Chethi Mandaram - Mal. Devotional (unplugged)
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Here is an innocent Malayalam devotional classic, originally sung by P. Susheela. Such a simple beautiful composition that reminds one of God’s own country, Kerala and its Guruvayoorappan.
This song holds some childhood memories for me, as I’ve heard this from my Paati, aunts, my mother, my sister, and a dear friend Malini from Ernakulam. Malini used to sing it so beautifully and in her own style – I had never heard the original…
I don’t speak Malayalam, so here goes my humble sincere attempt, with a small alaap.
Thanks Harshan and Adithi for reviewing this one!
This is for all the Kochu Guruvayoorappans, the innocent little tykes in this world!
Hope you all can listen to this, and do leave me your valuable feedback.
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December 15, 2009
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Vishnu Mohan ( busy mode) said
wow superbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb singing, a special thanks to you for singing this song. really Enjoyed a lot.
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Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks Sai. That was quick. Was very hesitant to post this – I’m so glad you liked it.
-Sudha
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks so much Vishnu. I started writing to Sai before your comment popped up! :-)
-Sudha
Unnikrishnan Kb said
Sudha, Very nice. really enjoyed. diction and brihas and everything were good. i liked the way you took the pallavi. guruvayoorappa ninne… “niNNe” diction was diff. And i felt you were holding back your voice for high note. vakacharthu… and all. But over all it was a treat. Very nice voice and tone. Great singing.
thanks for doing this. :)
Best!!!
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Roshine Gnanatharshan. said
Waaaa………
Beautiful singing, I don’t know how to say this …… I might not know Malayalam but It was awesome singing by you.
Perfect rendition !
love it.
-——————————“ஒரு சிற்றோடையின் சலசலப்பாய்… சிறகாய்…சிலிர்ப்பாய்…எனக்குள் ஒலி எழுப்பும் சங்கீத சப்தஸ்வரமாய்… நீ "
Ibolya Horváthné orbán -back to work but hope to sing soon!
said
Awesome singing!The"aaa"from the beggining stopped me breathing!Thanks for sharing!
Music has no boundaries !
Ibolya
Ramya Harish said
Very sweet rendition Sudha! Loved it!
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Harry Chops
said
Awesome is the word! Very clear vocals. Loved it.
Thumbs up.
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Adithi said
Sincere, honest and simple yet sweet rendition of this regional classic! :)
Loved the Anandha Bhairavi alaap in the beginning! Very nice to see you trying this Malayalam number after all those mindblowing Hindi numbers….shows your versatility….!
Straight to favs! :)
Rajeev Onv(away on a long break) said
Sudha, We are getting some great unplugged numbers here. The classic alap in the beginning was excellent. You have sung this in as a rather flexible version. Enjoyed it. The ending phrases of both charanams had some minor hiccups. Very thoughtful of you to have the tanpura in the background. Congrats for this excellent song.
Keep singing!
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Uthra said
Sudha:
One of those few mal songs that is familiar to me. Nicely sung. Breath control during the alaap was good (the “aaa” at the very beginning was nice to hear). Felt that you could have lowered the pitch a little bit? Just my opinion. Keep such beautiful unplugged versions coming.
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks Unni, Roshine, Ibolya, Ramya, Harry, Adithi, Rajeevji and Uthra for so quicky checking this out, and your valuable f/bs!
Unni – Thanks. No, I didn’t hold back at high notes… was my usual full-throated. If anything, had to play around with vol. levels a bit while mixing…
Roshine – Thanks dear.
Ibolya – Thanks for your constant support…You never cease to amaze me. Music sure has no boundaries. :-)
Ramya – Thanks to you too…
Harry – Thanks dost for the Thumbs up.
Adithi – Yep, just a sincere rendition. Thanks dear! Also for the fav’ing!
Rajeevji – Thanks for your comment. This was just a simple unplugged rendition as I’ve heard from some…
Uthra – Same here! Thanks pal. Just thought C# sounded nice for this song… could do C too…
-Sudha
Adwait Ranade (busy, away)
said
Wow Sudha! Simply superb……
In a flash you brought in the divine ambiance just like that! Very sweet rention.
LIKED it lot!
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Very beautiful Sudha ji. Loved the clear vocals….
Nice divine feeling!!!
Regds
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Harshan (away) Nambiar
said
Sudha ….the initial alaap just blew me away with its power…great lung capacity:-). Very divine rendition, my mom’s fav. song. As Sai rightly pointed out, GURUVAYOOR temple came as a flash while listening to you with closed eyes. Great great open throated singing, very very powerful rendition….was totally immersed in this soulful rendition!! LOOOOVVVVVEEEEDDD it and to my favs.
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Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Adwait, VG and Harshan – Thanks a million. So thrilled to see such heartwarming comments!
Adwait and VG – I appreciate you stopping by to listen to a Mallu song!
Harshan – Donno where to start! You gave me the best compliment ever!
Thanks all again for listening.
-Sudha
Harry Chops
said
Listening to it again while chatting with Harshan Bhai. He is listening to it again.
Simply divine!
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Biju Ramachandran
said
superb sudha.pls post more songs….5/5
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Thinkal govind kumar
said
Sudha….
Nice & Divine rendition which I LIKED a lot !
Please keep it up !
Cheers !
GOD Bless !
Loving Best Wishes,
Thinkal Govind Kumar.
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Sowmya, Biju and Govindji for listening, and appreciating.
Sowmya – Thanks. Also, noted your pointers.
Biju and Govindji- So glad you LIKED it.
-Sudha
Surajit Chatterjee said
Wowwwwwwww….it’s a real treat to listen to you sing this one. Talent shows here. Awesome job done. Wish you all the best.
Krishnan N v said
Very good singing Sudha…Loved it…
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Radhika Nair (away) said
Sudha – a song thats very close to most Mallu hearts – thanks so much for picking this. Awesome start and very good singing. Good clarity in the mix. Diction wise, the guruvayooRAPPA and ninne are the ones which stuck out as non mallu singing – good job with the rest, Sudha. Really liked this one from you.
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Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks so much Surajitda, NVKji and Radhika for stopping by to listen. So glad you liked it!
Radhika – Thanks for the diction pointers… I will keep them in mind – Got niNNe, how should I pronounce Guruvayoorappa?
Thanks,
Sudha
Radhika Nair (away) said
Sudha – the “ra” and “ppa” of guruvayuRAPPA need to be softer. Its not Ra, but its ra (you have sung the Ra sound somewhere in between) and the stress on PPa has to be a notch milder. Wish i knew phonetics to better convey what i mean!
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Srividya Kasturi
said
Beautiful singing, Sudha….Liked the alaapana in the beginning very much! Ur voice sounds so beautiful in this mix! LIKED it…
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Kumar Srinivasan
said
Lovely rendition Sudha. Nice song choice for an unplugged version. The alaap showed your hindustani training with long sustained notes.
-Kumar.
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Vidya and Kumar for stopping by. So glad you both liked it.
Kumar – Yes, the hindustani training does help with the note sustenance.
-Sudha
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Smitha Passanha said
Beautifully sung Sudha! Serene! The diction could be better, but its always difficult to get the diction perfect when singing in another language. Singing was superb!
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Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks much Smitha! Glad you liked it. Nice of you to come by and listen… yes, diction was something I was conscious of. :-)
-Sudha
Sojan Chacko said
Very nice rendition. Keep it up. I liked it very much.
Dr. priya Rajan said
Sudha, Too glad to listen to this piece of work.
I just bow down to this song:)One of my all time fav’s.Lucky to listen to this.No problem it is enjoyable though not attached to the original version. If i have to sing Mallu songs will sing like this dear:) Am not perfect in Tamil or any regional languages in diction.Liked it very much in your sweet voice.
Thumbs up and all the best.
Thanks for sharing.
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Priya B said
Hey Sudha….a beautiful divine rendition yaar!
very nice song yes…sounded so sweet though i dont understand malayalam.
Cheers,
Priya
Babu Nm said
an altime great malayalam song…beautifully done by you dear sudha…great singing
may god bless you and bw with you always
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Sojan, Dr. Priya, Priya and Babu for listening… very happy you liked my rendition of this old classic!
Will work on Mal. diction with some live help the next time! :-)
-Sudha
Vishak Subramoney said
very very nice rendition. the initial alaap was excellent. ur voice quality and recording quality is also very nice. Looking forward to hearing more from u.
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks again Vishak. I’m glad you liked my attempt.
-Sudha
(( anil Aryanad )) said
nice singing….!
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Angela Paduraru said
Beautiful singing, Sudha….
Yogesh Bhatt said
Hi Usha ji,very nice rendition,good voice and excellent singing……Kindly check:boonden nahin sitare(REUPLOADED),manzilen apni jagah hain,rimjhim giren sawan,puchho na yar,dil ne pyar kiya hai,aise na mujhe,kuchh na kaho(reuploaded),ek ladki ko dekha(reuploaded).Thanks.
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Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Anil, Angela and Yogeshji for listening and your valuable f/bs.
-Sudha
Babu Nm said
sidha !!!!!!!!!!!nice one wow . really enjoyed this version of yours. great voice. nice
may god bless you and be with you always and may he shower blessing upon you and your entire family.
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks so much Babu! God bless you also. :-)
-Sudha
Sing from your heart…
Satheesh Kumar nair (evanescing) said
you leave me speechless
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thank you Satheesh.
-sudha
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Jaishree said
Mind blowing Sudha!
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Jaishree!
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Prasanth Balakrishnan said
Its a wonderful attempt… Congrats……:D
Saroj Nair said
great song, one of my favourite too
sung very well Sudha, just few diction problems which is understood.
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Prasanth and Saroj.
@Saroj – I agree, I have to work on my Mal diction a lot… :-)
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