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An
immensely talented singer, Chinmayi
has to thank Rahman for giving a dream
debut - a springboard which not many
singers would get. Now, after her latest
rendition, I am a self-proclaimed fan
of her singing. As a tribute, let me
list some of the wonderful renditions
of the cheery Chinmayi.
Oru Dheivam thandha poove (Kannathil
Muthamittaal)
Like I said earlier, a dream debut .
A difficult song set in the arresting
Darbari kanada raagam provided her a
brilliant platform and she came up trumps
– That too, the improvisations
in the final portions were highly impressive.
Enna idhu enna idhu (Nala Dhamayanthi)
Here again, she scored with the fine
rendition of a soft melodious number,pleasing
to the ear in Ramesh Vinayagam’s
composition. The effortless high pitch
singing was a highlight in this particular
song.
Sandhipoma (E20 U18)
My personal favorite among her songs.
Complemented well by Unni Menon, the
magic of Rahman & Chinmayi’s
faultless singing took this song to
a higher pedestal. The association that
Chinmayi’s voice had with Trisha
was the icing on the cake. That is probably
one reason why Trisha’s role in
Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya looked agreeable
(Chinmayi dubbed for her there) despite
the volatile & maddening character
she played in it!
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Tere
Bina (Guru)
When we thought this one was going to be Rahman’s
show all the way, he suddenly got Chinmayi’s
voice in to render a humming and a stanza and a
sudden low pitch Tere Bina towards the end. The
ability to sing low-pitch stuff is one area where
she scores over most of the other singers,except,probably
Shreya Ghoshal who is as good at low-pitch stuff
as Chinmayi is & that is exactly where Rahman
used her to perfection in this song.
I Miss you miss you (Sakkarakatti)
In this experimental song of Rahman, Chinmayi too
experimented with two voice modulations - A blend
of soft and crude versions in the same song.Her
experimentation relatively succeeded against Rahman’s
in the attempt!
Vaarayo Vaarayo (Aadhavan)
Chinmayi & Unni krishnan’s renditions
brought freshness to this otherwise regular song
which seemed to have been inspired by a lot of songs
from the past. Here again, Harris used her for Low-pitch
and Unni Krishnan for the high-pitch stuff –
Quite a contrast to the way male and female singers
are used in most of the songs – Testimonial
to her low pitch flair.
Anbil Avan (Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya)
One song where the composition scored over the singers!
An implausible arrangement of instruments, medley
of Thavil,drums,nadhaswaram,church organ and what
not! This song gave Devan a much needed break and
it was Chinmayi at her content best supporting him.
Maiyaa Yashodha (Jhootha Hi Sahi)
This particular song is probably the reason for
the emergence of this write-up. A wonderful composition
this, of Rahman, which on the outside might seem
quite a regular for a Hindi film song but a careful
listen will make one realize why it is much much
better than that. Once again Javed Ali takes care
of an exuberant high pitch singing and Chinmayi
brings a lot of cute & charming effect with
her glad rendition. My admiration of the faultless
and precise positioning of her ghamakams and the
way she meanders wonderfully back and forth between
low pitch & high pitch have made me pen down
this account.
– A fan of the voice of Chinmayi among others’.
ucanpostme@gmail.com
Sivaram.L
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