A poet of four generations

ThisSreekumaran Thampi, who lately grew to become a centenarian, is a Malayali lyricist, screenwriter, movie director and producer. Having written greater than 3000 movie songs brimming with love, longing and philosophy, can the truth that a multifaceted genius who has seen a thousand full moons fade away is a poet initially?

J.C. is the best award for general contribution to the Malayalam movie trade. With the Daniel recognition, the extremely regarded Padma Prabha Award and the Vayalar Award for his autobiography final October, there isn’t a prize within the state that Thambi sir has not gained!
Within the phrases of the genius extensively known as 'Shri' of Kerala tradition…

I’m a poet

Poetry is my birthright. Though I’m a civil engineering graduate and have labored in all fields of cinema together with music course, I’m primarily a poet. Philosophy has at all times been my inspiration for writing poetry. The primary poem I ever wrote was 'Kunnum Kogiyum'. It’s egalitarianism. By means of this poem, I’m asking why this hill shouldn’t be coated by this gap. On the age of 11! My ideas had been deep when different kids of that age wrote in regards to the flower, the butterfly and the parrot. 4 poetry collections have been printed thus far.

The explanation why he grew to become generally known as a songwriter moderately than a poet was as a result of cinema was a extra common medium and movie songs may shortly achieve public acceptance. Movie songs are literally the poetry of the frequent man. At the very least 4 generations of youth have handed between the primary music I wrote and the final. Within the final 60 years, the Malayalee's love ideas have been coloured by the songs written by me.

I write love songs as a result of I’ve love in my coronary heart. This universe exists due to cosmic power. Love between people is the results of the attraction that cosmic power exerts on human beings. The reality is that this universe itself is filled with love. The Earth revolves across the Solar completely and the Moon revolves completely across the Earth. This occurs attributable to mutual attraction. That’s what love is. Evidently, nature is sustained by the miracle of mutual attraction. A galaxy is in attraction with one other galaxy. Billions of star communities additionally exist like this. Every star cluster has between ten billion and forty billion stars. So this universe is made up of billions of galaxies. And its existence is because of attraction. That attraction is love! I’m not speaking about carnal love. Love shouldn’t be saying that you just liked me and cheated on me. My love is cosmic. Even a mom's love for her son is love. We name it affection. We even fall in love with God. Bhakti is love for God!

Love is a pure legislation. Is there anybody whose face doesn't cross your thoughts? It doesn't must develop into an intense love, and also you don't have to inform the particular person you want. Nevertheless it's true that despite the fact that he didn't develop up, he had a crush. These traces within the music I wrote in 'Patunna Puzha', starting 'Hridayasarassile…'…

” within the late-writing comedian
You’re a heroine of seven stars…
In Ennuraga Tapovana Seema
The ascetic who got here yesterday…”

There’s not a single one that doesn’t suppose like this not less than as soon as in his life. Even you probably have by no means written a love letter, you’ll have felt the necessity to write it, and it could have been too late. Though not written, there’s a heroine in that story. There isn’t any girl who doesn’t have a male idea crossing her thoughts. It’s due to the universality of these traces of mine. Nevertheless, one can not marry a girl whom one loves with one's coronary heart. That is what often occurs. Therein lies the universality of the music 'Mangalam Nerunu Naam…' (the evergreen misplaced love music from the film Hridayam Oru Kshetram). It’s sure that each man and each girl may have a love affair earlier than marriage.

The magic of 'that second'

The explanation why my songs are nonetheless cherished by listeners at present is their philosophical superiority. When critics talk about my compositions, the very first thing they point out is the music 'Hridayasarassil Prana Pushpame Ayadha Nin Katha Parijoo…'. I’m 27 years outdated as I write this. I used to be not but 28 years outdated once I composed “Chandrikailailiunnu Chandrakantham nin Chiriilailiunnen Jivaragam…” The songs I wrote for 'Kattummalika' in 1966 and the music I wrote for the new-gen movie 'Ottam' in 2019 are virtually on the similar degree. Doesn't this set up that my philosophy is ageless? Within the e book printed by the Kerala Movie Academy about my movie life, one factor that the writers together with these of the brand new era have talked about is that the writings of Sreekumaran Thambi will stay timeless irrespective of what number of instances cross. Classicism has no age! This can be a blessing that point has given me.

People have been listening to the music that begins with “Aan Sinisham Nivrutiil…” for the previous 50 years. Even now, they’re getting suggestions that they attain some unknown shore of feeling with every hear. It was right here {that a} ten-fourteen-year-old woman was heard singing this music superbly. That is the music from the primary movie I directed (Chandrakantham- 1974). Being the producer and director myself, I had full freedom to compose the lyrics. Visvethan (M. S. Viswanathan, music director of this movie) mentioned and composed the music with ghazal tinge. There’s music in my lyrics, I simply have to search out it, why am I additionally M. S. In an interview, Vishwetan replied to the query that there are superhit songs when he joins Vishwanathan. In lots of different movies, not solely the traces however even the great phrases needed to be modified to swimsuit the pursuits of the administrators. Nevertheless, the lauhahaha rilamasela rilalaria that I obtained significantly enhanced the magical energy and enchantment of 'that second'.

Private love experiences

I’m somebody who has skilled love disappointment and love success firsthand. Many women have fallen in love with me whereas I used to be rising as a younger singer. However I haven't been in a position to love them again – I can't. Some late love tales to put in writing! My past love was a long-term, on-and-off relationship—from 18 to 24. There got here a degree after we needed to say goodbye to one another, despite the fact that we had been in concord socially and in each different method. The foundation trigger was the opposition of the household. She married one other. After she had a child, I married one other woman who was in love with me. Each had been my followers.

My spouse fell in love with me. My spouse was sending me letters whereas my past love was occurring. I informed her that friendship can go forward and I can't fall in love. I’m the husband who informed my spouse when she was my girlfriend that I’m already in love with a lady and that I promised her. As quickly as I started to listen to the love tone in her letters, I made it clear that she was stunning and liked by many, and that I ought to select certainly one of them and marry her. However she waited for me. When my past love broke up, naturally we obtained shut once more and it grew to become a mutual love.

An area was created

Vayalar and P. on the planet of Malayalam movie music. My arrival was at a time when Bhaskara was standing as two mountains. I didn't have an area and it wasn't simple to make and take. What made me who I’m throughout that interval and inside 5 years Vyalar and P. The explanation why I started to get as many songs as Bhaskaran and I did was due to the joy created by songs like “Swarna Gopura Nartakishilpam Kanninu Sayujyam Nin Rupam…” (1973), or “Aa Nimishtin Nivrthiil…” (1974). Mine is from Vayalar and P. They acknowledged that it was a unique fashion from Bhaskaran. 38 music administrators together with Vishwetan, Dakshinamurthy Swamy, Arjunan Mash, Devarajan Mash and Raghavan Mash had been satisfied by my lyrics due to the melody inherent in these syllables themselves. “Whatever pandal you see is Kalyana panthal, whatever mela you hear it is Nadaswara Melam…” The proficient director is aware of that the precise raga for that is Sindhu Bhairavi!

Those that have gone earlier than

Vayalar and P. are geniuses who dwell in Malayalee minds even at present with their life-smelling works. Bhaskaran and ONV. All three had been poets and songwriters. However I don't evaluate myself to them. These three poets have gone earlier than me. I’m indebted to Bhaskaran Mash for this. I’ve not imitated him, and there’s no connection between our strategies. Nevertheless, some songs written by Bhaskaran Mash in 1951-52 impressed me to turn out to be a lyricist. The primary time I felt the need to put in writing a music was once I heard 'Tangakkinakkal Hridaye Veeshum Vananta Chandrikayaro Nee' written by Mash for the movie 'Navalokam'. Then learn his poems akin to Okorka Vadda, One Evening on the Inn, Bowman and so forth. I felt like writing a poem as nicely. Anneni is 11 years outdated. Later, he noticed 'Neelakuil' directed by him. Then I needed to direct movies like Mashin.

I stored as a mannequin in my thoughts P. Bhaskaran. So I got here to cinema. Bhaskaran Mash stunned me by encouraging me as a newbie, directing my screenplay 'Kakkathampuratti' (1970) and giving me an opportunity to put in writing songs for it. Vayalar and Mash dominated the world of movie songwriting at the moment. However, not pondering of me as a competitor, he stayed with me. Soon we began working collectively. I imagined Bhaskaran mache within the place of guru. However Mash mentioned that though he had by no means taught Thambi something to turn out to be a guru, he accepted the position of guru as one of many many blessings in his life! That one bond continues even after his loss of life.