P.b.srinivas Favorites, Melody king Options

[shriram]

I discovered the magic of old Tamil film music much after I did the music of Hindi films. And over the past 20 years or so when I have been enjoyed it, P.B.Srinivas has stood out as the melody voice of Tamil film music. The Viswanathan Ramamoorthy-Gemini Ganesan-P.B.Srinivas combination has provided one superlative melody after another.

I have had the pleasure of meeting this great man many times in Chennai. Talking music with him is a joy. He has deep knowledge of the nuances of music and shares my love for Talat Mahmood

I am sharing 3 of my very favorite PBS melodies. Hope you enjoy them too !


1. iLLamai koluvirukkum (what a disappointment the picturization of the song was !!)
Film / Composers : Hello Mr Zamindar / Viswanathan Ramamoorthy
Bit : 256
Duration : 3:05


2. manidan enbavan (in contrast, a superbly picturized melody)
Film / Composers : Sumaithangi / Viswanathan Ramamoorthy
Bit : 256
Duration : 3:26


3. uDalukku uyir kaaval
Film / Composers : Manapandhal / Viswanathan Ramamoorthy
Bit : 256
Duration : 3:47


Regards,
Shriram

[sri]

Nice ones, Shriram - I like his voice a lot.

I remembering listening to P B Srinivas Live at Madras in the mid 70s - he was so good. He left us spellbound when singing a Hindi song of his - Chanda se hoga woh pyara.

He was at ease singing in all the south indian languages - but left a great mark on Tamil and Kannada Film music.

In his 80s now - he was honoured at a local club in Bangalore recently - where he spoke very well and sang a few Kannada songs too.

Sri