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Gems of K S Chitra

Topic started by AVR (@ 143.127.3.10) on Mon Jun 10 09:36:14 EDT 2002.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

Off late, K S Chitra has become one of my hot favourites amongst female singers. Her voice has a unique and rich timbre which I really enjoy. lets take this opportunity to discuss songs by her in Tamil and various other languages - Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu. Her songs sung under the tutelage of Ilayaraja, AR Rehman, Ravindran et al are really excellent, moreover she has a delightful classical touch as is seen in her rendition of "alaipayuthe" and the Sindhubhairavi songs. She has done a great deal of Hindu and Christian devotional albums in Southern languages...lets discuss those. My favourite Chitra song so far remains "gopika vasantham" and her duet with SPB in the Telugu
movie Swathikiranam. What a voice and that sharpness!

So please, lets discuss her songs!! :-)
(If this topic has been discussed in full detail - similar to the Vani Jairam thread - please post a link to it). Otherwise lets make this an encyclopedia of KSC songs.

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• From: Kaumudi (@ 136.142.153.250) on: Fri Feb 28 10:12:24 EST 2003
  
  AV or s0 or anyone else
  Can you guys provide me with a link to Madhuram gayathi. I have been wanting to listen to this song for a long time (since MS mentioned it many posts ago). So please help me out!
  
  
• From: s0 (@ 139.95.250.2) on: Fri Feb 28 11:21:29 EST 2003
  
  Kaumudi: rajaG posted the song in a yahoogroups sometime back. I can email this song to you if your email account can take a big file.
  
  
• From: peeps (@ 12.162.224.6) on: Fri Feb 28 11:26:14 EST 2003
  
  s0,
  Enakkum anupunga please..Thanks..:-)
  
  
• From: av (@ 132.206.51.135) on: Fri Feb 28 13:25:11 EST 2003
  
  s0:
  
  Me too :-)
  
  
• From: s0 (@ 139.95.250.2) on: Fri Feb 28 14:51:20 EST 2003
  
  wow! looks like I've to open a site for hosting it. I'll send you guys a mail later in the day. gotta sleep early today for the big day tomorrow :-)
  
  a typo in my earlier post: car-driving singing skills and COULDN'T get beyond "Madhu.."
  
  
• From: Kaumudi (@ 136.142.153.250) on: Fri Feb 28 17:13:20 EST 2003
  
  s0
  Romba thanks for this huge help.
  
  
• From: Arun (@ 195.93.33.7) on: Fri Feb 28 18:18:16 EST 2003
  
  When people mention songs can u say what language it is from please. It would be much easier. I listen to tamil songs by KSC. She has sung so many songs and is still so popular choice for music directors today. Does anyone know what hindi songs she has sung. I would preferably like to know which good songs she has sung in Hindi in the last 10 years and what films they are from. Thank You
  
  
• From: s0 (@ 63.246.174.232) on: Fri Feb 28 20:17:41 EST 2003
  
  peeps, avr, kaumudi: sent you a mail just now.
  And please don't thank me. Thank rajaG. I'm just an opportunistic leech waiting to suck on whatever good mp3s that I can get :-)
  
  
• From: Kaumudi (@ 136.142.153.250) on: Fri Feb 28 20:50:42 EST 2003
  
  s0
  Thanks a lot to you and to RajaG for sending in the mp3 promptly. I just listened to the whole song. What can I say, I am just stunned and it will take me sometime to come out of this trans. What a clarity in the continuous roller-coaster gamakams!! Oh, I am love with her voice, yet again! She has such an amazing talent. This is a treat to her fans, truly.
  
  I am definitely going to learn this song! Learning this song can be such a good training exercise to any budding singer (like me!).
  
  Thanks guys again.
  
  
• From: Kaumudi (@ 136.142.153.250) on: Fri Feb 28 20:59:53 EST 2003
  
  Another thing: This song reminds me constantly of "Divaswapnam" from Devadaasi, also composed by Sharath.
  
  
• From: s0 (@ 63.246.174.232) on: Fri Feb 28 21:11:28 EST 2003
  
  ...and, IMO, KSC beats UK quite easily comparing the two. (can't stop comparisons, can we?)
  After hearing this song, I sincerely feel that TFM has terribly under-utilised her capabilities and the only way for her to express her true prowess is in classical & semi-classical stuff.
  My knowledge is limited. Is there any other comparable song ever sung in film music by KSC or any other artist? other than the gamaka gymnastics that KJY does in Sindhu Bharavi, Bharatham, etc.. I can't think of any.
  
  
• From: Kaumudi (@ 136.142.153.250) on: Sat Mar 1 11:18:09 EST 2003
  
  s0
  I agree, she beats UK easily. I don't mind doing the comparison here. I don't know about film-songs, but Janaki had released a casette on
  Thyagaraja keerthanas accompanied by a nadaswaram a few years ago which had unbelievable feats in gamakas. Also, I am sure you can find a few old songs of Ghantasala, PS and Janaki (in Telugu, that is) which had a good dose of vocal feats.
  
  
• From: Arun (@ 195.93.33.7) on: Tue Mar 4 16:59:45 EST 2003
  
  Devadai Vamsam (Snehitiye) is a duet by KSC and sujatha and Radhani Manathil from the same film is another song in which KSC is one of the female singers. Both the songs are one of my favourites in recent times.
  My favourite solo songs (Tamil) by KSC have to be: -
  - Naan Oru Sindu (Sindu Bhairavi)
  - Kannalame (Bombay)
  - Thathithom (Azhagan)
  - Kannamoochi and Yenge Yennuthu Kavithai(Kandukkonden Kandonden).
  
  My favourite KSC duet songs with a male singer are : -
  - Then merku (Karuthamma) with Unnkrishnan,
  - Theendai (En Swase Katre) with SPBala
  - Nee Katru (Nilave vaa) with Hariharan
  - Malargale (Love Birds) with Hariharan
  - Thoonda Thoonda (Kallazhagar) with Krishnaraj
  
  Has KSC ever a sung a duet with other female playback singers?
  
  
• From: peeps (@ 12.162.224.6) on: Wed Mar 5 13:15:47 EST 2003
  
  thanks s0..got the song..:-)
  
  
• From: aruvi (@ 134.117.83.134) on: Wed Mar 5 17:56:50 EST 2003
  
  Arun,
  Yep, with all the other leading playback singers, except I think Harini and Sadhana Sargam. Maybe she has in some recent number, but I haven't listened to a lot in the last couple of years so don't know.
  
  
• From: Regunath (@ 161.142.78.83) on: Wed Mar 5 23:15:29 EST 2003
  
  Did anyone mention Thevanin Kovil from the Tamil movie Aruvadai Naal. Haunting performance.... the voice lingers on even after the song ends. Comments ?
  
  
• From: pranav (@ 202.142.68.94) on: Wed Mar 5 23:58:10 EST 2003
  
  I think ,KSC has sung Radhai Manathil with Sujatha and Harini..
  
  
• From: pranav (@ 202.142.68.94) on: Thu Mar 6 00:00:13 EST 2003
  
  Ms Kaumaudi,
  Can you name Janki's album on Thyagaraja Keertanas which you have mentioned in your posting?
  
  
• From: aruvi (@ 24.102.23.161) on: Thu Mar 6 00:49:36 EST 2003
  
  Radhai Manathil was Chithra, Sujatha and Sangeetha.
  
  
• From: Arun (@ 195.93.33.7) on: Fri Mar 7 11:09:25 EST 2003
  
  Many singers lose thier voice with age or some singers voices don't age, but I think KSChitra sounds younger these days. especially in Solla Than Ninaikeeran (Kadhal Sugamanathu). What is her latest tamil song?
  
  
• From: Kaumudi (@ 136.142.153.250) on: Fri Mar 7 16:29:22 EST 2003
  
  Pranav
  I have two audio casettes by Janaki which are titled "S.Janaki, Vocal, Thyagaraja krithis" and "S.Janaki, Vocal". That's all there is as part of the title. Both were released by HMV. One of them has Reethigowla, Kalyani, Hamsadhwani and Ragamalika all accompanied by Nadhaswaram and thavil. The second casette has about 12 krithis in various popular/rare ragas. Both have her picture on the cover. I don't know if this information helps you.
  
  
• From: Meerakrishna (@ 148.87.1.170) on: Fri Mar 7 18:40:59 EST 2003
  
  Kaumudi, I have one CD titled "carnatic classic S.Janaki". That CD has the above mention raga's like Reetigoula,Hamsadwani,Aahiri,Ragamaalika and Santa Kabir's Bhajan and some Notes(western type of Mudurai Mani Iyer's)all accompnied by Nadaswarm and tavil. I think you might have the same cassete. The titles are different I think.
  
  regards
  Meera
  
  
• From: av (@ 132.206.52.105) on: Fri Mar 7 19:16:31 EST 2003
  
  Wow Kaumudi! This was news to me. I did not know SJ is adept at pure classical too. Have the other female singers released such classical tapes as well? There is one by PS with BMK but its basically a tape of bhajans. Gorgeous they truly are!
  
  
• From: pranav (@ 202.142.68.94) on: Fri Mar 7 23:58:17 EST 2003
  
  KSC has sung in Student Number 1, Ennai Kadhalikka...
  I think now a days she is losing her voice . Her voice in the starting of the song sounds very screachy.
  
  
• From: pranav (@ 202.142.68.94) on: Sat Mar 8 00:01:54 EST 2003
  
  Thankyou Kaumudi
  
  
• From: Kaumudi (@ 136.142.22.46) on: Sun Mar 9 15:24:05 EST 2003
  
  Meera
  You are talking about the same casette that I am talking about.
  
  AV
  Yes, I was pleasantly surprised to discover these two tapes. And Janaki was so fluid with her gamakams and all that, it was quite enviable to listen to her. But I think, the purists would probably go "Hmm..let's see if we can accept". To be fair, I have to say that there were a couple (yeah, very few) of cinematic expressions in a song or two. But it is a very nice album every SJ fan (or every music fan) should possess.
  
  Pranav
  You are most welcome.
  
  
• From: Ravi (@ ) on: Mon Mar 31 14:20:29 EST 2003
  
  What is the Madhuram Gayatri song? I am a great fan of Chithra myself. Please let me know about the cassette and details. Moreover, is there a yahoogroups or any e-group for Chithra fans. Pleast let me know that too. I wud be more than happy to join. Thanks.
  
  
• From: av (@ ) on: Sat Jun 7 19:21:25 EDT 2003
  
  http://www.mayalavedhi.com
  
  Listen to "Ghana NeeLa...". Enjoy this superb pathos-filled song, based on Hindustani Raaga Todi.
  
  
• From: Jag (@ 35.9.20.95) on: Sat Jun 7 19:26:26 EDT 2003
  
  AVR,
  Check out " Varna Vrindavanam" ..from Kaliyoonjal (malayalam IR movie), available at www.musicindiaonline.com
  
  Excellent song in all respects with Chitra at her best.
  
  Jag
  
  
• From: av (@ 132.216.68.208) on: Mon Jun 9 14:08:51 EDT 2003
  
  Jag, Kaumudi, MS......,
  
  Some truly divine devotional and classical songs by Chitra from http://www.Malayalavedhi.com .
  Please do listen to these songs, Chitra's voice is sheer gold. (Do a search on "KSC")
  
  1) Radhika Krishna...Kannanam (Based roughly on Darbari Kanada?)
  2) Ramayanathinte BhaLa Sthuthi YUDHA KAANDAM
  - a divine shloka recitation with minimal accompaniment
  3) Seetha Darshanam
  4) Shabareesha Shambu Thanaya - What a divine song executed with such precision by KSC! Which raaga is this based on?
  5) ShaiLa Sudhe Ennude (this has a composition very similar to a beautiful devotional song by Vani Jairam)
  6) Shri Ganpathim Bhaje (watch out for the syncopations at the end, and the alternation between long-winded sargam passages and wordings, and a final evocative taan)
  7) ThinkaL KaLaadharane
  8) VishwaMohini Jagdambike Devi
  9) ViLva MaLayil - What a song! Though I wish they hadnt put in a chorus in between the stanzas.
  
  
• From: av (@ 132.216.68.208) on: Mon Jun 9 14:32:20 EDT 2003
  
  Continuing further:
  
  10) Thirumaandham KunniL
  11) Unarunaru Unni Kanna
  13) Vaakacharthu (Chitra reaches amazingly high notes in between)
  14) PanthaLa KuLathiL
  15) Neeye Gathi Jagadheeshwari
  16) Nee Maathramaane AvaLambam (another favourite of mine).
  
  
  http://www.malayalavedhi.com/Music/MUSiC.php?q=s&s=KSC
  
  

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