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Topic: Ghantasala: No Mere Singer |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
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Forum: Singers and their Biographies Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:59 pm Subject: Ghantasala: No Mere Singer |
Ghantasala: No Mere Singer
by K. Kumara Sekhar, Eluru
Indian Express, 14.2.1974
Mr. K. Kumara Sekhar, Eluru, is a well-known name for the readers of Indian Express in 1970s as he used to contrib ... |
Topic: Bhagavadgita by S.P.Balasubramanyam on Chimata Music |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 1
Views: 2629
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Forum: New Song Requests (that are not yet hosted on the site) Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:11 am Subject: Bhagavadgita by S.P.Balasubramanyam on Chimata Music |
I would be happy to possess an mp3 version of Bhagavadgita recited by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. Initially SPB’s recital was well taken, and he sang more than 108 slokas. This recital does not imitate Gh ... |
Topic: How did GHANTASALA Die? |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 110
Views: 194166
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Forum: Singers and their Biographies Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 11:37 pm Subject: Ghantasala did not touch alcohol at all |
Ghantasala did not touch alcohol at all, but his Devadasu songs made people believe that he was addicted to alcohol. He sang to perfection all songs that a romantic hero sings in our movies after im ... |
Topic: ChimataMusic's Sathyam Concert in the Bay Area (June 6th) |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 61
Views: 87641
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Forum: Music Directors, Lyricists, and their Biographies Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:14 am Subject: ChimataMusic's Sathyam Concert in the Bay Area (June 6th) |
Dear Chimata Srini garu:
Please accept my heartfelt congratulations.
The selfless service that you have been rendering to the world of our film music is really unforeseen in recent times. I hav ... |
Topic: S.Rajeswara Rao:Missamma:(no Ghantasala) |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 3
Views: 3011
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Forum: Music Directors, Lyricists, and their Biographies Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:55 am Subject: S.Rajeswara Rao:Missamma:(no Ghantasala) |
There is another episode associated with Missamma which falls on similar lines.
We do acknowledge the contribution of Chakrapani to the Telugu movies and Telugu literature by making the writings of ... |
Topic: A singer with a mellifluous voice: S. Janaki |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 2
Views: 4537
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Forum: Singers and their Biographies Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:42 am Subject: A singer with a mellifluous voice: S. Janaki |
It is a happy coincidence that our beloved singer S.Janaki was born on the day the dramatist William Shakesphere was born: April 23. S.Janaki sang songs in our Telugu expressing a very wide range of ... |
Topic: Bhagavad Gita by SPB |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 20
Views: 5713
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Forum: New Song Requests (that are not yet hosted on the site) Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:13 am Subject: Bhagavad Gita by SPB |
It seems that the Bhagavad Gita recited by S. P Balasubrahmanyam was released about eight years ago in two cassettes. I don’t think that an audio CD was ever released of this recital. Initially SP’s ... |
Topic: You are in Computer age and “Do It Yourself Orchestration” |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 0
Views: 1604
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Forum: Miscellaneous Topics on Telugu Melodies Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:50 am Subject: You are in Computer age and “Do It Yourself Orchestration” |
Recently I listened to an audio program entitle Do It Yourself Orchestration available on IEEE Spectrum Radio as a Podcast accompanying the online edition of IEEE Spectrum Magazine in its September 20 ... |
Topic: Sathyam's Musical Night to be held by ChimataMusic in CA |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 85
Views: 12781
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Forum: Miscellaneous Topics on Telugu Melodies Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:30 am Subject: Sathyam's Musical Night to be held by ChimataMusic in CA |
Dear Srini and Surya:
Sathyam is no less than R.D.Barman in terms of creativity. R.D.Barman created “Hai Hai ye Mazboori” in Roti, Kapada aur Makhan borrowing Sathyam’s tune “Rim zim rim zim Hyder ... |
Topic: Sathyam's Musical Night to be held by ChimataMusic in CA |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 85
Views: 12781
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Forum: Miscellaneous Topics on Telugu Melodies Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:18 am Subject: Sathyam's Musical Night to be held by ChimataMusic in CA |
Dear Srinivasa Rao garu:
How can I express my happiness over the noble way you have chosen to keep our great music directors afresh in our memory? The present and future generations would also com ... |
Topic: The seventh death anniversary of the legend Chakravarthi |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 3
Views: 3952
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Forum: Singers and their Biographies Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:35 am Subject: The seventh death anniversary of the legend Chakravarthi |
Seven years ago, there was a highly gifted controversial music director. One may like his music, dislike his music, but can not ignore his music. The name of this controversial music director is Chak ... |
Topic: A comprehensive biography of K.V.Mahadevan |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 1
Views: 2056
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Forum: Music Directors, Lyricists, and their Biographies Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:03 am Subject: A comprehensive biography of K.V.Mahadevan |
In one of his posts V. Bhagavathula wrote that he could not meet the great composer K.V.Mahadevan in his last days.
I was in Chennai during the last days of Mama and I still curse myself not going ... |
Topic: We do not find elaborate music reviews of Raja these days |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 24
Views: 8649
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Forum: Music Directors, Lyricists, and their Biographies Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:29 pm Subject: We do not find elaborate music reviews of Raja these days |
Following is the full text of the e-mail that I received from Raja garu. I reproduce it below with his permission.
Respected Surya Prakash garu
It was a pleasant surprise to see your e-mai ... |
Topic: We do not find elaborate music reviews of Raja these days |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 24
Views: 8649
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Forum: Music Directors, Lyricists, and their Biographies Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:54 pm Subject: We do not find elaborate music reviews of Raja these days |
Dear All:
I have some good news to share with you. The renowned musicologist Raja has expressed his desire join us in our discussions. The following is an excerpt from his e-mail that he sent me. ... |
Topic: Two “inappropriate” songs in ANR’s five-decade long career |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 17
Views: 18231
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Forum: Actors, Producers and Directors Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:03 am Subject: Two “inappropriate” songs in ANR’s five-decade long career |
There seems to be an interesting background to the S. Janaki’s masterpiece considered to be her lifetime achievement by most of her fans. “Nee Leela Padeda Deva.”. I found the following write-up on th ... |
Topic: Singitam Srinivasa Rao’s music album on Saluri Rajeswara Rao |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 2
Views: 1892
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Forum: Music Directors, Lyricists, and their Biographies Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:32 pm Subject: Singitam Srinivasa Rao’s music album on Saluri Rajeswara Rao |
Saluri Rajeswara Rao is certainly the trendsetting music director in the South Indian film music. He is a household name till late 1970s. He composed 5 tunes for the classic Telugu movie Maya Bazar, ... |
Topic: Two “inappropriate” songs in ANR’s five-decade long career |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 17
Views: 18231
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Forum: Actors, Producers and Directors Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:30 am Subject: Two “inappropriate” songs in ANR’s five-decade long career |
Dear Srini:
We are all birds of the same flock. I love to write on music. I do not have any plans to write on a regular basis. Articles that evolve out of nostalgia make interesting reading. I w ... |
Topic: Two “inappropriate” songs in ANR’s five-decade long career |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 17
Views: 18231
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Forum: Actors, Producers and Directors Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:09 am Subject: Two “inappropriate” songs in ANR’s five-decade long career |
Dear Surya and Srini:
I believe that Surya is right. Yes, I remember it now. It is P.Leela who recommended the name of S.Janaki to S.M. Subbhaih Naidu to render this great composition.
This s ... |
Topic: Two “inappropriate” songs in ANR’s five-decade long career |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 17
Views: 18231
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Forum: Actors, Producers and Directors Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:03 pm Subject: Two “inappropriate” songs in ANR’s five-decade long career |
Dear Surya:
What you have written is news to me.
It is rather surprising to know that Savitri objected to 'Nee leela padeda deva...’ rendered by S.Janaki for Muripinche Muvvalu. I read some tim ... |
Topic: Two “inappropriate” songs in ANR’s five-decade long career |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 17
Views: 18231
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Forum: Actors, Producers and Directors Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:13 pm Subject: Two “inappropriate” songs in ANR’s five-decade long career |
In one of the television interviews, ANR mentioned that he had to object to the filming of already-recorded songs. He faced this kind of problem only twice in his five-decade long career.
Tatinen ... |
Topic: Memorable songs from dubbed movies are really welcome. |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 1
Views: 2490
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Forum: Songs on ChimataMusic.com Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:52 pm Subject: Memorable songs from dubbed movies are really welcome. |
It has been a great treat to me to find two songs “Madhura premanu kaanuka itchi…” and “Pothe poni pora…” from Sivaji Ganeshan’s Prayaschittham in the newly added songs. I have been yearning to listen ... |
Topic: Let’s include our MDs in Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 2
Views: 2222
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Forum: Music Directors, Lyricists, and their Biographies Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:56 am Subject: Let’s include our MDs in Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia |
I like the distinctive background music in Sathyam’s melodies. This kind of background score is found only in Sathyam and some of the Hindi music directors. I had great pleasure in visiting the websit ... |
Topic: We do not find elaborate music reviews of Raja these days |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 24
Views: 8649
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Forum: Music Directors, Lyricists, and their Biographies Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:17 am Subject: We do not find elaborate music reviews of Raja these days |
Dear Sunson:
Thank you very much for providing us the e-mail ID of the renowned music reviewer Raja. May I request Srni Chimata to invite this reviewer to participate in the discussions on our boa ... |
Topic: ONE MORE FOLDER |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 128
Views: 99509
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Forum: New Song Requests (that are not yet hosted on the site) Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:29 pm Subject: ONE MORE FOLDER |
Dear All:
As a newcomer to this discussion board, I find all these posts inspiring. This forum has really served its noble purpose with this learned debate on inspiration. I have to thank all part ... |
Topic: Let us refrain from comparing MDs, lyricists and singers |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 1
Views: 1902
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Forum: Music Directors, Lyricists, and their Biographies Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:29 am Subject: Let us refrain from comparing MDs, lyricists and singers |
All of us have our own favourite MDs, lyricists and singers. Every author tries to justify his chosen artist to be superior to others. These kinds of debates only land us in unsavoury arguments which ... |
Topic: BAHUMUKHA PRAGNASAALI |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 3
Views: 2776
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Forum: Singers and their Biographies Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:00 pm Subject: BAHUMUKHA PRAGNASAALI |
Dear Nanda Kishore:
Bhanumathi was very fond of the acting of the Hollywood actress Ingrid Bergman. She used to watch her movies quite often and she could not resist the temptation to imitate her ... |
Topic: I have 4 songs in mp3 format from ANR’s Batasari |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 10
Views: 3553
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Forum: Songs on ChimataMusic.com Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:33 pm Subject: Songs from Baatasari have been uploaded |
Dear Srini:
I have uploaded 4 songs from Baatasari to chimata.music@gmail.com. The recording quality of these mp3 files may not be very good. Please try to improve their quality if possible. |
Topic: We do not find elaborate music reviews of Raja these days |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 24
Views: 8649
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Forum: Music Directors, Lyricists, and their Biographies Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:04 pm Subject: We do not find elaborate music reviews of Raja these days |
Dear Nanda Kishore:
We see reviews of abstract paintings in prominent magazines to help us to understand the nuances of this art form. Abstract art is Greek and Latin to most of us without these r ... |
Topic: We do not find elaborate music reviews of Raja these days |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 24
Views: 8649
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Forum: Music Directors, Lyricists, and their Biographies Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:43 am Subject: We need V.A.K. Ranga Rao and Raja. |
Dear Nanda Kishore:
I understand the problem. In fact, I have been dreaming of having great music reviewers like V.A.K. Ranga Rao and Raja in our discussions. I am still optimistic.
Let me c ... |
Topic: I have 4 songs in mp3 format from ANR’s Batasari |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 10
Views: 3553
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Forum: Songs on ChimataMusic.com Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:22 am Subject: Batasari belongs to 60s |
Dear Nanda Kishore:
It gives me immense pleasure to know that young people like Chimata Srini, Surya, Sunson, Nanda Kishore, and Santharam are doing an excellent job by revivifying forgotten melodi ... |
Topic: Do the tunes of “Manasantha Nuvve” belong to R.P.Patnaik? |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 12
Views: 5230
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Forum: Music Directors, Lyricists, and their Biographies Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:22 pm Subject: Do the tunes of “Manasantha Nuvve” belong to R.P.Patnaik? |
We all know that R.P.Patnaik has been one of the melody makers of Telugu films in the recent past. There are a few surprising comments in some gossip columns that R.P.Patnaik took tunes of Vidyasagar ... |
Topic: We do not find elaborate music reviews of Raja these days |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 24
Views: 8649
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Forum: Music Directors, Lyricists, and their Biographies Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:01 pm Subject: Is it possible to invite Raja to join us on our forum? |
Dear Sunson:
I am unhappy to know that Haasam, a magazine with a purpose, was closed due to lack of patronage. It is difficult to sustain magazines that could give pleasure only to a limited numbe ... |
Topic: We do not find elaborate music reviews of Raja these days |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 24
Views: 8649
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Forum: Music Directors, Lyricists, and their Biographies Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:52 am Subject: We do not find elaborate music reviews of Raja these days |
Our Chimata Srini has been contemplating on the publication of a comprehensive book on the biographies of Telugu film music directors. In this context, the name that has first come to my mind is Raja ... |
Topic: T.V. Raju created 2 melodies for Panduranga Mahathyam |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 0
Views: 1470
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Forum: Songs on ChimataMusic.com Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:05 pm Subject: T.V. Raju created 2 melodies for Panduranga Mahathyam |
I have 2 melodious songs in mp3 format from NTR’s Panduranga Mahathyam, and T.V.Raju tuned these lyrics: (1) Anandamidenoyi Sakha; and (2) Neevani Neenani. One of my friends told me that the tune of ... |
Topic: I have 4 songs in mp3 format from ANR’s Batasari |
Suryaprakash Mothiki
Replies: 10
Views: 3553
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Forum: Songs on ChimataMusic.com Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:37 pm Subject: I have 4 songs in mp3 format from ANR’s Batasari |
I have 4 melodious songs in mp3 format from ANR’s masterpiece Batasari, and Master Venu scored music for these songs: (1) Kanera Kamandulai ; (2) Kanulaku Dochi; (3) Lokamerugani Bala; and (4) O Baata ... |
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