The Golden Era of Dr.IR and Dr.SPB

[genesis]

#64 தீராத விளையாட்டுப் பிள்ளை
(நெற்றிக்கண், 1981 , குழுவினருடன்)

It was time for excitement for IR admirers when KB signed him up for his first kavidhAlayA production. Ofcourse, the director was SPM and not KB himself but then SPM was not averse to working with MSV (he did rANuva veeran in the same year with Rajini / MSV). Also pOkkiri rAjA for AVM in just about the same time period. So, it wasn't like SPM or Rajini insisted on IR but KB used the opportunity to sign up the current sensation So, it was cheers to IR-admirers, conquest of new territory

We don't know whether there was any direct involvement of KB in the music making. However, one thing is sure that IR wanted to use the opportunity to show case his specialities. What a fantastic fusion album resulted!

Unlike the organic fusion in songs like 'poongathavE', this was - for lack of terms - inorganic. One can see both the seamlessness and distinctness in mAppiLLaikku mAman manasu & theerAtha viLaiyAttuppiLLai. (rAjA rANi jAckie was in a jazzy mode and rAmaNin mOhanam of "typical IR" genre)

I was following the news snippets in dailies / weeklies about this movie and when read about a song 'theerAtha viLaiyAttuppiLLai', thought it would be the traditional song with the same melody as 'thalai vAri poochchoodi unnai' (Shreya sings and dances in front of Sivaji and Vivek says how long Kannan alone keeps doing viLaiyAttu). I was expecting to see some IR style orchestration for that melody.

When the song came out, it was such a pleasant surprise to have a majestic new melody, terrific orchestration (the second interlude's violin is delectable). On top of these was SPB in cracking form!

A not-to-be-missed song! My college 1st year room mate, MSV fanatic, used to love this song and sing aloud - each time he'll start with the saraNam only. His voice still rings in my ears -'அவன் அசை உள்ள வரையில் விளையாடி'

Thanks for the Friday special App. Don't worry if you have to shuffle the order a little bit, maintain the "specials" for every Friday.

IMO Ramanin Mohanam was the only good song from the movie. The only thing I remember about this movie is Rajini gets "special" sun glass and at the age I believed one like that existed. (They got something like that in some airports now)

[V_S]

App, Supero super! Nice to hear your nostalgic college memories. Very special 'TGI Friday' song.

[app_engine]

நன்றி, genesis & V_S!

Ofcourse that singapore sunglass thing was a big deal discussion among boys (for years). Remember the 'poovE poochchooda vA' comedy where Nadhiya (psychoanalysis sample for Plum & co) wears one to frighten S V Sekar

[V_S]

நன்றி, genesis & V_S!

Ofcourse that singapore sunglass thing was a big deal discussion among boys (for years). Remember the 'poovE poochchooda vA' comedy where Nadhiya (psychoanalysis sample for Plum & co) wears one to frighten S V Sekar

Oh No! How can we forget that. More than the glass, it was SVS acting especially the way he sits on the chair and his expression before he knows the truth and his acting after he knows the truth. Even now as I write I keep laughing, so hilarious!

[genesis]

Oh No! How can we forget that. More than the glass, it was SVS acting especially the way he sits on the chair and his expression before he knows the truth and his acting after he knows the truth. Even now as I write I keep laughing, so hilarious!

** DISGRESSION **
I am pretty sure SVS copied Mohanlal.... I could not find SVS version, here is Mohanlal.

** DISGRESSION **

[groucho070]

Genesis Credit should always go to the original. Lal-ettan can be hillarious if he need to be.

App, the montage-styled scene for the song is one of the highlights of the movie. And SPB's voice, though was supposed to be a moral guardian's, was plainly playing along and enjoying what the dirty old man was indulging in (that unmistakable laugh). Sort of set the right platform for the audience, to not to judge Chakravarthy harshly when actually what he is doing is gonna hurt lotsa people.

[V_S]

Wow! first time seeing the original. Thanks genesis. But still I could not control my laughter whenever I just think of that scene with S V Sekar, but somehow the same feeling I could not get after watching this video, may be I am biased, but that shock and embarrasment in S V Sekar's face is still in me, which is missing in Mohanlal's acting. Yes, bringing both his hands behind his head and sitting relaxed, even the dialogues are all mostly same, but expression-wise I believe SVS did better than Lalettan. Also I felt this video is cut short compared to SVS scene in Tamizh.

[jaiganes]

when u guys used acronyms for ex mylapore MLA, I was wondering what SVS mukkonam oil has got to do with Raja or SPB...
he he he..
Just for gags..
@V_S now plum and other mallu lovers will come and sermonise how the subtle realistic method acting of Mohan lal went above your head and
a more louder form of acting employed by Ex MLA is out of sync with the surrounding subtlety of the serious movie...

[V_S]

Jai, it is just my preference. No question about Mohan lal and his versatility, but just remember the scene, it is not a casual scene and you cannot be too slow to do that action (after you know the truth), That scene demands unrealistic behaviour in search of our 'maanam'. That's where it should invoke immediate laughter in us. That punch was missing, again just my observation, opinion differs.

[app_engine]

For the saturday song, alphabetically the 1981 album due was 'oru iravu, oru paRavai'. It has four songs, all with SPB. Other than the guitar song that V_S intro'd in the 'last song heard' thread, none rang a bell. எல்லாமே 'நீங்கள் டயல் செய்த எண் உபயோகத்தில் இல்லை' category and template kinds.

So, album skip. Very surprising that at the peak of his creativity, IR did such a nondescript album with all SPB songs!