Periasamy Thooran

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 17 Aug 2010, 00:54

There was a discussion about this composer in the old rasikas.org but I am not able to add a post there.
Here is a link where there is another picture of him.

http://sites.google.com/site/periasamythooran/Home

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 17 Aug 2010, 02:18

Thank you, Lakshman!
I did not realize there were so many songs of his!
I have met him when I was a child and remember him as a kind person. Knew then that he was a writer and a composer. Amazing how many worthwhile projects he was involved in!
While I find a few popular songs in the list, I see how many have been unsung!
There are a few typos in the first lines of some songs in tamizh script.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 17 Aug 2010, 11:07

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Merge this thread to the older thread
http://rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php? ... lit=tooran

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 17 Aug 2010, 20:12

Thooran is how he preferred to spell his name-not nitpicking but thought it as easier to google etc-...A VERY GREAT MAN& COMPOSER & with so many MUSICAL& MOVING compositions! So many accomplishments with MODESTY combined too.Just the Keeravani composition alone is enough to make him stand the test of Time....VKV

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 17 Aug 2010, 20:34

Should it be Periasmi or Periasamy?

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 17 Aug 2010, 20:49

Manchakkattuvalasu PalanivellappaGounder Periaswamy Thooran.
M.P.Periaswamy Thooran.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 17 Aug 2010, 22:20

Thanks.

panthuvarali · Post by **panthuvarali** » 21 Sep 2010, 11:48

Respected rasikas,

I am looking for periyaswamy thooran's composition in Todi / dhanyasi / panthuvarali.

Can someone please forward mp3 version if not a commercial recording.

thanks very much.
srivatsan.

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 26 Oct 2010, 11:55

More information on Padma Bushan MP Periasamy Thooran are available at this link:

1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periyasaamy_Thooran

2) http://sites.google.com/site/periasamythooran/

3) MP 3 Downloads at : http://sites.google.com/site/periasamyt ... thanas-mp3

venkatakailasam

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 04 May 2011, 14:22

Is there any site where one can find Thooran's songs in Tamil script?

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 04 May 2011, 16:23

Here is a link to P Thooran:

http://sites.google.com/site/periasamythooran/Home
I am happy to find one or two of my collection also find a place therein.

venkatakailasam

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 18 Mar 2013, 23:05

Friends,
As always, I am late for the party.
I read that Sri Thooran's compositions were set to music by stalwarts like KVN, TMT etc. Could someone list the musicians' names vis-a-vis Sri Thooran's specific songs please!?

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 09 May 2013, 18:09

In one of the published books - Navamani Isai Malai, Semmngudi Srinivasa Iyer has mentioned that the songs were tuned by one Shivaramakrishna Iyer. I don't know if other songs of Tooran were also tuned by him.

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 09 May 2013, 20:37

Annamalai University published Thooran's songs, in 1943 and 47. In one of those ... Tamil Songs Collection, Vol 7, I think.... Thooran mentions in preface that Sivaramakrishna Bhagavathar ( music teacher in Coimbatore Ramakrishna Mission School) tuned all the songs in that Book (about 70) Also they were examined and fine-tuned by Annamalai Univ. Vina teachers' team of V.S.Gomathi Sankara Iyer, K S Narayanaswami Iyer and Tamil teacher Arunachalam PiLLai. There was another Vol ---15 of 70 songs or so, I think...similarly tuned and examined etc. Later on many of his songs have been tuned by others, I think, but I don't know if a systematic catalogue of who tuned which exists. e.g. T K Govinda Rao has tuned some. ( kaala kaalan ..atana ) Dr S Ramanathan ( naanoru ciRu vINai..chakravaham) ..T M Thyagarajan ( murali dhara ..mANd ) .

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 09 May 2013, 20:57

Dr S Ramanathan ( naanoru ciRu vINai..chakravaham)

I think I am wrong here; Dr S Ramanathan popularized this song. But the tuning may be by SK Bhagavathar and/or T K Govinda Rao. I think T K Govinda Rao reexamined many of the original songs and fine tuned them. I remember Thooran's few books re-published in 70's. One of those volumes has this song. And preface mentions both these vidwans only.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 09 May 2013, 22:15

Any audio links for kAla kAlan and nAnoru siRu vINai?

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 09 May 2013, 23:08

You can hear many of Thooran's songs by TVS here:
(including kaala kaalan)
http://gaana.com/song/pearls-of-periasa ... lan-690305

naanoru ciRu vINai here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc9epD_EN5Q

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 09 May 2013, 23:11

Here are some more of Thooran's songs :
https://sites.google.com/site/periasamy ... e22oct2010

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 17 Aug 2013, 20:12

Would someone have the notations for Tooran's song toTTu toTTu pEsa varAn in behAg?

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 11 Sep 2013, 20:51

Compositions of Thooran...

Listen here...

http://www.mediafire.com/folder/hug0x79 ... mpositions

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 09 Mar 2015, 15:34

While I cannot talk much about dance performances of thooran, he is one terrific composer who has given many gems - particularly kaliyuga varadan-brindavani and punniyam oru koti - keeravani renditions are so so touching.

Check Mar09,2015 writeup
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/che ... 973057.ece

VKV/Pasupathy/arasi/MKR ,
Have any of you interacted with Tooran . Any anecdotes there.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 09 Mar 2015, 15:36

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arasi · Post by **arasi** » 09 Mar 2015, 19:16

Just this afternoon, I heard from my cousin that there's going to be a concert of his compositions presented at the Academy in the near future. Hope we can find out the exact date and time...

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 09 Mar 2015, 19:22

rajeshnat wrote:While I cannot talk much about dance performances of thooran, he is one terrific composer who has given many gems - particularly kaliyuga varadan-brindavani and punniyam oru koti - keeravani renditions are so so touching.

VKV/Pasupathy/arasi/MKR ,
Have any of you interacted with Tooran . Any anecdotes there.

YES. I HAVE INTERACTED W/THOORAN quite a bit & a pic of Thooran w/me, TV.S. & MY LITTLE SON (AT THAT TIME) is one of my proudest possesions. YET ANOTHER GREAT COMPOSER, CREATIVE GENIUS, AND A AN EVEN GREATER HUMAN BEING about whom VERY LITTLE IS KNOWN. I will write later as I am 24/7 on CLEVELAND ACTIVITIES RIGHT NOW. If I can do justice to SIVAN, MSG & TRS I would have done a great job!.....VKV

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 09 Mar 2015, 19:57

Rajesh,
AllI remember is seeing him at my uncle VVS's house and elsewhere a few times, conversing with VVS about his songs which he included in his concerts. He had a sweetness about him and I admire him as a distinguished composer.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 27 Mar 2015, 08:18

Periasami - Azhagu Deivam on Lord Muruga
http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday ... 035622.ece

anumk9 · Post by **anumk9** » 08 Mar 2019, 11:42

Today I heard "karaiyera vendama" in Rasika ranjini.. can you help me to get lyrics and notation? thankz

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 08 Mar 2019, 20:48

Please check your mailbox.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 03 Oct 2019, 12:13

Yesterday I head a song superbly sung by Prasanna Venkataraman . The song is by Periasamy Thooran and the tunesmith is TK GOvinda Rao and this song was written as soon as tooran heard about gandhiji's assassination . The song is KAnbaDenrO inimEL gAndhiyai pOl oru shantha mahAtmAvai - Hind Kapi(PIloo)- Periasamytooran (TUned by TK GovindaRao)

Lji
May i get the lyrics of the above song in this thread. Being Gandhi Jayanthi , let us know bit more about PT's outpouring in this thread ?

RSR · Post by **RSR** » 03 Oct 2019, 16:37

Sri.Thooran was a good lyricist but he did not set the tunes for any of his songs. Only when a lyricist creates the tunes also, he can be termed as a composer.

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 04 Oct 2019, 05:01

rajeshnat wrote: ↑03 Oct 2019, 12:13Lji, May i get the lyrics of the above song in this thread. Being Gandhi Jayanthi , let us know bit more about PT's outpouring in this thread ?

P:
kANbadenRO nAm inimEl
gAndhiyaip pOloru shAnta mahAtmAvai

AP:
mANbelAm niRaindadOr vaishNavanAm gAndhi
manida kulattinil Or mANikkam allavO

C:
bhAratap pOrinil pArthasArati pOl
paDaikkalam tAngAmal viDudalai tandavan
tArakamAi rAma nAmattaik koNDavan
taraNiyil satyam anbu tazhaittOnga vandavan.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 04 Oct 2019, 05:35

Lovely lyrics!
Small correction in the pallavi and anupallavi:
gAndhi (गांधी)....

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 04 Oct 2019, 07:05

Corrected.
Thanks !

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 04 Oct 2019, 08:13

thanks pb. 2 word meanings i donot get it. mANbelAm and tArakamAi. some one can help me

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 04 Oct 2019, 08:55

rajeshnat wrote: ↑04 Oct 2019, 08:13 thanks pb. 2 word meanings i donot get it. mANbelAm and tArakamAi. some one can help me

mANbelAm = mANbu + ellAm
mAnbu = honour, dignity, greatness, excellence, goodness.

tArakamAi = tArakamAga
tArakam = that which protects or supports. Refuge.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 04 Oct 2019, 21:33

Couldn't tAraka also mean someone who 'carries' us across (the ocean of life - bhavsAgar) - like a kEvaT - and granting mOksha? As in tAraka nAmam....

sam · Post by **sam** » 16 Nov 2024, 14:20

"MS Subbulakshmi-
Mangala Vinayakane-
Ramapriya-
misra chapu-
Periasamy Thooran"

https://youtu.be/_KmSdhRtIGA?si=1NCR714a_6NgpFgx

sam · Post by **sam** » 16 Nov 2024, 14:22

"DK Pattammal-
Taye Tripurasundari-
Shuddhasaveri-
K Chapu-
Periasamy Thooran"

https://youtu.be/KcJdnV15tJc?si=NFKY6t-ER-9qqKQ5

sam · Post by **sam** » 16 Nov 2024, 14:23

DK Pattammal-
Kaliyuga Varadan- Brindavanasaranga-
Adi-
Periaswamy Thooran"
.
https://youtu.be/zkFt9si8rZQ?si=0Bw3RyMHgrTeWveb

sam · Post by **sam** » 17 Nov 2024, 15:24

MS Subbulakshmi -
Konji Konji Va Guhane-
Khamas-
aadi-
Periasamy Thooran"
...
https://youtu.be/cezVnD1CVY8?si=Qp4GuwGbr35DsvmZ

sam · Post by **sam** » 17 Nov 2024, 15:34

"MS Subbulakshmi-
Muruga Muruga Enral-
Saveri-
Caapu-
Periaswamy Thooran"
...
https://youtu.be/ju5nYcGWvmg?si=6rgDEbyY0qmqfS2e

sam · Post by **sam** » 17 Nov 2024, 17:09

"Harihara Sutane-
Abhogi-
Adi-
Periyaswamy Thooran-
TK Govinda Rao"
.
https://youtu.be/JIuTKa6xcdU?si=z-iidQfzOydB6GMw