Kannada film music

[Plum]

Some of the early discussions in these thread refer to GKV's role in making Dr Rajkumar alias Muthuraj sing. However, it must be noted that Ilaiyaraja in his serialised cine experiences series in Dhina Thanthi talked about how he had originated that idea to GKV and was instrumental in getting Rajkumar to sing his first song.
Now, this cant be verified but it is hard to imagine that Raja would want to take undue credit for something like this .

[Plum]

oh! yes RR has discussed both topics in detail. Apologies for araichifying pulicha maavu.
(assuming everyone knows tamil here!)

[Sudarshan C R]

Here is one comedy song from the Film Guru Shishyaru released during 1981 directed by Shri Bhargava and produced by Shri Dwarakish. Shri Dwarakish along with Shivaram, Umesh, Ratnakar, Bangalore Nagesh and others as innocent seven disciples of a Teacher have performed at their best in the movie.
The film was a successful in box office, because of comedy scenes and a small Piece of historic episode to make the film. Music by Shri K V Mahadevan.

The lyric follows:

citra: guru shiShyaru (1981)
gAyana: es pi bAlasubramaNyaM mattu saMgaDigaru
saMgIta: ke vi mahadEvan
sAhitya: chi udayashaMkar

doDDavarella jANaralla cikkavarella kONaralla
gurugaLu hELida mAtugaLella eMdU nijavalla
geLeya eMdU nijavalla /doDDava/

doDDamanuShyaru doDDavaralla
doDDavaralla
rAtriya hotte nugguvarella
nugguvarella
gODege kanna hAkuvarella
gaMTanu kaTTi ODuvarella
takadhimi takadhimi baDidare Aga
tODi rAga hADuvarella /doDDava/

sarigamapadanisa hELuvarella
saMgItavanu ballavaralla
sari gama pada nisa
sarigama padanisa nisadapa nigamaga
hELuvarella saMgItavanu ballavaralla
eraDakSharava kalitavarella
paMDitaraMte naTisuvaralla
A i I au O ai aM
oMdoMdla oMdu maggiya muMde
bEre sulabhada lekkave illa /doDDava/

aragiLi nIrali Ijuvudilla Ijuvudilla
mosaLeyu mEle hAruvudilla hAruvudilla
kAgege gaMTalu kaTTuvudilla kA kA
gUbeya yAru sAkuvudilla hUM hUM
iMtha shiShyaru bEku eMdaru
bEre yArigU sikkOdilla
illa illa illa /doDDava/

The meaning of the song ‘doDDavarella’

All elders are not clever
All younger are not idiots (kONa-buffello indicates dull-not clever)
Whatever master (Teacher) says is not true
Friend it is not at all true.

Noble persons are not gentlemen
These people slip in (barge in) during nighttime only
Make big hole in the wall (burglers)
Run away with wealth (Money)
If we beat them (rhythmic beats of thakadhimi)
They sing in the raga thodi (crying)

Those who says sarigama padanisa are not musicians (they don’t know music)
Sari gama pada nisa
Just by saying sarigama padanisa they will not become musicians
They act as scholors (pandita) just by learing little (eraDaksharava kalitavarella)
Aa e ee au O ai Aum
There is no easiest sum (problem) than the table of
One multiplied by one is one.

Beautiful parrot will not swim in water
Crocodile cannot fly in air
Throat of crow will not affect (it can make the only sound of Ka.. ka..)
No body nurtures Owl
No body able to get disciples (shishyaru) like us.
View the song here: http://bollywood-trailers.b4uindia.c...shishyaru.html

[Sudarshan C R]

Today is Vaikunta Ekadashi and there is a traditional belief that only today the gates of swarga (eternal) is kept opened for the full day. Here is a song from the film Sriniasa Kalyana, colour movie released during 1974 with Raj Kumar, Saroja devi, Manjula, Raja Shankar and others. The film was a story based on mythological episode, where Sri Mahavishnu took birth in the earth and lead an ordinary human life and finally settled at Tirupathi. The song narrates about the humble prayer of a devotee and is lucky enough to serve the god to sing lullaby and make God Srinivasa to rest on a bed comfortably.


Lyric goes here:

citra: shrInivAsa kalyANa(1974)
gAyana: es pi bAlasubramaNyam
saMgIta: rAjan nAgEMdra
sAhitya: ci. udayashaMkar

A.... A.... A . . . . .
pavaDisu paramAtma SrI veMkaTEsha
manaveMba malligeya hUva hAsige mEle
pavaDisu paramAtma saptagirivAsa /pa/

rAmanige kausalye lAli hADida rIti
anasUye jOguLava hADi nalida rIti
ninna mahimeya pADi pAda sEveya mADi
hA... hA...
dhanyanAguve niMdu karuNisO dayamADi /1/

iruLu mugiyade irali hagalu mUDade irali
anugAla I sEve sAgutalE irali..
bhakti aritavanalla muktiyu bEkilla..
ninna kANadE jIva kShaNa kAla nilladayya /2/

Meaning of the song:

Paramatma (god) ShriVenkatesha sleep here
On the bed of jasmine flowers made of mind
Sleep here paramatma (god) saptagirivasa (owner of seven hills)

The way Kausalya sung lullaby to Rama
The way Anasuya enjoyed by singing lullaby (to Brahma, Vishnu, Maheswara)
Sing your greatness by worshiping you
Fulfill my mission and grace me today by arriving (dayamADi)

Let not the night ends and daylight comes in
Let my service to you goes on and on
I don’t know adoration and don’t want emancipation
If I don’t see for moment let my breath stops and life ends there.

Audio: http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/...fm9.As1NMvHdW/
Video:

[rajeshkrv]

Song: Manase Mudhavandhithe

Film:Amarashilpi jakkanachari
Music:Saluri Rajeswararao
Lyrics:Chi Sadashiviah
Singers: P.Suseela, Ghantasala

Sarojadevi was very busy in Tamil and Telugu movies and thus did very few movies in her mother tounge(kannada) but all were super hit films and Amarashilpi jakkanachari is one among them

This was produced in kannada and telugu at the same time.
Sarojadevi was the lead in both, Kalyankumar(kannada) /ANR(Telugu) played the male lead.

All songs from the film are hit songs

"cheluvantha chennigane",Nillu nee nillu nee, Surasundaranga,eno entho

I got mesemrized with this one rare song from the film
"Manase Mudhavandhithe" very well sung by PSuseela and ghantasala master. Nuances, high notes, and brigas well conceived tune makes this song a class

Watch and enjoy

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[Sudarshan C R]

Nice slection Rajesh. This song is somewhat purely resembles to drama songs. But aptly suits to the situation on the screen.
Some portion of the song is missing while viewing the video clip.

Lyric is here:

citra: amarashilpi jakaNAcAri
gAyana: pi sushIla/GaMTasAla
saMgIta: es rAjEshvara rAv
sAhitya: ci. sadAshivayya

A... A...
manase mudavAMtide..
sammOha celuve ciratuMbide /manase/

kOgile kUgitu nIviruvalle
A.. O..
kOgile kUgitu nIviruvalle
madhuvaraLitu olaviruvalle
prEmada taMgALi bIsuvadalle
ihavU paravU nIvEne /manase/

baMgAra boMbe navanATya raMbhe
shRuMgAramUrti nInanna sphUrti
ninnaDiya nuDiyu nannusira guDiyu
I madhura saMje hosa kalege nAMdi

manmathana puShpa savi bANadaMte
mAdhavana vENu suragAnadaMte
I hRudayadalli nATiruve nInu
tanumanagaLalli merediruve nInu
ati suMdarAMgi ratidEviyu
muLLilladaMta sihimalleyu
kaNNetti nOTa bIrutale nInu
kallugaLu kUDa navaratnavahudu

JaLa JaLa JaLa JaLa hUmaLegareyalu
kila kila kila kila . . . ? nagalu
Gal Gal Gal Gal gejje uliyalu
caMdra tAre bhUmi kUDa kuNidavu..

Meaing of the song:

Mind is delighted (madavAMtide)
Full of evergreen ravishing (sammOha) beauty

Cuckoo sings wherever you are
Wherever love is there sweetness blooms there
Cool breeze of love present there
My present world and salvation with you only

Newest dancing doll of gold like Rambha (beauty queen of svarga)
Statue of beauty (shruMgAamUrthi) you are the spirit to me
My strength is the steps you put on
This beautiful evening is for the start of new art

It is like the arrow of flowers by Manmatha
It is like immortal music (suragAna) of flute (vENu) by Maadhava(Krishna)
Your image is planted (nATu) in my heart (hrudaya)
You are paraded in my mind (mana) and body (tanu)
You are beautiful woman like Ratidevi
Lovely jasmine without thorns
Wherever you see from your eyes
Ordinary stones will be turned into precious stones

Flourishing rain of flowers
Sweet melody of laughing (cukoo/parrot)? (kila kila)
Anklets making the sound of gala gala
Moon stars and also the earth danced

[rajeshkrv]

sudharshanji your explanation adds more beauty as always

[Sudarshan C R]

Here is one song from the film 'Jedara bale' which means "Spiderweb".
Jedara Bale was a black and white film starring Dr Rajkumar, Jayanti, K S Ashwath, Narasimharaju and Udaykumar. It was the first James bond series in Kannada film industry. DoraiRaj-S K Bhagavan directed the film. Produced by T P Venugopal under the banner of Mantralaya Movies. Melody by G K Venaktesh
Dr. Rajkumar plays piano while Shailashree sings this song in this movie.

Lyric goes like this:

citra: jEDara bale (1968)
gAyana: es jAnaki
saMgIta: ji ke veMkaTEsh
sAhitya: Ar en jayagOpAl

A.... A.... A.... A....
iniya baMda samaya hareya nIDe kareya
maimarete manasOte
hADutali I gIteya.. /iniya/

Ase haseya mEle anurAga kusuma mAle..
arasa ninage eMde..
muDipu mADiniMde
A... A... /iniya/

hRudaya bAninalli kirunageya kiraNa celli..
geLeya baruve illi..
bereye bALinalli
A.. O... A... /iniya/

Meaning of the song:

At the time when lover came
Invited by youthfulness
Forget myself surrendered
Singing this song

Seat (hase) of desire with garland (kusuma male) of love (anuraga)
It is all for you my king
Reserved (muDipu) for you and waiting

Ray of smile spread over the sky of heart
Friend come over here
Mix with life
View the song here:

[rajeshkrv]

thanks sudharsan for the song

[rajeshkrv]

Next KAnnada Pick


"Gathi kaaneno Hey ganashyama" From Chandrakumara
Music: M.V.Raju

Singer: P.susheela

Krishnakumari played prominent roles in telugu and was the top

heroine for a decade. She acted in many kannada movies with Rajkumar and chandrakumara is one.

Listen to the mellifluous Susheela singing and bringing out the agony and pleading to the god Krushna

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