{"id":47253,"date":"2026-03-14T03:33:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T07:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=47253"},"modified":"2026-03-14T03:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T07:41:10","slug":"neeyay-unakku-endrum-nigaraanavan-sparkling-song-by-tm-soundararajan-ms-raju-%e2%99%ab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=47253","title":{"rendered":"“Neeyay Unakku Endrum Nigaraanavan” ~ Sparkling Song in “Baley Pandiya”film sung by TM Soundararajan ~ MS Raju \u266b"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By D.B.S.Jeyaraj<\/strong><\/p>\n

Favourite Film Songs – 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Neeyay Unakku endrum Nigaraanaavan” is a sparkling song from the old Tamil film \u201cBaley Pandia\u201d produced and directed by B.R.Panthulu in 1962.Sung by maestro TM Soundararajan(TMS) and \u201cKonnakol\u201dexpert M.S.Raju(not to be confused with the Telugu film producer) the song was picturised in the film on actors Sivaji Ganesan and M.R. Radha singing along with K. Balaji playing the \u201cGhatam\u201d.<\/p>\n

\""Nadigaverl"

“Nadigaverl” M. R.Radha & Sivaji Ganesan ~ “Neeyay Unakku Endrum Nigaraanavan”<\/p><\/div>\n

The remarkable highlights of \u201cBaley Pandia\u201d were the triple roles played by Sivaji Ganesan and the double roles played by M. R. Radha. Sivaji the hero also acted as a scientist and the sidekick of the villain. Radha was the villain as well as the father of the heroine played by Devika. There is much confusion caused by the similar looking appearances of Sivaji in this three roles and Radha in his dual. A lot of humour is provided in the scenes. It is basically a feel good film.
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\nThe film \u201cBaley Pandia\u201d was made under the Padmini Pictures banner by the great Kannadiga producer \u2013director B.R. Panthulu who gave us classics like\u201dVeera Pandiya Kattabhomman\u201d,\u201dSabash Meena\u201d,\u201dKappalottiya Thamizhan\u201d, \u201dKarnan\u201d, \u201dAayiratil Oruvan\u201d and \u201cMaduraiai Meeta Sundara Pandian\u201d.\u201dBaley Pandia\u201dwas a light comedy with actors like Sivaji Ganesan, Devika, M.R. Radha, Balaji and Vasanthi. The screenplay and dialogues were by writer Maa. Raa.<\/p>\n

\"(l)

(l) to (R) ~ TK Ramamurthy, “Kavingar” Kannadasan & MS Viswanthan<\/p><\/div>\n

The famous lyricist \u201cKavingar\u201d Kannadasan wrote the songs for the film. The music was composed by the popular duo MS Visvanathan and TK Ramamurthi. The songs in the film were sung by TM Soundarajan, P. Susheela,PB Sreenivas, K.Jamunarani and MS Raju.The songs were \u201cVaazha Ninaithaal\u201d, \u201cAthikkaai Kaai kaai\u201d, \u201cAadhi Manithan\u201d, \u201cYaarai Engay Vaippathendru\u201d, \u201cNaan Enna Sollivittaen\u201d and of course \u201cNeeyay Unakku\u201d. All of them were hits.<\/p>\n

\"Devika

Devika<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cNadigaverl\u201d M. R.Radha<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNeeyay Unakku\u201d in the film is picturised on Sivaji Ganesan seated on the drawing room floor along with Balaji while M.R. Radha is on the sofa. Sivaji is singing to the accompaniment of Balaji on the Ghatam or pot. Actress Devika is not in the scene but shots of the smiling heroine by the curtain are shown intermittently. \u201cNadigaverl\u201d M.R. Radha and \u201cNadigar Thilagham\u201d Sivaji Ganesan playing the prospective father in law and son in law respectively are engaged in a kind of bantering duel via the song.The song ends on a shrill high note as both call out \u201cmaamaa\u201d (Father in Law) and \u201cMaappillai (son in law)to each other as those of us watching explode into shrieks of laughter. . Incidently an actress Geetha hailing from Wennappuwa in Sri Lanka was also one of the many wives of Radha and the mother of Tamil actresses Radhika and Nirosha.<\/p>\n

\"Balaji\"

Balaji<\/p><\/div>\n

A remarkable feature of the song is the interspersing of \u201cKonnakol\u201d sung for M.R. Radha by M.S.Raju a member of the Visvanathan-Ramamurthi music troupe. Radha engages in exceedingly funny movements jumping up and down and sideways while being seated on the sofa.He also displays wild gestures and convoluted lip movements.He is supposedly appreciating the singing of Sivaji Ganesan voiced by TM Soundararajan.Since Raju is voicing for M.R.Radha the Konnakol exponent mimics the thespian\u2019s guttural,rasping voice excellently when emitting sounds. If TMS sounds like Sivaji , Raju sounds like Radha. Balaji is also funny playing the Ghatam. The overall effect is hilarious.<\/p>\n

As MR Radha bounces up and down on the sofa at one point the actor puts his hand to his head above his ear and shakes from side to side like a great carnatic singer. This gesture too is comical. There is however a tale behind this. Apparently the wig worn by Radha was about to fall and the actor reacting instinctively had held on to it while continuing with his movements for the camera. Director Panthulu however liked that image so much that he not only retained it but developed it further with another take.<\/p>\n

Very few musical instruments are used for the song. The Ghatam, Kanjira and Mridangam along with the Tambura are the instruments mainly used for the song.The Alapanai and rendering of Swaras by TM Soundararajan are excellent though somewhat overwhelmed by the Konnakol just as Radha steals the scene away from Sivaji by his sideshow performance. The mixture of the swaras by TMS and Konnakol by Raju pep up the song immensely.<\/p>\n

\u201cKonnakkol\u201d or Vocal Percussion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Konnakol or vocal percussion which was a staple of Carnatic music performances at one time is now becoming a dying art.Konnakol is derived from the Telugu word \u201cKoni\u201d and the Tamil word \u201cKol\u201d . In Telugu \u201cKoni\u201d means \u201crecite\u201d or \u201cto say\u201d while in classical Tamil \u201cKol\u201d means \u201creign\u201d or \u201cto Rule\u201d(derived from \u201cKol\u201d meaning sceptre).Konnakol is a form of performing percussion syllables or beat sounds vocally. In chaste Tamil Konnakol can be termed \u201cSol Kattu\u201d with \u201csol\u201dmeaning syllable and \u201cKattu\u201d a bunch or group.<\/p>\n