Tag: Sriram V film song column
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The song Neeli Magan Nee Allavo from Malaikallan
VAK Ranga Rao and I now correspond by SMS. He does not believe in smart phones and given his hearing, it is impossible to call. So SMS it is. A couple of months ago he texted asking if I recall the Tamil version of Ra Ra Yasoda Nandana, the hit dance number in Aggi Ramudu.…
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A Wonderful Javali in the film Malleeswari (1951)
Pilichina Biguvatara is an outstanding example of a javali composed for film. A small tribute to this song which appears in the 1951 Malleeswari
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From Loves of Carmen to Pathala Bhairavi via Jadoo
A brief account of how a 19th century opera song made it to Tamil and Telugu via Hollywood and Bollywood.
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Tyagaraja as a Music Director
How the tune of Tyagaraja’s Nada Tanum Anisam was used for a film song in 1949
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Those Bad Girls in Night Clubs
A listing of some favourite old film songs, all featuring the vamp or villi.
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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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From Lajwanthi to Engal Selvi
Remembering the lousy Lajwanthi of 1958, remade as Engal Selvi in 1960. Both versions however had very good songs.
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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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The Tune Behind Katrinile Varum Geetham
The famed Katrinile Varum Geetham is actually based on the tune of a Hindi gramophone recording of Sheela Sarkar. The back story on how this came about is here.
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Que Sera Sera, sung by Bhanumathi
A story on who Que Sera Sera, from Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much, ‘inspired’ a Tamil song before being used wholesale in a Telugu film
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