Pramadavanam-Tribute To Ravindran-Part-II
Here I am re-presenting some songs in the playlist which were my originals for Ravindran Master. The photo shows him teaching "Paalnilaavile" which I sang as track for S.P.B.
Out of the songs that I sang for him my most favorite one is "Innunjan Ente" from the Album "Ponnonam". Tells about how someone remebers his mother on Onam day when he sits with his little son for having "Onasadya" on a "Thooshaila". He remembers all what his mother had done for him. This song always brings tears to my eyes....
This song was sequenced and arranged by "Sarath" another gifted music director who lost his way to stardom.
The other one is "Aashadom" from the film "Mazha"in the raag "Amrithavarshini". This song which would have come out in my voice in the film did not make it by a whisker due to the strange ways of our film industry! I still remember "Ravindran Master" telling me over phone from Chennai that, "Pradip you have sung the track better than the original, but I could not help it since the cassette producer was very rigid in his stand". Then the other song which I will never forget is "Samayam Manoharam" from the film "Ezhuthachan"which was my first recording in a studio! This was done in A.V.M "G" at Vadapalani, Chennai. These recordings were preserved from the tape, so bear with the quality.
2) Innunjan Ente-Pradip-Ravindran-Ponnonam-1998
18) Aashadam- Track- Ravindran- K. Jayakumar-Mazha-2002
4) Samayam Manoharam-Pradip & Ranjini Menon-Ravindran- Kaithapram-Ezhuthachan-1993
posted by Pradip Somasundaran at 12:46 PM
6 Comments:
You are fortunate to have been touched by the grace of that immortal musician who walked the alleys of melody like Baburaj,Devarajan and dhakshinamurthy. Strangely I could connect the remembrance of the guy's mother to your remembering Raveendran Master. May be I am just overly imaginative.
Pradeepji,
You were having the blessings to learn from the greatest ever music director of Malayalam.And its true that you can sing a lot of songs better than the released versionz..Pramadavanam and Aashadam from Mazha is really high commentable..!..
Awaing a lot of Raveendran master songs from you,Please dont hesitate to sing without a karaoke or its tracks..!There are some amazing songs from Ravindran master,which am listing with the following link
http://malayalamsongsinfo.blogspot.com/
Check the link and see which all suits you,if you not having time,plz let me know i'll list the songs with its lyrics..!
pradeep etta..paatukal keettu...raveendran maashinde super songs aanu lo...moonum kettu ende favourite innumjan ende from ponnonam...ella paatum super aaitu unduu...look forward to more from u...
pradeep,i am from trichur,though presently living in ireland.i have had few oppertunity to hear you live while in trichur on various occassions there.i have been listening you since Meri Awaaz Suno, conducted by doordarshan back in 96.then our family was in madhya pradesh. your language diction, specially, hindi has always surprised me, something which i always feel our other upcoming malayalam singers must learn from you.i accidently chanced upon your site very recently only.but i must thank you also. i heard all the songs in your site.excellent singing.to be frank as many other visitor's have sujjested you have sung many of the songs better than original. i wish our music directors make use your excelllence in singing.i am writing too much. but once back in trichur i heard you singing the song "Chaitram chayam chalichu",from film CHILLU,in AMRITA T.V. programme.Can you kindly sing that again?hope to hear that song once again sung by you.wish you all the very best..
Aasha...Thank u so much. Since I see that you do not have a blog, nor have your e-mail id...I hope this reply reaches you if u come back here again :) I sure will sing "Chaitram" when I get the karaoke for that...Pls mail to my e-mail id in the future if you want a reply by mail.
Pradipetta...
"Aashaadam" is mindblowing! I have been listening to ur songs all day today. I loved "Pinneyum" (from Krishnagudi...) All these are my favorite songs and u r excellent. I m honored that u visited my blog! Can I request a song pls..."Ramakatha Ganalayam...". Keep rocking! I will be looking forward to learning from u!
-Smitha
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