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Whom you think as the Top Singers(Male & Female) of South Indian Film Music

Topic started by Pranav (@ 202.142.68.94) on Fri Feb 7 00:34:24 EST 2003.
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Hi Friends,
Competition is prevailing every where, in Cinema field it is more.
So , I have a query for you folks, from the begining of the South Indian Films,whom do you think as the top singers(male and female) ...?

You can select up to 5 singers in both the categories.
For our convience, we shall divide the period in to three parts:
1953 - 1970 ----- category I
1970 - 1990 ------ category II
1990 - till date --- category III

Top Male singers in Category I:

1. T.M.S.
2. P.B.S.

Category II:

1. S.P.B.
2. K.J. Yesudoss
3. M.Vasudevan

Category III:

1. S.P.B.
2. K.J.Y.
3. Hari Haran
4. Mano
5. Unni Menon/ Unni Krishnan/Srinivas


Female Singers:

Category I:

1. P.Susheela
2. P.Leela
3. L.R. Eshwari
4. S.Janaki

Category II:

1. S.Janaki
2. P.Susheela
3. Vani Jairam
4. Chitra.K.S.
5. Shailaja


Category III:

1. K.S. Chitra
2. Swarnalatha
3. Sujatha/S.Janaki
4. Harini
5. Anuradha Sriram, Sadhana Sargam

IS there anyone I missed..? This list is based on the chances they got in those periods and also there fame at that time. This is not personal opinion, I have put forth this topic, now you music lovers will decide who is top singer.

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Responses:

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• From: music lover (@ 210.214.131.169) on: Thu Sep 18 05:34:07 EDT 2003
  
  tipu is fitting in all slots
  
  
• From: Lord LabakuDas (@ 12.162.224.6) on: Thu Sep 18 06:50:12 EDT 2003
  
  then please ask him to come and fill the Project Leader post in our company
  
  
• From: ream (@ 203.197.138.167) on: Thu Sep 18 08:34:59 EDT 2003
  
  SPB,Hariharan,UnniKrishnan/Menon
  Chitra,Sujatha,Harini
  
  
• From: C~P (@ 202.9.180.246) on: Thu Sep 18 12:50:00 EDT 2003
  
  LLD,
  :-)
  
  music lover,
  please don't ask him to....avunga company Project Leaders kitta treat-ngara peyarla soththaiya ezhuthi vaangippar LLD! ;-)
  
  
• From: Tfm Fan (@ 66.185.84.78) on: Thu Sep 18 23:10:47 EDT 2003
  
  Here s list of top-5 singers in Tamilcinema Right now.
  1.SPB
  2.Unnikrishnan
  3.Harikaran
  4.Shangar Mahadeva/Unnimenon/Srinivaas
  5.Tippu
  
  
• From: KANNA (@ 61.95.178.2) on: Sat Sep 20 10:55:18 EDT 2003
  
  those options are for just the current south indian film music......in this competitive music world no singer can survive for about decades and years like the legends spb,janaki,susheela,tms,jesudas,chitra.....etc.
  so here is my list of singers in all languages starting from 1950's.....!!!
  TAMIL:
  MALE; Tms,pbs,kjj,spb,malaysia vasudevan,mano,hariharan,unnikrishan.......
  FEMALE:mss,ps,jikki,LRE,SJ,VANI,SPSHAILJA,CHITRA,SWARNALATHA,SUJATHA,HARINI,ANU.....
  
  
• From: sam (@ ) on: Wed Oct 8 15:49:50 EDT 2003
  
  TippuTippuTippuTippuTippu
  
  
• From: Harikrishnan (@ 155.69.5.236) on: Mon Oct 13 23:40:02 EDT 2003
  
  
  Hello,
  A lot of debate over the singers. According to me, Padmasree Dr.K.J Yesudas should top in category II and III. Moreover he comes in Part I, as he started singing in 60's. Yesudas is superb in every aspect of a song (voice, rendition, bhavam)and he has constantly tried to improve his talent in all these years. His unparallelled voice is a divine gift and he has made fukll use of it. SPB is a great singer, but he is good in flexible and high pitched songs. Voice control in base is not so appreciable as KJY.(" Listen to his Malayalam song Ottakkambi nadam - (in Madhyamavati")). KJY has got tremendous control of voice in all the three octaves. Very few people were able to club light music (heart driven) and classical music (brain driven). Hariharan is really good for light music and Ghazals and so sreenivas.
  
  few of KJY top songs:
  1.Devanganangal (Njan Ghandharvan)
  2.Anuragalolagatri (Dhwani) ultimate!
  3.Devi (Njan ghandharvan)
  4.Sowrayudha (vellam)
  5.Ramakadha (Bharatam)
  6. Gori thera (Chitchor)
  7. Ka karoon sajni
  8.Kanne kalaimane..
  
  endless the list.....
  
  Harikrishnan
  
  
• From: hanna (@ 195.229.241.169) on: Thu Oct 16 05:30:26 EDT 2003
  
  the hottest&the most handsome singer in malayalam cinema is vidhu pratap.
  
  
• From: sreeja raman (@ ) on: Fri Nov 7 01:51:40 EST 2003
  
  dear pranav,
  thank you for providing such an opportunity.
  in all the shown categoried shri.k.j.yesudas stands at the zeniths of incompetent exaltation.
  and in the upcoming buddies, vidhu pratap is the best choice. because of his superb voice matching both to the romantic and to the messy tunes he has conquered the hearts. And in the mixing up of expressions and moods in the lyrics he stands next to kjy.
  
  
• From: Kumar (@ 61.1.226.6) on: Thu Nov 13 14:28:05 EST 2003
  
  I feel that the ultimate singer is K.S.Chitra.. No wonder she has bagged so many National Awards. Here is a singer, inspite of not being trained in Classical Music, has an unmatched control of her voice... Perhaps she is the only singer who can stand tall among the male legends like KJY and SPB. Another fact is that whenever she and another male singer sing solos of the same song, Chitra seems to excel above her counterpart. A simple eg; would be the song "Oru Naru Pushpamaayi" from the film MeghMalhaar. Untouched by fame or glory, she still continues to be the humble Chitra we saw perform in "Sindhu Bhairavi"..
  
  Sujatha, on the other hand , emotes the song to such an extent that it irritates to the hilt. Her "konjal" is simply unbearable. These days,music directors are being unjust to Chitra by roping in Sujatha..
  
  
• From: raj (@ 61.11.78.12) on: Fri Nov 14 05:48:57 EST 2003
  
  Kumar,u dont have to be Chitra's P.R.O. She is great even if opportunities dont come her way.But why drag Sujatha into this?She is as good as Chitra in her own way.If her singing irritates u bad luck.Remember there may be people who get irritated with Chitra's singing too.
  
  
• From: Kumar (@ 61.1.227.103) on: Sat Nov 15 12:18:06 EST 2003
  
  Sorry Raj, I didn't mean to show down Sujatha.. I am sure she doesn't emote Tamil songs as much as she does in Malayalam. Almost every song in Malayalam that she sings today has been subject to excesses.
  
  
• From: malu (@ ) on: Wed Dec 3 00:41:51 EST 2003
  
  Why could u miss my favourite singer vithu pradhap.I think he is one of the best singer in these time.please say about him.
  
  
• From: malu (@ 61.1.253.45) on: Wed Dec 3 00:51:40 EST 2003
  
  I want to know about my favourite singer vithupradhap..........
  
  
• From: ALI (@ ) on: Fri Mar 5 19:23:36 EST 2004
  
  HEY HILARY DUFF GIRL WATS UP I LOVE YOUR SINGING IS GREAT
  
  

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