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A JOURNEY WITH K.V. MAHADEVAN

Topic started by Manisekaran (@ 161.142.2.11) on Fri Jun 14 01:54:38 EDT 2002.
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This is an effort, in a modest way, to trace the great contributions of KVM to the Tamil Film Music. As Tamil Film songs originate from the Tamil films, I am aslo taking the liberty of discussing the background of the films where KVM had comsposed- with the intention of adding spice. I believe this article would serve as a nostalgic tonic to the fans of old songs.

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• From: Manisegaran (@ 161.142.2.11) on: Thu Jul 25 20:42:48 EDT 2002
  
  PART 31
  
  Following the great success of THAAIKKU PIN THAARAM Devar immediately wanted to book MGR for his next movie- Neelamalai Thirudan of 1957. But MGR was under heavy booking. He had given call sheet for some other movies like Chakravarthi Thirumagal (1957), Pudumaipithan, Mahadevi (1957) and more importantly his own prestigious production Nadodi Mannan (1958). Therefore MGR requested Devar to hold on till these movies were completed, but Devar refused and went ahead to use Ranjan who was another Sakalakala Vallavan. MGR became furious. There was a cold war going on between MGR and Ranjan and so MGR completely objected to Devar using Ranjan. Accordint to Maruthakazi, MGR gave a lot of trouble to Devar to stop the production of Neelamalai Thirudan. But Devar went ahead, and the film came starred by Ranjan, PS Veeerappa, Anjali Devi and Kannamba. There were very good songs and the film became a good hit in those days.
  
  There is a philosophical song of TMS, which was written by Maruthakazi, as advised by Devar, attacking MGR. This was picturised on Ranjan riding a white horse.
  
  SATHIYAME LACHIYAMAAI KOLLADA
  THALAI NIMIRNTHU UNAI UNARNTHU SELLADAA
  
  EHANAIYO MEDU PALLAM VAZHIYILE UNNAI
  IDARA VAITHU THALLA PAAKKUM KUZHIYILE – NEE
  ATHANAIYUM THAANDI KAALAI MUN VAIYADA- NEE
  ANJAAMAL KADAMAYILE KAN VAIYADAA
  
  KULLA NARI KOOTTAM VANTHU KURUKKIDUM
  NALLAVARKU THOLLAI THANTHU MADAKKIDUM- NEE
  ELLALAVUM BAYAM KONDU NADUNGATHEDAA- AVARAI
  EMANULAGU ANUPPIVAIKKA THAYANGATHUDAA
  
  (But following THAI SOILLAI THATTATHEY MGR and Devar became very thick friends, with Devar emerging as the producer with most MGR movies- 16 in all. Fights and patching up are always part and parcel of cine game.)
  
  There is an excellent solo by Jikki describing nature. This is one song where the instrument bulbulthar is very heavily and beautifully used. We seldom listen to this instrument (It was well used in few songs such as Enthan Ullam Thulli Vilayaduvathum Eno). And the song is:
  
  ULLAM KOLLAI POGUTHEY
  UNMAI INBAM KAANUTHEY
  THELLU THAMIZH THEMMANGU PAADIDUTHEY
  
  
  Jikki gives another philosophical solo:
  
  KONUM MOZHI PENGALUKKU
  ANJA NENJAM VENDUMADI
  VANJIYARAI ETHIRTHU NINNU
  VAAZHA THERIYA VENUMADI
  
  Jikki has one more solo for us:
  
  YENGI YENGI NIKKATHEY
  ETHILUM MANASU VAIKKATHEY
  INJI THINNA KURANGU POLE
  ENNAI PAARTHU SOKKATHEY
  
  
  Kasturi gives this solo:
  
  CHITHIRAI MAATHA NILVAU POLE
  KULIRUTHU PAARU
  
  TMS and Jikki sing this comedy duet:
  
  CHIRIKKIRAAN MURAIKKIRAAN
  THIRUDAN POLE MUZHIKKIRAAN
  
  
  SC Krishnan and Ratnamala sing this song:
  
  VETHALA PAAKKU SUNNAMBU
  
  
  SENGOTTAI SINGAM (1958)
  
  This film starred by Udhayakumar and Saroja Devi has some nice songs.
  
  Jikki sings a song describing the nature:
  
  IRU VIZHI PARUGUM VIRUNTHU
  IYARKAI ENNAALUM AUYARVAI
  NEEKKUM MARUNTHU
  
  TMS sings this solo:
  
  NADADA RAJAA NADADA-NEE
  NADADA RAJAA NADADA
  
  
  TMS and Jikki give this comedy song:
  
  THENARUVI PATHAYILE OH AASAI MAMMA
  
  TMS and Jikki give a song with a tune lifted from a Hindi song from Paying Guest:
  
  AHAHA AASAI THEERA ADDALAMME
  OONJAL MELE
  OHOHO PESUVOME KAATHAL GEETHAM NAAMUM KANNALE
  ENNAALUM OONJAL MELE
  
  
  Jikki sings
  
  SINGAKUTTY ANTHA THANGAKKATTI
  THINNA THIGATTIDATHA VELLAKKATI
  
  TMS gives a devotional form of solo:
  VEL VEL VELAVANEY
  
  The film did fairly at the box office. But the songs did very well in the hearts of the fans of old songs.
  
  
• From: kik (@ 207.0.105.193) on: Fri Jul 26 02:18:10 EDT 2002
  
  Manisegaran:
  Minor corrections -
  AAHA NAM AASAI NIRAIVERUMA?
  KADAL ALAIYAI POLE MARAINTHUPOGA nErUMA <--
  EN ANBEY SANTHEGAM KOLA LAAGUMA?
  KODI ASAINTHAADA PANTHAL inRi pOgumaa? <--
  
  'KODI ASAINTHAADA PANTHAL INGU VENDUMA' gives the opposite meaning.
  
  ----
  KONJU MOZHI PENGALUKKU
  ANJA NENJAM VENDUMADI
  vanjaharai ethirthidavE
  vaaLum aenthavEndumadi
  
  "VANJIYARAI ETHIRTHU NINNU
  VAAZHA THERIYA VENUMADI"
  VANJIYARAI??!! Must be a typo or your memory is tripping you up:-)
  
  I think iru vizhi parugum has one more line before aRivai neekkum marunthu, but am not sure.
  
  
  
• From: Manisegaran (@ 161.142.2.11) on: Fri Jul 26 02:29:38 EDT 2002
  
  kik,
  
  Thanks for the correction. Unable to remember all the lines of all the songs. I may continue to make mistakes and do rely on readers for corrections. I will correct in the master file and submit to TMF team later.
  
  Regards,
  Manisegarani
  
  
• From: Manisegaran (@ 161.142.2.11) on: Fri Jul 26 02:37:34 EDT 2002
  
  PART 32
  
  VAAZHA VAITHA DEIVAM (1959)
  In 1959 Devar released VAZHA VAITHA DEIVAM, the only film where he used Gemini Ganesan. Saroja Devi was the partner. This movie did not do well. But there are two songs worth mentioning:
  
  A solo by P. Suseela:
  
  KATHAL KATHAI PESAVA
  KAVITHAIKAL PAADAVAA
  
  A wonderful solo by TMS and P. Suseela:
  
  KAVERITHAAN SINGARI
  SINGARITHAAN KAVERI
  KANNAL KANDAVA SINGARI
  KALANTHUKONDAVA KAVERI
  
  
  YANAI PAGAN (1960)
  Yanai Pagan starred by Udhayakumar and Saroja Devi has some of the best songs KVM has left behind.
  
  The evergreen solo by TMS is the following that has beautiful prelude and interlude. This song would be appreciated fore ages to come:
  
  PATHINAARUM NIRAIYAATHA PARUVA MANGAI
  KATHAL PASIYOOTTI VASAMAAKKUM RATHIYIN THANGAI
  
  KUTHITHAADI PARANTHODUM KALAIMANO
  ILAM KUMARIKALUM MAYANGUM SILAITHAANO- AVAL
  PATHINAARUM NIRAIYAATHA PARUVA MANGAI
  KATHAL PASIYOOTTI VASAMAAKKUM RATHIYIN THANGAI
  
  VANNA MUGA KANNIRANDUM NATCHATHIRAMO?
  AVAL VAVENDRU AZHAIPPATHENNA VICHITHIRAMO?
  MINNUGINDRA PAL VARISAI MUTHUCHARAMO?
  YARUM MECHUGINRA KUNGALEITHAAN
  SOTHU SUGAMO?
  
  VANDUKALE KANDIDATHA VASANTHA MULLAI
  AVAL VANTHATHUME PARANTHODUM KAATHAL THOLLAI
  ENNAM POLE VAAITHUVITTAAL EEDU ILLAI-EN
  ENNAM POLE VAAITHUVITTAAL EEDU ILLAI-INI
  INBATHUKKU ENRAIKKUME ETHU THOLLAI
  (hope the lines are correct)
  
  Then comes another great solo by P. Suseela describing nature:
  
  NENJINILE INBAM PONGIDUTHE
  
  
  Another philosophical solo by Suseela:
  
  UYARVU THAAZVU ILLAMALEY
  ULAGAI PAGAITHU KOLLAMALE
  OTRUMAYAGA UZHAITHEY
  NAAM VAAZHA VENUNGA
  
  
  There is a beautiful song by Seergazhi Govinderajan and P. Suseela which would always glorify the music of KVM:
  
  SENGANI VAAI THIRANTHU SIRITHUDUVAAI
  THITHIUKKUM THEN KUDAME
  CHENBAGA POOCHARAME
  
  
  There is another wonderful gem given by TMS and P.Suseela:
  
  P.S: THULLI VIZHUM ARUVIYAI POL
  KAN PAARVAI EN MEL VIZHUTHEY
  TMS: UNNAZHAGAI PARUGIDAVEY
  EN PAARVAI UN MEL VIZHUTHE
  
  TMS: VELLAM POL PERUGUTHU ANBU
  ULLATHIL UNNAI NINAIKKAYILE
  P.S: OH…SOLLAAMAL SOLLUTHE ATHAI UNGAL THOTRAME
  BOTH: ULLAASAMAGAVE
  (THULLI VIZHUM)
  
  TMS: AASAI UN VANATHIL ERI
  AADUTHU OONJAL EN MANAME
  PS: VEESATHA THENDRALUM
  ATHANAALE VEESUTHE
  VILAIVAAGUM INBAME
  (THULLI VIZHUM)
  
  TMS: KALLAMILLAA KATHALAR VAAZHVIL
  KAANBATHU YAAVUM AANANTHAME
  PS: OH.. KAN KAANUM KAATCHIYE
  UYAR KAATHAL AATCHIYE
  NAMAKKAGUM SAACTHIYE
  (THULLI VIZHUM)
  
  (believe the lines are correct)
  
  
  
  KONGU NAAATU THANGAM (1961)
  This is a movie starred in leading roles by Anandan, Pushpalatha and MR Ratha.
  
  There is a wonderful duet by Seergazhi and P. Suseela:
  
  KARUMBAGA INIKKINDRA PARUVAM
  ATHAI KATHAIYAGA SOLLUTHU
  UN KAATHAL URUVAM
  
  Seergazhi Govinderajan sings an enchanting solo:
  
  VIDIYUM VARAI KAATHIRUPPEN
  MARANTHUVIDATHEY
  VETHANAIKKOR ALAVU
  UNDU THAVIKKAVIDAATHEY
  
  
  MLV sings a solo written by Maruthakazi:
  
  IRUNTHUM ILLAATHAVARE
  
  Again Seergazhi Govindarajan sings a song that is always played in radio programs as a great philosophy. This song has at least three aspects to boast of. Firstly the philosophy contained therein would always be found to be useful for all times to come. Secondly the music itself is quite unique among the KVM beats. Thirdly one could see the excellent camerawork and picturisation where Andandan gives a modern form of dance.
  
  KANDATHAI KETTATHAI NAMBAATHEY
  NENJILE SANJALAM KOLLATHE
  SINTHANAI SEITHU PAARKKAMAL
  THEERA VISARANAI SEIYAAMAL
  ETHAYUM MUDIVU PANNATHEY
  IYANTHIRAM POLE AAGATHEY
  
  KAANALAI NEERENDRU
  MAAN KOOTTAM NAMBIDALAAM
  KANIYENDRU VILAKKAI ENNI
  VITTIL POOCHI NAMBIDALAAM
  AANDAVAN PADIAPPILE
  AINTHARIVU JENMAAM IVAI
  AANAALUM NAITHARUKKE
  EN THANTHAAN PAGUTHARIVAI
  
  SANTHARPPA KOLARRAL
  SANTHEGAM VANTHIDALAAM
  SATHIKAARAN SOOLCHIYAALE
  PATHAI MAARA CHEITHIDALAAM
  VANAJAGAR KOOTTURAVAI
  VAAZHKAYILE THALLIVIDU
  MAARATHA MATHI MAYAKKAM
  THANNALEY THEERNTHUVIDUM
  
  (KANDATHAI)
  
  This film would be one more that would always be remembered for the songs.
  
  
  
• From: a.a. (@ 161.142.2.11) on: Fri Jul 26 03:09:51 EDT 2002
  
  test
  
  
• From: bb (@ 12.234.180.182) on: Fri Jul 26 03:23:54 EDT 2002
  
  Manisegaran, from which movie/time period did Pughazhendhi become an assistant to KVM?
  
  
• From: Manisegaran (@ 161.142.2.11) on: Fri Jul 26 05:12:18 EDT 2002
  
  bb,
  
  What I know is Pugazhendhi moved into assist KVM from 1954 onwards. But he made his name in Pennarasi of 1955 release. It is very difficult to say which was the first movie as many songs composed by him carried the name of KVM with the full consent of Pugazhendhi himself. But concersations and external sources do speak otherwise.
  
  Poet Vali in his book NAANUM INTHA NOOTRAANDUM (Page 504) says that Pugazhendi was an assistant to CN Pandurangan and was working with him in Boologa Rambai. But Boologa Rambai was a 1958 release. Vali writes that it was LATER that Pugazhendhi joined KVM. Total conflict from what we have been told all along.
  
  This is what I had been maintaining right from the very beginning. What is written black and white by the cinema JAAMBAVANs themselves may not actually reveal the real truth.
  
  There is only one body that could collect, collate and remedy the distorted versions and reconstruct a factual history - and that could be none other than the TFM Team.
  
  One of these days I am going to list the conflicts and contradictions made by the cinema TITANS themselves. And I promise and interesting reading. VANDAVALAM going to fly in the THANDAVALAM! :))
  
  Regards,
  
  Manisegaran
  
  
• From: a.a. (@ 64.229.214.7) on: Fri Jul 26 12:46:17 EDT 2002
  
  Manisegaran,
  Besides `Vazhavaitha Deivam', didn't Devar use Gemini Ganeshan in `Muharasi' along with MGR?
  
  BTW the "test" above on July 26 at 03:09:51 was not carried out by me.
  
  

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