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From: bb (@ 12.234.176.52) on: Tue Jan 27 22:59:59 EST 2004
Song of the Day: enakkoru kaadhali irukkinRaaL from muththaana muththallavO.
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- Saravanan writes:
‘enakkoru kAdhali irukkinRAL’ from muththana muththallavO. Sung by MSV & SPB. Lyrics by Vaali. Music by MSV.
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Vijayalakshmi Cine Arts’ Muththana Muththallavo- 1976 starred Muthuraman, Jaiganesh, Sujatha (in a dual role), Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama & others. Screenplay & Dialogues by Vaali, and directed by R.Vittal.
The songs, besides the SOTD, were:
Maargazhi paniyil mayangiya nilavil Oorvasi vandhaal- SPB
Paalabishegam seiyyavo unakku thenaabishegam seiyyavo- JC & PS
Punnaimaram onnu thennaimaram onnu- Kovai Soundararajan & BSS
Ithu Selathile kaappu kaacha maamabazham- LRE
I saw the film ages ago on Madras DD, a usual story of mistaken identity, subsequent suspicion, and things falling into place in the end. I think this song was filmed on Thengai (playing a MD), singing along with Jaiganesh (an upcoming singer).
Instances of MSV singing along with SPB are something to cherish and celebrate. ‘Niththam niththam en kannodu’ (Koottu Puzhukkal) was featured earlier as SOTD. Another treasured memory of this festive coalescence is ‘Idhu rajagopura deepam agal vilakkalla’ (Taxi Driver)
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Sometime in the late 60s, a singer came out of the recording studio, after singing a song for MSV, and promptly burst into uncontrollable sobs. Frantic enquiries from all quarters elicited no response. Finally she calmed down, and explained that she was feeling miserable, as she could not reproduce the song with the beauty that it had when MSV sang it to her! If PS (for she was the singer!) could feel so depressed after delivering a stunner like ‘Enge neeyo naanum ange unnodu’ (Nenjirukkum Varai), it goes to show her humility, and also the Mellisai Mannar’s greatness.
Though endowed with an arrestingly unusual voice, MSV didn’t exploit adequately its infinite range. Nonetheless the sheer variety in the limited numbers that he sang is something to wonder at— the angst-filled howl of the soul in ‘Vasanthangal varum munne’, the delicious suffering of a lovelorn heart in ‘Sollathaan ninaikiren’, the mystic hue that cloaks ‘Nee illadha idame illai’, the warmth of the compassion that embraces one lovingly in ‘Etharkkum oru kaalam undu’ and again in ‘Yaarukkum vaazhkkai undu’, the soulful raconteur in ‘Neraana nedunchaalai’, the stylish shrug of ‘Kandathai sollugiren’, the brazen bacchanalia that ‘Sambo Siva Sambo’ exults itself in---these are but a few illustrations of the plethora of moods that his songs usher in so fetchingly. And many other MDs like V.Kumar, IR, GA, S.V.Ramanan, Chandrabose, ARR, and recently even SPB have eagerly employed MSV’s voice to enrich some of their memorable creations.
Take the SOTD as a case in point- perhaps MSV was doubly enthused as the lines reflect his philosophy--how convincing he sounds as he sings his lines! And SPB at the other end enjoys himself as usual. Hark at the piano and the violin seamlessly blending with the voices and adding to the allure of this masterpiece.
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Writer Vamanan once told me that MSV had expressed to him, a desire to be born again, free of any family attachments, and to keep wandering wherever his legs took him, carrying his harmonium, and singing his song. The man and his music are inseparable.
Another year is born--another list of National Honors have been announced--and MSV has been ignored yet again. It is a scandalous shame to all Tamils that this atrocity is being perpetuated year after year.
But don’t you brood, MSV Sir! The name Manayangathu Subramanian Viswanathan is enshrined in the hearts of millions of Tamils. Generations have fallen under your spell, and generations to come will wonder anew on the timeless magic of your compositions.
Unakenna kuraichal, nee oru raja!
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