Tonight I stumbled upon Chakravarthy Thirumagal… It’s available in many places for free online. There are no English subtitles, so unless you speak Tamil, of course, you won’t understand what anyone is saying. But it’s worth skimming through for the visual splendor, the good fight scenes (lots of sword fighting and also some wrestling, if you like that), and the great song-and-dance sequences…
S. Janaki on Sridevi with the music of Ilaiyaraaja… I’ve noticed this combination in a number of scenes from south Indian films of the late ’70s and early ’80s, and it’s always splendid. I’ve found that this dance is a good one for picking up my mood…
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P.S. The director of the second piece, Sangita Shresthova, also has a blog that I’m adding to my blogroll. Check out her post of July 7 – excellent taste in filmi dance, if I may say so. :)
Happy birthday, Padmini! I planned my Padmini birthday post more last year, but on this blog these days, almost every day is Padmini’s birthday, or at least she seems to have one every week or two. I’ve been a bit busy, actually (with non-blog-related writing projects), but I had to take a moment out to celebrate Padmini Day anyway. And everyone else should do the same… (Watch a Padmini movie, do some bharatanatyam in your living room…)
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P.S. Yes, the subs are somewhat ridiculous. They might add to the amusement, but they might also be too distracting, especially during that great dance by Padmini and Ragini. But you can also turn them off when the video is running – just click the little red box two rows above the arrow on the right.
…And what a reminder this is! Lotus blossoms, bees, peacocks, deer…
Another ancient treasure! The music was by G. Ramanathan; MGR was the star.
