tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282643972024-03-19T00:52:00.980-07:00Tamil Movie SongsMy Blog to discuss those songs that catches my attention lyrics-wise.Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-56816235298517917112011-05-08T04:57:00.000-07:002011-05-08T04:57:13.048-07:00கம்பன் ஏமாந்தான் - Kamban Emandhaan - Nizhal Nijamagirathu
This is an old classic by SPB and the lyrics by Kannadasan. The movie, which was an off beat movie and was the craze during my college days, may not feel the same way looking back! Kamban here is a famous Tamil poet from long time ago, famous for having translated the epic Valmiki Ramayanam into Tamil.
"Kamban was duped - he called the beautiful young women flowers. This is all pure imaginationRavihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-64628332779671963372011-04-24T06:18:00.000-07:002011-04-24T06:18:16.158-07:00என் ஜன்னல் நிலவுக்கு என்னாச்சு- En Jannal Nilavukku - Chokka Thangam
Such a beautiful song with great melody and sung by Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam. Vijayakanth and Soundarya (who died in a helicopter crash some years ago) star in the movie. I bet that no one told Hariharan that he was singing for Vijaykanth!
Like always, some of the lyrics here are just not translatable, though they are so beautifully written. But, the song is so great to hear, so enjoy!
"Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-30792537535890862392011-02-13T13:46:00.000-08:002011-02-13T13:46:11.429-08:00பனி இல்லாத மார்கழியா - ஆனந்த ஜோதி (Pani Illatha from Anandha Jyothi)
This is an MGR song where he dances to this tune with Devika. Music by the fantastic duo Viswanathan-Ramamurthy and of course, the lyrics by Kannadasan. They used to say that TM Soundararajan adjusted his vocals differently for MGR than for Sivaji. Just the same way I can't tell the difference between Coke and Pepsi, I could not tell the difference. You listen and decide. This is a pretty fast Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-48367380203596346372011-01-16T08:46:00.000-08:002011-01-16T08:46:00.952-08:00துளி துளி துளி மழையாய் வந்தாளே - பையா (Thuli Thuli Thuli from Paiyaa)
Excellent song set to music by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Haricharan and Tanvi have sung this very nicely. However, the real attraction to me is the simplicity of these lyrics. BTW, Tamanna Bhatia and Karthi are the two lead actors in the movie and for a while the news was all about their alleged love affair. However, Karthi came out and said No! What the heck was the guy thinking???
"Shae came as theRavihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-7381186150029117642010-12-31T13:27:00.000-08:002010-12-31T15:15:36.372-08:00பால் போலவே வான் மீதிலே - உயர்ந்த மனிதன் (Song from Uyarndha Manithan)
This is an old Tamil classic with Sivaji Ganesan. Looking back at this, we all feel silly as to how we liked movies of this sorts, but it does not matter. It was a great movie for its time. M.S. Viswanathan's music was great and Sivaji was screaming and overacting. In this song, Vanishree does the typical dance sequence of movies, but Susheela sings this so well. I remember listening to songs Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-5612892242922778912010-12-27T10:28:00.000-08:002010-12-31T12:56:19.676-08:00கண்ணானால் நான் இமையாவேன் - சாரதா
One of those old classics that Really like. Very simple tune with the usual TMS-Susheela pair. My guess would be that this was one of Viswanathan - Ramamurthy creations.
Woman: "If you are the eyes then I am the eyelids. If you are the breeze, then I am the creeper" Man: "If you are the earth, then I am the tree; If you are the rains then I am the crops"
This is all Kannadasan and I don't Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-49855270861182423182010-09-04T05:18:00.000-07:002010-09-06T03:28:45.798-07:00செந்தமிழ் நாட்டு தமிழச்சியே சேல உடுத்த தயங்குறியே - வண்டிச் சோலை சின்னராசுI never paid a lot of attention to the lyrics as always, until last week when I was driving back from Hanover, NH. I was listening to AR Rahman songs and these lyrics caught my attention. It is one of those movies from 1994 that I can't rememebr seeing and one wonders why AR Rahman set music to. Obviously because he was just starting. Satyaraj is really funny in the dance sequence of this Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-6311491048913088092010-08-21T09:01:00.000-07:002010-08-21T09:29:38.180-07:00உன் பார்வையில் ஓராயிரம் - அம்மன் கோயில் கிழக்காலேThis is yet another Ilayaraja classic sung by KJ Yesudas and Chitra. After years, this tune still continues linger around and surprisingly I can still remember most of the lyrics."I can write a thousand poems in the wind when you give me that one look. I can't stop thinking about you every day and I hug you with those thoughts"."The hand with the bangles created music when it moved gracefully Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-66978652028271285272010-06-05T04:42:00.000-07:002010-12-31T15:45:44.740-08:00பொய் சொல்ல கூடாது காதலி - ரன்
One of my all time favorite songs! Set to music by Vidyasagar and sung by Hariharan, this is a fantastic song. I don't think we can say the same about the movie, though both Madhavan and Meera Jasmin are excellent actors and I believe this movie was not a good one, full of action and fights!
This whole song is rooted in "lies". "My love, please don't lie to me (that you don't love me). Even if Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-24682682462750090002010-05-02T05:06:00.000-07:002010-06-05T05:24:18.523-07:00எனதுயிரே எனதுயிரே - பீமாHarris Jeyaraj did a wonderful job setting music for Bheema. Many good songs and also a decent movie with Vikram and Trisha. Everywhere I have looked, it lists many singers, but I don't get it as to how come so many female singers. Quite possible that the song comes multiple times in the movie!"You, my soul, became just mine. You, my relative, sprouted (out of nowhere) like God. Like my foot on Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-9758926792751676252010-04-17T19:53:00.000-07:002010-04-17T20:46:45.490-07:00கண்கள் இரண்டால் - சுப்ரமணியபுரம்This beautiful song set to raga Riti Gowlai is composed by a relative newcomer James Vasanthan, sung by Belly Raj (yup, thats the name) and Deepa Mariam. It is really an attention grabbing song. And the movie itself is not worth watching IMHO. The transformation of Swetha Reddy to be a real southerner is remarkable!"With your two beautiful eyes you roped and pulled me. As though this was not Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-60175112950794038722010-04-04T06:11:00.000-07:002010-04-04T15:26:46.800-07:00முன் பனியா - நந்தாSPB does a fabulous job to the music of Yuvan Shankar Raja. I love listening to SPB remotely. Couple of times I have seen him in live performances, I have been deeply unhappy! He lectures too much and sometimes I want to get up and say "I paid all this money to just listen to you sing! Shut Up!" Regardless, I love to hear the man sing. He is a genius. The movie Nanda with Surya is also a great Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-40906399042807865852010-03-07T15:35:00.000-08:002010-03-07T16:34:58.798-08:00பார்த்தேன் சிரித்தேன் - வீர அபிமன்யுOne of the brilliant Kannadasn lyrics, set to tune by K.V. Mahadevan for Veera Abimanyu in Raga Sahana. Of course, you know I am going to say that not knowing Tamil is a serious problem in understanding the beauty of the lyrics, but I found the video of the song for you to listen to, where you can get the idea of the play of the word "Thén" which stands for Honey as well as a common word ending."Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-9454073325452765542010-02-14T06:29:00.000-08:002010-02-14T08:07:19.556-08:00என் மேல் விழுந்த மழைத் துளியே - மே மாதம்A relatively old classic, sung by Jeyachandran and Chitra and set to music by none other than A.R. Rahman! Very simple, yet powerful lyrics. Horrible actors though!"Hey, the drop of rain who fell on me, where were you all this time? The poem that I wrote today, where were you all this time? The subtle breeze that just woke me up, where were you all this time? The beautiful music that intoxicated Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-88694321190235508912010-01-30T08:04:00.000-08:002010-01-30T13:54:07.584-08:00துளசிச் செடிய அரளிப்பூவு - சேவல்G. V. Prakash, I believe is AR Rahman's nephew. He has set to music this song, sung by a relative newcomer - Deepa Mariam and Hariharan, my absolute favorite singer! The movie is Seval - Rooster.Frankly, this is a song with so many little nuances that are specific to Taml Nadu and life that my attempts to translate is simply becoming impossible. For example, one line will translate as "for four Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-81897796480947821322010-01-24T07:41:00.000-08:002010-01-24T09:39:37.121-08:00உன் தலை முடி - காதலில் விழுந்தேன்Real nice and attention grabbing tune - set to music by Vijay Anthony and sung by Karthik, Nitish Gopalan and Maya. First off, it is ridiculous that most of these movie personalities have just a single name - Maya! Looking them up on the web becomes so ridiculously complicated. Secondly, in this song, the best performance is by Maya, and she begins the song, so why list her last???"My love, I Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-8833243797978795192010-01-10T08:01:00.000-08:002010-01-10T08:53:21.746-08:00வந்த நாள் முதல் - பாவ மன்னிப்புNow I am going to back to an old classic - from Paava Mannippu, a Bhimsingh movie with Sivaji Ganesan, released in 1961. The lyrics is by Kannadasan. As you read along, you will see what a great thinker Kannadasan was. He was a prolific lyricist and philosopher, and many people give as much credit to him as to the alcohol that he consumed. As you know, not all who consume alcohol can be a Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-31300504592040198952009-12-06T06:48:00.000-08:002009-12-20T04:42:39.668-08:00அவள் அப்படி ஒன்றும் அழகில்லை - அங்காடித் தெருSet to a very simple and pleasing tune, the lyrics are just superb. Though I have not seen the movie yet, I can understand how this song relates to the story line just by the name of the movie and the looks of the actors. Na. Muthukumar has done a fabulous job with the lyrics. Of course, the simplicity and the meaning that comes through in Tamil is simply not easy to translate..."She is not that Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-79766965796817702602009-12-06T05:15:00.000-08:002009-12-06T05:46:58.130-08:00அழகாய் பூக்குதே - நினைத்தாலே இனிக்கும் (2008)A very nice melodious song composed by Vijay Anthony. Anuja Iyer looks pretty hot in this song compared to her reserved Muslim girl acting throughout the movie.Not surprisingly, yet another lovely love song. "It (Love) blossoms so beautifully and attacks you pleasantly. The hearts caught in love are acting like uncontrolled bouncing balls""Yearning to speak incessantly and with love, the words Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-54720913674143169532009-11-29T05:11:00.000-08:002010-01-09T05:33:50.447-08:00இது தானா - சாமிSamy is a very enjoyable movie starring Vikram and Trisha. I really like Vikram and in this particular song, Trisha looks very nice, clad in either a Sari or half sari. And the song, sung by Chitra, is a great one."Is this the day that I have been so eagerly waiting for? Is this really the day? Is he the one, is he really the one who will adorn the garlands?""I became yours, really yours, as my Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-34919237793669979992009-11-28T13:18:00.000-08:002009-11-28T14:08:26.290-08:00முன் தினம் பார்த்தேனே - வாரணம் ஆயிரம்முன் தினம் பார்த்தேனேபார்த்ததும் தோற்றேனேசல்லடைக் கண்ணாகநெஞ்சமும் புண்ணானதேஎத்தனை நாளாகஉன்னை நான் பாராமல்எங்கு நான் போனேனோநாட்களும் வீணானதேவானத்தில் நீ வெண்ணிலாஏக்கத்தில் நான் தேய்வதாஇப்போது என்னோடு வந்தாலென்னஊர் பார்க்க ஒன்றாக சென்றாலென்னதுலா தொட்டில் உன்னை வைத்துநிகர் செய்ய பொன்னை வைத்தால்துலாபாரம் தோற்காதோ பேரழகேமுகம் பார்த்து பேசும் உன்னைமுதல் காதல் சிந்தும் கண்ணைஅணைக்காமல் போவேனோ வா உயிரேஓ Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-23103020229016528562009-10-17T04:00:00.000-07:002009-10-17T04:15:03.386-07:00Nenjukkul Peithidum - Vaaranam AayiramHariharan is at his best in this song and Harris Jeyaraj has done a wonderful job on all songs in this movie. Surya and Sameera Reddy look fabulous together in this movie where Oklahoma City bombing is a central theme."Heavy rains in my heart; A lotus disappearing in the water; the weather is changing suddenly; It is all your fault, my love" "The waves go on non-stop; a beautiful star is swimmingRavihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-71082138837581110092009-09-26T09:04:00.001-07:002010-01-10T13:37:08.648-08:00Paadhi Kathal Paadhi Muththam - Modhi VilayaduThis is a really nice tune with a mixture of both semi-classical and semi-western tunes with a sudden infusion of a short raga alapana.Hariharan-Leslie team set the music for this and Bombay Jayashree and Sunitha Sarathi have done a fabulous job."Half love and Half kisses is not simply enough, my dear. My dress has caught fire from my passion for asking for the the other half of kisses. My whole Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-34897410369091930932009-08-30T14:36:00.000-07:002009-09-13T16:47:28.048-07:00Un Azhagukku Thaai Poruppu - AalavandhaanBeautiful song and I know for sure that I am going to royally mess up the translation. BTW, I did not particularly like the movie. This who song is about "responsibility" and play of words based on that."Your mom is responsible for your beauty and Tamil is responsible for your intelligence". "The skies are responsible for your fame and the earth is responsible for your patience". As you can see, Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28264397.post-14955240686943186872009-07-12T05:37:00.000-07:002009-08-09T16:53:13.204-07:00Siragugal vanthatu - Sarvam; சிறகுகள் வந்தது - சர்வம்You must listen and see the song on YouTube (link provided below). What a great song! I have not been able to get the tune out of my system for the past three days. Yuvan Shankar Raja has done a tremendous job and Javed Ali and Madhushree have sung reasonably well. My complaint about the non-Tamils killing the lyrics continue. Half of what Madhushree (Bengali, apparently) is saying is simply Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139491948223249332noreply@blogger.com6