Ramblings of an anonymous Yesudas Fan

(courtesy Dinesh's Kamal page) This also concerns my Kamal page :)

Yesudas is the best when it comes to expressing painful love - the pain and the suffering is very much obvious to even the dumbest of listeners(Take me for example...I wouldn't be very much moved by a real-life story of lost love as much as I will be when I listen to some of his songs...)It may be stupid but whenever I listen to such songs - (His forte) I tend to substitute the singer with Yesudas and conveniently tell myself that his voice would have been a better choice! The only singer that I can substitute for Yesudas in such songs happens to be Jeyachandran(Not a very prominent singer but has that deep voice that I so admire!) When it comes to Kamalhasan in those soul-touching scenes , it has to be Yesudas who is the singer!I always feel that his voice suits Kamalhasan the best!(Apart from Kamal's own voice!). If I remember right, he sang for Kamal in this Bengali movie Bhaagya devathaa too...

Note : This piece of info is wrong, Kamal's only Bengali film is Kabita

Lighter songs(Not so light!)

Adhisaya Raagam(Apporva Ragangal)
Senthalam poovil vandhadum Thendral(Mullum malarum)
Kanne Kalaimane(Moondram Pirai)
Raja Raja cholan naaaaan(Rettai vaal kuruvi)
Kalyana Thenila(Mounam samadham)
Mazhai varuthu...mazhai varuthu...
Poomalai vaangi vanthan(Sindhu Bhairavi)
Pottu vaitha oru vatta nilaa(Idhayam)
Ellorukkum nalla neramundu(Marrupadiyum)
Illa nenje vaa, thendral therinil minnum poovai vaa(U _have_ to listen to this!)

The man.....

What makes him all the more special is that no other artist has held supreme in both the classical and lighter side of music as he has. Moreover, his renditions will always be remebered for the ease with which they were delivered and the raw passion in them. No other singer could've sung these lines better...

As he enhanced Srividhya's beauty with...
Pinniya koondhal karu nira naagam......
Penmaiyin ilakkanam avazhathu thegam....
Antha devathai kidhaithal athu yen yogam.....athu yen yogam...


or As he depicted Kamalhaasan's pathetic state with
Kaadhal konden kanavinai vazharthen...
Kanmani unnai naan karuthinil niraithen...
Unnake uyiraanen ennalum ennai nee maravathe....

I'd cite the above song as the reason why I saw the movie many number of times....Not just for Kamalhasan's/Sridevi's great performances....

or As he portrays pleasing romance in
Enthen nenjil neengatha thendral neethana...
Ullam engum nee paadum thiru thiru thillana...


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