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Topic started by Viswanath S. (Viswa) (@ 129.188.33.200) on Thu Apr 2 03:09:33 EST 1998.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

I was just thinking of songs which had the sound of a moving train blended into them. I was surprised with the number of songs I could recollect in a flash ! (Was'nt surprised though, that all of them are Ilaiyaraja's :)) The ones that struck me right away are :
* Poovarsam poo poothaachu
* Manjal nilavukku inru ore sugam
* Idhayame (from Aduthaathu Albert)
* Goods vandiyile
* Interlude in Poongatru pudhiranadhu
I'd like to know more such songs, and by other MDs as well...

Responses:

From: narcot (@ 202.54.43.85) on: Thu Apr 2 04:41:19 EST 1998

Chikku Bukku raile...... in Gentleman
Kelvi pirandadu Andru...
From: Pagalavan (@ bbn-cache-3.cisco.com) on: Thu Apr 2 11:29:42 EST 1998

sakkaraik kutti.. (uLLE veLiyE, in prelude)
From: Kitcha (@ dhcp232-184.eel.ufl.edu) on: Thu Apr 2 11:59:37 EST 1998

there is a similar sound in the first saranam of "vanithamani..." from Vikram.

and that is when S.Janaki sings "idhayam thathom thathom endre paadatho..."
From: Mano (@ ecarh29c.nortel.ca) on: Thu Apr 2 12:38:13 EST 1998

'Thalatu padamal" in Pattuku Naan Adimai
'
From: Ravi (@ greed.cs.umass.edu) on: Thu Apr 2 14:05:04 EST 1998

Mano: I think you mean thaalaattu kEtkaatha.
From: Mano (@ ecarh29c.nortel.ca) on: Thu Apr 2 15:24:42 EST 1998

Yes,

thanks
From: Bhaskar (@ freeway.proxy.lucent.com) on: Thu Apr 2 16:12:15 EST 1998

Viswa:

Kooo Kooo endru Rayil koovadhO ? :-)

from Kaadhal Parisu.
From: Mano (@ 137.122.109.68) on: Thu Apr 2 20:13:06 EST 1998

pokuthey pokuthey en from kadalora kavithaigal
From: Pagalavan (@ dhcp-h-197-237.cisco.com) on: Thu Apr 2 21:06:34 EST 1998

anthi nEra thenRal kaaRRu from iNaintha kaigaL
From: Ramki (@ nas01ppp207.apts.wmich.edu) on: Thu Apr 2 21:16:31 EST 1998

'en kadhai mudiyum neramidhu idhu'(hey not mine:))-oru head raagam
From: Sathiya Keerthi (@ synergy.nus.edu.sg) on: Fri Apr 3 04:03:40 EST 1998

Bhaskar:

Neenga smiley pOttuttaa joke adikkireengaLaa
alladhu actual-aaga list pOduReengaLaa endru
theriyalai. I thought that song is koo koo
endru kuyil paadaadhO; am I wrong?

There is a wonderful train song in the movie,
Raman Eththanai Ramanadi. Sivaji is a saappaattu
raaman in a village who falls in love with KR Vijaya,
who is the daughter of a rich man (who else but
MN Nambiar). But Nambiar laughs at Sivaji's love and
thorughly insults him. Sivaji, as in all TFs,
goes to the city, becomes a famous film hero
overnight, and comes back to the village to seek
KRV's hand. On the way, in the train, he dreams
as if KRV walks into the train and sings a song
to him. The song is a wonderful melody tuned
by MSV and sung by PSusheela. It goes like:

chiththirai maadham powrNami nEram

In the charaNam, mellisai mannar has beautifully
blended the sounds of the moving train with PS's
singing. Easily, it is one of the best solos by
PS.
From: kup-kup-kup (@ bones.deneb.com) on: Fri Apr 3 05:18:58 EST 1998

It is a very good topic - because I love trains!!

In vAzvu en pakkam, heroine Sujatha frustrated
by her husbanduuu Muthuraman's comment - goes to
Thirupathy to pay a visit to Venky - by train.
The song comes from the background in MSV's voice -
Thirupathi malail ERukinrAy
thirumbum pozuthE amaithivarum

The whole BGMusic of that song has train saththam.

In Motor Sundaram PiLlai - Nagesh/Sachu song
goes like: (viswa! etntha pAttu OKyA ??)

kubu kubu kubu kubu nAn engine
dagu dagu dagu dagu nAn vaNdi

Is there a train saththam in the starting of the song
chinnath thAyavaL thantha rAjAvE from ThaLabathy
????

Have you noticed the "manasa izukkum" sound when the
train goes over a bridge (esp. crossing the Kaveri/Kollidam bridge) - athai yArAvathu musicpaduthify irukkAngaLA ??
From: Ramki (@ 198.108.169.4) on: Fri Apr 3 09:20:23 EST 1998

Bones 'vazhvu en pakkam' endru sonnavar Lakshmi ,
Sujatha illai:)
And the song is

Thiruppadhi malai mel aerugindrai
thirumbum pozhudhe ninaivu varum
thiruchendurukku pogindrai
thirumbum pozhudhe vazhvu varum

'poovarasampoovu poothachu'in kizhakkae pogum rayil
From: Amar (@ worf.qntm.com) on: Fri Apr 3 10:16:57 EST 1998

Keerthi:
That was you, My God, I am so happy to see your posting here.

Bones, Naanum antha "MSP" paattai nenachein but was not sure if it has any Train sound in that song except what ALR and LRE says as part of the song. But that song is a classic - very popular in those days, right? "Engine Vegham, Ilamaiyin Vegham, Yennpinnaaley Thodaraathey; Engine Mattum Rail Aagaathu, Yennaivittu Pogaathey, Ada Yennaivittu Pogaathey".

Also, there is a song in( I think ) "Magudam" where Sathyaraj and Banupriya sings from a house located near a railway track and they sing this song while trains keep going back and forth and the house rocks during those times. The song is something like "Raathiri Neram Railadi Oaram, Yemma, Yemma, oohoong, Ada Vaamma Vaamma oohoong" subg by Mano & SJ and Music by IR.

There is a song in "Payanam" where there is a background song sung by MSV and in the foreground will be people travelling in a train. Anybody remember this song? Something like "Payanam, Payanam...."
From: Amar (@ worf.qntm.com) on: Fri Apr 3 10:23:51 EST 1998

Oops, a typo! On the other hand you can say, given the nature of that song, it was rather a "subg"( north Indian kalappada poriyal??? ) than to be called as "sung" :-)))

So, I will leave it up to you all to take it as you want.
From: Ramki (@ 198.108.169.4) on: Fri Apr 3 10:30:47 EST 1998

Amar i think you are talking about 'Bhramma'.
adhil dhaan indha paadal ulladhu
From: Amar (@ worf.qntm.com) on: Fri Apr 3 12:49:57 EST 1998

Thanks, Ramki, you are right, it is from "Brammha".
From: Bhaskar (@ ww-td03.proxy.aol.com) on: Fri Apr 3 22:56:48 EST 1998

Keerthi Sir:

It is actually Koo Koo endru Kuyil KoovadhO
From: Geetha (@ gatekeeper.oracle.co.uk) on: Mon Apr 6 05:16:56 EDT 1998

What about CHIKKU BUKKU RAILU from Gentleman.....Everytime I get in the Tubes(Underground system in London), I remember this song, as the train sample is amazingly accurate.....Wonder if ARR actually took it from here.....
From: T. Pattabhiraman (@ yacko.crystal.ca) on: Wed Apr 8 16:48:19 EDT 1998

How about "Chittirai Maadham Powrnami Neram
Muthu Rathangal Orrvalam Pogum.."--
PSusheela singing for KRVijaya in "Raman Ethanai Ramanadi"--
this song has sounds imitating a steam engine's choo choo, an engine whistle and the rhythmic sound of a train compartment moving on a (non-welded!) track.
From: T. Pattabhiraman (@ yacko.crystal.ca) on: Wed Apr 8 16:56:06 EDT 1998

Oops, I just realized that the Raman Ethanai
Ramanadi song has been already mentioned.
Anyway, another one from Pachai Vilakku
is "Oli mayamaana ethirkaalam" by TMS.
The song seems to have two versions,
one (heard on the radio) without a steam engine
choochoo and another (the film version?)
with the choochoo (distinctly heard in the
background when TMS sings).
From: Mano (@ ecarh800.nortel.com) on: Thu Apr 9 16:34:00 EDT 1998

If I remember correctly, Yarr azalaithatu kanvu raniya? I don't remember the movie name, but the cast includes mohan and bhanupriya. The story takes place in a railway station and few other songs include the 'sound of train' in the background. I think IR is the music director for that movie
From: Ramki (@ cs515.cs.wmich.edu) on: Thu Apr 9 17:26:21 EDT 1998

Mano the film is 'salangaiyil oru sangeetham'.The song 'yaarodu yaaro nee enne ooro'has the sound of train
From: Mano (@ 137.122.109.68) on: Fri Apr 10 23:46:47 EDT 1998

Thanks Ramki
From: manjula (@ 204.4.195.7) on: Fri Apr 17 03:14:09 EDT 1998

one song from 'Rojappu ravikkaikari',sivakumar sings that song while he is on his way to santhai...he will asking with the people what to buy from the market...the subject is like this.Could any one of u recollect the song.
One more song near the railway track[i dont remember whether the train sound comes] it is 'Katti vachuko enthan anbu mansai thottu vachiko enthan sontha manathai'
Third song 'Poongatru puthi thananthu'
Enna naan elutharathu ellam sariya?
Bhramma padathile oru duet song kuda irukke 'Rathiri neram rayiladi oram ponga ponga thooram'?
From: meena (@ ) on: Wed Mar 7 10:22:00 EST 2001

Do u all know that there will be the train sounds will starts the song (megangggal ennai) from film amarkkalam.Very nice song by s.p.b.
From: Fliflo (@ 146.186.113.254) on: Wed Mar 7 10:40:31 EST 2001

"Chinnathaayaval"....Dalapathi

"Nilavu Thoongum Neram"...Kungumachimizh
From: Fliflo (@ 146.186.113.254) on: Wed Mar 7 10:46:59 EST 2001

I take out kungumachizh...sorry
From: Kupps (@ 156.153.255.250) on: Mon Mar 12 08:01:09 EST 2001

one song from 'Rojappu ravikkaikari',sivakumar sings that song while he is on his way to santhai...he will asking with the people what to buy from the market...the subject is like this

manjula, i think the song u r asking is vethhala vethhala vethhalayO koLundhu vethhalayo chinna chinna koLundhu vethhalayo.
vandichola sembatta naa ittuvaraen unkittana
yela sodha payalae sora(jora) nadandhu vada munnala yettu vachhu vaada munnala

i understand u have asked it by 1998 and hope have got the answer by now..but still for my satisfaction (coz it is my pet song from my my childhood) :-)
From: Nazeer (@ ) on: Tue Jul 17 06:17:23 EDT 2001

Ammamma Thambiy Endru Onnai Valathaan
Film: Rajapatru Rangathurai
The first song
From: Nazeer (@ ) on: Tue Jul 17 06:17:56 EDT 2001

Ammamma Thambiy Endru Onnai Valathaan
Film: Rajapatru Rangathurai
The first song

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