Chakravarthini - Chembarathi

Chakravarthini - Chembarathi Lyrics & Chords

With the ‘Old is Gold’ season going on in full swing in muziboo, I wanted to take the opportunity to post this old Malayalam gem. Must admit my repertoire in Tamil oldies is pretty dismal :).

Based on raag Hamir Kalyani this is a masterpiece by the trio G. Devarajan-Vayalar Rama Varma-KJY from the movie Chembarathi (1972).

As always, welcome your feedback.

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Usha R said

Kumar ji good song and well sung… we all enjoyed it. Likes… thank you.

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Sriram Srinivasan said

Kumar,

a poignant melody – good clarity of voice and confident rendition….

much enjoyed listening :)

thanks for sharing….


Sriram

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Anil Pillai said

Kumar, FLUENT EASY AND MELODIOUS SINGINGLOVED IT
ANIL
Regards and Best wishes

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Srini S (bye bye friends) Pro user said

Nice singing kumar.Loved it.
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Arvind R said

Good performance Kumar and was soothing overall. Well sung.

On my desirables would have been a bit more bite into the song to make it a little bit more assertive. Also at 1:41 and 2:41 the high register notes had some strain there.

Awesome otherwise and your voice was good.

Cheers.

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(( anil Aryanad )) said

Hi Kumar,
One of my Fav Song By KJY.
Well Done.
GREAT !!!

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Harshan (away) Nambiar Pro user said

Kumar ….awesome song pick ….excellent attempt in your melodious voice….loved it immensely.

This is such a beautiful composition …every time I listen to this …takes me to a different world….hats off for attempting this difficult number……tons of justice done !!!
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Adina Galani Pro user said

Great performance! Not an easy piece at all! Congrats!
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Uthra said

Kumar: Beautiful song. Sounds like Hum ko man ki shakti dena…. Enjoyed listening to it. The track was very good too.

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Sojan Chacko said

Kumar very nice singing and voice. Liked it.

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Adwait Ranade (busy, away) Pro user said

Amazing composition and lovely singing, Kumar!
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Swati Prasad (unable to be frequent) said

Sweet song!!
lovely rendition

Regards
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Harry Chops Pro user said

Great vocals man. Loved it.
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Harshan (away) Nambiar Pro user said

I have heard this almost 6 times ….today ….kumar no kidding ……this goes to my FB wall ….great attempt !!!!
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Srividhya Kannan said

Very nice!! :D
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Kumar Srinivasan Pro user said

Ushaji, thanks.

Rakshitha aunty, thank you so much. I am glad this is one of your favorites too. Will make an effort to get tracks for the songs you have mentioned. Swarganandhini is one of my favs also.

Sriram, thanks. Glad you liked it.

Anil, nice to see your comment. Appreciate the feedback :).

Srini, thank you.

Arvind, thanks a lot. Yeah, the high spots were a bit strained. Glad you liked it overall.

Anil, appreciate it.

Harshan, many thanks. Thrilled to see your feedback.

Adina, appreciate your feedback.

Uthra, thank you. Hamko Manki is Kethar based – very close indeed.

Sojan, thanks for listening. Glad you liked it.

Adwait, thanks for listening. Appreciate it very much.

Swati, much appreciated.

Harry, thank you. Glad you liked it.

Srividhya, thanks a lot :).

-Kumar.

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Thinkal govind kumar Pro user said

My Dear Kumar,
KALAKKI KUTTA !
LOVED this soothing rendition in your great voice in style !
Standing ovation to your good self !
Thank you for sharing this very special one !
HAPPY ONAM !
Cheers !
GOD Bless !
Loving Best Wishes,
Thinkal Govind Kumar.

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Radhakrishnan Nair said

Kumar,
Excellent singing… enjoyed it very much.

Happy Onam!!!

regards
RK

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Gopi Shanmugam said

Kumar, very soulful rendition… very good voice and modulation…Liked it.

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Santosh george wilson said

Kumar chetta! Suuuper ayittund! a difficult song, thats what my opinion on this song, but you did greatly!
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Adithi said

Awesome singing, Kumar! What a raagam- Hamir Kalyani! Fabulous composition- hearing it for the first time. Loved it throughout and taking to my favs! :)
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Rajeev Onv(away on a long break) said

Kumar, great song from Devarajan Master. He had corrected me once when I mentioned this song as Hamir Kalyani-according to the composer, it is Kedar(hindustani).The scales are same, but catch phrases are different.
Excellent singing in your melodious voice-Congrats!
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Radhika Nair (away) said

Kumar – what a beautiful pick and so very beautifully sung – one of your best till date, at least to me. Can never tire of this one and you have done wonderful justice to the song. Enjoyed it all the way,

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Vishnu Mohan ( busy mode) said

Kumaretta super pick valare nannayi paadiyittundu, othiri ishtam aayi :D

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Ajeesh Kumar said

Woah one of your best renditions I guess. Loved it!
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Kumar Srinivasan Pro user said

TGKji, RK, Gopi, Meera, Santosh, Adithi, Rajeevji, Radhika, Vishnu & Ajeesh, thank you all for leaving me your feedback on this song. Very glad you all liked it.

Adithi, Rajeevji, Radhika & Ajeesh thank you all for adding this to your fav list.

-Kumar.

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Anand Mohan said

Mesmerizing Kumar….Well sung and as ever this song of yours goes into my Favorites :-)
While doing a little research on this song I came upon an interesting write up:
“The movie ‘Chemparathi’ was produced by SK Nair. He was an exporter, industrialist, and publisher. He also had a hotel named Neela at Quilon.Vayalar Rama Varma and some of the key people who were connected with the movie were at Neela. SK was worried that Vayalar had not written the lyrics yet. He went across to the bar where the poet was and requested him to speed up. Perhaps Vayalar was a bit irritated at being chased. He asked for a piece of paper and sitting on the bar stool, wrote ‘Chakravarthini’.”
Whether this story is real or not, the lyrics created by Vayalar are great and you have done a greatttt job once again Kumar….

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Krishnan N v said

Kumar….Sorry for being late…

BRILLIANT is the word for this performance… Great singing…great feel and modualations… You had cold when you sang it…? Anyway it gave a different timbre(positively) to your voice…

Goes to my favs…

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Sudha Kumar (recovering and getting back to listening..) Pro user said

Adorable rendition, Kumar. Loved how it sounds in your voice – beautifully done sangathis, even high notes were handled so well. And yes, felt you are using a condensor mic, aren’t you? Kedar(Hamir Kalyani) is one of my fav raagas, Thanks for doing this raaga.
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Kumar Srinivasan Pro user said

Anand, thank you so much for your feedback and also the interesting trivia about this song.

NVKji, happy to see your feedback. Glad you liked it :).

Thanks Sudha, appreciate your feedback. Yes, was using my cond mic. I love this raag too. Will attempt ‘Bole To’ one of these days, if I can get a hold of a track.

-Kumar.

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Tara Balakrishnan said

Beautifully rendered Kumar!!

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Aisoo (away) said

Listening to this for the first time, and as usual, wonderfully sung…. The sangadhis were a real treat…. :)

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Vishak Subramoney said

awesome rendition….soothing song. well done

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Kala Vijay(indefinitely away) Pro user said

first time in your page.sorry i dont know how
i missed it.beautiful rendition of this evergreen song in your powerful voice.

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Kumar Srinivasan Pro user said

Tara, Aisoo, Vishak & Kalaji, thank you all for your wonderful feedback. Glad you liked this one.

-Kumar.

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Biju Ramachandran Pro user said

what a great composition.!!!!!!
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its that great.
v well sung kumar.v v pleasing.
v v soothing.congrats for singing this master piece.
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Surendran Menon Pro user said

Kumar

Sorry for being late. Was off the muziboo hook for a while. Good to be back, listening to you sing one of my all time favorites. Superb song pick and very well rendered in your soothing, melodious voice.I loved the way you addressed the fine nuances in the song. Remarkable! Keep up the good work.

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Kumar Srinivasan Pro user said

Biju, Suri & Anju thank you all for your feedback on this attempt of mine.

-Kumar.

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Latha Ganti Pro user said

So melodious composition ! Delighful& pleasant singing…very welldone …

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Saroj Nair said

one of my great favourite songs
great voice and very nice expressive singing Kumar

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Kumar Srinivasan Pro user said

Thank you Latha.

Thanks a lot Saroj-ji. Appreciate your feedback. Glad to note it is one of your favs.

-Kumar.


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