Panju Arunachalam - IR's first lyricist & satellite launcher :)
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Panju Arunachalam - IR's first lyricist & satellite launcher :)
Panju Arunachalam, a very important personality in the initial years of IR - especially in getting his first chance, is also a competent lyricist. He is related to Kannadasan and kavingar can be called PA's mentor.
All the songs of rAsA's first film, annakkiLi, are credited to PA. Obviously there were references & "usage" of some existing folk songs but PA helped put them together in the film song format IMHO.
This thread can be used to catalog the hit songs these two had together. It must be a decent size number, going by the vinyl covers at musicalaya.net...
All the songs of rAsA's first film, annakkiLi, are credited to PA. Obviously there were references & "usage" of some existing folk songs but PA helped put them together in the film song format IMHO.
This thread can be used to catalog the hit songs these two had together. It must be a decent size number, going by the vinyl covers at musicalaya.net...
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All the four songs (well, five if we include TMS pathos version of annakkiLi) were huge hits and the album broke existing records in TFM sales.
And the lyricist is Panju Arunachalam, who wrote such classics as 'ponnezhil pooththadhu pudhu vAnil' with mellisai mannar prior. (Movie : kalangarai viLakkam *ing MGR).
Listing exercise - 1976:
Movie : AnnakkiLi (Sivakumar / Sujatha)
#1 annakkiLi onnaththEdudhE (SJ happy, TMS pathos two versions) , lovley folk number, PA possibly had limited role in penning the lines as those were brought from their roots by the Pannaippuram brothers
#2 machchAnappAththeengaLA (SJ) - similar to the number above, Pannaippuram sources
#3 suththachchambA pachcha nellu (SJ) - ditto comments
#4 sondhamillai bandhamillai vAdudhu oru paRavai (PS) - must be a PA original, typical 70's style film lyrics...(akkakkA enum geetham, adhu dhAnE adhan vEdham)
And the lyricist is Panju Arunachalam, who wrote such classics as 'ponnezhil pooththadhu pudhu vAnil' with mellisai mannar prior. (Movie : kalangarai viLakkam *ing MGR).
Listing exercise - 1976:
Movie : AnnakkiLi (Sivakumar / Sujatha)
#1 annakkiLi onnaththEdudhE (SJ happy, TMS pathos two versions) , lovley folk number, PA possibly had limited role in penning the lines as those were brought from their roots by the Pannaippuram brothers
#2 machchAnappAththeengaLA (SJ) - similar to the number above, Pannaippuram sources
#3 suththachchambA pachcha nellu (SJ) - ditto comments
#4 sondhamillai bandhamillai vAdudhu oru paRavai (PS) - must be a PA original, typical 70's style film lyrics...(akkakkA enum geetham, adhu dhAnE adhan vEdham)
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Re: Panju Arunachalam - IR's first lyricist & satellite launcher :)
We have a vinyl cover for 1977 that is 100% PA stuff
A number of lovely, lovely songs!
kavikkuyil
#5 kuyilE kavikkuyilE yAr varavaiththEdukinRai? (SJ)
-classic themmAngu is a somewhat sophisticated format
#6 chinnakkaNNan azhaikkiRAn (BMK, there is a SJ version too)
-All these years I was assuming it could be Kannadasan because of the "chinnakkaNNan" reference Lovely writing by his seedar!
#7 udhyam varukinRadhu (SJ)
-Sweet lines get married to a haunting melody!
A number of lovely, lovely songs!
kavikkuyil
#5 kuyilE kavikkuyilE yAr varavaiththEdukinRai? (SJ)
-classic themmAngu is a somewhat sophisticated format
#6 chinnakkaNNan azhaikkiRAn (BMK, there is a SJ version too)
-All these years I was assuming it could be Kannadasan because of the "chinnakkaNNan" reference Lovely writing by his seedar!
#7 udhyam varukinRadhu (SJ)
-Sweet lines get married to a haunting melody!
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PA wrote not only all the songs but also screenplay of BhuvanA oru kELvikkuRi
(No vinyl cover with us but youtube has the movie titles)
#8 vizhiyilE malarndhadhu (SPB)
-The pallavi lines are so popular, I guess movie titles are made out of them
#9 rAjA enbAr mandhiri enbAr (SPB-SJ)
-sOgam, thathtuvam all mixed in right proposition and the lines suit a tuneful melody
#10 poondhenRalE nalla nEram kAlam sErum (PJ-VJ)
-romAntic duet with decent poetry
(No vinyl cover with us but youtube has the movie titles)
#8 vizhiyilE malarndhadhu (SPB)
-The pallavi lines are so popular, I guess movie titles are made out of them
#9 rAjA enbAr mandhiri enbAr (SPB-SJ)
-sOgam, thathtuvam all mixed in right proposition and the lines suit a tuneful melody
#10 poondhenRalE nalla nEram kAlam sErum (PJ-VJ)
-romAntic duet with decent poetry
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http://www.smashits.com/panju-arunachalam/songs/lyricist-7562-page-1.html
http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=TC0000891
http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=TC0000891
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Re: Panju Arunachalam - IR's first lyricist & satellite launcher :)
This morning I happened to read an article in the 'thenRal' magazine print edition.
The online link for the same article is here, which needs login:
http://www.tamilonline.com/thendral/article.aspx?aid=9232
I would like to share the part relevant to this thread here :
While my primary appreciation for PA is for launching rAsA, this article had just amazed me that he provided such a wonderful environment for family members to show interest in Thamizh!
Often, we tend to focus on negatives only (stole some verses penned by Kavingar, tried to snatch away a movie opportunity while Kavingar was off, put his name as lyricist for folk verses brought by Pavalar brothers, disastrous debut as director of pudhuppAttu etc) but do not give this man due credit.
After all, someone who wrote 'பொன்னெழில் பூத்தது புது வானில்' in kalangarai viLakkam cannot and should not be so easily dismissed!
Now, this article gives one more reason to admire the man! All said & done about his so-called-saNdai with Kavingar during gauravam days, there seems to be no long-term tiff between them. His offspring is even wedded to Kavingar's offspring and the Thamizh connection is even more than that!
Let me say PA-kku innum oru "வாழ்க!"
The online link for the same article is here, which needs login:
http://www.tamilonline.com/thendral/article.aspx?aid=9232
I would like to share the part relevant to this thread here :
தென்றல் wrote:
பிப்ரவரி 15, 2014 அன்று டாலஸ் நகரில் நடந்த திருக்குறள் போட்டியில், திருவள்ளுவரின் 1,330 அருங்குறளையும் மூன்று மணி நேரத்தில் ஒரே மூச்சில் சொல்லி, கேட்டோரை ஆச்சரியத்தில் மூழ்கடித்தார் திருமதி. கீதா அருணாச்சலம். தமிழ்நாட்டில் பிறந்து, 2001ல் அமெரிக்காவுக்குக் குடியேறிய, கீதா, பிரபல திரைப்படத் தயாரிப்பாளர், இயக்குனர் பஞ்சு அருணாச்சலத்தின் புதல்வி. அத்தனை குறட்பாக்களையும் கூறியதோடு மட்டுமல்லாமல், நடுவர்கள் கேட்ட கேள்விகளுக்கும் தெளிவான விளக்கம் கூறித் திணறடித்தார்.
தன் சிறிய தகப்பனார் கவியரசு கண்ணதாசன் வாய்மொழியாகக் கூறிய கவிதை, கட்டுரைகளை எழுதி நூலாக்கிக் கொடுத்தவர் பஞ்சு அருணாச்சலம் என்பது நினைவிருக்கலாம். இன்றைக்கு கீதா மெட்ரோப்ளெக்ஸ் தமிழ்ச்சங்கத்தின் தலைவர், நகரத்தார் சங்கத்தில் முக்கியப் பொறுப்பாளர், சமூகப் பணியாளர், தமிழ்ப்பள்ளி ஆசிரியர், தஞ்சாவூர் ஓவியக்கலை வல்லுநர், அதற்கென ஓவியப் பள்ளி நிறுவி நடத்துபவர், குடும்பத்தலைவி என்று அட்டாவதானியாகத் திகழ்ந்து வருகிறார்.
கண்ணதாசனின் மகள் வயிற்றுப் பேரன் திரு. சுப்பிரமணியனை மணந்தார் கீதா. இவர்கள் இருவரும் கண்ணதாசனின் 80வது பிறந்தநாளை ஒட்டிப் பல அறிஞர்களை வரவழைத்து 2007ல் டாலஸில் 'கண்ணதாசன் விழா' ஒன்றை வெகு சிறப்பாக நடத்தினர். குழந்தைகளாக இருந்த இவ்வாரிசுகளைக் கண்ணதாசன் மடியில் வைத்திருக்கும் புகைப்படத்தை நினைவுகூர்ந்து, "கவியரசர் ஒரே நேரத்தில் தன் இரு தொடைகளிலும் உங்கள் இருவரையும் அமர்த்தி இளமைப் பருவத்திலேயே வாழ்த்தியதால் வள்ளுவன் வசப்பட்டானா?" என்று கீதாவிற்கு அனுப்பிய வாழ்த்துச் செய்தியில் கேட்டிருக்கிறார், 'சொல்லின் செல்வி' உமையாள் முத்து!
While my primary appreciation for PA is for launching rAsA, this article had just amazed me that he provided such a wonderful environment for family members to show interest in Thamizh!
Often, we tend to focus on negatives only (stole some verses penned by Kavingar, tried to snatch away a movie opportunity while Kavingar was off, put his name as lyricist for folk verses brought by Pavalar brothers, disastrous debut as director of pudhuppAttu etc) but do not give this man due credit.
After all, someone who wrote 'பொன்னெழில் பூத்தது புது வானில்' in kalangarai viLakkam cannot and should not be so easily dismissed!
Now, this article gives one more reason to admire the man! All said & done about his so-called-saNdai with Kavingar during gauravam days, there seems to be no long-term tiff between them. His offspring is even wedded to Kavingar's offspring and the Thamizh connection is even more than that!
Let me say PA-kku innum oru "வாழ்க!"
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