Telugu film music

Topic started by MS (@ 129.252.23.185) on Thu Jul 27 22:59:26 .


mm..Most of us have a derogatory opinion about telugu film music and that is quite reflective of the prevailing standards. With the exception of MDs like Keeravaani, the musicians are churning out crap after crap.

But in this thread, I would like to discuss the golden era when balu's romantic melodies like "mallelu poosE", "madhumaasaa vELalO" reigned supreme. This age saw the emergence and effulgence of SPB with him being inspired by some of the greatest tunes of MSV, Rajan- Nagendra and later IR.

I am a tamilian with ears open for good music. Though I don't understand telugu at all, the inherent romanticism and melodic content in the songs make me swoon.

Please help me make a list of good songs of these great singers.

I like to point KVM's contribs in composing many great melodies - classical as well as light songs. I'll take some of his famous movies and post my comments. Quickly first: 'Sruti Layalu'. Has one of my favorite song: 'inniraasulaunikki'. Beautiful tune in the raga Malaymarutham and sung nicely by SPB & VJ. In this movie, there's a climax song where KVM has composed with a sruti bedham. This is probably the first time this has attempted in film song. more later..

RR thanks for the invite.

Apart from KVMahadevan,Ramesh Naidu and Rajen-Nagendra has given quality songs in tefm.
Ramesh Naidus 'mega sandesam'(which fetched a national award for KJY) and 'anand bhairavi'are
my all time favorites(If you get a chance to watch anand bhairavi dont miss it).He had done a lot of classical based songs.
Rajen Nagendra has given lot of melodies(iNtikku iNtikku Ramayana,oh sita katha etc).
Then comes Chakravarthy who was more into fast beat songs. He did give one beautiful SPB,SJ duet(for Nageshwarrao and Jaipradha)-unfortunately i dont remember the lines.
Recently sandip chowda tuned a beautiful melody
'edo veLLi poinidhi manasu'for 'niNNe peLLadutha'
(which also had the fast song 'greka veerudu').
'edo veLLi poindhi manasu'was sung by Rajesh..his voice almost sounds like SPBs.

Going back to KVM , he has given his best to most of the KViswanath movies. Right from siri siri muvaa,seethamahalakshmi to swayam khushi..the music was at its best.
Though shankarabaranam became a all-south india hit, his music for 'saptapathi' went unnoticed.
IMO saptapathi songs were just amazing. Listen to
sjanakis 'marugeLara oh raghavaa'-no music interludes,no background music.Just her voice. Each time i listen to this song i will have tears in my eyes.Such is the intesity of this thyagaraja keerthana beautifully tuned by KVM.
Same movie had another excellent duet by SPB and PS'ithenna aah muraLi mohana muraLi' and also 'hygiri nandhini'by SPB.
There is also a SPB,SJ duet(Sj singing in childs voice)-which is also a very very good song.
This movie was remade into hindi as 'jaag utoh insaan'(sridevi and Mithun chakraborthy).
'Swathi kiranam'(*ing Mammooty,radhika and Manjunath)fetched third national award for Vani jairam. I tell you this is another great film under kvishwanath-KVMahadevan combination.

'sirivennella'(*ing Suhasini,Moon moon sen and a Bengali actor)had excellent songs by KVM but the film was a big bore(This was dubbed into tamil as 'raga devathai').

KBalachanders 'maro charithra'had good songs by MSV(ekeeka poovulu silakamma).
Ghantasala and Nagaiyah were popular MDs in 50s and 60s.

Ramki: that was a good brief survey of TeFM scene. I think I missed Sapthapadhi. It was screened on Central (ex-Prime 12) this sunday and I had to go out to meet someone :(
My detailed comments on these movies are coming soon.. :(to work now):

Sorry for the digression...

Mmm...I also don't understand telugu. But even where lots of crap is produced, some "muthu" can be found. Like in tamil nowadays:-)) This might also have to do with taste. Some of us like fast beat songs while others prefer slow songs. I prefer both depending on time. MS, I have a feeling that you like slow paced romantic songs. Personally though, I think that there are good numbers in recent telugu albums. And about Keeravani, I also like his music, but he only gives memorable numbers/albums once in a while. I liked his 'Pranayama' number from Bombay Priyudu which sounded like thenumber 'Paari jaatha poove' with old time music influence. Here's a list...

Marala telupana from Suyamvaram by Chithra -- people who say she doesn't sing soulfully should listen to this number( MS, check for this song at telugufm.com under Suyamvaram film...great song.

Malle poova majjala guvva - Ravoi Chandammaama by SPB and Chithra

Swapna venu vedho - Ravoi Chandammaama by SPB and Chithra
Jajji malli tella chera - Chinnabayyi by SPB and Chithra(great rendition by both)

O...chilakka - Dongata by Chithra

Jaamu raathiri - Bobbili raja by SPB and Chithra

Guys, let me mention about Ramana gokula. He's the newest telugu MD who's hot. He does mostly songs that are really fast but he also has melodious gems...prove are these 2 numbers

Naalo vunna prema from Premante Idera
Manase edura thiruga from Premante Idera both by SPB and Chithra...

For a fast number try Vayyaari bhaama from Tammudu. This song is sung by him and I don't like his voice but the musical arrangement is really cool. I found it to be different.

Of course, the songs from Pelli Sandhadi which I am sure you all have heard are good. My favourite is Nava manmathuda by Chithra. These songs were blatantly copied by Deva. But nava manmathuda is slightly different in the original version. The tamil song equivalent to this is 'Malligayae malligayae'.

Sirilolikinche chinni navvule from Yamaleela by SPB and Chithra....
while on Yamaleela songs, if you listen to the all the songs, you can see a variety of arrangement. The difference between this song and "Erra ..' song can show you how much variety some MD's can put.

There are quite a lot more. Admittedly, I have not heard any of the old songs that you have mentioned above. Primarily because I don't find that I can relate to the music of that time for telugus. Maybe that's the problem. But I find that I can enjoy songs from films like 'Sankarabaranam' and Swaati Mutyam'. But I feel that to totally enjoy songs, one should know the language. I can't speak about the songs in the technical manner like you do...but even if a song sounds simple, it may end up being great for the lyrics and the simple music. Such an example of that could be Edho oru paatu in tamil and chinni chinni gundelo in telugu. Even in malayalam, if I am listening to oru raathiri koodi (don't you think Chithra sounds great?:-)), I can appreciate the musical beauty and the apparent beauty in the rendition but I can go no further because I don't know malayalam. So while it really touched you, I can only speak from a distance as a neutral music lover...


BTW, isn't Sruthilayalu dubbed in tamil. I believe that is the dance movie. The boy who played the son was great...

ending digression

MS, I have a feeling that you like slow paced romantic songs

Quite true :-) But,that cannot be a conclusive statement as I like a lot of beatsy numbers. you will be surprised to know that one of the most hated songs - "oh baby baby" of kaadhalukku mariyaadhai is an all time favorite of mine. When I listen to a song, I look for either a catchy melody or an innovative arrangement. The bass work in "oh baby baby" is one of the finest I have heard in that genre. It is totally unconventional. Now this is digression :-)

I shall soon come up with reviews of some albums and a colleciton of telugu songs I like. We may discuss further about the technicalities.

Hi Guys,
I'm a music lover & recently started to listen to telugu numbers just b'cos i'm getting married to a telugu girl.'marala telupana'by chithra in suyamvaram is great.I'm not sure whether anyone of you got a chance to listen to'nuve nuve ante'by hariharan-quite a good number.I would love to get a list from you guys (romantic!) to surprise my fiancee!

Hi guys

If you guys want to listen good music, just listen to combination of directors and MD's like KViswanath-IR, KViswanath-KVMahadevan, Vamsi-IR, Bapu-KMV

MD"s like Rajen-Nagendra, Ramesh Naidu, Ghantasala, SRajeshwara Rao, Some songs of satyam, Many old songs between 1970 to 1980

For a selection of Telugu movie hits of K.J. Yesudas, please visit the following links:

http://www.tharangini.com/telugu.htm

http://www.megacinema.com/app/handler?link=1.10.111

In the second link, you will have to click on "Telugu", "By Singer" and "K.J. Yesudas" to get the KJY songs. This page has a huge collection of Telugu and Tamil songs. Enjoy them!!!!

can anybody list the names of singers of all the songs in the new nagarjuna movie Azaad?

Karthik

Marala telupana is a beautiful number by Chitra

Proud to annouce new Telugu MP3 Radio Station, Non-stop music round the clock..large index of illayaraja, Ghantasala.. http://www.geethanjali.com

Hi All,
i am a telugu guy with lot of intrest in telugu music. now a days the quality of the telugu film is going down with North Indian Singers like Udit Narayan singing most of the songs without any expressions it is just unbearable.
All the movies by K.Viswanath are good especially Sagara Sangamam, Sirivennalla, Sirisirimuvva etc..
I think we have to just hear old telugu songs to appreciate telugu music becuase the songs coming now appear like hindi songs and we cant even know the lyrics also

Hello,

Jaamu Rathiri Jaabilamma is not from Bobbili Raja... if u don't know correctly why the hell are u hosting sites..... movie name is 'Kshana Kshanam'

this site is very nice ....
I want to know where I can get thyagaraja keerthanas ( mp3 or realplayer ).

I would appreciate if someone could tell me where to find mp3s of IRs songs in Telugu:

The following are some of the great songs that came during the middle to late eighties and also early 90s

sumam prathi sumam - Maharishi - my favourite. simply the best.

maataranni mounamithi - "

priyathama - jagadeega veerudu athiloga sundari

ku ku koo kokila - Sitara

songs from Ladies Tailor

songs from abhinandana and alapana

yeh debba theeshaavura - ashwamedham - this song is set in dharmavathi and is available in ramaswamy giresans site(check TFM links)

subhaleka and other songs from Konda veeti Donga

vijay: Some are available in http://www.telugump3.net

Is there any site with the songs of the film "Kunti Putrudu" *ing Mohan Babu and Vijayashanthi. This movie was released in 1993. The music is by Ilayaraja.

All songs except one are strongly based on carnatic music. Needless to say, they are all top class. It was a totally unrecognized album since the movie was a disaster.

Shouldn't have told me:-))...

I tellu guys.. if some one has an ear for the melodious telugu songs.. check out..

www.sailu.com

offers u a spectrum of music ranging from Saastreeya carNaaTaka samgeetam to the haunting beats from IR!!

annamayya kruti - collection here is simply wonderful!!

Those who cant read the telugu alphabet -Check out the Text-only version .-

Hi,

Pls. let me know from where i can download the old melodies of hindi, kannada & telugu movies.

thanks
sushma

i am accessing through proxy server. how can i get the songs from telugufm in realplayer
while clicking the song downloading 1kb file when i open it connecting through site.

help me to get entertained

The recent film Manasunte Nuvve has some nice melodies, along with a copied version of Malayalam hit "Kannaadi kootum".

Telugu mp3 section at coolgoose:

http://as01.coolgoose.com/music/category.php?id=10251

oooooooooooop

Telugu pick..

Song: " Saagara Sangamame"
Movie : Seethakoka Chilaka
Music: Illayaraja
Lyrics: Veturi
Singers: P.Suseela & S.P.B

Seethakoka Chilaka was the remake of Alaigal oivathillai.
This song was not the exact tune of (Vizhiyil vizhundhu) but similar to that.

Illayaraja's tune and beautiful rendition by PS & SPB is amazing

Listen and Enjoy
http://raretfm.com/ifm/sitak_sagarasangamame.ram


regards

raj

Good! I can't find a counterpart in 'alaigal oaivathillai'. 'dharisanm kidaikkaatha' may be the closest. Both use 'hindolam' but tunewise different.

Telugu films would be perfect if they had good scripts, songs and casts. Right now, the casting people pick the ugliest possible people to star in telugu movies. The actors look liek bafoons and the actresses are over weight and hideous. There are plenty of beautiful people to cast, but the casting people refuse to do some for some reason. They are copying Tamil movies. Tamils prefer fatter women and men with large mustaches. So i guess tamils are somehow influencing telugu movies. This is not good because tamil films are the worst films in India. Hindi films are by far the best. If telugu movies followed the examples of hindi films, they would gain a lot of respect. I used to watch telugu movies once in a while, but i stopped because they got too ridiculous to watch. I can't stand them anymore. The songs are horrible even though the singers are good.

This week's telugu song

" Janaki kalakanaledhu"

Movie: Raajkumar
Music: Ilayaraja
Singers: S.P.B & P.Suseela

it's a beautiful tune by Ilayaraja and sung well by SPB & PS

it resembles a tamil tune but not sure though!!

listen and enjoy

http://tfmpage.com/stream/ifm/rajkumar_janaki.ram

You are right about the tune..lilting! with IR 80's stamp all over. Orchestration resembles 'kaathal mayakkam' a lot. Yes, both are in same raga (suddha saveri).

This week's telugu song

" Seethalu Singaaram"

Movie: Sitamaalakshmi
Music: K.V.Mahadevan
Singers: S.P.B & P.Suseela

This is the telugu version of "Poondhenil kalandhu"
Solo in tamil was made a duet in Telugu

A nice song rendered beautifully by PS & SPB

film had Chandramohan(neeya fame) and Alluri ramalakshmi in lead.


listen and enjoy

http://tfmpage.com/stream/ifm/SeethaluSingaram.ram

raj

this week's telugu pick

Song: Karigipoyanu karpoora veenala

Movie: Marana mrudangam
Music: Illayaraja
Lyrics: Vetturi
Singers: S.P.B, P.Suseela

Film had Chiranjeevi & Suhasini

A beautiful song

listen and pour in your thoughts

http://tfmpage.com/stream/ifm/karigipoyanu.rm

raj

Next Telugu pick

"Ghallu Ghallu Ghallumantu " by P.Suseela,SPB

Swarnakamalam(1988)- Film by K.Viswanath which bagged the President Lotus Award that year.


Music was by Mastero Illayaraja who gave some memorable tunes in this movie

Particularly, Ghallu Ghallu, Shivapoojaku, Kothaga rekkalochena.

Cast includes Venkatesh,Bhanupriya,Srilakshmi,S.T.Sai

Meena (Bhanupriya) is the daughter of a famous dancer.Chandra (Venkatesh) is their neighbour. Though meena had learnt dancing she is not interested to take that as a profession. Chandra impressed by the dancing talent of meena requests her to take up dancing as a profession and organizes a performance by her. She agrees but makes a hash of it at the stage. Unable to bear the disappointment, her dejected father dances and dies due to heart attack. Meena regrets for what ever happened .Chandra advices her to continue the dance but she decides to take up a job in a hotel. The management of the hotel coaxes her to give a dance performance which captivates a foreigner(Sharon A. Lowen )who is an ardent lover of Indian fine arts.

In spite of repeated offers from abroad and having become a celebrity, she decides to stay in India with her mentor and guide - yes with Chandra.

Splendid performance by both Bhanupriya and Venkatesh. The Genius in K.vishwanath is visible in each frame of the film.

Coming to the song “Ghallu Ghallu “ .. The song Starts with bhanupriya making music with her anklet and Venkatesh starts..

SPB starts as Ghallu ghallu followed by PS repeating it.

Throughout the song PS excels both in humming as well as the sangathis with beautiful support by SPB

In the first stanza when SPB sings “Layake nilayamai nee padham” beautifully followed by PS singing

“Ha aha ha ha ..”

IMHO.. when SPB sings “thirige kaalaniku” and PS starts a lengthy humming which goes up and down.. I listen this song just to hear this…….. perfect harmony…

Towards the end when PS sings “Adhu perukani aataladi vasanthalu alagante

Sirivanamula parimalamula piluvenmundhi piluvumundhi” – she sings with style & Ease!!

Amazed @ the tune by Music Mastero !! KVishwanath’s Visuals are transformed into Musical notes by IR ..

Bhanupriya’s Dance , Venky’s expressive face with vocal support by Legends PS,SPB , Musical Lyrics by Sirivennila Sitarama Sastry and ofcourse Magical melody by IR makes this song a visual treat..

Song with creativity …

Recently this movie was played in E tv and after that I’m hooked to this song (hear it 10 times a day)

Film had other great numbers too

Shivapoojaku sigurnchina siri siri muvva Excelled by PS,SPB

koluvai by PS,SPB

Kothaga Rekkalochena by SPB,SJ

& Natarajane by SPB,VJ

Listen and Enjoy

http://tfmpage.com/stream/ifm/ghallu_ghallu.rm

regards

raj

Next telugu pick

"Raagala pallakilo koyilamma"

Movie: Subhalekha
Music: K.V.Mahadevan
Lyrics: Veturi

Subhaleka directed by K.Viswanath had Chiranjeevi,Sumalatha in lead. this song is a beautiful duet by PS & SPB


listen to PS saying telusu andhuke - sweet as ever

Only after this film sudhakar was called as subaleka sudhakar(SPshailaja's husband)


K.Viswanath-KVM gave some memorable movies & tunes
and this is one among them

listen and give your comments
http://tfmpage.com/stream/ifm/raagala_pallakilo.rm

Next Telugu pick

"aase Virise kalise " by P.B.Sreenivos,P.Susheela

Telugu equivalent of "Azhage amudhe "

Music: MSV-TKR

Listen and enjoy this class song by PBS,PS

also give your comments

http://tfmpage.com/stream/ifm/aasevirise.rm

regards

raj

Next Telugu pick

On the EVE of "Sri Rama Navami"


"Seetharumla Kalyanam " by P.Susheela & Chorus

Movie: Sitarama kalyanam
Music: Pendyala


a lengthy song.. sung for Rama-Sita Wedding.

Sobanbabu played the role of RAMA
while Githanjali played the role of Sita

A great Song
this tune was used for "Alanati rama chandrudu" in MURARI

Listen and give your comments

http://tfmpage.com/stream/ifm/seetharamula.rm

First line sounds like inspired by 'bhagyada lakshmi baaramma'..

Was the music in Gharshana, the same as it was in kaaka kaaka? :)

Next Telugu pick

"Swaramulu Edaina"

Movie: Thoorpu Padmara
Music: Ramesh Naidu
Lyrics: Dr.C.Narayana Reddy

This has shades of "Ezhu swarangalukkul" .
Also this is a beautiful Raaga Malika beautifully sung by PS

Thoorpu Padmara was directed by Dasari Narayana rao and it had
Srividhya,Madhavi and Narasimha raju

listen and enjoy

Listen and give your comments

http://tfmpage.com/stream/ifm/swaramuluedaina.rm

Raj