Raga of Songs - 2 !

[KV]

Just tried looking it up on the net.
Here's an excerpt from a tfmpage discussion:
"has anybody heard a more innovative usage of Sivaranjani as in 'Utharavindri ULLe vaa' (title song)? The pallavi is totally in this raag, the I charanam (sung by an effeminate SPB) is a deviation, II charanam sung by TMS is classical Sivaranjani linked superbly back to the pallavi in all its youthful vigour".

Another from dhool:
One more area untouched, whenever he used ragas like Sivaranjani, the real face of Sivaranjani (that we wouldnt like to see, thanks for Laxmikanth Pyarelals, SA Rajkumars and Bharadwajs) remained suppressed. If ARR has re-tuned 'uthharavindi uLLE vA', we know what inspired him to use Sivaranjani for 'kaNNum kaNNum koLLai adithhAl'. Apart from 'uthharavindri uLLE vA' (which I thought was a masterful composition), enna vEgam nillu bhAma, poovA thalayA pOttA theriyum are songs which disfigure the true Sivaranjani (as mankind knows it).

And here's an interview with MSV that I got from the Dhool link. Reading it for the first time; some points on ragams there
(and a lot about kannadasan/spb/pbs/tms, etc...
The movie was ‘pOlice kAran magaL’. MSV arrived first for Sridhar to present him with the ‘song situation’. The melody tuned was ‘ponnenbEn siru poovenbEn’. Kannadasan was his usual nonchalant self when asked to do his bit for the song. ‘kAthal duet-a? athAn athhAn pothhAn mayiru mattai ezhuthiyAchhE. innumA ?’. )

[RR]

KV,

I used to think so too. Recently I heard it on tv and felt there's something more than simple sivaranjani. That's why posted it.

athan pothan . It's a classic interview by Sriram Lakshman - a old hand @TFM page. Not sure if he's still around.

[KV]

RR, my guess seems to be right! Pallavi and TMS' portions are within the Sivaranjani scale. 2nd charanam has an extra N2. The last charanam has loads of chromatic notes and is good fun to play!
Here's a rough notation of the song.

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[RR]

Thanks KV for the 'theoretical' clarification. MSV is chromatic-la pugundhu vilayaduvaar. 'chandrodhayam' another good example.

[Srini]

What raga is Isaiyarasi ennalum from Thai Moogambikai ( ). Is it vasantha Bharavi??

Its such a mesmerizing song. Pragathi's rendering of this song on Airtel super singer was equally mesmerizing.

[rajabhakthan]

Srini,
isaiyarasi is based on ragam "Sallapam".

[Srini]

Happened to see manathodu mano on jaya tv yesterday. The singer who was the guest sang a song 'yaar yen mel anbu kondar'. He said the song Is from an album by ilayaraja dedicated to ramana maharishi. Does some know the name of the album?

[keshavmysore]

Can someone please tell me what is the raga of the PBS-PS song 'paal vaNNam paruvam kanDu' from the MGR-BSD film 'Pasam'?

[R.Latha]

charulatha mani says it is mukari ragam

[RR]

anandha dhaagam
Singers: deepan chakravarthy, S Janaki
movie: vaa indha pakkam
MD: shyam

Revati raga (with some filmy liberties)



Very interesting usage of Revati to bring out a sensuous feeling. Note also the vocal counterpoints in the charanams..