Andhi Mazhai Pozhikiradhu Song Analysis

One of the finest songs where you can relish the art of "Complimenting" each other:

I don't have words to describe the "photographic" touches to compliment this song (or) the "poetic" touches of this song to compliment Kamal and Madhavi's performance (or) SPB Anna & Janaki Amma's "deadly voices" to compliment Mastero's Music (or) the amazing background score of "violinists" to compliment TVG Anna's one "mridhangham".... I can go on & on.....

If you listen carefully you can admire Mastero's awesome thinking and his professional touches in the following places:

1. In the entire song there will be a subtle usage of the sound "Dham" from Mridhangham - respecting the value of TVG Anna (though I'm not sure of "Dham" exist in Mridhangham)..

2. SPB Anna and Janaki Amma would have paced their voice to suit that "Dham" and they compliment each other exclusively with the Aaalaap "Aaaaaaaaaaa".... This is even more awesome as 1 person is performing the Aalaap, 1 person is singing the song, 1 person is concentrating on maintaining the "Dham" rhythm... This is Mastero's exclusive touch of creating uniqueness of all stalwarts...

3. During TVG Anna's initial Aalaap - Mastero would have opted to use only Tabla, while for Aalaap's inbetween the "Dham" from Mridhangham flows effortlessly..

4. One more ultimate Mastero touch in this song is the "Octaves" in which SPB Anna and Janaki Amma would have sung this song - You can draw a perfect "Bell Curve"... Very Rare to find this in today's songs...

5. Finally my favorite topic of "expressions" :-

The line "Thanimayile, Verumayile, "Ethanai" naaladi Ilamayile" - The _expression from SPB Anna for "Ethanai" would be showing the long wait with a gentle gasp !!!!

SPB anna would have maintained the same tempo in providing the gentle gasp again for the word "Verkindradhu" in the line "Thanneeril Nirkum podhe Verkindradhu"...

Finally, Janaki Amma would have shown her class in just 1 _expression - The line "Ragasiya Rathiri Puthagame" - The _expression for "Ragasiya" from Janaki Amma would be equating to ultimate "Secrecy"....

Unakenna Mele Nindraai Song Analysis

1. Firstly, I would want all the readers to bring the actual scene in front of them from "Simla Special"...

2. The rhythmic beats "ThagajinaThaga Dhom, Dhom" would have been blended so well with the Drums - Remember those days "Octopads" were not available and you will really enjoy this blend immediately after the 1, 2, 3, 4... from SPB Anna

3. MSV - Innoru Maha Jhambhavaan of Tamil Music - His brilliance in using all possible instrumentation to explain the chaotic situation will be explicit (1. Kamal's situation is chatoic as per the movie sequence & 2. Kamal is performing the song "on the spot" for fans and you cannot expect a perfect instrumentation) - What a classic thinking? - Now you know why he is "Mellisai Mamannar"...

4. Now comes SPB Anna - Have a close observation - Kamal is actually broken while performing this song and a very very close observation will show that SPB Anna would have sung the song with a "Blocked Nose" effect - - - Eppidi Anna indha padam kaatreenga???? (Especially "Dhom Dhom" - indha vaarthaigalai "ul vaangi" padi iruppar) - Andha Pakkam "Kamal's Performance", Indha Pakkam "SPB Anna's Performance" - Naal Full-a pesi konde irukkalaam....

5. "Sirippikkum Panjam Illai" - usually "Sirippu" word is explained with a gentle laugh by SPB Anna, but in this song he would have just flowed the word without any _expression - (keep the situation in front of you to understand what I mean...)

6. Un Kaiyil andha Noola - "huh"! - That "huh " ! -------- man , o ' man....... the ultimate _expression of depression !!!

7. "Paal pole Kallum undu, Nirathale rendum ondru" ----- Yet again a close observation will give SPB Anna's classic touch - He would have given a gentle pause between the 2 words "rendum" & "ondru" - I guess, this is intentional to give the real meaning to the sentence (For non tamil folks, - this line talks about Milk and Toddy exist in the same color and you should know to differentiate) - That gentle pause is enuf... to talk for hours together....

Kadalin Deepam Ondru Song Analysis

Mastero-vin Isai Thottathil Vilaindha innoru “Nal Muthu”…

Mastero vai vida veru evarum “Violin, Guitar and Flute” miga miga sirappaga payanpaduthiyadhaga ninaive illai !!

Indha paadalin mattrumoru mukkiya amsam – Camera Man – Nadandhu Kondu Paadum Paadal enbadhaal camera-vai bottom angle vaithu, Rajini-yin Nadaikketravaaru “Sway” seidhiruppar - Oongi valarndha marangalin idaye, Sooriya Oli kadhirgal paayum azhagu oru puram, Vilagi oodum pani mootaam oru puram endru paarpavar kannukku virundhu padaithiruppaar..

“Anbile Vaazhum Nenjil Ayiram Paadale”, “Ondru Dhaan Ennam endral Uravu Dhaan Raagame”
“Paadale” endru mudiyum mudhal varikku, “Kaadhale” endru marabu murai maatri “Paadal”-ukku yetradhu “Raagam” dhaan endru kavingar ninaithadhu Kavithuvathin Pudhiya Parimanaam…

“Ennai Thedi Thedi Unnidam Kandu Konden” – Indha Oru variyil dhaan, pin varum varigal anaithum adakkam – Yosithu Paarungal, (Unnidam irundhu naan paarpadhal, Un Sirippu Poovai Alluvadhu Polavum, Un Kangal enum Gaandham Kavidhai Paada Thoonduvadhu Polavum - iruppadhaaga varnithiruppadhum Azhaghe! (Madhavi-yin kangalukku yetra paadal varigal)

Ellorayum solli vittu "Super Star" patri sollavillai endral eppidi ? - Oru Sadaranamana Karuppu Color Pant & Shirt pottu, Kayile Raghavendrar Copper Kaappu pottu, Endha Aadambaramo, Alangaramo, indri Pant Pocket-la Kai Vittu Kannai Moodi, Thalai mattum Tholil vaithu, Thirumbhuvadhum Azhagu dhaan…

Enna Parkkareergal – Ennda innum SPB Anna pattri sollavillaye endru dhaane?
Sollamal Iruppena - SPB Anna – vin kuralin jaalamum, vaarthaigalukku avar kaatum parimanaangalum!!

The famous Expressions:

“Kaadhal Vaazhgha” – Mele sonna Rajiniyin action-kku yerpa ragasiya kuralil anubavithu konjum azhagu..

“Vaa” – Irandu paragraph mudivilum varum indha vaarthai SPB Anna ucharippin podhu vetrilai, pakku veithu azhaikkindra madhiriye irukkum..

“Sondham” – Indha vaarthai paadalin aarambathil oru murai varum – appodhu SPB Anna – vin ucharippil oru “pause + balance” irukkum – Aha! – Enakku Saindhu Kolla Sondham Kidaithu Vitta Sandhoshathin velippadagave paadi iruppar..

“Sondham” – Indha vaarthai paadalin kadasiyil oru murai varum – appodhu SPB Anna – vin ucharippil oru “pause + flow” irukkum – Aha ! – Nee Irukkayil, Enakku enna Kavalai endra Unarvin velippadagave paadi iruppar

Rackamma Kaiya Thattu Song Analysis

Maniratnam endrale mudhalil ninaivukku varuvadhu "Iruttu" and "Dialogues"... Maniratnam's innoru speciality - "Simplicity" & "Varied Thinking"....

Idhe paadalai pala ayirangal selavazhithu seidhurkkalaam.... aanal adakkama oru historical location-la, andhi saayum maalai pozhudhil "nadodi" setting-la "Super Star" pattaya kilapum paadal..

Thotta Dharani and Santhosh Sivan endra irandu nalla kalai amsam konda iruvarin uzhaippu azhaghaga velipadum vidhathil amaindha paadal.meendum meendum naama "Kollywood" equals to "Hollywood" in technicalities endru aanitharamaaga niroobitha uzhaippu..

Yerkanave kooriyadhu pol "Mastero-vin" adhiradi Guitar & Violin arambam ellorayum nimirndhu ukkara veikkum...

summa irukkum paadalgalukke varnam poosum SPB Anna-virkku indha madhiri "laddu" kidaithaal vittu viduvara?

"Kattu Kaaval idhu otthukkadhu", "Katti poda oru Sooran edhu" - indha varigal SPB Anna-virkkaga ezhudhiyadhu pol irukkum - Oru Paadal paadum podhum adhuvum SPB Anna paadum podhu endha "Kattu Kaaval-um otthukkadhu", "Katti poda-vum mudiyadhu" - "Adi Dhool" panni iruppar... Aiyo andha konjalgalum, sinugalgalum (mmm..huh-mmm...), munagalgalum "mabbu" kilappum...

"Theru Izhukkum Naalum" - indha "theru izhukkum" endra vaarthaigalil oru nardhanam adi iruppar namma SPB Anna - Oru periya theru aadi varuvadhu polave irukkum... head-phone-la paadal kekkum podhu ungalai ariyamal ungal udambu asayum...

"Veikkara vaanam andha vaanaye" - idhu high pitch-la paadi iruppar - adharkku yetradhu pola uchi vaanil veditthu kilambum pattasugal - aha amarkalam !

adhe pola "Indraikkum, endraikkum nalla naal dhaan" endru high - pitch-la irundhu "kannamma kannam thottu" endru ragasiya kuraluk-ku dive adippar paarungal - appidiye pin varum "Devaram" slogathirkkaga adithalam amaithiruppar...

Mastero-vin abaara thiramai-kku mattrumoru example: Indha "Devaram" slogathai kandippaga naam kettu irukka maatom – enne nerthiyaaga oru "kutthu" paatil kalandhu vittar paarungal...

Sundar kooriyadhu pol mudhal naal mudhal show paarka vendum endra kanavil rasigar mandram moolamaga ticket-kku alaindhu, school cut panni vittu, engo engal oorin ellayil irukkum theater-la mundi adithu, cycle thalai mela thooki odi, bench-la ukkandhu padam paarthu vittu veliye vandhu "dhalapathi" padam mudhal naal mudhal show paarthen endru collar-ai thooki vittu, matra nanbargalai poramayil thalliya ninaivugal malargiradhu!

Malare Mounama Song Analysis:

Jai Hind endra padathukku padhivu seidha paadal idhil use panna pattadhu endru vidya saagar solla kelvi patten... adhu poga vairamuthu indha paadal paatri koorugayil, recording mudindhavudan SPB Anna recording room vaasalil vizhundhu namaskaram seidhaaram... adhan pinnar vidyasagaridam, oru paadagan indha maadhiri oru paadal paadinal avan ayul koodi vidum endru paaratinaaram... ippodhaya kuthu paatu music director's idhai ellam kekka vendum....

"malare" endra vaarthai neengalum, naanum koorinal malar endru dhaan olikkum - aanal SPB Anna & Janaki Amma koorum podhu malarukke valikkumo endra menmayin udharanamaaga pala vagayil bhaavam maatri paadi irukkum azhaghu...

velli pani malayin uchilyil, vardum thendral kai korthu irukkayil, kadhalan thaanoda kadhaliyudan kai korthu paadum paadal.... indha paadal-ai kettal yaarukku dhaan kaadhal varadhu?

innondrum gavanikka vendum - indha kulir pradhesathil yaar pesinaalum kuralil oru "jil" endra nadukkam irukkum - 2 kuyilgal koovinaal, sorry paadinaal - aha aha - headphone-la kelunga, anubavippeenga....

"mounama neram" endra salangai oli paadal kettu irupeergal.... "Mounamaana" adhai namma SPB + SJ jodi Mounam+Aana endru pirithu paadi padam kaatuvaargal - adhil therivadhu "Ekkam", "Thavippu"....

indha paadalil "mouname vedhama" endra idathil "mounam + mm + mee" endrum, "mounam+meee" endru SPB Anna padam kaatuvaar paarungal.... aiyo payithiyame pidithu vidum....

kadasile "malareeeeeeeeeeeee moooooooooooounmaaa" endru SPB Anna eduthu kuduppar, Janaki Amma "malargaaaaaaaal pesumaaaaaaaaa" endru mudippar - paatu paathuttu theater-la payithiyam pudikkadha kuraya sound vittadhu ninaivu varugiradhu....

oru paadal paaduvadharkku ayiram conditions pottu vittu, paadum podhu sodhappum palar indha paadalai ukkandhu kekkanum.... abara thiramai endral enna, thirami irundhum SPB & SJ - vin thannadakkam endral enna enbadhai unara vendum.... sathiyma nammala madhiri verithanamana rasigar pattalam irukkum varai SPB & SJ isai saagadhu... vida maatom...

innum ezhudhi konde pogaalam - -

A trip to Sri Kalahasthi

It all started one fine day when chatting with one of my close friend's family who is from the land of "Golden Temple".
They have visited a famous astrologer and as per the advice they need to perform a pooja for "Kaal Sarph Dhosa" in Sri Kalahasthi temple. I volunteered to pile on to offer the "Language Support".

Thanx to Googles and Wikipedia's of the world we found the route map and other pooja related information, we decided to venture out to the place and as a first step enquired the possibility of hiring a cab and the result was a heart attack on looking at the approximate charges. This lead us to decide on driving down in our own car.

We started on misty morning from Bangalore and keeping our fog lights for quite some time. The roads were really good, though few sudden pot holes caught us by surprise and the steering has to be kept on circles during these testing times. We landed well on time with decent expectations about what we have read.

The pain starts the minute you step out of the car - -

1. I don't know how obvious it is for those shop keepers to decide we are strangers to jump on you with flowers, pooja items, so on and so forth... We escaped from this
2. Somehow they want to get atleast Rs. 2/- from you and forcing you to leave the slippers inspite of a big hoarding outside the temple "Free Chappal Stand".. We escaped from this
3. Now the trauma starts - We searched for the ticket counter where you need to buy the token and there goes the differentiation - In the name of god, they canvas you to go for tickets ranging from 250/- , 600/-, 1000/-, and 1500/- and the logic out here is the more you pay the more closer to God.. Wish it was so easy, for all those filthy rich people to reach the almighty whenever required.. They sense your comfort zone and play with the timings - Sir, 250/- queue will take more than 3 hrs., but 1500/- is the best and you will finish the entire pooja with special darshan in less than 1 hr. .. We decided on this option
4. An interlock to this 1500/- option is you will be accompanied by a guide (suppose to a temple appointed person) and to your surprise you will see most of them chewing pan and resemble a "goonda giri" when the other side of the movie world trying to capture "gandhi giri".. We had to fite out and explain to this guy that only if he make sure we get the best, he will get his commission
5. From there the "guide" leads us to the ticket counter and with the ticket you will get pooja items and gets directed to the people who have access to the inside of the temple and for us an elderly person was appointed.. We started our journey inside the temple with all the pooja items
6. We reached the place where the pooja is performed near "Sahasralingam" without a clue of what will happen and to our surprise we had many poor souls waiting in the same level of anxiety - We were made to sit on a wooden plank and at the same timing all the guides started assembling the pooja items - The pooja items consist of 2 silver snakes, 2 clothes (black & white), turmeric, kumkum, flower petals, leaves and coconut - We started waiting for the priest
7. Enter the priest with a face like "I'm doing a favor to you" and not with the intention of serving the god or the people who have come from different parts with so much of belief. To my surprise, most of the people in the batch we sat were from Northern and Eastern part of India and language was a big issue for them - A flashy ring tone and Mr. Priest is busy attending the call - (Mobile phones are not allowed only for the public) !!!
8. The priest starts talking to his own and in that crowd they don't even thought about using a microphone, so that everyone performing the pooja would hear what he says - - Oh God !! - - Even this shout is hard to reach the almighty - He starts speaking in Telugu and Tamil and people who come with translators who know these languages could save themselves to do things in order - Else, follow your neighbor.. - The pooja got started
9. He asked them to pray first, followed by some mantras which he recited to himself - Wish we had great ears to capture the same to repeat.. Then, some pooja to those 2 silver snakes with flowers, leaves, followed by the mixture of turmeric and kumkum and in between he asked them to continue till he comes back from a call he got again !! - Poor souls all of them kept doing the same without even knowing why they have to do this! - This hungama continued for 20 mts. and then suddenly he lit a camphor and incense sticks and gave it to the couples to take turns to perform the "Aarthi" for those 2 silver snakes infront of them - This hungama continued for 10 mts. and that's it - Pooja over and with that your Dhosa also over !! - - Only the "Sahasralinga" knows how truthful the priest was - - Now came the shocker..
10. Once everybody settle down after winding up with all the pooja procedure, the priest announces to keep Rs.301/- as his "Service Charge" - - Hahaha (Unwritten rules of people).. We got to keep it and then took the 2 silver snakes to drop in the "Hundi" near the main Shiva sanctrum.
11. Inside the main sanctrum also, unless you keep Rs.10/- as the best amount you will be treated like a unwanted soul in the campus - Poor god inside is almost fed up of all this !! - We dropped the 2 silver snakes in the Hundi and I guess this is what will return to the people again ??
12. We then have to run towards the main Shakthi sanctrum and here too the same procedure - No money in the "Aarthi Plate" keep moving - No mercy !!
13. We then moved towards a long queue to take a deep prayer towards a "Joola" (supposed to be the bedroom of Shakthi Maa) and here people go down on their knees and pray for what they have come here for and offer to return for thanx giving once they acheive the good results for their prayer - - Don't forget Rs.10/- !!
14. We were then taken to a place where they give a "Shawl" and "Blouse Piece" as return gift for offering the pooja and here too do not forget Rs.10/- !!
15. Now the ultimate turn, the guide took us to the place where his superior is waiting with the notepad to give his instructions in "Shakesphere English", which only he can understand and then command for the guide charges - Pls. note when they start the tour it is mentioned that you can offer the guide as per your interest and out here it is a "Command".. We gave Rs.100/- and the reaction from him was furious and the way he reacted was as good as scolding us in bad words and the demand was Rs. 500/-.. I lost here and started retaliating and finally settled for Rs. 200/- .. I told him that he and the guy who begs outside does not have any difference and atleast if you drop a Rs.10/- in the beggar's plate he or she will wish from the bottom of the heart - Believe me, the "goonda giri" who directed us near the token counter was promptly here to collect his share and if you think the chapter ends here, NO WAY....... The saga continues,
16. It is the turn of the old man who accompanied us inside the temple to ask for the money inspite of getting his share from his superior and we have to settle with him for another Rs. 150/-.. We litreally ran out of the temple.
17. Imagine for people who know the language and can retaliate to their level has to go thru. this, people who cme with no help and especially from non - southern parts of India will definitely have a tough time..
18. In every sense, I could feel the discomfort of my friends who came with so much of belief and it is only b'cas I'm close to them they din't spit on my face and did not ask a very obvious question "whether all south indian temples are like this?".. I admit here that due to my insistence only they agreed to come and I was in unexplainable situation to have forced them to go thru. this..
19. Whatever certain and done, even if they visit any other temple in future in south india, "the first experience was the worst experience for them"
20. In all these, we never bothered to look at the other deities in the temple and should I even cite the reasons for the same??

It is with a deep inside thought, I'm writing this statement: (It's only my personal opinion)

If you would like to offer a pooja anywhere (unless you are sure that it is done with due respect and you get your mental peace for the amount you spend), use that budget to offer food to poor and needy (or) donate to charity (or) wherever it may be of good help and I'm sure if you are a believer of God is everywhere those wishes from the bottom of the heart will help your prayers to achieve full colors.

God Bless everyone and even those temple folks !!

Being Well

My first attempt in blog space and thought would start with the main mantra of "Being Well".

To begin with salutations to my luvly parents who brought me to this world
Showering my luv to my lively sista dear
Sharing my emotions with the closest of dual gender pals
Learning my values from the elders and well wishers of the family
Helping the needy in whatever way possible
Bowing infront of the ruler of the world "Almighty"

I try to keep all these in straight line for "Being Well" always. Trust me it does take you to "Being Well"..

I only pray to be a good human till the last breath.