Mayabazar: Music from the Motion Picture
| Mayabazar | |
|---|---|
 Album cover of the Telugu version | |
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1957 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 41:10 (Telugu) 38:17 (Tamil) 36:48 (Kannada) |
| Language | Telugu |
| Label | HMV |
| Producer | Ghantasala |
Mayabazar: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album of the 1957 Indian bilingual film of the same name which was simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil. Ghantasala composed most of the album ( some of the songs were composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao ) and the background score for the film. The soundtrack album features 12 tracks, whose lyrics were penned by Pingali Nagendrarao and Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass for the Telugu and Tamil versions respectively.
Development
[edit]After writing the music for four songs – "Srikarulu Devathalu", "Lahiri Lahiri", "Choopulu Kalisina Subhavela" and "Neekosame" – S. Rajeswara Rao left the project.[a] Following his departure, Ghantasala orchestrated and recorded Rajeswara Rao's compositions with N. C. Sen Gupta and A. Krishnamurthy, and composed the rest of the film's score.[1][2]
The soundtrack album has 12 songs with lyrics by Pingali Nagendrarao and Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass for the Telugu and Tamil versions, respectively, and was mixed by A. Krishnan and Siva Ram. The album was engineered by N. C. Sen Gupta and orchestrated by A. Krishnamurthy.[2] Distributed by HMV, the album's cover depicts S. V. Ranga Rao as Ghatotkacha.
P. Leela said in an interview that one of her songs took 28 takes to record, and her fifth song was finished by Ghantasala.[3] "Lahiri Lahiri" ("Aaga Inba Nilavinile" in Tamil) was based on the Mohanam raga.[4]
"Vivaha Bhojanambu" ("Kalyana Samayal Saadham" in Tamil) was heavily based on lyrics from Surabhi Nataka Samajam's 1950s plays, which were influenced by 1940s Janaki Sapadham harikatha records by B. Nagarajakumari.[5] Nagarajakumari was inspired by a song written by Gali Penchala Narasimha Rao for Sasirekha Parinayam (1936), directed by P. V. Das. That song's melody was inspired by Charles Penrose's 1922 song "The Laughing Policeman", written by Penrose under the pseudonym of Charles Jolly.[5][6]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Neekosame" | Ghantasala, P. Leela | 03:25 |
| 2. | "Choopulu Kalisina Subhavela" | Ghantasala, P. Leela | 03:13 |
| 3. | "Lahiri Lahiri" | Ghantasala, P. Leela | 03:49 |
| 4. | "Srikarulu Devathalu" | M. L. Vasanthakumari | 03:48 |
| 5. | "Neeve Naa" | Ghantasala, P. Leela | 02:48 |
| 6. | "Aha Naa Pelliyanta" | P. Susheela, Ghantasala | 02:33 |
| 7. | "Sundari" | Ghantasala, Savitri | 02:17 |
| 8. | "Vivaha Bhojanambu" | Madhavapeddi Satyam | 02:26 |
| 9. | "Vinnava Yesodhamma" | P. Susheela, P. Leela | 03:37 |
| 10. | "Dayacheyandi" | Ghantasala, K. Rani, Pithapuram Nageswara Rao, P. Susheela | 07:21 |
| 11. | "Bhali Bhali" | Madhavapeddi Satyam | 02:55 |
| 12. | "Lalli Lalla" | Jikki, P. Susheela | 04:10 |
| 13. | "Ashtadhikkum" | Madhavapeddi Satyam | 01:01 |
| 14. | "Jai Sathya Sangalpa" | Ghantasala | 00:51 |
| 15. | "Aanandham Aanandham Aanandhame" | Chorus | 01:05 |
| Total length: | 41:10 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Unakkagave Naan Uyir Vaazhvene[b]" | Ghantasala, P. Leela | 03:25 |
| 2. | "Kannudan Kalandhidum Subadhiname[c]" | Ghantasala, P. Leela | 03:13 |
| 3. | "Aaha Inba Nilavinile[d]" | Ghantasala, P. Leela | 02:45 |
| 4. | "Chellamudan Devarkalum Nallaasi[e]" | M. L. Vasanthakumari & Group | 03:48 |
| 5. | "Neethana Ennai" | Ghantasala, P. Leela | 02:45 |
| 6. | "Dum Dum Yen Kalyanam" | G. Kasthoori, Ghantasala | 02:39 |
| 7. | "Thangame Un Pole" | S. C. Krishnan, Savitri | 02:17 |
| 8. | "Kalyana Samayal Saadham" | Thiruchi Loganathan | 02:26 |
| 9. | "Kelaayo Yashodamma" | P. Susheela, P. Leela | 03:37 |
| 10. | "Dhayai Seiveerey" | S. C. Krishnan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela, K. Rani | 06:18 |
| 11. | "Bale Bale" | Seerkazhi Govindarajan | 02:55 |
| 12. | "Lalli Lalla... Pambaramai Aadalaam" | Jikki, P. Susheela | 03:21 |
| 13. | "Ashtadhikkilum Soozhum" | Thiruchi Loganathan | 01:01 |
| 14. | "Jai Sathya Sangalpa" | Ghantasala | 00:51 |
| 15. | "Aanandham Aanandham Aanandhame" | Chorus | 01:05 |
| Total length: | 38:17 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ninagosugave" | Ghantasala, P. Leela | 03:27 |
| 2. | "Notavu Keletiha Shubhavela" | Ghantasala, P. Leela | 03:09 |
| 3. | "Sagali Teli Taranggadholu" | Ghantasala, P. Leela | 02:56 |
| 4. | "Srisuraru Thamadhalu" | M. L. Vasanthakumari | 03:26 |
| 5. | "Neeno Nannanu" | Ghantasala, P. Leela | 02:27 |
| 6. | "Aaha Nan Madhuve Yante" | Swarnalatha, M. Sathyam | 02:35 |
| 7. | "Sundhari Naa Vincha" | Ghantasala, Swarnalatha | 02:09 |
| 8. | "Vivaha Bhojanavidu" | Madhavapeddi Satyam | 02:23 |
| 9. | "Ghottenu Yashodhamma" | P. Leela, Jikki, P. Susheela | 03:03 |
| 10. | "Swagathavayya" | M. Sathyam, P. Susheela | 06:24 |
| 11. | "Bhale Bhale Deva" | Madhavapeddi Satyam | 02:58 |
| 12. | "Lalli Lalla... Ivaru Yaare" | Jikki, P. Susheela | 04:10 |
| 13. | "Ashtadhikkum" | Madhavapeddi Satyam | 01:01 |
| 14. | "Jai Sathya Sangalpa" | Ghantasala | 00:51 |
| 15. | "Aanandham Aanandham Aanandhame" | Chorus | 01:05 |
| Total length: | 36:48 | ||
Notes
[edit]- ^ M. L. Narasimham does not mention why S. Rajeswara Rao opted out of the project.[1]
- ^ Telugu Neekosame - S. Rajeswara Rao composition
- ^ Telugu Choopulu Kalisina Shubhavela - S. Rajeswara Rao composition
- ^ Telugu Lahiri Lahiri - S. Rajeswara Rao composition
- ^ Telugu Srikarulu Devathalu - S. Rajeswara Rao composition
References
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- ^ a b "Maya bazar" (PDF). Invisible India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Mani, Charulatha (2 September 2011). "A Raga's Journey – Sacred Shanmukhapriya". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Venkatraman, Lakshmi (26 November 2004). "Peace and prosperity with ragas". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ a b Narasimham, M. L. (26 December 2010). "Mayabazaar (1936)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Copy Cat Crown (Part 5) – Copy Cats Of The Yore". Cinegoer. 8 November 2006. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 133.