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Old Thamizh film songs

Singer - M L Vasanthakumari

aadal kaaneero, thiruvilayaadal kaaneeroMadurai Veeran (1956)

aaha vaazhvinile - Mandhiri Kumari (1950)

aalayin sange nee oodhaayo - Ratha Kanneer (1954)

aangikam bhuvanam...paadum arul jothi - Meenda Sorgam (1960)

aaraaro nee aaraaro - Raja Mukthi (1948)

enna aanandham - Raja Mukthi (1948)

ingum angum engum inbame - Raja Mukthi (1948)

isai kalaiye inidhaana - Mandhiri Kumaari (1950)

kaadhal baliyaagi nee - Mandhiri Kumari (1950)

kaani nilam vendum - Andaman Kaidhi (1952)

kadhavai saathadi - Ratha Kanneer (1954)

koovaamal koovum kokilam - Vaira maalai (1954)

kulakodi thazhaikka - Raja Mukthi (1948)

manampol vaazhvu peruvom - Mandhiri Kumaari (1950)

nilaiyaana inbam manavaalan anbe - Ratha paasam (1954)

senthaamarai Kannane - Vaira maalai (1954)

senthamizhaa ezhundhu vaaraayo - Madurai Veeran (1956)

siramathil - Vanangaa Mudi (1957)

unnai ennumbodhe - Vaira maalai (1954)

vanjam idho vaanjai idho - Vaira maalai (1954)

varugiraal unnai thedi - Thanga Padhumai (1959)

MLV appeared in a single scene in Lena's Tamil production, a musical movie, " Krishna Bhakthi" (1948).

In this film she sings in a king's court, a popular Saint Thyagaraja Swamigal composition in raga, 'sarasvati manOhari', "Enta vETukoNDu rAghavA….." Slim and attractive, MLV looks impressive on screen and her accompanying artistes were all women. The on-screen 'mridangam'- player was Kumari N. Rajam who was an adept in playing on that inimitable percussion instrument. During the song recording the noted mridangam artiste of the day, SVS Narayanan played on the mridangam. Kumari Rajam 'acted' the scene well because she knew to play the instrument!
Excerpt from article by Randor Guy
Source: dhool.com/sotd2/165.html