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vijay · Post by **vijay** » 02 Jan 2008, 15:00

TNS Krishna
M Chandrasekharan
Guruvayoor Dorai
Ghatam ?

Sree Raga Varnam â€“ Adi
Abhimanam â€“ Begada â€“ Adi â€“ Patnam (S)
Angarakam â€“ Surati â€“ Rupakam (RNS)
Eti janma â€“ Varali â€“ Misra Chapu â€“ Thyagaraja
Chakkani Raja â€“ Kharaharapriya â€“ Adi â€“ Thyagaraja (RNST)
RTP â€“ Hamsananadi â€“ Khanda Triputa â€“
â€œGuha Muruga Shanmuga Nee Va Ka Va Vaâ€

violinlover · Post by **violinlover** » 02 Jan 2008, 15:41

the ghatam vidwan was Trichy shri Murali

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 02 Jan 2008, 15:44

Thanks Violin Lover

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 02 Jan 2008, 15:51

Good to see you on stage too...one of my neighbours was commenting on how sincere you looked, completely absorbed in the music and all!

Jigyaasa · Post by **Jigyaasa** » 02 Jan 2008, 18:50

I was there till 9.25. I'd like to know when this concert concluded. When I left, he'd just begun the pallavi...

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 03 Jan 2008, 11:15

Not long after - a short Pallavi and 1-2 tukkadas...believe MA got stricter with concert conclusion as well

Jigyaasa · Post by **Jigyaasa** » 03 Jan 2008, 12:11

In fact, I thought they'd pull the curtains down midway!

sindhu · Post by **sindhu** » 03 Jan 2008, 14:21

Violinlover,

It is good to see your posts here, after a long time, that too for TNS-MC combo

thathwamasi · Post by **thathwamasi** » 03 Jan 2008, 21:25

Vijay Sir!!! Great that you mentioned about the Shruti Bedam. I wasnt there for the concert. But since he has done the shruti bedam of Hindolam in Hamsanandi with Shadjam omitted then I am thrilled for a special reason.

The title track of Illayaraja and Chaurasia's 'Nothing But Wind' has the same concept but in a more unique style. The piece will begin in Hindolam and Illayaja would have masterfully added a the Ni3 or the Kakali nishadam in the hindolam line and slowly would have changed the tonic to the Kakali nishadam thus changing the raagam to Hamsanandi. Now it looks like TNS has done the reverse. Now I wonder, if TNS inspired Illayaraja or Illayaraja inspired TNS or simply Great men think alike????

T

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 04 Jan 2008, 12:12

Hi Thathwamasi good to hear from you on the forum after a while...do drop "sir" though - at an age where one desprerately clings on to a pretense of youth, such titles do not offer much comfort!

Not sure who inspired whom but I would imagine TNS would not need pointers from Illayaraja or anyone else about the graha bedha opportunities thrown up by Hamsanandhi. He did one in K'Priya as well - Natabhairavi IIRC. However it may well be nothing but wind that inspired him to do so on that day

Jigyaasa · Post by **Jigyaasa** » 04 Jan 2008, 14:13

vijay wrote:He did one in K'Priya as well - Natabhairavi IIRC.

No... It was K'PriyA-tODi...

thathwamasi · Post by **thathwamasi** » 04 Jan 2008, 15:51

Vijay - That sir was intended more in an informal way, like how I always address my colleagues.

I am sure TNS doesn't pointers from anyone about Grahabedha Oppurtunities in any Raaga. But this one is unique so I was wondering that way. Given that TNS admires Illayaraja a lot and vice versa. It was so evident in the way the song 'Innarul tharum Annapoorani' was tuned for TNS by Illayaraja in the movie Aatma. But the concept of removing a note from the main raagam and singing a shruti bedam is quite funky. Once I heard TNS sing Mohanakalyani in shrutibedam while singing Thodi. But since he is bound by the Carnatic Music rules, he can't add a new note to the basic raagam. Since Illayaraja has that freedom, he added a new note and transformed Hindolam into Hamsanandi.

But like I said earlier, after all Great men think alike.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 04 Jan 2008, 16:47

Jigs, yes on rishabham actually which should be thodi and not n'bairavi...was wondering why he was singing such a pronnounced thodi gandharam for n-bhairavi but I seem to have got my calculations mixed up!

OK Thathwamasi Sirjee, the title is humbly accepted! This Atma movie you mention - you mean TNS has done other movies as welll...I thought Thodiraagam was his first and last movie..

thathwamasi · Post by **thathwamasi** » 04 Jan 2008, 20:33

Vijay - Yeah..TNS didnt act in the movie though. Atma is actually an interesting effort directed by Pratap Pothan. The story goes like this: Someone will discover a grantha which will say that on a particular day, in a forest temple, God will give darshan to one true devotee. So mad rush will ensue to the temple and grand celebrations will be planned. Meanwhile a terrorist gang will plan to blow up the place on that day killing "mooda nambikkai". And the story evolves around other characters. There is a character who is a spiritual singer who will be dying with cancer, so he will sing for the goddess and will be dying and the goddess will give darshan to his wife and save the guy. TNS has sung one song for the singer character which is set to Suddha Saveri Raagam, rupaka taalam. It begins as "Innarul tharum Anna poorani". The first line resembles the tune of Kalaharana melara hare.

So officially, Thodi Raagam is his first and last movie as an actor. Please check musicindiaonline's tamil films section and find the song. I bet it would be an experience to listen to it.

T

Editting this as I forgot to mention that all the songs in this movie are unbelievable melodius. It was vintage Illayaraja after the advent of A R Rehman. I think the movie was 1994.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 04 Jan 2008, 21:50

thathwamasi wrote:So officially, Thodi Raagam is his first and last movie as an actor.

Last year or before there was another thamizh movie where Shri TNS acts as father of actor prasanth . (Un?)interestingly the movie's title is Jambavan

thathwamasi · Post by **thathwamasi** » 04 Jan 2008, 21:52

Wow...Rajeshnat - This missed my eyes. I didnt know TNS tried a re-entry. Too cool.

saveri · Post by **saveri** » 06 Jan 2008, 19:45

Jambavan was telecast yday on Sun TV.Horrible movie , too violent and crude. However much TNS may have done a decent job, it is not necessary to be associated with these things.

Our CM Jambavan can do without (un)jambavan movies like these, to increase his name or fame.

vageyakara · Post by **vageyakara** » 06 Jan 2008, 19:57

I agree with you Saveri ji
I think we should treat this a passing cloud.Solely due to the fact that the other Jambavans in the Music-criticism field have all started slinging mud on his vidwat . through their gullible media and he ventured to lay his hand on cine field keeping moderate profile. But when it failed to pay , he cleverly switched over to the CARNATIC MUSIC FIELD which became the ultimate beneficiary .And today we may consider ourselves as the blessed ones, for no element on earth can snatch away the treasure of divine CM. HAD TODI RAGAM BEEN A COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL FILM, WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED , is any body's guess.And I once again stress The CM field is the ULTIMATE WINNER.

saravanan · Post by **saravanan** » 07 Jan 2008, 12:00

Saveri ji
Sabse bada rupaiyaa I guess which prompted him to act again and get in trouble.

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 07 Jan 2008, 12:29

saravanan: Please do not drag other fellow forum members unnecessarily into the mix. Thx.

Amruthavarshini · Post by **Amruthavarshini** » 07 Jan 2008, 12:33

Just talking whatever one can, not even thinking about minimum decency levels has become the order of the day. It is ultimately the music of TNS that matters towards the end of the day.It has always been and will ever remain the same.Whether his films were a success or he chooses to act in scores of films, his Kambhoji, shankarabaranam or thodi is eternal. As rasikas it is what that matters to us. There can never be a musician in our life time, of his calibre.
I suggest we may have a different thread where we discuss only unwanted issues about artists.Straying away from the ultimate aim of sharing thoughts about good music does not benefit any of us.
Passing unecessary comments, personal remarks on any artist or rasika is clearly low level.

vasanthabhairavi · Post by **vasanthabhairavi** » 13 Jan 2008, 18:35

The RTP was a bit short, but the Kharaharapriya was just great. Well, TNS at Academy - a non-Thodi main after quite some time....and it was a majestic choice - the Krithi.

vageyakara · Post by **vageyakara** » 13 Jan 2008, 19:07

i ENDORSE THE VIEWS EXUDED BY AMRITHA VARSHINI JI.LET US IGNORE THOSE UNWARRANTED ISSUES AND STICK TO CM ONLY.

thathwamasi · Post by **thathwamasi** » 09 Feb 2008, 11:06

People...Please find the link to the Illayaraja composed song sung by TNS for movie Aatma.

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/t ... name.4197/

balusatya · Post by **balusatya** » 09 Feb 2008, 19:15

What is the Raga?without going into the details can we say it is Durga?

thathwamasi · Post by **thathwamasi** » 11 Feb 2008, 18:55

balusatya - The raaga is Suddha Saveri