'paadatha paatellam'(veerathirumagan)
'kodi kodi inbam perave'(aada vandha deivam)
'vindhaiyilum vindhai'(padikkaatha medhai)
'neeyum naanum ondru'(koduthuvaithavaL-she was the heroine in this MGR film)
'sokka potta nawab'(kulebhagavali)
Even in Manapandhal she played the second heroine , who falls in love with SSR. Sarojadevi and Asokan played other important roles. Though 'unakku mattum' is the only song that was picturised on here, IMO this is the best song in this film.
HINDU says she acted in more than 40 films and danced in around 100 films including a sinhalese film.
EVSaroja passed away yesterday. She was 70. Though Hindu had an article of her death, her obituary listing in HINDU was as simple as the actress. She was identified as Mrs saroja Ramanna and there was no mention of her as an actress.
Good choice Ramki!
E.V.Saroja was a bharathanatyam dancer first like the Travancore Sisters(Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini) and Vaijayanthimala. She was trained in Pandhanallur style and was considered a child prodigy, if I remember correctly. None of the newspapers mentioned her bharathanatyam.
Nice song Ramki. Thanks.
There is a beautiful dance by two ladies for the song "vetkamAi irukkudhadi" in Paar Magale Paar. Is one of those E.V.Saroja?
Ramki
EVSaroja also featured in Padikatha medhai , as daughter of SVR .
There is a song also by Nadigar thilagam teasing her - Seevi mudichi singarichi ...............
EVS also sings a song - Aadi pizaichalum paadi pizachalum ......
Sad to hear about her news
In Bagyalakshmi , she was the heroene , though Sowcar also plays a dominant role
There is a lovely song in Bagyalakshmi for her - Kadhal endral aanum pennum iruvar vendumandro , illamal edhuvum ilayandro ( AlRaghavan & PS )
Thanks for hosting this number Ramki. EVS was one of those rare , peerless beauties with a grace that could be matched by only very few. Though there were many unforgettables, I would rate her dances in "Aada vandha deivam" as immortal. Another bright star has fallen into the cruel arms of death.
Very sad to hear the demise of EVSaroja. I have enjoyed her dancing in many films. In Bhagyalakshmi there is one more song picturised on her. It is 'Kadhal enum vadivam kandean...Karpanaiyil inbam kondean...malai idum naalai enni mayangugirean Asai kanni...'
MP
Thanks everyone.
Neeld, the other artiste in 'vetkamai irukkudhadi' is Pushpalatha.
Pick #414
http://tfmpage.com/stream/pow06/polladha_sm.rm
Song: polladha maaya kaNNan
Movie: swarnamukhi
Singers :Chitra, Gajendran
Lyrics: agathiyan?
MD: swaraj
Year : 1998
This is a lovely solo by chitra who enriches the song with a playful teasing voice. The song also has some good interludes by 2 film wonder swaraj.
swarnamukhi had Devyani, parthiban and Prakash raj in principal roles. The screenplay was first published as a thodarkadhai in vikatan(or kumudam?). The film was directed by thootachinungi fame adhiyamaan. The film did not do well .
Swaraj first film was 'murai mapiLLai'(arunkumar/arunvijay's first film). I remember listening to his interview in Oli. He hails from Msia and was then trying hard to find recognition in TFM.
'neeyaaga pirindhadhu aen'(janani), 'poovum malarndhida'(SPB, Swarnalatha) are other good songs from SM
Ramki,
Have been longing to listen to this since I saw the movie. Thanks. The movie actually starts with this song.
The movie was kind of an extreme thyagam-everything-for-lover type story. Parthiban did a good job (made for him role). Prakashraj was totally out of place. I guess for his part he sacrificed his role itself!