'Crazy' kiya re...

Its been a long time since I saw him on screen and I was 'super' excited to watch him judge and sing in between in this week's Airtel Super Singer Junior. Do you know who am I talking about? It's Harish Raghavendra. It's for his voice I got a cassette full of his songs as a gift, it's for his voice I ran from behind the stadium which holds 1000s of people to the front to watch his 'live' performance. Although his voice is not heard in the charts frequently, his voice is still afresh and has the same specialty of diction in it. I had the privilege of making my friends become fans of his voice :) One of his latest and one of my favorites of his' is here:

Aval appadithaan...:)

Aval apadi ondrum alagillai avaluku yarum inai illai
aval apadi ondrum color illai aanal athu oru kurai illai

Aval apadi ondrum alagillai avaluku yarum inai illai
aval apadi ondrum color illai aanal athu oru kurai illai

aval perithai ondrum padikavillai avalai padithen mudikavillai
aval uduthum udaigal pidikavillai irunthum kavanika marakavillai

Aval apadi ondrum alagillai avaluku yarum inai illai
aval apadi ondrum color illai anal athu oru kurai illai

Aval naay kutti ethuvum valakavillai nan kaaval irunthal thadukavaillai
aval bommaigal anaithu urangavillai nan bommaiyai poley pirakavillai

Aval koonthal ondrum neelamillai antha kaatril kalanthen meelavillai
aval kai viral mothiram thangamillai kai pidithidum aasai thungavillai
aval sontham indri ethuvum illai enaku ethuvum illai

Aval apadi ondrum alagillai avaluku yarum inai illai
aval apadi ondrum color illai anal athu oru kurai illai

Aval pattu pudavai endrum aninthathu illai
aval chudithar pola ethuvum siranthathu illai
aval thitum pothu valikavillai
antha akkarai poley veru illai

Aval vaasam roja vaasamillai avalilamal swasamillai
aval sontham bantham ethuvum illai aval sontham indri ethuvum illai
aval sontham indri ethuvum illai enaku ethuvum illai

Aval apadi ondrum alagillai avaluku yarum inai illai
aval apadi ondrum color illai aanal athu oru kurai illai

Aval perithai ondrum padikavillai avalai padithen mudikavillai
aval uduthum udaigal pidikavillai irunthum kavanika marakavillai

Fav lines...Guess???

Guess the movie:

1. manidhargal silanaeram thadam maaralaam
manangalum avar gunangalum niram maaralaam
ilakkanam sila naeram thavaraagalaam
ezhudhiya anbu ilakkiyam pizhaiyaagalaam

2. kaatrin perisaiyil
mazhai paadum paadangalum oru maunam poal inbam tarumooOO
koadi keertanamum kavi koartha vaarthaiygalum thuLi kaNNer poal arththam tharumo

3. Dhooram endre sollai
Thookil poatu kolla
Nee vaaraay
Purai yaerum poadhellam
Thaniyaahe sirikindraen

4. pechellam thaalatu pola
ennai uranga vaikka nee illai
thinamum oru muttam thanthu
kaalai coffee koduka nee illai

5. maNNai thiRandhaal neer irukkum
en manadhai thiRandhaal nee iruppaay
oliyai thiRandhaal isai irukkum
en uyirai thiRandhaal nee iruppaay

6. Kan vizhithu paartha podhu kalaindha vanname
Un kairegai mattum en ninaivu chinname
Kadhari Kadhari enadhu ullam udaindhu ponadhey
Sidharipona sillil ellam unadhu bimmame

7.soalai malaroLiyoa unadhu sundharap punnagaidhaan
neelak kadalalaiyae unadhu nenjin alaigaLadi
koalak kuyiloasai unadhu kuralin inimaiyadi
vaalaik kumariyadi kaNNammaa maruvak kaadhal koNdaen

8. poovinaich choottum koondhalil endhan aaviyai nee aen soottugiraay?
thaenai ootrum nilavinil kooda theeyinai nee aen moottugiraay?
kadarkaraik kaatrae...
kadarkaraik kaatrae vazhiyai vidu dhaevadhai vandhaal ennoadu

There are lots more but I will confine this here...

My recent favourites...

'Kabhi Kabhi Aditi' from Jaane tu Ya Jaane Na - I know it's a favourite song of almost everyone who has heard it recently. Ahem...I too fall in that category. Although the drum beats at the background sounds similar throughout the song, I feel it gels with the song very well and the guitar strings sounds very mild. The song is awesome to listen and in the visual too. When you are down sometimes, just listen to this song and you will feel like 'Everything gonna be okay' as the song says :))

One another song which has stolen many hearts in both ways - the way it's sung and shown in the visual and in the top list of my recent favourites collection is 'Kangal Irandal' from Subramanyapuram - I love it! I could see a face full of expressions in the heroine which couldn't have been done any better than this. Only few songs in the latest movie genre can find a place in your favourites and stay there for many years. This could be one such song :) The singers are new faces (atleast to me) Belly Raj and Deepa Mariam and they have done a great job. Kudos to James Vasanthan for a great music score and a beautiful song.

Watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGH_8gHWnxc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNZHjGWjKis

Poo Poo...

It has been years since I heard this song of Meastro Ilayaraja. It's a very simple song with less Aalaps and sangadhis but this song has captured a spot in my favorites list :) And, I am playing this song continually in my ipod and got a grip on the lyrics too. Googled it for the lyrics but could not find the video in youtube.

Lyrics here:
http://tamillyrics.hosuronline.com/read.asp?NewsID=4895

Uyire En uyire...

One of my most favourite songs...I like the visual, lyrics, music and the way it was sung. Watch it here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLsZ3RPCYV8

FT

Hurrah!!! Ordered Frozen thoughts and waiting for my first copy! :)

H.R.

India trip, no laptop - These two things made me to stay away from the blogging area. After a hiatus, am back to blogging now...

Few years ago, one of my friends gifted me a cassette full of songs that was sung by Harish Raghavendra. I was a great fan of HR and still is...It's been long time since I saw him on the media or any TV shows but happened to watch Star Singer in RAJ TV last week. It just reminded me of the corporate cultural show where I saw him performing live. I was known as a calm girl in my corporate training batch but things went ulta when I heard the anchor of the show uttering HR's name as the singer for the day. I was screaming when I saw him on stage and ran from the mid rows to the first row where I can hear his voice closely...;) And now, when I saw him singing few notes in Star Singer TV show, I was listening it with utmost interest. If someone asks me why I like his voice and feel very great about it, my answer would be 'It's because of the proper pronunciation, uniqueness, the feel and clarity in his voice'. I bet that noone can capture his spot in my favourite singers list...And here is my most favourite song of his:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eTWFM6x0vQ