Snippets of Information
Old film songs / dances
* 21 Jul 24
Viswanathan - Ramamurthy duo worked together from 1952's Panam to 1965's Aayirathil Oruvan.
Their debut was with N.S. Krishnan's Panam. Initially it was to be
'Ramamurthy-Viswanathan.' "It was NSK who said Viswanathan-Ramamurthy
sounds better. 'You are senior to him so you can be behind him,
supporting him,' he said. I had no issues," recalls TKR.
Source: thehindu.com |
The split came in 1964, during the making of Aayirathil Oruvan. They
reunited for the Satyaraj film, Engirundho Vandhaan, in 1995.
* 17 Mar 2023
- P.Susheela's first song in films at the age of 16 was the song
"edharku azaithaayo" in the movie 'Petra thaai' (1951) directed by
Nageswara Rao.
- P.Susheela was the first female singer in the country to win the
National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 1969 at at the
16th National Film Awards for the song "Paal Polave - Naalai indha velai
paarthu" in the Tamil film Uyarndha Manidhan.
- P.Susheela and TMS sang the song "Niraarum Kadal Udutha" from Manonmaniam which was adapted as Thamizh
Thai Vaazhthu, "Invocation to Goddess Tamil" and approved by the
Government of Tamil Nadu as the official Tamil anthem in June 1970. The music was composed by M.S.Viswanathan...The song - (YouTube)
Source: TamilGlitzz
* 5 Oct 2021
National and State awards for the film Thunaivan
A.Maruthakasi, lyricist for Tamil films received the 1969 Tamil Nadu
State Film Awards - Best Lyricist for the song 'Marudhamalai yaane' and
K. B. Sundarambal received the National Film Award as well as the Tamil
Nadu State Film Award in 1969 for Best Female Playback Singer and
Balamurugan was awarded Best Story Writer.
Source: wikipedia.org
* Jul 2021
Bharathidasan has penned lyrics for several Tamil film songs such as
`Vennilavum vaanum pole... ' from the movie Kalyanam Panniyum
Brahmachari, `Thunbam nergaiyil inbam... from Or Iravu, `Thamizhikku
amudhendru per... ' from Panchavarna Kili and `Sange muzhangu... ' from
Kalangarai Vilakkam.
He has also written the story, script and songs for films including
Valaiyapathi, Aayiram Thalaivaangiya Apoorva Sindhamani, Aadhithan
Kanavu.
Source: Bharathidasan's gift to Tamil and Pondicherry, Deepa H Ramakrishnan, The Hindu, Apr 18, 2006
* Jul 2021
The film Kalyanam Panniyum Bramhachari (1954) had melodious music
(composer T. G. Lingappa) with lyrics by K. D. Santhanam and others.
Today not many are aware that a peppy song, ‘Jolly life….jolly life …'
was filmed on Sivaji Ganesan with Chandra Babu lending his voice! The
song became popular.
Source: Kalyanam Panniyum Bramhachari 1954, Randor Guy, The Hindu, March 20, 2011
* Jul 2021
In the film Kalyanam Panniyum Bramhachari (1954) the music director was TG Lingappa with lyrics by K. D. Santhanam and others.
But the song Vennilavum vaanum pole sung by Radha Jayalakshmi was composed by Dhandapani Desikar with lyrics by Bharathidasan.
Source: Kalyanam Panniyum Bramhachari 1954, Randor Guy, The Hindu, March 20, 2011
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