The Finale of Vijay TV Super Singer was conducted in the usual Stay Vijay style with pomp and show on 1 Feb,2014.
The winner is,
Diwakar.
Second and third places went to Syed Subhan and Sarath Santosh respectively.
Sonia and Parvati were the fourth and fifth runners-up.
Diwakar proved that he is an entertainer by choosing songs that connected the audience to a jolly mood, the first song being ‘Arabic kadaloram.
The second, ever popular, difficult to sing, Neeye Uunakku Endrum Nekaraanavan, from Bale Pandiya and he sang this with gutso with the TMS fluctuations and Bhava, with MR Radha‘ antic Jatis.
Syed sang emotionally but chose some emotional song, the first one Eelm Tamil’s agony, though it was excellent rendering did not connect as the ethos was, to be honest, alien to the audience.
Santosh also made the mistake of choosing such songs, though he sung well, that did not sway emotions to turn into votes.
Before him were Singers cum Actors like Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, PU.Chinnappa and others were from the Classical Mould, not that they were professionally well-informed in Carnatic Music, but they followed the Classical pattern as advised by the Music Directors.
It was TMS, who brought the light music touch to Classical music.
Even the tough ragas were rendered in an effortless and easy manner that reached the common man’s ears easily, as in ,
Bhakti Bhava with a bit of arrogance by the character.?
Paattum naane, Bhavamum Naane(Thiruvilaiyaadal)
His songs on Lord Muriga were a treat to ears.
Ullam Uruguthaiyaa,
Muruga Enrazhikkava,
Unnaich chollaaatha Naalilillai’
I can go on and on.
Please check out TMS numbers.
RIP.
Born in a Saurashtra community in Madurai in 1923, Thoguluva Meenakshi Iyengar Soundararajan languished in poverty and could not afford a formal training in classical music. He left Madurai in search of a career and joined the Royal Talkies in Coimbatore for a monthly salary of Rs. 50. Only in 1950 did opportunity knock at his door. He rendered his first song in the film Krishna Vijayam. The song was ‘Radhey nee yennai vittu pogathadi’ and the music director, S.V. Subbaiah Naidu. TMS’ devotional songs — ‘Karpagavalli nin porpagangal pidithen’ on Karpagambal, the deity of Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore, ‘Mannaanaalum Tiruchenduril mannaven’ and ‘Ullam uruguthayya’ on Lord Muruga — remain popular even today.
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