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Pick #566
Song: thUthuvaLai ilai araichchu
Film: Thaai Manasu
Music: Deva
Singers: S.Janaki, Mano
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1994
Another song with many unknowns. Those who know please fill in the blanks.
Heard this song for the first time only a few days ago. Thanks to Priya for sending the song.
http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow...uvalai_ilai.rm
Hi Neel,
Oru chinna correction...it is Mano's voice...not SPB's!
Thanks,
Priya
Thanks Priya.
idhuthaan nijamaana rare song ! :mrgreen:
i'm forgetting the name
but it was a Kasthuri raja film
which had saravanan, babloo,swarna, meera and Manorama
Manorama played a furious mother and music was by deva
this song is picturised on Meera and Babloo
Neel: ThoodhuvaLai elai arachu is from Thaai Manasu, directed by Dhanush' father Kasthoori rAjA. OrE oru scene Sun-TV-la kAmichAn.. AvLo thAn.. mayangi pOitEn :lol:
madhu, appadinnA maRRa pAdalgaL ellAm medium rare-aa? well done-aa? :)
You are right. It is a rare song. Thanks to Priya.
rajeshkrv & SN23, thanks for the details.
SN23, could you elaborate on your mayakkam? nInggaL mattum siriththAl pOthumA? :)
Pick #567
Song: en nenjil paLLi koNda
Film: Nyayam Ketkiren
Music: Gangai Amaran
Singers: S.P.Balasubramanyam, Vani Jairam
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1984
A brisk and lively duet, typical of Gangai Amaran. A very jovial and energetic man, the multi-talented GA lets his personality come through in many of his compositions.
Nyayam Ketkiren starred Anandbabu and Devibala. Anandbabu had a great start in TF. But he did not have the ability to sustain it, like Mike Mohan could. Apparently Anandbabu's vices got the best of him.
SPB and VJ do a great job. The individuality and originality that the singers of that time and before brought to the table, today's singers are not able to, except may be a very very few.
http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow...enjil_palli.rm
:bluejump: :ty: :redjump: :musicsmile:
Mr.Neel :clap:
nyayam kEtkiREn had Jeeva in the lead. With no offers following, he was veRi naai vEngayan in nallavanukku nallavan. I dont remember seeing him in any other films. This song comes just before the interval. The group of villains led by venu arvind abuse Devibala and critically injure Ananthbabu. Post interval Jeeva goes after the villains and kills them.
poovE ponnamma pOtti ennama by MV is another good number from this, where Ananthbabu showcases his dancing skills.
This movie was remade in Hindi with Rajini & Zeenat ( I think) in the lead. The name of the movie eludes me. I'm not sure if the song Raja-ji bOlO-ji was in this movie or another one.
Nice...Nice...song, Romba naala ketkka vendum endru ninaitha paadal. Ninaippathu mattume engal urimai....mudithu vappathu ungal kadamai...NeelD. Engal manamarinthu paadal podum neengal vazhga.
Jack
Thanks for the rare spb song with vaaniji from niyaayam ketkiren.
That thoothuvalai song is from thaai manasu movie.
thankz.
baroque, Jack & bobgalee, you are welcome.
RC & bobgalee, thanks for the details.
Pick #568
Song: thiruvarul tharum theivam
Film: Thirumalai Deivam
Music: Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan
Singer: T.R.Mahalingam
Lyrics:
Year: 1973
We will begin mArgazi with the bright and majestic voice of T.R.Mahalingam. He gave us so many evergreen classics in his high-pitched, theater-trained, powerful, big voice. TRM landed in tamil films as an actor/singer when MKT was riding high. And there was PUC who was a strong contender too. But each one brought in their uniqueness and secured themselves a solid spot in TFM. What a glorious era it must have been for the music lovers of the time!
Listening to TRM's "kAyAtha kAnagaththE" from "Sri Valli"(1945) will leave one speechless, from his voice that is so overpowering, and by his amazing artistry. And there is "senthamiz thEn moziyAL" from "Maalai Itta Mangai"(1958) loved by people of all ages and generations. "thinggaL mudi", the kuRavanji style song from the same film needs a special mention too. There are many more classics such as "kaNgaLin veNNilavE", a duet with P.Bhanumathi from the film "Manimekalai"(1959), "Asai koNdEn amuthamE" from the film "Aada Vantha Deivam"(1960), "nAn theivamA" form "Kavalai Illatha Manithan"(1960), "isaiththamiz nI seitha" from "Thiruvilaiyadal"(1965), "isaiyAi senthamizAi" from "Agathiyar"(1972) and "thenRalOdu udan piRanthAL"(accompanied by a lion's roar) and "thanjai periyakOyil" from the film "Raja Raja Cholan"(1973).
As times changed and music trend changed in the late 1940s, all three of them(MKT,PUC.TRM) found themselves out of work or working very less in TF. As T.R.Mahalingam outlived the other two (he was also much younger than MKT and PUC) he sang in TFM well into the 1970s. TRM also had a short period of successful return to TF in the late 1950s after nearly eight years of lull.
Sometimes, I wonder, what if TRM had taken up playback singing, when the movie offers stopped coming. Because he proved he could change his style to fit the lightness in the music of the 1950s. Listen to his beautiful low-pitched rendition of "nAn anRi yAr varuvAr", a duet with A.P.Komala for the film "Maalai Itta Mangai"(1958), or "Adaikatti vantha nilavO", a duet with PS for the film "Amudhavalli"(1959). Well, that is just my selfishness talking. Who would have had the nerve to make that kind of proposition to a legend like TRM? (What? Me? Sing playback? GET OUT!) :)
Just like everything else, TFM also has a heritage. Some of us wish that it would be preserved in its purity. Those who are not familiar with T.R.Mahalingam's body of work, please enjoy the songs in their original form, before some "hip" music director remixes and butchers them. Almost all songs mentioned in this post, and more, are available for listening at hummaa.com. More information on TRM is available at tfmpage in a thread dedicated to TRM, under Memories of Yesteryears. Others, please pardon my preaching to the choir. :)
Part of the statistics in this post was collected off the internet. Thanks to all who contributed.
http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow...arul_tharum.rm
Good ragamalika and writeup, Neel!
Lovely song. Movie was special as it had all popular singers of that time singing in just one film - TMS, PS, LRE, KB Sundrambal (naalellaam undha thrunaalE & Ezhumalai rukka), S. Varaletchumi (neela nira mEgamellaam), etc.
Neels, you forgot to mention TRM's duet with SG - namachivaaya ena sollvOmE/naarayanaa ena sollvOmE...
RR & NOV, thank you.
NOV, "namachivAya" is a good song too. I missed that one.
Pick #569
Song: nAn yArO
Film: ?
Music: ?
Singers: S.P.Balasubramanyam, K.S.Chitra
Lyrics: ?
Year: ?
A nice duet with a touch of melancholy.
Many unknowns. Those who know the details please fill in the blanks.
http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow..._yaro_nerru.rm
eppavO kEtta gnAbagam ! :oops:
but endha detail-um gnAbagam varaliyE :cry2:
( love song-A ? pEi song-A ? :shaking: :boo: )
Nalla paattaa irukke? Ketta nyabhagame illai....unmaiyileye rare song-thaan ithu. Yaaravathu enna padathin paadal ithunnu sonnaal...punniyamaa pogum.
Jack
madhu & Jack, thanks. This song still remains a mystery.
Pick #570
Song: athE kAthal athE gItham
Film: Kadhal Geetham
Music: Ilaiyaraja
Singer: S.P.Balasubramanyam
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1988
Kadhal Geetham starring Karthik and Shobhana was probably dubbed from Telugu film Abhinandana. The tune of today's pick was originally used for another Tamil film, then went to Telugu and then dubbed back into Tamil. The original song "orE rAgam orE thAlam" was probably scored for the film "Amudhaganam"(1985), not sure. Though the composition travelled across the border and returned, the color remained intact. Incidentally, Amudhaganam also has another nice song, a duet by VJ & Ramesh, that begins "veLLi nilA pathumai".
I came across a song in a new Telugu film. IR has recycled his own "mayangginEn solla thayangginEn" with new singers and with 21st century orchestration. May be this version is a hit too, no idea. I won't be surprised if this film is dubbed into Tamil and "mayangginEn" finds its way back to Tamil, only sounding all different now.
http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/athe_kathal.rm
Pure Raja's style of song. The informations are very new to me...interesting hah.... Thanks NeelD. As usual you rocks.
Jack
Jack, you are welcome.
Pick #571
Song: dhEvan kOyilmaNi
Film: Kuzhandhai Yesu
Music: Shyam
Singers: S.P.Balasubramanyam, Vani Jairam
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1984
Merry Christmas!
http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow...n_koyilmani.rm
Merry Christmas to All ! :redjump:
Very nice song. Really an wonderful song to devote to Christmas. You have done wonderful job NeelD. Thank you somuch.
WISH YOU ALL MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Jack
Neel...Thanks for Shyam's 'Devan Koyil Mani'! Very nice song...a forgotton elegant song!
Merry Christmas Everyone! :)
/Dig
Neel all your avatars are fantastic, though I have least knowledge about this thread, I will step in to see your avatars.. cool..! :P
End dig /
Neel
The new telugu version of 'mayanginen' is from the movie Anumaanaspadam.A couple of songs from this movie have a 'oru naal oru kanavu' feel.
'velli nila pathumai' also had a Telugu version in Abhinandna 'Rangulalo' sung by by SPB & SJ which I feel is better than the tamil version.
madhu, thanks.
Jack & Priya, you are welcome.
Sanguine Sridhar, thanks for the compliment and welcome to the thread. :)
jmahesh, thanks for the details.
Pick #572
Song: adhikAlaiyil kuyil kUvuthu
Film: Thampathyam
Music: Manoj-Gyan
Singers: Mano, K.S.Chithra
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1987
Thambathyam is a slightly mellow album by Manoj-Gyan, in comparison to all the other high-energy albums they were composing at that time. The song does have a bit of a Bollywood flavor in the selection of instruments. The film starred Sivaji Ganesan and Ambika. Not sure if today's pick was picturized on them or another couple.
http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/adhikalaiyil.rm
Pick #573
Song: ElElam kiLiyE
Film: Naan Pesa Ninaippathellam
Music: Sirpi
Singer: K.J.Yesudas
Lyrics: ?
Year: 1993
Sirpi has composed several beautiful melodies. Today's pick is one of those. He gives importance to vocals and lyrics in his songs and still manages to produce one or more melody hits in his albums amidst current trend of music that does not seem to care for vocals or lyrics.
http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/elelam_kiliye.rm
Hi Neel:
This is the first time that I listen to KJY version of Elelam kiliye. Heard Mano + PS version, which is also beautiful. Mohini and Anand Babu acted for that duet version, which is in the climax.
Is music direction not by SA Rajkumar?
Wish you all a very happy new year.
vel1970, you may be correct. Another website credited Sirpi for this album. That is what I went by. Regardless, Sirpi composes nice old-fashioned melodies.
Pick #574
Song: iLamkanni unnai
Film: ?
Music: ?
Singer: S.Janaki
Lyrics: ?
Year: ?
A rare and exotic number by SJ. Have no other details about this song. Please share if you do.
Happy New Year!
Peace on Earth!
http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/ilamkanni.rm
never heard this tamil version
but the hindi version superduper
yahoo! !!!!!!!
chaahe koyi mujhe junglee kahe
kehne do jee kehta rahe
hum pyaar ke toofaanon mein gire hai
hum kya kare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piKXrYaHZFg
Happy New Year 2008 !
thanks NeelDJ
Have a good one always
regards
hey tfmlover, yeah it was a hit!
Shammi kapoor :D
Hey Neel & TFMPAGE gang,
Wish you all good friends,good health & good luck!
love & affection, vinatha.
Beautiful songs...Naan Pesa ninaipathellam music by Sirpi only, the information NellD given is correct.
Jack