There are several Sanskrit compositions in movies, mostly Telugu and MalayaLam, that I liked. I sing a few of them.
I thought of posting those in Hindi songs thread. I was not sure how they would be received. That is why this new thread.
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There are several Sanskrit compositions in movies, mostly Telugu and MalayaLam, that I liked. I sing a few of them.
I thought of posting those in Hindi songs thread. I was not sure how they would be received. That is why this new thread.
From Bhakta Jayadeva( Telugu), a composition from Jayadeva's Ashtapathi.
Yaramita vanamali.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t05GE3CD88
This composition has been used in another movie. I will post it later.
Raj, yes I too think this needs a separate thread. Good start, btw..
Good idea and a good starting song Raj! :) I know another version of this song from a 1980s movie, but will wait till you post your next pick.
From Gaanam(malayaLam) (1982)
Adri Sutavara by Swati TirunaL in Kalyani:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNRgyom8HcA
Thanks RD and RR ! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by raagadevan
I will cover a few composers before I repeat !
RD: I have a pretty good guess about the version you have in mind and the movie! :)
Good one Raj! This one has Balamuralikrishna, Yesudas and Susheela singing the Swaathi Thirunal krithi... GAANAM was a great movie with a radical social theme. The star cast included Lakshmi (Tamil), Ambareesh (Kannada), Poornima (Mallu/Tamil), and the movie was directed by engineer turned poet/musician/story writer/artist and movie maker Sreekumaran Thampi (Mallu). It had several of the traditional classical compositions as well as some pleasing raaga-based melodies composed by Dakshinamoorthy Swamy. I may be tempted to post "yaaramitaa..." here if you don't post it soon! :)
Yaramita Vanamalina from Gaanam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfxxQC7Oz40
RD: Happy now? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by raagadevan
One of my favorites.. just because of the rendition. BMK sir :notworthy: Note that he doesn't sound like a carnatic singer at all in this song. I think it all comes so naturally for him.
RD: I forgot about the movie plot completely (I think I watched only half the movie). Can you brief us on the background to this song..
RR and RD
Here is one sanskrit song from the film Ranadheera Kantheerava 1960 film.
Part of geeta govindam have taken for a dance sequence in this film. sung by PBS and Komala AP.
Melody Music is by G K Venkatesh.
Directed by Shri N C Rajan
Watch the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3zd9EqFr6I
Thank you Sudarshan. PBS sounds so mellifluous. Haven't heard the song or seen the movie before!
RR: It was a long time ago that I saw the movie! Can't remember the exact situation of this song. I have the movie on a VHS tape in some box somewhere; will look for it. In Gaanam, several of the traditional classical compositions were used for regular scenes too. I will post a link to a Youtube collection of most (if not all) songs from the movie on the Malayalam Film Music thread. It is a great collection.Quote:
Originally Posted by RR
From Morning Raga(English?) (2004)
Maathe Malaya Dhwaja Pandya Sanjathe.....(in Khamas)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiAS8-JyYHw
This is a composition of Harikesanallur Muthaiya Bhagavathar not commonly sung in concerts.
Good song Raj. I don't remember hearing this when watching the movie online. Morning Raga is mostly in English with a little bit of Telugu in it. Shabana Azmi played a major role, and Mani Sharma did the music/orchestration. I really liked the upbeat recital of "thaayE yashOdha..." in the movie.
Now I remember! The movie is still available on Youtube.
rajraj nga.....have not heard any of these songs.....but i am enjoying each & every one of them.....thank u.
Here is one more sanskrit song from the Kannada film Bhagya jyothi 1975.
Sung by PBS-Vani Jayaram
Music is by Vijayabhaskar
Song: Divya gagana vanavasani.... Pankaja nethri
Listen to the song here:
http://gaana.com/song/divya-gagana-vanavaasi
From Thyaagayyaa(Telugu)(1981)
Naadha Thanumanisam Sankaram Namaami Me Manasaa Sirasaa........(in Chitharanjani)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLUBp29lPqc
There is a popular Tamil movie song by P.U. Chinnappa in the same raga -Kaadhal Kani Rasame ! :)
From Sruthilayalu (Telugu)
Alokaye Sri BalakrishNam Sakhi Anandha Sundhra ThaaNdava KrishNam.... (Husseni)
from NarayaNa Theerthar's "KrishNa Leela Tharangini" :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNnnt2_uD9E
Only a few stanzas from he composition are used in the movie version. The most popular compositions from 'KrishNa Leela Tharangini' are probably "Govindamiha" in Bagesri and "Govardhana Giridhara" in Darbari Kanada.
Raga is also not Huseni. More like Bageshree.Quote:
Originally Posted by rajraj
I tried to look for the Huseni version but couldn't find it. The net is so full of the neo-srutilayalu versions. Can you post the original version?
From Hamsa Geete (Kannada)(1975)
Himadri Sudhe Pahimam...... (in KalyaNi)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=argPFug43Oc
RR: They celebrate Radha KalyaNam in Alangudi,Mayavaram and other places in Tanjore and sing Krishna Leela Tharangini and other KaNNan/Krishna songs. Unfortunately the video clips do not list the compositions. They also celebrate 'Tharangam Festival' in Varahur ( between Tanjore and Trichy) and sing tharangams. If you are in hurry you have to listen to all those clips to find Alokaye. :)
From Vinayaka Chavithi (Telugu)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYvyrtL6hO0
The song starts with a slokam on Ganapati that is not part of the composition 'vatapi.....'.
There was a time when carnatic concerts began with this composition. That has changed now! :)
The raga is Hamsadhwani.
Another from Hamsa Geethe with English subtitles (discussion http://cinemanrityagharana.blogspot....cal-dance.html)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79_52-DNDTU
Here is part of 'Shyamala Dandakam' (Sanskrit) sung by Dr. Rajkumar for the film 'Kavirathna Kalidasa'. Music is by M Rangarao.
Lyric in English and Sanskrit: http://samskrtasudha.blogspot.in/200...-dandakam.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfT1SMYdcz8
From Savitri (Tamil) (1941)
M.S.Subbulakshmi, as Naraadar, sings in Kurinji:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFOFdQ5xYM0
Here is a composition by Shri Vedavyas in Sanskrit and sung by Shri Shankar Mahadevan for the film 'Sri Manjunatha'(2001). Music by Shri Hamsalekha.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEcg1YfMnPM
From Anandh Math (1952)
Jaya Jagadeesa Hare ...........Kesava Dhrutha Meena Sareera........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm7hp9K-ing
This is the first Ashtapathi on Dasavataram ( meena sareera to Kalki sareera)
Classical rendition by M.S.Subbulakshmi is available in youtube.
From Kudumbasametham (1982) (Malayalam)
Pahimam Sri Rajarajeswari Krupakari Sankari............. in Janaranjani
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh-bDkLMV6Q
Good Choice, Raj!
A little bit of trivia...
"paahimaam shree raaja raajEswaree..." was originally composed by Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan (Iyer). The movie version was orchestrated and conducted by Johnson, and the singers are Bombay Jayashri and K.J. Yesudas.
From Mella Thirandhadhu Kadhavu (1986) (Tamil)
Pavana Guru Pavanapura................in Hamsanandhi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9gs0r7_0J8
I was surprised to see a Sanskrit Classical Composition in a Tamil movie of the 80s ! :) The song is not even included in the list of songs in the movie.
From Mahakavi Kalidasu (1960) (Telugu)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3w5omAMF98
From Attarintiki Daredi(2013)(Telugu)
Deva Devam Bhaje Divya Parbhavam
RavaNasura Vairi RaNa Pungavam Ramam............(HindoLam)
Only these two lines from Annamacharya's composition are used in the song with Telugu lyrics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc4QzZYfS6o
If you like to listen to the full composition in HindhoLam, here is a rendition by M.S.Subbulakshmi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIOFfYJBFz0
From Bhakta Jayadeva (1961) (Telugu)
Vadasi yadi.........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z596tnuvKk
People sing this Ashtapathi in different ragas. This rendition sounds like Dwijavanti or variation! :)
Yes it's indeed Jaijaivanti/Dwijavanthi based. Very conspicuous in this line "rOchayatu lOchana chakOram priyE"..
Meaning here: http://www.sangeetasudha.org/jayadeva/j19.html
Here is another version of "priyE chaaruseelE..."; from the Telugu movie MEGHASANDESAM:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZtu-fROwHU
From Pelli Pustakam(1991)(Telugu):
KrishNam Kalaya Sakhi Sundaram Sadaa Balakrishnam................in Mukhari
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVud_1jY-34
Balamuralikrishna, Nithyasri and Abhishek Raghuram have sung this. You may find the video clips in Youtube.
From Thyagayya (1981) (Telugu)
Jagadananda karaka................in Nattai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifxSravmyWg
This is one of the 'pancharatan kriti's and the only one in Sanskrit. The rest are in Telugu. These are sung in chorus in Thiruvaiyaaru Thyagaraja Aaraadhana in January. Video clips are available in Youtube. Here is one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFJrnfO9rjE
From Tenali Raman (1956)(Telugu/Tamil)
Chandana Charchita Neela Kalebara.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSKkJw46Pn0
This Ashtapathi is usually sung in Pantuvarali. This movie version seems to be in Mohanam.
From Padamanti Sandhya Ragam (1987) (Telugu)
Pibhare Rama Rasam.........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELrZ-3MId0E
This composition used to be rendered in Yamuna Kalyani. These days it is in Ahir Bhairav.
From the movie Swaathi ThirunaaL(1987) (MalayaLam):
A compositon by Swaathi ThirunaaL in Kaanadaa:
Mamava Sada Janani Mahishasura Soodani...........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYHEMazZMr0
The singer is Neyyatinkara Vasudevan.
There is a video clip from the movie in Youtube. It does not allow embedding. Please go to Youtube to listen to the video clip, if you like.
From the movie Thyagayya(1981) (Telugu)
Bhaja Govindam Bhaja Govindam Govindam Bhaja Moodamadhe.......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWauROanLms
This movie version has only a few lines.
The full version sung in ragamaligai by M.S.Subbulakshmi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jncgli_Ud8