The Golden Era of Dr.IR and Dr.SPB - Part 2

[raajarasigan]

#355 வனமெல்லாம் செண்பகப்பூ
(நாடோடிப்பாட்டுக்காரன், 1992)

vanamellAm sheNbagappoo from nAdOdippAttukkAran

Quite an interesting song, with an unusual kind of rhythm arrangement for the pallavi - something that sounds like "reverse gear" and not often heard in IR songs IMO. Catchy melody and possibly provided some "mass screen presence" thingy for Karthik those days. However, the movie's name makes it obscure - with too many movies having pAttukkAran suffix those days (as also nAdOdi prefix). I don't have any idea about the movie at all!

The song is strongly etched in memory, however Once again, I can't place a specific time period as to when I actually heard this song While there's no question that I've listened to it only on PA systems (and not on a personal audio / radio), it's got to be around the time of its arrival - during my many trips to Cbe & rest of TN in the early 90's. Other hubbers may be able to chip-in more details about the movie /songs.

In addition, I don't have much familiarity with other songs of this album at all!

My favourite!! as you mentioned, don't have any idea about the other songs.. rhythm is very good to listen in this song.. the lyrics end with 'pU' in each line is another interesting part in this song,...

[jaiganes]

My favourite!! as you mentioned, don't have any idea about the other songs.. rhythm is very good to listen in this song.. the lyrics end with 'pU' in each line is another interesting part in this song,...

The movie has the impeccable "aagayathaamarai" sung by raaja and s.janaki.
Other unimpressive song includes keerthanai form of vanamellam.
This movie was one more raaja chellam and ex villain sangili murugan production.
Movie was directed by cinematographer n.k.viswanadhan.who recently directed jaganmohini.
One also remembers this song by the oddest ways to play musical instruments by Charlie and co.

[raajarasigan]

The movie has the impeccable "aagayathaamarai" sung by raaja and s.janaki.

I heard this song but did not know that was from NP...

[app_engine]

#356 பாதக்கொலுசு
(திருமதி பழனிச்சாமி, 1992)

'pAdhakkolusu' from thirumathi PazhanichchAmy

Smooth, soothing SPB solo that is very similar to 'pachcha malappoovu' in the feel and gets just a little lower rating than that in my books. 3 sweet stanzas ornamented with lovely tablA arrangements and some interesting keyboard sound (or may be santoor / some traditional instrument) doing the response to singer's calls, effectively replacing the typical flute usage. For some reason, I strongly connect both this song & pachcha malappoovu to the Cbe-Pollachi area Unlike the pachamalappoovu, however, this song got my attention right at the time of arrival as my friend (who recorded the IR DD program on VHS) had this as his favourtie and it got played frequently at his home.

I feel bad that I found out this to be a R Sundarrajan movie only recently. In a criminal way, I've become like the next-gen who knows him only as a 'comedy + gunachchithra' actor I've seen a couple of blog posts and the comment responses to them this morning that "introduce" R S to this gen as an "once upon a time veLLi vizhA director" who supposedly had more cinema contribution than just his acting stunts

I shouldn't be surprised because such is the power of information overload that things are so quickly forgotten. Well, it's not just due to media assault but also thanks to human nature. I chanced upon a recent R S interview too during my search today where he laments about Vijayakanth not doing 'dhukka visAraNai' to him when his son got killed in an accident recently If vaidhEki kAthirundhAL hero ignores that movie's director, what else can one expect from pAvam public?

In any case, thirumathi P appears to be yet another big hit for R S, with Sathyaraj / Sukanya as lead pair and significant contribution by Goundamani.

A few more thuNukkoos related to R S :
- He is in catering business now which is his original kudumbaththozhil
- He is directing another movie after a long time, 'uyir ezhuththu', hero Ragava Lawrence, music Deva
- vAgai sooda vA, the kaLavANi pugazh Sargunam movie that got NA last year had some similarity to Thirumathi P

There is another thing that I read this AM which cannot be dismissed as a thuNukku, however :

That the famous MR movie, 'alai pAyudhE', had the same original story as the R Sundarrajan's flop movie 'thoongAtha kaNNinRu onRu' (KVM music). The story was by R Selvaraj (friend of IR) and the story writer seems to have got credited by MR in his movie if one goes by this blog :
http://www.cablesankaronline.com/2011/06/2.html

[HonestRaj]

#356 பாதக்கொலுசு
(திருமதி பழனிச்சாமி, 1992)

'pAdhakkolusu' from thirumathi PazhanichchAmy

my most fav.. probably the best Solo for Sathyaraj...
vAli's simple lyrics is another highlight

SR's costumes.. typical 90's style

[app_engine]

nanRi, Sureshji!

So, more advantage to Plum

[app_engine]

Link to the recent R S interview where he talks about his catering biz :
http://www.eegarai.net/t77762-topic

There're a couple other interesting thuNukkus there :

-vaidEki K was originally 'advance given' by AVM but they wanted Surya's dad as hero Since R S wanted a 'karuppu' hero, Panju ended up producing it

- R S was elected poruLALar for director's association but ended up quitting that job as he was unwilling to get corrupt

[HonestRaj]

Link to the recent R S interview where he talks about his catering biz :
http://www.eegarai.net/t77762-topic

There're a couple other interesting thuNukkus there :

-vaidEki K was originally 'advance given' by AVM but they wanted Surya's dad as hero Since R S wanted a 'karuppu' hero, Panju ended up producing it

- R S was elected poruLALar for director's association but ended up quitting that job as he was unwilling to get corrupt

everyone's interview is like Virumandi flash back narration.. they say only their +ve side..

// end dig

[app_engine]

everyone's interview is like Virumandi flash back narration.. they say only their +ve side..

That's correct, HR

As public, we will never know what all things happened behind the scenes (& in real lives of artists). What we get are two things :

a) The actual end products (movies / music albums etc) of artists
b) The so-called interviews (here again, the reporters / media can pad up, add masAlA etc)

a) is more authentic and we can draw some conclusions based on them.
b) is only for swArasyamAna reading and nothing more

Based on (a), a few very +ve things about R S :
1. Great colloborater with IR
2. One who brought GM to the forefront as comedian & who popularized the GM-Senthil pair
3. Who did 2 massive hits with Vijayakanth in the early days (without red-eye / adi-dhadi / politics / sattam etc)

[Devaraagam]

Link to the recent R S interview where he talks about his catering biz :
http://www.eegarai.net/t77762-topic

There're a couple other interesting thuNukkus there :

-vaidEki K was originally 'advance given' by AVM but they wanted Surya's dad as hero Since R S wanted a 'karuppu' hero, Panju ended up producing it

- R S was elected poruLALar for director's association but ended up quitting that job as he was unwilling to get corrupt

what to believe?@##!@@, some time back I read heard from gangai amaran in TV that(some telugu super signer kind of program) , when they gone to Aaliyaaru dam (I believe this is the place) for thanga magan song composition, IR completed the work quickly and composed additional 5 songs and given to panju arunachalam then Panju Arunachalam given those tunes to few directors and asked them to come with story, in that they liked sundar rajan's story and started Vaidegi kathirunthal.