Film Songs Based On Classical Ragas

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 04 Dec 2006, 08:20

I am starting a new topic per Kulkarni Sa'ab's request...
I will start the ball rolling with a posting of the original hamIr rendering of madhuban mein rAdhikA nAchE rE:
http://music.cooltoad.com/music/song.php?id=254652

Sarma/Sriram, can you please give this a try?

Ravi

mnsriram · Post by **mnsriram** » 05 Dec 2006, 05:03

"madhuban mein rAdhika" is impossibe for me.

Instead, here is my attempt of "chandan sa badan"

I think this is based on malkauns

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/zyva

jayaram · Post by **jayaram** » 05 Dec 2006, 05:30

great rendering, sriram.
this one sounds more like yaman. another great piece in this raag is 'sAranga teri yAd mein'

mnsriram · Post by **mnsriram** » 05 Dec 2006, 05:32

Thanks Jayaram.

One of my favourites "Sham-e-gham ki kasam". Not sure about the rAgA

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/xif7

mnsriram · Post by **mnsriram** » 05 Dec 2006, 05:46

and my all-time favourite "chupalo yun dil" from Mamta. Sorry for posting all at the same time.

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/6kqg

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 05 Dec 2006, 05:47

Great Sriram,
We will have more traffic in this thread now.

You should try Mere mehboob tujhe meri muhabbat ki kasam....

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 05 Dec 2006, 05:55

Sriram,
Great renditions...

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 05 Dec 2006, 06:16

Sriram,

Very nice. Yaman seems to be your favorite..

-Ramakriya

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 06 Dec 2006, 01:41

very nice MNS!
Try darbari kanada which will go nice with your voice!
For example 'O duniya kE rskhvAlE..' of Baiju bAvra...

meena · Post by **meena** » 07 Dec 2006, 11:07

sarma/sriram

next song pl.

kalgada78 · Post by **kalgada78** » 07 Dec 2006, 19:59

Sriram,
Very Nice!You have a smooth voice.
As Ramakriya said,Yaman seems your favorite.

Sarma.

chalanata · Post by **chalanata** » 07 Dec 2006, 21:31

sriram,
konnuttinge!

sridevi · Post by **sridevi** » 09 Dec 2006, 04:02

Alright folks.. my turn.

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/61l7

I aint no vani jayaram, so pardon the slips!

Sridevi

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 09 Dec 2006, 07:58

Thanks, Sridevi...NICE.
Isn't that brindAbanI?
When I saw Vani Jayram, I thought you were going to make Kji's day by singing 'hum kO man kI Sakti dEnA' in kEdAr...but bOle rE papIhara was lovely!

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 09 Dec 2006, 08:43

ravi
it is in miya malhar
the original i mean
just about to hear this version

meena · Post by **meena** » 09 Dec 2006, 09:18

sridevi
nice job.

shankar/kji
we had a discussion on guddi clip
http://rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=397

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 09 Dec 2006, 09:29

Sridevi
that was a fine rendering.
Though I must admit that I am not a big fan of this version of vani jayram- too coquettish in my opinion.

Mehdi hasan gives a fine backdrop to the mood of this raga in one his famous labels
http://www.rogepost.com/dn/6hz9

Here is the classical original by gangubai hangal and krishna hangal

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/1ey8

anyone who can get hold of a rendering of Arjun Sa Nakod or even his son Balakrishna Nakod will be in for a surprise.
I surpised B Nakod one evening at hamsadhwani with this request and he was almost in tears , knowing that a rendering of his , long long ago in harihar , had taken such firm roots.
Runa laila's version - which appears on the radio in the famous swimming pool scene with Madhavi and kamal in marocharitra- is closest to my heart.
So much of pathos in it.
And the same can be said of Yaava mohana Murali by ratnamala prakash (?)
If you are in a creative mood , try this sadder version which veers towards darbari instead of taking flight , like in vani jayrams rendering !

BTW you did not reveal which of those medicines for sore throat worked for you

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 09 Dec 2006, 10:01

Kji,
That was just a crazy idea I had...shows how little I know of these HM rAgs.....

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 09 Dec 2006, 10:41

Ravi
you should have a ready reckoner like i do for all ragas -
small clips at the juiciest spots.

here is mine for Br sarang
http://www.rogepost.com/n/1965633239

vg_ · Post by **vg_** » 20 Dec 2006, 20:02

Wanted to share one of the my best moments of singing:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... pr=goog-sl

kalgada78 · Post by **kalgada78** » 20 Dec 2006, 20:25

Sri vg_,
Who is this Vanisri?

Sarma.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 20 Dec 2006, 21:01

my best moments

Cmon Sarma..Saab

vg_ Kudos . unless I am mistaken.

kalgada78 · Post by **kalgada78** » 20 Dec 2006, 21:04

Kulkarni Sir,
at first,by the title,i thought she is the famous actress,Vanisree.But when i saw her,she is not
the one.But who is she..is the question

vg_,are you Vanisree?
Sarma.

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 20 Dec 2006, 23:28

I have heard Vanisree sing a prayer or sloka at the commencement of some programs in Seattle.
If Vg is Vanisree.. welcome to the forum!
You should sing classical too for us.

mnsriram · Post by **mnsriram** » 17 Jan 2007, 04:22

Learnt this one today.

http://www.rogepost.com/n/6145807169 (zindagi denewale sun)
(from Dil-E-Nadan - Talat Mahmood)

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 17 Jan 2007, 04:45

Sriram: very nice - you have brought out the pathos of the lyrics beautifully.
Thanks for sharing.
Ravi

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 17 Jan 2007, 04:46

Nice Sriram. Learn more

and share with us!

-Ramakriya

mnsriram · Post by **mnsriram** » 17 Jan 2007, 14:49

Thanks for listening Sri Shankar and Ramakriya.

humdinger · Post by **humdinger** » 25 Jan 2007, 00:44

did anyone listen to this title song from a new kannada movie "kallarali hoovaagi"....excellent orchestrisation and music from hamsalekha. wonder if its based on any ragam as such...

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/k ... name.8661/

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 25 Jan 2007, 00:49

Which song are you refering to? The title song has shades of jujAvanti (or dvijAvanti, if you prefer to call it so)

-Ramakriya

humdinger · Post by **humdinger** » 25 Jan 2007, 01:05

i was refering to the song "kallarali hoovaagi..." it self...sung by hemant kumar...

humdinger · Post by **humdinger** » 03 Feb 2007, 15:49

can someone please tell me the ragam on which the following song is based:
"Solah Baras Ki Bali Umar kO salaam..."

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 03 Feb 2007, 16:05

humdinger wrote:can someone please tell me the ragam on which the following song is based:
"Solah Baras Ki Bali Umar kO salaam..."

If it is the song from Ek dUjE kE liyE, it is based on cakravAka/ Ahirbhairav. There is distinct rEvati in between.

humdinger · Post by **humdinger** » 03 Feb 2007, 16:18

Thanks DRS, i was talking about the same.
I recently heard Kalavathy Avadhoot singing gajavadana bEDuvE to a similar tune. now, i heard it before in hamsadhwani and dhanyasi but never in this tune. may be she was singing in ahir bhairav...

humdinger · Post by **humdinger** » 08 Feb 2007, 12:51

today i heard a beautiful song sung by pb sreenivos and vani jayaram on radio...its a sanskrit song based on kalidasa's vikramOrvasIyam, but probably from a kannada movie....

can some one please give me the details of this song and if there is an url...

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 09 Feb 2007, 00:00

This is from the kannaDa movie bhAgya jyOti ( probably of 1975-1977)

Starts as "pankaja nEtri madhumaya gAtrI" ; It is a very nice song indeed, based on rAga valaji.

Musicindiaonline does not have this song .. I will check few other portals and post if I find a link..

-Ramakriya

humdinger · Post by **humdinger** » 09 Feb 2007, 10:33

Thanks a lot Ramakriya...it was a total beauty. yes it was valachi indeed, one of my favourite ragams. please share if u find a link or if you have got an mp3. i will be very much thankful!

vijayagopal · Post by **vijayagopal** » 03 Apr 2007, 14:02

Hi Friends!
Any takers for Telugu film songs based on classical raagas?
Can we talk on this topic in a seperate place or here?

vijayagopal · Post by **vijayagopal** » 03 Apr 2007, 14:09

Valajhi reminds me a song in Telugu film Srikakula Andhra maha Visnuvu
Vasanta gaaliki valapulu rega, a wonderful song. Balamurali sings this song.

humdinger · Post by **humdinger** » 03 Apr 2007, 15:55

Vijayagopal, we can sure discuss here...
and on this note, there is this ilayaraja beauty from the 'swarna kamalam' movie, 'siva pujaku chigurinchina...' a very good valachi.

vijayagopal · Post by **vijayagopal** » 04 Apr 2007, 13:42

Mr. Humdinger!
What does the name mean?
Any way, Thanks for the reaction.
A few years back I started work on a TV programme, based on Film songs and classical music.
This programme never took off. Though I did several others.
There are so many channels and radio stations.
No one is interested in classical music and particularly bringing it to the reach of youngsters.
I will dig up my collections and try to start a discussion.
Thanks for the addition.
Immediately I thought of another Balamurali song in sAma.
Mouname nE bhAsha O mUga mansa.
I am bad at this kind of typing.
any more sAmas?

mnsriram · Post by **mnsriram** » 04 Apr 2007, 14:22

salalita rAga sudhA rasa sAram in kalyANi is another classic by BMK.

You can listen to this song here http://www.chimatamusic.com/duets_ntr.php

mnsriram · Post by **mnsriram** » 04 Apr 2007, 14:38

Here is a nice list

http://members.tripod.com/~RKSanka/music/rslist.html

humdinger · Post by **humdinger** » 04 Apr 2007, 15:06

vijayagopal,
oh, dont bother about the meaning, i just liked the way it sounds

here is the meaning if u r interested
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/humdinger

and please share your knowledge here so that we can have a good discussion. we shall provide links also like MNS where ever possible.

MNS: thanks for the links, i am told that list has some mistakes though...

talking of BMK songs: here is a song in dvijaavanti, from AIR collection of surasa.net
http://surasa.net/music/lalita-gitalu/a ... amaina.mp3
it has almost similar tune to that of "himagiri sogasulu..." song from pandava vanavaasam.

kssuresh · Post by **kssuresh** » 06 Apr 2007, 23:29

Vijaygopal,

Unless someone has already pointed out, there is one more in sAmA by BMK - mounaTHil viLayAdum maNasAkshiye from the tamil film noolveli.

vijayagopal · Post by **vijayagopal** » 09 Apr 2007, 11:54

Dear friends!

Discussing film songs is some times very interesting.
Many people would not know that a very succesful song is based on a classical ragam.
The success of the song many times depends on it's basic classical structure.
Although I am interested in classical music and listen to it for hours together, many times I fail to recognise a ragam in a film song.
This is what makes me interested in them.
Otherwise I am not much of a fil buff.
The wonderful songs that almost tickles your imagination from the film Aditya 369 " Janavule" is in Mohanaragam.
There are many other songs in this wonderful ragam.

Ghanaghana Bhakta Tukaram
Hamsa Bhale Ramchiluka Agent Gopi
are some more things that come to my mind. I am sure these songs will be available on the net.
There is an old Kanta Rao movie By name Navagraha Pooja Mahima.
The song from that movie " Evvaro endukee reethi" is an excellent mohanam.
May be friends will put a few more songs together so that we can enjoy them..
Is Nanu palimpa from budhimantudu in Mohanam?
Or, is there a slight variation somewhere?
I am asking this question very sincerely.
Thanks.

shishya · Post by **shishya** » 09 Apr 2007, 23:22

nanu pAlimpaga from buddhimantuDu is in fact mohanam.

Some of my favorites are :
madi SAradA dEvi from jayabhEri in Kalyani
Siva SankarI in darbArI kAnada.

sAnca nAm tEra in the beginning of the film Julie: great vivadi prayogas.

shishya · Post by **shishya** » 09 Apr 2007, 23:53

Another excellent dwijavanti is 'manamOhana baDe jhUTE' in the film Seema.

humdinger · Post by **humdinger** » 10 Apr 2007, 00:00

Vijayagopal, thanks for taking this up...even i am not a film buff but started enjoying ragas in film songs oflate....
talking of mohanam....ve vela gopemmalaa muvvagOpaaluDE song from saagara sangamam is an excellent mohana. Ilayaraja goes in to ragam vasanti in between. nice composition!

here is the link for the jaanavule song you mentioned
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/Z4f ... As1NMvHdW/

vijayagopal · Post by **vijayagopal** » 22 Apr 2007, 14:24

Friends,
I am a forgetful man and also am a little busy these days.
You find me with a new name here.
I am the same Vijayagopal.

More on Mohanam.
Ninnukori Varanam from Gharshana is very good Mohanam.
There si another song Raave Raave Javarala or sumabaala or some thing like that inan interesting film Mugguru Monagallu I am told. Song is in a very classical style.

Mohana raagamahaa murtimantamaaye from Timmarusu is another good song.

Vedam adugaduguna naadam is another song . I dont remember the film. I am even be wrong with the pallvi itself.