The Golden Era of Dr.IR and Dr.SPB

[PARAMASHIVAN]

One of my least favorite SPB renditions. Paadalum ultra-modern adhu idhunnu puguzh maalai dhaan, but not a big fan of it. Film

AFAIR there was no singing by SPB (I mean no words) just some funny noises, I knew it was SPB! Can never ever Mistake SPB for thilagam!

[app_engine]

Interesting to read your personal experiences, V_Sji & Plum - on kELadi kaNmaNi.

groucho,
Me too was a sceptic from the beginning - but loved the song immensely regardless

Nerd,
nanRi for reading my long stories
From 1990, no long stories that are not directly related to the songs being posted

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Only One song for SPB in KK right ?

[San_K]

#318 மண்ணில் இந்தக்காதல் இன்றி
(கேளடி கண்மணி, 1990 )

One of very successful songs in TFM history by the most successful MD-singer combo of TFM. Whenever I listen or remember or read this song, suddenly my mind will go Povoma oorgolam song and vice-versa. Both are like twins for me. Why why why?

[PARAMASHIVAN]

listen or remember or read this song, suddenly my mind will go Povoma oorgolam song and vice-versa. Both are like twins for me. Why why why?

Er May be because Both are by IR and SPB

[app_engine]

Only One song for SPB in KK right ?

There's this vAraNam Ayiram on thiraippAdal...

I've heard only the SJ version before - one with a melody different from this, possibly IR's own ; the SPB version may be the traditional one...

[PARAMASHIVAN]

There's this vAraNam Ayiram on thiraippAdal...

I've heard only the SJ version before - one with a melody different from this, possibly IR's own ; the SPB version may be the traditional one...

ah yes ,. how could I miss that one ?

Yes you are right, on the Cassette they Had SPB Version as well as SJ, but in the movie IIRC it was just SJ

[PARAMASHIVAN]

IS this the SPB one or SJ one? (Audio disabled in the office)

[app_engine]

#319 ரம்பம்பம் ஆரம்பம் பம்பம்பம் பேரின்பம்
(மைக்கேல் மதன, காம, ராஜன் - 1990 , சித்ராவுடன்)

'rambambam Arambam' of MMKR

Funny to see KSC singing 'pam' 'pam' while the naughty SPB correctly using the 'B'. (And Shankar smartly used the song in the pinnazhagu kAttum ragging scene of Thamizh 3 idiots ). One of those nice occasions when on-screen happenings perfectly matched the brilliance of the song! Credit goes to the repeat team of A-S The only new entrant is Kushboo - who too did a very enjoyable role with Kamal in the movie. Right from the fire-fighting scene to the kadankAran scene, whAtta flow!

Actually, though there are 4 Kamals, Raju is the real movie hero (or the better of the four).

How?

-2 duets for Raju (this one & pEru vachchAlum) compared to only one each of the cupid characters.
-Also, attched to the bigger of the herOinis of that time.
-Also, the only one fighttu given, and one of the two car heroics allotted.
-Even among the two comedian roles, only Raju was based on smart performance (while the Palakkadan was more by design ).

Well, this is based on my weird janaranjaga logic The movie was extremely popular in the bachelor home - beembAi beembAi getting used all the time (as also 'idhellAm apdiyE', 'wait a nimit' etc.) High & long term impact on youngsters of 1990! The most watched movie after coming to U.S. (That VHS is now unusable, I should get a DVD now).

No need to describe about the popularity of the song

One more reason to like Raju - his 'nAdaka acting' thingy & the costume for rambambam takes me back to my first-ever stage appearance during elementary school days. The make-up, lip-stick, hat to show as amerikkan etc that the teachers did to show me as T A Edison. Though it was just a role of one minute dialog in the whole 10 minute show of many kids acting as various scientists, it had a profound effect on me - of loving TAE lifelong.

(Even now, when I visit the Greenfield village, TAE's filament lab / workshop is the favourite destination for me...I can in a tiny way imagine how each character the famous artists played in their lives would have impacted them, e.g. Sivaji on VCG)...

[al_gates]

app, did you name your dog as Diamond too?