N.C. Vasanthakokilam

**Oldposts** · 26th February 2005, 11:51 AM

Topic started by P.Raghavan (@ 164.164.83.132) on Tue Apr 4 08:58:45 EDT 2000.
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**Oldposts** · 26th February 2005, 11:51 AM

I too heard that she was extremely talented and posed a serious threat to MS and MLV, but unfortunately died at a very early age. I don't know about the suicide issue though.
Her 'En PaLLi KoNdeeraiyaa Sri Ranganatha' is a gem and it used to be a regular number on Ceylon Radio.
"TFM Stories and Titbits" may have more info. Did you check this thread, Raghavan?

Neels

**Oldposts** · 26th February 2005, 11:51 AM

hi raghavan

what is this NSK gang thing?? all about??

**Oldposts** · 26th February 2005, 11:51 AM

http://www.sangeetham.com/mc_vasanthakokilam.htm

**Oldposts** · 26th February 2005, 11:51 AM

HMV has released a NCV cd recently. Yet to hear it.
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**rajraj** · 4th October 2006, 08:03 AM

N.C. Vasanthakokilam died at an early age around 1950. At that time we lived in Nagappattinam where she grew up. The talk of the town was that she could have overshadowed MS had she lived long enough. Who knows?

She popularised many of Sudhdhaanandha Bharathi's songs as DKP popularised Subramanya Bharathiyar's songs, in the late 40s.

Vasanthakokilam acted in about half a dozen movies:

Chandra Gupta Chaanakyaa
Venugaanam
Kundalakesi
Haridas
Valmiki
Krishna vijayam
Gangavathar

Unfortunately not much of her songs are available in CDs or audio cassettes. Even those available seem to mix both cinema songs and carnatic compositions that were concert pieces.

I will post all songs that I know of to perpetuate her memory.

Some of her songs that became very popular are:

yen paLLi koNdeer ayyaa
thanthai thaai irundhaal umakkindha
nitiraiyil vandhu nenjil idam

Please post whatever you can recall!

**madhu** · 4th October 2006, 10:47 PM

I can recall these songs...

mahalakshmi jaganmatha ...
aanandha nadanam aadinAL..
pozhudhu pularnthadhu yAm seidha thavathAl
kuzhalOsai kEtkudhammA gOplakrishnan..

mmm... I heard that she came and sang in navarathiri kolu at my grandma's house..

RR · 5th October 2006, 09:10 AM

Big list is here:

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/musi...al/m/artist.5/

'nee dhayaradha' is my favorite (apart from 'yen paLLi' & 'thanthai thaai'). Just compare it with KJY version in sindhu bairavi.

**rajraj** · 5th October 2006, 11:03 AM

Song 1.

Movie: veNugaanam
Music: Govindarajulu Naidu
Lyrics: Gopalakrishna Bharathi and Kambadhasan
Cast: NCV,V.V.Sadagopan

eppo varuvaaro eppo varuvaaro
eppo varuvaaro endhan kali theera
eppo varuvaaro endhan kali theera
eppo varuvaaro

seppiya dhwaaragai sri paranthaaman eppo varuvaaro
seppiya dhwaaragai sri paranthaaman eppo varuvaaro

naRparuvam vandhu
naRparuvam vandhu naathanai thedum
naRparuvam vandhu naathanai thedum
poRkodi en thuyar pokki vaNangida eppo varuvaaro
poRkodi en thuyar pokki vaNangida eppo varuvaaro

( The original composition by Gopalakrishna Bharathi was modified in two lines to suit the movie. The line that mentions the thevaram trinity and maanikkavasagar is also deleted. It is sung in Jonpuri. But, the compilation of Gopalakrishna Bharathi's compositions specifies Kamas.)