There is definitely a lot to learn from this movie to do justice to composer’s intent. Nagaiah, a veteran actor of yester years, had a lot of original songs of the composer, sung with excellent diction of Telugu in a simple, devout presentation, devoid of concert compulsions or sangati jugglery. To understand the mindset of the composer, we need to watch this movie Tyagayya, written, produced, directed and acted by Chittor V. It is always a question in the minds of a rasika, looking at the content of his compositions as to how Tyagayya’s bhakthi would have rendered them. Our musical appreciation is a product of how we have been groomed and shaped by the concert stars of the 20th century continuing into the current century. Most of us, the Carnatic music rasikas are used to listening to Tyagaraja krithis through the Carnatic music pedigree of Chennai Residency. NOTE: HOW NOT TO SING BROCHEVAREVARURA 2. The take away from this movie should be that with a little onscreen magic, it is indeed possible to make a seemingly bewildering artform interesting and engaging to anyone and everyone.
Balamuralikrishna, the reaction and verdict of the mass was more than what anyone could have expected. Though the late Subbudu, a noted critic, known for his pungent reviews, wrote that the choice of the singer could have been somebody like K.J. Overnight, the light music stages were lit with the over-dramatized “Sankaraa”, “Omkaraa Naadhanu”, and “Doraguna”, all of which were super hits from this movie. The theme, the artistic presentation, and the music of K.V.Mahadevan, voice of S.P.Balasubramaniam, became a wholesome package. It rekindled classicism and respectability for Classical Music if not for a radical change, then definitely for glamour value (I mean come on… how uncool were those guys on the street with their guitars and their silly hippie music in comparison to the awesome Sankara Sastri?). Possibly one of the greatest contributions to Carnatic Music, Sankarabharanam was a sensation in the 80’s.
If not a comprehensive understanding of what classical music is all about, it gives a glimpse, a brief peek at the glorious landscape of classical music. However, just as a starter, here are 10 movies that this pen thinks of to list as a recommendation to our readers. No language has been an exception to this. There have been many movies that have come to the silver screen from the early years of the Indian Film Industry, which are partly musical to highly classical.
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