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Vani Jayaram's songs

Topic started by avvaiyar (@ 203.116.61.132) on Wed Jan 27 02:29:28 EST 1999.
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I'm a new visitor to this website. I couldn't see anyone discussing about Vani Jayaram's songs.
Let me start this one.(It had been there previously pls. forgive me!)

"Ezhu swarangalukkul ethanai paadal..
Ithaya surangathul ethanai kelvi...
Vaazhum manitharukkul ethanai salanam.."

Wow! Beautiful voice!

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Neel's VJ Songs

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• From: a.v. (@ 132.216.68.207) on: Thu Dec 19 00:01:01 EST 2002
  
  Sarvanan - I had initially thought this would be yet another adorable post describing details of VJs songs (in your beautiful and poetic style). But I kept on reading and reading, only to see the line - "VJs songs in '78 next week". :-)
  
  Gosh! Anyways, this was a nice post again, with a wealth of info. Thanks a lot. Yes, I shall wait for next week to read VJs 1978 songs as well.
  
  
• From: Cinema Virumbi (@ 203.197.220.211) on: Thu Dec 19 01:07:49 EST 2002
  
  Saravanan,
  
  It is surprising that ‘seervarisai’ was released in 1978 only! I remember to have heard the song ‘kaNNanai ninaikkaatha naaLillaiyE’ blaring from AIR/Vividh Bharati in 1973-74 itself!
  
  There was a Sivakumar film ‘pudhu veLLam’ –MD MB Srinivas. Was it not of 1978 vintage?
  
  
• From: OISG (@ 193.188.97.152) on: Thu Dec 19 11:36:34 EST 2002
  
  Pudu veLLam by Sivakumar ,(Kannada)Manjula and RS Manohar.I think "thuli thuli Mazhai thuli" is from this movie.Also the song "Ethu pongi varugindra Puthu veLLam,Oru thangu thadayindri ethu sellum" by TMS.
  
  Saravanan,You can post twice!Boy!First i started doubting your age,now your identity.You must be Film News anandan himself!
  
  
• From: Kaumudi (@ 136.142.153.250) on: Thu Dec 19 11:49:03 EST 2002
  
  Saravanan
  What a wonderful TFM history lesson you gave! I wish someone can store this wealth of information somewhere safe the way Manisegaran's articles are stored. Wow, I was amazed at the way you came up with the number of movies and who did how many and what. Very interesting!
  
  
• From: s0 (@ 139.95.250.3) on: Thu Dec 19 13:29:45 EST 2002
  
  bb, MS, Ravi yaarange? indha Saravanan-ai kadum kaaval siraiyil adaiththu, TFM varalaaru anaiththaiyum ezhudha chollungal! :-)
  
  idhu yama dharma raajanin aaNai, illa avarukku mela erumaiyin aaNai. (oru modded s.v.sekhar joke insert pannitten!!)
  
  saravanan, enakku enna paththiye ivvalavu vishayam nyaabagam irukkaadhu, neenga ennadaa naa TFM paththi ambuttu vishayam solreenga!! keep them coming.
  
  
• From: Saravanan (@ 195.229.241.231) on: Sat Dec 21 03:19:18 EST 2002
  
  Hey- thanks all! :-))))
  Never thought my 'Random thoughts' would get so much praise. You've made my day. (Naanum etho thonrathellam ezhugittirukkiren- neengalum paarattikittirukkeenga- idhu enga poi mudiyapodho-bayama irukku sami!)
  
  AVR- I too thought I will start discussing VJ's 1978 songs immediately after the intro, but I was already in the 'Weekend Mood' (Thursday & Friday comprising the weekend here), and I was feeling too relaxed (read lazy!) to type out the lyrics of the songs. (This typing the lyrics is the most painful part of it- I am in continuous dread that I may have made a bloomer!) Hence I decided suddenly to stop with the 'Curtain-Raiser' (as I pompously styled it!). I'll surely commence with the songs soon.
  
  Today I'm at work, while you all are enjoying your weekend :-((
  
  OISG- Bahrainelndhu Dubai romba dhooram illai- oru nadai vandhuttu ponga- appuram en identity paththiyellaam doubt varaathu!!
  
  C V- 'Seervarisai' was released in 1978. Maybe the songs became popular before the release.
  'Puthu Vellam' came in 1975. Other songs are 'Naan raja veettu kannukkutti'-PS and 'Erumai annachi'-TMS. It was directed by K Vijayan.
  
  
• From: Saravanan (@ 195.229.241.235) on: Tue Dec 24 01:40:13 EST 2002
  
  1978- Part 1:
  
  In his foreword to his famed autobiography (so aptly titled ‘Roses In December’), MC Chagla writes ‘God gave us memories so that we may have Roses in December’.
  
  A few minutes ago, as I was debating with myself about the choice of the songs with which begin the ’78 retrospective, a flood of nostalgia overcame me. Most of these songs were an integral part of my childhood- I grew up listening to these songs. The very thought triggered off a kaleidoscope of memories of those enchanted days- innocent, carefree and unfettered. True, all for a long time we didn’t have a TV, and I used to barge into my neighbour’s house to watch Friday’s Oliyum Oliyum and Sunday’s movie, and when finally we could afford one, we got an EC B&W TV (on instalment basis), and for music, we had only the faithful radio- Ilangai Oliparappu Kootothavanam Tamizh Chevai 2 and Vividh Baharathi. And yet we never felt the lack of anything. Today I have all the latest gadgets, but I’d give anything to bring back the happiness of those childhood days!
  
  These songs bring a wistful lump in my throat- a sort of happy-sad feeling-its like seeing a treasured sight through a window, but knowing you can never actually go out. For a minute, I am back in Madras of the late 70s, (with a step-cut and wearing ‘drawer’/bell-bottoms), with near and dear ones-friends with whom I have lost contact with long back, and relatives, some of whom have departed forever-these songs belong to that time-frame. Sitting here in office today (with an unsuspecting boss who would surely not be amused to know what his dear junior is furiously typing away), miles and seas away, and decades later, older and not much wiser, these songs seem to be a magical time machine transporting me to that lost world. Paradise Lost- and Paradise Regained (at least temporarily!)
  
  We will commence, as is our wont, by discussing Vani’s songs for the Mellisai Mannar.
  
  
  123.Swing swing – Vanakkathukkuriya Kadhaliye- JC-MSV
  
  Based on a story by the late Rajendra Kumar, VK was directed by veteran AC Thirulogachander. It boasted of a talented star cast-Sridevi in a dual role, along with Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Jaiganesh, Jayachitra and others. It was a story of twins, separated at birth, (even an unborn baby can guess the rest of the tale) with one of them being clairvoyant to boot! (I vaguely remember one of them suffering from bouts of severe stomach ache as well. What about the head-ache that the attacked the viewers?! ) A film of insufferable boredom.
  
  MSV had tuned in a couple of good songs that became popular. ‘Adiyennai paramma’ by Jolly Abraham & BS Sasirekha was a big hit.
  
  This song is filmed on Rajini and Sridevi, who appear as Christians-hence the English words in the lyrics. Among the rare opportunities that JC got to sing for Rajini. (Vaazhkkaye vesham-Aarilirundhu Arubathu Varai was another one)
  
  
  JC: Swing swing unathu oonjal naan
  VJ: Sing sing unathu paadal naan
  JC: Sweet sweet unathu azhagu thaan
  VJ: Sure, sure, unathu amudham naan
  
  JC: Nenjodu ninaivu sumaigal-
  neengatha uravu sumaigal
  VJ: Ennodu paruva sumaigal-
  ellame azhagu sumaigal
  JC: Kannodu kanavu sumaigal-
  kaiyodu kaniyum sumaigal
  VJ: Ondralla anbu sumaiga-l
  Ovvondrum inba suvaigal!
  
  VJ: My darling, indha mayakkam,
  ‘Good Morning!’sollum varaikkum!
  JC: Naam kaanum indha nerukkam-
  naal thorum nenjil irukkum
  VJ: Anandam ellai kadakkum-
  angangal thannai marakkum
  JC: Manjangal kandu kalakkum
  nenjangal engum inikkum--
  
  A lovely, lovely song! MSV maintains the caressing romantic mood throughout. Hark at the way the English words are sung twice initially and then thrice in the repetition. The interludes, with the trumpet dominating, add to the western backdrop of the song. JC & VJ, my favourite pair, as usual, bring to life the singular beauty of MSV’s vision.
  
  Listen to it and you’ll be ‘swing’ing with ecstacy! Nenjangal engum inikkum--
  
  
  124.Santhi,my Holy Angel- Taxi Driver- SPB-MSV
  
  Saruchitra Films’ Taxi Driver starred Jaishankar and Sridevi. 1978 seems to be the year of this pair- apart from TD, they were together in Mudisooda Mannan and Idhu Eppadi Irukku as well.
  However Taxi Diver was the biggest hit of them all. In fact, it was among the last successful films of our Thennagathu James Bond, and did well in Sri Lanka too.
  
  And like that old Hindi Taxi Driver, our tamizh TD also had an excellent musical score- thanks to MSV. The immortal SPB-SJ duet ‘Sugamaana sindhanaiyil idhamaana uravodu sorgangal varukindrana’ was among Kannadasan’s favourite songs in his last years. Another wonderful song was sung by MSV himself, along with SPB- ‘Ithu rajagopura deepam, agal vilakalla’
  
  SPB:Santhi----Santhi----Santhi!
  My Holy Angel!
  VJ: Babu----Babu----Babu!
  My Jolly Ranger!
  
  SPB:Poovin melliya Santhi
  punnagai arumbugal yendhi
  Nee vandha pothu-
  naan kanda madhu
  ninaivil nindrathamma,
  endhan ninaivil nindrathamma!
  VJ: Poo viritha solaiyile-
  ilankaatru vilayaadum neramithu
  bodhaiyile naan mayangi-
  un maarbil arangerum paruvamithu
  
  SPB:Vaanappandhal valamaana megam
  malargal isappaadum azhagu
  Kaatru thaalattum kanicholai marangal
  kavithai uruvakkum azhagu
  kavithai uruvaakkum azhagu
  VJ: Mangalam vilaigindra manamedaippola
  Mandhira malairajan azhagu,
  Sangoli isaiyaaga ulagangal marandhu
  thaavidum paravaigal azhagu,
  thaavidum paravaigal azhagu!
  SPB:Thaavi varum un aruvi-
  thallaadi neeraadi saaindhuvidu
  VJ: Poovidhazhil saareduthu
  polladha sugam thandhu serndhuvidu!
  
  VJ: Kodai kaalangal kulirkaalamaaga-
  tholil uravaada vendum
  SPB:Odai neeraadi uravaadi magizhnthu
  kadhal padham kaana vendum,
  kadhal padham kaana vendum!
  VJ: Un manathu kettappadi-
  ovvundrum nee kaana sammadhame;
  SPB:Ennudane nee irundhaal-
  ezhmai ninaiyaathu en maname!
  
  The inane ‘My Jolly Ranger’ (!) notwithstanding, this remains a memorable composition. SPB carefully says ‘Santhi’ and not ‘Shanthi’ and the echo effects of his emotional call set the mood of the song. There is a subtle undercurrent of melancholy running right through the song- I wonder why. SPB and VJ are at their soulful best. The whistling in the second interlude is a typical MSV touch.
  
  
  125. Ithu undhan veettu kili thaan- Shankar Salim Simon- MSV
  
  When Manmohan Desai released his ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ in 1977, he himself would not have expected its stunning success. And this lead to a spate of films having similar names in various languages. In Tamizh itself, I remember one more film-perhaps a dubbed one-Ram Robert Rahim.
  
  Shankar Salim Simon was the brainchild of P Madhavan. It had Vijayakumar, Jaiganesh and Rajinikanth in the lead roles, supported by Latha, Manjula, YGM and Manorama. (I don’t remember the name of the actress who played Jaiganesh’s pair, though.)
  
  This was the year when Latha was finally freed of the yoke of being restricted to MGR films. As long as MGR was acting, I think the only outside films she did in Tamizh were Sivagamiyin Selvan and Veetukku Vandha Marumagal. But after the end of MGR’s film career with Maduraiyai Meetta Sundarapandiyan, Latha found herself flooded with films with various heroes. And she blossomed to be a good actress too- her performances in Vattathukkul Sathuram, Azhagey Unnai Aaradhikkiren and Annapparavai stand testimony to her capabilities as an actress of calibre.
  
  MSV had an instant hit in ‘Sindhu nadhippoovey’, which SJ had rendered with aplomb and characteristic panache, and MSV’s Hindi lines (Yehi to pyaar hai, mohabbat ki nishaani hai etc) adding to the song’s lure. Other songs included ‘Vandhaale oru maharasi—SPB-PS and ‘Gopurathiley oru chittukkuruvi’-Kovai Soundararajan & chorus.
  
  In this song, Latha & friends (in tennis attire) are getting back at YGM & co, who had attempted a bit of eve teasing, and Latha tries to drive some good sense into the heads of these roadside Romeos.
  
  
  Ithu undhan veettu kilithaan-
  ithu undhan veettu kilithaan-
  koondil vaithu kurumbu seiyya,
  pazhathai kandu pasiyai theerkka,
  parandhu vandhene--
  parandhu vandhene!
  
  Ragangal irukku, pala vidhangal irukku-
  idhai sugangal unakku tharavo?
  Indha Rathiyai eduthu ungal madiyil anaithu
  inba kavithai padikka varavo?
  Pachchai poonkodi manjal meniyil thullum mottugal ungal pakkam-
  ichchai theerndhida aasai vandhadhu engey ponathu engal vetkkam?
  
  Panaththai madhikkum sila idangal irukku-
  ivai kulathil pirandha kiligal!
  Engal nadaththai ozhukkam panbai madhikkum pazhakkam
  avai padippil kidaitha vazhigal!
  Kanni penngalai kannil kandathum jaadai seivathu budhdhikkedu-
  Annai thandhayin ennam poloru pennai paarthathum kattippodu!
  
  Even in this (literally) pedestrian situation, MSV came up with a song of eternal allure.
  It starts off with some guitar notes, and VJ opens her account in superb style. Ivvalo sweeta oru dose vaangurathunaa, kadalai pottukkitte irukkalaam! If her humming followed by some whistling in the first interlude makes you long for more, then her lovely prolonging of ‘Varavo’ makes you sigh with contentment. And that’s not half of it. Wait till the end of the charanam, and you’re in for a rare treat- Vani, without any warning, bursts into a brilliant but brief swara passage, beginning with ‘ga ma ga ma pa, ma pa ma pa ni, pa ni pa ni sa, ni sa ni sa ni sa dha and and flies in a Grand Prix pace to touch the pallavi again.
  
  Ivar engal veettu kili thaan!
  
  
  126. Kannan mugam kaana- Aayiram Jenmangal- JC-MSV
  
  A Malayalam horror film called ‘Yakshagaanam’ did brisk business, and that was enough for our Kodambakkam dream-merchants to promptly remake it in Tamizh. Directed by Durai, AJ starred Vijayakumar, Rajinikanth, Latha and Padmapriya.
  
  I remember watching it with terror, and then spending many a sleepless night! The story was fairly simple- Rich Vijayakumar loves the poor Padmapriya. But her Murai Maaman (K Kannan?) is determined to have her, and one day she dies while trying to escape from his clutches. Later VK marries Latha and begins a new chapter. But when they come to the estate, PP’s aavi, which is still hovering around, enters into Latha’s body. Latha’s brother Rajini suspects that something is wrong and thwarts the evil designs of the ghost, and in the petrifying climax, finally manages to exorcise Latha from it.
  
  MSV’s songs were great. SJ’s two ‘pei’ songs- ‘Venmegame’ and ‘Azhaikkindren’ still strike my heart with chill. PS’s ‘Naan aadaatha aattam’ failed to create an impact.
  
  This is a mellifluous song, filmed on Vijayakumar and Padmapriya.
  
  VJ: Kannan mugam kaana kaathirundhaal oru maadhu-
  Mannan vandha pinney thanninaivu enbathu yedhu?
  JC: Kannan mugam kaana kaathirundhaal oru maadhu-
  Mannan vandha pinney thanninaivu enbathu yedhu?
  
  VJ: Ponnum poovum minnum angam
  Kannan endhan kaadhal sangam
  Innum sollungal mangai ragangal ungal nizhal allavo?
  Kannil nillungal nenjil sellungal neengal naanallavo-
  Neengal naanallavo?
  
  JC: Modhum thendral kaadhal nadhiyil-
  moga paruvam undhan madiyil;
  Angam neeraada kanngal thaalatta pongum sugamallavo?
  Thanga kinnangal vaira kannangal kavithai therallavo,
  Kavithai therallavo?
  
  VJ: Sorgam endhan pakkam vandhum-
  vetkkam vandhaal engey selven
  Engey nindraalum engey sendraalum ungal porullallavo?
  Yengum ennangal pongum thaabangal enakkum undallavo,
  Enakkum undallavo?
  
  MSV has provided a spellbinding tabla support throughout the song. A short Veenai bit is the prelude to the pallavi. My favourite pair at the vocals once again –the chemistry is as expected.
  The singsong prose like first two lines of the charanam, and their seamless blending with the tune of the third line is an astounding indication of the genius of the creator. The second interlude is different from the first and third. There’s an unexpected bit of music in the middle of the charanam as well, before the lines are repeated.
  
  A dainty, dulcet duet, one that will rank as one among the best ever of JC-VJ.
  
  - '78 Payanam Thodarum-
  
  Wishing all friends Merry Christmas and a 'Happy New Year'.
  
  
• From: Cinema Virumbi (@ 203.197.220.211) on: Tue Dec 24 04:23:00 EST 2002
  
  Saravanan,
  
  Lata acted with Sowcar (and Ravichandran??) in RaamaNNaa's 'Sorgaththil ThirumaNam', which you had covered several months back in this thread!!!
  
  Some of my friends used to seamlessly mix 'idhu undhan veettuk kiLithaan' with a much older song 'naan unaaich chErndha selvam, nee ennai aaLum dheivam' and the resulting 'kalakkal' used to sound very original!!!
  
  

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