Irayuman Thampi &Meenakshi Sudan

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satyabalu
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Irayuman Thampi &Meenakshi Sudan

Post by satyabalu »

*Are they only composers lyrics being set to tune by others (say by chembai) or they are Vaggeyakaras.?
*I understand their songs were focussed on kerala Guruvayoor.

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Chembai, being the most noted singer from Kerala in the past century, has been the foremost among the singers to patronise their lyrics by setting them to tune as per his imagination and singing them in his inimitable style.

After the court musicians of Swati Tirunal who dedicated their compositions to him in the name of the ruling deity Padmanabha, hardly any vaggeyakara has originated from Kerala.

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The names of these vaggeyakaras should really be Ravivarman Thampi and Minakshisuta.

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Irayimman Thampi (Not Ravivarman thampi) was a Vaggeyakara who also set tune for his songs. IIRC he was a contemporary ( or uncle) of Swathi Thirunal who compiosed a lullaby for Swathi Thirunal Omana thingal kidavo in Navroj.
Another famous composition of him is Karuna cheyvan enthu thamasam in Sree Ragam which is sung by Chembai in Yadukulakambodi. There are many other compositions as well.

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After the court musicians of Swati Tirunal who dedicated their compositions to him in the name of the ruling deity Padmanabha, hardly any vaggeyakara has originated from Kerala.-classical lover
This is not correct. There are many composers in Kerla whose songs are sung in concerts in Kerala (eg.K.C.Kesava Pillai, Kuttykunju Thankachi). I remember Parassala Ponnammal Mami gave a concert in Chennai about five years ago consisting of compositions of Kerala composers.

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Are they focussed only on Sri padmanabha or anyother deity.?

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The songs are composed on all dieties.

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Lakshman wrote:The names of these vaggeyakaras should really be Ravivarman Thampi and Minakshisuta.
can you please list them in your inimitable style?

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Songs by Minakshisuta:

abhinava vidyAtIrtham. rAgA: aThANA. rUpaka tALA.
ammana kareyatire. rAgAmAlika. Adi tALA.
Arumogada doreyE. rAgA: tODi. Adi tALA.
bAla gaNapatim. rAgA: mOhana, rUpaka tALA.
bAlakrSNa dEvam. rAgA: yamunAkalyANi. Adi tALA.
bAlam cintayE. rAgA: bilahari. Adi tALA.
bhajAmyaham gajamukha. rAgA: hamsadhvani. Adi tALA.
bhajarE guhAgrajam. rAgA: bEgaDa. Adi tALA.
bhAvayAmi mAmanOharam. rAgA: bhairavi. rUpaka tALA.
bhuvana sundarIm. rAgA: kannaDagauLa. rupaka tALA.
bhuvanatryanutam. rAgamAlikA. Adi tALA.
caraNa kamalagaLa. rAgA: shankarAbharaNa. Adi tALA.
cintayAmi shivakAminIm. rAgA: punnAgavarALi. rUpaka tALA.
dayamADO nI. rAgamAlikA. Adi tALA.
eSTeSTu nODidaru. rAgA: vijayanagari. Adi tALA.
gOpikAnanda gOkula. rAgA: cArukEshi. Adi tALA.
kanakamaNI kuNDala. rAgA: candrakauns. Adi tALA.
lakSaNam shubha. rAgA: madhyamAvati. Adi tALA.
mahAlakSmi mAm. rAgA: maNirangu. rUpaka tALA.
mAmava mInAkSi. rAgA: kalyANi. Adi tALA.
mAmava shrI shaila. rAgA: hamsAnandi. Adi tALA.
mOhana kalyANi rAga. rAgamAlikA. Adi tALA.
murahara sOdari. rAgA: pUrvikalyANi. Adi tALA.
nanda gOkula. rAgA: bAgEshrI. Adi tALA.
nigama niyamEna. rAgA: kharaharapriyA. Adi tALA.
nODi dhanyanAde. rAgA: cArukEsi. Adi tALA.
parvatarAja nandini. rAgA: Anandabhairavi. cApu tALA.
paripAlisO enna. rAgA: yadukulakAmbhOji. k/cApu tALA.
rajanIcaragaNa. rAgA: ranjani. Adi tALA.
rakSamAm sharaNAgatam. rAgA: nATa. Adi tALA.
rAmana avatAra. rAgA: hindOLa. Adi tALA.
sadA tyAgarAjam. rAgA: tODi. Adi tALA.
sArasanAbha pAhimAm. rAgA: kEdAragauLa. rUpaka tALA.
shAradAmbA pAlaya. rAgA: rItigauLa. rUpaka tALA.
shankarAcArya dEvam. rAgA: kalyANi. (t/gati) Adi tALA.
shAradAmbE. rAgA: rItigauLa. rUpaka tALA.
sharaNam aharnisham. rAgA: shankarAbharaNa. Adi tALA.
sharaNam sharaNam. rAgA: kApi. Adi tALA.
sharaNam rajAmyaham. rAgA: kalyANi. Adi tALA.
sharavaNa sarasijam. rAgA: SaNmukhapriyA. Adi tALA.
shESa shayana. rAgA: shESanAda. rUpaka tALA.
shiva mAdhavabAlam. rAgA: varALi. rUpaka tALA.
shiva sukumAram. rAgA: SaNmukhapriyA. cApu tALA.
shrI gAyatrIm. rAgA: Arabhi. rUpaka tALA.
shrI lalitAmba. rAgA: Arabhi. Adi tALA.
shrI rAmAnuja. rAgA: sAma. Adi tALA.
shrI shAstAram. rAgA: vasantA. rUpaka tALA.
shrInivAsa jagadEka. rAgA: dEvamanOhari. Adi tALA.
shvEta pankaja. rAgA: AbhEri. Adi tALA.
sindhunandinIm. rAgA: gauDamallAr. rUpaka tALA.
smara dinakarakula. rAgA: behAg. Adi tALA.
smara lalitAm. rAgamAlikA. Adi tALA.
smarAmyaham umAsutam. rAgA: vAcaspati. rupaka tALA.
sundarEshvara sukumAra. rAgA: kAmbhOji. Adi tALA.
sundarEshvaram. rAgA: shankarAbharaNa. cApu tALA.
umAmahEshvaram. rAgA: gaurImanOhari. rUpaka tALA.
vAsudEvam vasanta. rAgA: tilang. cApu tALA.
vighnarAja shrI. rAgA: udayaravicandrikA. Adi tALA.
vishvEshvara priyakAmini. rAgA: sindhubhairavi. rUpaka tALA.

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Songs by Iraiyimman Thampi. List may be incomplete.

ambA gauri giri kanyE (pv). rAgA: Arabhi. Adi tALA.
aTimalariNatanne krSNa. rAgA: mukhAri. cempaTa tALA.
candrakalAdhara. rAgA: punnagavarALi. cApu tALA.
entahO vallabhA. rAgA: asAvEri. Adi tALA.
japata japata harinAma. rAgA: tODi. cempaTa tALA.
karuNa ceyvAnentu tAmasam. rAgA: shrI. cempaTa tALA.
karuNAnvidEhi mayi. rAgA: malahari. rUpaka tALA.
kAtyAyani dEvi. rAgA: shankarAbharaNa. cempaTa tALA.
kulashEkharan.rpasdari. rAgA: shankarAbharaNa. cempaTa tALA.
manasA karutunnatampoTu. rAgA: saurASTra. cempaTa tALA.
nIlavarNa pAhi mAm. rAgA: suraTi. cempaTa tALA.
pAhi mAm giritanayE. rAgA: sAvEri. cempaTa tALA.
pAhi nikhila janani. rAgA: nATa. Adi tALA.
paradEvatE nin pAdabhajanam. rAgA: tODi. cempaTa tALA.
paradEvatE sannupAhimAm vaibhO (p). rAgA: nAdanAmakriyA. rUpaka tALA.
pAriTaNNaLileNNumiNNane. rAgA; kAmOdari. cempaTa tALA.
pArthasArathE pAhi. rAgA: mAnji. Eka tALA.

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Lji - your list seems to be missing the most famous of his compositions - Omana tiNgaL kiDAvO

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Yes I missed listing it. Thanks.

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I am having the song omanathinkal kidavo..

If any body requires I can post at mediafire and provide link..

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Irayimman Thampi has composed a number of padams and pada varnams.The following are a few which are heard in concerts
1.ArOtu colvEnE azhaluLLatellAm- indiSam/nAthanAmakRiya -chappu tALam(padam)
2.pRANa nAthanenikku nalkiya-kAmbOji-Adi tALamsOmOpama Mukhi sudati-sAvEri-chappu tALam(padam)
3.chentAr sAyaka rUpa ! nRupa-behAg-chappu tALam(padam)
4.manasi mE paritApam-SankarAbharaNam-Adi tALam(pada varnam)
Besides, he has authored kathakaLi plays- kIchaka vadham,utharA svayamvaram and dakshayAgam.As we know, in kathakaLi ,story is told in the form of songs-padams,slokams,danDakams etc which are composed in pure classical ragas(some ragas are in vogue only in kerala-eg:- indiSam, ghantaram). padams like 'lOkadhipa kAnta' in yadukula kAmbOji(or, erikkila kAmodari as it is called in kathakaLi sangItam) are rendered in concerts.

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There is another thread for Meenakshisutha here..
http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic. ... 71#p223571

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Irayuman Thampi....

the immortal tune of Irayimman Thampi’s lullaby starting with the words Omanathinkal Kidavo.....


http://www.indiavideo.org/kerala/herita ... 9.php#Desc

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omanathinkal kidavo..


omanathinkal kidavo.mp3 - 3.9 Mb

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The book of compositions of Irayimman Thampi entitled," ōmanattiṅgaḷ: iriyimman tampiyuṭē saṅgīta kr̥tigaḷ" (book info) published by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy in 1973 has long gone out of publish. Ifanyone has the book, please contact me.

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This file has what you are looking for:

http://www.mediafire.com/?t2nnkgdfnsc584q

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classicallover wrote:
After the court musicians of Swati Tirunal who dedicated their compositions to him in the name of the ruling deity Padmanabha, hardly any vaggeyakara has originated from Kerala.
You seem to have forgotten Lalitha Dasa from Kerala whose songs Chembai used to sing.

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Lakshman wrote:This file has what you are looking for:

http://www.mediafire.com/?t2nnkgdfnsc584q
Thanks, Lakshman Sir. One song is missing: varadē śaśidhara cētōpahāriṇi in tōḍi. This song was featured in the Carnatica concert album of Parassala Ponnammal entitled, "Composers of Travancore" (link).

The composition, "karuṇa cēyvānantu" was originally composed in the rāga puranīrmai - there is a (gone extinct?) recording of CVB explaining that this rāga is not found in any authoritative texts but exists - has close semblance to yadukula khāmbhōji in structure with some minute differences in uses of phrases to the latter.
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karuNA_chaivA_nendhu-yadhukula_kAmbOdhi-Adhi-

rendered by Prince Rama Varma-

composed by iraiyimman_thampi...

karuNA_chaivA_nendhu-yadhukula_kAmbOdhi-Adhi-Rama Varma-iraiyimman_thampi.mp3 - 6.7 Mb

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