The Golden Era of Dr.IR and Dr.SPB

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Ennabba inge old boys network Akramippu?

neRayya "old" boys, that's why

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BTW, one more song is due, i.e. for Monday (both the AOV songs were for the weekend)...

As we've done all three songs for 1984 that belong to "smallies-group", I want to shuffle the alpha order a little bit to bring a biggie song next.

Accordingly, let me keep aside the 'veLLaippuRA onRu' clone for now and jump to the "Meena-on-wheel-chair-movie" song

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#144 தேன் பூவே பூவே வா தென்றல் தேடி
(அன்புள்ள ரஜினிகாந்த், 1984 , ஜானகியுடன்)

It's irritating to see a number of internet resources naming Krishna Chandar as the male singer of this song I don't know whether there's another version on the disk with KC or he is credited wrongly in some cassettes / CDs or whatever. Or could it be that there was "a different Krishnachandar -not the guy of EdhO mOham / pudichchAlum pudichchEn / aLLi vachcha malligaiyE- but another who mimicked SPB"

At one point of time, I did go to some of those links and verified that it was exactly the same SPB-SJ song that I'm used to. Also, I very clearly remember the radio days announcing this song as the one by my fav pair. It would be quite interesting to trace and find out how this "net-goof-up" happened / who started it first etc. (I've mentioned about this way back, on page 10 of this thread )

Great song, with phenomenal prelude that feels like a thuLLal stream jumping out of a hill and a brilliant second interlude!

Movie was directed by Natraj who had done a couple of peculiar roles on screen prior. (One was 'manasAtchi' of Rajinikanth in moonRu mudichchu, another was the rapist in moonRam piRai...I'm immediately reminded of Kamal's kadi joke on seeing suppiramaNi in a water tank - "pAsam, pAsamuLLa nAy"). IIRC, reportedly among the off-field friends of Rajinikanth (possibly the film institute connection).

Meena was child artist on wheel chair, singing 'Rajini uncle' in this movie (muththu maNichchudarE vA, what a lovely song in KJY's voice)! For those who watched this movie at the time of its release, ejmAn / veerA / muththu were kind of embarassing but that is the way the industry runs. Sridevi acted as kid and jOdi to Shivaji. Actresses also get to play lover & mom to some heroes over a period of time (Sujatha, for e.g.) While such things typically happen after years / decades (or in some multi-role movies), we have also seen some funny things happening during the same time period (ShreyA & NayantArA played jOdi to real-life mAmanAr & marumagan, for e.g.)

My most fav song from this movie is ofcourse 'kadavuL uLLamE Or karuNai illamE' - a song that gives goosebumps in the prelude and welling up of tears in a few places elsewhere! rAsA at his best there! Ofcourse he was brilliant in this duet for ambi chEchi who dances around with Rajkumar (was he the brother of Latha , the MGR heroini ?)

Rajinikanth comes as Rajinikanth in this movie which did moderate biz I think. (Unlike many other dud movies that try to cash on the popularity of a mega star by bringing him in for a couple of scenes but fail miserably). I remember watching it in Trichy town with my hostel neighbor (needless to mention which neighbor, groucho would have guessed it already ).

[Plum]

Indeed, (MGR Latha) Rajkumar. Grouch and I had a fiscussion over this recently. Apparently, there is a dud Rqjkumar in the 80s from Malaysia, too.

We are now entering a period where perhaps one of the years will have 100 SPB songs for IR. Good luck, app, covering all of them

[groucho070]

Eh, app? Which neighbour? I yam confused-ya. I am with you = AzhagAna pookkal. Sanggathiyila pinnirupAr SPB.

And thanks app, plum (I avoided KRV punching, so obvious) and genesis.

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Eh, app? Which neighbour? I yam confused-ya.

He was referred in a prior post and I thought you'll remember him as the Ambi chEchi fanatic

[groucho070]

Ah, I see. Okay okay.

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Hah, speaking of whom. It's 5pm plus here in Malaysia, and the Tamizh radio station is playing songs with theme: Ambika & Radha (might be relevant).
Will list them out as they play
1. Eyy UnnaittAne (Kadhal "I hate, signed Plum" Parisu)
2. Hi everybody, wish you a happy new yearrrr..........(SKV)come on Ambiga doesn't get to lip synch here, what's wrong with the station???.
3. Kavithai AranggErum NEram (That Seven days that Bagyaraj avoided aerobics) Yesss...her debut in Tamil?
4. KAdhal Oviyam kAnum kAviyam - (Seriously dude, I started the new wave, see my film title got "wave" in it, Anbudan Unggal Barathiraja). Radha, bleh.
5. Poovadai kAtru - (gopurams are never leaning tower of Pisa), app, Krishnachander is not bad here. Come one....cut him some slack, maybe a pair.
6. kAthal MaharAnee kavithai poovirithAl. (second entry, not my fault Plum).
7. Sokkupodi pakkathila vacchurukken (Mother's warior)Of all songs, jeez....
8. Eyy kuruvi, chitttu kuruvi (The one where Bharathiraja gives respect to NT by making him hen-pecked and show off to young chicks by lifting rock, groan....)

Okay, 6pm, news, and I yam veedu going....bye....

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groucho,

reg your question on 3, Ambika's debut in Thamizh could be the Kamal movie kadal meengaL which predates wOh sAt din. (Dances with Suman for the MV classic 'enRenRum AnandhamE, inbangaL AyiramE')

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groucho,

reg your question on 3, Ambika's debut in Thamizh could be the Kamal movie kadal meengaL which predates wOh sAt din. (Dances with Suman for the MV classic 'enRenRum AnandhamE, inbangaL AyiramE')

didn't she make her debut in tamil for the film "sakkalathi" ?