[Slonopotam845]

Nice tribute, Sureshji!

Heartfelt condolences to MGR's family members.

[softy54534]

oh... just last evening I was indulging some Janu's solos for various composers from thazhampoothali nin....(Shri.Ilayaraja) to

mouname niraiyum mouname
idhile pokum kaatil ivide viriyum malaril.... Janu's subha panthuvarali. (aavarampoo- shri.IR)
Fine composition.
Musical Genius lives in his music forever!

Our heart go out to his family in this time of sorrow.

To Shri.M.G.Sreekumar,
memories of love shared will comfort you now and in the days ahead.

Manichithrathaazhu, what a masterpiece!
oru murai vnadhu paarththaaya...in kunthalavarali.

Aanandhabadhram.. aesthetic heart of Santhosh sivan with enchanting compositions of Shri.M.G.Radhakrishnan.
Prithvi and Kavya Madhavan.
I loved all the compositions.
thira nurayum.....yesudas in natta kurinji.

poomukhavathilil......yesudas for Mammootty.

Hubby praising his wife.
Everybody loves to be appreciated.
women love when people around us treat us special.
especially when hubby celebrates, pampers, praises.. it is extra special.
Shri.M.G.R for leaving behind such a joyous composition.
He used one of my favorite kirithi in Raga Revagupthi...Gopala paahimaam.... Shri.Yesudas.

so many memorable compositions, he has left behind for us to enjoy.
love,
vinatha.

[radikal]

Tribute to the legendary musician,singer, composer above all a good teacher - Sri. M.G.Radhakrishnan, who passed away today afternoon.

His brother, M.G.Sreekumar is now at US for his tour programme.. May god give him the courage to withstand his beloved brother's demise.

May his soul rest in peace.

[MannoFr]

Felt very sad knowing this. I have watched him coming in as a judge on some of the Malayalam song shows. He seemed to be a very down to earth person and simple person. His comments showed no malice towards anyone whatsoever and he was appreciative of other music directors. His grip on Carnatic music was quite good.

A couple of years back, in the 2008 season, Idea Star Singer on Asianet had a 'light music' round, which featured the non filmi compositions of M G Radhakrishnan. I heard one song which was based on Rithigowlai and it was a very nice song. You could instantly make out that this was a composition of a very original composer. The Rithigowla that was painted was not like an exact replica of the classical Reethigowla nor was it like the Reethigowla that Illayaraja made famous in movies. It was a different Reethigowla. Radhakrishnan was able to paint a very nice colour.

After hearing that song, I thought I should find out which song was this and get a recording of it. Unfortunately I did not note down the words and as it happens once you don't do a job immediately, it just slips your mind altogether. So until I heard the news of this great MD's demise yesterday, I did not make an attempt to trace that song. Only yesterday I went through the relevant episodes of Star Singer and found the song. As luck would have it, it also had M G Radhakrishnan himself talking about the song. To those who haven't heard this song, here is the link:



And here is the same song, sung by the composer himself:



My heart goes to Smt. Omana Kutty ( M G Radhakrishnan's sister and a noted carnatic music singer) and M G Sreekumar. May we pray that Sri.M.G.Radhakrishnan soul rests in peace. A great loss to all music lovers.

[Lt_Apple]

He was 73? One of the classical, typical mallu composers - yet cannot be ignored as he was very good at what he did.
This also means Sreekumar should be well over 50, even assuming a 20 year age difference? He doesn't look like that for sure.

[S.T.D.]

"Timeless melodies"

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/07/09/s...0951000300.htm

[Peptobismol]

Thanks for the link raagadevan. I had also written a brief tribute to him in my blog. The Hindu tribute is more detailed and gives good information. Definitely a composer who was quite original.

[PhillipHer]

Hi Suresh:

Can I have the link to your blog, please?

Thank you.

[Beerinkol]

raagadevan,

Here is the link : http://sureshs65music.blogspot.com

[NeroASERCH]

Thank you Suresh. It is a well-written tribute to M.G. Radhakrishnan. I will go through the rest of your blog later

[tgs]

Thanks raagadevan. I have replied to your comment in my blog. Please go through my blog in detail whenever you get time.

[MannoFr]

M.G. Sreekumar and Radhika Thilak singing (on stage) M.G. Radhakrishnan's "ambalappuzhe uNNikkaNnaOdu nee..."



The original version (Sreekumar and Chithra) of "amblappuzhe..." from the movie ADWAITHAM:

[softy54534]

raagadevan,

Thanks for the links. I haven't heard this song before. A very nice melody. It again showcases the talent of MGR to take up a classical raga and morph it to suit film music.

[TorryJens]

Condolences. He doesnt look so aged.