He was a colossus.” His wife Uma Ramanan echoes Ramanan’s feelings. On a few occasions, TMS has walked onto the stage without announcement while passing by the hall where I was performing and spoke appreciatively. This combination had given super hits in many films earlier. “The same could be said of the song ‘Oru Raja Raniyidam’ for ‘Sivantha Mann.’ This time it was with P. The result – the song ruled the charts for several weeks and even today when it is played, people stop and listen to it. Improvisations ruled the roost with MSV at the helm. Easwari were singing, with Easwari always goading TMS to perform better. Such was the heat that a thermometer would have burst. “With a full complement of orchestra particularly the brass section which had great stalwarts, chorus singers and the rhythm section the recording hall was packed. Ramanan (Musiano), a witness to many recordings, recalled the way the song ‘Ninaithadai Nadathiyae Mudippavan naan naan naan’ was recorded. There was this unwritten healthy competition between artists of various trades in the film industry which ensured a good treat to film viewers, those days. The same when canned became even better with actors enhancing the song with their histrionics. His rendition took the songs to a different level. TMS was adept at creating the mood with which the song was perceived by the film’s director and the lyricist. Thyagaraja Bhagavatar (MKT), then super star of Tamil films. Chinnappa and Subbiah Bhagavatar but was attracted more towards the voice of M.K. Srinivoss.īorn in the Saurashtra community in Madurai, TMS had a humble beginning. Ramamurthy, Lalgudi Jayaraman, Shamsaad Begum and P.B. His passing away on May 25 is an irreparable loss to the music world, which has already lost invaluable personalities such as M.S. A broad grin with his finger pointing skywards was the response I got. “Ayya your songs on Lord Muruga are still popular and by far they are the best ever devotionals that one can think of and ‘Kandan Tiruneeranindhaal Kanda Pini Odividum’ is closest to my heart.” I then sing a few lines of his devotional on Sathya Sai Baba. “Thambi, to date I chant this daily during my evening walk, at least twice,” he said. After the traditional namaskaram I mention about his emotional rendering of Pamban Swamigal’s ‘Shanmukha Kavacham’ which was released as a gramophone record. The trademark vibhuthi on his forehead with vermilion at the centre was intact despite the sweat. He was finishing the last round of his evening walk. Soundararajan at the terrace of his house in Mandaveli, Chennai.
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