Pick of the week: 1 Mar to 5 Aug 2006

Ramki, my opinion is indha pAttukku Asha-vai mumbaiyil irundhu irakkumadhi seidhu pAda vaiththirukka vEndumA? IR many times did this crossing boundaries (ex: Latha's song in Anand). Oru SJ or VJ could have easily did a good job. Asha swallowed many words as well as interest of the listeners. NOM :-)

I think 'vedam onga' was picturised on Nambiar. Are you ramarajan was the hero?

SN23 :)

Picks #189 and 190

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

Song: kailai malai ootraanadhu
Film: Raaga devathai
Singers: PSuseela, SPB
Lyrics: Vairamuthu
Music: KVMahadevan

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

Song: thanga vennilaa vaa
Film: Raaga devathai
Singers: PSuseela, BVasantha
Lyrics: Vairamuthu
Music: KVMahadevan



Im still top of my friend's hate list. Reason? I forced him to watch 'raaga devathai'.
That was the time, thanks to DDs sunday regional film show i was totally into all films that was not in tamil. Esp telugu, malayalam films. After watching swarnakamalam, sapthapathi, sithara , grihapravesam etc etc i couldnt wait for next telugu film to release in TN.
SO when Kovais KG complex screened raagadevathai i couldnt resist. For nerds like us KViswanath-KVM was a hip combo . And i have read great reviews on the telugu original 'sirivennela'. How can i miss it?
My friend was totally skeptical.
Suhasini? who wants to watch suhu?(We were members of antisuhasini club).
But i explained to him the greatness of KViswanath and the songs and reminded him about the only telugu film he has ever watched(yeah sankarabaranam).
We went to the theatre(it was shown only in the mornings). There were very few souls in the cinema.

The film started very well. Suhasini is a deaf and dumb girl who takes interest in a blind flautist/singer(sarvadaman banerjee of adishankaracharya fame) . The hero visits his native village with his sister(Nithya now busy with mega serials).
The film starts with the first song. Beautiful number. The picturisation was amazing. I think it was picturised in Jaipur/Rajasthan.

I made a right choice, i thought. I was so proud of myself:).
Then came another song. WHich was good too. Then another then another..ok now i started worrying.

Very less was happening in the story. Suhu and saudaman become friends. He tells her about a devathai(moon moon sen) he worships.
Each song that came after this was about the hero describing his raaga devathai.

The second song of todays pick was picturised on Nithya and Baby Meena. Meena played the role of a blind girl(yeah truly..i don think that was the year of physically handicapped either )

Anyways , Interval came nothing really happened in the story.
My friend was ready to leave but i forced him hoping something will happen after interval.

Well only thing that moved were people walking out of the cinema hall. I was relentless. I stayed till the end.
If you are still interested in the story, this is what i remember.
Moon moon sen will visit her bhakta. but she is not as chaste as the hero believes. Either she was raped or something ( i dont remember). She commits suicide on the day of her marriage. Ofcourse she donates her eyes to his bhakthan who later stands by her pyre at the last scene
shubam vanakkam getlost.

No wonder my friend hates me.


The telugu original was critically acclaimed. But the tamil version was just boring.
Lost in translation? Maybe.

sirivennella received few Nandi awards. Lyricist Sitarama sastry is still fondlyknown as sirivennella Sitarama sastry . I think KV introduced him in this film.

The link below has the film still's

http://www.bonkanwa.com/Entertainmen...iriVennela.htm

However was the film, the songs were great.
You will know when you listen to them

ramki
Everyone has this kinda experience in their life... I was forced by my friends to watch 'Raajali' :lol:..

I think Saranraj was the hero of this film

Saranraj was the hero of Sakkarai Pandal

Ramki, neengaL enna thavam seithu indha paartheergaLO, adhai vida koodudhalAga pAvam seidhu nAn kashtapattEn. I saw this movie in a mootapoochi theatre Noorjahan, Saidapet. More than viewers, MPs were many in that hall :-)

MMSen's character has ruined the movie, of course KV's story telling was very bad.

I could not control my laughter while reading your post. As well Thiru's on Rajaali (must be a bird acted as hero / heroine)

But this film had good songs. That amruthavarshini based "en kaatrE en maNNE" is simply great. PS takes of from SPB in the middle and sings along with rain dropping sound. Excellent. I love this song always.

Sirivennila,

A grand musical treat by KVM and great lyrics by Sirivennila sitarama sastry and the flute by Pdt.Hariprasad.

Chandamama raave jaabili raave by PS,SPB and B.Vasantha is a beautiful song ..(thanga vennila in tamil)

Vidhatha thalapuna by SPB & PS is the pick of the album
( virindhanai in tamil)

Ee gali ee mela is another beautiful song by PS & SPB
this is the song where PS sings amruthavarshini ..( killai mozhi ootranadhu in tamil)

other songs are solo by SPB

no of songs were more but all songs were great.

thanks for the songs

Thank you SSS

Thiru, 'rajaLi' ramki and roja acted rite?

SN23 wow now i know im not the only dfer who watched RD:)

Rajeskrv thanks for the details

Picks #191

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

Song: mottu vitta vaasanai malli
Film: Garuda sowkiyama
Singers: Sjanaki, Jayachandran
Lyrics: ?
Music: MSViswanathan

Thanks to NeelD for sending this song. He writes:

"Mottu Vitta" is a light and happy duet nicely sung by Janaki and
Jayachandran. The lyrics are pretty good though the song does not give
that impression on first listening. The song was as popular as it could
get for a MSV song in the early 80s. Wonder what other songs this film
had!