The Golden Era of Dr.IR and Dr.SPB

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Discussed ofcourse! # 142 of our list

That was a college-days-delight & how can I miss?

Nandri. I was not hubbing regularly that time; hence I must have missed it

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#294 மானின் இரு கண்கள் கொண்ட மானே மானே
(மாப்பிள்ளை, 1989 , ஜானகியுடன்)
I remember posting earlier in the hub about how boring this movie was (one of those few rare ones where I've slept for a good part inside the theater). It was very amusing to me that they chose to remake this movie with Mr Villu of kolaveRi fame.
Interestingly there was this gossip that Sridevi was asked to do the Srividya role & she escaped telling that unless Rajini plays the mAmanAr role she won't play the mAmiyAr role What a nice imagination by the gossip writing media

Coming back to this terrific composition that has some excellent violin work, custom-made-rhythm and energetic singing, my mind often gets back to school days when the Thamizh teacher explained why the 'mAn vizhi' comparison to women's eyes. (Though the song is quite engaging, it's not a compulsive one and the mind can easily wander). If one looks at the images of deer (or the variety of similar species), there's nothing spectacularly special in those eyes that makes one conclude them as "more beautiful than those of other animals". So, after initially disagreeing (mentally only not orally) with that +2 Thamizh teacher, I've come to agree with her over a period of time.

That, the comparison is because of the 'marutchi' in the eyes of the deer that resemble those of the women...

Per wikipedia, Mappillai is a remake of super-hit Telugu movie "Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu". Mappillai boring?! Probably lost in Transalation?!

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#296 வேறு வேலை உனக்கு இல்லையே, என்னைக்கொஞ்சம் காதலி
(மாப்பிள்ளை, 1989 , ஜானகியுடன்)

The third SPB-SJ hit from mAppiLLai. The funny thing about this song is that I didn't even know the song belonged to this movie Without thiraippAdal, I wouldn't have connected that movie to the song. (That shows how much that movie connected with me). Both singers show the necessary kuRumbu / kuzhaivu to make this song taste sweet. I'm not sure whether the 'rAjAthi rAjA' phrase was intentionally included to please IR (and he seemed to like it, giving some vocal harmony etc for that when SJ sings for the first time in the pallavi). Possibly it also applied to Rajini whose hit rAjAthi rAjA possibly preceded this movie.

Looked at the wikipedia, hoping to get the release dates of rAjAthi rAjA & mAppiLLai to find out whether the chronology assumption was right. Not enough info on both the movies...but interestingly, wiki says mAppiLLai was produced by Chiranjeevi and he had a fight scene in the movie too Shock because, onnum enakku Ormmai illa - very rare, unusual case of a movie where I don't even remember the presence of a mega star. All along, I've been thinking that I've watched Chiranjeevi only on 47 nAtkaL & rANuva veeran. Now, this adds to the list and I've "attended" three of Chiranjeevi movie shows in theater (and TV / otherwise too, song youtubes are a different matter though).

Also, as per the wiki, it seems they tried Vyjayanthimala for the mAmiyAr role initially So, it looks like not just Dhanush, even his f-i-l had problems it getting the first choice of on-screen-mAmiyAr enna oru oRRumai!

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In terms of Story wise mappilai was indeed a crap movie, but one can just watch it for the RK factor!

[PARAMASHIVAN]

App anna

Chiru comes just for few minutes in Mappilai, for the temple fighting scene! Less scope for him thaan Raanuva veeran

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There is 4th SPB-SJ duet unnaiththAn niththam niththam in mAppiLLai it seems

However, I've never heard this song before and cannot include it in our compilation...so, it will be a different movie for tomorrow's song (enna oru relief!)

[balaji]

App

Thanks for Mappillai songs
Enna Sir - "Unnaithaan Niththam" kettadhillainu sollittengale. Was my favorite those days

Bala

[Nerd]

There is 4th SPB-SJ duet unnaiththAn niththam niththam in mAppiLLai it seems

However, I've never heard this song before and cannot include it in our compilation...so, it will be a different movie for tomorrow's song (enna oru relief!)

Seriously? My most favorite song from the film and this song is quite popular too. Saw it in Sun Music couple of days ago. You have skipped a handful I think but this has got to be your biggest *miss*. Veru velai illai for example is much less popular than this number if I am not wrong. Wonder how did you managed to miss listening to this. We had a mappillai/vetri vizha in a TDK 60. That was the last time I heard the entire mappillai stack.

Btw, yes Mappillai was after Rajathi Raja. Mappillai (and Vetri Vizha) are Deepavali releases and Rajathi Raja was somewhere between Pongal and April 14th.

I am yet to catch up on the past few pages incl. your world famous story , just idhu kaNNula pattudhu.

[Plum]

Yeah, unnaithaan niththam is *popular* and was instrumental in our school principal abandoning a revolutionary " initiative of hers - a tale for another day.

[venkkiram]

எனக்கு ஆச்சர்யமாகவே இருக்கிறது "உன்னைத்தான் நித்தம்" பாடல் ஒரு பிரபலம் என இங்கு பலர் சொல்லும்போது! "என்னோட ராசி நல்ல ராசி, என்னதான் சுகமோ, மானின் இரு கண்கள் கொண்ட" பாடல்கள்தான் மாப்பிள்ளை என்றவுடனையே ஞாபக அலைகளில் வந்து போகிறது.