BG tagged me to list my top 10 tamil film duets. Dandilsa started this nice tag.
Harini is simply brilliant. Pity she is not as successful as she deserves to be but she is simply brilliant in this song. And it’s Reethigowla!
The video, too cheesy, but definitely one of Rajini’s best songs.
An all time favorite, just for the sax.
SPB creates magic. The tempo never wavering, this is one of Ilairaja’s finest.
My favorite song from Paarthale Paravasam and I guess this was linked from a different post of mine. ;)
I love this movie and watch it whenever it plays on TV. And this song has a great feel to it.
Rahman at his best. Say no more.
This seems to have made it to everyone’s list. So no explanations required.
I like the other song more from this movie but since am forced to pick duets, I pick this one.
The best of them all. Yeah, Unni Krishnan and Bombay Jayashree simply ooze life in this one. Jayashree’s first film song and what a fine one to make your film debut!
(Oh! Dandilsa tells me this was not her debut song. Some song in Thambathigal apparently by MSV way back in 1983. Idiotic Radio Mirchi once upon a time gave me this wrong info :-\)
Anyone interested?
22 Comments
November 6, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Nice list..I love Balram’s voice in Nee thaan..Lovely song..BTW Jayashri’s first film song was in 1983 for MSV in the movie Thambathigal..she even sang a song for Silk Smitha in that one :)
Adi: Oh! I didn’t know this. Radio Mirchi once gave me that info.
November 6, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Most of these songs have come out in Telugu too and they’re beautiful. I love the ‘Dalapathi’, ‘Anjali Anjali’, ‘Thoongatha vizhigal’. The ‘Roja’ and ‘Iruvar’ songs are just out of the world!! No more words. I’m not very fond of the ‘Azhagane rakshasiye’ though. I haven’t heard the other songs in Telugu before.
PS: Madhubala is sooooo beautiful!! Haaaaa! :) Wonder where she is now. :-/
Adi: Dude, Madhubala is yuck. Aiyooooooooooooo
November 6, 2008 at 6:59 pm
i agree 10 is a very small number. I forgot roja!!
Adi: :)
November 6, 2008 at 8:32 pm
possibly my favourite duet of all time (malargale from love birds): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw5NHJauFDc
Adi: Yep, thats a nice one but I like Melisaye from Mr. Romeo more than that
November 7, 2008 at 1:07 am
Classy!
You missed Simbu’s “Emmadi athadi..” ;)
Adi: Aiyoooooo
November 7, 2008 at 6:15 am
Super list really! Sundari is one beautifullllllllll number…
Narumugaye was my hello tune last week :) rite now it is ninnukori… :)
Im tempted to take up the tag – but im afraid a lot of it would repeat from urs…anyway lemme see :)
Adi: Take take. Narumagaye is totally evergreen.
November 7, 2008 at 6:29 am
actually, i too like most of these songs. but the problem is i am not able to appreciate the duet aspect of these songs. its always like some random dance sequence that is totally unappealing.
one classic that comes to my mind (although in english):-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=howEAqstkzQ&feature=related
too good. funny thing is the protagonists are not actually lovers. and also to be taken into context is the fact that bicycles were invented around this period.
Adi: Haha, I’ve seen this before. I forgot Guna!
November 7, 2008 at 6:30 am
and watabt guna songs?? you no like them??
November 7, 2008 at 7:56 am
dude! all favs :)
brilliant playlist!
Adi: Oh you listen to Tamil ah? :P Ok, just kidding!
November 7, 2008 at 10:28 am
pyaar hawaon main hain..
fizaon mein jhalak raha hain nasha
badal chup gaye hain kahin
adi, lagta hain ishq tujhe ho gaya….
ROFL… duets huh? nice….
November 7, 2008 at 11:51 am
Macha we missed this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUd0KW6tO7Q&feature=related
“Mayakam thandu yaaru tamizho amudho kaviyo….”
Adi: Actually, I had this in mind but then left it out.
November 7, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Nice list of songs.. Have to go home and hear them all out. I would have added Vaseegara from Minnale – always like that song.
Adi: That’s awesome, yeah but we are talking duets, no? :)
November 7, 2008 at 3:41 pm
I have an doubt.
If I use carnatic music jargon randomly like madhyamavathi and karahari priya, do my chances of nailing homely tam brahm figures increase?
Thank you for clearing doubt in advance. God speed.
Adi: I don’t think so. Confirm with a homely tam brahm figure
But surely your English is not helping.
November 7, 2008 at 3:42 pm
That was a really good list.
Need to make a playlist out of that one. But 10 is just too small a number aint it??
The only i would not have picked is the nee dhan en desiya geetam. I would have picked Anbe sugama from that movie!
Adi: Hehe I know. But I like Needhan en desiya geetham better. 10 IS a small number, I mentioned in BG’s blog.
November 7, 2008 at 4:51 pm
“An all time favorite, just for the sEx” is how I read it. Dufus that I am started wondering for a sec.
November 7, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Very classy :)
Aathankarai marame is another duet of Rahman’s I’m majorly in love with :)
You missed poo vasam from Anbe Sivam! I am orey louwes over that song.
November 7, 2008 at 10:37 pm
And and one more reethigowla ! Sudum nilavu from thambi.
Unni is awesome :D
November 12, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Ohooo.. correct correct.. I totally forgot that important criterion!
November 13, 2008 at 4:50 am
Jesus! I’m superannuated. I dunno haf the songs you mention.
Shall go and eat worms in the garden and die
Adi: Idhulan romba over. Summa scene :P
November 13, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Oh yeah.. I forgot the Iruvar song and the Roja one..
Incidentally Dandilsa tagged me as well..
Adi: I saw! The Iruvar song is out of the world.
December 13, 2008 at 1:45 am
The best song from parthale paravasam is Azhage Sugama, for its melancholic strain and wonderful bgm and not to forget the chosen words for the song.
December 18, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Not necessarily Tamil, but in all time duets, I’d have to include anything by Bob Dylan & Joan Baez, Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood and of course, the famous Amigos para Siempre by Sarah Brightman & José Carreras.
Cheers.