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Banned Malayalam Film Song

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Eddie Christudhas

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Feb 22, 1996, 3:00:00 AM2/22/96
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What is happening to Kerala? It's becoming just like the US. This is
the first time that I've heard of a film song in Kerala being banned
because of its lyrics. Next thing you know, you'll have kids carrying
guns to school and smoking in the playground. I liked Kerala a lot when
it was a lot different than the US. Unfortunately, as Kerala becomes
more "modernized", is is slowly, and sadly, starting to resemble the
United States more and more.

If you obtain a copy of the song, would you please send it to me. I'd
really like to hear what all the hoopla is about.


Maya Nair

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Feb 23, 1996, 3:00:00 AM2/23/96
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Eddie,

This is definitely not the first time that Kerala Gov. had banned a
song. I remember one in the seventies which was sung by Madhuri -
Actually, if I had some clout in the government, I would have banned
all her songs.. ;)


Regards..

Maya :)


Sibi Kuruvilla

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Feb 23, 1996, 3:00:00 AM2/23/96
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THE MALAYALAM FILM SONG THAT WAS DECLARED SEXUALLY
EXPLICIT AND BANNED!

Yes. It is true. The film was 'KADALAMMA'.The song was about the story of saint
'PARASSARA'
falling in love with a fisher man's daughter.(Veda Vyasan was the product of
this liaison).Among several
artists that sang this group song was Mr.C.D.Anto singing the famous lines
'MUKKUVA PENNE
MUKKUVA PENNE'.The song was removed from the movie as a result of an out cry
about obscenity.
All India which used to play the song again stopped transmitting it.

Does any body have a good recording of the full song? Please e-mail me if you
have it.Another song
(recording) I am anxious to get is "PUMUTTATHORU MULLA VIRINJU PUMANAMILLENNARU
PARANJU".Any one out there has that one ? Please e-mail me.

KUMMIADIKKUVIN KUMMIADIKKUVIN KUMMIADIKKUVIN THOZIMARE KUMBITTU
KUMBITTU KUMMIADIKKUVIN KUMMIADIKKUVIN THOZIMARE PANDU PANDU
PARASHRAYA MAMUNI KALINDI NADI THEERATHIL KALI PENNINE KANDU
KOTHICHORTU KATHA PARANJONNU KUMMAADI PANDU PANDU PARASHRAYA MAMUNI
KALINDI NADI THEERATHIL KALI PENNINE KANDU KOTHICHORTU KATHA PARANJONNU
KUMMAADI KUMMIADIKKUVIN KUMMIADIKKUVIN KUMMIADIKKUVIN THOZIMARE
KUMBITTU KUMBITTU KUMMIADIKKUVIN KUMMIADIKKUVIN THOZIMAREr> --
MUKHUVAPENNINE---OH OH OH MUKKUVA PENNE KOCHU MUKKUVAPENNE AKKARA
KADATHUKA NEE MUKKUVA PENNE KOCHU MUKKUVA PENNE MUKKUVA PENNE KOCHU
MUKKUVA PENNE AKKARA KADATHUKA NEE MUKKUVA PENNE KOCHU MUKKUVA
PENNE NERAMONNUVELUTHOTTE KALINDI UNARNNOTTE AKKARAKADATHIRANGAN
ALUVANNOTTE ANCHARALU VANNOTTE AYIRAMALUKAL KADATHIRANGUNNA KULI
THARAM JAN ENNALUM JAN OTTAKKENGINE KUDEPORUM ENGINE KUDEPORUM
MUNIYUDE KUDE PORANENTHINU PENNUNU PEDI PONEMENGIL POKAM ICHERU THONI
IRAKKATTE ICHERU THONIIRAKKATTE MUKKUVA PENNE KOCHU MUKKUVAPENNE
AKKARA KADATHUKA NEE MUKKUVA PENNE KOCHU MUKKUVA PENNE KADATHUKAI PE
NEE PENNE NINTE PERENTHANU KOCHU KALIPENNU ENTE KALI PENNE PENNE NINTE
PRAYAMENTHANU PATHINEZU MADHURA PATHINEZAYITTARUM MALAYITTILLE NINNE
MALAYITTILLE KANAN NALLA MEYYAZAKARUM KANDU KOTHICHILLE KANDU
KOTHICHILLE JANARINJILLA SUNDARI NINNEN MEENEYARUM CHUNDAYITTILLE
CHUNDAYITTELLE ENIKKARINJUDA NAKKEDUTHAL MUTHUKILUNGUM NANAKUDUKKE
KAVILATHUNNI NUNA KUZIKAL KAVARNNEDUTHOTTE AYO NANAMILLALLO
KADATHUKARI PENNE PENNE JANONNU ADUTHIRUNNOTE AYYAYYE
MUNIMARITHARAM ALUKALANO THAUTHA KATTIL THANICHIRUNNITU KULIRANU
KULIRANU DEHAM KILINNU KUDE KANDONTIRUNNITU KORI THARIKKUNNU MOHAM
ADAKKAMULLA PENNANU JAN ARUM THODATHA PENNANU KADATHUKARI PENNE
PENNE JANONNU ADUTHIRUNNOTE AYYAYYE MUNIMARITHARAM ALUKALANO ARUM
KANATHE MARAN VALARTHUNNORAZAKIN MUTHUKUDAME ENIKKU NINNE
KANDONTIRUNNITTU MANASSU MARUNU PENNE MEEN PIDIKKANA PENNANU ITHU
MEEN MANAMULLA MEYYANU KADATHUKARI PENNE PENNE JANONNU
ADUTHIRUNNOTE AYYAYYE MUNIMARITHARAM ALUKALANO KALINNIYIL
IKKILIKUTTUM KADATHUKARI PENNE KALABHAM KONDU KULIPPIKKAM JAN KASTHURI
KURI CHARTHIKKAM AYYAYYE AKKARA IKKARA ALUKAL KANUM UTHUNGA
HIMACHALAME ITHIRI MANNU THARU THENNALE PONMUKILE THIRA VALACHU
MARACHU THARU MALSYA GANDHI PETTU VALARTHIYA MAHA MUNISHWARANE
THARANGA GANGA THADANGALIL CHIRA THAPASSIRUNDAVENE VISHWA MAHA
BHARATHAM EZUTHIYA VEDA VYASANE VISHWA MAHA BHARATHAM EZUTHIYA VEDA
VYASANE PUSHPANJALIKALUM AYI NILKKU PUNYA BHARTHA BHUMI PUNYA
BHARATHABHUMI ANGANE ANGANE AKATHA PADI KUMMIADI PENNE KUMMI ADI
PANDATHE PATTUKAL PADI PADI KUMMIA ADI PENNE KUMMI ADI


source: http://www.cs.tu-berlin.de/~devadson/news.html#KN22

Eddie Christudhas <ec...@wwa.com> wrote:
>What is happening to Kerala? It's becoming just like the US. This is
>the first time that I've heard of a film song in Kerala being banned
>because of its lyrics. Next thing you know, you'll have kids carrying
>guns to school and smoking in the playground. I liked Kerala a lot when
>it was a lot different than the US. Unfortunately, as Kerala becomes
>more "modernized", is is slowly, and sadly, starting to resemble the
>United States more and more.
>
>If you obtain a copy of the song, would you please send it to me. I'd
>really like to hear what all the hoopla is about.
>

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Sibi Kuruvilla
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Dijo Alexander

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Feb 25, 1996, 3:00:00 AM2/25/96
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Sibi Kuruvilla wrote:
>
> THE MALAYALAM FILM SONG THAT WAS DECLARED SEXUALLY
> EXPLICIT AND BANNED!
>
> Yes. It is true. The film was 'KADALAMMA'.The song was about the story of saint
> 'PARASSARA'
>
> Eddie Christudhas <ec...@wwa.com> wrote:
> >What is happening to Kerala? It's becoming just like the US. This isThis message is not about the banned song, but about the standard of
Malayalam song lyrics these days.
This weekend I listened to a new song. Movie: Kaalapaani, Lyrics: ONV,
Music: Ilaiyaraaja, Sung by: MGSreekumar, Chitra
This well-tuned song starts-
PoovE, ChempoovE, Nin NiRamARin Chendil Oru VandundO? (Male)
ChAmpERum Chundil Oru Mutharam MuthAn Oru Muthundu. (Female)
and goes on like-
Chamayangal Azhinju, NilaviLakkananju...
.......(More explicit things follow)
The song has no "KAvyabhangi" except for its sexually explicit meaning.
I do not understand why renowned artists do this kind of songs.
(The movie is produced and acted by Mohanlal and directed by Priyadarshan.)
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di...@mscs.mu.edu (414)860-6515(Work)
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