> --- In ghantasala@egroups.com, "Rajasekhar Velamuri"
> <gv.velamuri@w...> wrote:
> > Attached is a PDF file that contains a list of songs for which I do
> ....

> 1537: kastoori tilakam lalaaTa phalakE (SlOkam) (gaa: ghanTasaala)

This appears as a separate slokam in 'saptaswaraalu (1969, MD: T.V.Raju)'.
But as every one knows, it is also part of 'kRshNaa mukumdaa muraari' from
SreepaanDuranga mahaatmyam. But if you have the track, you can make it out
from G's voice.

Regards,
Rama Prasad

--- In ghantasala@egroups.com, "Rajasekhar Velamuri"
<gv.velamuri@w...> wrote:
> Attached is a PDF file that contains a list of songs for which I do
....

> (Note: Egroups says we can attach documents, so this is an

The other option is, one can put bulky files, whether they are
picture files, or .PDF-s, or .DOC-s, .... using the "Database" option
at: http://www.egroups.com/group/ghantasala
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I have been forgetting to post a reply to the following earlier query:

> M: ??????????? S: niilOkamlO oka bhAgamidhi mAnavuDA dAri lEni
> narakamidi (A: ghanTasAla)(orchestra pre 55 song)

It is from: #rEpu needE# (1957), MD: Ghantasala, Lyrics by KonDamudi
gOparaaya Sarma (KG Sarma).

Coming to the latest list with unknown film titles:

> 1524. #OhO mEghasakhaa oka chOTa aagavO (gaa: ghanTasaala)#

As per SreeSree (see: #paaDavOyi bhaarateeyuDaa# book, p. 92) the
film
is dubbed from Tamil, directed by well-known kannaDa director/producer
B.R. Pantulu, with MGR in lead role. SreeSree also opined that this
beautiful song sung by Ghantasala may have never been released on
disk. Probably SriSri is wrong!? With the help of above information
we
'd be able to find out the title.

> 1528. #DabbulOnE vunnadiraa lOkamantaa ee lOkamantaa (gaa:
> ghanTasaala, pi.bi.Sreenivaas^, bRndam) (ra:) (si: bandipOTu
> bheemanna? beedalapaaTlu)#

Probably from the later. I have the track of #bandipOTu bheemanna#
readily with me, but not the later. And in the first I am not able to
locate the above song. There IS a song by G which starts like this:
Dabbu Dabbu, but the text is completely different.

> 1530. #viSwadaabhiraama raama vinaraa maavaa! guravayya seppEdi
(gaa: ghanTasaala, bRndam)(si: iddaru monagaaLLu? dEvuDu gelichina
maanavuDu#)

Its from the later. Year: 1967, MD: raajan^-naagEndra, Lyrics by C.
Narayana Reddy.

> 1533. #dOra dOra vayasicchaaDu dOchukOnu manasicchaaDu# (gaa:
ghanTasaala, pi. suSeela) (si: manchi - cheDu?)#

Yes, it is from manchi - cheDu, Lyrics by aatrEya

> 1537: kastoori tilakam lalaaTa phalakE (SlOkam) (gaa: ghanTasaala)

There are many possibilities!

1538 and 1539 are from #bheemaanjanEya yuddham# (1958) as you guessed.

Rest needs some digging work. Perhaps others can help!

Regards,
Sreenivas

Dear Rajasekhar,

> Just heard a song from the movie "kalasivachchina adrushTam", which starts
> as "vandanAlu vandanAlu gaikonuDayyA andariki SatakOTi" with mAdhavapeddi
> starting the song. G sings in 4 languages in this song (Telugu, Tamil, Hindi,
> I do not which is the other one, but certainly not the other 3). Have any
> one heard this song? Any comments as to who wrote it etc?

Thanks for reminding about this song! I have a long story to tell. But, that
at some other time.

The other language in the above song is: Bengali. Also, strictly speaking its
not Hindi, but "bhojpuri". And it has that 'unmistakable' stamp of C.
Narayana Reddy :-). He in fact wrote all the songs for that film; 9 in
number. The film was directed by K. Viswanath and the MD was T.V. Raaju. Its
picturized on NTR et al. The other singer is L.R. Eeswari. Or is it P.
Susila? I should hear my tape once.

Re: chenchulakshmi, thanks for the correction! I could play the audio of
film track, and find both those verses (one is actually the last stanza from
the song: #neela mEgha ghanaSyaama .....#). Both come almost at the very end
of the film.

Regards,
Sreenivas

> This is from ' Sree rAmAnjanEya yuddham'. Music is by 'Jandyala'. I
> never heard of him before. Can some one throw light on this? Is it a
> print error by RPG (for Pendyala? - the ragaalaapana at the end is same

As per the (good, old) song book of the above film the MD's name is, indeed,
Jandhyala. I don't have any other details about the person.

Thanks to Rajasekhar and Ramaprasad gaarlu for correcting the mistakes in my
earlier posting. I hope to play both those tracks (la.nivaasam &
chenchulakshmi) once I am at home.

Regards,
Sreenivas

A small correction to what Mr. Srinivas has written.

"Its from: #Srii vEnkaTESwara maahaatmyam# (1960). Probably this verse
might have been used in some other films too, but certainly not in
#lakshmii nivaasam#. The first line goes like this: lakshmii nivaasa
niravadhya guNaika sindhO ....."

I have a video cassette of #lakshmii nivaasam# and I have seen it recently.
It has this verse and I clearly remember it because I like it so much in G's
voice ( you know, it has always been by others as a part of Sri Venkateswara
Suprabhatam). In the movie, SVR sings it in the poojagruham in an early
morning scene.

Regards,
Rama Prasad

--- In ghantasala@egroups.com, "Sreenivas Paruchuri"
<sparuchuri@h...> wrote:
> Here is what I can say at first look.
>
> >   z.. M: chenchulaxmi, S: naDu hiranyakaSapudu (A: ghanTasAla)
> >   aa.. M: chenchulaxmi, S: ksheera sAgaramu vIDaka niratamu
> SishTula
> rakshna (A: ghanTasAla)
>
> not from #chenchulakshmi# (1958)!? Anyhow, let me cross-check!
>

Yes. They are from #chenchulakshmi# (1958). The first is poem sung
for rElangi (I listed this padyam in the songs book) and the 2nd one
is a charaNam in the song "niila gagana ghaNa SyAma dEvA" also sung
for rElangi.

Regards,
-raaja

Here is what I can say at first look.

--- In ghantasala@egroups.com, "Rajasekhar Velamuri"
<gv.velamuri@w...> wrote:

>   c.. M: peLLi miida peLLi, S: chikaTi rAtri kadilE lemmA kanniTi
kApuram (pATa mundu padyam, what do you call this  a sAki??) ....
adarakabedaraka niivu padamma (A: ghanTasAla)

Yes, from 1959. Music: raajan-naagEndra. In fact, its the only song
sung by G in this film. Rest were sung by P.B. Srinivas, P. Susila
and
P. Bhagavati.

>   e.. M: cherapakurA cheDEvu, S: nATAkam ADadAm mahAnATakam, marO
nATakam antarnATakam(A: ghanTasAla, ??????)

That is correct. from1955. I could never recognize the other singers
either.

>   f.. M: laxmiinivasam, S: laxmi nivaSA nirvadhyAya .. .. samsAra
sAgara (Slokam)(ghanTasAla)

Its from: #Srii vEnkaTESwara maahaatmyam# (1960). Probably this verse
might have been used in some other films too, but certainly not in
#lakshmii nivaasam#. The first line goes like this: lakshmii nivaasa
niravadhya guNaika sindhO .....

>   g.. M: privET record??? S: karshakuDA karshakuDA (6 minute song,
ghanTasAla and chorus)

Yes! Rather an AIR record.

>   h.. M: manuvu manasu,  S: mamatalalO madhurimagA palikE priyurAla
(ghanTasAla, S. jAnaki)

Thanks for the film title! In fact, I listed this and the above song
along with few other AIR records once, asking for more details.

>   i.. M: picchipullaya S: AlapinchanA anurAgamutO (ghanTasAla)

Yes! A wonderful number!

>   j.. M: ??????????? S: nA prEma nAva eeriitagA nadiyETi
pAlaipOyene
(orchestra pre 55 song)(ghanTasAla)

Title is just missing me.

>   k.. M: annapUrna S: okaru chEsina nErAniki yinkokaru bali ……
ee
lokapu tiiru intEna yilalO nyAyam gelichEna (ghanTasAla)

Yes!

>   v.. M: laxmammakatha S: asatOma sadgamaya samatOma amRutamgamaya
(A: ghanTasAla)
>   w.. M: laxmammakatha S: O virajAji puvvA nA tanuvella (like a
quavvali very small song)(A: ghanTasAla)

Both are from "lakshmamma". There is another film, released on the
same day in Feb 1950 with the title: #Srii lakshamma katha# with
music
by CR Subburaman (*ing ANR, anjali, Sivarao). G was the MD for
"lakshmamma" (*ing Ch. Narayanarao, Krishnaveni, G Varalakshmi). Its
directed by the famous writer: Tripuraneni Gopichand

>   z.. M: chenchulaxmi, S: naDu hiranyakaSapudu (A: ghanTasAla)
>   aa.. M: chenchulaxmi, S: ksheera sAgaramu vIDaka niratamu
SishTula
rakshna (A: ghanTasAla)

not from #chenchulakshmi# (1958)!? Anyhow, let me cross-check!

Regards,
Sreenivas

I can fill in the following information. This is as per a RPG cassette I have ('Raghukula Rama' SPHO 33142 - 07/1990).

• 'Srii raghurAmachandra madi chintachEyatarambe (big padyam)(A: ghanTasAla)'

• 'raghukula rAghava rAjArAm parama dayakar seetarAm (A:ghanTasAla)'

The four padyams that you guessed to be from  'rAmAnjanEya yuddham' are from 'viirAnjanEya'.

Regards,
Rama Prasad
 
 
 
 

• M: kathAnayakuni katha, S: cheppanA oka chinnamATa (A: ghanTasAla, p. suseela)
• M: kathAnayakuni katha, S: vEmana cheppindi vEdamrA adi kAdannavADu gADidarA (A: ghanTasAla, p.leela)
• M: peLLi miida peLLi, S: chikaTi rAtri kadilE lemmA kanniTi kApuram (pATa mundu padyam, what do you call this  a sAki??) .... adarakabedaraka niivu padamma (A: ghanTasAla)
• M: nA tammuDu, S: akkaDa kAdu ikkaDa asalu savalE ikkaDa O abbAy bullabbAy (A: ghanTasAla, p.suseela)(late 60's?)
• M: cherapakurA cheDEvu, S: nATAkam ADadAm mahAnATakam, marO nATakam antarnATakam(A: ghanTasAla, ??????)
• M: laxmiinivasam, S: laxmi nivaSA nirvadhyAya .. .. samsAra sAgara (Slokam)(ghanTasAla)
• M: privET record??? S: karshakuDA karshakuDA (6 minute song, ghanTasAla and chorus)
• M: manuvu manasu,  S: mamatalalO madhurimagA palikE priyurAla (ghanTasAla, S. jAnaki)
• M: picchipullaya S: AlapinchanA anurAgamutO (ghanTasAla)
• M: ??????????? S: nA prEma nAva eeriitagA nadiyETi pAlaipOyene (orchestra pre 55 song)(ghanTasAla)
• M: annapUrna S: okaru chEsina nErAniki yinkokaru bali …… ee lokapu tiiru intEna yilalO nyAyam gelichEna (ghanTasAla)
• M: ??????????? S: niilOkamlO oka bhAgamidhi mAnavuDA dAri lEni narakamidi (A: ghanTasAla) (orchestra pre 55 song)
• M: jeevana leela, S: chUDaku alA chUDaku dOra vayasu dOchukuni (A: ghanTasAla, p. suSeela) (later than mid 60's???)
• M: santOsham, S: yeTulA bratikEnO nEnu jAlE lEni bhuvilOna (A: ghanTasAla)
• M: chandrahAram, S: yEnADu modaliDitivO O vidhi (A:ghanTasAla)
• M: viirAnjanEya S: rAmarAma rAma jai jai ... yinakula jalanidhi (A: ghanTasAla)
• M: SriirAmabhaktahanumAn, S: mahasabhan rAma bhaktulE ..... mahilO yepuDu chUDarAmuni (ghanTasAla)
• M: ???????????????????? S: Srii raghurAmachandra madi chintachEyatarambe (big padyam)(A: ghanTasAla)
• M: ???????????????????? S: raghukula rAghava rAjArAm parama dayakar seetarAm (A:ghanTasAla)
• M: ?????????????????? (anni padyAlu) (A: ghanTasAla) (looks like rAmAnjanEya yuddham)
• vEyiSuryulu ..velugonduvADA .. hanumakai avatarinchina daivarAya
• himsAkanDaku upkraminchi .. (at the end) rAmaprabho
• tirugulEni Sarambani niiku nETi chelagunayyA ..
• okkokka manasu galgina ............bhadramO rAvaNA
• M: ?????????????  S: niinAmamE dhyAnam SriirAma nii sEvayE bhAgyamu (A: ghanTasAla)
• M: laxmammakatha S: asatOma sadgamaya samatOma amRutamgamaya (A: ghanTasAla)
• M: laxmammakatha S: O virajAji puvvA nA tanuvella (like a quavvali very small song)(A: ghanTasAla)
• M: krishnaprEma, S: yidi needu leela giridhari (A: ghanTasAla)
• M: kOTISwaruDu, S: yAdavakula pAvanA krishNA krishNA (A: ghanTasAla)
• M: chenchulaxmi, S: naDu hiranyakaSapudu (A: ghanTasAla)
• M: chenchulaxmi, S: ksheera sAgaramu vIDaka niratamu SishTula rakshna (A: ghanTasAla)
• M: SriikrishNa kuchEla (a.k.a bhakta kuchEla) S: aa talli ... yeDabAsi pOyE jiivana jyOti (A: ghanTasAla)
• M: mAmanchiakkaya, S: chUpulu kalasina nADe nii rUpam misa misalADe (A: ghanTasAla, S. jAnaki)
• M:????? S: chetikandE panTa cheyijAri pOyindi .. chelli O chelli vilapinchaku challani talli (A: ghanTasAla)
• M: ????? S: praNay paryankamuna .. veLLi rAvamma chelli veLLi rAvamma (A: ghanTasAla)

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Dear Rajasekhar,

I have seen Santinivasam two/three years back on video and I clearly
remember at least one padyam  "lavokintayu lEdu dhairyam".

May be interesting to note that the same padyam is in Santanam (1955)
also. ANR sings it when Relangi comes to know about the love letters
between ANR and Savitri. It is in a different tune and equally
excellent.

There are few other instances where one padyam has been used in
different movies with different tunes. Let me recollect and post them
soon. Others may help please!

I also remember there were some other padyams in Santinivasam, but I am
not sure how many and what their words are.

Reagdrs,

Rama Prasad

• sUryachandrulu gatitappi chelagugAga (padyam)
• SriivatsAnkam chidAnandam yOganidrA (padyam)
• veDaluchuntivA kAraDavulaku (a song of about ~2 minutes)

Welcome (back) Rajasekhar!

> the most surprising thing was 4 padyams from the movie Santinivasam. I was
> told these are edited/removed even from the movie. The 4 poems are supposed
> to have been sung by G for ANR in the movie when rajasulochana comes home
> with him the first time. Have anyone heard these padyams:
> Here they are:
>   a.. lavokintayu lEdu dhairyam
>   b.. rAdha idi yukti kadu .. magani praaNambu
>   c.. nindukoluvanakeedchi .. kaliki droupadi
>   d.. dhuSTadaanava

Thanks for pointing at them! In fact, I wouldn't have known about the
existance of verse A. Its some time in 1987 I saw the movie and remember very
little. So, I can't say whether that version contained those 4 verses or not.
But, I do have three of the above 4 verses (b, c & d) on my tape, which ends
abruptly. In fact, I made a note on my inlay card "are there more?".

> Also found 7 poems from bhaktapotana, 8 from chintamani, 5 from
> padhukapattabhishekam.

I am going to list the 7 verses from #bhakta pOtana# (1966) that I have. But,
I do know that theres at least one more from Ghantasala, which I am badly
searching. Perhaps there are more. So, if you have any other G's verses than
these 7, please inform. Thanks in advance!

1. ghana yamunaa nadii kallOla ghOsha - (raagam) pahaaDi
2. sarvaj~na naamadhEyamu - bEgaDa
3. kuLLaayinchiti - bilahari
4. deenaaraTankaala teerthamaaDinchiti - kharaharapriya
5. jananaadhOttama dEvaraaya - SankaraabharaNam
6. jOTii bhaaratii - kaanaDa
7. kaviraaju kamThambu kaugilinchenu kadaa - dhanyaasi

[There is one on #kaaSee viSwESwaruDu#

Aside, PB Srinivas' renderings of pOtana's verses in the same film
is really great!

I listed all the songs and (8) verses from #chintaamaNi# earlier.  See:

	 http://www.egroups.com/messages/ghantasa/48

From a song book I understand that there are 14 verses in #paadukaa
paTTaabhishEkam# (1966, MD: ghanTasaala). I don't know how many were sung by
PBS and howmany by G. I just have one 78rpm disk which contains the following
verses. any Additional informational is highly appreciated.

1. paalinchitini - PBS
2. suguNaabhiraamuni - PBS
3. raamayanu divyanaamamu niyamambuna - G
4. saarwabhaumulaina sarvaj~nulainanu - G
5. charitaarthuDaina bharatuDu - G

Has any one seen a complete, good video print of #chintaamaNi#? And does a
copy of #paadukaa paTTaabhishEkam# exist at all?

Thanks in advance!

Regards,
Sreenivas

• lavokintayu lEdu dhairyam
• rAdha idi yukti kadu .. magani praaNambu
• nindukoluvanakeedchi .. kaliki droupadi
• dhuSTadaanava

hi,i'm great fan of ghantasala.
my friends want to know if his songs are available on mp3?
sreenu,waited longtime for u.

Last night I could refer to the song book and audio track of the above film.
There are 7 songs in the films, and 2 are missing in my collection, one of
these two is Rafi's number. But, I am right in saying that the title song,
written by SriSri was sung by ghanTasaala et al. Here is the complete track
information:

Ti: padanDi munduku (1962)
Banner: jaagRti chitra
Music: S.P. kOdanDapaaNi
Dir: V. Madhusudhana Rao

Songs:
1. padanDi munduku - G, Madhavapeddi Satyam, A.P. Komala & chorus - SriSri
2. musi musi navvulu - S. Janaki - C. Narayana Reddy
3. mElukO saagipO - G, Madhavapeddi & cho. - daaSaradhi
4. taamaashaa dEkhO - piThaapuram - aarudra
5. manasu manchidi - G, P. Susila - aatrEya
6. manasicchina nacchina - S. Janaki - aarudra
7. manchiki kaalam teerindi - Mohammad Rafi - jaggayya

When it came to their own productions many (if not all) leading stars of
yester years tried to produce "different" kind of films. Recall NTR's first
two films: "picchi pullayya" (1953) & "tODu dongalu" (54), ANR's
"suDigunDaalu", jaggayya's "padanDi munduku", Savitri's "chinnaari manasulu"
(1968, title may be slightly wrong! The film was made by an all-women
team!!), etc. etc. Don't forget to add the names: G. Varalakshmi & Ramesh
Naidu. Isn't it interesting? Well, none of them had success at box-office.

Regards,
Sreenivas

The following report with the title: Subsidy #pondina toli-chitram# @
	 http://www.niharonline.com/telugu/enter_oldgold.htm
says that Rafi sang a song for the film: #padanDi munduku# (1962). I can't
recall any Rafi number from this film. The above report also says that its
penned by SriSri. If my memory serves me right, SriSri penned only the title
song: #padanDi munduku#, and it was sung by Ghantasala.

Any comments?

Aside: I always thought that Rafi's 1st song in Telugu was from naagayya's
own production: #bhakta raamadaasu# (1963, a film whose production ran for
over 6 years.).

Regards,
Sreenivas

-----Original Message-----
From: Panini [mailto:srpanini@...]
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 2:04 PM
To: ghantasala@egroups.com
Subject: [ghantasala] An article on Ghantasala in this week's Andhra Prabha

namastE,

 

Though there isn't any new information, a pleasant reading for any G-fan:

 

http://www.apweekly.com/Columns/Black-White.asp

 

Enjoy.

 

Regards,

paaNini

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> Could you let me know the sites where Ghantasala songs are available
> for Downloading?
> There are a lot of sites where the songs are available, but one has to
> play them there itself, can't download them.

Well, I have *never* visited any site with audio files, because I can't play
any audio files on my computer. But, as we all know from the experiences of
Raja(sekhar Velamuri), who has maintained an excellant site dedicated to G,
that people have downloaded songs from his site and started displaying at
their sites. Obviously he was disappointed and closed his site. Till then, he
was regularly updating his page with care(/taste)ful selection of songs,
which included many rare numbers.

Also, I guess that the site owner 'd like you to visit their site again and
again!?

Regards,
Sreenivas

Thanks to Rajasekhar for informing about this great collection! Probably the
best compilation ever to come out in Telugu. Also, if I am not mistaken, its
the first project done by VAK Rangarao after a gap of 10-11 years. We are
really fortunate that two really knowledgable people did the compilation.

As a matter of fact, I haven't seen the set yet! But from RPG's website:
www.saregama.com I could find the following list of songs.
And that information is enough for me to consider it as the best.

Two reasons, why this collection is so special:

1. Unlike in Tamil and Hindi very little to nothing is available from
pre-50s. What we have in the market is: a set of 4 tapes under the title:
#"alanaaTi andaalu" (bhaanumati, baalasaraswati, sooryakumaari, kannaamba &
naagayya#) from 1987-88, one L.P under the same title as above from '78 and
another L.P featuring pre-1950 songs of Ghantasala.
All these 6 were visualized by VAK Rangarao. So, for the first time we have
3 CDs exclusively dedicated to music of pre-50s.

2. The compilers tried to select songs that are hitherto not available
on pre-recorded tapes. At the same time they didn't choose any obscure songs
that are only of interest to some collectors and die-hard vintage music
fans. They also did pay good attention to quality of the song. A good
balance was struck!

If some one has heard these CDs, I would appreciate a comment on the
recording quality.

Thanks in advance!

Regards,
Sreenivas
--------------------------
Scene From Anasuya (1936)
Scene From Draupadi Vastrapaharanam - Varidhulan, Kulama Gothrama (Verses)
[vEmuuri gaggayya, 1936]
Devuni Mahima (1937, kanakataara)
Prem Nagaramuna (vipranaaraayaNa, 1937, kaanchanamaala & kastoori narasimha
raavu)
Kshamiyimpuma (?)
Aa Mabbu Ee Mabbu (maalapilla, 1938, gaali V. Rao, kaanchanamaala)
Scene-Nala Doutyamu  (1938, chitra naLeeyam)
Latangi Prema Vadhu Vara Leela  (maLLeepeLLi, 1939, koccharlakOTa
satyanaaraayaNa)
Koyila (? raitubiDDa, 1939)
Premaye Jagathi (?)
Ee Poopodarinta (?)
Neeli Mabbulalona (?)
Premanandamaya (bhookailaas, 1940)
Jalavihagali (?)
Ee Maanupai Nundi-Kokila Pata (apavaadu, 1941)
antha Santhi Kada (?)
Vendi Kanchalalo (dEvata, 1941, sooryakumaari)
Enno Nomulu Nochinagani (ditto + viswESwaramma)
Nilu Niluma Nochinagani (?)
Entha Ghorapathakame (?)
Prema Nidhanamu (talliprEma, 1941, kannaamba)
Mudamuga (?)

                CD 2

Na Sogase Kani Marude (baalanaagamma, 1942, pushpavalli)
Sukhadavi (?)
Idi Manchi Samayamu (bhaktapOtana, 1942, be. raajaratnam)
Karma Data Vasama (patni, 1942, RshyEndramaNi)
Ninna Sayanthramuna (satii sumati, 1942)
Ragasudharasame (pantulamma, 1943, lakshmiiraajyam, umaamahWSwararaavu)
Ide Anandamu (kRshNaprEma, 1943)
Athi Bhagyasali Nari (?)
Cheliya Manakelane
Neelimbbulaganchi
Melluko Krishna
Ma Mamayyochade (mangaLasootram, 1946)
Halahalamegayuno (gRhapraveSam, 1946, M.S. raamaaraavu)
Varadaraja (tyaagayya, 1946, naagayya)
Bhupati Jampitin-Verse (gollabhaama, 1947, kRshNavENi)
Madana Swagathamoyi (ratnamaala, 1947, PB)
Ee Kuhuratri Swatantrya Siddhikai (palnaaTi yuddham, 1947, S. varalakshmi)
Aparani Tapamayera (yOgi vEmana, 1947, G, MV raajamma)
Premaleelayenoyi (?)
Ravoyi Jeevanajyoti (gollabhaama, 1947, kRshNavENi)
Teeyani Vennela Reyi (baalaraaju, 1948, vakkalanka saraLa)
Premaye Janana Marana Leela (aahuti, 1950, G)
Swatantryamunakanna (madaalasa, 1948)
Drohi (film title, 1948)

[Excepting for one song from #dEvata# none of the songs were available in
the market before.]

                  CD 3

Endu Kee Brathukuk (drOhi, 1948)
Ee Vanilo Koyilanai (guNasundari katha, 1949, TG kamalaadEvi)
Aidiye Edurai Vachchedaka (ditto, rElangi & paamarti)
Mohanamaha (keelugurram, 1949 ?)
Emito Ee Naubandham (manadESam, 1949, MS raamaaraavu, kRshNavENi)
Cheyi Cheyi Kalupukora (?)
Sarasaku Radelane (title just missing em. have the 78rpm)
Priyamaina Rani Da..Da..Da (jeevitam, 1950)
Dheera Kampana (palleToori pilla, 1950, jikki)
Hayiga Veenula Vinduga (Sree lakshamma katha, 1950, susarla da. moorti)
Kaluvala Kannudana (?)
Nee Sari Neevele (swapnasundari, 1950, G. varalakshmi)
Samsaram Samsaram (obvious :-)
Kala Nijamayega (ditto)
Entha Ghaatu Premayo (paa.bhairavi)
Aakasa Veedhilo (malliiSwari)
Pelli Chesukoni (known)
Aa Manasulona (palleTooru)
Divya Premaku (prEma, 1952)
Kavi Kalamuku (a GEM! Tingurangaa. 1952, ghanTasaala)
Hrudayamaa (another GEM! parOpakaaram, 1953, G)
Andhame Aanandam (bratuku teruvu)
Jagame Maaye (dEvadaasu)

                  CD 4

Aalapinchanaa (picchi pullayya, 1953. G)
Yavvana Madhuvanilo (bangaaru paapa, 1954, AMR & PS)
Choodumade Cheliya (vi. naaraayaNa)
Mella Mellaga (chakrapaaNi, 1954, PB)
Nidura Pora (santaanam, lata)
Eruvaakaa Saagaloi

[rest need no further information :-)]
                  Brundavanamadi
                  Kanupaapa
                  Oho Megha Maalaa
                  Challani Raja
                  Priyathamaa
                  Aaduthu Paaduthu
                  Idenandi Idenandi
                  Vivaaha Bhojanmbu
                  Ammayani Arachinaa
                  Ramuni Avatharam
                  Raagamayi Raave

                  CD 5

                  Marachi Poyevemo
                  Vaduka Marachedavela
                  Manasemito
                  Seethamula Kalyanamu
                  Naa Kanti Paapalo
                  Sivasankari
                  Nannu Dochukunduvate
                  Chelikadu Ninne
                  Leela Krishna
                  Manish Maaraledu
                  Vennelakelaa
                  Jagadabhi Ramudu
                  Salalitha Raagasudha
                  Adigo Bhadradri
                  Oh Nindu Chandamama
                  Pagale Vennela
                  Gaalilona Paita Chengu
                  Himagiri Sogasulu

                  CD 6

                  Yemamma Ninne Namma
                  Vennela Reyi
                  Chaangure Bangaru Raja
                  Vasantha Gaaliki
                  Emi Ee Vintha
                  Chigurulu Vesina
                  Adugaduguna Gudi Undi
                  Prathi Rathri
                  Nede Ee Naade
                  Paapayi Navvali
                  Telugu Jathi
                  Nallavaade
                  Manasugathi Inthe
                  Madhurathi Madhuram
                  Anuvu Anuvuna
                  Babu Vinara

                  CD 7

                  Pooche Poolalalona
                  Kanne Vadhuvugaa
                  Osey Vayyari Rangi
                  Yevaro Vastharani
                  Vinnara Alanaati
                  Allaye Digivachi - Snehamera Jeevitham
                  Muthyamanthaa
                  Poojalu Cheya
                  Sivaranjani
                  Oka Venuvu
                  Chirunavvula
                  Manasa Veena
                  Sipayi Sipayi
                  Seethaalu Singaram
                  Kanulalo Neroopam
                  Chuttoo Chengavi

                  CD 8

                  Kanne Pillavani
                  Tholi Sanje Velalo
                  Endaro Mahanubhavulu
                  Vrepalliya Eda Jhalluna
                  Sundaramo Sumadhuramo
                  Chinnari Navvu
                  Chakkanaina Oh Chirugali
                  Yevvaridee Pilupu
                  Marachipo Nesthama
                  Ade Thene Sirijallu
                  Saayam Sanje
                  Nee Aase Naaku
                  Meriseti Puvva
                  Oh Mariya
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[Please ignore my earlier post! --Sreenivas]

Its to inform all that the old list (ghantasa) archives are still available at:

http://smartcad.me.wisc.edu/~ratnakar/ghantasa/

Thanks to Prasad (Chodavarapu), it is taken care that the above archives are
now backed up! So, even if the above site were to disappear in coming
weeks/months, we 'd have a copy of the entire archives. I 'll inform you the
new URL soon.

Regards,
Sreenivas

Good to see the list being reestablished.

Received the following recently from Sri Rajasekhar Velamuri:
----
Just would like to inform you both that RPG came out with a 8 CD pack
called Millenium Collection. Has some very old songs. The series was
credited to the compilation by Sri VAK Ranga Rao garu and Nemani
Seetharam. I got only one new (not known to me) song for ghanTasAla, a
song from yOgi vEmana, sung with M.V. rAjamma, "AparAni tApamayerA" .
Another song I heard for the first time is the song, "prEmayE janana
maraNa leela" from Ahuti. The one thing that I would like to mention is
that in the first three CD's of the 8 pack a total of
nearly 150 minutes were songs verses from movies dating 1936 to 1950
sung by Nagaiah, Gaggiah, MS Rama Rao, kamala chandrababu, pushpavalli,
bezawada rajaratnam, Rishyendramani to name a few.

BTW, RPG also came up with a five CD set titled Legends with songs by
GhanTasAla, and is coming up with a CD, with songs of NTR and Savitri
movies, and another CD with songs by sAluri, (I am not clear at this
time if the songs are sung by or only music directed by sAluri).
----

This message was followed by the following additional information:

----
The millenium set is currently available at Vista India
(www.vistaindia.com)
Ask for Sankar. It is going at $71.92, for pack, and the sad thing is we
can not buy single CD's ( I would never bought vol.8 if that was the
case). Another site where we can get the CD's are www.telugufm.com

In addition to the song I mentioned in my first email, there is also one
more chorus song which I never heard. It is from the movie, "rAmadAsu"
(1964) "idigO bhardrAdhri gowtami idigO chUDanDi" with PBS, Mallik and
AP Komala, music is by aswaththama.

---

Thanks to Sri Rajaskehar for this information.

Regards            -- V. Chowdary Jampala

--- In ghantasala@egroups.com, Sreenivas Paruchuri <sreeni@k...>
wrote:
>  First of all a very hearty welcome to all!

namastE!

And, thank you Sreenivas for reviving this dormant list.  Let us hope
that this new incarnation will be alive, vigorous and grow according
to the idiom, #mooDu puvvulu aaru kaayalu#.

I am hoping to get reacquainted with a bunch of old friends and also
to make sevral new friends who share my love of the voice and music
of #Sree GhanTasaala#.

Regards,
#paaNini#

First of all a very hearty welcome to all!

Hope all the past members of the list could get my/egroups' invitation,
and subscribe without any difficulties.

As you know, there wasn't much action on the list in the past 1-1.5 years.
But, I hope that it would change in near future, for I have some exciting
information to share. Thanks to technology, many die-hard fans of G are now
on-line, and are eagerly waiting to share their ideas, experiences with
person G, and their collections. Wait for some pleasant surprises in coming
days.

Hoping to see an active participation from members this time :-)

Regards,
Sreenivas

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