I vividly remember the National Channel program you guys are talking about - most probably because it was all Kalki compositions! I think it was to commomorate his anniversary or something. I don't exactly remember the tune for "Alaikadalum" song - but another song came out extremely well and is still lingering in my memory. Since the very first time I heard this song, I keep remembering the tune time and again - surprisingly, none of you guys have mentioned this song! The song was "Varuven Varuven endru - veelin mel.." which manimekalai sings in front of Karikalakn and Vandhiyathevan. The mood of the song itself is very lovely - Manimekalai trying to express her deep love to V.Devan via her song and Yazh in an island...the climate is wonderful, because rain is going to come very soon. Wind is blowing in high speeds - but none of them seem to have bothered. All have lost themselves in the song...The choice of words which Kalki used deserves special mention - it was his own composition. He uses the tradition of Vettuva pen longing for Lord Muruga as the theme - but in reality, it is actually an expresion of Manimekalaki's subtle feelings.... I think the music was by TR Papa. He bought out this mood very well with his tune - and the singer was Sasireka I believe. Lovely song! Gokul.S
That was a great song, wasn't it? Your narration was beautiful.
But G...you've got your facts a bit mixed up, I think. That song is 'maravEn, maravEn enru vElin mEl aanaiyitta...' -and that song appears in Sivagaamiyin sabadham- episode 14('Vaazhi nee mayilE'), in 3rd paagam. Sivagami dances and sings in front of Mahendra Pallava and Pulikesi.(Kalki himself set this song in Anandha bhairavi)
The Manimegalai song is 'Iniya punal aruvi thavazh'- she sings that on the Eri karai. Our Iyappan has written a poem about Manimegalai-(and I did the illustration:-)-its in the Files section. He's written about Poonghuzhali too.
Really sorry. The themes of these songs are so singular that I got confused.Thanks pavitra. But the song which I heard in National channel was certainly Sivagamiyin sabadham song - not that of Manimekalai's.