Topic started by haris (@ 206.103.12.125) on Tue May 12 01:38:07 EDT 1998.
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TMS was answering a question in an interview in a private sat channel. He said - two songs that he has sung in the film 'oru thalai rAgam' ,
1. nAn oru rAsiyillA rAjA...
2. en kadhai mudiyum nErmidhu...
has contributed to his downfall from his golden era in tfm.
He says, in-spite-of repeated requests, t.rAjEndar did not agree to change the lyrics (lyrics of both of the songs are of a -ve tone) of the songs.

Responses:

• From: Manisegaran (@ wmu-54-214.tm.net.my) on: Tue May 12 11:32:25 EDT 1998
  
  Ithu enna pramatham? Nadippisai Pulavar KR Ramasamy sang the following song of Kannadasan for the film Senthamari:
  Paadamaatten-naan
  paadamaatten
  paavalar seitha thamizh kalai paattanri
  veru ethayum paadamaatten.
  
  That was the end of his singing career. Thereafter others had to give playback voice. In the film Avan Amaran Seergazhi Govindarajan had to give him playback voice. The song was:
  
  Vaanmathi Nee Arivar
  Vanjamillaamal vaadugiren
  Aavalinaal.(tune taken from the Hindi film Taxi Driver)
  
  Senthamarai was the first film of Director Bhimsingh. It was released much later as the 13th film.
  
  In the film Sivagangai Seemai Kannadasan wrote another song as follows:
  "Vidiyum vidiyum enrirunthom-athu
  mudiyum pozhiuthaai vidinthathadaa"
  
  This brought about the flop of the film and ended up winding up "Kannadasan Films". Kannadasan had to start a new company called Visalatchy Films.
  
  
• From: Manisegaran (@ wmu-54-214.tm.net.my) on: Tue May 12 11:34:53 EDT 1998
  
  The Avan Amaran song should read:
  Vaanmathi Nee Arivaai
  Vanjamillaaa Kaathalinaal
  Vaadugiren Aavalinaal.
  
  
• From: V.Ramesh (@ ) on: Thu Jul 11 08:17:39 EDT 2002
  
  This is the first time I am participating in a TFM discussion. In 'Thalaivan', there was a song which went as ' Neerazhi mandapaththil .... thalaivan vaaraamal kaaththirundhaal'. The MGR-Jyothilakshmi starrer, which itself was named 'Thalaivan', got delayed by 5 years and flopped as well! In 'Khalnayak', there was a song "Nayak nahin! Khalnayak hoon mein!" (I am not a hero! I am a villain!). By a strange coincidence, Sanjay Dutt was booked under TADA after this song and underwent a lot of hardships.
  They also believe that riding a white horse results in the end of career of the artist. (though Jaishankar boldly defied this sentiment in a film called 'Nervazhi')(this is not a lyrical sentiment though!).
  
  It is said that MGR used to be very particular with lyricists that words containing 'aram' (killing/ devastating effect)should be religiously avoided. He used to tell them "You don't know the power of the Tamil verses that flow from your pen!"
  
  It is also believed that films with the year in their title somehow land up in trouble!Sridhar's 'Hero 72', with Sivaji and Padmapriya, got heavily delayed and was released in 1975 , renamed as 'Vaira Nenjam' and was a damp squib!
  Comedian Thangavelu once remarked that after a film named 'Thooral ninnu pochu' was released, entire Tamilnadu went without rains for months together!
  
  Let me recall some more and write!
  
  Thanks
  
  V.Ramesh
  
  
• From: Uthaman (@ 65.69.56.168) on: Thu Jul 11 09:37:32 EDT 2002
  
  En pirandhai Magane song was sung by TMS when his son died i guess. I am not sure about this.
  
  
• From: zoher (@ ) on: Mon Dec 8 06:59:15 EST 2003
  
  khalnayak tone....nayak nahi khalnayak
  
  
• From: zoher (@ ) on: Mon Dec 8 06:59:27 EST 2003
  
  khalnayak tone....nayak nahi khalnayak on sms
  
  
• From: Maverick (@ 192.128.166.68) on: Mon Dec 8 08:16:52 EST 2003
  
  Enge Sellum Intha Paathai from sethu - Vikram's paathai yengeyo poiduchu ithukku appram
  
  Baba kichu kichu thaa song .. rajini a enga kondu pochu nu ungaluku ellam theriyum.. serious aa yedutha padam comedy padam aaiduchu.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• From: Krishnan (@ ) on: Mon Mar 22 02:45:30 EST 2004
  
  anyone has the lyrics of the 'hari katha' style song performed by MGR in the film Engal thangam (I think film name is correct), where he enacts Indian going to moon, when he is chased by the police.
  
  
• From: Krishnan (@ ) on: Mon Nov 1 07:06:33 EST 2004
  
  anyone has the lyrics of the 'hari katha' style song performed by MGR in the film Engal thangam, where he enacts Indian going to moon.
  
  

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