Re: harikatha in vAgdhAnam and SivaSankari

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Sree dEvaraaju wrote:

> Pendyaala composed it in 12 different Raagaas and recorded the song
> which  lasted for 12 minutes ( i.e. One new Raaga per every minute ). They
> went to KVR for his blessing.  KVR was thrilled but, felt it to be too

> BTW there is no Chorus in that song. That was recorded with a Technique
> called Reverberation / Repeat Dubbing. They record it over and over on
> the previous recordings while playing the latest repeat. Very Simple.

Thanks for the informative message! In 1986 I attended a function in Madras,
commemorating penDyaala's death anniversary, and many people talked about 
this song and the above mentioned recording technique on that day. Another
highly quoted song was "neeli mEghaalalO gaali keraTaalalO ..". But its
widely believed that in 'Siva Sankaree' `there is more than one voice 
involved in it'. Time to pursue this matter further! 

Coming back to the function I attended, its an unforgettable event.
It started around 2:00PM and went till 10:00PM. I still remember 
watching a film on 16mm screen with a few scenes from "drOhi" (1948, 
penDyaala's first.). Wish the film is preserved! Excepting bhaanumati 
ALL the play-back singers of Telugu film were presented on one stage. 
Even saaloori and baalasaraswati were there on that day, singing songs. 
The day is something special to me, meeting VAK Rangarao personally ......

>> Sudhakar Chelikani wrote:

> heard this 'word play' borrowed and used by many harikatha artists, mostly
> without acknowledging srI srI's authorship.     
 
[The lyrics are available. I am n't sure if its already put on home
page. Otherwise please send a mail to kRshNa kandaaDai or me.]

SreeSree writes in length about this song, acknowledging the verses from
karuNaSree, pOtana's bhaagavatam and traditional verse (rendered by the
artists in harikathalu), in his _paadavOyi bhaarateeyuDaa_. How many did/do
that? 

One of the best "harikatha"-s in Telugu films is G's "Sreelu celangE
bhaarata bhoomini ...... - Sibi cakravarti katha" in Vijaya's _shaavukaaru_,
1950.

Regards,
Sreenivas 

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