The Golden Era of Dr.IR and Dr.SPB

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Around that time SPB had some throat problems(blisters due to smoking and incessant singing in 3+languages) too and had to cut down on his singing - a reason why "track" singers

yep, this was the Critical error in Tamil Music Industry

[PARAMASHIVAN]

App anna pls continue your write ups

BTW, I revisited 'kadhal Oviyum' aftera a long time, what a Fabulous Project by IR+SPB and BR. Amazing songs, 'Poovil vandu koodum kandu ' 'sangeetha jathi mullai' 'amma azhagE' . I was extremley to see deepan Chakaravarthi bagging the national award for ' Poojaikaga vaazhum poovai'. This song can be sung by an average singer, it is absolutely insane! Sangeetha Jathi mulai deserved the National Award!

[app_engine]

Sureshji,
Thanks for reflecting exactly my thoughts related to the great songs that genesis posted

genesis, yes SPB had great numbers and also niche numbers.
As an analogy, it was like Y Sharma / S Patil kind of presence during pre-IR days. During IR era, SPB had Kapil / Sachin like presence

[app_engine]

#5 ராஜா என்பார் மந்திரி என்பார் ராஜ்ஜியம் இல்லை ஆள
ஒரு ராணியும் இல்லை வாழ
(புவனா ஒரு கேள்விக்குறி, 1977)

The same movie had this sweet SPB-SJ duet, albeit a pathos song. 2 great numbers featuring Rajinikanth on screen, for his first movie with SP Muthuraman. I haven't watched this movie but as per reviews seen on the web, it was a Maharishi story and the director wanted to cast actors against prior "image". (The fair, sweet Sivakumar with negative shades v/s dark, ruffian Rajinikanth as a good man). It was a BO success it seems. Regardless, both these songs were big hits

I'm not a big fan of SJ's duet-pathos in general (her solo pathos were immensely enjoyable). However, this song is very likeable thanks mainly to SPB and then to a free-flowing tune (especially the saraNam part is sweet).

While both the 1976 movies had just SPB as the male singer, this movie also had a song for PJ (poonthendRalE nalla nEram kAlam sErum, pazhagiya palan uruvAgum, nice write-up by dhool Saravanan). Possibly because of two artists and SPB got to sing for Rajini

[PARAMASHIVAN]

App anna

Povana oru kealvi kuri was indeed a good movie, you can watch it many times for Rajni's acting skills , apart from Raaja enbar song, there is another gem by SPB called 'VizhiyilE malarnthu uyirilE ' such romantic songs, these were gems !

[app_engine]

there is another gem by SPB called 'VizhiyilE malarnthu uyirilE '

vizhiyilE was the number #4 that I posted yesterday

[raj_musing]

Paramashivam,

ISPB being on par with Rafi and Kishore (as per NI audience) can only be told by a staunch SPB fan. The truth is very different I would say.

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I have even heard from many people that NI had a strong lobby support for Kishore,(during the 70's) even when KJY managed to create a huge impact there in the mid 70's.There was a news ((not sure if its a rumour!)) that he was ousted and not allowed to grow as they considered him as a threat to many of the established and emerging singers of those times..

[app_engine]

The rAjA enbAr song gets featured in the RK movie "athisaya piRavi" when Mr Yaman tries to find out an "equivalent-replacement-physical-body" for the "wrongly-killed-body-burnt" Rajinikanth, to send him back to earth.
(Cho is an assistant to Yaman and warns Rajini that this "rAjA-enbAr" physical body is no-good as the fellow is dying as an alcoholic )

[KV]

A_E, I'm eagerly waiting for your writeup (historical anecdotes, etc) on one of my favorites from the early IR+SPB combo - Oru veedu iru ullam (from Avar Enakke Sontham, 1977).
One, I have no idea about this movie, the actors, the video, etc.
Two, I somehow see a strong smililarity with some SPB+MSV+KB songs from around the same time period like Angum Ingum (Avargal) and Kamban EmAndhan (Manmada leelai?). MSV's influence on IR or case of reverse inspiration?

[PARAMASHIVAN]

SPB being on par with Rafi and Kishore (as per NI audience) can only be told by a staunch SPB fan. The truth is very different I would say.

Suresh anneh

The above was told by many fellow musical personalities (S. Janaki , Naushad Ali,Laxmikant-Pyarelal and ram laxman). SPB was the iconic singer for Salman khan from late 80's till mid 90's