thendral vandhu theendum podhu from 'avathaaram'

the song 'thenral vandhu' from avatharam is a classic example of seamless integration of genres. it is in the raga 'jonpuri'. nobody before ir has used this raga like this.

all the songs in jonpuri were composed in high pitches only. like
'naan petra selvam nalamana selvam' from 'naan petra selvam' and
kallile kalai vannam kandaan from 'kumudham'
andavan darisaname from agathiar etc.

but this song is in a lower pitch and the rhythm pattern is a very difficult one. the sandham is also very long as sung by raja.

thanda dana thaana naana thaana naana naaa thanananaaa.....

people used to complain in 80-90's, that these days the sandham is very short like

'tha na thana na' in 'vaa vaa pakkam vaa'

compared to golden oldies like, malarndhum malaradha, nenaikka therindha maname
etc.

but this song is a great answer to those questions. and the picturisation also was very gud. similar to 'kumudham' sequence when ssr takes sowcar to a mahabalipuram trip and explains the sculptures.

but nasser had the advantage of colour. i saw the movie in the first week of release at albert theatre in 95. noon show. motham 50 paer daan irundhom. it was nasser's debut directorial venture.

when the line 'ennangalukku etha padi vannam ellam maarum amma' he overlaps a unripe green plantain heap 'vaazhai thaar' with a ripe yellow one. i thought 'well, here is a gud director'.

enname vaazhkai. isnt it. beautiful visual. he passed as a director as far as i was concerned.

the bgm score was also awesome. towards the end nasser takes narasimha avataram and kills balasingh. and u shud notice the victory smile of nasser changing into a remorseful face repenting the murder. raja's music takes this sequence to an ethereal plane. and all the 50 present, including 'kudimagangal' gave a standing ovation when the end credits started with raja's music.

i thought 'ok. office leave pottadhu veen pogala'.