Pick of the week: 1 Mar to 5 Aug 2006

[jn]

FM)))

[RC]

ennamo sollikireeenga..onnum puriyala..
ennamo nadakkudhu marmamaa irukkudhu...

[Ramki]

Thank you all for the overwhelming responses .

[Ramki]

Pick #211

http://tfmpage.com/stream/songs/sarigama_rb.rm

Song: sarigamapadhani
Film: raaga bandhangaL
Singers : SPB, Vani Jairam
Lyrics: poovai senguttavan
Music: kuNNakudi Vaidhyanathan

I think it was early 80s. It was a friday night and i was waiting eagerly for my weekly treat of 'oliyum oLiyum'. OO started after lots of commercials and after the 'OO' caption todays pick was played. I had no clue about the film but the song captivated me as soon as VJ started 'sa sa'. I couldnt recognize the actors but it was picturised on a bunch of newcomers taking bath in a kovil kuLam. Later i found out that KV is the MD and director of this film and that it also had another wonderful JC solo 'malaro nilavo'.

Todays song was aired frequently on radio after its release. Its always a pleasure to listen to this song.

Baroque, i know this is not a total classical song by VJ, but close to it.

[RC]

Ramki: am hearing this one after a very long time. SPB sounded different. Is it because of the audio quality?

[SN23]

Ramki, Sa ri ga ma pa dha ni is a complete VJ song. SPB could only support her and his jalangaL ellam kept very low in this song.

Poovai senguttuvan wrote the lyrics and you would see a typical tamil scholar's wording through out the song than a kavinayam.

Another VJ song (solo) in this movie is very great. Something starting with Govardan varuvaan kuzhal oodhi. If you get & listen to it, you would second my opinion that this is one of VJ's top 10 best numbers.

I waguely remember that the film was released in safire theatre complex for a morning show. Gopi (Achamillai Achamillai) acted as Hero (salavai thozhilaLi???) and one subhadra (konjam dOri kaN) acted as his pair. Good music and songs alone could not save this movie

[yvsmani]

POW first anniversarykku enathu vazhuthukkal.
raaga bandhangal, kovil pura, azhaghu,thisai maariya paravaigal, maanthoppu kiliyae ippadi pala padangal kathai puriyatha vayathil paarththen. aanaal intha padathin pattu (atleast some) manathil endrum nilaiththu irukku. Both 'malaro nilavo malaimagalo" and sarigamapathani are gems of PJ and VJ. Thanks for this song. As SN said its a complete VJ song.

[Naaz]

Ramki -

A brilliant selection, but the audio quality of this particular track seems to warp a good portion of the brilliance...Wish somebody would invest to preserve / remaster these rarities...

Malaro Nilavo is one of PJC's finest moments in TFM.

[baroque]

Ramki!! Excellent pick!! long long ago i listened to this song! Very pleasing, refreshing sweet song!!

thanks Ramki for Vani Jayaram song!

Others, thanks for the rare songs you have mentioned, I will search and listen to them all!

my salute to virtuous Vani Jayaram!

[tvsankar]

Dear Ramki,
The male voice is - Bala Murali Krishna i think.
With Love,
Usha Sankar.