Muse & Music, Music of the Golden Age Options

[swarapriya]

Muse & Music

Most film loving folks think that the music made for films from 50’s through 80’s represents golden age of music. This may be debatable. However, one thing is certain. Several great musicals emerged during this period and we saw the rise of many singing legends during this time.

One way to take a closer look at the music of the Golden Age is to look into the period through the female stars who were popular in this time frame. Because it is just about impossible to cater for all the stars, I came to a conclusion that probably the following 12 stars will sufficiently represent movies that are part of this golden era. These are:

Asha Parekh
Hema Malini
Mala Sinha
Mumtaz
Nutan
Rekha
Sadhana
Saira Banu
Sharmila Tagore
Vyjayanti Mala
Waheeda Rehman
Zeenat Aman

Others may come up with a different list. But for the music of the Golden Age I want to share with our fellow members these stars probably make a fair representation.

Let us look at filmographies of these actresses and see if we can come to some conclusions. I will present the filmographies in the order listed above.

[simplefable]

Rojulu Maaraayi (1955) - A Telugu Movie

SP..time and again am impressed by your informative posts. This one really proves so gratifying.. Thanks..thanks.
I am getting an idea that you might have been connected with films in someway or other. We dont get this kind of information these days in any media..unfortunately. I made it a point to buy each and every book printed on Telugu films...but never found this information anywhere.
Yes..SDB took the tune of Yeru Vaaka saagaaro ranno chinnanna.. ( chinnanna is brother in telugu..) and some where i read that the tune couldnt be done without that word...so he left out " Dekhne mein bola hai..Dil ka salona..Bombai se aaya hai..Babu Chinnanna.."
Master Venu's contribution though limited to just fifty films....they are the epitome of grace and melody. One more significant of his songs being...." Sadi seyako Gaali...Sadi seyakoyee.." From BN Reddy's classic..Raja Makutam.
Here is a pic of the Maestro.. Master Venu



This post has been edited by simplefable: Jun 9 2009, 09:45 PM