Pick of the week: 1 Mar to 5 Aug 2006

Ramki: yean adhu devar films padama irukka koodathaa?

RR, jn, thumburu :)

RC kurangu appearances are more common in RN movies than Devar movies illaiya?

Pick #204

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

Song: aezhu malai vaasa
Film: Tiger thathachari
Singers: Soolamangalam sisters, Veeramani
Lyrics: ?
Music: Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi

Female MDs are very uncommon in Indian cinema. SoolamangalamR, Usha Khanna, srilekha, Banumathi, SJanaki, Bhavatharini are the few among the few. I read in Hindu that even PLeela did music for a telugu film.
In tamil , soolamangalam Rajalakshmi did music for 3 films.
Darisanam, tiger thathachari and piLLaiyaar(?). 'idhu maalai nerathu mayakkam' from darisanam is a favorite song for many.
Tiger thatachari songs are less know to majority listerners.
I think the film had Major sundararajan in the lead. Im not sure of the remaining cast.
Todays pick will remind you the bhakthi songs that would grace our airwaves in the mornings. Nevertheless its a good song worth listening just for the ganeer voices of the sisters.

Ramki,

S.Sisters scored music for AppodhE sonnEnE kEttiyA (Jaiganesh movie), in addition to Darisanam, Pillayar and TT.

Tiger Thathachari was based on Major Sundarrajan's stage drama where he acted as barrister, paired with Sugumari. Sivakumar who mostly acted with Major on stage in his dramas, acted in this movie too. He jodified with M.Banumathi, I think.

A duet for Siva and MB sung by S.R and TMS, it starts like Kalyanam thiru vizha (or Oru vizha???). S.R-rukku duet paada aasai vandhu koodavE sirippu vEra sirippaar (ayyahO). It could happen only under her music direction and IT DID HAPPEN.

Padam sariyA bONi aagavillai :-(

Ramki -

This one got me all "shook" up! :-) Sri Priya was definitely "adaavadi" in this film, and cutely so :-) Another VJ solo from the same film (which was another "adaavadi" moment from the same film!) was Muththamma Chinnachchittu MunnepPinne Paarththu Nada... the coy incredulity in the "Ammadi Ammadi" ending is simply delectable in this one!
Your picks take me back in time...and I go happily... gratefully!

Naaz

PS: I have a rare one for you. Please check the pow request mail!

Is "maadhuLai mottukkaL" also from TigerThathachari? I love this song of SR. It is ages since I heard this and by any chance , is it in Charukesi?

Thanks Ramki.

I believe TT had Sivakumar and Kutti Padmini(?) also. There is a cute duet by TMS-SR which used to be played often those days..

Thanks Ramki for unearthing the rarest numbers.

Bala

SN: u r correct. The lady pairing with sivakumar is that Banumathi. She acted in Raman ethanai ramandi also, as KRVijaya's daughter.

Soolamangalam rajayalakshmi laughing ha ha ha. SJanakikki pottiya ha ha ha

Ramki,

I have the TMS-SR duet "kalyANam oru vizA" with me. It is a wonderful duet. There are probably just two or three duets that SR sang with TMS. They sure are rarities. I can send it to you if you would like to present it here. Please let me know.

I can't hear SR laughing in this song anywhere. Unless it was all the way at the tailend of the song and it got edited in the version I have.

Thank you all for the excellent details. 'appodhe sonne kettiya'??:) Looks like odd titles started very early in kodambakkam.

Banumathi is acting in serail nowdays. She did a main role in KB's 'aNNi'


NeelD please send the song. Thanks