Tag: Lata Mangeshkar
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#LataMangeshkar on M Balamuralikrishna
It is always the case- after I have written anything – be it a book or an article, something new is bound to turn up to show what a little more research could have revealed. But as N Ram of The Hindu once told me, the advantage with an article over a book is that…
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When #LataMangeshkar was moved by KB Sundarambal’s virtuosity
When Lata Mangeshkar was floored by KB Sundarambal’s music – a look at some of the great interactions between Carnatic musicians and the nightingale
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Uran Khatola and Vaanaratham (1955/1956)
The finest feature of the 1955 film Uran Khatola (Vaanaratham in Tamil) are its songs.
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Gagan Jhanjhana Raha, in Tamil
Last week I wrote of the tune of Gagan Jhanjhana Raha being lifted for use in Aram Kattha Deviye. I now find there is a Tamil version of Gagan Jhanjhana Raha itself…
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From Nastik (Atheist) to Maheswari (Goddess)
The song Gagan Jhanjhana Raha from Nastik 1954, made it as Aram Kattha Deviye in Maheswari, 1955. Read on for more…
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Meethi Meethi baaton and Konji Konji pesi
The song Meethi Meethi Baaton se bachna zara from Qaidi 911 (1959) became Konji Konji Pesi Mathi Mayakkum in Kaithi Kannayiram (1960)
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When Dikshitar composed for a Hindi film
A look at how Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Vatapi Ganapatim inspired a film song in Hindi.
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From Nain So Nain to Aasai Pongum Azhagu Roopam
The hit song Nain so nain from V Shantaram’s Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje inspired a not so successful Tamil version – Aasai Pongum Azhagu Roopam.
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From Malaikkallan to Azaad
Recalling two iconic songs – Etthanai Kaalam Thaan from Malaikkallan (1954) and its equivalent Kitna Haseen Hai Mausam from Azaad (1955)
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Jaag Dard-e-Ishq and Rajasekara
Looking back at the Hindi Anarkali of 1953 and the Telugu/Tamil versions it inspired in 1955.
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