(இது, திருமணமாகி தன் கணவனிடம் சேர, வெளிநாடு செல்லும் என் தோழிக்காக நான் வரைந்த வாழ்த்து!)
சென்று வா தோழி
உலகம் சுற்றி வா!
நின்று திரும்பிப் பார்க்கிறேன்
இன்று தான் சந்தித்தது போல் இருந்தாலும்
எத்தனை வேக வேகமாய்
இத்துணை ஆண்டுகள் ஓடி விட்டன!
அன்று ஆரம்பித்த அரட்டைகள்
நன்றாய் என்றும் தொடரும்.
தொலைவால் தொலைந்து போகாது.
வலை இருக்கிறது. வா வம்படிக்கலாம்!
என்று திரும்புவாய் என்ற ஏக்கத்தோடு,
எல்லோரும் காத்திருப்போம் என்றாலும்
உளமார வாழ்த்தி அனுப்புகிறோம்,
உன் கண்ணாளனின் காதல் ரோஜா காத்திருக்கிறது.
சென்று வா தோழி!
உலகம் சுற்றி வா!
07 August 2009
02 August 2009
A 'Bit' of Bliss!
My mobile has been chiming non-stop since last night with “Happy Friendship Day” messages. It didn’t stop there. Scraps, status updates, offline messages and what not!
Oh yes! It’s the first Sunday of August. (Did you know, that this tradition(?!), first started in the US in 1935 and ‘Winnie the Pooh’ is the UN Ambassador of Friendship?)
This was a non-event in India a few years back, when I was in college and has grown leaps and bands (oops! bounds..) in the last few years. Again, one of those sure-fire hit formula for the service providers, gift shops, fancy/novelty stores. Marketing Gimmick?? Too much commercialization of a noble relationship??
Either way, the only thing that we need is a reason to celebrate..Celebrate Maestro’s Music!
This concept has been a favourite recipe for our film-makers too (albeit with a bit of added masala) for years. Be it ThaLabathi, Pithaamagan, Nilave Mugham Kaattu, Kuselan or the most recent Naadodigal, the friendship band has held a lot of scripts together and also has helped drag the masses to the theatre. One of my personal favorite depictions of a friend is, enacted by Ben Affleck, in the highly acclaimed Hollywood flick Good Will Hunting. (Examples are abundant. I have listed only the movies that came to my mind as I was writing this paragraph).
In 2001, Vijay & Surya starred in ‘Friends’, a remake of the Malayalam blockbuster ‘chala chithram’ of the same name. Jayaram and Mukesh (alongwith the super talented Sreenivasan) played the lead roles in the 1999 original. Siddique (of Siddique-Lal fame) and ‘Maestro’ Isaignani ILaiyaraaja, respectively, directed and scored music for both versions. True to his genius, the tunes and feel that Raaja provided were totally different in each of the version to suit the tastes of the targeted audience and fans.
There is a hilarious sequence in the movie, where the friends go as ‘apparasandigal’ (apprentices) for the renovation work of a palatial bungalow. Our hero breaks into a song while working (or whiling away) and that is enough for cupid to strike! Jayaram crooned while Vijay had to hum. The song that Jayaram lip-synced to is what I term “a bit of bliss”. (Yes! It lasts just over a minute and twenty seconds)
Sreekuttan (as MG Sreekumar is fondly addressed in the music circle) sang this mind blowing piece that leaves you craving for more, precisely the reason why you will invariably end up playing it again (Like ‘No one can eat just one’-you just can’t stop after listening to this once!).
Right from the beautiful humming, the song engulfs you and you just lose yourself, as I am currently lost….for words!
It’s on loop and I am lovin’ it!
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzNkMwIAD2o
Isn’t this a reason to celebrate? Happy Listening!
Oh yes! It’s the first Sunday of August. (Did you know, that this tradition(?!), first started in the US in 1935 and ‘Winnie the Pooh’ is the UN Ambassador of Friendship?)
This was a non-event in India a few years back, when I was in college and has grown leaps and bands (oops! bounds..) in the last few years. Again, one of those sure-fire hit formula for the service providers, gift shops, fancy/novelty stores. Marketing Gimmick?? Too much commercialization of a noble relationship??
Either way, the only thing that we need is a reason to celebrate..Celebrate Maestro’s Music!
This concept has been a favourite recipe for our film-makers too (albeit with a bit of added masala) for years. Be it ThaLabathi, Pithaamagan, Nilave Mugham Kaattu, Kuselan or the most recent Naadodigal, the friendship band has held a lot of scripts together and also has helped drag the masses to the theatre. One of my personal favorite depictions of a friend is, enacted by Ben Affleck, in the highly acclaimed Hollywood flick Good Will Hunting. (Examples are abundant. I have listed only the movies that came to my mind as I was writing this paragraph).
In 2001, Vijay & Surya starred in ‘Friends’, a remake of the Malayalam blockbuster ‘chala chithram’ of the same name. Jayaram and Mukesh (alongwith the super talented Sreenivasan) played the lead roles in the 1999 original. Siddique (of Siddique-Lal fame) and ‘Maestro’ Isaignani ILaiyaraaja, respectively, directed and scored music for both versions. True to his genius, the tunes and feel that Raaja provided were totally different in each of the version to suit the tastes of the targeted audience and fans.
There is a hilarious sequence in the movie, where the friends go as ‘apparasandigal’ (apprentices) for the renovation work of a palatial bungalow. Our hero breaks into a song while working (or whiling away) and that is enough for cupid to strike! Jayaram crooned while Vijay had to hum. The song that Jayaram lip-synced to is what I term “a bit of bliss”. (Yes! It lasts just over a minute and twenty seconds)
Sreekuttan (as MG Sreekumar is fondly addressed in the music circle) sang this mind blowing piece that leaves you craving for more, precisely the reason why you will invariably end up playing it again (Like ‘No one can eat just one’-you just can’t stop after listening to this once!).
Right from the beautiful humming, the song engulfs you and you just lose yourself, as I am currently lost….for words!
It’s on loop and I am lovin’ it!
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzNkMwIAD2o
Isn’t this a reason to celebrate? Happy Listening!
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