G.Ramanathan

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Ramki;

When I watch old Sivaji movies I try to have the mindset that over-acting was considered as acting at that time. But the problem is he hung on to that for a long time. I recently saw DhavaNik kanavugaL and sometimes it was irritably over-acting.
BTW I think Gemini's acting skills were unfairly downplayed by the media. I like Sumaithangi for his subdued acting and he pipped Sivaji (alaya maNi) for the best actor award in that year. Sorry for the digression.

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Ravy i agree totally with u abt Geminis performance in 'sumaithangi'. It was really fantastic and ofcourse he deserved the award

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Hi,
GR has also worked extensively with MKThigaraja bagavathar. I think Amarakavi is one of his great work.
Any more film with MKT and GR combination?

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Are you talking about the movie "Sivakavi"?
What are the songs in "Amarakavi"?

Sivakavi had the song "sopana vaazhivil magizhndhu, subramanya swami ninai maranden"

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Haridas is another film with MKT, GR and Papanasam Sivan combo. The songs include: "Manmada leelayai
venrar undo" and "Krishna Mukunda".

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Anybody has a discography of GR?
Schekhar

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Can I buy a Video CD titled "Veerapandya Kattabomman" (Tamil) by Sivaji Ganesan. Let me know the price and if possible by VPP?

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You should hear G Ramanathan sing "Ejamaan petra selvame en chinna ejamaane". This song was tuned by KVM and sung by GR. It is laden with expression and shruthi purity and the diction is excellent. For the boost we give for cetain present day MDs who bray, GR has been to humble.

All GRs composition are par with Pure classical krithis and can be sung in a pure music forum in places like Music Academy! But unfortunately it has not happened.

Chakravarthi Thirumagal had great songs with GRs songs with a variety of songs sung by Sirkali and other singers.

Mukari a crying raga - was used in 'Ambigapathy' for a Romantic duet of Sivaji and Banumathy.
Today MDs make even happy ragas into sogams.
There is no replacement for GR.

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The movie `MADHURAI VEERAN' has three songs with adopted tunes.
1.Eatchu pilaikum tholiley sarithana(TMS & Jikki) is same tune as Theena karuna karane by MKT Bagawathar
2.Avarkum enakun (Banumathy)is same as Unakkum Enakun(Jikki)in the film `Illara Jothi'.
3.Thaney Thannanna (cant remember the starting lines) by P.Leela & Jikki is a tune from Jikki's song `Earu poooti povaye anney chinnannaey' film Kalam Mari Pochu (Gemini Ganesh).
G.Ramanathan may have copied his own tunes in the first and second songs, but definitely lifted Master Venu's tune in the third song.

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g.ramanathan copied master venu's song from telugu film and tuned "chumMA IRUNTHA SOTHUKKU NASHTAM"