வாணி ஜெயராம் பாடல்கள் | Vani Jayaram tamil songs
Aptly named Kalaivani at birth, Vani Jairam was a playback singer that took the nation by storm with her first song and then went on to captivate the audience for 5 decades.
Vani Jairam hailed from Chennai and studied at the Queen Mary's College and later moved to Mumbai when she got married to Jairam. Although her musical training was in Carnatic classical, her husband encouraged her to learn Hindustani classical and Bhajans. It was him that spotted her talent and encouraged her to seek opportunities in playback singing. She met Vasant Desai, the Music Director for Guddi, and the rest, as they say, is history. Bole re Papi hara set to the Raag Miyaan ki Malhaar still reverberates in our ears sweetly.
Vani Jairam later reprised her first song by singing "En ullam azhagaana" for Shankar-Ganesh in the movie Cinema Paithiyam which was a remake of Guddi.
Vani Jayaram Tamil Songs
Vani Jairam's first release in Tamil was the lilting Malligai en Mannan for the movie Dheerga Sumangali for M S Viswanathan. The song was such raving success that the movie posters started proclaiming "Come and see the movie which has the song Malligai En Mannan". She went on to record several songs for MSV and it was for his music in Apoorva Ragangal she bagged her first National Award for Best Female Playback Singer.
Her most memorable songs for M S Viswanathan include:
Nadhamenum Kovilile from Manmatha Leelai
Ezhu Swarangalukkul from Apoorva Ragangal
Bharathi Kannam from Ninaithaale Inikkum (with SPB)
Ilakkanam Maarutho from Nizhal Nijamaagiradhu (with SPB)
Thathi Sellum Muthu Kannan from Thanga Padhakkam
Pongum Kadalosai from Meenava Nanban
Aadi Velli Thedi from Moondru Mudichchu
Music Directors loved her for her casual delivery and very fast pickup of the tunes. She was also very adept at improvisations and the modulations she gave for every song was simply astounding. She has recorded in 19 languages with perfect diction. She has won state awards in all the South Indian states and also in Orissa and Gujarat.
Vani Jayaram's Tamil Songs with Shankar Ganesh
Vani Jairam recorded most number of songs in Tamil for the music directors Shankar-Ganesh. Many of Vani Jairam's solo tamil songs came from. they're stable. Some of the memorable hits from this combination were:
Muthu Muthu Therottam from Aaniver
Megame Megame from Palaivana Cholai
Yaaradhu Sollaamal from Nenjamellaam Neeye
Aala Maraththu Kili from Palabishegam
Naan Unna Nenachen from Kannil Therium Kathaigal (with SPB and Jikki)
Azhagiya Vizhigalil from Darlingh Darling Darling (duet with SPB)
Vani Jayaram's Tamil Songs with Ilaiyaraaja
Vani Jairam also recorded many super duper hits for Ilaiyaraaja. Her singing in the high octaves gave the music director liberty to experiment with highs and lows. Her ability to pull off singing in any genre including classical, folk, Disco, Western and Ghazals made her the darling of music composers like Ilaiyaraaja. Some of Vani Jairam's big hits for Ilaiyaraaja include:
Nee Kaettaal Naan Maatten from Ilamai Oonjalaadugirathu
Nitham Nitham Nellu Soru from Mullum Malarum
Vaa Vaa Pakkam Vaa from Thanga Magan
Hey I Love You from Unnai Naan Sandhithen
Indraikku Aenintha Aanandhame from Vaidehi Kaathirunthaal
Kavithai Kelungal from Punnagai Mannan
Vani Jairam was a complete artist. She has written songs, composed an album of devotional songs on Murugan and could also draw very well.
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