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[madhuraman]

Dear Friends,
Though melancholy is not a welcome emotion, its presence through one's phases of life is an indisputable fact. In fact TFs of 60s -70s used this tool as a measure of acting ability and happy-go -lucky themes were believed to offer no challenge to acting. If my statement fails to convince anyone, I draw your attention to the old cine-goers' rating of actors, Sivaji, MGR, Gemini, SV Rangarao, Nagiah, SV Subbiah, V Sahasranamam, Muthuraman and Nagesh.
In fact, social acceptance of NAGESH AS AN ALL-ROUNDER assumed significance only after he portrayed melancholy'on screen'. In all those movies acting was scaffolded by song sequence[s] where lyric had to drive the story and music had to do its part of squeezing the emotion.Naturally, KD- MSV proved the best bet for the deal. Let us look at a few items that come to my mind.
'kaNNilE neer edharku?' "PolicekAran magaL" SG. Janaki
Kavignar has brilliantly used sarcasm as an element in melancholy portrayal. look at the 2nd pallavi line which suggests the need for tears as
"kAlamellAm azhuvardharku"
Also- "vandukku siragedharku?" -"unda pinbu parappadharku" What a cracking of whip on selfish males who abandon their 'love' when they get satiated.
'kaNgaLe, kaNgaLe ,kAdal seivadhai vittu vidungaL' "vAzhkaippadagu" PBS
The whole song is charged with depressed mood and MSV's choice of sedate strings and percussion certainly soak the listener in melancholy.
'enna ninaithu ennai azhaiththAyO, yEn indhakkOlaththai koduththAyO'
'nenjil Ore Aalayam" PS
look at
'paravai parandhu sella viduvEnA?' 'andhaparamporul vandHAlum tharuvEnA' unnai azhaiththu chela eNNUM thalaivanidam ennaiyE nAn thara maruppEna?"

What an emphatic assertion to fight with the ultimate just to save her ailing husband. What matters in these couplets is the authentic play of emotions -employing only graceful terms,
'paravai' , 'paramporul''thalaivanidam ennaiyE nan thara maruppEnA'? implying a sort of 'sati' should her husband die of illness. MSV has brilliantly brought out the simmering pathos by the flexuous tune and heavy string play of violins /Shehnoy.

'mAlaippozhudhin mayakkaththilE' "Bhagyalakshmi" PS

'kanavil vandhavar yArenakkEttEn, kaNavar endrAr thOZHI'
kAnAVAR ENDRaL AVAR KANAVU MUDINDHADHUM MARAINDHADHU yEn thOzhi?'
What better could have been attempted to suggest that abrupt deprivation?
MSV has years ago immortalized this song as a showcase model for expression of melancholy.
More would follow.

Warm regards K.Raman Camp: Navi Mumbai
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Prof. K. Raman
Mumbai