Neelavarna Paahimaam

Sudha's debut in the blogging world is an endearing krithi composed by Shri. Iraiyimman Thampi - a highly talented contemporary of Swathi Thirunal and the composer of the famous "Omana Thingal Kidavo". Neelavarna is composed in the ragam Surutti in praise of Lord Padhmanabha. There appears to be some similarity in the styles of Swathi Thirunal and Iraiyimman Thampi especially in the usage of mudhras like "Kamalnabha Jaya Jaya". Apparently he was one among the eminent musicians who adorned Swathi Thirunal’s court. Even in the midst of existing competition, their mutual encouragement and admiration had helped them in polishing their potentials.


Here is Sudha's take on it. Please feel free to provide your comments! Thanks for listening.

Ragam: Surutti

Arohanam: S R2 M1 P N1 D2 N1 S ||

Avarohanam: S N1 D2 P M1 G2 P M1 R2 S

Composer: Shri. Iraiyimman Thampi

Blogged by: Sudha Ananthakrishnan

Un Samayal Arayil - Dhill

Movie: Dhill

Originally sung by: Unnikrishnan and Sujatha

Blogged by: Adithi Devarajan and Karthik Nagarajan

Music by: Vidyasagar

Language: Tamizh

Happy new year to you all. I have made a post after a quite a long break and I am glad to be back. Vidyasagar compositions always give me the unique satisfaction and feeling of completeness that is incomparable to any other. When sung with a dedicated and gifted musician like Adithi Devarajan, the satisfaction multiplies - no better way to return after my hiatus.

Please click here to listen to our version  
(You may also listen to it on the player to the right)

Un Samayal Arayil is a simple but skillful

creation with Unni and Sujatha giving a starlet performance. I had mentioned to Adithi a long time ago that even this simplicity seems to pose difficulty, and for me to do any justice at all to this song, i will need tons of practice especially with Adithi's performance being so brilliant.

So here it is for you to rate! Look forward to all your comments.