The Golden Era of Dr.IR and Dr.SPB

**PARAMASHIVAN** · 20th May 2011, 05:33 PM

App anna

Eagerly waiting for 'இளமையெனும் பூங்காற்று' song from you

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**PARAMASHIVAN** · 20th May 2011, 06:14 PM

Folks

There was another MSV+IR+SPB combo in the 90's If I remember correctly, it was a Prabhu/Sukanya Film. It had excellent SPB numbers like 'Chinna Chinna thooral enna ennai konjum saaral enna' , Kaalaiyuil poothathu kovil mani'. Can some one remind me the movie name pls.

**V_S** · 20th May 2011, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN

Folks

There was another MSV+IR+SPB combo in the 90's If I remember correctly, it was a Prabhu/Sukanya Film. It had excellent SPB numbers like 'Chinna Chinna thooral enna ennai konjum saaral enna' , Kaalaiyuil poothathu kovil mani'. Can some one remind me the movie name pls.

PS,
That is Senthamizh Paattu. Yes, beautiful melodies!

**V_S** · 20th May 2011, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by groucho070

Great composer, lesser than mediocre filmakers. Eedukudukka mudiyala. This song was used as "alcohol" joke in a Vadivelu schtick. He tries to stop drinking, then others keep reminding of drinks, like whiskey, then someone comes along and sings this song with emphasis on "rammm"

Oh no! I could not dare to see this song in such visuals. As App said, the original one is definitely not a spoiler with dances, just that the acting was amateur'ish.

**PARAMASHIVAN** · 20th May 2011, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by V_S

PS,
That is Senthamizh Paattu. Yes, beautiful melodies!

நன்றி

I am going to try and get the DVD just for the song! One more song from the Movie. 'Adi komathaa engal kulamaath' . SPB

**app_engine** · 20th May 2011, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by V_S

just that the acting was amateur'ish.

Agree

I'm reminded of the comment from one of my former teammates (a lady from AP) about Sridevi : "I can't stand her, she looks so childish in every romantic scene"

Actually she told us more than once the same statement and each time I used to defend Sridevi, telling her to watch the Thamizh movie 'Johny'

Obviously, in P oru I, Sridevi was still in her "learning to act" stages. Ofcourse she had huge successes earlier with 3M & 16V but was still evolving. Since she started as a child artist in 60's, the confusion of whether to imitate the prior gen actresses or do something of her own affected naturalness during 70's, IMO.

**app_engine** · 20th May 2011, 08:46 PM

#29 இளமை எனும் பூங்காற்று
பாடியது ஓர் பாட்டு
(பகலில் ஒரு இரவு, 1979 )

'ஒரே வீணை, ஒரே ராகம்' - when someone listens to lines like this, it's just natural to imagine that this song is about music / musician. Add to that the pallavi that goes like 'பாடியது ஓர் பாட்டு'. So, this song got no objection anywhere - at homes, school functions or other auspicious occasions. Being blessed with my movie-watch-sabbatical, I was also blissfully unaware of what goes on screen. Still, I can now recall that this song created some 'இனம் புரியாத உணர்வுகள்' every time I heard during the teens

Easily Kavingar scores over SPB & IR in this towering song that was such a massive hit in TN / Srilanka and was a regular on radio for years! Unlike present, the primary source of music was radio and one wasn't in total control as to what to listen in a given time period. Also, no FM. AIR was horrible w.r.t TFM and IOKS was the primary source (I can't help keep repeating this thing here).

Despite all these, I would have listened to this song hundreds of times during my school years! It was sought after madly and paid attention to - wherever and whenever it came from!

I remember posting about this song earlier in "song last heard" thread and it's a regular listen even now, decades and 1000's of songs after its arrival. Such is its power! Any list I make for IR or SPB should have this number!

The flute, the strings, the choral harmony, the melody - all lift us up to a place of EkAntham - so serene as well as mirthful!

**PARAMASHIVAN** · 20th May 2011, 08:56 PM

One of the best Songs of IR + SPB , but the picturisation has spoiled it all, that to Sri devi's exposure!

**PARAMASHIVAN** · 20th May 2011, 09:40 PM

wow. Amazing, simply amazing SPB ji

**app_engine** · 20th May 2011, 10:15 PM

I have three more movies and eight more SPB/IR songs from 1979. Interestingly, similar to 1978, there had not been a single dud song in this combo for the whole year! Some were more popular and others were 'radio-only-hits' but every one of them got noticed!

Also, by this time, the Raja brand was firmly established. IMSO, every song from IR-SPB combo created widespread enthu and expectation from the TFM listening community