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Topic started by raj (@ 198.151.230.253) on Wed Apr 17 05:21:40 EDT 2002.
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hi PS Fans

Check out The New Episode of Aboorva Ragangal on vijay Tv Sunday @ 10:00 AM

The First Guest of this New Episode is P.susheela

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• From: raj (@ 12.30.122.10) on: Thu Jun 26 07:34:55 EDT 2003
  
  hi Karthi nice to See u back
  
  
• From: Kaumudi (@ 136.142.153.250) on: Thu Jun 26 10:16:06 EDT 2003
  
  Karthi
  Mrogindi veena is one of my all time favourites of PS. I first heard that song on TV many years ago when she was performing that song on stage. Boy, isn't this song just amazing - atleast to me it is. As you mentioned effortless singing combined with subtle expression make this song special.
  
  I particularly like the long-drawn veeeeeeeena, it feels really nice. Thanks for bringing up my long time favourite.
  
  And let me also share with you guys another favourite song of mine sung by PS and KJY. It is called Momuna bottetti from Kumkuma thilakam. I simply adore this song. It was composed by Satyam although it sounds like an IR composition. Listen to PS in this song - her voice is plain awesome. Here is the link: http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/l/XY00000A0K
  
  
• From: Naaz (@ 24.87.30.219) on: Thu Jun 26 10:39:20 EDT 2003
  
  Kaumudi -
  
  Thank you for posting the link to the duet from Kumkuma Thilakam. It is a lovely, hummable duet by PS and KJY. Quite catchy,even if one does not speak the language. With my negligible grasp (???) of telugu, I wonder (hesitantly) if the song is describing an imminent
  "doll's marriage" (the hero and heroine referring to themselves as in a marriage play?) There are many references to shringaar "bottetti" and there is a elemental "shower" moment involving the earth and sky (another marriage?) and a general sense of an happy, long-lasting "lagnam"/ union.
  
  
• From: raj (@ 12.30.122.10) on: Thu Jun 26 11:06:26 EDT 2003
  
  kaumudi,
  
  thanks a ton for such a Wonderful Song
  
  
• From: RR (@ 203.199.213.3) on: Thu Jun 26 22:27:26 EDT 2003
  
  Does anyone recall "Oruvan Kaadalan Oruthi Kaadali" from Vennira Aadai. The modulations and expression of PS have to be heard to be believed!!
  A less often heard but a memorable song.
  RR
  
  
• From: Vicky (@ 12.89.173.85) on: Fri Jun 27 00:51:02 EDT 2003
  
  Songs from the movie "Manapandhal" starring Saroja Devi/SSR composed by the duo VR created a natural foam of haunting molodies coupled with poetic lyrics of Kannadasan describing a deep and devoted love.
  
  One such melody that fascinated me all through my early years was " Unakku Mattum Unakku Mattum..Ragasiyamn Solven..Antha Ragasiyathai Oravarukkum Solli Vidathe". A song that was born out of fertile and creative colloboration of musical genius of VR and Smt. P. Susheela during TFM's rennaisance period.
  
  Assemble PS & VR, the resulting product is one of unique style that combines sophisticated compositions, lyrics, heavenly voice and arrangements with roots music and tradition. The mentioned song details almost the buddha-like characteristics of a person who earns the character's (singer's) love.
  
  I am always convinced that composers very much lean upon ther own cultural/musical nomenclature, but, liberally borrowing from the heritage of spanish, portugese, gypsy, french, italian and russian influences.
  
  The song resembles in some sense (folkloric) like a classic colombian melody "Bunde Tollimense" that was composed by Albert Castillo in 1914. PS had many a break-points under VR's magical wand, but, this song had an urgency and a purpose as well. Looks like they might have gone to the drawing boards like the soul singers.
  
  This is about someone's jubilation of love. Around that was built such a sophistication, the percussion, and the harmonic equilibrium with all the pieces of PS's vocalise perfectly interlocking with the song sequence.
  
  How does one do that song after song after song........Well PS might have pushed for greatness each time and that was her state of mind. You could see the music and PS's voice weaving so smoothly without a sign of fragmentation. The duo and PS kept coming up with a winner.
  
  You want to listen to this song over and over again. That's consistency. Its a mystical journey, an incredible ride that draws you in with every pulse (like the prelude from 'Papa was a Rollin Stone"). PS's legacy is hard to fill and her molodies dont fade and feel dated.
  
  There's no heaviness; she lets the gloom and joy speak for itself. Rather, she keeps her tonal textures light and supple, poetic flow exciting, and goes for broke at the climaxes, yet, they weave into each other with purposeful continuity.
  
  Her transitions from one passge to another are seamless (like Sergei Rachmaninoff's "song for voice and piano"-Vocalise).
  
  Starting with a sometimes brooding landscape at a leisurely glide, she settles easily into one of the most beautiful melodies ever penned providing the perfect denouement. The orchestral balance is perfect, moving underneath a sheet of oceanic ambience as if she herself controlled it with her voice
  
  This is a top-notch performance. Hope everyone agrees with that.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• From: raj (@ 12.30.122.10) on: Fri Jun 27 07:48:34 EDT 2003
  
  Vicky Nice Write up abt Unakku mattum Unakku Mattum
  
  Tell abt a song which Sarojadevi sings where in Kannadasan would have played with words (kulathodu pesikonden Kunathodu)meaning Kulasekaran & Gunasekaran ... in the Same movie
  
  
• From: Kaumudi (@ 136.142.153.250) on: Fri Jun 27 09:32:50 EDT 2003
  
  Naaz
  Yeah, you are right around there in the general area with your interpretation. It is a very happy, upbeat song. There are some songs which I listen just for PS - this is one of them.
  
  Thanks to you and Raj.
  
  
• From: raj (@ 12.30.122.10) on: Fri Jun 27 11:32:13 EDT 2003
  
  here is a posting by AV
  
  the link is for the song by Ps in mal
  Raapadi padunna
  
  an Excellent song
  
  From: av (@ 132.206.72.96) on: Fri Jun 27 09:21:03 EDT 2003
  
  
  Sriram Lakshman-
  
  The PS solo I was referring to was Rapadi Padunna.
  
  http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/l/VV000L18
  
  
• From: Naaz (@ 24.87.30.219) on: Fri Jun 27 12:08:21 EDT 2003
  
  There is yet another "trace" version of Rapadi Padunna - in Hindi!
  I haven't the faintest idea if this song is available on the net, but if it is, you might want to check it out:
  It is a Lata Mangeshkar solo, that goes:
  "Sunsan Raaton Mein Jab Thu Nahin Aatha..." from the film Sannaata. The music was either by Usha Khanna or Bhappi Lahiri, I am not sure.
  
  
• From: kalai (@ 164.164.89.68) on: Sat Jun 28 01:17:39 EDT 2003
  
  Vicky!
  very nice writing on the song "unakku mattum". The sad version is bit slow and it goes like this
  "mAlayittu idhayithile maNamudithEnE
  manaivi ennum ninaivudane vAzhnthirunthEne
  kaN mayangum vArthai solli paranthu vittArE....."
  every word is very clear with right expression.
  Your writings are real treat for us. I have copied all your postings and read now and then. U can share more with us whenever u find time.
  
  
  
• From: Vicky (@ 12.89.74.4) on: Sat Jun 28 14:54:15 EDT 2003
  
  Thanks Kalai and Raj. Will add some more songs soon.....Would be writing on a PS/GR colloboration.
  
  Kalai: Glad to know that you enjoy my postings and save them as well.
  
  
• From: Karthi (@ 24.125.19.253) on: Sun Jun 29 01:19:35 EDT 2003
  
  Vicky, I would like to hear your comments on these 2 songs:
  
  En Vaazhvil Pudhuppaadhai Kanden
  Kannukku Kulamedhu
  
  
• From: Karthi (@ 24.125.19.253) on: Sun Jun 29 01:22:22 EDT 2003
  
  Naaz, andru vandhadhum idhe Karthi...indru vandhadhum adhe Karthi:-)
  
  
• From: Thenraja,K. (@ 167.192.89.1) on: Mon Jun 30 07:55:32 EDT 2003
  
  sk,
  humming for 'Ennai Eduthu Thannai Koduthu' is indeed given by MSV. In the 'Legends VR' (CD 5 of 5), MSV mentions this.
  
  >From: sk (@ 137.132.3.8) on: Tue Jun 24 22:54:08 EDT 2003
  >Anyone knows who did the male humming in the song? It doesn't sound like MSV, for sure.
  
  -- Thenraja
  
  
• From: raj (@ 12.30.122.10) on: Tue Jul 1 13:42:55 EDT 2003
  
  Saravanan,Naaz,SK,vicky
  
  heard these songs but i dont know any details..
  
  1.vayadhu vandha pennai oru vaaliban thodalama
  
  2. varanum varanum Maharani
  
  3. Paarthal podhuma pazhaga vendama-pandhayam
  who all acted
  who was the Mds'
  
  throw some light on these
  
  
  
• From: K (@ 24.125.19.253) on: Tue Jul 1 23:59:05 EDT 2003
  
  varanum varanum - Gowri Kalyaanam
  
  
• From: S Ramaswamy (@ 203.94.225.224) on: Wed Jul 2 10:48:48 EDT 2003
  
  Hi,
  
  Regarding vicky's choice of unakku mattum unukku mattum rahasiyam solven from 'Manappandal', it's a fine song, but i would like you people to listen to another song also picturised on sarojadevi going like this: 'Ore Raagam, Ore Taalam, Ore Paadal paadudamma'PS is at her sweetest in this song. And the BGM is too good. One of my favourite songs of PS, Unfortunately I don't have this song with me though I have 'Unakku Mattum' and the PBS song 'Udallukku Uyir Kaaval', another superb piece. I wonder whether HMV have come out with a cassette of this film. there's a PS-PBS duet too which is a great piece.
  
  
  
• From: kalai (@ 164.164.89.68) on: Mon Jul 7 00:12:28 EDT 2003
  
  Yesterday I listened a lovely duet by AMR-PS, "sElAdum neerodai meethe, thEn sintha pann pAduvome" from the movie "alaudeenum Arputha vilakkum", released in 1957. I have a tel. CD of AMR with the same tel. version, its also equally good. Any other details about this song?
  
  
• From: S Ramaswamy (@ 203.94.224.100) on: Mon Jul 7 12:29:14 EDT 2003
  
  Hi Kalai,
  
  Yes, this is a fantasic song which I have listened on Radio Ceylon. How do I access this rarely heard duet? Any idea? Would be grateful. also try and listen to this song by TMS-P Leela
  "Vaazhkai Odam. Odam Vendum, Senru Karai Sera Vendum". It's anther spell-binding song rarely heard these days. I had taped it from radio several years ago and I retain the recording as I know I cannot hear it otherwise. Don't exactly know from which movie it's from. Feel the MD must be GRaamanathan.
  
  
  
• From: Saravanan (@ 213.42.2.9) on: Mon Jul 7 13:48:30 EDT 2003
  
  Kalai,
  
  ‘Selaadaaum neerodai meedhae’ is a remarkable song, composed by veteran S Rajeswara Rao. Listening to the song is like going on a magic journey, first by bullock cart, then by car, and zooming up in a space shuttle, and then completing the last lap again in the good old bullock cart- the song proceeds in such amazingly different velocities in different parts- sometimes it seems like it is another song altogether, but the genius of Rajeswara Rao ensures that it remains an inseparable unified whole—
  
  PS starts off gently with ‘Selaadum neerodai meedhae, then sindha pann paaduvomae, kannodu kannum, pesaamal pesum, kanirasame suvai amudhae kaanbom ingae’, to which AM Raja, equally tender, replies with ‘Selaadum neerodai meedhae, then sindha pann paadum maadhae, meenodu meenum, pesaamal pesum, vizhi mozhiyae kanirasame kaanbaai ingae’. In the charanam, PS touches a high note with ‘aadharam neeyae kannalanae’- then the transition to the next tempo with ‘Kalaignanamae, azhagu kaviyamae, kavivanarum mayangum oviyamae’ and proceeds to the next bit ‘Malai meedhae pani maadhae’, and finally the entrancing piano leads the way back to the slow ‘Selaadum neerodai meedhae’.
  
  Jayasakthi Pictures’ Alavudeenum Arputhavilakkum-1957, stg. Nageswara Rao, was produced by ML Pathi, along with—TS Baliah! Another popular song was one in which women of different parts of the world are being auctioned, (Thillolam thillolam elam thaan vaarunga, elakkadaiyilae maadhu thaanunga) and the women themselves invite prospective buyers! (the Spanish girl sings ‘Spainin ezhil rani, varna chudar meni, La palmo ho, La paloma ho, the Chinese one sings ‘Ching ching China en dhesam’ , the Egyptian girl sings ‘’Neela nadhi kumariyum naanae, Pyramidin saayalum naanae’!!)- the song was sung by Hussain, Nithyakala, CN Rajalakshmi, PK Saraswathi and chorus.
  
  

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