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#326 எங்கே நிம்மதி நிம்மதி என்று தேடிப்பார்த்தேன்
(நடிகன், 1990)

'engE nimmadhi nimmadhi enRu thEdippArththEn' from nadigan

An interesting SPB solo from a Sathyaraj movie (possibly a loLLu kind, with gounder in cast) that I've heard a few times on buses and other PA systems. I don't know for sure whether this movie was a big hit or this song got played all around TN at the time of arrival. However, going purely by my "involuntary-listening-for-a-few-times-at-least" criteria, this song makes it to this thread.

Honestly the song didn't automatically play in my mind when I saw the listing on thiraippAdal and I was wondering whether this was a 'remix' of the TMS-MSV-TKR classic from pudhiya paRavai. There was even a mild indication in the prelude that it could be. However, when SPB starts off, I recognized the song immediately as something familiar from the past A typical rAsA number which cannot be called a "100% pathos" but one that carries a variety of emotions - both by melody / singing and the orchestration. (Who cares what is written as lyrics for rAsA songs and songs like these only help to enhance such apathy)!