Kannada film music

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One old song’s video is available now on youtube from the film ‘bALa paMjara’ 1972.
Lyric was given on 27-07-2007
Song - Bhale khushi tamAShe mAtidu - by PBS (Panchatantra story)

Song is available at 0:06:45 (Part 4 of the film)
Ranga and children on the screen:

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Today is International Yoga day. Legendary Kannada actor Dr. Raj Kumar had learnt yoga at the age of 50.
His YOGA performance is shown while showing title cards of the film ‘kAmana billu’ 1983, means ‘Rainbow’.
His age at that time was 54. He had performed more than 11 asanas here.
Excellently captured by cameraman Shri B C Gowrishankar.

Watch him in action here:

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Here is one video of old song is available on youtube.
Lyric was given on 31-07-2007

Film: huliya hAlina mEvu
Song: Ase hELuvAse

View the song here:

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Hindi film ‘Chhoti bahen’ was released during 1959.
Kannada film ‘oMdE baLLiya hUgaLU 1967’ and telugu film ‘ADa paDuchu 1967’ are remake of Chhoti bahen.
Music Directors – Shankar-Jaikishen (Hindi), Sathyam (Kannada), T Chalapathi Rao (Telugu)
Chandrakala had acted in both Kannada and Telugu films as sister.
Songs and situations are same in all three films, though the tunes are different.

Here is another song from the film ‘oMdE baLLiya hUgaLu’. It is a duet song between lovers.

citra: oMdE baLLiya hUvugaLu (1967)
gAyana: pi bi shrInivAs/bi ke sumitra
saMgIta: satyaM
sAhitya: gItapriya

Notes of this song indicates rAga: sAraMga malhAr? (shaMkarAbharaNa)

Ore nOTada vayyAri bAre nAcade baMgAri
O prEma lOkada saMcAri sAku sOgina I dAri

maimATade sogasu I biMkade birusu
baLuki ADire thaLuku tOrire
haMsadaMtha naDige
I nATaka olle ninnATava balle
olavinATade geluvu ninnade
ciMte Eke ninage /Ore/

I kaMgaLe ninna nan kannaDi cinna
bareye munnuDi celuve ceMduTi
namma prEmakathege
ninnAseya tOri nI mADide mODi
baleya hUDide manava kADide
mOha tOri enage /Ore/

Meaning of the song:

Lovely lady (vaiyyAri) with oblique (Ore) look (nOTada)
come (bAre) near golden-lady (baMgAri) leaving shyness aside (nAchade)
hey (O) traveller (saMchAri) of amourous (prEMa) world (lOkada)
enough (sAku) of pretending (sOgina) ways (I dAri)

beauty (sogasu) of elegance body (maimATade) hard-ness (birusu) of
this conquetry (I biMkada) showing (tOrire) lustre (ThaLuku) and playing (ADire) tenderly (baLuki)
stepping (naDige) like swan (haMsadaMtha)
I know (balle) your idea (ninnATava) and I don't (olle) like this (I) drama (nATaka)
you are (ninnade) the winner (geluvu) of this lovely (olavina) play (ATade)
why (Eke) do you (ninage) worry (chiMte)

your (ninna) eyes (kaMgaLe) are the mirror (kannaDi) for me (nan) lady (chinna)
written (bareye) foreword (munnuDi) to our (namma) love-story (prEma kathege)
by your beautiful/lovely lips (cheluve cheMduTi)
You (nI) fascinated (mADide mODi) me by showing (tOri) your (ninna) desire Aseya)
Bother (manava kADide) me a lot and spread (hUDide) the net (baleya) of love
by showing (tOri) affection (mOha) towards me (enage)

Video courtesy: www.youtube.com

View the film ‘oMdE baLLiya hUgaLu’ here:
Songs starts at 0:21:50
Raja shankar,Jayanthi and Ranga on the screen:


View the telugu film Ada paduchu 1967:
Song- gaaradi chese kannulato – starts at 0:20:30


View the hindi film Chhoti bahen 1959 here:
Song - O kali anar ki itana na satavo – starts at 0:20:40

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A tribute to Legend MSV sir.
The film ‘mazhalai pattalam’ (Tamil) and ‘makkala sainya’ (Kannada) was made in both the languages during 1980.
Music was directed by Shri MSV for the both the films.
One interesting song is here, which is in rAga: gauri manohari. Song starts with the raga name.
Shri Vishnuvardhan and Sumithra in the lead roles in both films.

More details of the kannada movie:
https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress....a-sainya-1980/

Lyric follows:

chitra: makkaLa sainya 1980
gAyana: vANi jayarAM/es pi bAlasubramaNyaM
saMgIta: eM es vishvanAthan
sAhitya: Ar en jayagOpAl

Tune is set into rAga: gauri manOhari

gauri manOhariya kaMDe nA puruShana nijarUpade..
yauvanada mareyallu shyAma ava kavirAja saMgIta brahma
(nan) hesarEnu inidAda rAga phala shrIdEvi nija maitri yOga..
nI maLe taMdu nalidADo mEgha tanna vayasannu lekkisada vEga..
gauri manOhariya kaMDe nA heNNina nijarUpade
yauvanada mareyallu rAdhe nI kavikaMDa saMgItavAde

tAytanadi nA kaMDe gAna nanna manadalli innEko mauna..
ninnaMda kaMDAga kaNNu nA kallalla haNNAda heNNu
tappeMdu sigadOru yAru heNNa manasannu aritOru yAru
iMdu nanpADu nA tAne tiLive nanna olavalli manasAre bereve /gauri/

giri mEle tAkidaru gALi nadi mEle ADidaru gALi..
vayasalli baMdAgyu prIti adu taDavAgi baMdAgyu prIti
kAvyakke kela nUru baraha nija baMdhakke mukha tOri taraha
ninna manasAkShi nuDidaMte kELu nI jananuDige aMjadeya bALu /gauri/

Video courtesy: www.youtube.com
View the song here:
Vishnuvardhan and Sumithra on the screen:

Tamil version from the movie 'Mazhalai pattalam:


See the movie - mazhalai pattalam 1980 here:
You can watch MSV sir’s acting also in first 5-10 minutes:

[Sudarshan C R]

Here is a song from the film ‘gaMdhinagara’ 1968. Though this is a sad song, meaningful lyrics and the melody tune by Shri Sathyam will make
You to involve in to the film. Beautifully sung by Shri S P Balasubramanyam.
I think there is one telugu/tamil version of this song, any of our members enlighten that song.

Lyric follows:

chitra: gAMdhi nagara 1968
gAyana: es pi bAlasubramaNyaM
saMgIta: satyaM
sAhitya: chi udayashaMkar

Tune is set into rAga: tODi (hanumatODi)

kANada Urali nI kuLitiruve
ellara katheyA nI barediruve
eMdU mugiyada bALa nATakava
ADisutiruve nI nODutaliruve (dEva) /kANada/

tappu mADuvudu obbanAdare
daMDane paDevudu innyArO..
duDiyuva shApake obbanAdare
sukhisuva harake innyArO
nIti-nyAyave kANadAgide
I lOkadali I kAladali /kANada/

satyakAgi hOrADuva janara
bAyige bIgava hAkiruve..
olavina moggu araLuvAgale
birugALiyanu bIsiruve
prIti-prEmave illavAgide
I kathanadali Enu hELali /kANada/

Meaning of the song:

You are sitting (nI kuLitiruve) in unknown (kANada) city/place (Urali)
You (nI) wrote (berediruve) the story (katheyA) of all people (ellara)
You are playing (ADisutiruve) this never ending (eMdU mugiyada)
drama (nATakava) of LIFE (bALa) and watching (nODutaliruve)

One fellow (obbanAdare) does (mADuvudu) mistake (tappu)
Other fellow (innyArO) gets (paDevudu) punishment (daMDane)
One fellow (obbanAdare) gets the curse (shApake) of hard-work (duDiyuva)
Other fellow (innyArO) gets enjoyment/happyness (sukhisuva harake)
Integrety (nIti)-justice (nyAyave) is not visible (kANadAgide) at all
in this world (I lOkadali) at this time (I kAladali)

You have tied/locked (bIgava hAkiruve) the mouth (bAyige)
of people (janara) who will fight (hOrADuva) for truth (satyakAgi)
Hurling (bIsiruve) storm (birugALiyanu) towards lovely (olavina)
bud (moggu) while blooming (araLuvAgale)
No traces (illavAgide) of love (prIti) and affection (prEmave)
in this (I) story (katheyali) what shall I say (Enu hELali)

Video/Audio courtesy: www.youtube.com
View the song here:
Song available at 2:05:35

Listen to the song here:

[raagadevan]

K.J. Yesudas singing "ellellu sangeethavE ellellu aoundaryavE..."; live, at age 72...

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Wonderful rendition by Gaana Gandharvan Shri Kattassery Joseph Yesudas. He is 72 or 75? In wikipedia, his birthday is given as 10th January 1940.
Song is from the film 'malayamAruta' released during 1986. Thanks RD.

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Here is a melody song from the film ‘prEmAnubaMdha’ released during 1981.
It is a devotional song indirectly referring her loved person. Tuned by Rajan-Nagendra.

More details of the film:
https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress....nubandha-1981/
citra: prEmAnubaMdha 1981
gAyana: es jAnaki
saMgIta: rAjan-nAgEMdra
sAhitya: chi udayashaMkar

Tune is set into rAga: shaMkarAbharaNa

karedAga nInu barabAradEnu..
nanna daiva nInu ninna dAsi nAnu.. /karedAga/

yAra puNyavO kANe yAra pUjeyO kANe..
kareyade baMde maneyalli niMte
A... A... A...
manasinalli Ase taMde kaMgaLalli kanasa kaMDe..
cheluvane ninage maruLAgi hOde
ariyeya nanna bayakeya chenna..
vEdane nA tALenu svAmi /karedAga/

ninna pUjegeMdu baMda hUva marevudEnu cheMda..
svIkarisennanu prEmadiMda nInu
iMdu hIge maunavEnu nanna mEle kOpavEnu
gOpAla ninnanu biDalAre nAnu
sanihake bAro nagumukha tOro..
bEDuve nA ninnanu svAmi /karedAga/

Meaning of the song:

Why don't you come (barabAradEnu) when you are called (karedAga nInu)
You (nInu) are my (nanna) Lord (daiva) and I am (nAnu) your (ninna) servant (dAsi)

I don't know (kANe) whose (yAra) virtue (puNyavo) or worship (pUjeyo)
came (baMde) without calling (kareyade) and settled (niMte) in this house (maneyalli)
A... A...
Brought (taMde) desires (Ase) in the mind (manasinalli)
saw (kaMDe) dreams (kanasa) in my eyes (kaMgaLalli)
Handsome (cheluvane), I am fascinated (maruLAgi hOde) towards you (ninage)
Don't you know (ariyeya) my (nanna) desires (bayakeya) handsome (chenna)
I can't bear (nA tALenu) this agony (vEdane) my lord (svAmi)

Is it fair (cheMda) to forget (marevudEnu) the flower (hUva)
which came (baMda) for your (ninna) service (pUjegeMdu)
Accept (svIkarisu) me (ennanu) please with your love (prEmadiMda nInu)
why are you silent (hIge maunavEnu) today (iMdu)
Are you getting angry on me (nanna mEle kOpavEnu)
Gopala (gOpAla), I (nAnu) won't leave (biDalAre) you (ninnanu)
come (bAro) near (sanihake) me and show (tOro) your smiling-face (nagumukha)
I (nA) beg (bEDuve) you (ninnanu) my lord (svAmi)

Video/Audio courtesy - www.youtube.com/www.sjanaki.net

View the song here:
K Vijaya and Srinath on the screen:

Audio - 3rd song from the list.
http://www.sjanaki.net/kannada-melodious-solos-vol5

[raagadevan]

Wonderful rendition by Gaana Gandharvan Shri Kattassery Joseph Yesudas. He is 72 or 75? In wikipedia, his birthday is given as 10th January 1940.
Song is from the film 'malayamAruta' released during 1986. Thanks RD.

vaNakkam Sudarshan! KJY is 75 now, but was only 72 when he sang "ellellu sangeethavE ellellu soundaryavE..." live at the Bengaluru show as depicted in the video. He was born on January 10, 1940. I'm sorry for the confusion!