KV I am not responding as I am intimidated by the song. I am still taking in Vishnubotla's translation. It will take me a while to reach suresh's post. Will post when I am ready to. Swarnakamalam could be KV's last great movie. It wasn't dubbed, remade or reused in Tamil at all. Lovely album - andela ravamidhi is my favourite, too. I think Vaniji's teacheramma sincerity went well with the situation. Can't imagine it in Janaki's voice - and can't imagine Vani going sprightly with Aakasamlo Aasala harivillu either...vani-ji also does a capsule of nidhi chaala sugamaa in the movie divinely. Vishnubotla has written about sivapoojakku in his blog - there will be a time to bring it here but for now, ghallu ghallu is difficult homework enough. The movie's a sort of rom-com btw, a genre that I don't like much but packaged in KV's sensibility, it has an irresistible allure.