#118 தலையைக்குனியும் தாமரையே
(ஒரு ஓடை நதியாகிறது, 1983 , ராஜேஸ்வரியுடன்)

Fourth Sridhar film with IR. Though not a match for those phenomenal previous albums IO, AUA & NN, much better than most contemporary music! For some reason, I was thinking that either of the 1985 movies were Sridhar's fourth with IR. Looks like OON came before them as the net chronology indicates. Also, going by the fact that Krishnachandar features in this album, it has to be from that time period as his tenure was so short in TFM, despite getting one of TFM's best ever 'EdhO mOgam'.

The only SPB song from the album, the sweetest one as well. rAsA using again the "synth-like-solo-violin" sound (refer earlier songs 'poongathavE' and 'poo malarndhida') which is one my most fav sounds! Another pAvam female singer but much better than Chaya (she does really well in the phrase -'poo vAdaikkkAththu, jannalaichchAththu').

Is this another "reethi gowLai" based song, the rAgA that IR brought into film music in kavikkuyil? (BMK singing that classic chinnakkaNNan azhaikkiRAn). Fortunately, the lyric is extremely pleasing here - must be VM - unlike the 'aRuvA maNaiyAl aRukkuRa rAchchasi' business that we got tortured with, post-IR Aesthetic rAgam, aesthetic poem, sweet singing!

I don't think the movie made any impact with the public (was Raghuvaran the hero?). The songs were reasonably popular though, on radio / bus / recording center levels. However, I don't think they were patti-thotti-teakkadai hits as in the case of earlier IR-Sridhar combo albums. SJ's 'kanavu onRu thOnRuthE' & KC-BSS duet 'thenRal ennai muththamittadhu' were other regulars on radio / buses...