Hi, I assumed most of us here would have already known about this, hence i did not elaborate on the old Kannuku. Sorry. And, ya... I was referring to the song that DD kept telecasting so often in the late 80s. Thanx bergin and sam 4 clearing this :)
Bergin Roy wrote: > Gopal, > Guess you know this already... > As far as I know, the lyrics was set to tune by MSV for a "Mellisai" > in Doordarshan in those days. If i'm not wrong Jayachandran and Vani > Jeyaram used to sing the song. This would start as "Azhagu Azhagu...". > The same lyrics was set to this wonderful tune by ARR for Pudhiya > Mugam. > Is that you meant Aravind? > Cheers, > - Bergin > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com , Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ..> > wrote: >> >> Aravind, >> >> Thanks for this hitherto unknown piece of trivia. But it's not > clear why you referred to Kannukku Mai Azhagu as a 'retune'. What > previous song is this based on? >> >> Gopal. >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Aravind AM <aravind_am@ ...> >> To: "srinath_ln@ ..." <srinath_ln@ ...> >> Cc: " arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com " < arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 5:37:14 PM >> Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Interesting trivia question >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> The first song retuned by arr was the old classic 'Kaalangalil > aval vasantham' for Nalli Silks ad. Raihanah confirmed this. >> >> I think it featured actress shobana. Anyone remembers this ad? >> >> >> >> Aravind >> >> >> >> Srinath LN wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> >> > I would like to take a shot at answering this >> >> > question. >> >> > If u r saying the first song he retuned was even >> >> > before 'pudhiya mugam' kannukku mai azhagu song...then >> >> > i would reckon it should be from the movie >> >> > GENTLEMAN-yen veetu thotathil. >> >> > If i remember correctly this tune is actually used in >> >> > singing a particular bhajan song sung at hindu poojas. >> >> > It goes something like "ganne leela jyoti namo namo, >> >> > gnaana roopa swaroopa namo namo" and so on(sorry .. i >> >> > m sure i got the lyrics wrong). >> >> > But rahman wonderfully i wud say polished the tune of >> >> > that song, added his own huge dose of originality and >> >> > viola....we had i wud say one of the most romantic >> >> > classical duets, till date i can listen to that song >> >> > and not feel bored or anything. >> >> > Another notable thing i wud say is that, this song >> >> > also started the trend within all rahman-shanker >> >> > combos, where even though the album wud be fraught >> >> > with fun-filled dhool tp songs-huge dance numbers, >> >> > there wil always be this one soft romantic classical >> >> > based song in it-which would be i wud say one of the >> >> > biggest hits of the album as it wud impress the >> >> > so-called masses and classes!!! >> >> > e.g: >> >> > GENTLEMAN - yen veetu thotathil(SPB is king!) >> >> > KAADHALAN - ennavalae(major carnatic singer >> >> > Unnikrishnan came into national limelight with this >> >> > song) >> >> > INDIAN - telephone manipol(the stanzas ooze with >> >> > carnatic classical icing, plus harini had her major >> >> > first masses hit) >> >> > JEANS - kannodu kaanbadhellam( introduced major >> >> > carnatic songer Nithyashree into mainstream tamil >> >> > movies) >> >> > MUDHALVAN - azhagaana ratchasiyae( even though this >> >> > song was given a folky feel, it was out and out a >> >> > wonderfully playful composition in the raagam >> >> > 'rithigoula' and ghatam rocked thru the song) >> >> > BOYS - alle alle(refrained frm making it sound too >> >> > carnatic as well it wud have been out of place in the >> >> > movie...but yet again the lone melodious track in the >> >> > album) >> >> > *ANNIYAN - iyengaaru veetu azhagi & kumaari( Shankar >> >> > tried it again with harris jayaraj...going for 2 >> >> > songs, first being a very very basic composition in >> >> > raagam naattai and a much better job in the latter >> >> > song thanks to a zestful rendering by shankar >> >> > mahadevan... >> >> > PS: I have always wondered how rahman cud have rocked >> >> > in this movie so much..seriyaana theeni[proper fodder] >> >> > for rahman's versatility. .i mean the iyengar angle so >> >> > the carnatic based songs, the wester loverboy angle >> >> > where he cud go all rock and hip-hop,then we have the >> >> > avenger vigilante, where he cud go all modern >> >> > operatic[without ripping of PASSION OF THE CHRIST >> >> > which is wat harris jayaraj eventually did]..but alas >> >> > one wil never kno wat rahman cud have done...jus like >> >> > we can never kno wat rahman had composed for droh >> >> > kaal..one of those things... >> >> > LAST BUT NOT LEAST >> >> > SIVAJI - sahana and sahara( the first one has jus been >> >> > named song of the year by sun TV so enuf said abt >> >> > that, and in the latter he actually used a thirupaavai >> >> > merging it with a titantic melancholy flute >> >> > feel..kudos) >> >> > AHEM...er... i jus saw the whole mail frm top... i >> >> > guess i slightly veered of in a tangent(horrible >> >> > understatement) ...But i have answered the question to >> >> > my best knowledge on the top and sorry for >> >> > belaboring.. .but jus that it was a worthy interesting >> >> > observation. >> >> > Thanks.. >> >> > Srinath >> >> > --- Aravind AM < [EMAIL PROTECTED] com > wrote: >> >> >> Ok.let me tell u, it was an ad jingle, and the song >> >> >> he retuned was a old tamil song. >> >> >> I did not consider revival-vm coz i felt that the >> >> >> tune was basically the same, not much change made 2 >> >> >> the old tune. >> >> >> >> >> >> Aravind >> >> >> >> >> >> Gomzy wrote: >> >> >> > Vande Mataram , Revival? >> >> >> > On 1/14/08, Dinesh < dinesh.theboss@ hotmail.com >> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> > Kannaku Mai Azhagu retuned????? :O... what was >> >> >> the original song???!!! >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ >> >> >> Be a better friend, newshound, and >> >> >> know-it-all with Yahoo! 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