
Patiye Prathyaksha Daivame, Aame Katha, 1977 In singing this number in a way that indicated empathy and understanding, Balu established that even a means to entertainment like music can be mightier than sword when infused with social relevance and purpose.ĥ3.

On-screen scenario: Jobless graduates gather in New Delhi to while away their time and lament about unemployment and the general state of disarray, cluelessness, drift and lack of purpose in society.Ī sharp rebuke or censure of the establishment and the political class, the sarcastic solo struck a chord among youth in South India as they could relate to it. Picturised on Kamal Haasan and a group of young men. This is an innovative ballad involving man-marionette conversation on life's inexplicable twists and turns.ĥ2.

Singer Ramola may have sung her way into the hearts of millions with the robotic voice of a defiant, maverick puppet that is snubbed and chided relentlessly, lovingly, by the hero (Balu's voice). On-screen scenario: To revive the spirits of a silently suffering young divorcee and a mother of an infant, a widower-colleague (and a ventriloquist) uses his puppet to articulate in a fun or humorous way some seemingly irreconcilable aspects of life, patently irrational desires or initially impossible goals that can prove smart and possible in extraordinary circumstances. Picturised on Kamal Hasan, Jaya Sudha and 'Junior' Itu Atu Kaani Hrudayam Thoti ('Junior, Junior'), Idhi Katha Kaadu, 1979

Now, we present the fiinal part of this special.ĥ1. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part special. Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
