Poet Laureate Kannadasan

[NOV]

Here is another popular story:

I will share an interesting instance involving kavignar :P

kavignar agreed to pen the lyrics for 'avanthaan manithan' and the producers requested kavingnar to pen the lyrics immediately as the shooting was scheduled in May 1973. They kept on reminding the shooting schedule is in May but kavignar as usual was taking it lightly. One fine day they insisted that he gives the lyrics for the songs then and there only as it was already last week of April and shooting is to start in May.
Kavignar was not too pleased but he wrote the lyrics for all the songs in one stroke and gave it to MSV. After handing over the lyrics and before leaving, kavignar told the producers and MSV to take extra care of one particular song as it reflects the mood of the producers. They tried to decipher which song was that but weren't able find anything common to their mood and any of the songs.
Finally MSV realised what kavignar meant while re-recording the song and it was "anbu nadamaadum kalai koodame". Every line in the song ends with 'may', 'koodame', 'megame', 'vanname' and so on. kavignar got so pissed off with verbal reminders by the producers and emphasising about the shooting schedule in Singapore in the month of May. That was the prize for incurring kavignar's wrath :P The producers, MSV and troup had a good laugh.

That film also had other songs such as "aattuviththaal yaar oruvan", "manithan ninaipathundu". All these songs were written in one flow and under couple of hours. A genius beyond comparison

Annadorai again refuted the story as follows:

சில விஷயங்களை மறுத்துப் பெரிசாக்குவதை விட, பேசாமல் விட்டு விட்டு மறந்து போக வைப்பதே மேல்.

நான்,"அவன்தான் மனிதன் "படத்தில் உதவி தயாரிப்பு நிர்வாகியாக பணியாற்றினேன். அன்பு நடமாடும் கலைக்கூடமே பாடல் கம்போஸிங்க் நடந்தது ஜூன் மாதத்தில். ஆனால் மே மே என்று முடிவதால் அதற்கொரு கதை சொல்லப்பட்டது.

எல்லவற்றையும் மறுத்துக்கொண்டிருந்தால் வேறு வேலையையே பார்க்கமுடியாது.

[raagadevan]

Kavignar for Gen-X

The present generation needs to tune in to Kavignar Kannadhasan’s works, says his son Gandhi, who has come with e-books, audio books and an app based on the legendary poet.

http://www.thehindu.com/books/kavign...?homepage=true

[omeuforivo]

கவியரசர் கண்ணதாசனைப் பற்றி வைரமுத்து..

[sivank]

பெற்றவள் உடல் சலித்தாள் பேதை நான் கால் சலித்தேன் படைத்தவன் கை சலித்து ஓய்ந்தானம்மா
என்பது போன்ற தமிழ் இலக்கிய தத்துவ முத்துக்களை சலித்தெடுத்து, சுலப சினிமா பாடலாக்கி பெயரெடுத்து, இலக்கிய அந்தஸ்தில் உயர்ந்து விட்ட உனக்கு என் சிரம் தாழ்ந்த அஞ்சலி.

Hi Gopal Ji,

Recently I happened to see this song in You tube and it was written that this song was from Marudhakasi.

[Gopal.s]

Hi Gopal Ji,

Recently I happened to see this song in You tube and it was written that this song was from Marudhakasi.

இது கண்ணதாசன் பாடலே. நான் 100% சரி.இந்த பட(சரஸ்வதி சபதம்) டைட்டில் பாருங்கள். பாடல்கள் கண்ணதாசன்,உதவி பஞ்சு அருணாசலம் என்றே காட்டும்.

[NOV]

This is another rare song by Kaviarasu Kannadhasan and ably tuned by Viswanathan Ramamurthy pair with just only three instruments. This was the beginning of the successful combo of Viswanathan Ramamurthy, Kannadhasan, Bhimsing and Shivaji Ganesan. Incidentally, Kannadhasan and Shivaji were not on talking terms at this time due to some political fallout. Kannadhasan used the name 'Ponnamma' for this song having his first wife, Ponnamma Aachi, in mind. This was the song which accorded Kannadhasan the same status as top stars like MGR and Shivaji. When this song was screened all over the country the audience spontaneously stood up to cheer him for the simplicity in lyrics which relates to the village layman. From this film onwards whenever Kannadhasan's name appears in the title cards of films there will be clapping-of-the hands ovation for him in par with MGR's and Shivaji's superstar-status!

[tfmlover]

Regards

[tfmlover]

Regards

[NOV]

Remembering Kavignar on his birthday....

[Gopal.s]

பாலின் நிறம் போல உருவான பெண்மை
பனியில் விளையாடும் கனிவான மென்மை
எங்கும் பறந்தோடும் இளம் தென்றல் அல்ல
ஏக்கம் வரும் போது எல்லோர்க்கும் சொல்ல