Originally Posted by dhool Udhaya
Yet another uncelebrated artifact from Mu. Metha/IRfrom the 80s. The movie, "uRangaatha ninaivugaL" is itself a sapid original that went unnoticed. Sporting a meticulous screenplay of family affairs righted by calculated vengeance, Sivakumar plays a master schemer who initiates Rajeev into seducing Radhika, a young widow.
With this melody and KJY melting:
kalyaana maeLamoa
katcheri maedaiyoa
illaatha un vaazhvil
tharavaa vaazhthup pookkaL?
the seduction is already half done.
This is one of my absolute favorites of KJY for IR. Where he usually channels a forlorn mood for ballads,somehow he intuitively matches the wishful spirit without getting wistful. In the movie, Sivakumar (IR's voice) teaches Rajeev(KJY) the pallavi a few times before he gets it right. Once he gets it right, Sivakumar's group applauds and the song launches. When the song is done it’s our turn to applaud.