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Posted by: gkshyam Apr 30 2005, 11:05 AM

Hey all you forum guys......Esp'lly the Mallu ppl......I need some help on this one....About 2 years back.....There was this programme aired on Asianet Channel.....called "SOORYA FESTIVAL"....based on a cultural fest of the same name organised in Kerala. When I heard the title track of that programme on Asianet.......it really swept me off my feet......Loved that beautiful violin track.....The style was very much like Dr.L.Subramaniam's....And when I checked the credits....the name was "BALA BHASKAR". Since then, I became his fan.....Used to see that programme on TV..just for the title music......

Since then, I have been trying my best to get more details on this artiste.....and trying to get my hands on his music.....but all in vain..... ....All I got to read was one or two articles on the net....that 'barely mentioned his name'.....

Recently....he also performed live fusion music...at the recently held Asianet Cine Awards function at Kerala.....(Again, I was so unlucky.....just got to see a '10-sec clip of his' that they showed during the break.....After which I had to leave....had to go out urgently....So missed his music YET AGAIN!!!! ) And later I came to know from the ppl who had watched the show.....that his was the creme-de-la-creme portion of the show..... ....

If any one of you.......could throw more light on this composer-artiste.....and help me with some tracks of his.....I would be grateful.....(Maybe HITS and UNNI could help a bit more on this??? )

Posted by: unni Apr 30 2005, 11:43 AM

Count me out. I don't get to see ASIANET and I'm not familiar with the artiste. But now I shall look out for his recordings. Hope Hits can throw some light or Priya can get hold of recordings since she is in Kerala.

Posted by: priya Apr 30 2005, 02:44 PM

Shyamji, I will look out for the recordings next time I visit the music stores here.
U could try contacting the owner of this site--a gentleman based in Canada. He is a collector--I found him very helpful when I wanted some rare Malayalam songs. Dunno if he stocks intrumentals but no harm querying. There is a contact button on the site.
http://harry.cckerala.com/

Posted by: hits May 2 2005, 05:26 AM

Check out the links on this link for some of his songs -
http://www.raaga.com/channels/malayalam/music/Bala_Bhaskar.html

Also try reaching out to Anchan as suggested by Priya. Have you checked out www.vismayam.net yet?

Posted by: gkshyam May 4 2005, 07:33 PM

UNNI: Thanks For That....And Keep the search going!!!!

PRIYA: That was really nice of you to help me with that link. Will try contacting him on this.

HITS: Well, Checked on those links. It has all film songs by Bala Bhaskar......Now, I'm not too sure whether its the same person. I'm not too sure whether the BalaBhaskar I'm referring to, has started to compose in movies. But it could well be the same guy. One more thing. One of the Movie names (KUDUMBAM) on that link (Raaga.com) you gave me, shows the year as 1967. Now The guy I'm referring to, is a Very young guy, in his late 20's or very early 30's. Therefore I don't think He could have composed for that film.

But Anyways, it was really nice of you to search out and provide me with those links. Thanks Again. And keep the search going. (BTW, I have visited Vismayam.net before )

Hoping to hear from all of you pretty soon!!!

Posted by: hits May 5 2005, 03:16 AM

That's quite possible. So we may be referring to different people. The guy I am talking about is a film composer.

Posted by: shail Nov 8 2005, 04:30 PM

Balabhaskar is a talented young musician. I heard his music first when I bought an album by the band Confusion. The songs were really to my liking. There is one where he impresses you with his prowess on the violin.
Later on I saw him play violin at a function, DISHAA organised by the Computer Science students of the SCT College of Engineering in Trivandrum. This was shown on ACV channel a few times.
Recently I saw him on one of the Malayalam channels, some programme called Music Cafe or some such thing where he was seen interacting with young music lovers.There, he talked about his music direction for films and the songs sung by Chithra and others for him. He loves to play the violin, said he....no wonder, He does play it so well!!!

Posted by: Paul Dec 29 2005, 05:57 PM

friends,
i am new to tis site....even i was on search for music frm balabhasker and came across tis site....so do anyone has any idea about his composings...any cds..................

Posted by: gkshyam Dec 29 2005, 07:37 PM

Well, I really forgot about this thread that I had started long back About 2-3 months back, Asianet telecasted a repeat of the Asianet Cine Awards 2005, for the umpteenth time.. And this time, I sat through the whole programme, and went on to record BALABHASKAR's performance using my cellfone...... I have two clips of his performances on my mobile...... not too clear...... since they were taken by focussing the cam on the TV screen... but quite decent enough.....

But, I'm yet to purchase a USB cord, to transfer the clips onto my hard disk. I dunno of any other way to get them out of the cellfone If anyone knows some way out, let me know..... or else, once I get hold of a cord, will download the clips and mail them to you.

Posted by: tomeyn Jan 19 2006, 03:32 PM

Soorya Festival Title Music by Balabhaskar download link

http://as01.cooltoad.com/music/song.php?id=232058

Posted by: gkshyam Jan 19 2006, 04:45 PM

Wonderful Work friend That was simply amazing!!! Really made my day Getting to hear it after almost 2 years!!!! This piece got me hooked on, right from the first time I heard it...... Made umpteen attempts to search for the track, but in vain

But your message really had me jumping for a moment Downloaded that ASAP, and got to experience the magic yet again, after so long!!! Thanks for taking so much pains and getting it recorded. Am sure it was more than worth the effort!!!! Great Work Really!! Hoping to see you participate more on the forum. It has definitely been a great start for sure

Posted by: ganga nair Mar 27 2006, 03:48 PM

HI Frd..
I am Ganga. I was looking for balabhasker's album then i came to see ur postings but i dono its too late to reply i don even know whether u will check this is or not.
Balabhasker he was a college student .. He used to do albums...He is guru in violin is his uncle. He is married(love) i think its already been 5-6yrs. His wife's name is lakshmi..As am in singapore now i dono whether he got any kids..Ninakkai, confusion i don remember other albums..Mangalya pallakku was his first movie but i think he didn compose any movie after tht. He is working with Kairali TV..

He is my dad's frd so i know all these. My dad is in film field so he know him for many yrs so can trust these info..For any clarification pls contact me..To reply to this post i became a member of this forum i don even know how to use it properly.

GANGA

Posted by: vinod Apr 19 2006, 05:09 AM

I saw the writings in your website about SHIT MAKER BALABASKR

actually he is big bitch,who dont know any thing correct ,a gay

His music is just like shit, i am freelance journelist from ekm

please post my comment .my name k.vinodkumar

cheers

Posted by: ani Jul 5 2006, 09:48 PM

Hi GK & the rest ,

I recorded the Asianet awards 2005 & loved the ballet bhrathanaiyam dance by Shobana & team which was specially composed by balabhaskar ...unfortunetely I was looking up to play this Onam & could not find the video...

I stumbled upon this link & thought I could re ignite this forum ...
Can anyone send me the video to copy in VCD format or the song ...it is not available online.

Cheers,
Ani, UK