Odi vilayadu Pappa (featured in Kappalottiya Thamizhan): This particular Raagamalika version by the late Maharajapuram Santhanam does great justice to the song.ġ0. One of the most popular pieces rendered by many classical artists, this song has Bharatiyaar writing to a small child but with words suitable for every adult. Chinnanjiru Kiliye (sung by Maharajapuram Santhanam):Īnother classic Kannamma piece by Bharathiyaar is Chinnanjiru Kiliye Kannamma. This version set to Ragam Jyonpuri and sung by the inimitable late D.K.Jayaraman is a sheer joy to listen to.ĩ. One such piece is this gorgeous piece “Aasai Mugham”. He wrote lyrics that made that special one, loved and appreciated. Romance was one of Bharathiyaar’s favorite genres.
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The original piece written by Bharathiyaar on the joy of being independent and free features simple lyrics that talks of a young nation that needs to get to work in becoming truly great. One such was this song from Naam Iruvar, “Aduvome”.
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If only…ĭ.K.Pattamal had a great run rendering some of Bharathiyaar’s classic pieces. A wonderful piece that features a prescient Bharathiyaar ruminating on a free and connected nation that brings people together through trade, music and culture. There are songs which brilliant as they are, get elevated by an equally fantastic screen performance and delivery. Sindhu Nadhi (featured in Kai Koduthu Deivam):
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The movie Ezhavadhu Manidhan features some fantastic Bharathiyaar pieces including this one, rendered wonderfully by Yesudas and set to tune by L.Vaidhyanathan.Ħ. This song belongs to that category of Nandalala songs. He focused much of his pieces on his favorite Goddess Shakthi and on Krishna in the form of Nandalala. Yet another genre that Bharathiyaar enlivened was that of devotional music. Kakkai Siraginile (featured in Ezhavadhu Manidhan):
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This song’s lyrics are complex and rich and powerful that you are pressed to hear it over and over again to get the full experience.ĥ. These songs ranging from inspirational to romantic, they captured the writer’s emotions at various times in his life with respect to women. Theertha Karaiyinile (featured in Varumayin Niram Sirappu):īharathiyaar created an entire category of songs for women- titled “Kannamma” songs. Set to Thilang ragam by Ilayaraja for the movie Sindhu Bhairavi, this brief song packs a big punch.Ĥ. Manadhil Urudhi Vendum (featured in Sindhu Bhairavi):īharathiyaar’s speciality was words of inspiration. Set to tune by MSV and acted to perfection by KamalHassan and Sridevi in the movie, this song is a keeper.ģ. The poet who was known to be a drug addict in his time almost begs Goddess Sakthi for help. It features an introspective and almost frustrated Bharathiyaar. The sheer depth in the words in this song blows me away to this day. Nalladhor Veenai Seithe (featured in Varumayin Niram Sivappu):
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On a side note, this movie is truly worth a watch if you have not seen it.Ģ. In the movie, it features an actor playing Bharathiar and singing the song. But when it was written, this song was remarkably prescient.
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Today, it is easy for us to take all this for granted. Bharathiyaar foresaw a future where communication lines were blurred and global trade was the norm. Velli Panimalai (featured in Kappalottiya Tamizhan): Here is a very very small sampling of some of his work in musical form that has inspired me all these years.ġ. His command of the language was peerless. It would take a dozen posts to truly cover the breadth of work that Bharathiyaar produced in his short life- from his call for freedom to a remarkable vision of the future to his championing of women’s rights and his devotional songs. I wanted to take this brief moment to write a few words about his sheer body of work. Today, December 11th is Bharathiar’s birthday. It made me realize what I had learned by rote but never forced myself to appreciate was a joy to behold. The brilliant rendition of the episode of the game of dice from Mahabharata where Draupadi (Panchali) is disrobed in the Royal Court and her brothers and her swear revenge by the immortal poet and freedom fighter, Subramanya Bharathi opened the flood gates for me. And no greater was it felt beyond her handling of the epic “ Panchali Sabadham”. And over time, she started winning us over on the sheer joy of appreciating the wonders of Tamizh. And she took great interest in her students- as rowdy as they were like me. She loved the language in a way that was infectious. I was blessed to have a fantastic Tamizh teacher, Ms.Kausalya for whom I have the utmost respect even today.
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And the classes thrust a ton of material on you. The grammar was elaborate and took forever to figure out. Growing up as a student of Tamizh, I was often flummoxed by the complexity of the language.