Voices for Comedians

Voices for Comedians Voices for Comedians

Topic started by RV (@ nat-20.avanticorp.com) on Wed Dec 10 14:27:55 EST 1997.
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From: RV (@ nat-20.avanticorp.com) on: Wed Dec 10 14:36:59 EST 1997

As time goes on, some playback singers become the voice of major actors. e.g. TMS for Sivaji, MGR and Jaishankar, PBS for Gemini, SPB for Kamal and Rajini ( even though Kamal has sung songs himself ) etc. Before some feminist protests, let me add that PS became he voice of Savithri, Padmini, Devika - practically any heroine of the sixties, SJ became the voice of Sridevi, Ambika, Radha... etc.

I am trying to see whether there is a similar identification for comedians. Since there is only one comedienne of note, viz. Manorama and she is the voice of herself, we can safely ignore this area - unless some old timer can identify singers for TB Muthulakshmi etc.

As far as I know the foll. were/are the comedy kings.

Actor Voice
NSK NSK
Thangavelu SC Krishnan ?
Chandrababu Chandrababu
Nagesh AL Ragavan ?
Cho ?
Thengai TMS
Suruli SPB
YG Mahendran ?
Janakaraj Ilayaraja, Malasia Vasu
Goundamani ?
Vadivelu AR Rahman ? Shahul Hameed ?
From: RV (@ nat-20.avanticorp.com) on: Thu Dec 11 22:33:13 EST 1997

Actor< > Voice
NSK< > NSK
Thangavelu< > SC Krishnan?
Chandrababu< > Chandrababu
Nagesh< > AL Ragavan ( Seerkazhi? )
Cho< > ?
Thengai< > TMS
Suruli< > SPB
YG Mahendran< > ?
Janakaraj< > IR Malaysia Vasu
Goundamani< > ?
Vadivelu< > ARR? Shahul Hameed?
From: RV (@ nat-20.avanticorp.com) on: Thu Dec 11 22:34:18 EST 1997

Hmm, I must be doing something wrong about these spaces... Sorry for the once again ugly second posting!
From: Amar (@ worf.qntm.com) on: Fri Dec 12 10:00:08 EST 1997

RV, Vadivelu sings for himself and he has sung a couple of songs under IR and one under Anand( of "Sakthi" movie fame ) and I have heard Vadivelu singing a couple of other songs under other MDs( don't know the details! ). He sings well( that is different from saying he has a good voice!!! )
From: Arimugam (@ mercmarine.com) on: Thu Dec 18 16:21:20 EST 1997

Amar:
Ettana Iruntha Oorellam enpatte ketkum ..by vadivelu..But i do not know name of that film.

Kovai Sarala <> S.J. (Marugo Marugo..Kamal, SJ in Sathi leelavathi).

Question: Sarakku..Sarakku..sarakku iruntha avilthu vidu ille salaam pottu odividu.M.R.Radha or Vasu ?, who is the singer and what film?, (Kumudham?? or Kungumam? or ?).

Suruli <> SPB enna pattunga? solla vekkama irukku vekkamannu oru pattu irunthathe atha?.
From: Amar (@ worf.qntm.com) on: Fri Dec 19 10:29:58 EST 1997

Arimugam:
That song is "Ethana Irunthaa Ettoorum Enpaattai Keitkkum; Pathana Iruntha Pathoorum Enpaattai Paadum" is from Rajkiran's movie, either "Aranmanaikkili" or the later movie( some "Raasa" ) and music by IR.

"Maarugo, Maarugo, Maarugaiyee" from "Sathi Leelaavathy" was by Kamal & Chitra.

Sarakku Sarakku song starts like the following:

Kaayamey Ithu Poiyada, Verum Kaatradaitha Paiyada;
Maayanaaraam Kuyavan Seitha Mannuppaandam Neeyada;
...
Sarakku Sarakku, Sarkku irunthaa Avuthuvidu, Illai
Salam Poattu Oadividu

is by ALR( for ??? ) and TMS( for M.R.Radha )
I don't remember the name of the movie.
From: RV (@ nat-20.avanticorp.com) on: Fri Dec 19 15:18:06 EST 1997

Sarakku Sarakku is from Kumudham. I couldnt remember the lyrics in another discussion ( Pala Kural Mannan TMS ).

SPB for Suruli : Konjam Odhungu, Konjam Odhungu,
Naan Thaniyaa Pesanum Onnodadhaan
From: Arimugam (@ 1cust55.max2.kansas-city.mo.ms.uu.net) on: Sat Dec 20 18:18:14 EST 1997

Thanks Amar...But I could not believe it is Chithra in Marugo..Marugo..anyway it matches well.
From: RV (@ nat-20.avanticorp.com) on: Wed Dec 31 13:00:10 EST 1997

I will summarize this topic in a couple of days.
From: RV (@ nat-20.avanticorp.com) on: Thu Jan 8 15:17:10 EST 1998

Sorry, not able to do it yet. Will do by the end of the week.
From: RV (@ 1cust91.max14.san-francisco.ca.ms.uu.net) on: Sun Jan 11 00:45:54 EST 1998

My conclusion is:

Even though certain singers did consistently sing for comedians, no singer was identified with a comedian or vice versa. Contrast this with say, Johnny Walker being identied with Rafi. The only possible exceptions are NSK and Chandrababu. The reasons for these exceptions are obvious.

I see two reasons for this. 1. As the TFM hit 50s, songs for comedians became rarer and rarer. Obviously no identification can develop. and 2. Even during the time, when comedians had a couple of songs in a movie, e.g. Thangavelus prime, the songs themselves were deliberately in a "lowbrow" style i.e. dappangutthu was the preferred mode for these songs and the lyrics were of the type "Pulli Vaikkuran Poduyan Sokkuran" rather than "Mullai Malar Mele" i.e. the lyrics were written in colloquial tamizh. Probably less attention was devoted to these songs too. Invariably these songs were not as popular as the ones picturised on the hero/heroine. In Chandrababus case, since he was a singer of note, probably more care was taken on his songs. Similarly for NSK. After the Thangavelu/SC Krishnan combination, only Nagesh among the comedians had lot of songs picturised on him. And he was typically the second hero or the comic hero rather than the comedian. See Poova Thalaiya for example.

Still lot of consistency can be observed on who sings for which comedian.

NSK NSK
Thangavelu SC Krishnan
Chandrababu Chandrababu
Nagesh AL Ragavan/Seerkazhi
Cho: Not many songs for him. TMS sang "Alangaram Edhukkadi" in Mr. Sampath.
Thengai: TMS
Suruli: SPB
YG Mahendran: ???
Goundamani: ???
Janakaraj: IR, Malasia Vasu
Vadivelu: ARR, Shahul Hameed and Vadivelu himself.

Apart from these,
AL Ragavan and TMS sang "Sarakku Irundhal Edutthu Vidu" in Kumudham for Ramarao and MR Radha respectively.
TMS sang "Varavu Ettana" in Bama Vijayam for Balaiah.

Among the comediennes, Manorama is non-pareil. Chitra sang "Marugo Marugo" for Kovai Sarala in Sathi Leelavathi.

I am going to start another topic: Songs picturised on comedians. That should be the part 2 of this.
From: RV (@ nat-20.avanticorp.com) on: Tue Jan 13 21:22:53 EST 1998

I should also add that Chandrababu sang "Ullasamagave Ulagatthai Aalave" for S. Balachander in Penn in 1954.

Penn also has a Kadha Kalatchebam by Sarangapani which was hilarious.

Cho did a Kadha Kalatchebam in "Anna Poorani" which had near cult status in the year of its release.
From: RV (@ nat-20.avanticorp.com) on: Fri Jan 16 15:28:19 EST 1998

I remembered that Seerkazhi and LRE sing a duet in "Manam Oru Kurangu" for Cho and ???.
From: sundaram (@ dsl-64-34-176-129.telocity.com) on: Thu Jun 1 03:13:47 EDT 2000

????????
From: arvind (@ 202.188.196.46) on: Fri Jul 7 06:01:42 EDT 2000

to goundamani sir i like comedy because so funny even my family and one of my friend like to see your comedy even your latest comedy like kanan varuvanan and aval varuvala . ceartian of your comedy under diretion of sundar.c , i fell like your comedy . good luck sir .
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From: ho ho (@ 192.11.223.120) on: Tue Jan 1 04:16:31 EST 2002

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From: rajan (@ 212.72.19.190) on: Fri Jul 5 14:10:25 EDT 2002

s.p.b has sung for suruli rajan.
song is konjam othungu nann thaniyaa pesanum unkooda
malaysia vasudevan has sung for suruli rajan

engengum kanden ammaa

poopparithuthu maalai katti from hitler umaanaath
From: rajan (@ 212.72.19.190) on: Fri Jul 5 14:12:12 EDT 2002

s.p.b has sung for suruli rajan this song

konjam othungu naan thaniyaa pesanum
From: chandrababurasikan (@ 143.183.121.2) on: Mon Oct 14 19:13:38 EDT 2002

I had the opportunity to read through this topic today.
Interesting topic that has survived since 1997!
I am a fan of Chandrababu and have heard most of his songs.
There are two beautiful pieces he sang for other stars- one that got discussed in your forum was "Kalyanam.." by Chandrababu for S.Balachandar in 'Penn'.
Another buried gem is "Jolly Life, Jolly Life, Thaali kattina Jolly Life" by Chandrababu for Sivaji Ganesan's dance in "Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari", where Sivaji's role as the Hero-comedian and T.R.Ramachandrana s as side kick was superb.
In all the learned discussions above, I was hoping to see the mention of Sivaji as a consummate comedian and dancer, in addition to his terrific portrayal of character roles. I would like to add his name to the list of other illustrious comedians.
From: Esva from UK (@ 62.254.0.8) on: Sat Jan 4 16:17:22 EST 2003

Chandrababu probably the best off all rounder entertainer; actor, comidian, singer and dancer
May his legend lives forever
From: rajan (@ 212.72.19.109) on: Wed Jan 22 13:51:09 EST 2003

apart from konjam othungu naan thaniyaa pesanum unnoda for suruli rajan spb has sung for vennira aadai moorthy also
the song is engengum kanden amma from ullaasa paravaikal

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