Sunset @ Talakkad

From the banks of river Cauvery...

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Chandra Sekar.T.V

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Gaganchukki falls..shivana samudra.

A lazy friday evening in Bangalore!

I shot this just outside my office complex a few weeks ago..Nature's Palette so beautiful!

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வானமாய் இரு!

பகலும்
இரவும்
வேண்டாமா?
சூரியனாய் இரு!

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இறப்பும்
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வானமாய் இரு!

-'இசைஞானி' இளையராஜா.

தேடியது கெடச்சாலே....

The above is a take off from one of my favorite bit songs composed by Raaja sir. This was for the film Mahaanadhi and it goes "தேடியது கெடச்சாலே சந்தோசப் படும் மனசு" (“Thaediyadhu Kedachchaalae Sandhosap Padum Manasu”) which means “When you attain/get something that you have been searching for, your heart will feel happy”

Happy?! I would feel ecstatic if I happen to get something that I have been searching for long. If getting something that you were expecting makes you feel elated what if you weren’t expecting one in the first place!

This forum has given us a lot of things that we have been searching for, for years, without much success. For some, it has provided unexpected things in the form of information, songs and good-like-minded friends. So true, isn’t it? Frankly, when I joined this forum, I never expected such a windfall of information and so many hidden treasures.

So here we are on a search.. a treasure hunt, alongwith P.Susheela, who is voicing a search of a different kind (when you listen to this song you will agree why it is a treasure).

For some, this song might be one that you have been searching for some time. For me it’s the other case. When I got this recorded last month, I never expected this unreleased movie to have such brilliant numbers and so naturally I am overwhelmed.

The song is "Ezhaip Poo Unai" from the unreleased Pudhiya AdimaigaL.

Listen to the prelude and you will know what this song is all about. As you can imagine, it mirrors the loneliness of the girl as she laments for her man’s arrival.

The first interlude signifies her wandering in search, her long wait and the pain.

When Susheela sings 'உன் முகம் பார்க்கவே உள்ளம் ஏங்குதே' ( “Un Mugham Paarkkavae ULLam Aengudhae”) you feel the pain and the longing.

The wait continues as the monsoons arrive and still there is no sight of the beloved.

It is but natural that when the going gets tough one starts to dream/think about the positive/nicer aspects of life. Our ஏழைப் பூ (‘Ezhai Poo’) hence starts dreaming. The second CharaNam is on a positive note where she says மார்கழி போனதும் மாலை சூடுவோம் (“Maargazhi Ponadhum Maalai Sooduvom”), meaning ‘lets tie the knot once this month of Maargazhi is over’. (In Thamizh culture, no auspicious events are held during the month of Maargazhi.)

…and the search continues.

தேடியது கெடச்சாலே சந்தோசப் படும் மனசு! இல்லையா?

Link to the search of the 'Ezhai Poo': http://music.cooltoad.com/music/song.php?id=447571

Happy Listening!