Nilavae mugam kaatu.. IT WILL MELT YOU !

As I had earlier expressed in one of my earlier posts, Raja has the remarkable ability to render jubilant as well pathos numbers of supreme standards in the same Raga. This song is a testimony to that. Sindhubhairavi for a Pathos number is quite a choice and this song ranks very high among his Sindhubhairavis in TFM.

nilavae mugam kaatu ennai paarthu oLi veesu
alai pol sruthi meetu inidhaana mozhi paesu
iLam poonkodiyae idhu thaai madiyae
(nilavae mugam kaatu)

pani pola neerin odaiyae kalangiyathenna maama
inidhaana thendral unnaiyae oorum kurai sollalaama
kaalam maarum kalakkam eanamma iravillamal pagalum aethamma
naanum piLLaithaan amma naanum kanda kanavau nooraiyaa
enathu thaayum neengaL thaanaiyaa ini un thuNai naan aiyaa
enai searnthathu kodi mullaiyae idhu pola thuNaiyum illaiyae
ini nee en thozhi piLLaiyae

(nilavae mugam kaatu)

sumai pottu paesum oor endraal manam thavithidum maanae
imai neerum kaNNin neer endraal dhinam kudipavan naanae
maalaiodu nadakkum thaeraiyaa nadakkum podhu vaNangum oor aiyaa
unnai meera yaar aiyaa maaman thoLil saaindha mullaiyae
mayangi mayangi paesum kiLLaiyae nee en vaazhvin ellaiyae
idhai meeriya thavam illaiyae ini endha kuraiyum illaiaye
dhinam theerum theerum thollaiyae
(nilavae mugam kaatu)

R.V.Udayakumar is the lucky recipient of two of the best Sindhubhairavi’s of Raja; Muthu mani maala in Chinnagounder and this one in Ejaman. Both differ in the mood, placement, situation but are based on the same Raga. Whats more needed for a director's delight? Whats more surprising is that this movie contains a happy number “Oru naalum unai maravatha” which is also based on the same Sindhubhairavi raga. And we talk about variety. Isn’t Raja a Swaragnani? How can he be so clever to make Oru naalum and Nilave mugam kaattu in the same movie yet not enable the listener to realize that they are based on the same Raaga?

This song is a terrific number rendered by SPB-Janaki combo. Needless to talk about them as they set very high standards everytime they sing together. They live up to it here.

The bestest part I would pick in this number would be the interludes undoubtedly. A stunning masterpiece by genius Raja that will delight listeners for eternity !