Pick of the week: 1 Mar to 5 Aug 2006

Hi madhu,

Yes, they are lovely songs and hidden treasures like many other songs from that period. Wish someone will find them. I don't know what film "vAnaththil paduththu" is from. I will go with thumburu on it.

madhu,
It was pointed out to me that "vAnaththil paduththu chirikkum" is from the film Veedu Varai Uravu (1976). Music by MSV. It had been covered in VJ songs chronology by Saravanan.

Pick #154

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/maragadha_mtu.rm

Song: maragadha megam
Film: megathirkkum dhaagam undu
Singers: PSuseela, SPB
Lyrics: Kannadasan
Music: MSViswanathan



I'm back from my vacation and its nice to see all the discussion in my absence. Thank you all.

'Megatirkkum dhaaagm undu' , based on a true incident is an absurd obscure film with Sarath babu and Rajini sharma in the lead.
MSV, who was slowly fading from music scene came up with 2 good songs. Todays pick and 'yaaradhu...manmadhan'(SPB,VJ).
Rajini sharma made her debut in the beautiful cute unforgettable hindi film 'balika badu'. She later migrated to tamilcinema and did couple of movies like 'kashmir kadhali' and MDU. In MDU she played the role of a suffering wife who loses her husband to sainthood.(A Sage rescues sarathbabu from an accident and will demand him to join his monastery as a fee to his rescue mission:)).

'maragatha megam' as like the song title is an absolute gem. PS and SPB at their best. The song was often heard during the films release but later faded into oblivion.

welcome back Ramki !

Thanx for bringing this wonderful song Ramki! This song reminds me another beautiful song of MSV from Avan AvaL Adhu...Illam sangeetham...adhil ragam samsaram.. both the songs incidentally based on the same raga ...a hindustani raga by name Bhairagi bhairav which corresponds to Carnatic Revathy. Particulary the humming portions ending the charanam are excellent.

Welcome back Ramki AvargaLE :-)

Really classic pick after your return. It is a trademark MSV song empowered by Suseela, in my opinion. SPBala did a good job, but he did not show a great enthu in the song, esp the humming after his charaNam.

Both MSV and PS were on the slide-down, but I would wonder still how PS was giving hits even in that period of early 80's (MDU released in 81?). A few sample from my childhood memory....

NEramidhu with TMS (Rishimoolam)
Bulk of hits (Anbukku Naan Adimai)
Muthu tharagai vaana vedhi with SPBala (Oru Kai Osai)
Naan oru ponnoviyam kanden with SPBala & SJ (KaNNil theriyum kadhaigaL)
Karumbinum iniyadhu iniyadhu - lovely solo Listen to "kannam thamaraiyaa with a chinna sirippu" (Kaadhal KiLigaL)
Azhagazhaga poothitukku - energetic solo (Kaali)
Forgotten good duet (??) with SPBala (Kuruvi Koodu)
Ponnanganni with SPBala (Nakshathram)
Engeyo edho paattondru kEttEn (aha aha) with SPBala (Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal)
Varadha kaalangal with SPSailaja (Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal)
aee thendrale - solo (Nenjathai Killadhe)
Chinna kanne chithira kanne - solo (Polladhavan)
Bulk of hits, kurippaga KangaLal nAn varindhEn with KJY (Mangala Naayaki)
Manmatha Radhangal, a beautiful but unheard-often duet with SPBala (Manmatha Rathangal)
Suttum vizhi chudarthaan - solo (Malargale Malarungal)
mAlai muthu mAlai - solo sung with ease (Maadhavi VandhaL)
En uLLam engindra vAnathile with TMS (Ratha Paasam)
Sandhanamittu sadhirAdum mottu - solo (Rusi Kanda Poonai)
Gangai pongudhu kaNgaLoram - solo (Vasantha AzhaippugaL)
Ranga Rangaiah - solo (Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu)

Thanks Ramki :-)

Ramki -

Superb! A thoroughly enchanting composition by MSV, and rendered with panache by PS - SPB.

Thanks Madhu, anniyan, SN23 and Naaz.

Its hard to believe 'maragatha' and 'illam sangeetham' are based on same raaga. They sound so different. Thanks anniyan for the details

SN23 'maalai muthu maalai' is the song i have been looking for long..no luck :((

Pick #155

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/udhayam_eani.rm

Song: udhayam neeye
Film: en arugil nee irundhaal
Singer: Sjanaki
Lyrics: Vaali
Music: iLaiyaraja

Another great song by IR from another flop film. Inspite of the film being a dud , two songs
'oh unnale naan'(UR, Mano) and
'indhiran sundhariye'(SJ, IR)
were hits.

Relatively, todays song was less heard in radios and tvs. IMO this is one of SJs best solos in 90s. Her voice sounds the same as it did in 'sendhoora poove' or 'kanden engum'. Unfortunately this song did not catch the attention of listeners. Probably the film was so boring no one would have noticed this song or would have left the cinema halls before the song was shown :)

I think the film had all new comers. I remember watching one song in oLiyum oliyum(cant remember which one) .

Thanks Ramki, this is the first time I hear this song.

What a big difference in SJ's voice between this song and that of her voice in Uyire...

I liked this song instantly.

Thanks once again
Bala