N.C. Vasanthakokilam
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Shankar
meena may be able to give you randor guy reference. Vasanthakokilam was the stage name. Her life was really sad. She was cheated and died of penury. She has acted as the wife of Haridas in that movie with MKT. Do watch it if you have access. I have heard her in concert a few occassions and instantly fell in love. with her voice and demeanor. Fate is the hunter :](
meena may be able to give you randor guy reference. Vasanthakokilam was the stage name. Her life was really sad. She was cheated and died of penury. She has acted as the wife of Haridas in that movie with MKT. Do watch it if you have access. I have heard her in concert a few occassions and instantly fell in love. with her voice and demeanor. Fate is the hunter :](
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meena
You are opening an old healed wound. I had clippings of most of the oldies including copies of Bapuji's precious Harijan. When I sailed to NA I left them in the custody of my relatives who without knowing the value thinking they were junk gave them away to the old-paper vender for "pEreechampazham". They also gave away my (and my dad's) precious collection of old 78 rpms. That was one of the greatest tragedies in my life :](
You are opening an old healed wound. I had clippings of most of the oldies including copies of Bapuji's precious Harijan. When I sailed to NA I left them in the custody of my relatives who without knowing the value thinking they were junk gave them away to the old-paper vender for "pEreechampazham". They also gave away my (and my dad's) precious collection of old 78 rpms. That was one of the greatest tragedies in my life :](
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CML,
I understand your pain!
I wish that people like my mother who appear to be such die hard fans of NCVs had saved some memorabilia. My mother was also a fan of Savitri Gansesan, but had nothing more to tell me other than the fact that she died young and was 'marked' for greatness had she lived.
Meena,
In that Snageetham article (which was not truly very complimenntary), I think it is said that she was from Palghat: That is in variance with what you have posted: Nagapattinam....
The other inference I drew from that article on NCV on Sangeetham was the fact that 'there, but for the grace of God, and Sri Sadasivam, was Smt. MSS as well'. Because, all else being equal, it looks like it was just those two that allowed one to be elevated to the status of a veritable deity, and the other to die in penury of TB.
I understand your pain!
I wish that people like my mother who appear to be such die hard fans of NCVs had saved some memorabilia. My mother was also a fan of Savitri Gansesan, but had nothing more to tell me other than the fact that she died young and was 'marked' for greatness had she lived.
Meena,
In that Snageetham article (which was not truly very complimenntary), I think it is said that she was from Palghat: That is in variance with what you have posted: Nagapattinam....
The other inference I drew from that article on NCV on Sangeetham was the fact that 'there, but for the grace of God, and Sri Sadasivam, was Smt. MSS as well'. Because, all else being equal, it looks like it was just those two that allowed one to be elevated to the status of a veritable deity, and the other to die in penury of TB.
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Lji - the songs in the compilation are:
Sundari Nannindarilo in Begada
Paamalai in Harikambhoji
Ananthanatanam in Kamboji
Sarasadhalanayana in Khamas
Yenpalli Kondeerlya in Mohanam
Yelavatharamu in Muhari
Mahalakshmi in Shankarabharanam
Thanthai Thai in Shanmukhapriya
Maaye in Tharangini
Antharangamellam in Vachaspati
Needhayaradha in Vasanthabhairavi
Regards,
Param
Sundari Nannindarilo in Begada
Paamalai in Harikambhoji
Ananthanatanam in Kamboji
Sarasadhalanayana in Khamas
Yenpalli Kondeerlya in Mohanam
Yelavatharamu in Muhari
Mahalakshmi in Shankarabharanam
Thanthai Thai in Shanmukhapriya
Maaye in Tharangini
Antharangamellam in Vachaspati
Needhayaradha in Vasanthabhairavi
Regards,
Param
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In addition to what you have posted I have another commercial CD that has the following songs:
niddiraiyil vandu, Ashai koNDEn vaNDE, varuvAnO vana kuyilE, anda nAL ini varumO, yArO vandennai, pAngAna shOlai, tittikkum shen tamizh, kaddanuvAriki, bhArata pATTenum, kuzhalOshai kETkudammA, piLLai prAyattilE, udaya sundari, Arva tIyAl, ANDavan, kalaivANI aruL puivAi, shen tamizh Osahi and tillai sthalam.
niddiraiyil vandu, Ashai koNDEn vaNDE, varuvAnO vana kuyilE, anda nAL ini varumO, yArO vandennai, pAngAna shOlai, tittikkum shen tamizh, kaddanuvAriki, bhArata pATTenum, kuzhalOshai kETkudammA, piLLai prAyattilE, udaya sundari, Arva tIyAl, ANDavan, kalaivANI aruL puivAi, shen tamizh Osahi and tillai sthalam.
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Thanks Meena (AND Randor Guy)!
I do think NCV was good looking! I agree with Guy when he says she was not that photogenic, but she looked lovely on the concert stage, with flowers on her hair, jasmine nestling with kanakAmbaram! I do not remember her being fat (surely, not as fat as south indian movie queens of olden days! T.R.Rajakumari--whom she was billed with in Sivakavi--definitely was of the extra-large variety!
In my view, MSS grew beautiful as she grew older, with her music and spirituality. NCV was attractive too.
Ah, and that one of a kind voice...
Lakshman,
From your list it is evident that she has sung very many thamizh kritis.
I do think NCV was good looking! I agree with Guy when he says she was not that photogenic, but she looked lovely on the concert stage, with flowers on her hair, jasmine nestling with kanakAmbaram! I do not remember her being fat (surely, not as fat as south indian movie queens of olden days! T.R.Rajakumari--whom she was billed with in Sivakavi--definitely was of the extra-large variety!
In my view, MSS grew beautiful as she grew older, with her music and spirituality. NCV was attractive too.
Ah, and that one of a kind voice...
Lakshman,
From your list it is evident that she has sung very many thamizh kritis.
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What Randor Guy does not mention is intriguing..Whatever happened to K. Subramaniam who was in Calcutta then? Did he look them up after his return? Did he play any role in NCV's subsequent entry to the cinema world. From RG's description, it did not look to be so but it is interesting that she somehow managed to get into films anyway.
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VK,
I understand what you are asking. As you know, there are no answers. A cinema song goes like this: vidiyin viLaiyADal (Chittoor nAgaiyyA's). It is all a matter of fate. I would quickly amend, a matter of 'how things turned out to be'. Why? I don't want to turn NCV's thread into a religious/spiritual enquiry: are you a fatalist?
A biography is not history. So many points of view, missing pieces, emotional aspects AND, 'vidiyin viLaiyADal' too!
I was a child then, and until I read it here, I did not know Sachi was not married to her. He was visible in the concert in a way that after all these years, I still remember his face. he would flit around the place, orchestrating things. 'veLLIk kUjA' used to be the moniker for performers' husbands. Artistes, specially the Iyengar sort used kUjAs for whatever they drank while they performed (today's water bottle)--a lidded jug with a screw top to keep the beverage hot. A must- when you traveled. Well, he could have employed someone to carry the kUjA, I suppose, since he was a wealthy promoter. While I remember NCV's sweet voice, Sachi's face too, I have not forgotten. When I think about it now, it was exactly in the way one of the present day's gifted young star's father prances about the place, controlling things...
I understand what you are asking. As you know, there are no answers. A cinema song goes like this: vidiyin viLaiyADal (Chittoor nAgaiyyA's). It is all a matter of fate. I would quickly amend, a matter of 'how things turned out to be'. Why? I don't want to turn NCV's thread into a religious/spiritual enquiry: are you a fatalist?
A biography is not history. So many points of view, missing pieces, emotional aspects AND, 'vidiyin viLaiyADal' too!
I was a child then, and until I read it here, I did not know Sachi was not married to her. He was visible in the concert in a way that after all these years, I still remember his face. he would flit around the place, orchestrating things. 'veLLIk kUjA' used to be the moniker for performers' husbands. Artistes, specially the Iyengar sort used kUjAs for whatever they drank while they performed (today's water bottle)--a lidded jug with a screw top to keep the beverage hot. A must- when you traveled. Well, he could have employed someone to carry the kUjA, I suppose, since he was a wealthy promoter. While I remember NCV's sweet voice, Sachi's face too, I have not forgotten. When I think about it now, it was exactly in the way one of the present day's gifted young star's father prances about the place, controlling things...
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Write up of NCV
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/11/28/stor ... 600300.htm
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/11/28/stor ... 600300.htm
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Rajesh,
Sriram Venkatakrishnan brings his usual flair for nostalgia in penning this piece about Spring Cuckoo NCV. He calls her a spring nightingale.
Our own spring cuckoo would be delighted to read this.
This picture of NCV does very little justice to her. I remember her to be a very attractive looking woman.
Sriram Venkatakrishnan brings his usual flair for nostalgia in penning this piece about Spring Cuckoo NCV. He calls her a spring nightingale.
Our own spring cuckoo would be delighted to read this.
This picture of NCV does very little justice to her. I remember her to be a very attractive looking woman.
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Thanks r-t. That is quite an elaborate song. In the movie scene, the anthropomorphic portrayal of Vishnu with Lakshmi massaging Vishnu's legs is a bit amusing. Where is the purANic backing for that? Later on there was a camel along with elephants in the procession, I wondered why but the answer was forthcoming .. it was kamsan...north india... camel.. OK, alright!!
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r_t,
Thank you for the vintage footage. Do you know the movie's name? NAradar is shown blown up on the screen because 'she' is the star!
VK,
It was common to see Lakshmi relieving VishNu of all the pain he sustained after all his travails which are listed in En paLLi koNDIR aiyyA which you know by heart! The turbulence in the sea was what amused me. Wonder if it was a float filled with air.They were bobbing up and down in that pool (?) as if it were the rapids!
Come! The camels very much belong there. Anomalies and anochronisms are part of our films. A tamizh warrior in chainmail and roman sandals...
Thank you for the vintage footage. Do you know the movie's name? NAradar is shown blown up on the screen because 'she' is the star!
VK,
It was common to see Lakshmi relieving VishNu of all the pain he sustained after all his travails which are listed in En paLLi koNDIR aiyyA which you know by heart! The turbulence in the sea was what amused me. Wonder if it was a float filled with air.They were bobbing up and down in that pool (?) as if it were the rapids!
Come! The camels very much belong there. Anomalies and anochronisms are part of our films. A tamizh warrior in chainmail and roman sandals...
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I think there is a 'm g p d s' in that bilahari segment which may have given the kambhoji impression.
Arasi: Yes, En paLLi koNDIR aiyyA was a clever device to tell the stories and bring them all together. Lakshmi has to be multi-tasking when Vishnu is zero-tasking
That float appearing from under the water scared the heck out of me. Even more so, when it went under, I thought it was going to topple over!
Arasi: Yes, En paLLi koNDIR aiyyA was a clever device to tell the stories and bring them all together. Lakshmi has to be multi-tasking when Vishnu is zero-tasking
That float appearing from under the water scared the heck out of me. Even more so, when it went under, I thought it was going to topple over!
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Re: N.C.Vasantha Kokilam
There is no postings for almost two years! This is how we forget people!!
Now you can hear her forgotten voice !
E'-SWARA-03-Smt. NC Vasantha kokilam-Kuzalosai ketkuthamma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3n6lvbai5A
venkatakailasam
Now you can hear her forgotten voice !
E'-SWARA-03-Smt. NC Vasantha kokilam-Kuzalosai ketkuthamma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3n6lvbai5A
venkatakailasam
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Re: N.C.Vasantha Kokilam
Very original, Sri Venkatakailasam!
By the way, we will never forget Smt. NCV as long as our very own 'spring-cuckoo' is around - IIRC, his ID on the forum was inspired by her!
A request - can you please correct her name? Her name is Vasantakokilam - no 'g'...Thanks!
By the way, we will never forget Smt. NCV as long as our very own 'spring-cuckoo' is around - IIRC, his ID on the forum was inspired by her!
A request - can you please correct her name? Her name is Vasantakokilam - no 'g'...Thanks!
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Re: N.C.Vasantha Kokilam
stand corrected! thank you.
venkatakailasam
venkatakailasam
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N.C. Vasanthakokilam
.Once, he was taken to a wedding by his neighbours. That served as the inspiration for a successful venture he’d start much later. Carnatic singer N.C. Vasanthakokilam was performing at the high-profile wedding — she was specially invited to Sri Lanka for it. She noticed how Muthukrishnan was enjoying her music, and kept talking to the young boy during breaks. That a renowned singer had noticed him pleased Muthukrishnan no end. He decided that whenever he started a restaurant, he’d call it ‘Vasantha’. “Actually, there was no Vasantha in my family,” he smiles.
http://www.thehindu.com/features/metrop ... epage=true
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Re: N.C. Vasanthakokilam
How interesting! From Smt. MS Blue to Smt. NCV's Vasantha Bhavan - amazing how inspiration flows....
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Re: N.C. Vasanthakokilam
NCV had one of the best voices I've ever heard -- incredibly powerful with a gigantic vocal range, with seemingly endless power in the upper octave. She could hit stratospherically high notes almost easily with no need for a falsetto (just listen to her rendition of mAyE in tarangiNi) - by my reckoning, it was a greater range than even MS Amma -- while I didn't want to get into comparisons, I had no other yardstick. Sadly though, she wasn't blessed with the same longevity.