Vintage Raghavan (V.S.Raghavan)

Vintage Raghavan (V.S.Raghavan)

Veteran V.S.Raghavan is not a face which we can easily forget. It’s so unfortunate that some idiots who in the name of mimicry make fun of him by staging some bad words (goyyala etc) though V.S.Raghavan is an actor par excellence. Man with 1000 movies to his credit stood tall in this tinsel world along with Nagesh. Both acted decade after decade while their colleagues of 60’s faded away either due to death or with no opportunities these 2 made their way thru each new wave . Especially Raghavan was acting till his last days and unfortunately I feel he didn’t get the appreciation which he deserved. This man portrayed numerous characters and left a mark in each of them.. Who can forget the strict father in Vasantha maligai or Arrogant father who seeks revenge for his daughter in iru kodugal or helpless father who cannot do anything against his family in Namma veetu deivam and many more.. I don’t care even if some of my FB friends doesn’t like him or not but to me he was a great actor and definitely deserved more appreciation. Raghavan was born in Kancheepuram district, studied in madras Christian college made his acting debut in 1954 with Vairmalai (who can forget the eternal classic song “Koovamal koovum kokilam with Manohar & Padmini as lead pair). At that time he was into plays and vairamalai was a play as well. So he did the same role when it was made as a film as well. He formed the INA (indian national artists) and our own K.Balachander was also part of it. When Plays got reduced he started his film career in full swing appearing in various character roles. Raghavan led a clean life without any bad habits lived healthy till the age of 90. Donned variety of roles starting from arrogant rich man to a driver or slave he gels with the character . At times it might look over acting but that’s common from any stage artist. He was at ease in any of his characters and had no ego which made him work 5 to 6 decades in various roles. Though he left this world there are few roles which will live for ever .. Rajesh LAvanya

Magnificent Kanchana aka Vasundhara devi.

Magnificent Kanchana aka Vasundhara devi.

Glamour & Talent doesn’t go hand in hand except for some rare people like Sarojadevi, Bharathi, JAyalalitha & KAnchana. (jaya is little odd because in glamour the feminine quotient will be less). So there we go. Another request from Chitralaya sriram anna to write about this evergreen beauty Kanchana. Quite understandable his affection for her because she was introduced in Sridhar’s film and Dad Gopu sir’s dialouges and from then on their association continued. So the request was natural and I’m indeed happy to write about Kanchana. Born on 16’th August 1939 at Vijayawada (the place which has given many artists like Ghantasala, P.Suseela & many more) she was working as Air hostess and of course many cine professionals flying would have noticed this beauty. Creators look for sharp features (in today’s world the meaning of features is completely different) while then it was height, sharp nose, photogenic face etc and Kanchana had everything in her but she was not ready for cinema then. Sometimes the statue waits for the creator to find it and that’s exactly what happened in her case. Creator Genius C.V.Sridhar found this charming airhostess and offered her a role in his comic film “Kadhalikka neramillai “ in 1964. Thus she landed ground into the tinsel world. People might think Kanchana’s debut was Kadhalikka neramillai but that’s not true. She appeared as Devi Kaali or durga in a telugu film which was released before. She started her innings with a great movie directed by the great Sridhar. Along with her there were other new comers too , charming ravichandran, bubbly Rajasree . I wrote at length in kothai notes about the moving completing 50 yrs. The movie opens up with Kanchana & Muthuraman singing the evergreen duet “Enna Paarvai undhan paarvai “ . Movie became a huge hit and all the new comers became stars overnight. First film for her was just a casual rich girl who is in love and she did justice to what was given to her. Slowly many films came her way in tamil & telugu. She started to pair with top heroes at that time mostly in telugu first (with ANR in Aathma gowravam, PReminchi choodu(kadhalikka neramillai in telugu) etc) , but it was the role of Uthara she played in Veera abhimanyu that got noticed by many. She was natural as uthara both in acting and dance sequences and charmed her way in the screen with AVMrajan in tamil, Shoban babu in Telugu. (how can we forget Paarthen sirithen pakkam vara thudithen song) Next she acted as the elder daughter of NAdigar thilagam in Motor sundaram pillai. That’s the first in Shivaji film probably stepping stone for her to act as his pair in the coming days. Though it was a small role still it was noticeable. She paired with Sivakumar in this movie. But when the same movie was made in Telugu she was offered Manimala’s role & she did it finely.She voiced for the evergreen telugu song MAnase andala brundavanam (maname muruganin mayilvaganam in telugu) sung by P.Susheela. Kanchana was fluent in Tamil and Telugu. During this time she started in Malayalam films as well. Next to KRVijaya Kanchana was the other heroine who did movies in all the 4 languages (Tamil, Telugu,Kananda & Malayalam) and few hindi movies too. She also had a chance to act with MAkkal thilagam in Parakkum Paavai where she portrayed once sided love. She continued glamour roles in movies like Marakka mudiyuma etc. She also played as a bold and caring sister in Kodi Malar. Kodi malar gave her additional scope to better as an actress. The movie deals with a dumb woman and kanchana her sister join hands with her lover to bring justice to her sister. Definitely improvement from being a glamour girl to a performer. That too equation with veteran actresss M.V.Rajamma 1967 is a special year for Kanchana. Yes there were many super hit movies this year. The main film was AVM’s thriller Adhey Kangal/Avey Kallu. Adhe kangal – Kanchana had Glamour role and paired up with Ravichandran/Krishna but this film gave her scope to prove a variety of dances including folk, western and many more (whatever was famous then like rock & roll, twist etc). Oh oh Ethanai azhagu 20 vayathinile shot in Mysore brindavan gardens is a visual treat to watch even now. Adhey kangal was a top grosser and KAnchana became a sought after heroine. 1967 also saw her feature in K.BAlachander’s comic family drama “Bhama Vijayam”. She was one of the 3 daughter-in-laws who ruin their lives due to their interest in their actress neighbor Bhama. Amidst a big star cast Kanchana was noticeable with her glasses and the scene where in she considers the thief to be her husband the conversation which follows is hilarious. She also put up quite a show in the song “Ninaithal sirippu varum “ During the same year she also entered Hindi films with the movie FArz. It was in 1967 she also paired up with legendary N.T.R as well and of course in 1967 she got the elevation of one sided lover for Nadigar thilagam in Thangai. So 1967 was definitely a better year for Kanchana. She was constantly doing films in tamil & telugu During this time she also acted in notable Malayalam films like Priyathama, Azhagulla saleena, Kodungallooramma,Thirichadi & many more She also acted with Makkal thilagam in Parakkum paavai & NAan yen pirandhen. 2 movies with makkal thilagam but prominent roles.(thanks vijayakrishnan for pointing out the miss) 1969 is another noticeable year in Kanchana’s career. The main film of Kanchana in 1969 was “shanti nilayam” where in she elevated from heroine to artist. Yes this is her best character portrayed in tamil film. She was attractive with Gemini, compassionate with both the kids and Pandari bhai and showed every kind of emotion in this movie. Shanti nilayam was inspired from Sound of music. Originally kannada folks got inspired from Sound of music and made Bedi bandhavalu in 1968 with Kalyan kumar & Chandrakala in lead. Tamil version was a year later. KAnchana was absolutely brilliant as Malathi in Shanti nilayam. Her acting, Marcus bartley’s photography and MSV’s scintillating music made this movie a grand success. Yet another notable film in 1969 was the telugu film Natakala Rayudu where in veteran actor NAgabushanam played the lead role and Kanchana played the female lead. This film was based on the hindi movie Albela . Kanchana plays the drama company owner who identifies Nagabushanam’s talent and makes him an actor. The movie was appreciated well and Kanchana’s role was also noticeable. When Thulabaram was made in tamil she got Sheela’s role- friend of the female lead sharada. Kanchana did justice to whatever the character asked for. She paired up with muthuraman 1970 marked the year when her mentor Sridhar paired her with NAdigar thilagam in the magnum opus “Sivandha mann” . Excellent songs and her “pattathu rani “ dance number is remembered even now. Kanchana was brilliant as Chitralekha. This was the first movie to shoot outside india. Inspite of the film’s failure it’s remembered for NAdigar thilagam’s acting, foreign locations and Kanchana’s pattathu rani dance as well. 1971 saw 2 brilliant characters from KAnchana. One was the telugu movie Kalyana mandapam. I would rate this as her career best. When Puttanna kanagal’s Gejje pooje was remade in telugu as Kalyana mandapam KAnchana was selected to play the role originally played brilliantly by minugu thare kalpana. Kanchana portrayed the role of a devdasi girl and she matched kalpana’s performance and got many accolades as well. In the same year she played a soft wife who cares for her friend and at the same time need to take care of family’s name in Avalukkenru oru manam. Kanchana played female lead Bharathi’s friend . Even though bharathi’s role is the powerful one Kanchana scored with softer role as well , playing Gemini’s wife , at the same time a very caring friend who tries hard to bring her friend to right track. Mangayaril maharani picturised on Kanchana & Gemini is even memorable now. 1971 also had the comic entertainer “Utharavindri Ulle va” directed by N.C.chakravarthy. Kanchana played the girl who escapes from villain group and seeks shelter at a bachelor’s house where in all the bachelors fall for her.. nice comedy movie and kanchana played her role well in the movie From then on she was seen doing second heroine role or character role mostly In telugu. Her dance sequences in Nageswararao’s bhakta tukaram are mind blowing but the career of the heroine suddenly vanished and she was reduced to do character roles. Times were changing and slowly she faded away. She was seen again with Nadigar thilagam in Avan oru sarithiram (Vanakkam pala murai sonnen)but not as his pair. She did elderly characters (mother roles) in sigappu rojakkal,pagadai pannirendu, babruvahana in kannada (she had a powerful role than sarojadevi in this movie) and many more and she slowly quit acting. During that time she also dealt with personal issues she went and settled with her sister in Bangalore. Unlike Kumudham reported she wasn’t living in any temple or any such sort. She was living with her sister and turned her life into spiritual world. After years of fight she got back all her assets and donated 5crore worth property to Thirupathi Devasthanam, a generous act indeed. Am happy that she is actively seen at many events in Chennai. I was surprised when actor ARS during UAA 60 years ,mentioned that Kanchana has acted in stage plays as well. Kanchana was awarded MGR award by the govt of tamilnadu in 2005. In a career span of 10 years she saw the peak for atleast 5-6 years did variety of roles and still her name is remembered by film lovers. That is Kanchana for us. I pray the almighty for her long and healthy life. Thanks @chitralaya sriram anna for asking me to write about this charming beauty. -Rajesh Lavanya

Versatile Murthy aka Venniradai Murthy.

Versatile Murthy aka Venniradai Murthy. Another request from @Chitralaya sriram anna . This time he deserves a kiss in his forehead for this request. I’m excited to write about my favorite artist Mr. Venniradai Murthy. Ironically he is known for his body language, thambriiii and body antics but there is a great man of wisdom behind that comic mask. Murthy born in 1936 in Chidambaram, his father was a leading lawyer and Murthy also completed law. While studying in Chennai Christian college Murthy also stayed in the same Vedanthangal(yes house of film birds) yes the famous club house in T.Nagar. Thus Murthy was destined to meet all the guys who were struggling to make it big in cinema. He met N.C.Chakravarthy (director of U.U.Vaa) because of whom he got the opportunity to meet Director Sridhar. It was in 1965 when Sridhar was getting ready for his new movie. Murthy was confident that he could do comedy roles but Sridhar wasn’t. He did ask Murthy why he wanted to do comedy roles as his face wasn’t funny. Murthy in turn said people say look yields luck but in my case it’s the other way . This statement made Sridhar to think and he decided to create a comic role for him and thus Murthy landed into cinema. In his debut he paired up with Asha/Shailasree. Murthy’s wide eyes and his witty speech will make everyone notable and why not he definitely got noticed and slowly he started to appear in many movies. My first knowledge of him came from the AVM’s comical ride KAsethan kadavulada .. Like every other beginning actor he was offered some elderly roles during his young age but in cinema logic this cannot be avoided but Murthy had the knack of making him noticeable in any character he did. In Kasethan kadavulada he acted as Manorama’s husband and the way he begs for 5 paise to his sons and they way he says “ She has employed me as her husband” all are funny to the core. Even now when I watch the scene between muthuraman, srikanth and Murthy it’s hilarious. Murthy’s nature, knowledge and timing made him gel with all the comedy stalwarts across decades. He has acted with almost all directors, all actors , all major comedians and variety of characters.. Can’t forget Utharavindri ulle vaa , then mazhai (as Gemini’s asst). He floated with time, created a unique identity for himself thus created the unique way of saying the words and funny facial expression. Thambriii , bbaa funny sounds all became his trademark. There are hundreds of movies where we all have laughed at his performance and it will be never ending story if I start to mention all of them but to quote a few Murthy and Kamal in Michael madana kamarajan where in he played a protective father of Kushboo and the scenes followed are hilarious to the core. My childhood friend (even now) Viswanathan and I were mad fan of Murthy and his dialoiuges and we literally ROTFL for his scenes in M.M.K.Rajan. Same can be said of his role in Thangamana purushan wherein he played husband to Aachi manorma (stingy woman) and it’s hilarious to watch him wear a dress made of paper .. funny to the core. He was able to team up with any comedian at any time and still managed to be noticeable. That was his hidden talent. He has acted with NAgesh, Thengai Srinivasan, Cho,Suruli, VKRamasamy, Goundamani,senthil (who can forget the funny scene between Senthil & Murthy in enga ooru paatukkaran), S.S.chandran, Vadivelu, Vivek, manobala and even with young generation comic actors. He acted with everyone with ease. He acted with T.R.Ramachandran, M.R.Radha and many stalwarts. Behind this comedian was an actor too. There were few movies where he was given subtle acting roles as well. Because of his good writing skills he also worked in Chitralaya magazine as well. He has worked over 900 films and still very active which is a great achievement. Apart from films many know him as astrologer as well. Yes he was once predicted by an astrologer that he will make it into films and his words came true and Murthy started picking up astrology books from that astrologer. He claims that his guru is that person because he strictly said to Murthy that he would not teach him but guide him. Murthy says it’s science and he did master it well. He was the first to conduct a TV show named “Astrology and Vaasthu” Apart from films he was successful in TV as well. His comedy series Meendum meendum Sirippu was successful for 11 years. A huge accomplishment. Apart from movies & TV shows Murthy is very well informed . His recent show “Ulagam ivvalavuthan” is a show with tons of information and the way Murthy presents is commendable. I’m lucky to have likeminded friends and above all my DAD who all liked Murthy. Dad & I are huge Murthy fans and never miss his comedy scene or any of his show for that matter. Murthy is very cordial and disciplined. All of his co actors had immense praise for this man. Vadivukkarasi, Kovai sarala and many more always mention Murthy’s name. He is a gentleman to the core, cordial to the drivers who drop him or pick him up for shooting thus yielding a good name and going strong even now. Murthy married veteran actress MAnimala (what a natural beauty she was)at the peak of her career. She quit acting after marriage and still she is the backbone for Mr.Murthy. She came back to do Sindhu bhairavi and the tele series which followed the movie just because of KB. Murthy and MAnimala have a son Mano who is married and they have a grandson. Mano is settled in Australia or America (not sure). Murthy is simple man and often his dialogues tend to have double meaning but that is part and parcel of cinema.. The man within is clean as a crystal and everyone knows it and I take great pleasure in writing about this Man who made millions laugh …. See you soon with another artist. Bye for now Rajesh Lavanya

Jazzy Jamuna Rani.

Jazzy Jamuna Rani. K.Jamuna Rani. This name is nothing new to Music lovers but to this generation she is a stranger. Jamunarani had within her the POP’ish voice and was used more for the seduction style songs. Her voice was definitely unique though it didn’t possess the sweetness of Susheela or high octave like Susheela & Jikki but definitely had the nativity which suited well for Dance numbers or folkish type of songs. Jamuna rani started her career in 1944 with the movie “Seeta rama jananam” where she sang for a small girl but it was “Thyagayya” which made her famous. She was in contract with Modern theatre and slowly her career began to take off. It was susrala dakshinamurthy who encouraged her and gave her chances as well. During her tenure in the modern theatre Kannadasan heard her voice and when it mattered recommended her name to MSV-TKR. When Leela & Jikki were dominating the Music arena K.Jamuna rani definitely carved a niche for herself and was singing all the songs which came her way( mostly dance numbers, songs for second heroine) inspite of all these songs became hit and definitely her name popped out and got noticed. She sang songs in Tamil, telugu, kannada,malayalam and Sinhala. She is the singer who sang more songs in Sinhalese. When Susheela took over Leela-Jikki , Jamuna was still singing more songs but when L.R.Eswari came in with Vaarayo thozhi her chances faded with just one or 2 songs and after long gap V.Kumar made her sing in Iru kodugal, edhir neechal and then Illayaraja mader her sing in Nayagan. In her career she sang for all music directors. It was S.Dakshinamurthy, K.V.Mahadevan, S.P.Kodandapani who encouraged her a lot. She herself admitted that it was tough to sing MSV- TKR compositions. Nevertheless JAmunarani had a uniqe voice and definitely better than LRE(in my opinion) and though branded as seductive singer she sang so many varieties Let me list some of her songs .. First listing my favourites NAgamalli konalona (Bangaru thimmaraju music by S.P.Kodandapani. This is the movie KJY sang his first telugu song) Mukku meeda kopam ( Mooga manasulu – Praptham original) Aasayum Nesamum (Gulebagavali music MSV-TKR) Kamugar nenjinil needhi illai (MAhadevi – MSV-TKR). This is a fantastic song pathos number and Jamuna sang it so well. Yaaradi nee mohini (with TMS,Jikki, AP komala –G.Ramanthan’s music) .. tough one too Continuing her list Thadukkathe ennai thadukkathe with JPC. She was the best pair for JPChandrababu, both complimented each other Santhoshamethan sangeethamagum from Santhanam Athimathura anuraga from school master Next big hit was “Sethamizh then mozhiyaL” from Malai itta mangai. Her “Mele parakkuthu rocket” from Anbu enge was instant hit Santhu pottu thalathalakka with leela from Sivagangai seemai Kunguma poove konjum purave was runaway hit .. again with JPC Her songs in bhagyadevathai ( Music: Master Venu) were hits as well. Neeyo naano yaar nilave with Susheela,PBS in mannadhi mannan. Another solo in the same movie “Kaaviri thaaye” was very popular as well. Her songs in Deivapiravi (for M.N.Rajam) is popular even now. Yes “Thara thara vandhara” and “Kaalai Vayasu kattana sizeu” made youth go crazy at that time. Pakkathile kanni pen irukku with A.L.Raghavan was another popular number from PAdikkadha medhai Kuyil isayum kuzhalisayum from Sangili thevan a duet with A.M.Raja is a very nice song Next smash hit came in the form of “Paasamalar” . Paasa Malar saw the arrival of LRE but KJR had a superb song for M.N.Rajam again. Yes Paatondru ketten Paravasam aanen.. The way she has sung this song is absolutely brilliant. From the soft Paatondru ketten she sang the folkish dance number with TMS in Kumudam under KVM’s music. “Maama Maama Maama” and this became her signature song. In any show audience demand this song and she sings it with ease. Same song became super hit in Telugu as well. She had 2 beautiful songs in Bale pandiya.. Aadhi manidhan kadhalukku pin with PBS And the evergreen Athikkai kaai (kaviyarasar’s lyrics) with TMS,Susheela,PBS She sang the beautiful Chithirathil pen ezhuthi from Rani Samyuktha (music KVM) KAtti thanga rajavukku with L.R.Eswari in Mani osai Nenjinile un ninaivu mugam from Chitrangi was quite popular number as well(with TMS,Susheela) Enakkagava Naan unakkagava from Selvam was instant hit. The comic song Vazhaithandu pole udambu alek with ALRaghavan from panama pasama was also quite popular. Malai mudiyil pani azhagu from Delhi mappillai with p.susheela. Punnagai mannan poo vizhi kannan from iru kodugal with P.Susheela Naan sirithal deepavai with MSRajeswari in Nayagan This is just a small list, she has sung more songs especially in telugu , it’s unfortunate that we couldn’t hear her voice after 1969/70 . She was awarded kalaimamani in 1998, Aringar anna award in 2002. She was close friend of Jikki and helped her during her last days as well. I don’t get impressed with many voices & nothing goes into my ears except P.Susheela. Jikki, Jamunarani are exceptions and definitely they impress me. Rajesh Lavanya.

Musician's Man Thy M.S.Viswanathan

Musician's Man Thy M.S.Viswanathan If there was one person who composed for the musicians it was the one and only MSV. He used to see the musicians present and compose a song based on that. It wasnt that alone which made him a muscian's favourite. It was his creativity that made everyone long to work for him. M.S.Viswanathan was the first composer to introduce his musician thru the parts of his music. Audience would go spell bound to hear Prasad's tabla. Nanjappa's flute, Mangalamurthy's Accordion or Sathyam garu's shenoy (aalayamaniyin and many more songs), Mandolin Raju (he did more than mandolin),Trumpet Thomas, Guitar philips, Noel grant, Thumba shekar, Saibaba, Sadhan, Meesai Murugesh, Henry Daniel, Joseph Krishna,Govardanam master,Shyam, Bongos Gopalakrishnan,Ganesh(shankar) and many more of such kind. Audience could identify each musician in every song. It was said that those days there used to fans for not just MSV but for Bongos Gopalakrishnan , Mangalamurthy's accordion play. This shows the wide range of Musical Instruments this man was using in his compositions and thus each player showcasing their briliance .. His creativity was limitless thus he could come up with a tune with more instruments (Enge nimmadhi) or he could do with just 2 or 3 like Odam nadhiyinile. This man has used wide range of instruments of which few instruments does not exist anymore. Piano - Enna enna vaarthaigalo, Athan ennathan, athanin,paaduvor and many more Thumba --Sekar in man kanda sorgangal is a classic by itself.. This man's instrument usage is unimaginable.. Listen to bharathi kannamma neeyadi -- Prasad's tabla is a master piece.. Flute -- That is another topic by itself. (infinite number of songs with flute...) This composing genius was not limited to the instruments but he used Sadhan,MSraju , Meesai murugesh & saibaba as instruments. Whistle, sound effect, mimicry and what not.. There is not a single thing tha this man hasnt tried.. His successors just followed him in usage of instruments but the way he treated the musicians or they way he credited them no one else did and this is the FACT.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star(s).

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star(s). ======================= There were quite number of little stars who impressed the audience with their stellar performances over the years and this article is just to highlight the major cuties who did leave a mark. 1.Daisy Irani *********************** The very first child star who impressed me was Daisy Irani in "Yaar Payyan" .. Can we forger the famous dialouge "Maahanam Porunthiya Sreemaan Sundarrajan". Irani just stole the show in a film which had stalwarts like NSK,MAdhuram,Gemini & Savithiri. Sisters Daisy irani & honey irani were quite popular but Daisy made quite an impression in Tamil films as well.
2. Kutty padmini Following Daisy Irani it was Kutty padmini who stole the film arena with her bubbly performances in many movies. She always played heroine's young age role. her first noteable appearance was in Sridhar's Nenjil or aalyam(Muthana muthallavo song with dEvika) but she is still remembered for the dual role she played in Kuzhandhaiyum deivamum. She played so naturally the Lalli & pappi. Definitely Kutti padmini left a mark as child artist but couldnt make it big as an actress
3. Kumari Sachu ================ Kumari chachu also played younger roles in Avvaiyar , Rani, Mayabazar(young vatsala) and many more movies. ACT casted her as heroine in Veera thirumagan and Annai and then CVSridhar showed her another path in comedy in Kadhalikka neramillai. sachu was cute and bubbly and played baby roles and lil sister roles in many movies (noticeable one was Edhirparadhadhu where in she will appear as the tribal girl taking care of Sivaji )
4. Master PRabhakar & Baby sumathi. =============================== Master prabhakar is definitely the more popular child artist among everyone. He acted in numerous movies and always performed to perfection sometime it makes the audience think that he overdoes everything for his age. Those were the days where in child artists spoke more for their age. Prabhakar was on par with Kutty padmini for apprearing in many movies. APNagarajan made exclusively a film for Prabhakar "Vaa Raja Vaa". Prabhakar is a known child artist among tamil audicene even now. His sister Baby sumathi also starred in many movies with almost every top actor/actresses. All the above mentioned child stars acted in Tamil, Telugu, malayalam and kannada movies too. Sumathi is married and settled in canada.
5. Master Sekar. ####################### Like Prabhakar another child artist who with his innocent face made a mark was MAster Sekar. He was given roles exactly opposite to that of Prabhakar's . Always soft spoken quiet boy role. He also flourished as teen boy in quite number of movies (Sivaji's asst in Vani rani etc) and Sridhar made a movie with him and kavitha "Oh manju". Years later he also acted as Sivakumar's son in the award winning MArupakkam
6.Baby Shakeela =================== Can we forget "Athai madi methayadi" the melodious lullaby which marked Vaali ayya's star arrival beautifully rendered by Susheelamma. The baby artist who is attached to the aunt KRVijaya was baby shakeela. Shakeela appeared in several movies like enga pappa, enga veetu pillai and many more and definitely made an impression with her mazhalai speech dailouges.. As a teenager she appeared alongside AArthi in Gumasthavin magal but couldnt make it big.
7. Master Kamal hassan KAmal also had his share as child artist appearing in many movies alongside the then super stars MGR,Sivaji & Gemini in several movies. KAlathur kannama still is considered a landmark film for the introduction of Kamal as the child artist. Acting was written all over him and it wasnt a surprise he made it big as Ulaga nayagan.
8. Baby Sridevi. =============== Sree devi who ruled the Hindi, telugu and occasionally Tamil was also a baby star and appeared in many films in all languages. Especially tamil, telugu, malayalam. Can we forget the baby in Babu fondly calling Nadigar thilagam as "rickshaw mama" . She went on to become a popular actress in hindi and telugu but did leave a mark as a child artist.
9. Master Sridhar ================== Can we foget the cute little boy who played Lord muruga arguing with Avvaiyar(KBS) on Sutta pazham venduma in KAndhan Karunai. Sridhar played child roles in many movies and then elevated to side roles (in few movies played naradhar, teenage boy etc) and ended up in major roles in Doordarshan. It's sad to note that he passed away years back
10. Baby Rani. *********************** once baby shakeela, kutty padmini were out of the scene during 70's Baby rani made an impact. Kanne pappa, kuzhandhaikkaga all were made with her in a prominent role..She also acted in all languages including hindi. Her whereabouts are not known.
11. Baby Indira =============== Sisters Baby indira & raasi also had their stint as baby artists Indira the elder sister played the kid role in many movies. can we forget Singer pushpalatha singing "amamvum appavum vellai poonaigal " . Indira did play quite number of kannada movies. She reprised Kutty padmini's role in Kannada remake of Kuzhandhaiyum deivamum.
12. Roja ramani ====================== No one can ever forger "Narayana mandram adhuve narayana bajanam" . yes Baby Roja ramani who was casted by AVM chettiar in Bhakta prahalada was very popular child artist in Tamil and telugu. "Oru maharaja oru maharani" in Iru malargal is another beautiful role played by Roja ramani. She also was quite popular as teenager doing heroine and sister roles and then switched her profession as dubbing artist. All the above child stars made a mark hence they are mentioned specifically. There were other child artists like the boy who played dumb in "RAmu" and few other kids who acted only in few movies and disappeared. This is a humble attempt to recollect all those Little stars who twinkled in the Silver screen(sky). Will be back with another article soon (Rajeshkumar Lavanya)

Solla Solla inikkidhuyya – K(arnatic) V(idwan) M(ahadevan)

Solla Solla inikkidhuyya – K(arnatic) V(idwan) M(ahadevan) Yes “Solla Solla inikkudhada” can anyone forget this mind blowing devotional on Lord muruga penned by KAviyarasar and sung by the sweetest voice on the earth smt P.Susheela from the tamil film Kandhan Karunai tuned by Thirai isai thilagam K.V.Mahadevan fondly called as “Mama” by the Tamil film music fraternity. While talking about Tamil film music Krishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan is a name which comes to Music lovers’s mind at once on par with MSV-TKR & G.Ramanathan. KVM was one of the Trinity of Tamil film music. When G.Ramanathan brought in the fusion of Classical and western music followed by KVM & Mellisai mannargal taking the Tamil film music to greater heights. When MSV-TKR were trying out new experiments, new sounds to prove their existence MAMA was sticking to his chords yes classical & folk which was his strong forte and churned out tune after tune which lingers in the ears of old songs lovers even today. KVM was born in Krishnan kovil in Nagerkovil district and was interested in music from childhood. Learnt classical music from Poothapandi Arunachala Kavirayar. After his classical training he joined a music troupe run by angarai viswanatha bhagavathar and did music shows all around India. He started singing and donning female roles in stage plays followed by joining HMV Company (he was the one who encouraged AMRaja in HMV which lead to Raja’s career break in Samsaram) and finally he joined as music assistant to T.A.KAlyanam and S.V.Venkatraman. Salem Modern Theatre which was the nest for all aspiring artist accommodated KVM too at the age of 20. He started his Music career with 1942’s MAnonmani along with T.A.Kalyanam and sang a song with P.Leela as well. Tamil film scene was witnessing a drasting change slowly shifting focus from historical movies to social drama and thus music also changed from being pure classical to the music style which everyone can understand. So it was right time for KVM’s career as well. Slowly his career took off with Burma rani (one of my fav movie of T.R.Sundaram), rajambal, kumaari, naalvar , Mangalyam (I liked the movie and songs where in A.P.Nagarajan played the hero with nambiar , B.S.Saroja & Rajasulochana)and there he was composing for one of the iconic film of Tamil cinema yes , the Movie which had Sivaji ganesan and M.G.R together for first and last “Koondukkili” . All songs were memorable ones and loved by fans even today. Raathiri buvaaku lottery was a Colloquial and funny song sung by himself along with TMS & V.N.Sundaram, Radha jayalakshmi’s paar en magale paar is another fantastic song from the same movie. KVM’s name as composer started to float alongside of stalwarts like S.Dakshimurthy, G.Ramanathan,C.N.Pandurangan,T.G.Lingappa,S.Rajeswara rao, V.Dakshinamurthy ,Ghantasala,S.M.Subbiah naidu, S.V.Venkatraman, C.Ashwathama & Sudharsanam master. Thus KVM slowly started to create an impact of his own. During the same time MSV who also worked with KVM in modern theatres as chorus singer was made to join with T.K.Ramamurthy by NSK as the duo MSV-TKR was slowly climbing up the ladder. So both KVM and MSV-TKR slowly were redefining the film music on their own ways. MAhadevan as I mentiond earlier stuck to his basics Classical and Folk and started composing fantastic songs In 1954 when KVM was composing for the film Madhana Mohini, M.P.Sivam introduced Velappan nair aka T.K.Pughazendhi and thus Pugazhendhi became a loyal assistant to KVM till his death. After Koondukili KVM’s instant hit was 1955’s Town bus which had Anjali devi as the bus conductor which was quite a revolution at that time. Songs like Chittukuruvi Chittukuruvi sethi theriyuma(MSR), Ponnana vaazhve mannagi (MSR) were sensational hits . Ka mu sherrif’s lines sung by MSR the chittu kuruvi chittu kuruvi song is popular even today (those days it was as good as Mere piya gaye Rangoon). Mahadevan slowly started to carve a name for himself in the TAMIL film arena. 2 people played important role in shaping up Mama’s career. Devar and A.P.Nagarajan Devar - Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar started as stunt actor developed friendship with the then upcoming actor Ramachandran finally persuaded Ramachandran to act in his film which he was about to produce and thus the blockbuster “Thaaikku pin tharam”was conceived and the Devar – KVM association kicked off and lasted long as well. Thaaikku pin tharam had MGR,P.Bhanumathi,KAnnamba,T.S.Baliah and songs tuned by KVM are pleasant to ears even today P.Banumathi crooning Asainthadum thendrale thoodhu sellayo is an evergreen song TMS joins PB to render “AAha nam aasai niraiveruma” And thalaivar’s message song “Manushana manushan saapiduranda” was instant hit as well. Thus Devar films –KVM association took off and how many movies and how many songs. Especially Devar films-MGR-KVM a magical combo. Devar used to say that all he needed was MGR, KVM,Kannadasan,TMS & P.Susheela. Thaaiku pin tharam also established MGR as a social hero, during the same time Mukta V.Srinivasan started his debut direction with Mudhalali and KVM’s music was the main reason for the film’s success . Ka mu sherrif’s Yerikkarayin mele is a musical wonder even today. This movie had SSR & devika and this was a milestone in SSR’s career and this particular song attributed to the success. While MGR’s thaaikku pin tharam was huge success KVM’s songs in NAdigar thilagam’s “Makkalai Petra maharasi” were super hit as well. Thus KVM’s music became integral part for the film’s success. Ondru serndha anbu maruma penned by A.Maruthakasi sung by PBS & Udutha sarojini is a fantastic duet for Nambiar and MNrajam Folkish Manapparai madu katti by TMS penned by Maruthakasi is one of the best folk songs in TFM. PB & TMS jointly render the classic Poravale poravale ponnurangam. Thus KVM’s music magic irrespective of the actors was becoming the reason for the film’s success. KVM composed strictly within the frame of the Raga if it’s classical and tried variety in Folk and he fared well in that. Next to Devar the man who was instrumental in KVM’s career was A.P.Nagarajan. A.P.NAgarajan knew KVM from MAngalyam days in which he played the main lead. Being a story writer for some years for movies like Sampoorna ramayanam, nalla idathu sambandham he became closer to KVM. It was APN & KVM who gave L.R.Eswari a break with NAlla idathu sambandham. KVM’s magic continued with Raja rajan,Thai pirandhal Vazhi pirakkum, pillai kani amudhu,Neelavukku neranja manasu, periya kovil Especially Thai pirandhal vazhi pirakkum is another feather in his musical cap. Aasaiye alai pole penned by Kannadasan sung by Trichy Loganathan created magic all over tamilnadu Thai porandha vazhi porakkum thangame thangam sung by TMS, P.Leela was hummed by everyone Amudhum thenum yedharku penned by Suradha sung by Seergazhi Govindarajan is a classic number picturised on Prem Nazir and Rajasulochana. KVM’s magic can be felt in this song. Hits followed with films like SEngottai singam, nalu veli nilam, Manamulla marutharam,Vaazha veitha deivam, Abalai anjugam Songs in Nalu veli nilam were impressive especially oorar urangayile was aired in Radio Manamulla marutharam had fantastic songs – Thiruvilakku by Jikki and Inbam enge inbam enge endru thedu by Seergazhiyar is popular even today. Vaazha veitha deivam firmed the DEVAR-KVM relationship with songs becoming a major hit. It was from this movie Gemini ganesan took Aroordas to meet Nadigar thilagam and bhimsingh and their association created a new wave from pasamalar VAazha veitha deivam had lover boy Gemini with the cute Sarojadevi and songs like Kaaveri than singari singari than kaveri(TMS,PS), kolli malai saralile were hits. Not just songs but devar used lot of bull fight scenes for which KVM gave wonderful background score. Vennila kudai pidikka from Abalai anjugam will make old song lovers go crazy for the excellent rendition by T.R.Mahalingam and Suseela and beautiful lyrics by A.Maruthakasi. It was KVM who utilized A.Maruthakasi to the fullest and credit to him. Modern theatres T.R.Sundaram who tend to work with different music directors was associated with KVM from Burma rani days. So he summoned KVM to compose the Folklore subject directed by T.R.Ragunath Yes “Vanna kili” which had some of the best songs of TFM all packaged into 1 film. Nadaga kavalar R.S.MAnohar paired with B.S.Saroja while Prem naseer paired with MAinavathi. A.Maruthakasi penned all the songs and all are classic Maatukkara vela un maata konjam paathukkada by Seerkazhi was a fantastic folkish number While Adikkira kai than anaikkum the only duet by Trichy loganathan & Suseela will make stone heart melt Chinna papa endhan sella papa sung by P.Suseela was the lullaby in every household Chithada kattikittu is the best kuthupattu ever created in TFM sung by S.C.Krishnan and P.Suseela Vandi urundoda achani thevai by Seergazhiyar & Suseela was equally popular as well. APNagarajan’s Vadivukku valaikappu had fantastic numbers tuned by Mama. Seerulavum imba nadham by TMS& PS is the pick of the lot and Pugazhendhi used to talk at length about this song and how it was composed and how singers delivered it. KVM’s success continued with Alli petra pilla, engal kula devi, thayai pola pillai noolai pola selai(vilaimadhippilladha arutperum kalaiye by PS & Soolamangalam) and we have a blockbuster in the form of “PAdikakdha Medhai” in 1960 In 1960 he had super hit songs from the films Padikkadha medhai, AAda vandha deivam, Yaanai pagan,Veerakkanal PAdikkatha medhai directed by Bhimsingh had stellar performance by Nadigar thilagam, SVrangarao, Kannamaba and Songs like “Engirundho vandhan “ by Seergazhi, “ore oru oorile” b TMS,Soolamangalam Aadavandha deivam was musically hit. Sottu sottu by TRM,PS Kodi kodi inbam tharave- PS,PLeela Nilayaga en nenjil –PS Sangam muzhangi varum- TRM all were super duper hits YAanai pagan on the other hand was Devar films which had Kannada superstar Udayakumar romancing Sarojadevi and had fantastic songs by KVM Sengani vai thirandhu by PS,Seergazhiyar is ever lilting romantic duet Padhinarum nirayadha by TMS is another evergreen beauty Hits continued in 1960 in the form of Engal selvi, Kaithi kannayiram(konji konji pesi),Paavai vilakku(kaaviyama nenjin oviyama,vanna thamizh), ponni thirunal(who can forget yaar sirithal enna), Sivagami(vaanil muzhu madhiyai),thangam manasu thangam etc were few of his 1960 hits Stepping into 1961 MSV-TKR arrived with their Paava mannippu while KVM rocked with Kumudham. Kumudham was a complete package from Modern theatres and KVM gave splendid songs By this time he was quite popular in telugu as well. Without knowing Telugu he was the only Music director at that time who was simultaneously popular in both Tamil and Telugu (Illayaraja and Rahman in later years) Mama mama mama sung by TMS & K.Jamunarani Rocked the music arena and everyone went crazy with the song. Rocking Folk number by KVM and the telugu version sung by Ghantasala and KJR also was instant hit. Kumudham had stunning numbers Meow meow poonaikkutti by MSRajeswari, Kallile kalai vannam by TMS, Ennai vittu odi poga mudiyuma by PS & Seergazhi, Kalyanam Aanavare sowkkiyama by PS Hit songs continued in the form Ellam unakkaga(konji varum nenjil indru by PS), Kongunattu thangam,Panam pandhiyile,Panithirai(Varuga varuga, ore kelvi ore kelvi, yedho manidhan , april fool) DEvar-MGR-KVM rocked with hit after hit with Thai sollai thattadhe, thayai katha thanayan, kudumba thalaivan, dharmam thalai kakkum, neethikku pin pasam,thozhilali, vettaikaran, vivasayee,mugarasi,thanipiravi etc All songs from the above mentioned movies did enthrall the audience He continued to mesmerize the audience with song from Azhagu nila (chinna chinna roja – PBS sang for NAggaya), Kavitha (this movie had excellent songs by PS),Maadappura(oorukum theriyadhu & many more),Muthu mandapam(SSR’s movie had excellent songs kodiyavale, sonnalum vetkamada),Rani samyukta(oh vennila vennila) KSG’s Sharada had Fantastic numbers tuned by KVM PBS-PS duet Oruthi oruvanai ninaithuvittal is among the top 10 PBS-PS duets Seergazhi and LREswari’s Thattu thadumari nenjam is an unforgettable song Kannananal naan imaiyaven by TMS & PS is another stunner from this film KVM’s success formula was this .He believed “If we cater to Audience’s needs then it will be success”. That’s exactly he did with his music. He kept it simple relying on Classical and folk His hits continued with Annai illam (MAdi meethu thalai veithu by TMS,PS),Aasai alaigal, Ezhai pangalan,Irurvar ullam (idhaya veenai thoongumpodhu, nadhi enge pogiradhu were super hits), Kalai arasi(P.Banumathi mentions his composition and the songs she sang in this movie),KAanchi thalaivan(all hit songs oru kodiyil iru malargal, mayangathar manam yavum mayangum), Kaatu roja(endha oor endravane by PBS is a stunner), Koduthu veithaval(neeyum naanum ondru) Kulamagal radhai and Kungumam 2 Nadigar thilagam movies and songs were tremendous hit from these films. NAdigar thilagam’s career had best songs from KVM and MSV-TKR Kulamagal radhai – Iravukku ayiram kangal, aaruyire mannavane, pagalile chanidranai, chandiranai kaanamal, radhe unakku kobam , unnai solli kutramillai all were super hit songs Kungumam another movie with fantastic songs .. Thoongatha kann endru ondru, Chinnanjiriya vanna paravai,kungumam mangala,poonthotta kaval kara,mayakkam enadhu thayagam all are popular even now During this time he was popular in telugu with movies like Aathma bandhuvu, MAnchi manasulu(kumudham remake),mohini rukamangadha His telugu super hit came with 1964 Aatma balam starring ANR, B.Sarojadevi & JAggiah. He did create the sensational rain duet “Chitapata chinukulu “ by Ghantasala & Suseela which is still a popular one. He re used the same tune years later in engal thanga raja “Iravukkum pagalukkum ini enna velai” Hits followed with Neengatha ninaivu(oh chinnanjiru malarai), thulasi madam and then APnagarajan started his bakthi series and who better than MAMA to compose ..APN-KVM bhakti series rocked TFM with Thiruvilayadal(not just songs just listen to the intro music he gives in the beginning in KAilayam. It’s out of the world stuff),saraswathi sabatham,Thiruvarutselvar,Kandhan karunai,Thillana mohanambal,Thirumal perumai The above said APN films had classic songs. Can we forget Paatum nane bhavamum nane.. Oru naal podhuma(BMK),Neela selai katti konda(PS) Podhigai malai (PBS,SJ), Sambo mahadeva (PS,SG), pazhan nee appa(KBS) Saraswathi sabatham—Komadha engal kula madha (what a composition & what a rendition by PS) Kalviya selvama veeram(TMS), Rani maha rani(TMS), uruvathai kaatidum kannadi(PS) Agaramuthala(TMS). All were hit and popular even today. Thiruvarutselvar.. WOW the ever famous Mannavan vandhanadi .. what a composition , excellent lyrics by KAviyarsar awesome rendition by our own melody queen PS and ofcourse well portrayed dance by Naatiya peroli PAdmini. Nadhar mudi mel irukkum by TMS, Kadhalagi kasindhu by TMS, T.LMaharajan (debut) and aadhi sivan . All are very popular numbers. Then there was “KAndhan KArunai” which fetched him the 1’st National award Solla solla inikkudhada is no less than a private devotional number. Mama’s soulful music accompanied by the best female voice PS and apt lyrics by Kannadasan made this song “IMMORTAL” Uyirinangal ondrai ondru vaazhthidumbodhu adhan ullirundhu vaazhthuvadhu un arul andro kandha un arul andro” what a lyric .. hats off to Kaviyarasar Kurunjiyile, Velli malai mannava, manam padaithen(my favourite number), velli malai podhigai malai all were popular numbers Speaking of Nattiya peroli and NAdigar thilagam this film is synonymous to their names. Yes it’s Kothamangalam subbu’s story made into film by APN –Thillana mohanambal which was a milestone in everyone’s career PAdmini excelled in the role of Mohanambal while NT lived the role of Sikkal shanmuga sundaram Ably supported by manorama and others. This movie is a landmark film in tamil which exhibited our cultural arts like bharatha natyam & NAdhaswaram to perfection. Music played an important role for this film’s success. Can anyone forget P.Susheela’s excellent rendition of “MAraindhirundhu paarkkum marmam enna or NAlamthana udalum ullamum nalandhthana. This was purely KVM’s magic and the fusion art of western and nadhaswaram was just out of the world. KVM continued the hits with Vanampadi .(Gangai karai thottam, oomai pen oru kanavu, aan kaviyai vella, kadavul manithanai & thookananguruvi koodu) PArisu(Aalai paarthu azhagai paarthu is a stunner by PS, enna enna inikkudhu, koondhal karuppu and many more hits) Ratha thilagam though movie was not successful songs were super hits. Pasumai niraindha ninaivugale is an evergreen college song by TMS,PS And Kannadasan himself appeared in the movie Oru koppaiyile en kudiruppu sung by TMS was very popular as well. Like this KVM hits continued in the 60’s. It was MSV-TKR and KVM all the way and from Mid 60’s it was MSV and KVM ruling the TFM with occasional hits from Veda, V kumar and others. His hit list continued with Ayiram roobai (Paarthalum paarthen,nilavukkum nizhalundu,aanaka andha madam), Navarathiri another APN movie which had great songs by KVM The folkish stage show song “Thanga jariga selai” by TMS,PS, NT & Savithiri is considered as one of the best stage song till date. Navarathiri suba rathiri, sollava kadhai sollava, iravinil aattam all are popular even today. MGR was encouraging both KVM and MSV side by side. MGR’s Vettaikaran with KVM had one of the very popular MGR song “Unnai arindhal nee unnai arindhal” with apt lyrics by Kannadasan Meanwhile AVM also invited KVM to compose songs for their KAkkum Karangal. The only AVM film KVM composed but nevertheless it stands out for the absolute melody “Gnayiru enbadhu kanga” written by Vaali sung by TMS,PS . Thiru naal vandhadhu another PS number from the same movie Hits continued with Thazhampoo(thazhampoovin narumanathil),Veera abhimanyu. Veera abhimanyu is another KVM wonder just for the song “Paarthen sirithen” what a composition and what a rendition by PS & PBS K.Balaji’s debut production had KVM as the composer. Yes “Annavin asai” and all songs are popular even now. Paatezhutattum paruvam is lilting melody by PBS & PS Chinnanjiru ulagam, Mahakavi kalidas(yaar tharuvar , malarum vaan nilavum),Selvam(enakkagava naan) Thali bhagyam(kan pattadhu konjam) all were hits as well. MGR’s Arasakattalai which marked the last movie of MGR-Sarojadevi combo had KVM’s fascinating music. Vettaiyadu vilayadu viruppam pola (TMS,PS lyrics Alangudi somu), Putham puthiya puthagame(PS,TMS lyrics vaali), ennai pada veithavan oruvan Like MGR, Sivaji ganesan movies also had KVM and MSV side by side. IF MSV created magic with movies like paar magale paar, aandavan kattalai etc KVM had annai illam, selvam etc. Pesum deivam is one such film of KSG which had stellar performances by NT, Padmini, S.V.Rangarao. Songs by Vaali were unforgettable. Azhagu deivam mella mella ,Naan anuppuvadhu kaditham all,noorandu kalam vaazhga, pathu madham sumakkavillai He continued his magic with Panama pasama(mariyadhu nenjam, mella mella, elandha pazham),ther thiruvizha, jeevanamsam etc He continued his magic in 69-70’s and biggest hit was MGR’s Adimai penn. Thayillamal naanillai,Aayiram nilave vaa(SPB’s first song), Amma enral anbu,kaalathai vendravan all are quite popular By this time KVM was very popular in Telugu industry. He was composing for lot of films in telugu and slowly a rapport between K.Vishwanath and KVM developed and that led to lot of great movies from their combination. In tamil he was continuing hits with Anandhai anandhan, En annan , Maatukkara velan(all songs super hit),Thabalkaran thangai (KArikalan katti veithan kallanai),Vilayattu pillai. Vietnam veedu which made sundram to be called as Vietnam veedu sundaram was the stage play made as movie and KVM’s music was a strong point for the movie. Paalakkattu pakkathile, un kannil neer vazhindhal will make music lovers go crazy even today. LV Prasad’s Idhaya kamalam need special mention. He made everyone mad with “Unnai kaanadha kannum , malargal nanaidhana,thol kanden thole kanden,ennathan ragasiyamo. Hits continued with Athiparasakthi(naan aatchi seidhu, aayi mahamaye),Arunodayam,irulum oliyum(thirumagal thedi vandhal), kulama gunama,Annamitta kai, Devar’s last production while he was alive was “NAlla neram” which had fantastic songs by KVM.Can we forget Odi odi uzhaikkanum, thottal engum At the same time KVM composed classics for K.Vishwanath in Telugu for films like Siri siri muvva which fetched Susheelamma her 3’rd national award for Jummandhi nadham , Their association continued with Shankarabharanam, shubodhayam,Sapthapadhi, Sirivennila,shruthilayalu,swathi kiranam and all had fanstastic numbers. Ofcourse Shankarabaranam is a classic cult and it’s songs are talked about even now and also established SPB as great singer. Mama continued his work with Engal thanga raja, Vani rani, Satyam,pallandu vaazhga,uthaman,Enippadigal(poonthenil kalandhu). Late 70’s saw only few films in Tamil but he was extremely busy in Telugu and he composed telugu films till 1994(Srinatha kavi sarvabhoumadu NTR movie) Even after years when he composed for films like Andha rathirikku satchiyillai, Paai mara kappal his melody touch could still mesmerize the audience (for instance EErathamarai poove by SPB from pai mrakkappal & Vaanam enge mudigiradhu by KJY) He also composed for around 10-15 Malayalam films as well. Starting at 1942 his career spanned across 5 decades mesmerizing Tamil and telugu audience. It’s unfortunate that he did not get the recognition he deserved but nevertheless when we speak of Tamil film music we can’t forget Thirai isai thilagam aka MAMA and his compositions. MAMA MAMA MAMA .. AAMA AAMA AAMA Will come back with another Artist Rajesh Lavanya