Madurai Mani Iyer - Sarasa sama Dhana -Kapi Narayani- Thyagarajar

[@maheshkrishnamoorthi5277]

Namaskaram to Sri Mani MAMA Madurai. Legend in Carnatic Music ❤

[@ganapathiaswath3977]

Unless you are blessed... You cannot hear this masterpiece.

[@tjayasekharan1919]

Ganapathi Aswath your assessment is true

[@anjanakashyap1253]

Absolutely .

[@sureshramakrishnan5187]

True

[@thambi83]

That's true...

[@au2tune]

Or unless you have KZbin search...

[@venkataramaniiyer4000]

Yes should be lucky enough to hear such songs.Really i am blessed.

[@ramadasar311]

Even after 100 years this song will be enjoyable.

[@blissfulflow]

Over and over again with the same blessed feeling taking you Gamakas flowing like ripples on a wave of ectasy to Nada Brahma !

[@rrajan5476]

This song is like DRUG

[@jsridhar72]

@@rrajan5476 Yes yes. Used to hear every now and then. Still having the feeling of hearing it for the first time.

[@1954srini]

Saint Thiyaharaja would like this outstanding voice

[@skillbala9467]

@@rrajan5476 Not this song....each and every song is more than a drug

[@sreematha4512]

Wonderful I saw in a katcheri in Madurai in 1970 now I am in 80 years

[@MellisaiMannarMSVTHELEGE-xo4me]

He passed away in 1968 isn't it

[@skillbala9467]

@@MellisaiMannarMSVTHELEGE-xo4me Yes

[@raghunathan8625]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful song of sarasa sama of great stalwart madurai mani iyer

[@parthasarathivenkatesan5745]

Am an ardent Fan of SRI MADURAI MANI IYER right from the age of FIVE and used to attend his concerts used to extend up to 00:00 hrs.

[@guruprasadramdass8537]

I am hearing this song atleast one time in a day, everyday.. since so many years...everytime it make me wondering how it was possible for a human being to sing like this and handling the swaram in such a scintillating style....amazing... No doubt that he was "Kaliyuga Naradha"...

[@Iamlatha]

Yes, these songs are addictive.

[@rrajan5476]

Plain and simple. Superhuman music and guru's krupa

[@soraiyurvraman]

In Neraval of Hiitavu, with its variations of Hitavui as Hitavuive, Hitavuive, Hitavuivee .....I sensed creative playfulness, giving me immense joy - Isn't that the very purpose of music?

[@jsridhar72]

Indeed Yes.

[@menonsuku4582]

Great soul MMI

[@saradhasankaran9226]

Madurai maniiyer master piece song . Wonderful song

[@purushswaminathan5693]

Mani Iyer's swaras are even numbered clusters than odd ones like 3,5,7 that all of us are used to in the Carnatic lore. That's what makes it genius!

[@adityab2846]

Can you elaborate on this

[@gskksk]

@@adityab2846 if you look at his kalpanaswarams it’s all in sequence of 2,4,6,8 rather than 3,5,7. It’s hard to make it sound good, as it just seems repetitive to the listener. Only he could do it and still make it sound beautiful.

[@ramanvk5523]

@@gskksk do you mean sa re ga ma as opposed to just three day sa re ma?

[@swathisuresh5837]

@@ramanvk5523 No sir. Usually old number of swarms are laid on the even beat of the thaalam like 3's, 5's n so on. He sings even numbers which is extremely unique to his style of singing.

[@sreekarkanchinadham7828]

@Aditya B it means like for example in kalpanaswarams (swarakalpana), Sa Sa Ri Ri Ga Ga Ma Ma Ri, Pa Da Ni Ni Sa are even swaras. Sa Ri Ga Ri Ga Ma Ga Ma Pa Pa Da Ni are odd swaras. In even swaras the note/swaram get repeated twice like sa sa ri ri etc in odd swaras it is more like mathematical calculation like sa ri ga ri ga ma etc

[@kalyanasundaramjanakiraman5003]

இன்னும் 100வருஷங்களுக்கு இந்த கீர்த்தனை நிலைத்து நிற்கும்.

[@eytonshalomsandiego]

i have this on cassette i bought in the music store in mylapore in 1984, and have always loved it....i had no idea then who he was, but i relied on the opinion of the shop owner, i knew i loved carnatic music, and madurai meenakshi kovil, and the serene expression on the face of MMI...

[@TheRoad.1]

One of best mridangam accompaniments 👏🏻👏🏻. Not intruding the song, but giving excellent platform. Wow!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@chidambaramradhakanthan9327]

T N Krishnan on the Violin and Vellore Ramabhadran on the Mridangam.... simply divine

[@sowrirajans]

Really they spiced the song to next level and sometimes you can sense all three singing this song

[@ramanivenkata3161]

One of the Many master pieces of Ganakaladharar, the God of Carnatic Music.🙏🙏

[@ramunv1219]

மதுரை மணி யின் இனிய குரல் அபாரமான ஸ்வரண் ஸஞ்சாரம்

[@raviramanathan3639]

one of the Great Musician in the Globe.

[@SureshKumar-lc9mx]

Sadhguru brought me here when HE mentions in a conversation with Pt. Jasraj..... Tears flowing

[@sunands9795]

IVARUKU NU SILA TRADE MARK SONGS UNDU. AMMAKU ROMBA PIDIKUM. NADATANU MANI, SARASA , VADABI, KANDA VAVA, VELLAI TAMARAI SONGS KETTALE ADUKU MERUGU KODUTU JOLIKA SEYVAR.

[@yeshprab]

Two weeks ago, on October 6, at the West Windsor Plainsboro Middle School, Sri T M Krishna sang this kriti beautifully in a grand 3 ½ hour concert. Then two days ago, at the same venue, Sri Surya Prakash, whose sangeetha acharya, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri T V Shankara Narayanan was Sri MMI’s shishya, also sang the same kriti. And today, when I came across this video and listened to it again, perhaps for the twentieth time, and read all the nice commentaries written here by rasikas using superlatives and glowing words of praise, I thought of the great vocalist MMI, and wondered what exactly is it that captivates rasikas’ minds whenever they hear Sri MMI. In addition to his unique style, and smooth, effortless flow of his music, to those with a fine, pristine sense of sruthi, his singing stood out. Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman wrote in his autobiography that there was only one other vocalist who had sruti shuddha comparable to that of MMI : Sri M D Ramanathan. They say that for musicians, Shruthi is maatha and Laya is Pitha. But for Sangeetha Kalanidhi, Ganakaladhara (this title was created just for him, and has not been awarded to anyone else since) Madurai Mani Iyer, Shruthi was not just maatha, but Pitha, too! He was a true naadopaasaka. My sangeetha acharya, Sri T N Bala, when he was about 10 years old, learnt Carnatic music from Sri MMI for many years. During my classes, when he reminisced about his beloved guru, occasionally he burst into tears; he revered his teacher as if he were a singing Deva from Narada loka. When I go to Chennai during Music season, if I mention casually to rasikas sitting near me at the sabhas, that my teacher was a Sri MMI shishya, their eyes always widened with awe: the name MMI is awe inspining! It is almost 50 years since Sri MMI passed away, but the rasikas adore him to this day. Many rasikas think that this kriti, in particular, is one of his most memorable and captivating recordings. Yesh Prabhu, Bushkill, Pennsylvania

[@vparthasarathy]

I am very delighted to read through your comments.. I am 35 years old and zero knowledge in sangeetham. I had heard MMI's song through my father. I always feel something special with his voice and the way he sing, which u mentioned effortless. Now, I do listen this song and other MMI's collections at least once in a day.

[@veekay2306]

I will restrict myself to stating that however pleasing TMK’s recitals may be (I have not heard it personally nor will I), I would not bracket him with MMI or RS, who are both respectful of tradition and parampara and maintain, nay, uplift, the dignity of Carnatic music by their demeanour. The ability of Carnatic music to bring the listener closer to divinity depends on the purity of the performer. Regretfully, TMKs track record points south

[@veekay2306]

Yesh Prabhu v

[@RungunNathan]

Yesh - thank you for your nice post. MMI is one of my favorites and yes I remember Sri T N Bala and his reverence for MMI

[@whoisbhauji]

MMI and this song in particular got me believing tyagaraja and indeed Carnatic could sound good! Else I was converting to Hindustani from rock

[@jayaramanvaidyanathaparand8312]

A great singer in 1960s.We used to listen with great awe in those days.

[@venkatachalaravi8414]

What a song and superb accomplishments...no words

[@rrajan5476]

My father used to say that rasikaa would be eagerly and impatiently waiting for uii uiis. I have been listening to MMI for past 40 yrs(recorded version) and hv become like his old day rasikas

[@mukund94]

Absolutely fantastic

[@vaideeswaranm.s.2059]

One of the masterpiece's of Madurai Mani Iyer

[@venkateshmurthy9598]

What a mridangam following great master vid. Sri Vellur Ramabhadran sir, this is anandamaya.

[@whoisbhauji]

The apex is around 4:20. Other singers and classicists would consider it blasphemous perhaps... But who cares when you have such elixir in your ears

[@vadularama2977]

Yes 4:20 to 6:00 is unbelievable melody and ecstasy

[@KV.8]

True. Since my childhood days I am fan if MMI

[@raghuraman7362]

ஆஹா ஆஹா ஆனந்தம்

[@srikanthvijapurkarsrinivas7746]

flow of a natural genius, no parallel to my knowledge. Thank God to have given me this opportunity to hear this legend

[@manavalanc537]

The rendition is beyond my comprehension.Immortal.

[@nidhinsivaraman]

Divine and soothing

[@yagyamchellamnarayanan9972]

ரசிகன்

[@balasubramaniamlakshminara3686]

I like all songs sung by the great Madurai Mani Iyer

[@vanadurga14]

How many times I would have Heard it, still love to hear one more time

[@francisleo47]

In Carnatic music,the name Madura Mani Iyer stands unequaled in many respects to this day. The way he handles the swarams is amazing,I would say. I am glad to hear his singing.

[@seshasdriseshasdri4039]

Madurai Mani iyer and vellorar are eye and the eye ball blending and the tempo also lalgudiar holding on to mm iyer steps superb to say the least thank u

[@chandramouli6591]

Evergreen

[@yagyamchellamnarayanan9972]

மகிழ்ச்சி

[@venusundarrajan6514]

🙏🙏

[@rajagopalraghavan8798]

THESE DAYS WE CANNOT HEAR SUCH DIVINE MUSIC

[@rajananantharaman4298]

many thanks for this one and.only one mani iyer

[@mathumithaars82]

Can't even copy one sangathi of this great master.... That's what i call pure genius....

[@muralikrishnavaddadi]

How beautiful ,,👍🙏🙏🙏

[@krishnanchari7741]

wonderful voice Very nice to hear

[@veekay2306]

The music flows, even more smoothly than water, when the master musician Madurai mani is performing. Our mamas karmas to him and his genius

[@balasubramaniamlakshminara3686]

my favourite singer n song also 👌

[@svkrishna4976]

సరస సామ దాన భేద దండ చతుర సాటి దైవ మెవరె బ్రోవరే పరమ శాంభవాగ్రేసరు( డగుచు బల్కు రావణు(డు తలియలేకపోయె హితవు మాటలెంతో బాగ బల్కితివి సతముగా నయోధ్య నిచ్చే నంటివి నత సహోదరుని రాజు( జేసిరాక హతము జేసితివి త్యాగరాజనుత

[@rsraman3273]

As ever before,,,superb with a melodious,,, captivating devine music Uniquely,,the vibration of the strings as that of Legends T Chowdiah,,Dwaram ,,Malaai Kottai,,,,Govinfaswamy etc & stands apart " two in one" ie sinking in output. Kindly do more such short ,& sweet. & for me in KEDARA GOWLAI ,,,full alapana Krithi & Swara pradthatam R. Seetharaman. 78y. Mumbai

[@sudankc7646]

Class

[@balasubramaniamlakshminara3686]

Madurai Mani Iyer is a special n his way of singing also a treat to ears

[@Atikukke]

Amazing rendering is his own inimitable style. Masterclass.

[@msg1956]

Excellent..!

[@swaminathan6961]

Sheer genius !!!

[@ramanathanks1055]

Super .

[@svkrishna4976]

సరస సామ దాన భేద దండ చతుర సాటి దైవమెవరే బ్రోవవే పరమ శాంభవాగ్రేసరుండగుచు బలుకు రావణుడు తెలియ లేక పోయె (సరస) హితవు మాటలెంతో బాగ పల్కితివి సతముగా-నయోధ్య-నిత్తునంటివి నత సహోదరుని రాజు చేసి రాక హతము జేసితివి త్యాగరాజ నుత (సరస)

[@drsubinvaidyamadham6629]

Absolutely magical

[@balaramanvaikom145]

Magnificent

[@srrajagoplan324]

IT IS IMMORTALISED

[@munishamaiah.c8989]

Super Thanks

[@ramaswamiswaminathan4975]

Excellent..

[@balajin8611]

Mind blowing rendition by great MMI with superb accompany violin/mridangam.

[@anugrahav9048]

Very pleasant to hear I feel like I want to keep on hear it. He has a magical voice

[@rameshmathrubootheswaran1639]

Thanks for uploading wonderful concert. Bringing tears in eyes and bliss in the heart. Great Maestros.

[@veeraraghavannarasimhan8646]

Madurai MANI OR INDIAN MANI. SIMPLY FANTASTIC. VEERARAGHAVAN.

[@ramaswamyakhileswaran3533]

Bb

[@lnradhakrishana2216]

Dear master mani mama nobody can beat u. U had ur own unique style. Deeply miss u. Uncle now 75yrs.

[@srinivask2485]

Great rendering by one of the geniuses of Carnatic music. Thanks

[@krchari5916]

His style is to take along with him the accompanying artists which none else can beat.

[@narayanprasad6077]

What a melodies voice god gift 🎉🎉🎉

[@vbmouli2137]

Very nice singer with peculiar voice and style of singing. We miss him.

[@balasubramaniamlakshminara3686]

Really a jambavan . I salute him 🙏🏾

[@balasubramaniam8814]

Really Madurai Mani iyer is a great singer in the last generation

[@jamshedpuriful]

Really it's a unique style, And no can beat our Madurai Mani. He was a gr8 a singer.

[@jsridhar72]

True....Heard this a million times...Still having the same fresh feeling, when heard for the first time 35 years back.

[@manavalanc537]

So Blissful and Divine. Beyond this I am unable to express my feelings in words. Violin and mridangam accompaniments extraordinary brilliance.

[@sivaramanvs2476]

This raga Kapinarayani has the distinction of being sung by Madurai Mani Iyer in his unique style upteen times with such a grace, dared by other musicians after his demise. What a soulful singing. From earth to heaven his path is extended, which I doubt anybody has coveted honour.

[@loganathans6166]

Master's masterpiece

[@ggirish7641]

Soulful

[@rameshmathrubootheswaran1639]

Humble Pranama

[@nalinisubramanian3570]

WOW! Stunning!!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@ramarathnamkv6530]

A few of his trademarks Sarasa sama in.kapinaryani Nathha thanimanisam in chittaranjani Maye in Tharangini.A delightful world

[@suriyanarayanans]

Height of imagination of swaras.... MMI is God's gift to the music world 🙏🙏🙏

[@hazipsudarsan6183]

In 1965 .my father used to hear his keertannas in radio though I don't understand I like Mani over songs

[@ahccmanagement]

No one can imitate MMA. Such a gifted soul.....................

[@venkateswaransubramanian5752]

Madurai Mani is a genius. My mother's all time favorite. You should also Vellaithamarai. Supported on the violin by another great TNK.

[@venugopalt401]

Evergreen masterpiece.

[@madhavansrinivasn7302]

Absolutely top class performance by Mr.Madurai Mani Iyer. thanks again for your perusal.funtastic.The accompanists are verymuch super b.beutiful. thanks again.(S.Madhvan)

[@florencevasantaauboux5642]

What mano dharma! Nothing prepared in advance! Total spontaneity and pure bliss!

[@sivanatarajan596]

Super

[@akpvenu5546]

60 s at devakottai i K attended mdu iyer kacheri next day trmahalingam flute . I was very young

[@sankaranarayanans6757]

a masterpeace of sri madurai mani. Srivanjiyam mani iyer used to sing like sri mm. Once Sri MM met srivanjiyam out of curiosity.

[@rajeshsoundarrajan9462]

The Legend

[@ganeshrajadhanuskodi5355]

What mastery , amazing !!

[@anuradhavasudevan2602]

Pranams to the Great artist.

[@madhavansrinivasn7302]

Very much Super performance by Mr.Madhurai Mani Iyer in the morning. Thanks again for your perusal.Excellent rendition.Marvelous and Funtastic performance. The accompanists are also very much appreciated. Thanks alot.S.Madhavan.

[@spurushothaman5554]

Please upload entire concert.

[@venkatesh1905]

Clearly stands out from the crowd, doesn't he?.....what a genius!

[@indian3369]

None of the singers have rendered this song like Madurai mani.Great singer ,sings with such ease and his unique style

[@w7seentvseerisuntvseerilho981]

Suntvseerilpriyamanaval

[@swaminathaniyer2609]

Great rendition,I HV not heard like this with any other exponents unique ,but God has not shown his kindness.

[@madhavansrinivasn7302]

Absolutely top class performance by Mr.Mani Iyer.no doubt. thanks again for your perusal.finest performance.excellent tone. thanksalot.S.Madhvan.

[@madhavansrinivasn7302]

Aha! What a wonderful tone of Mr.Mani Iyer? thanks again for your perusal.excellent.funtastic.beutiful Niraval. thanks again.top class performance.(S.Madhvan)

[@LakshmananKrishna]

it is a unique pleaure to hear madurai mani iyer singing in his unique style