MSV. MSV. MSV. The Christoper Columbus of Tamizh film music.

Managed to catch yesterday's episode. MSV shared some interesting anecdotes.

- Mentioned that NT's brother, Shanmugam has great ear for music, usually is before NT in listening to tunes. This led to the beautiful and underrated Annan Oru Koyil title song. Superb rendering by that dude (still no name, NOV?).

- Composition of Kadavul Amaithu Vaitha Medai (Aval Oru Todarkathai). Unlike usual planned, scheduled composing session, this time MSV got his own team members who can do mimicry, Sathan, Sai Baba, Mukesh, got them to do what they can, got Kavingar to sit and listen, then with situation given by K.B, Kannadhasan string together the selected mimic items with storyline and then the song. Then, the tune was fitted around it. Work of a genius, especially when it required pathos in the middle of what was supposed to be a comical song. MSV is not new to this...we have discussed NT's Naan Sirikkiren Sirikkinen & Kinkinikini songs.

- Pen ondru kanden (Paditaal Mattum Pothuma) had two legends battling it out. Yes, TMS for NT and PBS for Balaji in the film version. PBS was so good that actually NT (gunning to do a mega onscreen performance) wanted that voice for him. Kilinjathu pongga, it would have ruined the storyline. Of course, NT stuck to TMS voice, and MSV said that those days, during the part when NT/TMS go "vinnodu vilayadum pennantha pennallavo", the hand gesture got whistles and applauses in the theatre (Senior NT fans please comment on this)

- Show started with Happy Indru Muthal Happy, and MSV narrated how difficult it was to compose the songs as the director and the cast was in Ooty while he was back home doing to and fro with the director through phone. It was probably first long distance composing in TFI history (my comment, not MSVs), predating Rahman and Baba

Overall, during this episode MSV noted that he would be moved to tears listening to the old song, also due to memories of the team members who had passed away. Notably the above mentioned mimicry artistes, Sathan and Sai Baba. Again, the credit was given to everyone but him, as usual, that humble man.

MSV, here I go again,