Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan

[podalangai]

Sometime in the early 90s, a five cassette collection of Tamil folk songs by Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan was released. I used to be the proud owner of a set until it was filched by a villain masquerading as a friend. Does anyone know if it is still possible to buy this collection somewhere in Chennai? Or anywhere else?

[rocketboy]

I had one cassette of her songs. All the songs in that cassette were good. I still have mp3 version of thottu kadai orathille. . ellam kedakattum vaanga, ayyana meyyana, naga malai. These songs are forever imprinted in my mind. Vijayalakshmi is still popular . I think you'll be able to get it.

[rajraj]

podalangai: Try


http://www.musicindiaonline.com/l/8/s/language.8/

[ssanjinika]

Didnt she also act in a thamizh movie ?I remember the songs of that movie were amazing!!

[Sanguine Sridhar]

Yeah SS some.. 'Naatupura...'

[rocketboy]

She and her husband are both tamizh professors (not sure though) at Madurai Univerity. Her name is preceded by a 'Dr'. I think her doctoral thesis had something to do with Thamizh folk music.

[Sanguine Sridhar]

Exactly Rocket, she was the one who opened 'Tamil Folk Music' department at Madurai Kamaraj University.Around 30 students per year are graduated in that department

[swathy]

My aunt was her student :-)

[bingleguy]

Naatupura Paatu paaduvaangale avanga thaane ! She has a charm in that !

Vaari vittaakka ... nnu oru song avangalodadhu kelvi pattirukken ... can anybody help with the lyrics ?

[Anoushka]

Vasanth the song you are talking about is thOtu kada Orathile
thOdu oNNanga thOdu reNdaanga
thOdu moonanga vaanga chonnen
jing chak...
atha vaari vaittaaka....

[podalangai]

Glad to know there are so many fans here! Does anyone have any suggestions on which shops might have her CDs/cassettes? I will only be in Chennai for a day, so I won't have time to search in a lot of shops.