Pick of the Week: Aug 2006 - Sep 2007

Thanks Ramki. nEram iravu nEram is one of my favorite LRE songs. Has been a long time since I listened to it. LRE's amazing talent went underutilized in the music scene that she was in. But still some wonderful compositions came her way once in a while. Very few singers were able to realize their complete potential in film music industry. LRE is not one of them.

This LRE song reminds me one kannada song 'Madhura Balu Madura' film 'BaLu jenu'(Super Star Rajanikanth first kannada movie) sung by SJ and KJY, MD GKV.

I love LRE songs, especially this Tamil song is too good. Thanks Ramki.

Ramki -

Superb solo! I was not aware that this was a GKV composition! While LRE's artistry transcends the poor recording, one still hopes that something can be done to restore/ digitally remaster these precious songs from the past...

Thanks for hosting these fine tunes!

Thanks everyone.


Bala, andha song irukkira madhiri theriyalai. Thedi paarkiren.

UshaShankar, GKV - IRoda gurunnu ungaLukku therinjirukkum. Rendu perukkum ore style irukka idhuvum oru reason?

Meerakrishna , link for the 'madhura' song

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/musi...vie_name.2278/

Pick #424

http://tfmpage.com/stream/pow06/vethala_dt.rm



Song: vethala kiLiye solladhe veLiye
Movie: deiva thirumanangaL
Singer : SJanaki
Lyrics: kaNNadasan
MD: GKVenkatesh
Year : 1981

SJanaki should have been GKV's favorite female singer. Most of his albums had atleast one song by her. Look at his kannada listings.

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/musi..._director.751/

Her name appears in alternate albums.

'Deiva thirumangaL' had 3 Mds. KVM,MSV and GKV. When i hosted SJ-MSV combo, i almost featured this song. Madhu corrected me and pointed out 'vaLLi thirumanam' part of DT had music by GKV.
The song , picturised on cute sridevi, used to air frequently during the 80s. SJ's voice is a perfect match for sridevi. No wonder every MD who worked for a sridevi movie opted SJ for the songs.
Another solo by SJ in DT is 'kandhan vandhaan kandhan vandhaan vaLLi malaiyile' .

The audio quality is not good. As naaz pointed something should be done to digitize such rare songs. These songs are treasures and there should be a song library or something to preserve these digitally.

Deiva thirumanangal 3 in 1

Meenaatchi kalyaanam -Dir P Neelakandan -KVM
Valli thirumanam -Dir kaameswararaav- GKV
Srinivaasa kalyaanam - Dir -K Shanker -MSV
script songs -kannadaasan

Ramki thanks for the 'Madhura' song link.

And also thanks for the beautiful SJ song.

regards.
Meera.

Ramki, excellent song of LRE. I guess it was for Vidubala (D/o. Magic expert Bagyanath). Pretty good looking and ok in acting. This song and Mayyakm thAn pEsiyadhO (edhirkAlam) sounds similar in some places.

In ThabalkAram Thangai also, there is a beautiful solo of LRE. Any idea about it?

Ramki, the masterpiece in Deiva ThirumaNangaL is "thirumAlE seerArum maNivaNNA" by VJ for Latha. A-Class song. Also another female solo by PS for Sripriya "vAnamum bhoomiyum Alingnam". Do you have these two?

Sn23 i do not have those songs :(

Pick #425

http://tfmpage.com/stream/pow06/maanikka_tk.rm
http://tfmpage.com/stream/pow06/aandavan_tk.rm



Song: maanikka maamani / aandavan potta
Movie: thennankeetru
Singers : SPB, Vani Jairam/KJYesudoss
Lyrics: kaNNadasan ?
MD: GKVenkatesh
Year : 1975


I will always remember 'maanikka maamani' for the dramatic score at the end of the song. I always wonder what could have happen to the couple happily singing about their future. Maybe nothing. I have not seen the film which had Sujatha and Vijaykumar. This jodi *ed in handful of films together and my fav is oodhappu kaNsimittugiradhu.
Coming back to thennankeetru, the KJY solo is a rare one(I think). It has 'bollywood' touch but i like the way the charanams sandhams are constructed.
Does anyone have more details on this film? Indian cinema database says the film was directed by kovi Manisegaran(writer?)