Sanskrit Classical Compositions in Movies

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From Sindhu Bhairavi(1985) (Tamil)

Maha Ganapatim in Naattai by Muthuswami Dikshithar

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From PrayaaNam (1975) (Malayalam)

Sarvam brahma mayam re re........

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From Anna (1995) ( Malayalam)

Raghuvamsa Sudhambudhi ............. in Kathanakuthuhalam

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From Sapthapadi (1981)(Telugu)

Ayigiri Nandini ........




Some attribute this to a different composer.

This rendition has only a few lines . Complete version is available in youtube.
Search for " Mahishasura Mardini Stotram".

One college in Madras used to ask the students to recite this stotram.

[Sudarshan C R]

Here is a compostion (single line) in Sanskrit ‘Amba tava padaMbhoja’ from the film ‘Hamsageethe’.
Composer is Dr. M Balamuralikrishna. Many websites are wrongly mentioning as Muttuswamy Dikshithar.
Back ground music is by Shri B V Karanth/T G Lingappa/M Balamuralikrishna (Karnatic style of music in the movie).

Venkatasubbayya (Anant Nag) had to mortgage ragas Kalyani and Bhairavi to get 1000 gold coins to reach the call-girl Chandrasaani.
During his stay with Chandrasaani, he never used these two ragas in his concerts even in Kings court-yard.
Somehow his uncle came to know this and he will release the mortgage by paying the debt without the knowledge of Venkatasubbayya.
And the release note/letter is passed on to Venkatasubbayya through Chandrasaani.
After so many years of break, he will sing Raga bhairavi with profound joy.

rAga: bhairavi
aMba tava padaMboja bhaktiMdehime Tripura bhairavi aMba

Listen to the song here:
Audio by Shri M Balamuralikrishna (nearly 5 minutes)
http://mio.to/show/Lyricist/Balamurali+Krishna+M

Once Tippu Sultan wants to listen the singing of Bhairavi Venkakatasubbayya. He will ask Venkanna to sing in his presence. But Venkanna refuses his request saying he will sing only at temples in front of God. And Sultan orders to cut his tongue for not obeying his request, immediately he changes his mind and gave him one day time to think off and decide.
But Venkanna next day morning after praying in the temple infront of deity, he wil cut his tongue himself. The Sultan himself was present in that crowd as an ordinary man to listen to the singing of Venkanna and repentence for his cruel order.

View the song here:

[Sudarshan C R]

Here is another version of ‘vadasi yadi kinchadapi’ (Ashtapadi) from the film ‘Hamsageethe’, sung by Shri BMK.
Venkanna was inspired to sing this after prayer and lunch (traditional way) at Chandrasaani’s house.

View the song here:

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From Sowbhagyavathi(Tamil)

Maathaa Maragadha Shyama.........




This rendition does not begin with the line "MaaNikya VeeNaam.....".

It is followed by a Tamil song.

[Sudarshan C R]

One more Ashtapadi ‘natha hare jaya natha hare’ from the film Hamsageethe.
Venkatasubbyya pleased Madakarinayaka of Chitradurga by his singing.
Tune is set into Darbari Kanada.

View the song here:

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From Yuvajanolsavam(1986)(Malayalam)

PraLaya Payodhi Jale......




Ragamaligai.

[Sudarshan C R]

Here is one Sanskrit song (single line) from the film ‘pApa puNya’ 1971.
Sung by Shri Sirkali Govindarajan and Leelavathi. Music is by Shri Padmacharan.

Song: ‘Shreeshaila shikharam drushtva punarjanma na vidyate’ gives meaning that ‘One who sees the gopuram of Sri Sailam temple; he/she is relieved of rebirths and gets salvation’.
But the film based on a folk story, makes it clear that ‘Though there are crores of devotees in this world, only few good people are eligible for salvation’. Lord Shiva, goddess Parvathi and Nandi have taken human form to test people at Srisailam, and find one call girl (Saroja Devi) is eligible for salvation though she is prostitute.

Song starts with description about Shreesailam, after the Sanskrit line (within 2 minutes) continues with Kannada song (Tile cards of the film)
View the song here:


Complete details of Shreeshaila Mallikarajuna temple and surrounding places:
http://www.mukti4u2.dk/1_b_mallikarjuna.htm