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Song of the Day # 953

From: bb on: Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:18 pm  

Song of the Day: MSV and Jolly Abraham- Part II.

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- Saravanan writes:

MSV and Jolly Abraham- Part 2



Though the first Tamil film song that Jolly sang was ‘adiyEnai paaramma’ from vaNakkathukkuriya kaathaliyE, the first Tamil movie to be released with a song by Jolly was oru nadigai naadagam paarkiRaaL. oru nadigai naadagam paarkiRaaL was released on 30 June 1978, while vaNakkathukkuriya kaathaliyE was released a fortnight later on 14 July 1978. ‘nadigai paarkkum naadagam’, the song that Jolly sang with B.S. Sasirekha for MSV in oru nadigai naadagam paarkiRaaL was featured as SOTD earlier with a memorable write-up by Sathyakabali. See here:

http://www.dhool.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4352

Let us now revisit the 2 songs remaining from the MSV-Jolly collaborations of 1978. Interestingly, these 2 are Jolly-Sasirekha duets as well, thus Sasirekha was Jolly’s co-singer in his first 4 Tamil songs; and except in nadigai paarkkum naadagam’, Sasirekha was merely a humming companion.

The first song is ‘mangai endRaal vaanam kooda mayangum’ from the movie iRaivan koduththa varam that had Vijayakumar, Rajinikanth, Srikanth, Sumitra, ‘Fadafat’ Jayalakshmi and Lakshmisri in its cast. This was among the last movies directed by veteran A. Bhimsingh. More on Bhimsingh’s last movies here:

http://www.dhool.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4393

This song was filmed on Rajinikanth. I have vague memories of watching the song on TV many years back- it showed an unabashed Rajini professing love to a series of women in succession. MSV comes up with a catchy tune bolstered by a grand prelude; Sasirekha hums through the first and third interludes, while MSV designs a longish second prelude. The inimitable Kannadasan seems a trifle indulgent as he writes on one of his favourite themes, while Jolly does a neat essay. The feet-tapping rhythm of the song showcases the master composer in his elements…

Listen to ‘mangai endRaal’ from iRaivan koduththa varam (1978/ Raja Cine Arts)
Sung by Jolly Abraham & B.S. Sasirekha
Lyrics by Kannadasan
Music by M.S. Viswanathan

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The last of the MSV-Jolly collaborations of 1978 is ‘kalyaaNappeN pola vandhaaLE’ from agnipravEsam. Srikant and Padmapriya were the lead actors in this obscure movie directed by K. Narayanan.

Listen to ‘kalyaaNappeN pola vandhaaLE’ from agnipravEsam (1978/United Combines)
Sung by Jolly Abraham & B.S. Sasirekha
Lyrics by Pulamaipiththan
Music by M.S. Viswanathan

A song replete with the grandeur of an archetypal MSV composition; the second charaNam veers into a path quite different from the ones traced by the first and third. The getti mELam heralds the auspicious opening, and the song flows on in the exacting lines of the master. And with a soulful rendition by the singers, this song is surely worthy of excavation from the remorseless sands of time.


Tags: M.S.Viswanathan

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