Two Great Voices! One Violin Virtuoso not recognized to the extent that he deserves to be as a Composer! One Unsung Lyricist! All these greats have come together to create this Great Song!This is a song from the movie Agathiyar featuring two of the Greatest Voices of all time, paying their tribute to Lord Shiva through music. T R Mahalingam and Sirgazhi Govindarajan who have played the roles of Agathiyar and Naradhar in this movie have rendered this song impeccably in their own inimitable styles. Such true original voices are extremely rare, combined with such great classical music talent has created this timeless classic. Credit goes to the multifaceted legendary violin exponent and music composer Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan for having showcased the divine talent of such great singers with his composition. The lyrics for this movie was written by one of the unsung heroes of the Tamil Movie Industry, Ulundurpettai Shanmugam.
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Singer with a Bronze Voice! The Most Distinctive and Resonant Voice of Tamil Cinema
The difference between 'Vengala Kuralon' Sirgazhi Govindarajan and the other great singers of Tamil Cinema is his formal education and training in music. He was a graduate of the Tamil Isai College and had graduated in the year 1949 with the degree 'Isaimani'. He also got the degree of Sangeetha Vidwan at gaduation. After completing his formal education in music he started his rigorous Gurukul training under the tutelage of his Guru Swaminatha Pillai. Before entering movies he had won several awards and medals as an extremely talented and trained exponent of Carnatic Music. Apart from having sung some of the most memorable and ever lasting songs of Tamil Cinema he had also acted in several films. He brought to life the image of Sage Agasthya in such a convincing manner in the movie Agathiyar that one tends to think of Sirgazhi Govindrajan at the mere mention of the Great Sage's name. Be it the soul-wrenching and haunting melody Ullathil Nalla Ullam from the movie Karnan or the divinely mythological Arupadai Veedu Konda from Kandan Karunai to the humorous and light hearted title song of the movie Kaadhalikka Neramillai, he rendered songs of varied genres with consummate ease. This song of his is from the movie Agathiyar played by Sirgazhi. Music by Kunnakudi Vaidhyanathan and Lyrics by Ulundurpettai Shanmugam.
A Classical Song from the 1970s - Varuvaandi
This is a classical song from the movie Deivam released in 1972 featuring a galaxy of stars. This particular song had been sung by Sulamangalam Rajalakshmi and M R Vijaya. The lyrics are by Kannadasan. The uniqueness of the song is that all the words in the song end in the same syllable 'Aandi' signifying Lord Murugaa of Pazhani on whom this song is based. The movie had been produced by Devar Films which had been a leading production house during the 1960s and 1970s. the music for this song had been composed by the famous violinist Kunnakkudi Vaithyanaathan. All the songs in the movie (and the movie itself) had been huge hits. Enjoy the song!
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