

Observe the quick variations in the notes in the charanam of Nagamalli vo (Nagamalli). It is said that Rajan Nagendra often made singers rehearse a song multiple times to get the variations right. Another duet that features lovely alaap style humming by both the singers is Madhuvanilo Radhikavo (Allari Bawa). A similar style is used partly in the duet Toli valapu (Sommokkadidi Sokokkadidi). This humming by SPB is a beautiful background to Vani Jairam’s vocal melody. The duet Ningi nela has SPB singing only in humming style. Another song set to romantic music in moonlight that also features alaap style humming is Mallelu poose (Intinti ramayanam).Īll the songs of Pooja were a hit.

The highlight of this song is the beautiful alaap style humming of S P Balasubrahmanyam. This song is set to beautiful hilly type orchestration including the heavenly sounds of the flute. Sirimalle puvve (Pantulamma) will be remembered forever as an evergreen mellifluous song. Stylish hummingĪmong all other characteristics of their music, it is perhaps the stylish humming in their songs which make their songs stand out as distinctive. The songs will keep playing in the current window as you browse in the new window). If you want to listen to the songs without any break, open a new window to browse further on this site or another one. This is because the player is embedded on this page. ( You may find that the music stops if you click the back button or some other link on this site or another site. The player automatically shuffles songs on repeated plays. These features gave their songs a beautiful blend of melody and rhythm.Įnjoy 15 of their most stylish songs in the player below. Click on the play arrow below. Many of their songs feature these elements – sometimes in isolation but more often in combination. Their music is characterized by three stylish elements – Attractive humming, quick variations in notes in the vocal melody and superb orchestration. Films like Pooja, Nalugu stambhala aata, Pantulamma, Intinti Ramayanam were big hits in which their music played a stellar role. They scored music for a number of movies by famous filmmakers like Vithalacharya, ‘Navata’ Krishnam Raju and Jandhyala. In addition to being extremely popular in Kannada movies, they made their presence felt in Telugu films as well. The brothers Rajan and Nagendra brought a stylish dimension to Telugu film music.
