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That's not Sonali Bendre. Her name is Sonu Walia (One of the less known Hindi actress... I guess Kushbu wave was too strong and TN movie watchers wanted to see more fair skin northies, so annan GV signs her up - I am unable to accept she could be MR's choice... MR generally has some class - Sonali Bendre in Antha Arabic Kadaloram, Malaika Arora in Dil Se, Mallika Sherawat in Guru).Quote:
Originally Posted by app_engine
And Kuyili(?! Reallly Mani?) in Nila Adhu vanaththu Mela... (I am confused)
Your criticism of HH is unfair (even though I am not a big fan of Kasi songs). HH is a good singer and he has sung few good songs for IR also.Quote:
Originally Posted by app_engine
Ennai Thalatta Varuvalo - Kadhalukku Mariyadhai
Nilavu Pattu - Kannukkul Nilavu
He has sung many more good songs for other MDs (Deva in particular). It is unfortunate the HFM does not use HH as much as they should.
If you have not noticed, almost all singers are very restrained when singing for Raja (including Chitra). It could be mostly out of respect or fear or a combination of two. IMHO, only SPB and SJ are able to take lot of freedom with Raja. (Even SPB is does less gimmicks when singing for Raja, you should listen him some non-IR Telugu songs).
It is not always the ingredients, some time fault is with the cook.
#333 காட்டுக்குயிலு மனசுக்குள்ள பாட்டுக்கொன்னும் பஞ்சமில்ல
(தளபதி, 1991 , ஏசுதாசுடன்)
kAttukkuyilu manasukkuLLa from thaLapathi, with KJY
Well, this is the first song we feature in this series where both my favourites had sung together :-) We had to wait for >300 days and that many songs to finally get to this combo. We had every other possible combo before (even Mano & SPB :lol2:) but this is the first one with Dasettan in our listing! Not that they haven't done songs together before albeit rarely. For e.g. thirisoolam had that 'iraNdu kaikaL nAngAnAl' song but it was music by MSV. I don't remember any other rAsA song having SPB & KJY prior to this number...(And, such a song should have automatically been a hit, someone please correct me if one exists).
The legends had an opportunity recently to sing this song together on stage, with rAsA around, in the recent Jaya TV concert :-) They both had so much of energy and the mutual appreciation was pretty obvious. The song itself has so much of energy packed into it - with lovely drum work and a great first interlude. (That first interlude part is my favourite portion on-screen also). Though many of my co-workers -who were big M fans- disliked the song and the movie, it didn't bother me. Each one of the scenes where both these great actors shared screen space was extremely enjoyable, including the 'EnnA nee en naNban' scene (not 'naNbEn dA' as mistakenly referred by many on the net world).
Quite enjoyable lines too - many people love the 'natpaikkooda kaRpaippOla eNNuvEn' line by Vaali. KarNan's senjORRukkadan based natpu is quite prasiththam for any who read the epic in some form. Me read in ambulimAmA first and then in many other forms...haven't watched NT's karNan - which is now re-released in TN and reported to be making waves. I think thaLapathi was a pretty neat take / interpretation of the Duryothanan -Kannan aka KarNan relationship (read Kannan with reNdu suzhi na & not moonu suzhi Na which refers to the blue colored mischievous fellow & one of the dasAvathArams - totally missing in this movie...we have vil veeran Arjun though, telling 'machchamillai machchamillai' :lol2:).
Great song, big hit, still enjoyable after many years!
:oops:Quote:
Originally Posted by genesis
my miss...not good with vadakkaththi nadikai peyarkaL that sound similar (they too deliberatly confuse us frequently, like kareena-kareeshmA etc)
Agreed, he didn't pick the right ingredient for kAsi songs :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by genesis
Also, he gave too many songs to HH :-(
a_e sir, i believe Dhalapathi was 1991 Deepavali release which would be sometime around October, what happened to movies from Jan-October in 1991?
No SPB/IR combo?cmon cannot be.....
You're right buggle, this was in late 1991 but I don't follow the date that strictly :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by buggle
I keep picking any movie from that year randomly :-)
The only discipline (mostly) maintained is the YYYY part :-)
We're moving closer to the "anniversary" of this compilation.
Though it appeared recently that we may not make it there, I feel strongly about the possibility now.
We're at 333 now and all we need is another 33 numbers to hit the 366 number. I guess there should be a minimum of another 10 numbers in 1991 itself and there're some more productive years.
BTW, tomorrow's also will be from thaLapathi!
There are a few more Rajinikanth movies - ejamAn, veerA, uzhaippALi, some KH movies - dEvar magan, singAravElan...apart from chinnaththambi etc. 33 shouldn't be that big a number to get.
Once that number is reached, I'll only cover some mega hits -i.e. if any still left - of the 90's or later and won't go after meticulously like before...I'll have to pass the mantle...
App, Fall of 1990 romba mattama irundhuchu Sir. Perusa sollikra maadhiri onnum nadakala.Quote:
Originally Posted by app_engine
I guess you had this accident after the 90 World cup final(july 8). Kizhakku vaasal came a week later. KV songs were a rage on Oliyum oliyum but you must have missed them due to your hospital stay. But apart from that there was nothing happening. India toured England and Tendulkar scored his 1st international 100 in Aug(How appropriate to bring it up now that he reached his 100th ton!). The feeling was almost certain that PT Usha would get a few golds in Beijing Asiad since she had won 4 at Seoul 86. What a ridiculous assumption that was, and underestimation of China's progress! Usha got 2 silvers. Our lone gold in the Asian games came through Kabbadi :banghead:
After that, there was no major sporting event. In TFM/TF world too, nothing major. Off season for both KH and RK. Releases like Anjali and MMKR stemmed the rot a little bit later in the year.
Or maybe it was just my life that was boring :) Two of my BEST friends in class moved out of school(and out of town). I got pally with another guy(same class, different Section) as his house was close to mine and we used to frequent a sports club after school. Now my 3rd and last BEST friend did not like this development. So we were not on talking terms for over a year. So, from being very close deskmates and lunchmates in one year, we moved to being sworn enemies. On top of that, we were both captains of our intra-class soccer teams which had a fierce rivalry! So that entire year, all communication between the 2 captains happened through intermediaries :-D We finally patched up after a year, but alas, the quality of the friendship was a pale shadow of what it used to be :(
So in several ways for me, that was a dry and painful season :(
App, if it is any consolation, you can go through the 1990 summer editions of Indian Express here :-D
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC
:lol: The weakest link in the movie, Mani's puppet. Seniors get to strut their stuff, juniors end up doing this dour faced, wooden acting sponsored by Mani. By the way, am shocked to know that you have not watched Karnan, app. Your credit rating has just been reduced by 0.07% :razz:Quote:
Originally Posted by app_engine
groucho,
:-)
vAyppu kedakkalai, if you've read some old posts in this thread you would've noticed that I didn't watch any movie from 7th-12th grade, with the exception of dharam-veer :-)
kAttukkuyilu manasukkuLLa youtube :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRQuG...eature=related
App sir, Great going :)
Kizhakku Vaasal. was a decent movie. Pachamala Poovu , Revathi would look exceptionally beautiful in that song. Romba mangalakaramaa irupaange. Lovely, soulful singing by SPB!! :2thumbsup: Talukki-talukki, Vanthathey kungumam, are wonderful gems too from the same movie.
Thalapathi, I love every bit of the songs & BGM ... My fav pick is Putham Puthu poo pootatho, The other songs has received so much accolades & popularity, But not this song. Probably because it was not there in the movie. Anyways, Kaatu kuyilu manasukulle , such a rare song. 2 legends singing with such passion and immense respect for each other. I enjoyed the song so much in the recent Endrendrum Raaja concert . It was so nice seeing SPB, KJY & IR on stage for this song. Great Legends :bow:
Semi digg: could it be possible that Mani has actually shot Puttam puthu poo? And cut it off later?
Yes, I wonder too. Was it cut off due to movie length ? never shot or possibly too obscene that the censor board had to chop off the entire song? escalation acquired from hub pundits :)
Thanks
This song was was shown in the movie, but not the entire song. This song involves the scene where Rajni takes Bhanu and the child tio his house!Quote:
Originally Posted by groucho070
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNLfn...yer_detailpage
nanRi, Divine22!
Me too like 'putham puthu poo pooththadhO' song, nice one in KJY's voice :-)
App anna
Eagerly waiting for "Sundari song" , what a melody! :notworthy:
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Wasn't there a SPB + VJ song called "Sortpanathil sindhu padithen". which Film is that from please? and no I am not talking about Annan Gounds "Sortpana sundari" :lol2: //
#334 சுந்தரி கண்ணால் ஒரு சேதி
சொல்லடி இந்நாள் நல்ல தேதி
(தளபதி, 1991 , ஜானகியுடன்)
'sundari kaNNAl oru sEthi' of thaLapathi, with SJ
One of the top ranking SPB-SJ duets under IR's baton. The melody that starts in an average fashion in the first couple of lines of pallavi simply jumps sky-high when the 'nAn unai neenga mAttEn' portion comes, raising goosebumps. And, what delicious saraNams! It's a 'return-of-tablA-in-IRMR-tfm', after a drought in agni* & anjali :wink: (geetAnjali had it but it was originally Telugu)! The interludes are quite interesting - while not totally homogenous - and there had been legends about how the players at Bombay got impressed by the score. (IIRC, SPB spoke about it on stage...JayaTV's first concert, right?).
That brings to mind another speciality about this number - sundari song was perhaps among the few that were in the first JayaTV concert and got repeated in the 2nd one! Unfortunately, both occasions didn't have SJ on stage, who has done an equally awesome job as SPB in the original. The chorus is of nice standard too and the song is musically rich if listened from any perspective! BTW, I've requested V_Sji to write on the song and we're sure to get a treat if he accepts and finds time :-)
While Rajinkanth's "koNdai" had been one of amusement to me when watched for the first time, it's not that much of an eyesore during the revisits. The visuals otherwise are nice and it would have been remarkable if the 'ponniyin selvan' project had materialized...i.e. with IR doing a similarly grand score...otherwise I don't care much!
The song got played innumerable times since its arrival - right from the cassette days until now - on a variety of music systems during the last 20 years of so! Hasn't lost its shine at all, for me! Also, I haven't come across a person who said this song is not likeable :-)
BanupriyanavuNE obscene picturiusation irukkumnu chappu kottikittu imagine paNdradhu - idhu oru generational weakness pOlayE ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Divine22
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpPZDB1dGP4&feature=player_detailpageQuote:
Originally Posted by app_engine
With one biggie of 1991 done, I'm planning for another biggie starting tomorrow :-)
Interestingly, I heard the songs of that biggie for the first time directly in theater - when watching the movie...
chOtA bhAi songs from tomorrow...
Plum saare, eeek! Nalla paatte padathula kanomennu aarva kolarele kettenge , :? :-D,
Mattapadi banu priya ?? voh my gaad! appdi ellam enakke enna aasaiya.. :roll: Nanum oru penn ...
btw, Cool signature sir!
Divine - :ashamed: - irundhaalum the powers of banupriya cannot be overestimated :yessir:
Sundari Kannal Oru Sethi ~ Mesmerizing, colossal, soothing, monstrosity, IR,SJ,SPB in full form.
Yes, the both attempts were so and so on stage, proving how difficult it is to bring the same magic ...
:mrgreen: Wokey !Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
I thought "Little Brother" was released before thalapathy :roll:
Yes, you're right - but my order of posting within a given year had always been random...Quote:
Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN
#335 போவோமா, ஊர்கோலம்?
(சின்னத்தம்பி, 1991, ஸ்வர்ணலதாவுடன்)
'pOvOmA oorkOlam' from Chinnathambi, with Swarnalatha
What had been written about as compositions that happened within a very short time, went on to become huge hits in multiple languages! Typical IR speciality - to get the job done in remarkably short time and yet coming up with stunners! A very delightful song - with bird chirps, sweet flute phrases and nice string sections added to some excellent singing of a simple melody! Swarnalatha steals the show here, with SPB mostly providing a support role - much in line with the movie characters and what was expected to be shown on screen. Well, we need to talk a little bit more about the movie here rather than songs :-)
Historically, i.e. before the 90's, big stars doing 'appAvi / appirANi / pAvam' kind of roles have received tremendous response / emotional connect from TF audience. There could have been some mass psychology behind it. While the movies involving heroic stuff have been regular hits and dance+fight kind of masAlAs got watched a lot by people to forget their own worries etc, there had always been a lot more connect / attachment / long-term-love from public when the protagonist is shown to be suffering or in a disadvantaged position. Perhaps that reflected the condition of majority and thus the connect.
Take even NT, who had tremendous success with all kinds of roles (bombastic / arrogant / heroic - even villanous), there are some roles very dearly remembered of him where he played appirANi or "disadvantaged" characters. And, IMHO, appirANi character roles were the biggest attractions of KH overall, though he is a sakalakalAvallavar. KBR too took advantage of this fact and cashed on some self-pity roles to make it big in the early 80's (dAddy dAddy, wOh sAt din, En sOgakkathaiyakkELu, chinnanjiRu kiLiyE). If one cares to look at the biggest successes of M & M in the neighbor state, this had been generally the case as well. Also, such movies had an universal appeal and been hits across the country when remade in other languages also.
Now, coming to the hero of chinnaththambi - the movie that broke all prior BO records in TF and remains among the all-time-biggies in TF history, the same factor proved to be true. And Prabhu did an extremely good job there. I think this happens to be his most successful & most remembered role in his career. This song is a sweet demo of how he did that role to perfection. (I remember writing in detail about the picturization in that lost thread :-( )
I watched this movie on the "new" (devidurga) theater of Palakkad and as mentioned before, got to hear the songs for the first time there. Thoroughly enjoyed the sweetness of this number and others - even as the front benchers kept clapping along for a number of songs, making me happier :-) Have been listening to this number ever since on audio systems / car and there are days it went on repeat, even recently!
Dear app,
pacha mala poovu and povoma oorgolam.. ipo ezhudhina writings a padikala. ana romba varusham
munnadi.. IR thread la ezhudhi,,, romba inspire agi iruken .. romba azhaga varnichu ezhudhu irundheenga.
THanks a loooooooooooooooot for those Great picks.....................
mikka nanRi, Usha chEchi!
pOvOmA youtube :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZPsN...eature=related
'chinna thambi', as app_eng, said broke all records. I saw the Telugu version of it titled 'Chanti' which also had a great run at the BO and the songs were a big hit.
(Unfortunately this was probably one of the worst movie I have ever seen!!! Especially the climax.)
This guy has nailed it in this review: http://lolluexpress.com/chinna.htmQuote:
Originally Posted by Sureshs65
The lack of good movies in that period is probably why CT became a major hit.
Mani was trying take TF forward by doing Mouna Ragam, Nayakan, Agni Natchaththiram, Anjali etc... Thanks to P.Vasu, in one film he takes TF 20years backwards... What an achievement!! Hats off to you sir!!Quote:
Originally Posted by al_gates
Exactly. I was dragged screaming to watch this movie (I already knew the story). I wish Prabhu was remembered for Aruvadai nAl, a similar character.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sureshs65
app, good analysis on the "innocent" types of roles. NT in PadikAtha methai, bAgapirivinai, first half of Raman Ettanai Raman (you have to read Saradha madam's post on it, check out the first page of NT's thread).
Suresh, not to mention "Anari", which made a shooting star out of Victory Venkatesh in Bollywood and (Karizma Gafoor) made me appreciate the talents of Khushboo. The success of this led Venky to remake Luckyman in Hindi, and come back with tail between legs.
Thread name rumba naalaa 'Puthu Puthu Arthangal' leye nikkarathu. Fast forward pls ;)
IIRC Little brother was remade in Hindi as well? With Venkatesh in the lead?
Remade. I wonder how was V-man's performance :lol2:
No way near Prabhu's performanceQuote:
Originally Posted by groucho070
As suresh said, first came Chanti. With the stupendous success of it, then came Anari. Then came Taqdeerwala(lucky man for you unindian fellas who don't know and don't care about indhi). Actually, it isn't fair to say luckyman, as the latter itself was a remake of a telugu movie.