Panivizhum Iravu

"Mouna Ragam" is one of my alltime favourite movies (you might hear the same thing from about 1 million people!). Most of the people I know have identified themselves in one way or another in varying degrees with Revathy's character in the movie. I loved the way the married couple in the movie start their life together as strangers and gradually come to respect each other and eventually acknowledge their love for one another.

My sister was saying that she gets confused with "Panivizhum Iravu" and "Mandram vandha thendralukku" because their tunes are so similar though the moods are dramatically different. I particularly like the harmony in this song and enjoyed singing that more than the main song itself. Kumaran, my singing friend, took a little less than a day to sing this song and mix it since getting the track. Hope you enjoy our version! :)

Movie: Mouna Ragam

Singers: SPB, S.Janaki

Music: Ilayaraaja

Panivizhum Iravu- With Kumaran | Upload Music

Aur Kyaa

It has only been about a month since I have known AJ through the blogging community. But we have already become great friends, so much that I am one of the chosen first few to know about his recent engagement to this sweet angel, Amrutha!

I have so much to learn from his enthusiasm and relentlessness in getting a song right! And am honoured to sing this song (his first duet) with him! Please do listen to this song from AJ's blogspot!

http://ajrockaj.blogspot.com/2008/09/aur-kyalovely-romantic-song.html

AJ, thanks for including me in your circleof friends! Here's to you and Amu!....

Thendral Vandu Ennai Thodum

Actor Mohan has been very lucky in that almost all his movies have had fantastic songs. Though I prefer to forget the visuals when I listen to them(no offense to Mohan here!), I just can't stop admiring the impact these tunes have had on us!

I was so happy when NVK sir asked me if I could sing this song with him. Totally enjoyed myself though NVK definitely did a better job and that too so effortlessly! The most enjoyable part for me was the humming in the 2nd interlude- spent a good few minutes( ok, hours) trying to figure out KJY's part! Do let me know what you think…

Movie: Thendrale Ennai Thodu

Music: Ilayaraaja

Singers: KJY, S.Janaki

Thendral Vandu ennai Thodum- With NVK Music Upload

Un Paarvaiyil

This song is very special to me though just not sure why !

This is the second time I had to do it and the first take was a disaster as aptly pointed out by a musician friend. Thank you, Murali!

My rendition is nowhere in the league of the original but I know you are not expecting it! :)

I am not going to spoil the special feeling of this song with a long story. So listen on...

Movie : Amman Koil Kizhakkaale Singers : KJY, Chithra Music : Ilayaraaja

Un Paarvaiyil Oraayiram Upload Music

Inji Iduppazhagaaaa

"Thevar Magan" would easily figure in my list of most favourite Kamal movies. Being a diehard fan of Kamal from an early age of, hmm..let's see... three, it isn't surprising that he stole my heart yet again ,as Sakthivel Thevar this time! The fact that Shivaji acted in it made it super special.

Gauthami's and Revathy's dialogues were of particular interest to me

"அதுவும் நாந்தேன்...தலைக்கு வேப்பெண்ணை தடவிருக்கென்ல...."

Not long before I had watched the movie 5 or 6 times, my 'pazhagum Tamizh' totally changed! The remaining 20-odd times I watched the movie was for the sheer kick and pride of imitating them (and for Kamal, of course!).

Vivek Mahadevan and I have sung this evergreen song from "Thevar Magan". IR has beautifully used Sindhu Bhairavi(see PS) for this rustic tune and the soul of the song is the dialogue before it. Thankfully, we did not have to spoil your joy by presenting our version of the dialogue and have retained the original part. It was so difficult trying to bring SJ's expressions but I have tried my best. My dream to sing a duet with Kamal may never come true but this is as close as it gets!

Would love to hear your comments!

Inji Iduppazhagaa Upload Music PS: See this interesting comment from Vivek about the raga of the song:

pallavi - sindhu bhairavi sayal

charanam - at punna vanathinile - keeravani

- at on kazhuthil malai - there s a change to antara Ga from sadarana Ga from previous line

Hmmm...

Raathiriyil Poothirukkum

My final round in Sapthaswarangal required me to render a medley of three songs and the challenge was in linking them all together seamlessly. My natural choice was a medley of MSV compositions in Sivaranjani. But one of the three was a song sung by Vani Jayaram. So? So, I just could not find the courage to do it, as VJ was going to be the judge for the finals!

So my second choice was a Hamsaanandhi medley :

Minsaara kanna

Raathiriyil Poothirukkum

Raaga deepam yaettrum neram

Though I still feel bad for not having gone with my first choice (want to do it someday in the blog), I did enjoy singing the second one, mainly because of the rich raga that Hamsaanandhi is. And also it must have given me the winning edge as the result was favourable to me :)

Kumaran is a wonderful friend of mine but as a co-singer, he is such a difficult person to work with! He just does his part so beautifully and flawlessly that he makes me want to redo mine atleast a couple of times. Loved singing this duet with him. Thanks Kumaran, for the wonderful mixing and for kindling the competitive spirit in me!

Movie: Thanga Magan

Singers: SPB, S.Janaki

Music: Ilayaraaja

Raathiriyil Poothirukkum- With Kumaran Upload Music

Madhuram Jeevamrutha Bindu

Bangla and Malayalam are two languages that I have wanted to learn so desperately. One has the quality of the soft, tender touch of love and the other of the romantic eruptions of a bubbling amorous youth!

My love for Malayalam started at a very young age due to the influence of my relations in Trivandrum and was fed by those numerous (brilliant) movies I used to watch as I grew up. Yet I am so far away from appreciating its poetical works and try to brush up my knowledge by occasional conversations with my friends in broken Malayalam.

This song is for my dear friend, Asha who is making a determined effort in getting me to sing more Malayalam numbers in the process of enriching my vocabulary in this beautiful language.

Madhuram Jeevamrutha Bindu for you from the movie Chenkol, originally sung by Chithraji

Madhuram Jeevamrutha Bindu at Muziboo.com