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Parasakthi Kaa Kaa Kaa Song

Parasakthi Kaa Kaa Kaa Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2kPbPF7dIE

Uploaded on Nov 2, 2011
Parasakthi was a 1952 Tamil film starring Sivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, S. S. Rajendran, S. V. Sahasranamam and Sriranjani. Produced by AVM, sung by CS Jayaraman Music by Sudharsanam R, R Sudarsanam
 
Tributes to Miss KUMARI (1 June 1932–9 June 1969)

Tributes to Miss KUMARI (1 June 1932–9 June 1969)

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Published on Jan 14, 2013
Song: Avasaramthano Naan Akappaduveno
Movie: Yaanai Valartha Vaanambadi 1959

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTjfS22qQh8&feature=youtu.be


Tributes to Miss KUMARI (1 June 1932–9 June 1969) yesteryear Tamil & Malayalam Film Actress of the early years of 1940–1960s, on her Birth anniversary today.


Miss Kumari, whose real name was Thresiamma, was born on 1 June 1932 to Thomas and Eliyamma, at Bharananganam in Kottayam District, in the Kerala state of India. She had her primary education from Bharanganam Sacred Hearts high school,a school for girls run by Franciscan Clarist Sisters . After studies she worked as a teacher in the same school.



She was married to Hormis Thaliath a F.A.C.T engineer and the couple had three children Johny, Thomas, Babu. Johny is in movie industry, Thomas is an engineer in California, Babu is a Professor in Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi.


Malayalam Cinema:

Miss Kumari debuted in Malayalam with the 1949 fi1m Vellinakshatram. She got her break through the 1950 box office hit film Nalla Thanka. Satyan and Miss Kumari were elevated to stardom after the huge success of the film Neelakuyil (1954). She acted in more than 50 films, in a career spanning about two decades. She has acted in few Tamil movies as well. Pettravel kanda vazhvu was one among them. She also received Madras State award for best actress in 1956. She died on 9 June 1969. Miss Kumari Memmorial Mini Stadium was built in Bharananganam which was inaugurated by Veteran actor Prem Nazir.


Filmography:

1963 Snapaka Yohannan
1962 Snehadeepam
1962 Dakshayagnam
1961 Bhakta Kuchela
1961 Mudiyanaya Puthran
1958 Mariakutty
1957 Jailppulli

1957 Padatha Paingili
1954 Aniyathi
1955 Harishchandra
1954 Neelakuyil Neeli
1954 Balyasakhi
1954 Avakashi Kumari

1954 Sri Kalahastiswara Mahatyam
1951 Navalokam
1950 Nalla Thanka
1941 Devatha
1940 Sumangali





Source: Venkata Raman G
 
SP Balasubramaniam Turns 69: GOD BLESS

SP Balasubramaniam Turns 69: GOD BLESS

June 4, 2015

Veteran playback singer SP Balasubramaniam, who has mesmerised music lovers in India with his amazing and unique voice, celebrates his 69th birthday on Thursday, 4 June.


SPB began his career as a playback singer with the 1969 Kannada film, "Pellante Noorella Panta", and has sung many songs in all South Indian languages and in Hindi within his 46 year-long career.


The National Award-winning singer has also been honoured with the top civilian awards of the country, including Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.


He has also received Honorary Doctorate from Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Sathyabama University, Chennai, JNTU Anantapur and Andhra University.


Check out the National award winning songs of SPB below:


Om Kaara Nadhaanu - 'Shankarabharanam'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IfeeEJznYU


Tere Mere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGKDBhdxn6c



SP Balasubramaniam Turns 69; Top National Award-Winning Songs of SPB [PHOTOS+VIDEOS]
 
M S Subbulakshmi - Multi-lingual Invocation (5 languages)

M S Subbulakshmi - Multi-lingual Invocation (5 languages)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLDQzxO_eQE&feature=youtu.be


Uploaded on Oct 15, 2011


Smt M.S.Subbulakshmi & Smt Radha Viswanathan were invited to render the invocation on the eve of the inaugration of the 6th Afro-Asian Congress of Ophthalmology, held in Madras, on 04th January, 1976. Since the delegates to the conference were from different nations, this invocation was rendered in 5 languages - Sanskrit, Arabic, Japanese, English & Tamil - with extracts from the Quran, the Bible and other sacred texts. The last section in Tamil is on Kannappa Nayanar, a great devotee of Lord Shiva, who removed his own eyes, when he saw the Lord feign eye-sore. We at Paramparaa1916 are very glad indeed to share this very rare recording with all our subscribers and followers.
 
Tributes to Madurai MANI IYER

Tributes to Madurai MANI IYER(October 25, 1912 – June 8, 1968)


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Madurai Mani Iyer (Tamil: மதுரை மணி ஐயர்) (October 25, 1912 – June 8, 1968) was a Carnatic music singer, who was famous for his unique style. He was one of the most highly celebrated carnatic vocalists during the first half of the 20th century. He was renowned for his adept skills at singing kalpana swarams, neraval, and raga alapana.

Madurai Mani Iyer, whose original name was Subramanian, was born to M. S. Ramaswamy Iyer and Subbulakshmi in Madurai on October 25, 1912. His father, a Sub-court Clerk, was the brother of the famous Vidwan Pushpavanam, who was a great classical musician himself.

He received many awards like The Ganakaladharar in 1944, Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1959, President's award in 1960, Isai Perarignar in 1962 and many more came his way.

Madurai Mani Iyer was indeed passionate about music but he had other interests too and one of them was the English language. Though a school drop out, Mani Iyer mastered this language and an anecdote goes that he would trudge from his house in Mylapore all the way to the Connemara Library to pick up books in the Queen's language. He loved Bernard Shaw and was a fan of Charlie Chaplin




Madurai Mani Iyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



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The Hindu : He charmed young and old alike
 
Tributes to Suchindram Shri S P SIVASUBRAMANIAM (12 September 1917-8 June 2003)

Tributes to Suchindram Shri S P SIVASUBRAMANIAM (12 September 1917-8 June 2003)

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Tributes to Suchindram Shri S P SIVASUBRAMANIAM (12 September 1917-8 June 2003) a multi talented Carnatic Musician on his Death Anniversary today. Born in Vagaikulam in the Tirunelveli District, he was introduced to the world of Carnatic Classical Music by his mother Smt Valliammal, an ardent music lover.

Initially, Sivasubramaniam did not undergo any formal training, but came up solely through his sheer talent and passion for music. He rapidly imbibed the nuances of Carnatic music just by listening to recordings and concerts of the great musicians of the time. Soon, the family moved to the temple town Suchindram, where Sivasubramaniam became a musician of repute.


On one occasion, Sivasubramaniam was approached by a gentleman requesting him to teach music to his son. He then decided that he should first undergo formal training himself, so he approached Shri Arunachala Annavi, a great musician and composer from a nearby town called Boothappandi in the Kanyakumari District, and requested him to teach him. Within a few years, Sivasubramaniam had grown immensely in his musical knowledge and abilities, and also became a well-known teacher in his own right.


With his robust style, extensive repertoire, and creative flair, Sivasubramaniam became a regular performer in the district. His concerts were featured on All India Radio, and he performed extensively in South India and Sri Lanka. He was noted for his incredible grasp of rhythm and his ability to adapt to any situation. A multi-faceted genius, he could play the violin, veena (Indian lute), harmonium, mrdangam (a percussion instrument), and even the piano. In fact, he took to the violin as his main instrument after suffering problems with his voice, and became a highly sought-after violin accompanist for many great musicians. His unbridled creativity took him even to the realm of instrument workmanship; he could build instruments of the finest quality, and had once repaired a violin that had been shattered into several pieces. He also used his skills to craft elegant cases for his instruments.


A gifted composer, Sivasubramaniam’s many masterpieces in Tamil touch the hearts of countless people around the world. Apart from his compositions in praise of various deities, he also wrote very inspiring and moving pieces on social issues and patriotic themes. In addition, he wrote the songs for many Harikathas (musical discourses that relate stories from Hindu culture). His wife, Smt R Sornambal, became a renowned Harikatha exponent through his tutelage, and they would perform together, with him accompanying her on the harmonium or violin. He had also composed the music for many Tamil plays.


Sivasubramaniam’s compositions brimmed with brilliance; an independent and creative thinker, he incorporated unique features and ideas into his compositions. A beautiful example is the charanam of his composition ‘Ananda Tandavam’ in the raga Vachaspati from the Harikatha ‘Karaikkal Ammaiyar Charitram’, featuring swaraksharas (wherein the sol-fa note and the syllables of the lyrics are one and the same) commencing with middle-octave ‘ga’ (3rd note) and moving step-by-step to the upper-octave ‘pa’ (5th), and using this poetic feature in his narration of Karaikkal Ammaiyar approaching Lord Shiva dancing upside-down! Another composition in the raga Kalyani features all the six yatis (the basic patterns of music, such as expansion, contraction, even progression, etc.). In short, Sivasubramaniam was a great composer who could visualise a situation clearly and respond with a creative masterpiece with absolute ease.


Sivasubramaniam was deeply devoted to the Lord Murugan (Subrahmanya). He was very fond of the Murugan temple situated atop the Velimalai mountain, and often spent his time sitting near the sanctum of the temple and composing songs. A much sought-after teacher, he ran an institution called ‘Sarasvati Gana Vidyalayam’, where he taught music to many children, many of whom now teach in various musical colleges and institutes.


He passed away on the 8th of June, 2003, and left behind a rich musical legacy through his family and students.

The Akkarai Family - Compositions of Suchindram S P Sivasubramaniam

Venkata Raman G
The Akkarai Family - Suchindram S P Sivasubramaniam
 
Wishing Dr. Seerkazhi G SIVA CHIDAMBARAM (Tamil: சீர்காழி கோ. சிவசிதம்பரம்) ( Born 8

Wishing Dr. Seerkazhi G SIVA CHIDAMBARAM (Tamil: சீர்காழி கோ. சிவசிதம்பரம்) ( Born 8 June) Carnatic Music Vocalist, on his Birthday today.


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNiR5hgEYh8
Published on Jan 5, 2015


He is an alumnus of the Madras Medical College where he qualified as a UG & PG in Medicine and Trinity College of Music where he learnt western music. He is the principle disciple of the great master Sangeetha Vidwan Prof. B.Krishnamurthy in the intricacies and nuances of Indian Classical music, since childhood till date He is also a Medical Doctor with a Post graduate degree in Internal Medicine. He is now working as a Professor & HOD of Medicine in his Alma mater MMC, as Director i/c of Institute of Internal Medicine at the Madras Medical college.

Sivachidambaram is the son of Padma Shri winner Sirkazhi Govindarajan. Sivachidambaram has recorded a song, Enadharumai Raanuva Veerargaal, written by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India. His extempore rendering of the song on 'Youth empowerment' in Tamil written by Hon'ble President of India Dr.APJ. Abdul Kalam, during the inauguration of Tamil Isai Sangam festival in Chennai was appreciated with a hue and cry.


Awards:
Sivachidambaram has received many awards including the Kalaimamani from the Tamil Nadu government, Madras Music Academy award for Best Rendering and Tamil Isai Vendar. In 2008, he received the Padma Shri award from the Government of India.





Sirkazhi Govindarajan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Padmashri" Dr. Sirkali G. Siva Chidambaram, MD


Venkata Raman .G
 
Wishing Smt. BINNI KRISHNAKUMAR (Born on 10TH June, 1974) on her Birthday today

Wishing Smt. BINNI KRISHNAKUMAR (Born on 10TH June, 1974) on her Birthday today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFZBDdEI2Lw



Published on Dec 27, 2014
Margazhi Utsavam Dr.K.Krishnakumar & Binni Krishnakuma


Wishing Smt. BINNI KRISHNAKUMAR (Born on 10TH June, 1974) Carnatic Music Vocalist, on her Birthday today. She was born to late Sri.K.N.Ramachandran and Smt.Santha Ramachandran at Thodupuzha in Kerala. Binni began learning Carnatic Music (Vocal) at the age of seven under Vidwan Sri.Thiruvizha Surendran. She received the National Talent Scholarship and came under the tutelage of Sri.Thamarakkad Govindan Namboodiri.



During her graduation and post graduation in music, she learnt from Violin Vidwan Sri.B.Sasikumar and Prof.Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran at Trivandrum. A high first class in B.A (1994) and M.A (1996) in music from the University of Kerala, she secured First Rank with first class in M.Phil in Music from Sri.Sathguru Samajam of Kamarajar University, Madurai. Presently she is doing her doctoral research under the guidance of Dr.K.Omanakkutty, Department of Music, University of Kerala. The title “KALAATHILAKAM” conferred with a gold medal by the Kerala State Youth Festival Committee 1989, Govt of Kerala. She won First prize in Classical Music in the Kerala University Youth Festivals - 1992 & 94 and was awarded ‘The Junior Research Fellowship’ awarded by the Cultural Department, Government of India – 2000.

Binni was awarded direct B-High grade by the All India Radio and sings regularly for the AIR, Doordarsan and other private television channels. She has been featured in the South Zone Hookup programmes of the AIR. Among her memorable concerts are the concert for the 40th Annual celebrations of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. For the Onam Festival 1997, for the first time in the History of Kerala, Binni performed a concert on a stage which was placed in the center of a huge water tank (Sreevaraham) while the audience listened to the concert sitting at the steps on the four shores.

A popular musician of Kerala through the Asianet TV Channel, Binni Has successfully presented the Classical Music based weekly magazine – ‘NaadaMaadhuri’ along with the popular lyricist of the Malayalam cinema, Sri.Kaithapram Damodaran Namboodiri. Binni joins her husband, vocal musician, Sri.Trivandrum K. KRISHNAKUMAR to perform duo vocal concerts and theme oriented special concerts.








Sources:Venkata Raman G
Krishnakumar K

A comprehensive website on the life and music of Swathi Thirunal
 
Tributes to M S GOPALAKRISHNAN, aka MSG, (10 June 1931 – 3 January 2013)

Tributes to M S GOPALAKRISHNAN, aka MSG, (10 June 1931 – 3 January 2013)


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Published on May 4, 2015


Tributes to M S GOPALAKRISHNAN, aka MSG, (10 June 1931 – 3 January 2013) Carnatic Classical Music Violinist, on his Birth Anniversary today. He was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, Padma Sri, Kalaimamani, Sangeetha Kalanidhi and 1997 Sangeet Natak Akademi awards, and is commonly grouped with Lalgudi Jayaraman and T.N.Krishnan as part of the violin-trinity of Carnatic Music.


Gopalakrishnan was born in Mylapore, Chennai, India, and was taught violin by his father, the late Parur Sundaram Iyer, who was well-versed in Carnatic and Hindustani styles of Indian Classical Music. He learnt both styles from his father, with whom he gave his first performance when he was 8 years old.
He has played the violin for over fifty years as a soloist and accompanist, having accompanied Omkarnath Thakur and D. V. Paluskar, and has toured Australia, the US, the UK, the Netherlands, South Africa, Malaysia, and Hong Kong.


His daughter, Dr M. Narmadha, is also a violinist.


Gopalakrishnan died in Chennai, India, at 2 am on January 3, 2013, at the age of 81. He was survived by his wife Meenakshi, his daughters M. Narmadha and Latha, and son Suresh
Gopalakrishnan had researched playing technique, and developed particular fingering and bowing disciplines of the "Parur style" to produce a clarity of sound and speed of delivery. His style includes one-finger playing and a thematic development on single-string octaves.


Violinist Yehudi Menuhin said of a Gopalakrishnan's playing: "I have not heard such violin in all my travels! How superbly this young Indian is playing our instrument". Shri Gopalakrishnan said when he was receiving his Sangita Kalanidhi award from the Music Academy of Madras "My practice is the only secret of my success and then the other secret is my father. The practice what I was used to was nearly 15-16 hours a day and that was a very tough one where I used to jump suddenly from Carnatic to Hindustani styles while playing. Anything, any Award I receive is just the fruit of my practice".


Awards:

1960 Violin Vadhya Samrat - Bombay Sivananda Ashram, India.
1975 Padmashri - Government of India
1976 Violin Vadhya Chakravarthy - NewYork, U.S.A.
1978 Kalaimamani - Govt. of Tamil Nadu, India.
1979 Kerala Sangeetha Nataka academy award, India.
1980 T.Chowdiah award - Karnataka, India.
1982 Central Sangeetha Nataka Academy award, India.
1997 Sapathagiri Sangeetha Vidwanmani - Thirupathi Devasthanam, India.
1998 Sangeetha Kalanidhi - Madras Music Academy, Chennai, India.
2012 Padma Bhushan - Government of India
2012 Sangeetha Kalasikhamani - The Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai.





Sources:

Venkata Raman G
Sarasuda | Carnatic songs MP3 download

M. S. Gopalakrishnan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
Wishing Avaneeswaram S R VINU (born 10 June 1973) Carnatic Music Violinist.


Wishing Avaneeswaram S R VINU (born 10 June 1973) Carnatic Music Violinist.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJNr10vUebM

Published on Nov 25, 2013
Carnatic Violin - Avaneeswaram..S.R.Vinu.
Mridangam - Nanjil.A.R.Arul.
Ghatom- - Manjoor Unnikrishnan



Wishing Avaneeswaram S R VINU (born 10 June 1973) Carnatic Music Violinist, on his Birthday today. Avaneeswaram S R Vinu was born to Avaneeswaram.N Ramachandran (Rtd.Principal of R.L.V music college Thripunithura) and Sahithi Devi in Trivandrum, Kerala.His grand father late Avaneeswaram.K.Krishna Pillai was a renowned Nagaswaram player. Vinu started learning violin from his father at the age of six who himself was a musician.after that he got training from the violinist Prof. Kilimanur Thyagarajan. Later he underwent higher studies in violin from Maestro Mysore M Nagaraj (from the 1992 till 1997).


Vinu is one of the sought after accompanying violinists. He has performed all over the world with many leading musicians including Padmavibhushan Dr. M Balamuralikrishna, Padmabhushan Dr. K. J. Yesudas, Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan, Sanjay Subrahmanyan, Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma, Padmabhushan T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Dr. N. Ramani, Shashank, T K Govindarao, Neyyattinkara Vasudevan, T. V. Gopalakrishnan, Trichur Ramachandran, O.S.Thyagarajan, Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma, P. Unni Krishnan,Malladi Brothers, S. Sowmya, Bombay Jayashri, Vijayalekshmi Subrahmanian, Prof. Parassala B Ponnammal, Dr. K Omanakutty etc.Vinu has toured,and has performed in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Sweden, Singapore, Malaysia, UAE and Qatar.

Awards and Recognitions:

Vinu is an 'A TOP' grade artiste of All India Radio and Doordarsan.
Lalgudy Gopalayyar award from Madras Music Academy 2004.
Lalgudy Jayaraman award from Madras Music Academy 2004.
Lalgudy Jayaraman award from Madras Music Academy 2005.
Has been conferred with the honour of Sri Kanchipuram Asthana Vidwan in 2010.
Has been conferred with the honour of 'Sangeetha Rathna' from Sri Sathyasai seva Organisation, Palakkad 2010.
He has been conferred with the honour of 'Youth Excellence Award' from Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyyer Trust, Chennai in 2012.
He has received the Senior Scholarship from Department of Culture, Government of India in 1998.
He was the winner in Violin at Kerala State school Youth Festival in 1988.
He has played on various cassettes and CDs including Charsur, Manorama audios, Intreco etc.


Vinu is married to Dr.S.Aswathy Vinu, who is an A grade vocalist in All India Radio. The couple has two kids, Gayathri Nandana and Gautham Sanker.



Venkata Raman.G
Avaneeswaram S R Vinu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
AVANEESWARAM.S.R.VINU
 
Chaliye Kunjanamo : IndianRaga Virginia Labs

Chaliye Kunjanamo : IndianRaga Virginia Labs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23VorcGY5nA


Published on May 21, 2015
Some of the most talented young musicians in Northern Virginia came together to perform 'Chaliye Kunjanamo' composed by Swathi Thirunal in Ragam Brindavana Saranga, with an opening Viruttham of the Kasthuri Thilakam shloka. This piece was arranged with additional improvizations by 2013 IndianRaga Fellow Roopa Mahadevan, supported by Divya Jayanthi.

Performed at IndianRaga Virginia Labs, October 2014 by:

Veena Sivaraman (Vocal)
Srinidhi Krishnan (Vocal)
Shreya Ramesh (Vocal and Piano)
Vikram Shivakumar (Violin)
Laya Bharath (Piano)
Sanjay Sharma (Mridangam)
Soumiya Narayanan (Ghatam)

Audio recording by:
Music Cave Studios
 
Wishing T V GOPALAKRISHNAN,

Wishing T V GOPALAKRISHNAN,



Wishing T V GOPALAKRISHNAN, full name Tirupanithurai Viswanatha Gopalakrishnan (born 11 June 1932 in Thripunithura, Kerala) Multifaceted Carnatic and Hindustani Musician on his Birthday today.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhmmWTTeG_c

Published on Apr 18, 2013




Gopalakrishnan hails from a family of musicians spanning over two centuries. His father, T.G.Viswanatha Bhagavathar, was a court musician for the Cochin Royal Family and a professor of music at the S.K.V. College in Thrissur. He is a Vocalist, plays the Violin and is also an exponent of the Mridangam.

Gopalakrishnan started playing the Mridangam at the age of four and had his arangetram at the Cochin palace at the age of six. He is a disciple of Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar.


His students include Ilayaraja, A.R.Rahman, Sivamani, Kadri Gopalnath, Vidyabhushana. He has also collaborated with drummer/composer Franklin Kiermyer on live performances.


Gopalakrishnan was given the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1990. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in the year 2012.


Ghatam Maestro Late T V Vasan is his younger brother.


Awards:

In his career spanning over five decades, many honours and awards that have been bestowed on Dr.TVG. A few outstanding awards have been:


Sangeetha Kalanidhi Award from Madras Music Academy , 2014
Kerala Sangeet Natak Academy Award, 1985
Sangeeth Saraswathi, Karnataka (contribution in Kannada Dasa sahityas, 2002)
National eminence award in Fine arts, Sankaracharya, 2004
Sruthi laya Bhrahmam, Pudukkottai, 2004

Mudra Award for Excellence, 2004
Chembai Puraskaram, National eminence award, 2005
Swathi Rathna, 2006
Kerala Sangeet Natak Academy Fellowship, 2007

Gana Laya Visharada from Vani fine Arts, London, 2007
Sangeetha Chakravarthy, Youth Academy Chennai, 2008
Life Time Achievement award - Maximum Media Event management, 2009
Gayaka Ratna, Swatitirunall Lifetime achievement award, 2010
Sapthagiri Sangita Vidwanmani, 2010

Sangeetha Kala Sironmani, 2010
Padma Bhushan, 2012
Asthana Vidwan of Kanchi, Sringeri and Mantralayam mutts
Nada Brahmam - Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai
Sangita Laya Samrat, Melbourne, Australia
Rotary International exemplary citizen award, Delhi and Chennai
Isai Chelvam, Contribution in Tamizhisai by Karunanidhi

Taal Vilas, Mumbai
Sangeetha laya Saagara, Guru Of the Century, Bangalore IOIMA
Saavi award 2003 - Musician of the year for his contribution in the field of Tamizh Isai
Mridanga Kalaa Siromani - Palghat Mani Iyer Award
Ganakala Bharathi by K. K. Shah, Governor of Tamil Nadu
Gana Kala Bhushan, Madras Sabhas





T. V. Gopalakrishnan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Venkata Raman .G
 
Tributes to PADMINI (12 June 1932 - 24 September 2006) Indian Actress

Tributes to PADMINI (12 June 1932 - 24 September 2006) Indian Actress


Tributes to PADMINI (12 June 1932 - 24 September 2006) Indian Actress and trained Bharathanatyam Dancer, who acted in over 250 Indian Films, on her Birth anniversary today. She acted in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films. Padmini, with her elder sister Lalitha and her younger sister Ragini, were called the "Travancore Sisters".



Padmini was born and raised in Thiruvananthapuram in what was then the princely state of Travancore (now the Indian state of Kerala). She was the second daughter of SreeThankappan Pillai and Saraswathi Amma both comes from noble Nair families. Her sisters, Lalitha and Ragini, were also well known film actresses. Together, the three were known as the Travancore sisters. Padmini and her sisters learnt Bharathanatyam from Thiruvidaimarudur Mahalingam Pillai.


The trio were the disciples of Indian dancer Guru Gopinath. They learnt Kathakali and Kerala Natanam styles of dancing from him. N.S. Krishnan noticed her talents while she was presenting Parijatha Pushpapaharanam in Thiruvananthapuram. After that performance, he said that in the future she would become an actress. She was thus cast as heroine in his own production Manamagal.

The Travancore Sisters grew up in a joint family tharavadu 'Malaya Cottage' in Poojappura, Trivandrum. The matriarchial head of the family was Karthiyayini Amma whose husband was PK Pillai (Palakunnathu Krishna Pillai of Cherthala) alias 'Penang Padmanabha Pillai'. PK Pillai had six sons of whom Satyapalan Nair (Baby) was a leading producer of many early Malayalam films. Another son, Raveendran Nair's daughter Latika Suresh, is a leading producer of Malayalam TV programs. They performed at the 1955 Filmfare Awards.


At the age of 14, Padmini was cast as the dancer in the Hindi film Kalpana (1948), launching her career. She acted in films for nearly 30 years.


Padmini starred with several of the most well-known actors in Indian film, including Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, N. T. Rama Rao, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Sathyan, Prem Nazir, Rajkumar, Gemini Ganesan and S. S. Rajendran. She appeared with Sivaji Ganesan in 59 films.


She acted mostly in Tamil films. Ezhai Padum Padu released in 1950 was her first film in Tamil. Her association with Sivaji Ganesan started with Panam in 1952. Some of her noted Tamil films include Thanga Padhumai, Anbu, Kaattu Roja, Thillana Mohanambal, Vietnam Veedu, Edhir Paradhathu, Mangayar Thilakam and Poove Poochudava. Some of her popular Malayalam films include Prasanna, Snehaseema, Vivaahitha, Adhyaapika, Kumara Sambhavam, Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu, Vasthuhara and Dolar.


In two of her popular Hindi films — Mera Naam Joker and Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai — she was paired with Raj Kapoor. She did another film with Raj Kapoor Aashiq (1962). Her other Hindi films include Payal (1957), Afsana (1966), Vaasna (1968), Chanda Aur Bijli (1969) and Babubhai Mistry's Mahabharat (1965). In Mera Naam Joker she played very bold role of a girl who used to dress like a boy till accidentally her real sex is noticed by the hero of the film Raj Kapoor. The film had hot scenes involving Padmini.


Her most famous was Thillana Mohanambal, a Tamil film, where she plays a dancer competing against a musician to see whose skills are better. She also acted in a Indian-Soviet film Journey Beyond Three Seas (Hindi version: Pardesi) based on the travelogues of Russian traveler Afanasy Nikitin (called A Journey Beyond the Three Seas, which is now considered a Russian literary monument), in which she plays the role of Lakshmi, a royal dancer.


Both Padmini and Vyjayanthimala, trained classical dancers, vied with each other. They were at the height of their careers and there was professional rivalry between them! Interestingly, the real-life envy did creep into the reel-life dance drama which added its own sugar and spice to the impact of the sequence.


After her marriage to Ramachandran, a U.S.-based physician in 1961, she retired temporarily from films and focused on family life and refining her classical dance. She settled in the United States and in 1977 opened her classical dance school in New Jersey, the Padmini School of Fine Arts. Today, her school is considered as one of the largest Indian classical dance institutions in America.


Actress Sukumari is the trio's maternal first cousin. Shobana, the famous dancer, is the niece of Padmini. Malayalam actress Ambika Sukumaran is her relative. Actors Vineeth and Krishna are relatives.
Padmini died of a heart attack at the Chennai Apollo Hospital on 24 September 2006. She is survived by a son, who is settled in the United States.


Padmini was well known for her professional rivalry with actress Vyjayanthimala, the successful dancer-actress. They performed a dance number in the Tamil film Vanjikottai Valiban; the well known song was "Kannum Kannum Kalanthu" which was sung by P. Leela and Jikki. In the song they were pitted against each other. Due to their professional rivalry the song has a cult following since the film was released; the popularity of the song surpasses the popularity of the film.


Awards:
Won
Certificate of merit for Veerapandiya Kattabomman in Afro-Asian film festival in 1960
Best actress award from Film Fans Association in 1954, 1959, 1961 and 1966.
1958 – Kalaimamani award from the Government of Tamil Nadu
1957 – The "Best Classical Dancer Award" from Moscow Youth Festival
1966 – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Kaajal
1990 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South
1970 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for Thillaanaa Mohanambal
Nominations
1960 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for the film Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai





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