Sanskrit Classical Compositions in Movies

[raagadevan]

Here are two more versions of "bhaja gOvindham..."; one in Sanskrit and the other in Tamil; from
the movie ஜகத்குரு சங்கராசார்யா, tuned and orchestrated by வி. தக்ஷிணாமூர்த்தி (ஸ்வாமி),
and sung by கே.ஜே. யேசுதாஸ்:

[Sudarshan C R]

Dvadasha stotra composed by Shri Madhvacharya of 13th Century. Shri G V Iyer made this film in Sanskrit language with his direction.
Song: vande vandyam sadanandam (Raga - Vaasanthi ?)
Music direction and sung by Shri M Balamuralikrishna
View the song here:

[rajraj]

From SankarabharaNam (1979) (Telugu)

Manasa Sancharare........ in Saamaa :

[rajraj]

From Sruthilayalu(1987) (Telugu)

Samaja Vara Gamana...... in HindhoLam




He starts with HIndhoLam on an instrument followed by a few words from the composition and changes to ragas close to HindhoLam obtained by a note change- Sudhdha Dhanyasi and others.

This is the most popular Sanskrit composition in Hindholam.

[rajraj]

From Indra(2002) (Telugu)

Maha Ganapathim Manasa Smarami.................... in Naattai

[Sudarshan C R]

Here is 'sarasvathi vandana' - yA kuMdEMdu tushAra hAra dhavaLa - from the film "Upasane".
Starting notes by P B Srinivas and continued by L R Anjali.

yA kuMdEMdu tuShArahAra dhavaLA yA shubhravastrAnvita
yA vINAvaradaMDamaMDitakarA yA shvEtapadmAsanA
yA brahmAchyutashaMkara prabhRutibhiH dEvai sadApUjitA
sA mAM pAtu sarasvati bhagavati nishshEShajADyApahaH

S. Seetharam and BAby Rajalakshmi on the screen:

[rajraj]

From Vipranarayana(1954) (Telugu/Tamil)

Savirahe Thavadheenaa ( Nindhathi Chandhanam..........)




This Ashtapathi used to be rendered in Darbari Kanada. These days it is also rendered in Dwijavanthi. Both versions are available in youtube.

This movie version appears to be in a Kalyani variant.

(Vipranarayana is the story of ThoNdaradippodi AaLvaar .)

[rajraj]

From Orkut Oru Ormakut (2011/12) (MalayaLam)

Saravam brahma mayam re re.........by Sadasiva Brahmendrar



If you like a classical rendition:

Priya Sisters




Raga Chenchurutti.

[rajraj]

From SankarabharaNam(1979) (Telugu)

saamaja vara gamana saadhu hrudh............ in HindhoLam




This movie version starts and ends with a few lines from Thyagaraja's composition in Sanskrit with some Telugu lyrics in the middle, not by Thyagaraja.






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[Sudarshan C R]

Here are two verses (2 and 13) of ‘Mukunda mala’ composed by
Shri Kulashekar Alwar in Sankrit, taken from Kannada film ‘Chinthamani’ 1957.
(Singer is Sri Subramanyam/Gopinath?)
Next is ‘Shanthakaram’ from ‘Vishnu sahasranamam’ (Singer is Sarojini).
Sequence will continue with dancing and Kannada song ‘mella mellane bandu’.

All the 53 verses of ‘Mukunda mala’ in English are available here:
http://www.dharmakshetra.com/literat...%20Stotra.html


Shri K S Ashwath, B Saroja Devi and others on the screen: