The Golden Era of Dr.IR and Dr.SPB

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App, nAn nakkeeran illai(adhu vERa hubber) but unga pAttula pizhai irukku.
Sunil Gavaskar made his first WI tour in 1971 - that was his first ever tour infact; infact, that was his first ever series at home or abroad - not 1977. He made like 770 odd runs in that series, which I believe is still the Indian record for a series.

But in general, people also say now that he made his runs in West Indies in 1971 and 77 when the bowling attack was not as fearsome as later tours(only one I guess) which he didnt do that well in.
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Reg Poo Pole, the pathos version is an absolute favourite. More than the happy version because as usual, IR puts in some heart-tugging matter in the strings. Even at an young age whence I couldnt have understood the emotion of an estranged father to a daughter - who has reasons to hate him - it tugged some strings in the heart. You felt oddly melancholic. As my relation with IR has always been that he digs up such unknown emotions in my heart with his music, I tend to place greater value on that aspect.

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App-Engine

Great write-up
there was rumor that this song "Ennodu Paadungal" was recorded using TMS voice..IR dubbed the song later SPB. Does any old Hubber remember this? Was it Manisekaran or someone else who wrote about this..

Unless I am totally imagining this

balagi anna

welcome back after so many years? Ungalaku ennai yaar endru theriyutha

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App annna

Since your last was SPB+Shivaji combo, I think there was another SPB+Shivaji gem, called 'Kaalam maaralam num kadhal maaruma' . It had Shivaji and Sujatha in the song, I am sure the Movie came in late 70's and the MD being IR .

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Faramau, wrong on multiple counts. It was the 80s. Vaazhkai. With Ambi chechi(sivaj-ambi chechi - must be grouch's dream combo )

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Faramau, wrong on multiple counts. It was the 80s. Vaazhkai. With Ambi chechi(sivaj-ambi chechi - must be grouch's dream combo )

Oh yes, thanks Plum. Just remembered now! Shivaji sir with massive belly romancing with the ever so slim Ambika , looked extremley Pathetic! It looked like Father - Daughter , than Lovers!
I know Rajni also Romances with heroine half his age or even less, but on screen it does not look bad, but this was like

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Flum

There is a Shivaji/Sujatha duet sung by SPB+PS? Please tell me the name of the song and the movie? I remember Shivaji hiding in some sort of Railway station and the it was raining heavily, if I remember rightly, he was wearing a brown / pink long over coat with a cow boy hat!

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Folks

Did andaman kadhali had any SPB songs ?? That was Shivaji +Sujatha film right ?

BTW

Was the Following songs by SPB for Shivaji Or MGR

1) Devathai oru devathai - SPB +SJ
2) engengo sellum en ennangal - SPB+SJ

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Plum,

Thanks for correcting my blunder on Sunny (1971 to 1977 is FF by 6 years, what was I thinking).

Param,
Andhaman kadhali was by MSV, it had two great songs both KJY-VJ combo (andhamAnaippArungaL azhagu & ninaivAlE silai seydhu unakkAka vaiththEn), don't recall any other number SPB or otherwise

dEvathai & engengO are from pattAkkaththi Bairavan (1979 Sivaji movie) and will be covered in this thread

Balaji, Thanks for the TMS info on ennOdu pAdungaL!

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App anna,

I think I got the song i was after, it was from Annan Oru kovil with Shivaji . The song is Naalu Pakkam, and the MD was MSV, not IR

Here is the song http://www.dishant.com/album/annan-oru-koil.html

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#26 திருத்தேரில் வரும் சிலையோ
(நான் வாழ வைப்பேன், 1979 )

Another SPB-PS duet for the year. Another song for Sivaji. Another MSV-ish song by IR.

However, by this time we identified the song positively as Raja's - some ingradients started showing, like the guitar prelude. Or, may be the violin arrangements that were more pleasant than that of Joseph Krishna's. Or the santoor sound that was used for the call-response in the pallavi. Or the konjum sounds of flute.

Regarding SPB-PS, definite akkA-thambi category in my book

I don't remember the video (possibly seen on youtube some portions but cannot recall). However, read in tfmpage and elsewhere about the silai v/s thEr thingy

On the nostalgic perspective, this is another IOKS reminder and a 70's summer evening reminder! Very popular on radio!