Tag: Illayaraja

Hamsadhawani – An amateur’s search for Something More about his favorite Film Song – 3

We come back to our origin – Film Songs in Hamsadhwani.

Jai Maata – Meghe Dhaka Tara -A wonderful chota khyal from Meghe Dhaka Tara in Rag Hamsadhwani –   Pt. A. Kanan              http://youtu.be/2Gmv-auw1rI

laagi lagan pati sakhi sang…. from the movie “Meghe Dhaka Tara”….in the voice of pandit A.Kanan……..originally taken from carnatic classical music by Ustad aamir khan saheb….

Shri Illayaraja seems to have used this Raag quite profusely. Here is one of the lists of such songs:

Poomudithu Pottu En Poorusaanthan Enakumattumthaan P. Jayachandran, Sunandha 4:34

Ther Kondu Enakul Oruvan P.Susheela 4:23

Nilavu Vandhadhu Endrum Anbudan Mano, S. Janaki 5:06

Mayile Mayile Kadavul Amaitha Medai Jensy, S.P.Balasubramaniyam 4:33

Malarkale Kilake Pogum Rail Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki 3:50

Sri Ranga Ranga Mahanathi S.P.Balasubramaniyam, Shobhana (mahaanathi), Uma Ramanan 4:50

Sevvaaname Pon Meghame Nallothore Kudumbam B.S.Sasirekha, Kalyani Menon, P. Jayachandran, TL. Maharajan 4:47

EnnaPaatu Oru Naal Oru Kanavu Sonu Nigam 4:59

Iru Vizhiyin Siva K.S. Chitra, S.P.Balasubramaniyam 4:26

Kaalam Maaralaam Vaazhkai S.P.Balasubramaniyam, Vani Jayaram 4:23

Vaa Vaa Vaa Kannaa Velaikaran K.S. Chitra, Mano 5:52

“http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/”>http://www.malayalasangeetham.info notes that as of 3.30 AM MST, 30th December,2011, they have found 56 songs in Raag Hamsadhwani.

Mr. Sripathy Ramesh has an excellent post, supported ny equally interesting comments @ http://rameshonmusic.blogspot.com/2006/07/hamsadhwani.html

In order to render some sort of completeness, a couple of video clips  are also added here:

Ragangale Mohangale – Tharattu (1981) KJ Yesudas, S Janaki

Raag Hamsadhwani certainly seems to be far more than an amateur like me can handle at this forum.