- Sirkazhi Govindarajan
Sirkazhi Govindarajan was born January 19 1933 in
Sirkali inMadras Presidency .He is one of leading vocalists inCarnatic Music .Sirkazhi Govindarajan started performing at the age of eight in Tirupurasundari Temple.He graduated from the Tamil Isai College in Chennai in 1949 and he learnt music from Thiruppampuram Swaminatha Pillai.He was confered the Padmasri Award by the Government of India.He has also done Playback singing in Tamil and Telugu [ [http://www.sirkali.org/Sirkazhi Govindarajan Profile] ]Madras University conferred theDoctor of Law on him (Honoris Causa ) in 1983.He died in 1988 aged 55.References
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* [http://www.tamilnation.org/hundredtamils/sirkali.htm Dr.Sirkali Govindarajan TamilNation]
Sirgazhi Govindarajan is a unique TFM singer. His voice hardly matched anyone and he never adjusted his voice to suit anyone. Yet avarukkendru oru thani idaththei TFM-il amaiththukondaar. A versatile singer he is not, but his ganeer kural is totally inimitable and his crsip pronunciation is unmatched. No koavil thiruvizha is complete without his songs. But check out the following:
1. Not a single note in his Kaathalikka nerammillei, kaathalippaar yaarumillai is out of place. He was fantastic for both the young and old Muthuraman.
2. His Kannan vanthaan angey Kannan vanthaan is one of the most urukkamaana paadal in TFM history. In the movie, the following scene is depicted: Gemini loses his wife to a fire and his son, who watches his mother die, loses his speech. Gemini tries his utmost best to cure his son Ramu, but to no avail. His goes to Madras and the doctor tells him that it is a psychological problem. The psychiatrist run some tests and gives up saying that by continuing the tests, he runs the risk of losing Ramu. Then Ramu loses all the money they had, in Madras. In a moment of anger Gemini says that Ramu is better off dead. He regrets instantly but the boy has it registered in his mind. At the next opportunity, Ramu tries to commit suicide but is saved by Gemini, who then feels that it would be better if both of them died together. At that instant, the haunting song begins: Nambinaar keduvathillei..... My God, it sent shivers up my spine, such was SG's piercing call!
3. Who can forget his amaithiyaana, Oadam naduvinilley, oruthi mattum karaiyiniley..."? Don't you admit the chilling effect it has?
4. In this rat race, he brought us back to the ground with Aadi adangum vaazhkaiyadaa, with such a simple singing style.
5. If romance is what you look for ) (Hi Bhaskar!) then look no further than Amuthum theinum yetharkku? In fact there are many others. Your input is required....
6. In another thread we have discussed, Ullaththil nalla ullam so I believe I don't have to go into details here. Kadamai kanniyam kattupaadu - all in one song, with a non-accusatory rendition.
7. Want another example of an haunting experience? Try Kottayile oru aalamaram!
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