Rama Katha Ganalayam - Bharatham
Rama Katha Ganalayam - Bhar... Lyrics & Chords
This song, from the movie Bharatham (1991), combined Raveedran Maash’s composing genius with KJY’s powerful vocals and a heart wrenching picturization with Mohanlal giving one of his best performances. Kaithapram has penned the beautiful lyrics.
Apparently, the shooting of this song was done using Raveedran’s raw vocal version of the song recorded on spool tape and as the song was being picturized in Kerala, the final version of the song was being recorded at about the same time in KJY’s voice in Chennai.
The song fetched KJY one of his many national awards for best male vocalist, Mohanlal bagged the national award for best actor and Raveendran Maash received the national special jury award for music direction.
I have tried this tough song in a hope to stretch myself and also shift away a bit from the softer melodies that I typically attempt. It can be also be classified as an act of sheer arrogance and greed but I like the song too much :-).
Need to mention that singing the second charanam (starting at about 4:07) in a single stretch was virtually impossible for me. So I have done it in two stretches – the swaras from 4:07-4:27 in one stretch and 4:27-end of the song in another.
As always, welcome your constructive feedback.
Thanks,
Kumar.
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December 15, 2011
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Ajay m nair said
tough song selection…. slight difference from the orginal in some places…. the last part was excellent…. loved it v.much…… gr8!!!
sorry i dint add this…. the last portions i belive it is not done in one stretch… atleast u have just done in 2… that means u have v.good breath control…. keep it up…. gr8 going…
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Vinod (away for a while) Kumar
said
That was a great attempt on this great song Kumar Srinivasan….and liked the song rendered in your lovely voice….wonderful….got the essence and nuances of this song very well….the later part of the song was done extremely well……enjoyed it and goes to my Fav….:)
Warm Regards
Vinod Kumar
Surendran Menon
said
Kumar
Great attempt at a real toughie….kudos to you….fantastic rendition….except the “tempo” issue in the A. Pallavi, the rest of the song was real wonderful…Loved it…Keep up the good work my friend…Cheers
Krishnan N v said
Kumar………!!!!!! Ahaaaaa….Excellent singing…!!!!
Extremely glad to hear this wonderful song in your voice… LIKED IT IMMENSELY…. Singing a song of this caliber is not easy…. You have sung with very good perfection… Appreciate your effort very much…
Keep it up…
NVK
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Radhika Nair (away) said
Kumar! Fabulous pick and what a movie – stupendous performance by Mohanlal and one of those near perfect movies in all aspects.
Your liking for the song and the feel stood out all through. Excellent singing. All the descends espec were done very very well with very good clarity of the notes. Thought the swaram portion to be very well done too. If I were to be super critical – the aaaa stretch at :29 , timing of first few lines in the aaranyakandam stanza, diction of a few words like kadtha/sukham/dhoopa ,strength of your voice at the lowest note , the last but one raaama (the first high one and the rest were brilliantly done btw) can be refined further. But what a wonderful take , Kumar. Congratulations for nailing this toughie!
Radhika
Nirmala said
KUMAR ENTHORU TOUGH SONG .ASADYA MAYI PADI .ONNUM PARAYANILLA .
Priya Sukumaran
said
When I saw this notification this morning, I knew I had to start the day with this. Kudos for attempting this tough song.Your voice was crystal clear and couldn’t be a better fit for this song.Excellent rendition,the Ramaa at the end was fantastic and all the descends were so smooth.
Raveendran Maash-what a composer! Being born and brought up in Chennai, I was only exposed to Raveendran Maash’s work much later, and I always wondered why he hadnt gotten any recognition at the National level. Thank you for the little tid-bit about the recording of this song and thank you for treating us to this beautiful song.
Vishak Subramoney said
wonderful effort Kumar. well done.
Latha Ganti
said
Fantastic rendition kumar!!
Raja.j Mohamed said
very awesome attempt……beautiful sang by you……very sweet to listen…bro…love it this song ….:))
Music are my breath:)
Harry Chops
said
Wonderful Kumar. Initial alaap, singing and mixing….all top notch
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Saroj Nair said
wow Kumar the starting itself was suuuuperb and so was the ending
you deserve standing ovation for singing this song
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Shailender (trying to be regular)
said
Kumar,
What an alaap…….and everything thereafter was like honey in your smooth vocals……wonderful singing……
Music is my meditation…….Shailender
Harshan (away) Nambiar
said
Kumar….A-W-E-S-O-M-E……this is just fantastic …one of your best offcourse….loved everything in this pitching, smooth flow, feel, swaras, breath control……to my favs !!
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Bijayashree ( listening & enjoying all your tracks) Samal said
Hi Kumar
What a song. Its really great to know how many awards it fetched & indeed the song is such a master piece.
You have done full justice to the song. Brilliantly rendered by you. I appreciate your right up regarding breath control. Not a big person to advice, but as a friend, have you ever tried Kharaz practice in the morning. It really improvises the breath controle:)
best,
Shree
Tha Kathir thanks friends said
Superp singing.
Great to listen in your voice.
Keep it up dear Kumar.
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Kumar Srinivasan
said
Ajay, thanks a lot. I agree there are some differences. Also, thank you for the info on the last stretch :-).
Vinod, thank you so much for listening and leaving your feedback. Much appreciated.
Suri, very glad you found this to be good. Will have to learn the A.pallavi again to get the right timing cues. Appreciate your feedback.
NVKji, very happy to see your feedback on my attempt. Glad you liked it.
Radhika, yeah, great movie indeed. Thank you so much for your detailed feedback and pointers for improvement. About the diction, I was too busy rationing my breath so could not pay as much attention to the diction part :-). Glad you enjoyed my attempt.
Nirmala, paattu ishtapettadhil vaLare sandhosham. Thank you.
Priya, Yes, Raveedran indeed created several magical songs in the short time he was with us. Too bad he left us prematurely. Thanks so much for listening and very happy that you liked my attempt.
Vishak, long time no hear :). Happy to see your feedback buddy.
Latha, Thank you so much.
Raja, thank you for listening and your feedback.
Harry, thanks you for checking this out. Glad you liked this.
Saroj-ji, humbled by your comment. Thank you.
Shailender, thank your for the lovely feedback.
Harshan, thanks so much. Glad you liked this.
Shree, thank you so much for your valuable feedback and tip on improving breath control. Will certainly look into your sugggestion. Always admired breath control displayed by hindustani singers, which I am sure is developed through rigorous riyaaz and Kharaz practice.
Kathir – thank you so much for your feedback.
Kumar.
Sarada Bhagavatula
said
Simply AWESOME, Kumar. Fantastic job on all the aalaaps and harkats !!!
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Sarada Bhagavatula
said
You just demonstrated as a singer how well you can perform a song like this. Accept my bows :)
Sarada Bhagavatula
Vishnu Mohan ( busy mode) said
Nannayi padiyittundu etta, swaras very nice
“aaranya kaandam” timing alpam maari kidakkua
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Thinkal govind kumar
said
Kumar,
Ravi’s difficult composition with Dasettan’s awesome singing had made this song immortal !
Real commendable rendition by your good self with ease & perrfection !
LOVED this to the core !
Standing ovation !
GOD Bless !
Loving Best Wishes,
Thinkal Govind Kumar.
Srini S (bye bye friends)
said
Well sung kumar.Beautiful composition and a very tough song.Your voice was very close to the original singer’s voice.Hats off to you for trying this song.Onlything the low notes needed little more clarity but not bad.You sang really well.All the best and keep singing.
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Biju Ramachandran
said
kumar,
awesome performance……
really loved this toughie ……loved yur diction too…
one of my most fav raveendran songs….
to fav
biju ramachandran
Jose George
said
dear Kumar, excellent attempt on a very tough song!! you really deserve a very big appreciation for showing your ‘muscles’ for covering such a song in this perfection :)
as others have pointed, the only noticeable flaw was the timing issue in the anupallavi.
this cover is a treasure in Muziboo!!
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Swati Prasad (unable to be frequent) said
this is fabulous!! just loved it
Swati Prasad
Sudha Kumar (recovering and getting back to listening..)
said
First off, a Huge Kudos to you, Kumar for tackling this roller-coaster in Shubhapantuvarali! (you nailed the r \g/ r S oscillation in your alaapanai). Fluidly sung, Swarams/jathis, alaaps, aakarams and you really showed your calibre in this song. Donno the nuances of this song, so no pointers as such, but will second the suggestion for kharaj practice with pranayama in Sa.
Fav’ing it for learning this!
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Kumar Srinivasan
said
Sarada, thank you so much for your feedback. Very glad you liked my attempt.
TGKji, thank you so much for your appreciation. Very happy to know you liked it.
Vishnu, thanks a lot.
Srini, thank you very much.
Biju, appreciate the kind words. Thank you.
Jose, very much appreciate your lovely feedback. Thank you so much.
Swati, thanks a lot.
Sudha, thank you. Yeah, great piece in Subhapantuvarali. You should listen (actually watch) the original. I am sure you will enjoy it. About Kharaj, will need to look it up and try to practice :-).
-Kumar.
Anil Pillai said
Kumar
I am speechless – What a tough song – Loved your alap and the fine nuances – At some places different from the original but still very melodious.
Regards and Best wishes
Anil
Ranjith k r said
Hai….
nice attempt…
U have very good voice…
Recording s good…
Last portions r excellent…
correct tempo and thalam s missing sometimes ….
May God Bless You…………
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Hi kumarji,
Nice song selection.
very nice singing….:)
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Adina Galani
said
Super performance! Enjoyed it a lot.
Adina
Chandrakant (again away for counselling stage shows) said
KUMAR ji….
Nice singing. Soulful Rendition.
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Ajish ( wish you all a happy new year ) said
Such a tough composition in Shubha panthuvarali … Superb rendering … you have got a depth knowledge in karnatic music and you proved it with this song.
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Kumar Srinivasan
said
Anil, Ranjith, Anil, Adina, Chandrakantji & Ajish – thank you all so much for your wonderful feedback. Appreciate it very much. Sorry for the delay in acknowledging your feedback.
-Kumar.
Kumar Srinivasan
said
Pranjit, thank you so much. Glad you liked my attempt.
-Kumar.
Sunil said
Hello Kumar…A great rendition indeed !. One of the best composition from Raveendran Master.
Liked it !!!
Meera Manohar
said
Excellent effort, bows to you for picking this Kumar! Monster of a song…
And very good exhibition of breath control in most places, great job there!
Cheers,
Meera
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Kumar Srinivasan
said
Sunil, thank you.
Meera, appreciate the feedback. Thanks.
-Kumar.