The Golden Era of Dr.IR and Dr.SPB

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Very special film App always. Cannot take this film from my mind. You perfectly nailed it. That interval scene, is a freezing moment for everyone. As mentioned in another thread, I watched in theatre alone 5 times that time at the time of release that too when I was in school. I don't know how many times I have watched it after that and till now. I never get tired watching this film even now.

Timeless gems, even Maestro cannot redo it.

Chinnanchiru KiLiye - The whole film and this songs are in memory now, can rewind what would be going on during this song. I don't know how many I have cried hearing/remembering this song. When SPB sings this line 'Intha nilai kaanum pozhuthu naanum azhuthu vaazhkiren', specifically during 'azhuthu' you can hear SPB's voice crying. What an exceptional talent this man has. Pranaam!


Anthi varum Neram - What a transformation by SPB and SJ from the earlier one. But can never watch this song. Butchered by KBR by extreme means. But wherever we touch the song, it is so sweet. You can take your ears away even for a second. So very engrossing song. Tune chanceless. Very crisp, cute, sharp and precise song. No wavering business. The charanams again is breath-taking with those chorus. We cannot identify just one place and say it is beautiful, every second is beautiful. Still just to compare the singing, I am touching my favorite lines by SPB and SJ.

SJ's 'ithazhil our Olai ezhuthum inba veLai'. Hear how she polishes the 'Olai' word with those beautiful sangathis.
When SPB's turns comes in 'iLamai ennum sOlai muzhuthum inba veenai haa…aaan. Hear the word 'Solai'. He has totally outdone SJ here. No chance there. And how he ends with that 'haaa….aaan' humming. Whoever girl, classmates, elder classmates I know of that time were very crazy of his singing, especially these lines. They were invariably kissing him. I can't describe that feeling they had. Only one legend in singing.

Second interlude. Avvalavum Marijuana bodhai. Scintillating stuff by thalaivar.

Similarly, second charanam. Here SPB starts the line 'aNaithaal devalOgam arugE vanthu sErum'. Not much for SPB here. Now it's time for SJ to prove in the next line, especially the ending. SJ starts with 'ninaithaal ingu yaavum inimai yendru koodum'. But Maestro gives SPB again a turn to finish the line (not sure why) with sweety sweety 'mmm…'. humming. And could not imagine SJ there, that perfectly done by SPB. We were hypnotized again.

It does not stop there. Here comes lot of big kisses for SPB, 'aha ithu maargazhi maadham ammaadiyo mun pani veesum'. Hear how he sings 'Ammaadiyo'. He just laughs, no he doesn't, I am wrong. He smiles and laughs. Again I am wrong. he laughs and smiles. No, again I am wrong. He laughs, smiles and sings too. I will never get this.

It's an open challenge if any singer can do this. All singing awards can just go to dump, if they are not given to this piece and this singer.