SPB Annual Meet announced for 25th March 2012

SPB Annual Meet announced for 25^th March 2012

Bangalore Annual Meet Slide show

Bangalore Annual Meet Slide show.

Dear Bangalore Team,

HATS OFF to you ALL (RG & Mrs.RG, Prabhanjan, Arvind, Pradeep .......) for putting together a wonderful show and also enhancing it with some professional tocuhes (using Venu & Kalyan) to add a difference to this event.

After a long time, we had the fortune of listening to the Great Man singing some numbers close to his heart - courtesy Venu & Kalyan pair cooridnated by Bangalore Team

One more highlight (which i think Mr.Giridhar may be pointing out in his email) is that this Meet had the highest collection of Contributions / Donations till date. The overall response was astounding emphasised by the strength of the attendance

The show featuring Venu & Kalyan compensated that feeiling to a great extent

To sum it up, IT WAS A GREAT AND DIFFERENT EVENT which deserves abundant applause from ONE & ALL

After a long time, we had the fortune of listening to the Great Man singing some numbers close to his heart - courtesy Venu & Kalyan pair cooridnated by Bangalore Team

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Padma Bhoosan Baluji at Bangalore

Padma Bhoosan Baluji at Bangalore on 06.02.2011 conduct by Bangalore Team, SPB Fans Charitable Foundation,Chennai.

I Wish Great Success this meet.

- Covai Ravee and Cbe Fans

CONGRATULATION TO PADHMABHOOSAN Dr.S.P.BALASUBRAMANYAM

CONGRATULATION TO PADHMABHOOSAN Dr.S.P.BALASUBRAMANYAM




Athikaalai Neram Kanvil Unnai Paarthen

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Freedom from Pain

A walk to claim victory over joint pain

A walk to claim victory over joint pain >> Link thanks To The Hindu

COIMBATORE: For the second successive year, Ganga Hospital's walkathon to highlight the benefits of joint replacement surgeries saw a determined group of patients demonstrating how they have been helped to overcome pain in the hips or knees that virtually immobilised them for months, years or even decades.

Led by playback singer S.P. Balasubramaniam, hospital Chairman J.G. Shanmughanathan and Directors S. Rajasekaran and S. Rajasabapathy, women and men who had undergone joint replacement operations walked nearly one kilometre from a school to the hospital in the city on Sunday to declare their victory over pain. Managing Director of Sri Krishna Sweets was among the others who took part in the walk that was co-organised by the Rotary Club of Coimbatore Central.

Slogans

Wearing T-shirts with the following slogans: “Freedom from Pain” and “Dependence to Independence”, the walkers later took part in a lemon and spoon race and a walk race. A woman from Uganda, who underwent surgery only eight days ago, was among the participants, Dr. Rajasekaran said.

The orthopaedic surgeon and president of the Association of Spine Surgeons of India said the Kalaignar Insurance Scheme for Life-saving Treatment was a boon to arthritis patients who did not have the funds to meet the high cost of knee or hip joint replacement surgeries.

Dr. Rajasekaran said the hospital had so far performed 75 joint replacement surgeries under the scheme. “These patients, who could not dream of undergoing this procedure earlier, have now been cured of their problems with the entire costs met by the Government under the scheme,” he said. Severely deformed knees and hips had been set right. “We have done over 1,000 procedures to fix fractures, joint replacement and spine surgery under this scheme,” he said.

K. Ashok (28), who had suffered a debilitating injury in his right hip, took part in the walk and other events on Sunday. “I was unemployed for a year as I was in bed. I underwent a hip joint replacement only in December and am able to drive a tractor now, thanks to the insurance scheme,” the farm worker said.

S.K. Asok Kumar (42), a technician in a software company, had severe pain in both hip joints. Steroids taken for skin allergy treatment was said to have been the reason. “Now, I can climb stairs and carry out my work,” the beneficiary of the insurance scheme said.

Apart from injuries and drug-induced problems, arthritis was a very crippling problem, Dr. Rajasekaran said.

Alarming evidence

There was evidence to prove that one in five persons above the age of 60 had some form of arthritis.

If not treated, it could worsen to a stage where the patients would be totally dependent on others for mobility and even their daily routine. This, in turn, could cause depression in the patients.

Stating that there were 20 million people in the country with severe arthritis, he said this musculo-skeletal disease could affect even children and adolescents.

Timely and proper treatment could prevent them from being crippled for life.

Apart from the lack of awareness, the lack of access to treatment and the inability to meet the costs were the main reasons for not undergoing timely treatment.

The Government's insurance scheme removed these obstacles that had stood between the poor and joint replacement surgeries.

Interaction

At a function held after the walkathon, Dr. Rajasekaran showed pre-surgery and post-surgery footage of severe arthritis to show how timely surgical intervention helped. Mr. Balasubramaniam also spoke the benefits of good health and advanced medical care.

This was followed by an interaction between the audience and doctors on arthritis.

Dr.SPB FANS ANNUAL MEET - DETAILED WRITEUP

Dr.SPB FANS ANNUAL MEET - DETAILED WRITEUP

The much eagerly awaited Annual Meet with SPB organized by the SPB Fans Charitable Foundation took place on 21st February 2010 (Sunday) at SPB’s very own “Kothandapani Audio Laboratories” at Chennai between 11.30am to 2.00pm

I am once again tremendously pleased to present to you a detailed write-up of the event. I have tried my best to make it as elaborate as possible. Please pardon me if anything is left out.

Before starting off on the event, let me brief about what took place at the venue in the preceding one hour to the Meet.



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On one side, we had Madhumita, Lakshmi and a few others commanding posts at the entrance to the venue and ensuring that all the participants registered themselves for the event by paying the fees and collecting their badges & payment receipts

We also had the Bangalore Fans Team (coordinated by Prabhanjan Tattar) displaying an array of rare Gramophone records & CDs of SPB’s songs. He was so possessive about it and rightly so, that he had displayed a placard which read “Please do not touch” which many fans obliged. (SPB later during the fag end of the Meet expressed his thanks to this fan for having taken pains to display a collection of his rare audio records of his songs)

Inside the auditorium, we had the primary organizers Giridhar Raja, Ashok, Seshadri & Sampath going over the final arrangements for the Meet. There was Satish on the Keyboard who was preparing himself to support some of the enthusiastic singers who were to perform during the Meet

We had some of the fans rehearsing their part to perfection and eagerly awaiting the moment to perform on stage in the presence of the Legend. There were supporting members who were getting the necessary “minus-1” tracks organized & then with Ashok going around finalizing the list & order of performers.

Here & there, we had many fans enquiring each others’ health & wealth, as for many, it had been a long time that they had met

Ashok, as his role demanded, gave a brief summary of the events planned for the Meet and he also presented a few guidelines to the participants in the program as how to organize themselves for each event of the Meet so that time could be fruitfully used & spent. For eg., he requested that Photographs be taken in batches of 4 so that time could be shortened, that performers understand their place in the queue so that they are ready to come to the stage to perform without delays & so on …………..

Simultaneously there was a slide show running on the big screen of the auditorium on the various charity events that have been organized by the Fans Association over the last several years.

For first time visitors to the Kothandapani Audio Laboratories, there were a few things to observe. Many of us have heard the Legend talk so passionately about Shri Kothandapani (his Mentor), Mohammed Rafi (his Inspiration), Ghantasala (his Master) and Radhakrishnan (his close Friend). Many people talk a lot but lack in deed. But when one observed the Audio Laboratory, one could see the walls at the entrance decorated with big size paintings of all the above 4 personalities for whom our SPB had so much regard & love & about whom he has talked a lot in his public interviews.

Having given a prelude to the Meet, let me now go to the body of the Meet.

The program was to start at 10.30am. However, the Legend had all the fans restless when he did not turn up on time. Anyway, waiting for him is also a pleasure in a sense that it shows us again & again how much we all adore him when we almost die to see him sooner. Some of the fans participating in one of the special events planned for the day may have been thankful as they could rehearse their part of the program to perfection. Performing before a Legend like him was never going to be easy

The Legend entered the venue at 11.30am and greeted one and all with his trademark ‘Namashkaaram”. We had a few children offering him flowers at the entrance. While many fans were quite eager to get his image embedded on to their cameras and cell phones without any delay, he chided them and took them into the auditorium along with him.

As he entered the auditorium, fans inside gave him a standing and applauding welcome. We had one die-hard fan Balaji ( a grown up boy with the mind of a child) literally stopping him in his tracks and lovingly & adamantly pleading with him to sing the Sankara song from Sankarabharanam for him. SPB promised him that he would do so in the later part of the Meet. The organizers then guided him to the dais where he greeted all the fans

Ashok first announced the list of programs that were to take place which read like this

1) Invocation Song
2) Photograph Session (combined with memento presentation to fans by SPB)
3) Celebrity Talk Video
4) Charity Event
5) Special Performances by Fans (Dance & Music) (first time ever at the Meet with Karaoke tracks)
6) Speech by SPB
7) Vote of Thanks
8) Launch of Audio/Video Website by Bangalore Branch
9) Distribution of autographed photograph of SPB
10) Lunch

With reference to the earlier Meets, one of the prime events missing out was the “Question & Answer” session which has been part & parcel of all earlier Meets. As understood, this was replaced with the Fans’ Special Performance event (organized for the first time in a meet in a planned manner) which was a pleasant addition as it provided a stage for many to perform in front of an artist that they admire and adore. Time never permitted having both events and hence we had to do away with the Q&A.

Satish started off with the rendering of a devotional number (his own composition as understood later). It was a classic performance in a low and controlled tone which was very much appreciated by the Legend himself who blessed him with a legendary kiss on his forehead

Next, as planned, we had the fans (many with their families as well) capturing themselves with SPB for the present, future & posterity. Many of the fans had brought their own presents which they offered to the Legend before posing for the photographs. Happiness was abundant on all the faces considering that it was one of the rare moments when one came in contact physically with the much loved human being. On his part, SPB as ever, lent his pleasing disposition to the photographs. He also presented a memento (a pen holder with a clock) to all the fans on behalf of the SPB Fans Charitable Foundation (Courtesy :: Sridhar & Team for capturing the moments both on Still & Video Cameras)

Next was the Celebrity Talk Show on the Video. Each & every time, the Legend mentions this part of the program as the most embarrassing one. He likes talking a lot about others but is at sea when others praise and talk good about him. This is one of his traits which had drawn one and all to him. In this show, first, we had the veteran Music Director M.S.Viswanathan talking about all the good qualities of our SPB. He went on to narrate the incidents which led to SPB singing his first Tamil song in his composition. This I will not repeat in detail as many already know about it (like how he sang “nilave ennidum nerungadhae and MSV asking him to learn Tamil – as his Tamil diction was not OK and come back for a sure chance and how two years later MSV once passed SPB in a recording studio in the then Madras and recalled him and gave him his first break in Tamil Films………….). MSV pointed out that apart from Sangeetham (Music), Balu had lot of Ingidhum (courteousness) which had made him a success. He mentioned that Balu never forgot his seniors in the film industry and that has been one of his success points which had endeared him to one and all. Kamalahaasan then followed in the show. He mentioned how they had grown up together in the film industry and how SPB’s voice had become synonymous with his in the Telugu Industry for dubbed films and how his singing voice had become an identity for him in the Tamil Industry to which he had danced & emoted a lot. He considers SPB as his Annayya (big brother). In fact, he made the comment of the day when he said “Balu is my Telugu Annayya and I am his Tamil Thambi (younger brother)” This created a pleasant ripple of laughter and applause from the gathering. He also mentioned that the workload handled by Balu was stupendous in the sense even though he was a senior to Balu in the film industry there were many dry years for him whereas Balu had been working non-stop for so many years and still working and may give many more thousands songs
Next, we had his long lasting friend Gangaiamaran (a music composer / lyricist and compere) speaking about SPB, how they had grown up together, and those early years in their career when they had all worked together in SPB’s orchestra and how SPB had even then shone as a good human being. Melody songs composer Vidyasagar was the next & final celebrity. He said that SPB was a very blessed person and a great human being. He was sure that SPB still had it in him to last for over 100 years and that even today he is a very disciplined singer who added great value & meaning to the songs composed by Music Directors

Following this, was the Charity event, one of the prime purposes of the Annual Meet. Two deserving institutions namely Dean Foundation (a center for Palliative care for terminally ill patients like cancer patients etc.,). They are based out of Chennai. The other was a school by name “Thirumpundi N Munuswami Memorial government senior secondary school” and “Panchayat Union elementary school”. Both are in a village called Keezhkuvalaivedu near Vandavasi, around 120 kms from Chennai. These two institutions had been earlier identified by the organizing committee comprising Ashok, Seshadri, Sampath and token donations were handed over by SPB to the representatives of these institutions. We also had the representatives talking about their institutions and the services rendered by them. One of the institutions based in Chennai helps out those terminally ill patients (like those suffering from cancer, brain tumours etc…) who are homeless and without any support and help them to tide over the last days of their lives in a bearable manner. It is really heartening that such institutions exist to serve the society and the SPB Fans Charitable Foundation is indeed headed towards its objective while serving such institutions. The other institution was a school in Vandavasi for whom the Foundation donated class room furniture, stationeries etc…. Goods worth Rs.1.30 lakhs were donated to these two institutions in kind comprising Table/Benches, Bureaus, storage racks, ceiling fans, food plates, self-care kits and floor mats. The SPB Fans Charitable Foundation expresses its heartfelt thanks to all those who have contributed generously to this good cause.

The next event that followed was one of the most awaited one as it was to be a platform for the many fans to showcase their talent, love and admiration for the Great Singer and Human being. First it was film singer Kalpana (also daughter of SPB’s close associate during his early singing career) singing a medley of SPB’s Telugu & Tamil songs with Satish accompanying her on the keyboard playing the lead notes. From then on it was the non-professional fans that had a dream day singing his songs passionately. Every effort that day had a beauty to it and the Legend patiently listened to each and every rendition with great attentiveness and gave due appreciation for the efforts. (Later in the program he mentioned that this program was much better than him talking all the time – he advised the fans not to restrict themselves to his songs but also to perform good songs of other singers as well – Aah!!!! – that is our beloved SPB. The List of performers is given below

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(Dear Friends >> Nine members only i was recorded at my mobile others for missing due to recording problem in my mobile, but all are will come at video- covai ravee)

Sl.
No. Name Performance Language Film/Album Any other remarks
1 Ms. Kalpana Yaarodu yaaro/Aveshamantha Telugu/Tamil Salangayil oru sangeetham
2 Kumari Sheela Kuluvai Unnadae devadevudu Telugu Swarnakamalam Kutchupudi dance
3 Vijay&Priya Poonthalir Aada Tamil Panneer Pushpangal
4 Natarajan H Ilayanila Tamil Ninaivellam Nithya
5 Balaji S Pachamala Poovu Tamil Kizhakku vaasal
6 Ramachandran with Vijay Enna Satham indha neram Tamil Punnagai Mannan Guitar performance
7 Vijay Mangalampalli Anuvu anuvuna velasina deva Telugu Maanavudu Daanavudu
8 Lakshmi & Raghav Malare Mounama Tamil Karna
9 Sridhar N Keladi Kanmani Tamil Pudhu pudhu arthangal
10 Mithilesh Roja Jaaneman / Keeravani etc Telugu Combination of songs a medley of songs. He is a paadutha theeyaga finalist
11 Malarvannan Ilamaiyenum poongatru Tamil Pagali Or Iravu
12 Chandramouleeswaran Unnai Naan paarthadhu Tamil Pattikattu Raja
13 Syed Toufeeq Yaava Raagoko Yeko Nannede veene Kannada Album Non-filmy album song
14 Ashok R Anbuk kadhai Tamil Urudhi Mozhi
15 Iyappan Pon maalai pozhudhu Tamil Nizhalgal
16 Dasaradhi Medente meda kadhu Telugu Sukha dhukkalu
17 Satishkumar.R Hungama hai kyoon Hindi Ghulam Ali's Ghazal Ghazal
18 Balasubramaniam Naanaga naanillai thaayae Tamil Thoongadhae thambi thoongadhae
19 Srinivasa Raghavan Keyboard NA Combination of songs Keyboard-Instrumental


The penultimate event was the Legend’s Speech. He started off on a humane note by narrating the incidents of his previous day (to the Meet) which he had spent with Kanchi Shri Jayendra Saraswati. He said that he had performed for him for about 45 minutes and had later had a discourse with him on human behaviour and nature. He said that Shri.Jayendra explained that even though animals are not blessed with the sixth sense they gave better output for their intake of food whereas humans though possessing the sixth sense and ate better food failed to perform better most of the times. So, he requested one and all to be a better human being and serve the society. He then congratulated the organizing committee and the fans for churning out such a wonderful Meet. He was not keen in pointing out any one person in particular and he called himself and the fans included as one big tree and he did not want to name specific branches as he felt all branches were important for him. He encouraged the fans to go on and continue doing such good events and charities and never ever to break this wonderful chain that has formed now. He wants it to get bigger and stronger so that bigger charity events could take place finally benefitting the society. He said that he had very ambitious plans in contributing to the society and for that he would need the help of his fans to raise funds by organizing his concerts for a good cause. He paid due respects again to his Mentor Shri.Kothandapani who had predicted this popularity and fame as early as 44 years ago. He also became nostalgic and recollected those days (around 20 years ago) when the Kothandapani Audio laboratories (the venue of the Meet) was built. He mentioned that it was one of his friends who had heard that the site was available for purchase and had recommended to SPB to purchase the same (that was many years ago) and build a recording studio. Initially it seems the Legend had declined the proposal citing financial constraints. However his friends came together especially his close friend Radhakrishnan from Madurai who went ahead and paid Rs.30,000 as token advance for the land and handed over the document to SPB and asked him to do whatever he liked with it. This effort & initiative of his friend had forced SPB to embark on building this monument in the form of an Audio Laboratory and naming it on his Mentor Shri.Kothandapani. He also specifically mentioned that every brick of the building had his friend Radhakrishnan’s blood and sweat as his friend had shifted from Madurai to Chennai for this purpose and had completed it in a record 6 months time. The unfortunate thing, he mentioned, was that his friend was no more when the inauguration ceremony took place. He citied this as one of the reasons for not celebrating his birthday every year and also for not being available to others for getting greeted on that day. To make it lighter he pointed out certain ardent fans like Covai Ravee however somehow get hold of his whereabouts and wished him each year on his birthday. He felt that they would make good FBI or CBI agents. He also felt happy for all the love and affection showered on him by his fans. He was appreciative of the performance of the fans who sang his numbers. Apart from Kalpana & Satish whom he called professionals, he was impressed with all fans who sang his songs and the enthusiasm that accompanied their singing. He specifically congratulated the child performers namely Kumari Sheela (the niece of Mr.Srinivas, an ardent SPB fan from Yelloru and who has been generously donating big amounts for charity year after year) who performed a kuchipudi dance and Master Srinivasa Raghavan (son of our Seshadhri) who played a few English numbers on the keyboard. He felt it was better having a performance like this than him talking all the time. He suggested that fans also sing good songs of other singers as well. He was also very appreciative of the good charity work being done by the Fans association and he felt proud in lending his name for such good causes. He pleaded with one and all never to let this good chain break but continue even in his absence later. He also promised that he will continue giving good songs till his vocal cords support him and that he would stop singing the day when he is not good (LET US PRAY TO GOD THAT THIS NEVER HAPPENS). He still felt that even though he may not possess the range of his yesteryears, he was right now performing at 95% range. This should be happy news coming from the man himself and one that should make all of us happy for many more years to come. He particularly mentioned that he was overwhelmed by the love and affection of all his fans who had taken time from their busy schedules and attending this meet. He was however more overwhelmed by the love of fans from Karnataka whom he had termed as being crazy about him and who would give their life for him. While on this, he was very appreciative of the tremendous efforts of his fans namely Narayan & Abubakkar etc to whom he expressed his thanks for putting in efforts to collect his songs from all remote parts of South India and compile the same in an effort to create a total database of his songs (he went to the extent of saying that they have become his reference books for any rare songs that he wanted for any of his concerts. When he needed he would get it over internet from them in a few minutes. Such was the efforts that these fans have taken and for which the Legend expressed his gratitude). He wanted this exercise on database to be done as it would be a great reference guide for the upcoming singers as they could learn how he (SPB) had performed badly in his younger years and how he had become better & better and then very good in the later years. He felt that the database of his songs would guide the present young singers who had abundant talent in not committing such mistakes as his. He was of the opinion that Kalpana who sang in the event was very much talented and that the industry had not tapped her potential to the hilt. He admitted that she was much more knowledgeable than himself & well learnt with proficiency in Carnatic & Hindustani genres of music and he praised her in saying that she had sung his sings better than him during the Meet (what magnanimity – no one in the world will never ever say such words as our Legend)
He expressed surprise on how fans like Ashok, Seshadri etc could find time to organize such an elaborate event involving identification of the right institution for contributions and visiting them to determine their authenticity and their needs and also getting the “minus 1 tracks” organized for the performers. Finally on behalf of the SPB Fans Charitable Foundation, he gave away mementos to the chief organizing committee members. When Ashok wanted SPB to present memento to SPB’s brother and also Mr.Vittal who had helped out at the Audio Lab, the Legend mentioned that it was their duty and declined any memento for them.

Next, we had the final closing off event in the form of a Website inauguration. As mentioned in the earlier paragraph efforts are on for compiling all of SPB songs and towards this initiative, a set of Bangalore Fans have created a website with the help of a professional agency. A sample demo was given on using this website. One could search for details of SPB songs compiled so far and download songs as available or could also upload details of rare songs that one came across. By this, the database records can go larger thereby encompassing more number of SPB songs. Hope fans will support this endeavour by including details of the song into this website for the benefit of one and all
(Website Reference :: www.spb.abhimani.info – this was mainly coordinated by Toufeeq in association with an agency known as Sysnest)

We finally had the Legend heed to the request of one of the fans (Balaji who had asked him to sing Sankarabharanam song earlier) and we were treated to a few lines of the “Sankara nadha…….”. When SPB completed singing it, the fan was overwhelmed with emotion to the extent that he said to SPB “You are my Sankara”. This phrase really humbled the Legend but he promptly replied “If I am Sankara, then you are my son Balasubramaniam”. That resulted in a great round of applause. In fact Balaji was accompanied by his mother who was getting embarrassed with the childish behaviour of her son. The Great Human Being that he is, our SPB promptly convinced the mother not to get embarrassed with her son saying that one rarely gets blessed with a son who lives his entire life as a child not hurting others and being innocent always and a child at heart. It was a heart warming & heart touching moment.

With this, the great Meet came to a close formally at around 2.30pm and all the Fans then were treated to a typical Chennai Lunch which also provided an opportunity to interact with one another and appreciate the organizers and performers of the day.

HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED READING THIS AND THAT THE NON-ATTENDERS OF THE MEET COULD ENVISAGE THE HAPPENINGS AT THE MEET.

naan pOgiraen maelae maelae

A movie starring Sibiraj, Prasanna, SP Balasubramaniam & Ramya Rai
A lovely poetic melody which is made even better by SPB and Chithra. Nice
to have a bubly SPB singing such a song : ) Advance Wishes to Dr.SPB an SPB Charan great success this movie.

Songs lyrics: Thanks to Mr.Andy, Tamilsongslyrics group
Song from: Thanks to Mr.Gopalakrishnan.V, Coimbatore.

movie: naaNayam
md: James Vasanth
voice: S.P.Balasubramaniam , Chithra

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naan pOgiraen maelae maelae
boolOgamae kaalin keezhae
viNmeengaLin koottam en maelae
poo vaaLiyin neerai pOlae
nee sinthinaai enthan maelae
naan pookkiraen panneer poo pOlae
thadumaari pOnaen andrae unnai paarththa naeram
adaiyaaLam illaa ondrai kaNdaen nenjin Oram
aen unnai paarththaen endrae uLLam kaeLvi kaetkkum
aanaalum nenjam vanthu naeraththai
naesikkum

na na na na.....

naan pOgiraen maelae maelae
boolOgamae kaalin keezhae
viNmeengaLin koottam en maelae
poo vaaLiyin neerai pOlae
nee sinthinaai enthan maelae
naan pookkiraen panneer poo pOlae
thadumaari pOnaen andrae unnai paarththa naeram
adaiyaaLam illaa ondrai kaNdaen nenjin Oram
aen unnai paarththaen endrae uLLam kaetkkum
aanaalum nenjam vanthu naeraththai
naesikkum

na na na na.....

kannaadi munnae nidrae
thaniyaaga naan paesa
yaaraenum jannal thaaNdi paarththaal aiyyO
uLpakkam thaazhpaaL pOttum
araiyinuL nee vanthaai
kai neetti thottup paarththaen
kaattrai aiyyO
en veettil neeyum vanthu saerum kaalam ekkaalam
poo maalai seithaen, vaaduthae
en meththai thaedum pOrvai yaavum saelaiyaagaathO
vaaraathO annaaLum indru, haanaan

na na na na.....

en thookkam vaeNdum endraai
tharamaattaen endranae
kanavennum kaLLachchaavi koNdae vanthaai
vaarththaigaL thaedith thaedi
naan paesip paarththaenae
mounaththil paesum viththai neethaan thanthaai
andraada pOgum paathai yaavum indru maattrangaL
kaaNaamal pOnaen paathiyil
nee vanthu ennai meettu selvaai endru ingaeyae
kaal nOga kaal nOga nindraenae

naan pOgiraen maelae maelae
boolOgamae kaalin keezhae
viNmeengaLin koottam en maelae
aah haa...
poo vaaLiyin neerai pOlae
nee sinthinaai enthan maelae
naan pookkiraen panneer poo pOlae
aaah....
thadumaari pOnaen andrae unnai paarththa naeram
adaiyaaLam illaa ondrai kaNdaen nenjin Oram
aen unnai paarththaen endrae uLLam kaeLvi kaetkkum
aanaalum nenjam vanthu naeraththai
naesikkum

na na na na.....

Congratulation to Mr.Sankar Mahadevan

Covai and All India SPB Fans Wishes to Mr.SANKAR MAHADEVAN for getting NATIONAL AWARD 2007 BEST PLAY BACK SINGER.

ENJOY Dr.SPB WITH SANKAR MAHADEVAN CUTE FAST BEAT SONG.

MOVIE:NAYAGAN (NEW)
SINGERS:Dr.SPB, SANKARMAHADEVAN
ACTOR:RITHISH
DIRECTOR:SARAVANAA SAKTHI
MUSSIC:MARIYA MANOHAR


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vanthuttaru vanthuttaru
namma aaLu vanthuttaaru

irunthaakkaa aLLikkodu
illatti sollikkodu
namma vazhi n-alla vazhithaan
namma vazhi n-alla vazhithaan
aNNan vazi enga vazhithaan

anbukku thooLai kodu
Arivukku vaaLai kodu
namma sontham nalla sontham thaan
nallathodru sontham thaan
solRathu aNNan than

aakaayam naam kayilthaan
boologam naam paiyilthaan
vaazhvu thanthaalee poraattam thaan
vanthu podungada kuththaatamt thaan
udhayam paarkaama uyara mudiyaathu
unnai theedu endrum unakkuLLeethaan

paaraatha anbu koNda
namma aiyaa peththa puLLa
kodaanu kodi kaNdu
vaazthanum vaazththungadi
vaazhavaikkum raajaa
namma vaasal thaan porom
kaalam nalla kaalam
namma kayil vantnu serum

saami vanthaalum saathi thaan maaRaathu
manusan maaRungada
aNNanoda vaarththaikalai
appadiye eyethukanum
appadiye eyeththukitta
nalla kaalam thaan

saalai oorathula vazura manusanai
sontham aakkungada
anbu illaama akilam thaan suththaathu
anbaa yellorum pesungada
hey aadi adanguRa vaazhkaiyile aadaama
poRuppa veetukku pooraduda
manam iruntha kunam irukkum
kunam iruntha selavu irukkum
sariththirathil idampudida
yenna virumbara chinna kulandahikal
yenakku pidicha theivamda
podu irunthaakkaa aLLikkodu
illatti sollikkodu
namma vazhi n-alla vazhithaan

yintha padai pothuma innumkonjam veNuma
yintha padai pothuma innumkonjam veNuma

vaayai thoRakkame moolaiya thoRanthakka
muyaRchi thorkathuda

aNNan kolkaiyil aayirathula ithuvum onnu
aNNan kaiyila sooriyanin aasi uNduda

hey vandha pokanum vambu yen pannanum koodi vaazhunkada

udukai irunthaathaan usirukku mariyathai
ulaka urundaiyil ezhthunkada

oore oRavunnu un pera sollattum
uthiram naattukku nee sinthuda

porupa irunthaa iruppu irukkum
iruppa airunthaa siRappu irukkum
sinthichu nee seyal paduda

yenna manasula piLLai kuNathula
yirRaivan iruppa paarungada

illatti sollikkodu
namma vazhi n-alla vazhithaan
namma vazhi n-alla vazhithaan
aNNan vazi enga vazhithaan

anbukku thooLai kodu
Arivukku vaaLai kodu
namma sontham nalla sontham thaan
nallathodru sontham thaan
solRathu aNNan than

aakaayam naam kayilthaan
boologam naam paiyilthaan
vaazhvu thanthaalee poraattam thaan
vanthu podungada kuththaatamt thaan
udhayam paarkaama uyara mudiyaathu
unnai theedu endrum unakkuLLeethaan

Nadaiyalangkaaram naattiyamappaa

Lovely song... Enjoy... Every one.

Song : Nadaiyalangkaaram Naattiyamappaa
Singer : SPB
Movie : Sujatha
Music : MSV
Lyric: Kannadasan

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Nadaiyalangkaaram naattiyamappaa
idaiyalangkaaram poongkodiyappaa
udaiyalangkaaram oorvalamappaa
mudiyalangkaaram mOgamappaa
thaa thaa thaaa..thakathina thaanaa thana naa

Azhuyaram aindhadi
azhaguk koondhal aaradi
kannagalam Ezadi
kannip pennE kEladi
hahaa...azhuyaram ....
haahaa indha renndu kannaik kanndu
eththanai pEr sokkinaar
chinnap ponnu pinnalilE
ethanai pEr sikkinaar
aanavathil raani sindhanai engkE
aadi vandha aattam pOnadhumengkE
nadaiyalangkaaram...

hey kambanukku theriyalE
kanni undhan koondhalE
ambigaiyai adakkavE
ambikaapathi naanillE
haaa..kambanukku theriyalE..
haa kattumasthaa nee irundhaal
engkalukku ennammaa
kattiik kollap pOravanthaan
ishtappaduvaanammaa
haaa..kattumasthaa ..
naagareega mangkai kEladiyammaa
naalu gunam engkE pOadhu summaa

aazhuyaram aindhadi
azhaguk koondhal aaradi
kannagalam Ezadi
kannip pennE kEladi..

Nadaiyalangkaaram naattiyamappaa...

PAAPAMERUGANI PAAPA KADILI PADAVAMMA

Our Baluji dedicate to Mr.Vikas Kamble, Mumbai his favorite song of semi pathos song. Great cute paathos song. I thank to Mrs.Usha Madam Hyderabd for sending lyrics for this song.

PRARTHANA
SINGER:S.P.BALASUBRAMAINAM

PAAPAMERUGANI PAAPA KADILI PADAVAMMA
KALATHAPADU KANUPAAPA KALANU VETHUKAMMA
EKAANTHAME RAADAARIGA AAKASHAME NEE THODUGAA
KALANU VEEDIPOO VELUGU CHERUKO...

PAAPAMERUGANI PAAPA KADILI PADAVAMMA
KALATHAPADU KANUPAAPA KALANU VETHUKAMMA

KANULU THERICHINA NAADE KUNUKU NEE JATHA VEEDE
GUNDE KARAGANI GOODE, PADAGA NEEDAGA MAARE
EKAAKILO YE RATHIRI THELLARADE YENAATIKI
KANNEETIKADALINI YEEDI SAAGINCHU NEE PAYANAM
EDUTA PADUNO LEDO EDAINA OKA UDAYAM...


PAAPAMERUGANI PAAPA KADILI PADAVAMMA
KALATHAPADU KANUPAAPA KALANU VETHUKAMMA

AADUKONU PASI PRAAYAM ADAVI PAALAIPOYE
LETHA ADUGULA PAADAM THEGANI YATRAKU SAAGE
NADIVEEDULE NATTADAVULAI NALUDIKKULU PALU MUKKALAI
EKKEKKI PADAKAMMA, YECHEVINI PADADAMMAA CHUKKALNI ADUGAMMA
NEECHIKKU VIDUNAMMA....

PAAPAMERUGANI PAAPA KADILI PADAVAMMA
KALATHAPADU KANUPAAPA KALANU VETHUKAMMA
EKAANTHAME RAADAARIGA AAKASHAME NEE THODUGAA
KALANU VEEDIPOO VELUGU CHERUKO...KALANU VEEDIPOO VELUGU CHERUKO

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Naan Dharmanda

Resembling one of the evergreen hits 'Asai Nooru Vagai', the song is magnetic and catchy right from the word go. Who else can render justice to the mass song but for S P Balasubramaniam. His open-throated voice sends an energetic feel straightaway in our hearts. A kuthu number which is catchy.

I thank to Mr.Gopala Krishnan for audio file, for lyrics Mr.Andy,thamizhsonglyrics.com and for pic and writeup indiaglitz.com

Naan Dharmanda
movie: kunguma poovum konjum puraavum
md: Yuvan Shankar Raja
voice: S.P.Balasubramaniam
Lyrics: Gangai Amaran.

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naan dharumaNda
paetta maharaasa
kaetta tharamaattaan
kOtta thOdamaattan
aadi paada salichchavanilla
ada athukkun edamumilla
paadi paadi kaLaichchavanilla
ivan gaana kavignyan illa
ivan pudichcha udamaattaan
nee azhachcha varamaattan
intha boolOgam senja thavam
eduththaen naan antha avathaaram
hOi hOi hOi
inga paaru pinnaala parivaaram
hOi hOi hOi

naan dharumaNda
paetta maharaasa
kaetta tharamaattaan
kOtta thOdamaattan

hey koottam gummaaLam pottu
en kooda eppOthum paaraattum
paattan illaatha aaLu
naa Odura Ottam thaerOttam
ishtam pOla
vaazhnthu mudippOm
kastham vanthaakka
kallaala adippOm
athirshta kOdiya
thenamum pudippOm
yaaru vanthaalum aatharippOm
ithu thumbikkittu
varum kaaLaiyada
thenam thaedkikkittu
varum maalaiyada
ivan then paaNdi naattu singamada

naan dharumaNda
paetta maharaasa
kaetta tharamaattaan
kOtta thOdamaattan da dai
pOda dei

hey kaanja karuvaadu maNakkum
ada kaaichchina thaNNeerum rusi inikkum
nanjai edankooda moLaikkum
ivan Onja pinnaalum oravirukkum
maaththi maaththi
pOttu kudippaan
padikka theriyaathu katha padippaan
pOththi izhuththu
paduththathilla
pOtta puLLaikku
pudichcha puLLa
oru sangeethaththa
ivan thottathilla
aana paattu mattum
ettu kattaiyila
ivan pakkaththila yaarum
ettavilla

naan dharumaNda
paetta maharaasa
kaetta tharamaattaan
kOtta thOdamaattan
aadi paada salichchavanilla
ada athukkun edamumilla
paadi paadi kaLaichchavanilla
ivan gaana kavignyan illa
ivan pudichcha udamaattaan
nee azhachcha varamaattan
intha boolOgam senja thavam
eduththaen naan antha avathaaram
hOi hOi hOi
inga paaru pinnaala parivaaram
hOi hOi hOi

naan dharumaNda
paetta maharaasa
kaetta tharamaattaan
kOtta thOdamaattan

Dr.SPB FANS >> BANGALORE CHAPTER

SPBFANS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION >> BANGALORE CHAPTER MEMBERS

Hi All

The Institution chosen was 'Indira Gandhi International Academy', which houses about 260 children studying from Standard 1 to PUC. These children are the wards of SriLankan refugees housed at various camps in India.

After shortlisting the list of requirements put forth by the school, we had supplied 130 Trunks [for the children to store their belongings], 10 desks with draws for teachers from standards 1 to 10. A Fridge, and a couple of Basket Ball Boards with Hoops and net.

Malarvannan, Prabhanjan & Arvind along with Toufeeq played a major role in scouting, bargaining and procuring the items. I think everyone will agree when I say, Malarvannan stood up and took the overall responsibility, Prabhanjan and Arvind Pitched in with great enthusiasm and they pulled it off really well. Kudos!!

Well, the school children had made a fabulous decoration - they had put up 'thoranam' right from the gate all the way up to the school, and made colourful designs with flowers, and a welcome message for our Guruji with different flowers - all in all a spellbinding decoration. Those who saw it would vouch for the beauty of the arrangement.

Our Guruji arrived at 7:30 AM sharp, got out of the car at the gate when he saw children lined up on both sides to welcome him, garland him etc. He was cordially welcomed by the founder Mr. Mohan, Ms. Lakshmi Gopinath - Founder Bright Society & a volunteer as well, and Ms. Chitra Rajasekhar.

Guruji was directly taken to the 'dining room' which had doubled up as the events rooms, where they had made a dias of sorts. After the welcome note by Ms. Lakshmi, the talent events started. It was truly impressive seeing the children perform so well. As Malar has already explained about this, let me skip a repeat.

Mr. Mohan welcomed our Guruji and spoke about their longing for their homeland, and made an impaasionate plea to Guruji to lend his voice to unite all Srilankan Tamils, as his voice was the one they all had grown up listening to.

Our Guruji, praised the children for all the effort, and mentioned that he too grew up listening to Radio Ceylon, which played not just Tamil songs, but also Hindi & other language songs. He spoke how language which is just a means of communication between people and that it should not end up becoming a barrier between them. He praised the school, teachers and Volunteers for all the effort they have put, and also the fact that a school for Sirlankan Tamils was setup in Karnataka. He spoke in a way to encourage Children in their lives ambitions.

His impromptu rendition of the song which Little Deepa wrote put us all on an emotional high. Many of our fans were seen feeling thrilled, and getting goose bumps [self included].

All Fans on their volition had sponsored the breakfast for the day on personal account - which was bread omlette, egg etc. The school authorities had graciously accepted our request to arrange for 'veg' breakfast for our Guruji. They had arranged a breakfast for all our fans, not just Guruji. Idli, vada, Pongal and Coffee. We all sat along with the children and had breakfast.

Then Guruji had a tete-a-tete with the fans. Prabhanjan gave Guruji his marriage invite. Prasad Babu informed that it was his marriage anniv, and Guruji promptly gave him a boquet... and then he left the venue at about 9:45 AM.

The event, in my humble opinion was a resounding success in all aspects.

Vijay from Hyderabad with is friend, Abu Bucker from Pondy, Arvind Royan with his friend, Malarvannan, Prasad Babu, Satish and his two friends, Prabhanjan with his friend Suresh, Chitra [who is our fans group member and also a counsellor/ volunteer at the school] participated [Pl forgive me if I have missed out anyone]

I second what Prasad has said. I think it would be a very good gesture, and show people our fiundation is just not about donations but also that we take things we do seriously and whole heartedly in many way.

I am sure our man would indeed compose musc and sing those lyrics. For, everyone present knows that he said to Mr. Mohan 'I will compose music, sing and send this to you. You might use it in your 'unifying' attempts, or other song collections you put together. But, not many know that when he was just about to go back into the Airport at Departure Gate, he fumbled through all his pockets to find that one piece of paper, and as he found it he said :

"'Naan idhai paadi kodukkaren nu solli irukken sir. Adhaan yengayaavadhu misplace panniteno nu bhayandhuttean. Andha ponnu yezhudhinadhu. Record panni avangalukku anuppanum."
"I have promised to set tune to these lyrics by that girl; sing & send it to them. Thats why I was afraid if I had misplaced it. I have to record & send it to them" - Translation

Here is the lyrics in Tam: People who feel upto it to make a meaningful gramatically correct translation into other languages can attempt to do so please.

வானம் ஒன்றுதான்
பூமி ஒன்றுதான்
மனித ஜாதியும் ஒன்றுதான்

உண்மை ஒன்றுதான்
உள்ளம் ஒன்றுதான்
உலகத நீதியும் ஒன்றுதான்

உலகில் என்றுதான் போர்கள் ஓயுமோ
நன்மை காண்பதும் அன்றுதான்
எத்தனை அரசுகள் எத்தனை முரசுகள்
எத்தனை எத்தனை யுத்தங்கள்

கொஞ்சும் புறாக்கள் பீரங்கிக்குள் கூடுகட்டவே
இடம் வேண்டும்
போர்க்களை ஒழித்து பூமி படைப்போம்
பூபாளம் பாட வாருங்களே
போர்க்களம் எங்கும் பூச்செடி வெய்த்து
பூப்பரிப்போமே

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Posted by: Mr.R.G.NARAYANAN, BANGALORE.

Muththuch Chippikkulle

Great Old Rare Cute Melody song. Listern and Enjoy every one.

Movie Name: Kuzhandhai Ullam
Song Name: Muththuch Chippikkulle
Singers: P.Susheela
Lyricist: Kannadasan
Producer:Savithiri

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M:muththu chippikkuLLae oru poovaNdu
kudikoNdadhae inbath thaenuNdu
mudhal naaL mayakkam varakkaNdu
mOunaththil aazhndhadhu suvai koNdu

M:(muththu)

F:Humming
M:thalaimagan seiydhadhu sOdhanaiyO
thalaivikku inbaththin vaedhanaiyO
kalaigaLil Oviyam rasikkinradhO
kanavinilae kaNdu sirikkinradhO

M:(muththu)
F: lalala la lalalalalala laa la

M:muththamitta idhazae paalaaga
munnidai melindhu noolaaga
katti vaiththa koondhal alaiyaaga
katti vaiththa koondhal alaiyaaga
kannangaL iraNdum vilaiyaaga

M:(muththu)

F:thaen tharum nilavae nee saatchi
thendral kaatrae nee saatchi
vaanum nilavum uLLa varai
katti vaiththa koondhal alaiyaaga
katti vaiththa koondhal alaiyaaga
F& M:(muththu)

yabagam illayo enn thozhi

Dear Friends, This is a Lovely Cute Melody New Song from Gnabagangal starring lyricst Mr.Pa.Vijay. Enjoy. I thank to Mrs. N.Usha, Hyderabad mail to me audio file and lyrics.

GNABAGANGAL
SINGER:S.P.BALASUBRAMANIAM
Actor:Pa.Vijay

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Photo:Thanks to Indiagliz.com

Gnabagam illayo enn thozhi
Sonnadu Neeyumillayo sedi
Gnabagam illayo enn thozhi
Sonnadu Neeyumillayo sedi
Gnabagam illayo enn thozhi
Sonnadu Neeyumillayo sedi

Sollamal Sumayaanadu, Sogangal Sugamaanadu
Ededo Ninaivodudadi...
Sila paarvaigal Nee Paarthadum, Vaarthaigal
Nee Thandadum, Nenjodu Nizhalaadudadi..

Gnabagam illayo enn thozhi
Sonnadu Neeyumillayo sedi
Gnabagam illayo enn thozhi

Kavizhanai Ezhudiya Ezhudiya
Azhagiya Azhagiya Kavidai Nee..
Unakkena Urugiya Urugiya Mugilinai
Vilagiya Nilavu Nee...
Ezhudiya Enn Paadal Unadillayaa....
Thazhuviya Unn Swaasam Enadillayaa aaaaaaa....
Netrellam Idamaanadu, Kaatrellam Sugamaanadu
Kannellam Ganamaagirade..
Sila Naatkalthaan Azhagaanadu, Kaalangal Idamaanadu
Ellame Kanavaagirade

Orumurai Kangalai Paarthadum Oruyugam Vaazhndadum Nenjame..
Irudayam Vizhuvadum Azhuvadum, Uzhuvadum Suduvadum Podume..
Iduvarai Enn Penaa Ninradillai..
Unn Peyar Sollaamal Senradillai eeeeee.....

Gnabagam illayo enn thozhi
Sonnadu Neeyumillayo sedi
NGnabagam illayo enn thozhi
Sonnadu Neeyumillayo sedi

Sollamal Sumayaanadu, Sogangal Sugamaanadu
Ededo Ninaivodudadi...
Sila paarvaigal Nee Paarthadum, Vaarthaigal
Nee Thandadum, Nenjodu Nizhalaadudadi..

Gnabagam illayo enn thozhi
Sonnadu Neeyumillayo sedi
Gnabagam illayo enn thozhi

RIMJIM RIMJIM HYDERABAD SPB FANS ANNUAL MEET 2009

SPB FANS ANNUAL MEET 2009
Event Organisor : SPB Fans Charitable Foundation

Date : 8th February 2009
Venue : Celebrity Hall, Hotel Taj Mahal, Abids, Hyderabad, India
Time : 10.30am to 2.45pm




Coordinators at Hyderabad :

G.Ramakrishna Rao, Chaitanya, Usha

Coordinators from Chennai :

Seshadri, Venkat, Ashok, Sampath Kumar

For a start, the coordinators of the Event need to be first congratulated for their superb efforts in making this event a grand success under the able guidance of the Foundation’s Managing Trustee Shri.Giridhar Raja. The event this year had lot of positives & highlights which should be first listed and then the actual narration can follow

Highlights of the Meet :

 Visit by SPB to Aadarana – an orphanage for children at Hyderabad along with Foundation Members / Fans
 A very spacious Hall for the event with 75 attendees (a major percentage from Chennai & Bangalore)
 A superb devotional (Invocation) song rendered by youngster & college student Satish Kumar (nephew of Ashok) for which he received a huge hug from the Legend ( a wonderful and memorable present to cherish for many a lifetime)
 SPB in a very jubilant mood (last year at Coimbatore Meet, he was not very much in his elements as he was unwell)
 SPB having his hand wrapped around the shoulders of the Fans during photographing
 Video Show of Maestro Ilayaraja speaking about our SPB
 More information shared by SPB on Rafi and his songs
 More number of song bits rendered by SPB based on fans requests – covering Telugu, Tamil, Kannada & Hindi
 A complimentary diary for all attendees - bearing an autographed photograph of the Legend and a brief note about the SPB Fans Charitable Foundation
 Excellent Buffet Lunch (Vegetarian)
 The Legend having lunch along with the Fans for about ¾ hours and sharing his younger days experience (one got to know what a mischievous lad he had been even then)
 TO CROWN IT ALL, ABOUT 20 MEMBERS REGISTERED THEMSELVES IN THE FOUNDATION – AN ALL TIME HIGH SINCE IT’S FORMAL INCEPTION IN JANUARY 2007 AT BANGALORE MEET

Meet Agenda (as it finally happened) :

 Visit by SPB to Aadarana – an orphanage for children at Hyderabad along with Foundation Members / Fans (9.45 to 10.30am)
 Registration of Attendees for the Event and the Foundation
 Tea Time
 Invocation Song by Satish Kumar
 Welcome Address by Ramakrishna Rao from Hyderabad
 Self Introduction of Attendees
 Photograph Session with the Legend
 Video Presentation of SPB Fan Charitable Foundation Activities
 Surprise Video Presentation for the Legend
 Questions & Answers Session
 Special Interview by Press with SPB
 Lunch



Visit by SPB to Aadarana :

The Organising Committee of the Event grouped themselves into two. One, comprising Ramakrishna Rao, Chaitanya, Seshadri, Venkat and others, was at the Aadarana to receive the Legend at 9.30am.

Aadarana is an orphanage for young children and it caters to their daily needs and educational requirements. It has two divisions, one housing around 40 boys and the other around 25 girls. It is situated at Malakpet, Hyderabad. It is headed by Mr.Madhava Rao.

SPB was immensely happy to see the small kids rendering songs and performing dances for him. He was very touched by the way the orphanage is run and praised the Management a lot.

On behalf of the Foundation, the Legend handed over a month’s Grocery requirement, Fans, Tube lights & Kitchen Utilities like Cookers/Grinder as needed by the Institution.

Chaitanya from Hyderabad had been instrumental in identifying this institution as a beneficiary. Seshadri & Venkat from Chennai had made a prior visit to Hyderabad a few weeks before the Meet to decide on selection and requirements

Registration of Attendees :

The other group of the Organising Committee comprising of Ashok, Madhumita & Dasaradhi was at the Venue with Ashok to give final touches to the arrangements and the other two to take care of the registration formalities.

The Registration of Members for the Foundation was really encouraging and it gives great pleasure to note that around 20 registered themselves as Members of the Foundation. The best part of it was that the sister-in-law of SPB and her husband along with one of the SPB’s Hyderabad friends also registered themselves as Members of the Foundation towards the end of the Event. This clearly showed that the message floated by the Foundation and the good encouraging words from the Legend about the Foundation had a great impact on those present at the event.

TEA TIME : 10.45 TO 11.00am

Invocation Song :

Satish Kumar – a college Student and an ardent fan of SPB and also a nephew of Foundation Committee Member Ashok, was given the honour of rendering the Invocation song.

He sang a devotional number from the Tamil film Vietnam Colony, which was originally sung by Bombay Jayashree.

It was a very soulful rendering on his part and it instantly captured the attention of SPB who at that time was in the process of autographing the photographs on the diaries (which were to be presented as compliments later). One could find the Legend visibly appreciating the rendering.

He complimented the singer abundantly and wished him well. Such was his magnanimity that towards the end of the show, he called Satish back on to the stage and presented him with a loving and affectionate embrace as a token of his appreciation.

He was quick to understand that Satish had had carnatic training and he impressed upon him that he should go on further and reach great heights.



Welcome Address :

Ramakrishna Rao from Hyderabad, the leader of the Hyderabad team which had coordinated for the event, gave the opening address. He welcomed all the participants and went on to brief about the events that took place during the visit of SPB to the Orphanage.

He also welcomed SPB who in spite of his busy schedule had spared time to be with his fans.

He also briefed about the efforts that had gone into the planning and activities that had gone into setting up this show at Hyderabad

Self Introduction of Attendees :

In this meet, all the participants were given the chance of introducing themselves to others.

Everyone introduced by mentioning their name, place of residence, profession with some of the excited fans stating that they were happy being there at the event.

Photograph Session with the Legend :

This session turned out to be the most sought after one as it brought the fans physically closer to the Legend and the moment was to be etched in print for a lifetime and also to serve as a memento.

This time, it was different, different in the sense that he got himself as close as possible to the fans by wrapping his huge hands around the shoulders of the Fans. This had never happened in the earlier meets. It served to be a special moment to cherish forever.

Fans were scampering around to get to him first. Some had their own cameras handed over to others to capture the delightful moment. Smiles were abounding on the faces. Some even took the liberty of getting photographed twice with the Great human being.

During this session the fans were also given a complimentary diary by SPB on behalf of the SPB Fans Charitable Foundation. This diary had a photograph pasted on its front inner cover with an autograph by the Legend. It also had a brief note about the Foundation and its activities

Video Presentation of the SPB Fans Charitable Foundation Activities
One of the Objectives of the Annual Meets is to create a forum wherein the Fans could meet up with the Legend and spend time with him.

The other important objective is to make known to all fans, the existence of the SPB Fans Charitable Foundation and its philanthropic activities, so that many more fans realize the great work that is being done in the name of the Legend’s fans. The purpose is to have more fans registering in the Foundation wherein they get the opportunity to serve the society. This is the ultimate wish of our SPB too, for he does not want the union of fans with him to be just limited to interactions. His wish is that this union should serve the society too.

Towards this, a video show of some of the Charity events organized by the Foundation was presented on the screen. We had the trustees of Chennapuri Annaadan Samajam , an orphanage in Chennai talking about their institution and the help that the SPB Fans Foundation had extended to them. We also had Dr.Ambika, Head of RASA, a school for Special Children, talking about the use of theatrics and songs in the development of physically & mentally challenged children and adults. She expressed her thanks to the Foundation for helping them out by providing some of their requirements

Surprise Celebrity Video Presentation :

It has now become a standard agenda in the Annual Meets since 2007 to have video clips presented on celebrities talking about the Legend and his attributes.

Our SPB had many a time expressed that these sessions made him feel embarrassed – hearing others talking so good about him when he felt that he was just an ordinary human being who had taken to singing only as a profession to earn his bread & butter.

This time, when the session was announced, he got up from the dais and walked over to the front row of the seating arrangements for watching the video show and in the process he quipped “What missiles do you have in store for me this time” “Let me face the first missile”

What followed next was indeed a surprise to most of the fans present as only a few had been involved in the making of the Celebrities videos.

First in line, was the video of Actor Venkatesh speaking on our Legend (It is understood that Chaitanya from Hyderabad was the man who got hold of the actor’s appointment and had made all arrangement for the video shoot). The excerpts from the video is as follows
Balu Garu has sung many lovely songs for me. One of most memorable one is the Priyathama na hrudhayama in the film Prema. He has sung it with so much passion that whenever I listen to it I am moved. He also played a small role in that film. I have made it a practice that at least one song in my film should be sung by him. Sometimes when it happened that he was very busy and found it difficult to fit in a song for my film in his schedule, I had pulled all strings to make him sing for me. Such is the impact he has on me. I also had the rare opportunity of having him in the role of my Father in the film Pavithra Bhandham and those were the times I will cherish forever. He is also a great human being. I understand that the SPB Fans Charitable Foundation formed in his name is doing good service to the society and I wish them all success in their endeavours

Next was Director K.Viswanath. His words went off like this
Baalu……Gaaru – I say so because I hved known him since his childhood as Baalu and have seen him grow leaps & bounds. He has grown to such a stature that I am forced to use …..Gaaru now eventhough he is always Baalu to me. He is called intimately by many others as Mani, Bala, SPB and so on. He is a very versatile artiste handling the wide repertoire of singing, dubbing, acting, anchoring & producing films. For Shankarabharanam, I wanted him to sing at least one song for the film and I am extremely happy that he sang all the songs. I wish him many more years of success. This SPB Charitable Trust formed in his name is doing lot of good activities and I wish them all success in their efforts

Singer and Small Screen Actor Mano followed next. His lines were
Known as Nagoor Babu, I am like the younger brother of Baalu Annayya. Our relationship dates back to more than 30 years when I used to be an assistant to Music Director Chakravarthy. I was the Pilot Singer during those times and used to teach Annayya the songs. I have grown listening to his songs a lot and I am blessed to be associated with him. Apart from being a great singer, he is also a very good human being. He never looked down on the junior artistes and treated all as his equals. One of the recent associations with him which I cherish was during our USA trip together in the year 2006. We were together for 21 days and we did 6 shows. We two were the male singers in the troupe and I can never forget how kind he was to me during that trip. During the trip, my wife also accompanied me and she found pleasure in preparing food and serving Annayya many times. This he remembered and thoughtfully mentioned it during one of the concerts by saying that I had taken care of him very well during the tour. That too, in front of a crowd numbering around 3000. I will never forget this kind gesture of his. I am very happy to note that this Foundation formed by his fans is doing noble activities serving the society. Recently they have donated a lakh of Rupees to a deaf & dumb school at Chengalpet, Chennai. This they have done in spite of their busy schedule. I think they are one big family with Annayya. I myself participate in such activities and I will try to help whenever possible. I wish them well in all their activities and my vandanam to Annayya.

The next celebrities were a pair and the siblings of our SPB – none other than Singer Shailaja and his other sister Kalyani
Shailaja :: Anna has been more of a father to us and we always looked up to him for guidance. He has taught me so much in singing. He was always a stickler for punctuality and he used to advise me that an artiste should practice a lot and should be well in time for a concert so that the public are not disappointed. Once I became a singer, we used to meet each other more on the outside than at home. Our meetings were generally at the recording studios both waiting to rush off to the next recording. During our childhood days, he used to take us to school and also bring us food. He was very naughty too. Once, we girls were playing card games at home well into the night. He came home at around 11.00pm and he too wanted to play with us. And he cheated a lot and when everything went against him he messed up the cards and quit the game. Another incident which is still fresh in memory was when he took us all to watch the English horror film EXORCIST. When we were back at home that night, we girls were all in the ground floor engaged in some chores. We were under the impression that Annayya had gone to the first floor to rest. Later, when we came out into the Hall, we found him standing at the bottom of the staircase. When we quizzed him what he was doing there, he said that he was waiting so that he could take us all upstairs lest we should be frightened to come up after having watched a horror movie. Such a brave man he was !!!!!! (Our SPB later jocularly said that his sisters had tarnished his image now before the fans)
Sister Kalyani spoke only a few words about her brother and it was more of a subset of the above

The final celebrity to speak on the video was none other than SPB’s close friend Maestro Ilayaraja. (Hats off to the members Seshadri & Ashok who had organized this interview)
IlayaRaja words about his close friend were
Our relationship dates to several years back. During those days, Baalu was looking for a harmonist to replace one of his regular players and I got introduced to him then through a common friend. I met him first at a school event and at that time he expressed his wish in forming an orchestra with me. During those times, we used to go on his scooter and visit Pappad Jamal in Chennai to get some gramophone records and tapes so that we could prepare the tunes for the songs that were to be played in our orchestra. Regarding his caliber, having been in the industry for 42 years is by itself a proof of his caliber. 42 years is not a small period in a singer’s life. He may have rendered most of my songs but he was equally used by many other music directors too. A singer is called upon to sing only if he is very good and what has happened is ample proof of his ability. Whatever events that have taken place between us on the personal side is between us and this is not a forum to share it. I wish him many more songs and awards in the years to come.

With that the celebrity Video show ended. Later SPB told us that the arrangements for the video graphing of IlayaRaja had gone on behind his back and that the culprit he understood later was his assistant Vittal who had arranged it all for the fans and that too without his knowledge. He was surprised that IlayaRaja had agreed to talk in the first place for he is known to be averse to giving interviews just like that. He applauded the perseverance of the Fans in getting it done and presenting the same to him



Question & Answers Session :

This session was also one of the most sought after one as this is when the Fans could interact one to one with the Legend.

Many of the fans requested him to sing a few lines of his songs and he delightfully heeded to their requests even though he commented that it was becoming more of a concert.

One of the lady fans asked him why was it that he always talked of the Tamil song “Aayiram Nilave Vaa” as having boosted his career when he had sung a few songs earlier to that. His answer was “Even though I had sung five songs in my first year 1969 in the Tamil Industry, it was this song that I had sung for MGR which made others recognize me. Imagine a 22 year old singing for a mega star like MGR. This meant that the singer had to be good. Moreover, MGR postponed the shooting of the song as I was not well and was down with severe fever on the day of the scheduled recording. It took me more than a month to recover and MGR had waited for me patiently to record the song with me. Till that day I was under the impression that the song would have been recorded with some other singer and the shooting would have gone ahead. This explains why this song forms a special part of my life”

Next, we had Murali from Chennai asking the Legend about the Audition song (a Rafi song) that he had sung when he was evaluated for Ek Duje Ke liye by Music Director Lakshmikanth Pyarelal. Murali also happens to be very ardent fan of Rafi and he has expressed this to our SPB quite a number of times in his emails to him and our SPB remembered it well and he mentioned that his fan used to send him email asking him to render at least one Rafi song in each concert. He also went ahead to announce that he was planning to do a full length Rafi concert in all the three states. This evoked visible happiness from those present.
He then went on to narrate about the Audition song. It seems that he had rendered a Rafi song composed by the Music Director himself and that our SPB had improvised on his own at some places. Lakshmikanth Pyarelal who was accompanying him on the Harmonium had stopped and had gazed at SPB curiously. He seems to have asked our SPB to stop and asked him if this was his song as it seemed to be different at some places. SPB had replied that it was his song and that he had improvised it. The MD had asked why and our Legend had charismatically replied that it was the way he sang. He ended it all by saying that the MD concluded with the words “After Rafi you are the only playback singer”. This drew a heavy round of applause from the gathering.

While on the subject of Rafi songs, he went on to talk about the strengths of Rafi. On the aspect of voice, he said that other singers like Kishore and Lata had better voice and range than Rafi’s. However when it came to exhibiting the emotions in a song Rafi was the Master. Tandem songs in particular wherein the same song was rendered by a female singer and male singer in solo, Rafi always excelled and scored over his counterpart. He went on to cite an example of “Ehe saan tere“ wherein he highlighted the uniqueness of Rafi in rendering the word “Mohabat..” towards the middle of the song. This he said came from the soul and the Rafi the master excelled at it. SPB confessed that it was this style of Rafi which he had imbibed and adopted in this singing. He finally said that anything emanating from the soul would have to be beautiful.

When Murali opined that, after Rafi, SPB was considered the next greatest singer, our SPB was immediate to in replying that “Place Rafi at the top and I don’t mind having anyone below him. Only a real great singer can feel so about another great singer. Hats off to the Legend.

One of the fans asked him about his unsung song series wherein earlier he had recorded his favourite songs of other singers. SPB told that it had happened as a one-off case and that he was not interested in doing it anymore as it may not be taken in the right perspective by many. However, he revealed that he was in the process of re-recording his own songs of his early days using the current digital technology and that he had completed about 15 songs and would be completing 50 songs shortly. He felt sad that the original singers like Susheela and Janaki were not able to accompany him in this re-recording exercise as they were not in their elements now. However he was going ahead with some of the good and new upcoming singers

One of the Fans from Karnataka asked him about his favourite song in Kannada. Our SPB replied that it was quite difficult to pick from such a vast list. He however came out with the song “Jothe iyile..” composed by IlayaRaja 30 years back and a few other songs as well and sang a few lines of these.

A young girl in the gathering wanted to sing a Tamil song with him and he obliged by accompanying her. What a Great Human being he is. Honouring the feelings of the fans.

He also made a mention that the song Priyathama Na Hrudhayama which Actor Venkatesh had talked about was also very close to his heart. He said that he felt heavy at the heart whenever he sang the song and said that the filming of the song was a very painful affair as it had lot of pathos embedded into it.

We had one young romantic fan express that SPB had become a integrated part of his life. SPB immediately had asked him if he was in love with a girl. The young man hesitated a bit which revealed that it was so. The boy went on to say that she was also an SPB fan and that they had come together due to SPB influence on them. Our SPB was quick to add humour by warning the youngster not to talk too much about him to her lest she should fall in love with him rather than the boy.

This evoked a hearty round of applause from the gathering. Our SPB was also quick to point out that two of his fans Venkat & Priya (from Chennai who were present at the event) had come together through this SPB Fans Group and had tied the knot recently. He wished that they would bless the Group with one more fan shortly. SPB was then asked to present a small gift to the newly married couple on behalf of the Foundation.

One of the fans was curious to know the exact number of songs that the Legend had sung. To that, our SPB emphatically replied “35000, I am quite sure about it, but some people exaggerate it to be 40,000 & 50,000 which is not true”. While on this subject, he praised the efforts of the Banglorean Fans R.G.Narayan and Rajkumar who were putting in tremendous efforts to compile his entire collection of songs. He mentioned that he had handed over a lot of his song books to them dating back to 1970s. He also went on to say that R.G.Narayan was so embedded in this exercise that he is traveling to remote parts of Tamilnadu and other states whenever he got information that someone possessed a collection of SPB’s songs. He said that he would be ever grateful to have such fans. At this point, RGN was humble enough to mention that there was another fan Abubkakar from Pondicherry who was indeed putting in more efforts than he, for the collection of songs. SPB also praised Rajkumar for helping him out with his laptop problems whenever he was in town. On a lighter vein, he warned Rajkumar not to put on weight lest he should become immobile like his secretary Vittal who had joined him as a lean person and who had become quite fat now.



With Best Compliments from Covai SPB Fans Club, Coimbatore.

We also had Covai Ravee from Coimbatore trying his best to cajole SPB to sing a song “Bhoomadevi pole..” from a Tamil movie “Panchcha kalyani” but our SPB laughed away this effort saying he wondered if such a film was ever made. One can excuse him for not remembering the song for such is the spread of his achievements. He also pointed out that he had found a remarkable improvement in the English of Covai Ravee. He recalled those days when Ravee could not utter even a few words in English. Nowadays he was happy to note that he had improved a lot.

Many more questions were asked and points discussed but it would be impossible to narrate all.

Finally a few words on what our SPB felt about the event. He was very happy with the quality of the gathering. Even though the number of attendees was not much, he felt that it was more like a family meet unlike the formal meet that actors have with a huge crowd gathering. He was very appreciative of the fact that many of the fans had come in from far & wide and that he was honoured to be showered with the love and affection of the fans. He was much pleased that his fans were involved in charity events and he said that he had watched the Foundation grow in stature year after year and had grown to a stage where it could donate a lakh of rupees to a needy institution. He crowned it all by saying “EVEN IN MY NEXT BIRTH, I WANT TO BE BORN AS SPB THE SINGER AND SWIM IN THE OCEAN OF YOUR LOVE & AFFECTION” What more can one ask for.

Note : The event was also graced by the noted Telugu singer, anchor and dubbing artiste Sunitha and by some close friends and relatives of his, namely his sister-in-law and her husband. Towards the end, SPB called on Sunitha to come on stage and render a song and the singer obliged shyly.





Press Meet :

Our SPB also spent some time answering questions from the local media persons who were also invited for the event in order to cover the event and publish it in their newspapers. Fans can watch out for clippings about the event in the newspapers

Buffet Lunch :

The event came to a pleasant end with a wonderful buffet lunch. Thanks to Ramakrishna Rao the coordinator of the event for taking care of the hotel arrangements and also to the management of the Hotel Taj Mahal.

The highlight of this session was that our beloved SPB also had lunch along with the fans. This is the first time that lunch was arranged in an Annual Meet. All the earlier meets had taken place either in the evenings or very early in the morning and hence a high tea had sufficed then.

One could see him enjoy his lunch with his friends and closer ones. Some of the Fans grouped around him while he was having lunch and were fortunate to hear him narrate the stories of his younger days when he along with his friends used to collect money somehow through mischievous means in order to visit the cinema halls or for some other secretive purposes. One could also hear him narrating his first association with his mentor and guide Shri.Kothandapani who had been instrumental in visualising a great future for him and guiding him towards it and had emphatically predicted that if disciplined he would rule the industry for more than 40 years. His prophecy had become a reality when there came a time that SPB was forced to refuse an offer for singing for his mentor himself because of his busy schedules. SPB wondered how he was able to do that to his mentor but it seems that Shri.Kothanadapani did not feel offended but rather quite pleased - for his prophecy that SPB would one day become a very busy singer had come true. And more true, he is now well into the fifth decade as predicted by his mentor. When the singer Sunita who was sitting nearby asked him if it was possible for a singer to have any goals in the present scenario when good songs were becoming a rarity, he replied that she had to identify a good music director and ensure that she gets chance to sing his compositions more. This could help her in reaching her goal. A valid bit of advice it was from the Legend.

With the Lunch session coming to an end, everyone disbursed quite content and happy in having spent a wonderful few hours with the Great Human Being

Conclusion:

By now the purpose of the Annual Meet and the role of the SPB Fans Charitable Foundation would have become quite clear to all the fans.

Those fans who had not registered themselves as members of the Foundation are requested to do so.

Please visit http://www.spbindia.com/SPB_Fans_Charitable.aspx to learn more about the activities of the SPB Fans Charitable Foundation. Become a part of the Foundation and contribute to its activities by downloading the Membership form from the above site and forwarding the same to the address mentioned on the Form, along with a Donor Fees of Rs.300 for registration

Writeup : Mr.Dasaradhi
SPB Fans Yahoo Group & Committee Member of the SPB Fans Charitable Foundation

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