machchAnukku machcham (Maruthaani)
Pick #654
Song: machchAnukku machcham
Film: Maruthaani
Music: Gangai Amaran
Singers: P.Susheela, Gangai Amaran
Lyrics: One of (Vaali, Pulamaipithan, Vairamuthu, Gangai Amaran)
Year: 1985
Today's pick is a fun song dream sequence for Pandiyan and Shobhana right after S.S.Chandran agrees to have them married. The song sequence is like a tribal festival. This song completes the "five songs" formula. nAn manjcaLukku opens the film. maruthANiyA is heroine introduction. veLakku vechcha is the hero and heroine falling in love. machchAnukku is a fun song with sets, group dancers and costumes. thottil kiLi is when the sadness hits.
http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/machchanukku.rm
kaRpA athu (Megam Karuththirukku)
Pick #655
Song: kaRpA athu
Film: Megam Karuththirukku
Music: Manoj-Gyan
Singer: K.S.Chitra
Lyrics: Vairamuthu
Year: 1987
"Megam Karuththirukku" directed by Rama.Narayanan starring Prabhu, Rekha, Madhuri, Raghuvaran and others was a hit film. Rekha is the daughter of a wealthy farmer Kallapetti Singaram. Living in a hostel she goes to college in a city. She is obsessed with external beauty, skin color and modernity. She is in love with the light skinned and modern city guy Raghuvaran. When Singaram finds out about the love affair he takes Rekha back to their village and has her forcefully married to the dark skinned good-hearted country man Prabhu.
Raghuvaran is a cheat who goes around marrying one woman after another, taking the dowry, forcing them into prostitution or deserting them. Madhuri is one of his victims. After being forced into prostitution by Raghuvaran she separates from him but continues to be a prostitute in order to pay back the loans her father took for her wedding. Today's pick was picturized on Madhuri.
Rekha and Prabhu do not get along. Rekha treats him like a servant. One day she takes a job in a city and leaves him. She stays in a hostel and goes to work. Prabhu then starts working as a watchman at the hostel so he can be near his wife and hopes that she will have a change of heart. Kovai Sarala also stays at the hostel and she likes Prabhu very much. Of course she does not know that he is married. Kovai Sarala's line "endra karuppu raasaa!" was quite popular.
Rekha continues to see Raghuvaran. Madhuri lives next door to the hostel and finds out about Raghuvaran and Rekha's affair. She tries to break them up to protect Rekha. Things happen and finally Rekha has a change of heart and unites with Prabhu.
Other songs in the film:
azagAna puLLi mAnE - KJY
azagil sokkAtha ANgaLA - KSC
vadugapatti ayyAththurai - MV
adi ammA rAkkAyi azagai pArungga - MV,SPS
http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/karpa_athu.rm
ulagam siRithu (Perappillai)
Pick #656
Song: ulagam siRithu
Film: Perappillai
Music: V.Kumar
Singers: T.M.Sounderarajan, P.Susheela
Lyrics: ?
Year: ?
Lovely duet with a light Hindustani touch. The song flows so gently. No details available on the film.
http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow...gam_sirithu.rm
