Pick of the week: 1 Mar to 5 Aug 2006

Pick #187

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

Song: orumaiyudan ninadhu
Film: konjum salangai
Singer: sulamangalam Rajalakshmi
Lyrics: vaLLalar
Music: SM Subbaiyah Naidu

'singaara velane' became so popular that it almost eclipsed the other good songs from konjum salangai. Todays pick is one. Sjanaki and SR were made to sing for Savithri(probably one and only time?). SR sound so good in this song. The sangathis and brighas are just perfect. Unfortunately the song is a very short piece :(

I think KS was nadigaiyar thilagams 100th film. according to my mom, the film was a flop. It also had Gemini and Kumari Kamala.

Dont forge to click on the link below.
It has some nice details on SMSN

http://www.tfmpage.com/ppp/sms.html

Cool.. this one is in Bilahari. 'Konjum salangai oli kettu' (in kaanada) is another very popular song.

Excellent Song!

I have seen this song used in my sister's college dance programm and got an award.. (for the expressive dance ofcourse)

Didn't Konjum Salangai had the record running for most number of days in Madras Devi Complex for quiet some time. Ofcourse since the movie was produced by Devi Theatres, you are never sure, if this was made to RUN rather than RAN.
Or as usual I am conufsed with some other movie.
(2 other movies Devi produced that I know of are Nenjathai Kilaldhe and Thendrale Ennai Thodu)

Bala

Bala i didnt know devi theatre were into film production. Thanks for the details

Pick #188

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

Song: vaanil vaazhum devathai
Film: uruvangaL maaralaam
Singers: SPB, Vani Jairam
Lyrics: Vairamuthu
Music: SVRamanan

One of my favorite SPB-VJ duets. As far as i know, SVR did music for only for 'uruvangaL maaralaam'. UM had 2 more good songs
'kaamanukku kaaman'(SPB) and
'aandavane unnai vandhu sandhikka vendum'(MSV).

UM i believe is tamil adaptation of 'bruce almighty'. A very interesting film with YGMahendran and Suhasini in the lead. God's role was performed by different superstars like nadigar thilagam, Kamal, rajini etc.
Inspite of multiple star attraction the film did not do well.
Todays song is picturised on Raghavendra(Rajini's BIL) and Kuyili

Good choice! My source lists this as a hit along with 'nenjil or aalayam' and a few other movies. That year nenjil or aalayam was the best, in my opinion.

"Konjum Salangai" is one of my favourites in TFM. Sulamangalam's brihas are amazing How I wish a full fledged bilahari song followed this "virutham"!!!

Great song Ramki!

Loved this song and "Kamanukku Kaman' song (SPB will freak out. Once can see how much Liberty SPB can take in a non-IR song)

Are you sure it did not do well. It did touch 100 days in Madras.

I cherish this movie because as a young boy, 2 tickets to this film (from my savings ofcourse) was my gift to my parents' 25th marriage anniversary

Bala

UruvangaL maaralaam is inspired from Oh! God which came in 1979.

Ramki,

Thanks for the two lovely songs "orumaiyudan" and "vAnil vAzhum". That is one veNkala kural (SR) followed by another veNkala kural (VJ). "vAnil vAzhum" is a beautiful composition. Hats off to S.V.Ramanan. However, SPB's alattal is borderline annoying.