Thendral Vandhu Theendum (cover version)-Avadhaaram
Thendral Vandhu Theendum (c... Lyrics & Chords
Been my long time dream to cover this song, probably ranks highest in my list of totally digged songs for many years now. This is basically a folkish kinda song, and intentionally have done it with a weirdly open throated tone (a sore one at that as well) in the hope of imparting that rustic, crude, and probably a little imperfect charm of the typical down south folk style.
For those of you who don’t know Tamizh, the song is about a guy who describes to a blind girl, how life around her is. He tries to show her in words as to how colors, flowers and love look and feel, for instance. The picturization is also interesting for those of you who are visual buffs :) This is also yet another attempt of mine in changing lyrics to make this a female solo as well.
This goes out to my parents who are celebrating their 43rd wedding annivsersary today, and to my brother who celebrated his bday on Nov 14th… I owe my inculcation into music, fueling my interest to listen to all kinds of music amongst other things to the 3 of them! To top it all, all of them simply adore this song- guess that was good enough reason to attempt it. K-track is a bummer but some songs can’t be passed up =)
Guess, that’s quite a long write up from me!! So here goes….
Movie: Avadhaaram
Original music by: Ilayaraaja
Originally sung by: Ilayaraaja & S.Janaki
Original lyrics by: Valee
Lead vocals, backing vocals, harmonies & Mix: Meera Manohar
K-track: Balaji Seethaaraman
“Tweaking of ktrack” :) Balamurali Balu
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November 19, 2010
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Thinkal govind kumar
said
Meera………
Awesome & expressive rendition in style with that great “Meera Touch” !
Nicely dedicated also !
Very pleasant & soothing to the ears & mind !
LOVED it to the core !
Standing ovation !
Goes to my favourites too !
GOD Bless !
Loving Best Wishes,
Thinkal Govind Kumar.
Tha Kathir thanks friends said
Very nice to listen and excellent singing.
Happy aniversary to your parents Meera.
Happy Birthday to your Brother as well.
Keep singing and share dear friend Meera.
Tha
Musique
said
Hi Meera….superb singing….especially the mixing of the chorus part
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Kaushick M ( catching up on listening ) said
Awesome Meera…. simply superb !
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Latha Ganti
said
Beautiful rendition Meera … as usual good work ! convey my wishes to your parents …It is a great pleasure to congratulate two happy people. I wish your parents life to be full of love and understanding forever! Happy birthday to your brother as well !
Ibolya Horváthné orbán -back to work but hope to sing soon!
said
Beautiful song and singing Meera! Your parents must be very happy!
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Raj kumar Anjan said
Unimaginable pick of a song for the occasion… But it clearly depicts the adoration, reverence and respect you have, for the Maestro and this tops the list of all-time hits by IR himself… I remember, both his sons, Karthik and Yuvan Shankar mentioning this as their all-time fav from IR in an interview… Such a haunting song masterfully done by IR and SJ… Nice idea to change the lyrics thus bringing this as a female solo to enjoy that ecstasy in singing this… :-) Harmonies – rockers as usual… btw what did Bala tweak in the track?? :P My B’lated birthday wishes to your brother and my greetings to amma/appa…
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Sriram Srinivasan said
meera,
the highlight of the original song is its “childish innocence” that is missing in this rendition.
—
Sriram
Priya Shankar said
Wow… Meera awesome…. first time hearing a female version… great ya… I like it in ur voice…. simply great ya.
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Deepesh A k(indefinitely on and off) said
nice….liked this version of urs….
Cheers
Deepesh
Hamsapriya
said
Meera
You have sung it so Beautifully
Well done
HamsaPriya
Srividya Kasturi
said
Happy anniversary to your parents, Meera and belated birthday wishes to your brother!
Love this song, u have brought out the feel very nicely!! Liked!
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Kitcha Swamy said
hey meera, unga parentskum adhae range dhaana :). i mean 43rd. my parents just crossed 42 :). Happy Anniversary to your parents and belated wishes to your bro.
paattu, super. great idea to make it a solo song, tweaking the lyrics. overall, awesome dedication.
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Raisudeen ------------> (....busy.but try to active..:d.) said
Hi meera,
Excellent Singing…….Amazing Try….Nice Voice…
I like it Direct…….
Hats off Mixing….:)
Anbudan
Raisudeen
Tn Arunagiri
said
Hi Meera!
Good effort in making it into a solo…good effort also in mixing the harmonies etc. But as Kumar Srinivasan mentioned, you have sung it in a way that is less rustic than the original. It can be a point of debate, but that is just your way of presenting the song.
Enjoyed it a lot,
Cheers!
- Arun.
Sukumar R ( far away ) said
sooperb song… meera……proved again that u r a perfectionist……
but bala….konjam over dose kudutha mathiri irukku.but no idea about the shape of original k track…
sooperbly…casually handled by meera…
this song cannot be forgotten by any ILAYARAJA lovers…
i remember Nasar…everytime i listen this song… what a director he used to be…couldnt shine commercially well…
Radhika Nair (away) said
Meera – extremely well done. Many wishes to your parents and brother.
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Shaniruh
said
Meera! Beautiful rendition ….liked it…… and my best wishes for your parents on their anniversary….:)
Cheers :)
Shaniruh
Saroj Nair said
very beautiful rendition Meera
Neil Swanson..(collaborations welcomed.singers wanted)
said
Meera
Outstanding is the word. and well perfected
voccals. not knowin the song i still enjoyed
hearing your well produced vocals. u are a
true genius in this feild. keep it up keep
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Raja Mani said
Hi Meera, happy anniversary to your parents and b’day wishes to your brother. Kudos to even attempting this as a solo because its not an easy song to sing. Your effort to sing the chorus, harmony, mixing is commendable. Its very nice that you modified the lyrics to make it sound better as a female solo.
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very nice rendition…. i liked it a lot even though i am not that familiar with the original version…. congrats!!
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Ramya Harish said
Awesome Meera! feel so light listening to this:) lovely pick… wishes to ur parents n bro:)
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Kartika V said
Wonderful singing
Unnikrishnan Kb said
Very nice Meera. Liked it
Best!!!
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Baiju John said
Beautiful rendition Meera … as usual excellent mixing too…You have set a very high standard in each of your records which is always welcome.
Keep singing…
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Babu Nm said
very nicely done meera…loved your vocal in this one
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Akhila... :) said
awesome singing Meerachechi! :) I havent heard the original but enjoyed this one really well….just too good! :) the backing vocals and the harmonies are just so awesome! :)
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Uthra said
Meera: Well done. Wishes to your parents and brother. Harmonies especially in the interludes were enjoyable. Do post the lyrics.
Biju Ramachandran
said
brilliant!v well sung meera.
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Devan S said
Beautifully done Meera.Great job.Keep it up.
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Very nice singing
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Suresh r (slowly slowly slowly....on the track) said
Hi Meera
Very nice effort….You have made it very easily……
All the very best…
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Anbu Mohamed
said
EXCELLENT SINGING MEERA !!! YOU HAVE DONE BRILLIANTLY WITH AWESOME PERFECTION !!
Still, I can’t imagine without the IR voice from the feel and nature of this song ! No offence !! Just my humble feeling @!
Regards
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Rashmi Nair
said
Loved this in your voice, Meera. The start was superb (the thaanathaana part).
Happy wedding anniversary to your parents. Belated bday wishes to your bro.
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Kumaran.k.k. ( trying to come back ) said
meera…… great start…
my most fav song…. still raja’s voice ringing on my ears on this song…
you do it so nicely and you changed mma to yyaa :) good thinking :)
ponnaiyaa, chinna kannaa :d
superb.
cheers….
Adithi said
Experience says that it isn’t an easy song to sing! :)
Change in lyrics was a nice idea. Belated wishes to your parents and brother! :)
Harmonies were awesome. Nicely done! :)
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said
Nice one, Meera!
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Sudha Kumar (recovering and getting back to listening..)
said
Nicely done, Meera. Of course, this song is G&L to me, but I like how you adapted this with an open rustic kinda throat and your own lyrics…
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Meera Manohar
said
Thank you all for listening!
Cheers,
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Deblina M (away) said
Can’t understand the language but very well sung Meera :)
Tara Balakrishnan said
very well done Meera! loved the hummings and ur style of singing. harmonies done in charanams were little distracting…
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Hari Bhaskar
said
Meera….it is such a treat to hear your renditions. Loved the chorus parts. As usual a very impressive presentation. All the best.
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Swati Prasad (unable to be frequent) said
Superbly sung. great music…. belated wishes to your bro and parents :)
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Santosh george wilson said
wot feel chechi! just liked it instantly!
aldabest and congrats n prayers to your family!
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Supreme said
wonderfull singing with lovley voice
Supreme said
wonderfull singing with lovley voice
Srinath S said
That was outstanding. Your voice and the song(of course) were competing…
Sri…
Balaji Seetharaman said
Brave attempt to do it as a female solo meera ! The whole song is based on the feel of it and you have managed it well. Pallavi was beautiful. Some of the impro’ed harmonies were very nice and pleasing to the ears. Orginal laye use pannidhurkalam ! so lovely.
few things that cud’ve been better, delivery of certain words could have been better. Charanams la harmonies didn’t sit well. Intentional attempt to break the flow in the charanams suit agala to the overall mood.
Cheers,
Balaji S
Meera Manohar
said
Thanks all…
@Balaji: Pointers noted about breaking the flow…will revisit it for sure. Glad to see you enjoyed it despite those :)
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Vishak Subramoney said
nicely done Meera.
Shailender (trying to be regular)
said
Meera,
Listening to you after a long time……the introduction made quite an interesting reading, especially for person like me, who does not understand Tamil……
You sang very well…….nice flow and emotions….
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Ajay m nair said
Meera…. beautifully sung…. loved it… keep it up
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Rajeev Onv(away on a long break) said
Meera, was away on a long tour and hence late here. Nice song, excellent cover. Good flow in the changes. Enjoyed it-Congrats!
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Sanjay Sankar (indefinitely away) said
Meera – beautifully done with lot of feel!
Belated anniversary wishes to your parents and birthday wishes to your brother.
Sushanth Shankar said
Hi Meera!
Really sorry about the very late arrival… :) Been cramped for time to listen and sing offlate…
Excellent work this! Loved the raw touch you gave to this song! Awesome modulation! I guess this song would have sounded good with a softer voice also… I have a request to make… If possible would also appreciate it if you could sing this song with a soft husky tone too… Just want to check out how it sounds then… Thats all… :)
All the very best!
- Sushanth
Srini S (bye bye friends)
said
well sung meera.Keep it up.
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Govind Srinivas said
Hi Meera Manohar nice to hear your song, happy to hear more from u
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Nithya Narayanan said
Beautiful!
Isai Amuthan said
It s good that u tried this song!!!! My Favorite song!!! One of IR ’s Best song!! Good Good
Jay Kumaran said
The record is: That it is the quickest ever favorited song by J B-) Humminglaye… :|
AMAZING SONG, BEAUTIFULLY SUNG is such a worst understatement!
Meera Manohar
said
Thanks folks, for the feedback! Appreciate it :)
Cheers,
Meera
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