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A L Raghavan

Topic started by sim (@ 213.185.126.14) on Sun Feb 29 01:28:04 EST 2004.
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Recently I heard a Tamil song from early 70s featuring the voice of a very little known singer, named, A L Raghavan. Anyone can give some details about him??

The voice had sonoriety as well as off-beat vivaciousness and sensitivity as of SP. By the early 70s SP had already become the supreme male voice of Telugu and Kannada, but in Tamil, he was still an aspirant. In such a case, the similarity between the singing mannerism of these two voices is surprising. What do you think?

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• From: bee (@ 219.65.44.154) on: Sun Feb 29 05:18:40 EST 2004
  
  hi
  AL raghavan s wife is MN rajam the character artiste in tamizh films. he has acted in the tamizh serial Alaigal
  
  
• From: sim (@ 66.198.79.3) on: Mon Mar 1 05:03:52 EST 2004
  
  Any details about Raghavan??
  
  
• From: sim (@ 66.198.79.3) on: Wed Mar 3 02:06:39 EST 2004
  
  It seems no one knows anything about ALR.
  So it's curtains to this topic.
  
  
• From: r (@ 199.67.138.80) on: Wed Mar 3 11:43:01 EST 2004
  
  I heard somewhere that ALR is from Sourashtra community, like TMS
  
  
• From: Thamizhan (@ 216.154.128.139) on: Fri Mar 5 15:36:27 EST 2004
  
  ALR was there at the FETNA 2003 show with Shankar Mahadevan and Canada's Agni music group at the New Jersey Patriotic Theatre in July 2003. He performed a great show.
  ALR used to sing comedy songs for Nagesh etc when TMS was exclusively covering up all heros. Some of ALR comedy songs are:
  Pakkathilae kanni pennirukku
  Seettu Kattu rajah
  Yenna vaegam nillu bama
  Naan Yaar Theriyuma
  Naadodi Oada vaendum Oadoadi (Anbe Vaa)
  Anga muthu Thanga Muthu Thannikki Poanaalaam
  Buthi sigamani Petra Pillai
  There are many more....
  In addition, he has done some great serious ones:
  Some of them are:
  Engirundhalum Vaazhga (Nenjil Oar Aalayam)
  Andru Oomai Pennalloa
  Kaadal Yaathiraikku Brindhavanamum
  Maalaiyil Malar Soalaiyil
  Inbamaana Iravidhuvae
  Many more
  
  
• From: kalidasen (@ ) on: Fri Mar 19 14:36:47 EST 2004
  
  I want to listen a l ragavan songs in the internet please guide me Thanks,
  
  
• From: interpreter (@ 4.41.44.64) on: Fri Mar 19 14:57:20 EST 2004
  
  Thamizhan,
  
  "maalaiyil malarchoalaiyil madhuvaendhum malarum neeye" is by PBS, from "adutha veettu peNN".
  
  
• From: music (@ 167.102.224.45) on: Fri Mar 19 16:24:18 EST 2004
  
  Kaadal Yaathiraikku Brindhavanamum is by AM Raja
  
  
• From: Kutty (@ 62.3.32.33) on: Sun Mar 21 15:41:07 EST 2004
  
  I stiill remeber that lovely song-"Andu Oomai pennallo, Indu pesum pennallo , Ayya unnai kandu tamil padum pennallo" the lovely lovely song sung by A.L.Raghavan and P.Suseela. Was it from Pasamalar? Nice to know that he is still performing stage shows!
  
  
• From: Ravi (@ 192.147.58.6) on: Sun Mar 21 20:52:28 EST 2004
  
  Kutty, "Ommai pennallo" is from 'Paarthaal pasi theerum. Yes, a very nice song indeed.
  
  
• From: Kutty (@ 62.3.32.33) on: Tue Mar 23 12:58:28 EST 2004
  
  Ravi, thanks very much for info.
  
  
• From: Thamizhan (@ 216.154.128.139) on: Mon Mar 29 13:49:06 EST 2004
  
  Hi Interpreter and music.
  Thank you for your observation. correction noted. Any how it is nice to note that this thread is getting revived again. ALR was one of the great singers of TFM. Unfortunately, his voice got identified with Nagesh and other comedians and he got branded under that group and missed out opportunities to play back then heros MGR or Sivaji. TM Soundrarjan completely stole the show with his unique voice. P B Srivinvas had a narrow escape by clinging on to Gemini Ganeshan. Both AL Raghavan and PB Srinivas have unforgettable voice and songs. We can never forget ALR's engirundhaalum vaazhga and undru oomai pennalloa. PBS's kaalangalil aval vasantham really made the TFM recognize Kavignar Kanndhasan. His Roja Malarae Rajakumari is a melody that never goes out of my mind.
  I am sure that some readers are tempted to say that there were some more outstanding singers at that time too. Would some one be kind enough to mention them for everyone's pleasure.
  
  
• From: Shankar Rajan (@ ) on: Wed Dec 15 22:55:08 EST 2004
  
  Recently, A.L.Raghavan and his actress wife M.N.Rajam came to Singapore as chief guests of a local show honouring veterans. It was amazing that Raghavan's voice was still in top form and he sang many of his old numbers. What a treat!
  
  R.Shankar
  
  
• From: Shankar Rajan (@ 137.132.3.12) on: Wed Dec 15 22:59:10 EST 2004
  
  Recently, A.L.Raghavan and his actress wife M.N.Rajam came to Singapore as chief guests of a local show honouring veteran Singapore artistes. It was amazing that Raghavan still has a powerful voice and sang several of his popular numbers in top form.
  What a treat!
  
  Shankar
  
  
• From: Shankar Rajan (@ 137.132.3.12) on: Wed Dec 15 22:59:41 EST 2004
  
  Recently, A.L.Raghavan and his actress wife M.N.Rajam came to Singapore as chief guests of a local show honouring veteran Singapore artistes. It was amazing that Raghavan still has a powerful voice and sang several of his popular numbers in top form.
  What a treat!
  
  Shankar
  
  

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