The Golden Era of Dr.IR and Dr.SPB

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innum ennai enna seyyappOkiRai youtube :
(They used to call Radhika as pombiLai Rajini - by the way Kushbu showers kisses on Kamal, she can be called "pombaLai Kamal "

[Devaraagam]

I don't think the movie got released ever...possibly the disk got released in 1991 (web resources call it "unreleased" movie).

App. you are correct. the movie was not released at all.

LP records were also not released for this movie. No one had any clue of the songs until Oriental Released this songs when they release the VIKRAM CD.

This is the only good done by Oriental records they did not release many songs when they release the cds.

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App, today after long time I have listened Dharma film and just noticed closely that all songs are sung by SPB. why don't you any one of the song from that movie ? (hwo can we understand the details of the songs...)

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nanRi, Devaraagam!

Dharma seems to be a 1998 movie (if one goes by thiraippAdal)...this compilation is currently at 1992 & hence there're still a few more years to go before I reach that

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Were you in mars? Undoubtedly your biggest miss. And quite a few *big* misses in that post.

Anyway please continue whenever you can. Really miss(ed) the posts.

Like Plum said, the miss could be attributed 90% to my state but then I didn't miss thaLapathi or gunA or chinnathambi

So, while the songs were big with TN youths of that time, I'm not sure they crossed the state borders to hit Palakkad strong enough

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Now, the big day is coming up - year end of this compilation!

I would like the song# 366 (leap year) to be a real biggie.

I don't think 1992 will make it to that number (we're at 346 at the end of singAra vElan and 20 more won't be possible from 1992 in my reckoning).

So, let's start discussing about a 1993 number that can be used for the year-end biggie for that slot...we have at least 20 days to give suggestions & pick the one with max votes

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App,
Sorry to nitpick again. Definitely it is your pirority. I still think we should make #366 in 1992 as it is one of his biggest year scoring around 60 films. All were super hits. I just went through my list and discounted rare and unknown gems and came up with this list in 1992 which are bigger and blockbuster hits throughout TN. My pick is bolded for 1992.
1992
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Ennai Thottu - Unnai Nenaichean Paattu Padichaen
SOlai Malai Oram - Villupaattukaaran
Kalaivaaniyo RaaniyO - Villupaattukaaran
Vaigai Nadthi Oram - Rickshaw Maama
Thanga NilavukkuL - Rickshaw Maama
Enathu ThittangaL - Kaaval Geetham
Muthumani Maalai - Chinna Gounder
KoondukuLLa - Chinna Gounder
KottukiLi - Chinnavar
Kaalaiyil KEttathu - Senthamizh Paattu
Chinna Chinna Thooral - Senthamizh Paattu
Adi Gomaatha - Senthamizh Paattu
Innisai Mazhai (almost all songs)
Holi Holi - Raasukutty
Adi Naan Pudicha - Raasukutty
Saami kitta - Aavaaram Poo
Adukku Malli - Aavaaram Poo
Amman Koyil VaasalilE - Thirumathi Pazhanisamy
Paadha kolusu - Thirumathi Pazhanisamy
Mayilaadum - Chinna Pasanga Naanga
Nadandhaal - Chembaruththi
Vaanam Thottu - Devar Magan
ThuLLi thirinthadoru - Endrum Anbudan
Chinnanchiru AnnakiLi - Endrum Anbudan
Vanamellaam Shenbagapoo - NaadOdi Pattukaaran

If you want me to pick the best in 1993 for #366 it would be these in that order. Undoubtedly it would be Ejamaan for me. I prefer SPB solo for #366.

1993
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Adi Raakkumuthu - Ejamaan
Oh Butterfly - Meera
Nalam Vaazha - Marupadiyum
Oru NaaLUm - Ejamaan
AalappOl - Ejamaan
Sivakaami NenappinilE - KiLipechu KEkkavaa
Sakkara Katti - ULLE VeLiyE



It's again your wish, if it should be Captain or Super Star.

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If A_E miss Avarampoo(both SPB marvels) from 1992 compilation, i would be very sad since Avarampoo had IR stamp in it...Other than 2 SPB songs, we had celebrated IR voice in "Aalolam paadi", evergreen SJ solo in "Nadhiyoram" and Gandharva KJY in "Mandhiram"

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AvArampoo - definitely in, I have a lovely memory attached to the numbers...

However, many others are not ringing a bell...may be I should listen to them in course of the next few days and then decide if it will be 1992 or 1993

My choices : if 1992, rAjAthi rAjA un thanthirangaL...if 1993, oru nALum unai maRavAtha....either way my choices are SPB-SJ ones

Let's see how others feel...

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1992 play offs - ennai thottu vs kottu kaLi. Former is the bigger hit albeit simple in orchestration, latter is so brilliantly "mood-creating", nicely ornamented. Ennai Thottu reaches finals through a superior qolty melody with a rare pattern of singer's melody from Raja - addictive turn of phrases, easy to sing along and infact, tempts to sing along. Thankfully, I can't hear myself sing and while people around me suffer my singing, I only hear SPB's voice in my head . Still a winner - has endured farther than Chinnavar. 2) Second playoff between paadha kolusu and saami kitta in next post