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| Amidst
all the praise for VTV, Gautham, Silambarasan,
Trisha and Rahman I think one very significant
flower in the garland has been overlooked
– Thamarai. What a find she has
been for Gautham! In a male dominated
industry, she has delivered consistently
for the past ten odd years of her presence
in it. I think what makes her a salient
part of Gautham’s ventures is the
wavelength match between the two. Gautham
is known for the subtleties in all aspects
of his movies be it the expressions, dialogues
or even costumes for that matter. And
when it comes to the lyrics of his songs
Thamarai has always made sure the subtleness
stayed there too. I am not belittling
other veterans here but more often than
not, noted songs have had complicated,
philosophical and very metaphorical verses
in them. During the legendary Kannadasan’s
era the lyrics were very philosophical
and the metaphors used were sometimes
very much out of reach for the common
man’s thought process. Some examples
are ‘Kan pona pokkile, kaal pogalama’
and ‘Sippi irukkudhu Muthum irukkudhu’.
This was followed by an era of Vaali and
Vairamuthu songs. Each had his own style
and class but somehow the lyrics had to
be listened twice or thrice to get the
intended meaning.
Then came Thamarai. The first song I remember
that fetched her great fame as a lyricist
is ‘Vaseegara’ from Minnale.
From then on she has delivered very consistently.
Her verses were
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simple, taken from day-to-day life and very close
to the people’s life. She has kept it simple
and at the same time made sure the words sank into
the listener’s heart to a good depth. Especially
the subtle class was notable in Gautham’s films.
She has mastered this art of sneaking in descriptions
of little incidents into the lyrics which has been
the main reason for the subtlety. To quote some –‘5
naal varai aval pozhindhadhu aasaiyin mazhai, adhil
nanaindhadhu nooru jenmangal ninaivinil irukkum’
‘uyirin uyire, nadhiyin madiyil kaathu kidakindren’,
‘ennodu vaa veedu varaikum, en veetai paar ennai
pidikkum’ .
In VTV too, she has given the subtle touches –
‘Vanam theendi vandhachu, appavin thittu ellam
kathodu poye pochu’, ‘en vaasal thandi
ponale, verondrum seyyamale naan aadi pogiren,’
I feel these lyrics have added that extra pinch of
ingredient that made the songs a real treat to listen
to.
That said, I just wanted to highlight on the subtlety
aspect because it’s something new. She is equally
good in delivering metaphorical verses as well. One
of the best metaphorical lines in recent times I would
say is again from her –‘ Neelum iravil
oru pagalum, neenda pagalil siru iravum kandu kollum
kalai arindhom, endru engu adhai payindrom’.
A simple metaphor that talks about love and lust without
getting anywhere near the vulgarity line. Beautifully
Thamarai.
Manikandan K R
orangedusk@gmail.com
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