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Golden voice - P.B. Srinivas

Topic started by :) Punnahai (@ 24.150.35.51) on Wed Sep 18 22:12:48 EDT 2002.
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Hi everyone,
I have recently discovered P.B. Srinivas thro' musicindiaonline.com. His voice is so clear, deep and rich. He seems to have sung many old songs. Was he a a recognized artise in his time? Did he receive any awards?

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Responses:

• From: vengayam (@ 203.200.84.67) on: Thu Sep 19 06:56:27 EDT 2002
  
  Yes yes & yes. Kindly do a google search in this forum & find about more of this master.Unfortunately people of this generation do not know about PBs. The loss is definitely not PBS'.
  
  
• From: Raghu (@ 217.158.120.226) on: Thu Sep 19 07:28:33 EDT 2002
  
  Vengayam;
  
  I created couple of threads about PBS, on TFM, go to archives & find them, oh yes, I am VERY MUCH from this generation. :))
  
  it does not matter, which generation u r from, as long u have TRUE music sense! :))
  
  
• From: bb (@ 206.154.118.2) on: Thu Sep 19 14:20:51 EDT 2002
  
  http://newtfmpage.com/my/singer/pbs.html
  
  
• From: Lord LabakuDas (@ 12.162.224.5) on: Thu Sep 19 17:19:02 EDT 2002
  
  Uniqueness of his voice.I hav never seen people imitate PBS to near perfection.
  may be Jayachandran is in his clone.
  Listen to "mounamey paarvayal oru paatu"..taking the liberty and ornamenting the song..wow..antha loooow pitchil ethanai vithamana sangathigal..
  and that "mmmm..mmmmm...mounamey"..ada da..
  Think what will be his nilamai if PBS is a current singer..will he get any songs?:-)
  
  
• From: vengayam (@ 203.200.84.67) on: Fri Sep 20 05:35:35 EDT 2002
  
  Raghu et al,
  if you are interested we shall once again pBs paadalgalai asai poddalaam.In this thread itself. i started a short lived thread about a year & a half back.
  
  
• From: sk (@ 202.156.2.7) on: Fri Sep 20 06:20:15 EDT 2002
  
  vengayam:
  
  Today I was listening to a very old sweet PBS duet song in
  my collection which starts as
  
  kaniyO paagO kaRkaNdO
  kAdhil pAyum madhura mozhi
  
  PBS voice seems to have had a very base tone in
  his early days. Do you know which movie the above
  song is from?
  
  
• From: Rgpm Sundar (@ 61.11.82.190) on: Fri Sep 20 06:58:36 EDT 2002
  
  sK,
  Kaniyo paago karkando...is a wonderful Pahadi number from Karpukkarasi. It is a duet with inimitable MLV. GR is the composer.
  
  Punnahai/Vengayam,
  Nice that PBS thread is revived. We can discuss in detail that wonderful base voice and the electrifying sangathis it produced on various occasions under various MDs.
  
  BTW,anyone heard his Paada paada then paagai inikkum...from Bhaktha Sabhari? Such a scintillating melody ...the song commences with Jaijaiwanthi and meanders through Sahana with excellant brigas and of course a simple song. Who is the MD? Pentiala?
  
  
• From: Saravanan (@ 195.229.241.232) on: Sat Sep 21 01:58:45 EDT 2002
  
  R Sundar- yes, 'Paada paada' is a lovely devotion filled song. I guess the film was dubbed from Telugu.
  
  
• From: vengayam (@ 203.200.84.67) on: Sat Sep 21 05:56:23 EDT 2002
  
  In the good old days of AIR & Tamil Sevai irandu , the majority of the songs used to be TMS. But the beauty was in programmes like iravin Madiyil, nenjil Ninravai(?) the percentage of PBS songs used to shoot up. Also as a child I had usually no say in which movie to go & so I ended up seeing a lot of Sambhar movies . the main saving grace was PBS. I got hooked to the voice.
  PBS has the unique ability to combine softness with a masculinity which is hitkerto unmatched.(Gambiramum menmayum orungey innaintha kural)
  I have goose pimples whenever I listen to Thennankeerin Unjalile. It is sheer bliss.
  who can forget Nilavee ennidam nerungathe & the father of all male (that is why I alluded to father)duets Poo onru Kanden...
  CVS-PBS & Sambhar combined very well. But the flip side is PBS got relegated to singing for the second hero.
  Oruthi oruvanai & Entha oor enbavane are towo examples of the songlingering on inspite of the amateurish picturisation & Latchiya nadigar.
  I can go on & on ad nauseum but somebody has to join in.
  
  
• From: Sathya (@ 164.164.86.66) on: Sun Sep 22 23:39:48 EDT 2002
  
  IMO, PBS was the forerunner of the Melody Wave in Tamil cinema. While the singers till then were no doubt great, they were deep-rooted in the Carnatic classicism which called for strong base and less softness. MKT, PUC, TRM,Trichy Loganathan, TMS et al were all illustrious singers belonging to this genre.
  
  I guess the credit to bring in pure melody singing in Tamil cinema must go to AMR who preceded PBS into music - but even AMR had a certain base to his voice which prevented "TOTAL" melody. In that sense, I consider PBS to be the MelodyKing of playback singing.
  
  PBS brought a touch of elegance and dignity to almost every song he rendered - I have heard ver, very few songs of his which could be called "Bad" song. He is akin to what Talat Mahmood was to Hindi cinema..
  
  Some of my very favorite PBS melodies :
  - Thanangeetru solayile
  - Thulli thirindha penn ondru
  - Indha mandrathil odi varum
  - Malarodu villayadum thendrale
  - Malayil malar solayil
  - Yeno yeno yen
  ..and so many more..
  
  Sathya
  
  
• From: sk (@ 202.156.2.7) on: Mon Sep 23 07:01:26 EDT 2002
  
  Rgpm Sundar:
  
  Thanks for the details on 'kaniyO pAgO'. I don't
  remember the 'pAda pAda' song you are referring to.
  Let me search for that song in my collection and
  listen to it tonight.
  
  Here is a link on a web chat with PBS...
  http://www.webulagam.com/chat/2001_07/16_pbsrinivas1.htm
  
  
• From: sk (@ 137.132.3.6) on: Mon Sep 23 23:37:38 EDT 2002
  
  Yesterday, when I was listening to a fast duet song of PBS with Jamuna Rani which starts as
  
  kaNNum kaNNum pEsudhu - adhu
  kAdhal pAttu pAdudhu
  
  PBS does some wonderful yodelling which is as
  good as that of Kishore Kumar! Which movie is
  this song from?
  
  
• From: Saravanan (@ 213.42.1.165) on: Tue Sep 24 09:40:25 EDT 2002
  
  sk- I think that one is from 'Thirudaathey'-1961.Music-SMS.
  
  However, to experience to full range of PBS's yodelling skills, you must hear the song 'Padhumai thaano' from 'Koodi vaazhndhaal kodi nanmai'-1959.
  Music by T Chalapathi Rao.
  
  
• From: Kaumudi (@ 136.142.153.250) on: Tue Sep 24 10:09:26 EDT 2002
  
  Saravanan
  Do you happen to know the telugu original of the song "Paada paada". Also what is the film named in telugu?
  
  
• From: a.a. (@ 64.229.209.106) on: Tue Sep 24 21:57:15 EDT 2002
  
  SK,
  Would you be kind enough to post the song `Kaniyo Pago' in the Golden Oldies page?
  Thanks in advance.
  
  
• From: sk (@ 137.132.3.6) on: Tue Sep 24 23:44:52 EDT 2002
  
  aa:
  
  Done! Actually I have put all the four songs
  (kaniyO pAgO, pAda pAda thEn, kaNNum kaNNum,
  padhumaidhAnO). Great singing by PBS! Here is the
  link for the rare ppp page:
  
  http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/ppp/rareppp.htm
  
  
• From: bb (@ 12.234.180.182) on: Wed Sep 25 02:21:49 EDT 2002
  
  folks, check out the song of the day today.
  
  Song of the Day: NilavE ennidam nerungaadhE from Ramu.
  
  http://www.newtfmpage.com/cgi-bin/stream.pl?url=http://www.dhool.com/sotd/nilave.rm
  
  - A great song sung by PBS. When SPB was asked by MSV to sing for voice testing, he apparently sung this song (there is a version sung by SPB in the SPB sings other songs collection).
  - On PBS: http://www.newtfmpage.com/my/singer/pbs.html
  An active thread: http://www.newtfmpage.com/forum/11570.22.12.48.html
  - raagam baagEshri.
  - An initial bit was sung by PS.
  - PBS apparently remarked that he couldn't sing 10% of what MSV sang and showed him.
  - this is one of the nila songs: http://www.newtfmpage.com/forum/23061.15:21:31.html
  
  
• From: a.a. (@ 207.245.221.226) on: Wed Sep 25 12:49:44 EDT 2002
  
  SK,
  Thanks again.
  
  
• From: Sriram Lakshman (@ 195.188.191.69) on: Wed Sep 25 13:44:17 EDT 2002
  
  SK, Rpgm Sundar....thanks for details on 'kaniyO pAgO', a personal favourite. I had infact posted a query on this song in the 'statistics' thread. PBS is a master of sangathis and his brigas never knew that a word 'fuzziness' existed!!!
  
  
• From: melody (@ 207.86.27.163) on: Wed Sep 25 16:41:23 EDT 2002
  
  Thank you all for reviving the great thread.. one of my favourites is Chinna chinna kannanukku.. What a song and subtle expression in each stanza.. goose pimples everytime..another gem is Vanitha maniye from Aduttha veettu penn. perfect sangadhis and as SL mentioned no 'fuzziness'.. a master of voice modulation. His Kannada numbers for Dr.Rajkumar have everything - melody, devotional, fast and peppy, pathos, love etc.. his songs are real treat to ears..truly a genius.. thanks SK for the song links..
  
  
• From: Saravanan (@ 195.229.241.231) on: Thu Sep 26 00:56:44 EDT 2002
  
  Kaumudi- I am sorry I do not know the details of the Telugu original of 'Paada paada'
  
  
• From: melody (@ 207.86.27.163) on: Thu Sep 26 13:12:54 EDT 2002
  
  Kaumudi - The telugu original of 'Paada paada' is 'Yemi Raama katha sabari sabari, Yedi mari okasaari' from the movie 'Bhaktha Sabari' - wonderful devotional song.
  Does any website has downloadable 'Enna Koduppan edhai koduppan' song by PBS - what a master piece?
  
  
• From: sk (@ 137.132.3.6) on: Thu Sep 26 21:25:56 EDT 2002
  
  melody:
  
  Some time ago I sent an encoding of 'enna koduppaan'
  to our dhooL team. But I think they still haven't
  added the song in dhooL. Send me an email. I will
  send the song to you.
  
  
• From: Naaz (@ 24.76.127.63) on: Sun Sep 29 09:47:39 EDT 2002
  
  Vengayam -
  Does PBS spell his name thus: P B Srinivos?
  
  Another thing: I recently discovered a gem of an album all containing PS-PBS hits from yore. If you are interested, I'd be happy to mail you a copy. Please let me know by mailing me your postal address at naaz99@yahoo.com
  
  Thanks.
  
  
• From: vengayam (@ 203.200.84.67) on: Mon Sep 30 04:19:06 EDT 2002
  
  I do not know about how he spells his name. But I guess notPB Sreenivas has that melodious ring which Srinivos doesn't have. we will leave it to the Minsaara Kanna!!
  Thanks. I only hope it is not Paadatha PaatellamVol 1 & 2 both of which I have. I am giving you my postal address as asked for.
  
  
• From: Sriram Lakshman (@ 195.188.191.69) on: Mon Sep 30 06:44:55 EDT 2002
  
  Naaz, PBS spells his name as P.B. Sreenivos.
  
  

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