மலர்ந்தும் மலராதவை # 29

Saravanan Natarajan writes:

மலர்ந்தும் மலராதவை # 29

நெஞ்சிலாடும் பூ ஒன்று....

அனைவருக்கும் புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துக்கள்!

Selva Vinayaga Films’ நெஞ்சிலாடும் பூ ஒன்று is yet another film that sleeps undisturbed in the cans, never destined to reach the silver screen. The film’s album, thankfully, was released- the record cover proclaims the year of its manufacture as 1979. And displays pictures of Saratbabu and Vijayakumar with Radha Saluja.

‘Thankfully’ I said, because the elusive album cunningly secrets within its seldom explored confines, some bewitching compositions of IR- compositions that surely warranted a happier destiny, grander commercial and critical acclaim. Lyrics were by Vaali.

‘கோடி இன்பம்’ is a magnificent masterpiece in Malayamarutham. Janaki's cuddlesome humming that establishes the enchanted mood for a joyous revelry of romance, and the fantasy-laden pallavi that opens up such spectacular vistas of an unabashed celebration of love, SPB who makes an unheralded welcome entry as the delirious man’s voice, to engulf his beloved Preethi with his winsome edicts, the violin that showers bushels of fragrant flowers upon the lovers, the lilting charanams that are interwoven seamlessly into the magic…surely dreams are made of such precious stuff….Million pleasures indeed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeQ38lgcaos&feature=youtu.be

‘மருத மஞ்சக்கிழங்கே' offers an equally tempting, but a contrasting folksy fare—Vani beckons with a summons that is irresistible, and a mesmerizing flute escorts us right into the midst of a torpid evening in a rustic milieu, where the slanting rays of the setting sun fall upon a pair of lovers rapturously capering across the carpet of greenery. The bashfully uttered lines of the Pallavi, SPB’s honeyed humming that follows, the interludes that blend in so masterfully with the rural ambience, the meandering Charanams that flow so alluringly into the Pallavi—all come together to ensure a delightfully refreshing treatment for the hackneyed plot of the man’s amorous advances being checked by the virtuous woman imposing a restraint on proceeding further until the formal sanctification of the union.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPhZwUVLddE&feature=youtu.be

‘வானம் எங்கே’ is the third duet from the film, and an unforgettable song it is by Jayachandran & Janaki…. Listen to a languorous Janaki hovering ever so bewitchingly over the dreamy chorus voices; let the flittering flute fill you with pleasurable anticipation, for the mellifluous Jayachandran is soon to make an arresting entrance….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTeafZHBNOA&feature=youtu.be

‘ஒரு மூடன் கதை சொன்னால்’, the fourth song in the album captures Malaysia Vasudevan in his ruminative, melancholic mood, and his earthy tones bring in a hue of wry resignation to a love which is destined to go unrequited. The song was a great favorite in the listeners’ requests sections of Radio Ceylon…all from disillusioned young men!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln_XShQVJD4&feature=youtu.be

So let the timeless magic of vintage Raja entrance us with these forgotten numbers...

‘Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard
are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on….’

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