Topic started by Manithan (@ bbcache-225.singnet.com.sg) on Mon Jan 27 08:31:20 .
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Hi Ppl.. I Know That S.P.Bala Is A Great And Absolutely Marvelous Singer Who Has Sung Hundreds Of Wonderful, Memorable Songs.. But I Was Hoping Maybe U Could Put Down Some Of Ur Fave Songs By Sung By Him.. My List Would Be:

-Raakkamma Kaiya Thattu (Thalabathi)
-Mannil Intha Kaathal (Kaeladi Kanmani)
-Sattham Illatha (Amarkkalam)
-Paesa Koodathu (Aduttha Vaarisu)
-Enna Sattham (Punnagai Mannan)
-En Paeru Padaiyappa (Padaiyappa)
-Poovil Vandu Koodum (Kadhal Oaviyam)
-Sangeetha Jaathi Mullai (Kadhal Oaviyam)
-Enna Azhagu Etthanai (Love Today)
-Unna Ninaichaen (Aboorva Sagoatharargal)
-Athandaa Ithandaa (Arunaachalam)
-Nagumoa (Arunaachalam)
-Nilaavae Vaa (Mouna Raagam)
-Nalam Vaazha (Marubadiyum)
-Thagida Thathumi (Salangai Oli)
-Maegangal Ennai Thottu (Amarkkalam)
-Kadhal Rojavae (Roja)
-Idhazhil Kadhai Ezhudhum (Unnaal Mudiyum Thambi)
-Aayiram Nilavae Vaa (Adimai Pen)
-Adiyae Manam Nillunaa (??Cld Sum1 Plz Find Out??)
-Ayy Aatthaa (Payanangal Mudivadhillai)
-Ilaiya Nilaa (Payanangal Mudivadhillai)
-Thoagai Ilamayil (Payanangal Mudivadhillai)
-Raaga Dheebam (Payanangal Mudivadhillai)
-Unnai Naan Parthathu (Poakkiri Raja)

Of Course, There Are So Many Other Wonderfully Pleasant Songs.. But The List Is Already Pretty Long.. So I Hope Others Can Fill In Some That I've Missed Out.. Thanx.. Peace Out..

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• From: Raghu (@ 193.129.245.198) on: Thu Mar 11 09:46:29 EST 2004
  
  Jeeva,
  
  Welcome :)
  
  
• From: Raghu (@ 193.129.245.198) on: Thu Mar 11 09:50:16 EST 2004
  
  Sridhar,
  
  Just a little question, if u don't mind, do u post under many names, I have seen many names under (@ 203.197.138.167)IP address!, this IP address must be dynamic & you must be posting from a company, or is it that, many ppl from your company post in this hub??
  
  just curious, that's all :))
  
  
• From: Raghu (@ 193.129.245.198) on: Fri Mar 12 06:04:15 EST 2004
  
  Dear all,
  
  please post your views here
  
  http://tfmpage.com/forum/6302.04.57.19.html
  
  
• From: SRIDHAR KAY (@ 203.197.138.167) on: Fri Mar 12 06:37:54 EST 2004
  
  Dear Raghu,
  //many people from//no no no..Oru kalaignanin pala avadharangal. But another one person, ocassionally, from my co.visits.
  
  Marupadiyum oru pudhu pallaviya? Hmmmmmmm.sorry.Kettadhu pole irukiradhu.Question goes to MADHU.
  
  DEAR MADHU PLZ.RESPOND.RAGHU.
  
  
  
  
  
• From: SRIDHAR KAY (@ 203.197.138.167) on: Fri Mar 12 06:40:50 EST 2004
  
  Dear Jeeva,
  A red carpet welcome to you Jeeva.
  
  Tell us some songs of your choice of SPB. Let's have chance to recall them.
  
  
• From: Raghu (@ 193.129.245.198) on: Fri Mar 12 10:29:06 EST 2004
  
  Read this article about the greatest SPB ji
  
  >>The Great SPB
  By Mahesh
  
  Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubramaniam or (S P B) for Indian music lovers was born Born on June 4 1946 in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. Son of the late musician, S. P. Sambamurthy, greatly renowned for his association with Harikatha (a way of telling old Hindu tales in an entertaining and musical way). S.P.Balu under his father's guidance took to music and singing early. The fact that he had such a nice, melodious voice as well a wide range made him truly gifted. He never had any formal training in music but was born with a great voice and loved to sing. However, satisfying his family’s wishes, he enrolled himself in an engineering college. He was discovered at a college singing competition by the Telugu music director, S. Kodandapani (This proved to be the biggest turning point in Balu's career), who helped him get his first break as a playback singer in the Telugu film, "Sri Sri Sri Maryada Rammana" (1966). His mentor even took him to other composers and made them listen to his singing. "If it hadn't been for him, there would no Balu. Simple "he says matter-of-factly. Thus was born the legend. Though his first song recording in December 1966 was for a Telugu film called "Sri Sri Sri Maryada Rammana", he had to struggle for two years more before making it in Tamil films, as initially the famous composer M.S.Viswanathan found his diction faulty. Then came his Malayalam break under the famous composer Devarajan. Says SPB:" I was introduced to that great man by Sekhar, father of A.R.Rahman." Meanwhile, he also got a break in Kannada films. In a short time Balu started singing songs in all languages Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada.
  
  His first break in the Hindi film industry was in 1981. His Hindi break, of course came when filmmaker L.V.Prasad decided to make "Ek Duje Ke Liye", the Telugu remake of Marocharitra, a love story between a south Indian boy and a north Indian girl. "As Kamal Hassan was playing a south Indian boy, I accepted the challenge since I knew Hindi reasonably well- it was my second language in school all through - and I had grown up listening to K.L.Saigal, among others. I was a Hindi film music buff but worried about my accent. I was introduced to Laxmikant-Pyarelal who had a couple of sittings with me and they made me sing Hindi songs. They liked me and I sang all the five songs for Kamal in the film." Another boost to his career in the Hindi industry was “Maine Pyar Kiya” (1988). His voice bore a remarkable resemblance to Salman Khan’s and made him even more popular. This was repeated with the enormous success of “Hum Aapke Hain Kaun” in 1994. S. P has an uncanny ability of mimicking the voices of his heroes, which contributes to his success in the film industry, both Hindi and south Indian. He has also recorded songs in Tulu, Oriya and Bengali languages.
  
  About his accent, Balu admits that he has not reached perfection despite the great improvement he has made over the years. "But singing is basically an art of expressing and conveying a particular thought. The knowledge of the language or at least the meaning of the words one is singing is very important, for without that the song will have an incorrect feel, and the singer cannot put in much feeling," he observes. "When I sang in Bengali, Tulu and Oriya, I made it a point that they should explain the full meaning of the lyrics to me. That way, accent becomes secondary." The fact that the talent to sing is paramount and the accent is secondary was proved when SPB got an opportunity to sing under Naushad in "Tere Payal Mere Geet". "To sing for a purist like him was distant dream for me," recalls Balu, adding, "But it became a reality when Uttam Singh, the arranger who works for Ram Laxman, Ilaiyaraaja and Naushad introduced me to him. I had my doubts about my being able to satisfy his exacting needs. But I thought I should at least sing in his presence because if he rejects me that would also be a privilege." But after listening to him, Naushad went ahead and recorded songs. He also complimented Balu lavishly and affectionately "on my singing and faultless diction." It was the greatest compliment he received in his entire career, the singer said.
  
  Balasubramaniam toured with Lata Mangeshkar during her tour of the U.S. recently. Both Balu and Lata attended the AAPIO annual program in July, which President Clinton inaugurated in Chicago.
  He also doubles up as composer and actor from time to time, the latter for example in “Humse Hai Muqabla”. When he was 44, "by a freak chance, a film called "Keladi Kanmani" in which I had my first major role became a huge hit and I was flooded with offers," he grins. "Acting gives me a break from singing all the time. Besides, anyway we act in front of the mikes."
  
  He has sung more than 35,000 songs in all languages. His name is also in the GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS for singing the most number of songs. According some of the music director he is the only singer who doesn’t take care of his voice, it is the god gift for him. "I have been selfless to my profession", he says, "My normal schedule was: dubbing from 7-9am, shooting till 1 pm, dubbing again till 3 in the afternoon, shooting again till 6pm and singing from 6-11pm. Except for the two months every year when my wife and I used to take a total break and head for the United States where my children are based. I hardly had time for her and for relaxation.
  After Maine Pyar Kiya (89-90), I was dividing a month equally between Bombay (doing eight or more songs in a day), Bangalore (for Kannada films) and Madras (for the other three southern languages). The strain began to show. My throat developed a 'polyp' singer's nodule) which had to be surgically excised." SPB, therefore, feels that it is time for him to be "selfish", look after his voice and interests, and may be fulfill his dream of mastering classical music, he told India West in a recent interview. "I learnt notation on my own and can, to an extent, play the harmonium and the flute" (that puts him in the Kishore Kumar and K.L.Saigal league of self-trained singing geniuses). "In my home-town Nellore, in Andhra Pradesh, my father earned his living reciting Harikatha (stories about God and religion) at social and religious gatherings. He knew a little classical music and I guess I must have inherited his flair.
  
  Balu has received and won many prizes and awards. The best include, Best singer of the year (1979) for the Telugu film Shankarabaranam for which he received the Indian Government award, national awards for Ek Dhuje Ke Liye (Hindi 1981), Saagara Sangamam (Telugu 1983), Rudhra Veena (Telugu 1988), Minsara Kanavu (Tamil 1996). Balu, compared, to south films does not sing that much in Hindi, but when he does they become super hits, Ek Dhuje Ke Liye, Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Kaun to name a few. He decisively rates "Aate Jaate" as "Maine Payar Kiya"'s best song, even though he got a National Award for "Dil Diwana," and regrets that he did not get any national award for his songs in "Hum Aapke Hain Koun"! But he is also happy for Kumar Sanu, who swept all the awards for "1942: A Love Story."
  
  In Kannada he has sung for almost all actors. His voice suits perfectly for actors like Vishnuvardan, Ananthanag, Shankarnag, Ambarish, Ravichandran etc..
  Some of his great tracks in Kannada are from the movie Geetha, chandanada gombe, auto raja, avala hejje, suprabatha, premaloka, amrutha varshini …and the list goes on.
  
  He got Karnataka state award for singing in O Mallige, and national award for Gana Yogi Panchakshari Gawai. Even he has composed music for some of the films like rammana-shammana, muddina mava. He has also shown that he is a good actor in the films like muddina mava, mangalyam thanthunanena.
  
  S.P. Balu has put all his life savings into a recording sound studio in Madras, which, he has rightly named after the man who "found" him S. P. Kodandapani. This studio is called Kodandapani Audio Laboratories. "It was the least I could do in his memory", says Balasubramaniam.
  
  So from this we can come to a conclusion that S.P.B is an all rounder. However, it remains to be seen whether anyone will match up to the man himself, S.P.Balasubrahmanyam.
  
  With love
  Mahesh
  
  This is just a short note on SPB. I have tried my level best to give the information as much as possible.
  <<
  
  
• From: Raghu (@ 193.129.245.198) on: Thu Mar 18 06:26:44 EST 2004
  
  Dear Sridhar,
  
  >>//many people from//no no no..Oru kalaignanin pala avadharangal. But another one person, ocassionally, from my co.visits.
  <<
  
  Ok, I thought so :)
  
  Heard any recent SPB songs, there is nice song from the film, 'Thirumalai'.
  
  
• From: SRIDHAR KAY (@ 203.197.138.167) on: Fri Mar 19 00:25:14 EST 2004
  
  Raghu..Yesssssssssssssssss.It must be Ashagodu poothavaley..enai adiyodu saaaithavaley..It is very lovely. But Dhisukattai is most wanted song in many of my stages. Raghu please respond to 20 superhit songs of Dr. IR. Jus want to know your chocie.Bye take care.
  
  
• From: Raghu (@ 193.129.245.198) on: Thu Mar 25 06:59:46 EST 2004
  
  SRIDHAR KAY,
  
  Will do, but all of them would be Dr.SPB + DR. IR combo :)))
  
  
• From: john (@ 203.106.63.33) on: Fri Mar 26 14:27:59 EST 2004
  
  every website don have thirumal azhagoril poothavaley....seriously sumthing wrong...
  
  
• From: john (@ 203.106.63.33) on: Fri Mar 26 14:28:08 EST 2004
  
  every website don have thirumal azhagoril poothavaley....seriously sumthing wrong...
  
  
• From: Raghu (@ 193.129.245.198) on: Mon Mar 29 04:58:38 EST 2004
  
  Jhon,
  
  Try www.raaga.com/tamil
  
  I am sure they will have this song!
  
  
• From: bagadiseetaram (@ ) on: Wed Jun 23 10:55:10
  
  Dear sir,
  I am a learner, please help me through notations of telugu songs
  
  thanking you
  
  

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