Ghantasala vs SPB   Independent houses near kukatpally | Apartments in Pragathi Nagar | AndhraVaani.com | Log Out | Topics | Search
Register | Edit Profile

Bewarse Talk � Archives � Cine Talk - Reviews, Gossips, Insider Info etc. � Archive through July 14, 2005 � Ghantasala vs SPB � Previous Next �

Author Message
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Ramu
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Ramu

Post Number: 3183
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 199.244.214.30

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2005 - 4:44 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

mf sOdarA,

I feel eppudaite paataku tune kakunda
tune ki paata raastunnara appude paata ki andam poyindi..


here i am quoting the experience of SrI vETUri. oka sAri vETUri gAru chakravarti gAri kOsam oka pATa, satyam gAriki oka pATa rAsAru. iddari recording okE rOju vErvEru recording theatres lO. iddarikI pATalu pampincAru iddaru vyaktula dvArA. pampina taruvAta gurtoccindaTa, okariki pampAlsindi inkokariki pampAnani. evaru recording modalu peTTArO teliyadu. sarE ani SPB vALLinTiki phone cEstE, chakravarti gAri pATa recording ki ippuDE veLLAru phalAnA recording theatre ki ani ceppAranTa. venTanE eeyana akkaDiki veLLE sariki recording jargutundanTa. eeyana haDAviDigA lOpaliki veLLi cakravarti gArini pakkaki pilici, 'bAvA, nI tune ki nEnu pampina pATa sari pOyindA' ani aDigAranTa. dAniki chakravarti, 'no problem bAvA. bAvundi. tune ki saripOyindi' ani ceppAranTa. sarE ani renDO recording theatre ki satyam gAri daggaraki veLLE sariki, satyam gAru orchestrization reharsals cEyistunnAranTa. eeyana veLLi satyam gArini, 'nEnu pampina pATa tune ki saripOyindA? lEka mArci rAsivvanA?' ani aDigAranTa. dAniki satyam gAru, 'minor adjustments cEsAmu, saripOyindi' ani ceppAranTa. kAbaTTI mana music directors tune icci pATa rAyincukOvaTamE kAdu, pATa rAyincukuni kUDA tune kaTTagalaru ani vETUri gAru muktAyimpugA tana pustakam komma kommakO sannAyi lO ceppAru.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Halcyon
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Halcyon

Post Number: 15
Registered: 09-2004
Posted From: 68.213.245.195

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2005 - 4:02 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

It seems like I am in the minority, because my vote goes to SPB.

Without degrading Ghantasala, if I am given the option of either
listening to SPB songs or Ghantasala songs, I would take all the
SPB songs I can get and then some. I am no spring chicken and
I started listening to songs when I was a small kid and there were
plenty of Ghantasala songs that used to be played on the
radio at that time. I am more of a 'Paamara' than a 'Panditha'
when it comes to knowledge of music. Maybe, that explains my choice and also my inability to explain what separates them.
But to me I am in musical heaven when I listen to SPB's songs. I can't say the same thing about Ghantasala although I
enjoy them most of the time.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Musicfan
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Musicfan

Post Number: 5238
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 134.244.170.168

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2005 - 1:18 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

http://www.bhaavana.net/ghantasala/0138.html

>
> Any interesting bits about ghanTasAla - pushpavilApam?
>

What could be more interesting than the writer himself attributing the
popularity of his beautiful work to the singer who rendered it in a more
beautiful and unique style of his own.

About 6-7 months ago, I posted an excerpt from an interview with
"karuNaSree" reg. pushpavilApaM. When the interviewer (Y Jaganmohanarao)
questioned Sree jandhyAla about the popularity of his pushpavilApamu, he
partially attributed it to ghanTasAla's unforgettable rendering. Here it
is:


Sree jandhyAla : "........... intakanTE viSEshamaina kAraNaM
marokaTundi.
adi amara gAyakuDaina ghanTasAla sumadhura kanThaM venTa A padyAlu
jAlu
vAraDaM. ayitE ikkaDa oka cinna tamAshA vunnadi. 'pushpavilApaM'
pADaDaM
valla ghanTasAlaku prasidhdhi vaccindani kondaranTunTE, ghanTasAla
pADaDaM valla 'pushpavilApAni'ki prasidhdhi vaccindani mari
kondaranTunnAru.

vAstavAniki I renTinI vEru cEyaDaM kanTe karuNaSrI kalaM, ghanTasAla
gaLaM kalipi 'pushpavilApAni'ki antaTi prASastyaM cEkUrcAyani
abhij~nula
abhiprAyaM. mari mIrEmanukunnA sarE".
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Honeymist
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Honeymist

Post Number: 284
Registered: 04-2004
Posted From: 68.96.254.210

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2005 - 1:05 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

>>Ghantasala valla pushpacvilapam popular ayyinda leka karunasri valla ghantasala ki peru vachinda somthing like that..

Definitely Ghantasala gari valla Pushpavilaapam popular ayyindi, Pushpavilaapam valla Karunasri gariki peru vachindi. No doubt about it :-)
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Musicfan
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Musicfan

Post Number: 5234
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 134.244.170.168

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2005 - 12:57 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

>> There was a debate that karunasri was known to public just because ghantasala sang that.

I remember reading somewhere about this. There was really a debate about this.. Ghantasala valla pushpacvilapam popular ayyinda leka karunasri valla ghantasala ki peru vachinda somthing like that..
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Sree
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Sree

Post Number: 380
Registered: 08-2004
Posted From: 24.74.59.105

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2005 - 12:54 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Good post
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Musicfan
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Musicfan

Post Number: 5232
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 134.244.170.168

Rating: 
Votes: 1 (Vote!)

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2005 - 12:51 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Lifted this from one tamil forum One post I found interested..
__________________________________________________ _
Guys

After seeing so many threads, and also in forum hub too. Its really boring. I really felt to post the following, I posted there too. this might be digression to Tamil Music as I talk mostly about telugu film music.

Sorry for the digression:

Guys SPB has sung in many languages. He is considered great singer. He crossed 40K odd songs. He sings easily in many languages, His voice is a divine gift. But he is not the greatest singer in his home state AP. He can never be compared or can be reached to Ghantasala. In telugu Ghantasala is the greatest ever singer till this age and will remain the same.

The following are the reasons.

Melody Songs: Ghantasala is the best between the two. There are lot of songs where you will be mesmerised with the songs that Ghantasala sang. SPB tried to sing many of them later as an experiments with IR but original songs stand really great.

Devotional songs: Ask every individual in telugu. To whom they listen, Its Ghantasala not SPB. His voice has that magic where people feel the devotion just listening to his voice. He will be involved in the song as if in trance. SPB can never be compared to this. He is good, better but Ghantasala is the best.

Carnatic Songs: Definetely SPB is not a contestant here. Though he sang Sankarabharanam, you hear to ghantasala's easyness, modulation, he is no way comparable. still purist feel SPB as a child before Ghantasala. Even SPB himself agrees.

Complex songs: Just one example Shiva shankari, shivananda lahiri. This is the complex song ever in telugu film industry. How many people tried to sing this song and failed. There will be thousands who tried to sing like Ghantasala. All they failed. I can never imagine SPB can sing a song like that.

Bass and High Pitch: People feel SPB can sing both easily but you cannot imagine the same . Listen to ghantasala. you will feel where he stands.

Composition: SPB composed music for movies. But how many are known to people? How many are hit like ghantasala's compositions? Look at the ghantasala's compostions like Mayabazar, lavakusa. Can SPB match him?

Private Albums: Any body heard Pushpavilapam? man what a great album. There was a debate that karunasri was known to public just because ghantasala sang that. Look the expression, look the clarity, you feel as if flowers are singing. SPB can never bring this much.

Last but not least Listen to Ghantasala's Bhagavadgeeta. He sang before his demise. You will know what his voice is.

SPB is great but not the greatest.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Thikamaka
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Thikamaka

Post Number: 4614
Registered: 08-2004
Posted From: 203.101.70.39

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2005 - 6:39 am:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Ramu Sodara Kathi laanti analysis!! this is 100% true!!
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Ramu
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Ramu

Post Number: 3180
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 65.97.0.243

Rating: 
Votes: 3 (Vote!)

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2005 - 5:52 am:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

vENu sOdarA,

Vintha gaa vine vaadu yemo, vallemi rasthunnaro adi vintunnam antaaru, raase vallemo vallemi vinalani anukuntunnaro ade memu rasthunnam ani sari puchhu thunnaru!!

vETUri gAru oka sandarbham lO, vijaya productions vALLu tIsina cinemala gurinci rAstU, pAtALa bhairavi cinema lO nEpALI mAntrikuDi dialogue ni quote cEsAru. 'arE DimbhakA! manamu SAyunadi janam cUDaTamA? janam meccunadi manam SAyaTamA?' ani janam meccEdi vALLu tIsAru. i don't blame the writers/composers/singers entirely for the current trend.

SPB is a great singer but he has his limitations (to quote him during the 100 days function of one of mOhanbAbu's film, he said on the stage, 'mOhan bAbu gAru Ayana cinemalO sentiment pATalannI yEsudas gAri cEtanE pADistAru. nAku eppuDainA oka avakASam vastundEmO ani cUstunnA. kAnI intavarakU rAlEdu. Ayana dRshTilO nEnu sentimental/pathos pADalEnEmO. nEnu kUDA pADagalananDi'. result, next movie brahma lO 'jhummA cummA kommA remmallO' anE manci duet k.j.y pADAru which i guess is the first time k.j.y singing a duet for mOhanbAbu).

inkokaTi, SPB prime lO unnappuDu AyanE ekkuva pATalu pADEvAru telugulO (telugu/tamil/kannaDa kUDA). almost 80-90% of the songs telugulO Ayana pADinavE vaccEvi. time gaDustunna koddI, kotta generation SrOtalaki variety kAvAlsi vaccindi. antaku mundu dUradarSan tappitE inkO channel lEdu. vALLu pAlu-cELu vEsinappuDu kAvAlsina vALLu cUsEvALLu. alAgE cricket match telecast cEsETappuDu vErE alternative lEka last over lO 10 runs koTTAlsina situation lO over madhyalO commercial break vEsinA caccinaTTu cUsEvALLu. thanks to PV and manmOhan, 92 lO manaki private channels rAvaTam modalayyEsariki bayaTa prapancam lO Emi jarugutundO telustOndi. MTV, VH1 lalO vaccE variety mana telugu cinema lalO kanipincaTam taggindi. A time lO SPB kanTE evarinainA kotta voice janAlaki vinispistE bAgunTundanE idea first tamilians ki vaccindi. result, genetleman, pRemikuDu (kadalan in tamil) etc. cinemalalO A.R.R kotta singers ni encourage ceyyaTam modalu peTTADu. avi telugu lOki dub ainappuDu kUDA kotta voices kAvaTam valla janam vinaTam modalu peTTAru. maLLI adi continue ceyyAlanTE, janam variety kOrukunTunnAru kAbaTTi, vALLaki kAvalsindi manam andiddAm anukonnAru. result, candra bose lAnTu lyricists, udit nArAyaN/shrEya ghOsal lAnTi singers etc. vastunnAru.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Ramu
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Ramu

Post Number: 3179
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 65.97.0.243

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2005 - 5:32 am:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

musicfan sOdarA,

I think from shavukar janaki..

that si collector janaki.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Ruj
Bewarse
Username: Ruj

Post Number: 1020
Registered: 12-2004
Posted From: 210.214.114.1

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2005 - 4:59 am:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

my vote goes to GHANTASALA gaaru
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Proofdada
Bewarse ke Bewarse!
Username: Proofdada

Post Number: 21135
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 80.121.144.9

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2005 - 3:39 am:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

gantasala
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Thikamaka
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Thikamaka

Post Number: 4605
Registered: 08-2004
Posted From: 203.101.70.39

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2005 - 3:38 am:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

MY vote goes to Ghantasala anyday!!:-)
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Azad
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Azad

Post Number: 2897
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 63.226.135.81

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 3:43 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

nenu chulledu mama aa posts kanee a song vinnaka matram naku baga nachindi.naku thelisi aa song lo telugu telugu lane vundakuntaaa
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Musicfan
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Musicfan

Post Number: 5181
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 134.244.170.168

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 3:39 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

>>idi nenoppukonu mama,okkasari Anand lo vache vache song vinu entha baga padthundo ardhamavuthundi

Azad mama nuvvu serious aa comedy aa...

Nene oka taadu vesa ee DB lo shreya ghosal enni sarlu mispronounce chesindo.. Lyric petti mari cheppa..

I dont deny her voice is sweet, she sings etc., She doesnt sound telugu ante..
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Azad
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Azad

Post Number: 2896
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 63.226.135.81

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 3:37 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

>>shreya ghosal vachina taruvata complete gaa telugu pata chachi poyindi..

idi nenoppukonu mama,okkasari Anand lo vache vache song vinu entha baga padthundo ardhamavuthundi

ee song vinna daggarnundi nenu sreya ghosal fan ni

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Musicfan
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Musicfan

Post Number: 5165
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 134.244.170.168

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 3:18 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

>>KUMAR SANU, UDIT NARAYAN, SANKAR MAHADEVAN

veellu paadutunte telugu paata ekkada untundi? Sankranthi lo hariharan paata vinnaraa.. Ghoram gaa undi.. poorvam kaneesam female singers aina baga paade vallu, ippudu sadhana sargam, shreya ghosal vachina taruvata complete gaa telugu pata chachi poyindi..
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Musicfan
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Musicfan

Post Number: 5164
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 134.244.170.168

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 3:16 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

I feel eppudaite paataku tune kakunda
tune ki paata raastunnara appude paata ki andam poyindi..
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Venu
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Venu

Post Number: 4690
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 64.105.207.250

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 3:15 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Vintha gaa vine vaadu yemo, vallemi rasthunnaro adi vintunnam antaaru, raase vallemo vallemi vinalani anukuntunnaro ade memu rasthunnam ani sari puchhu thunnaru!!

Final gaa GHANTASALA garu poyaru, SPB gari ni ara kora patala ki parimitham chesi ye KUMAR SANU, UDIT NARAYAN, SANKAR MAHADEVAN lanti telugu ni tegulu gaa pade valla tho padisthu unte, ave manam vintu urruthaluguthunnam!! Telugu patala ki pattina daurbagyam ide.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Venu
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Venu

Post Number: 4689
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 64.105.207.250

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 3:12 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

What I have noticed is the music component in the songs. In old songs, the music is minimal or the foreground is taken by the song whereas from the mid 70s, the songs are dominated by the music and many times you don't understand the song!!

Over a period of time, people started appreciating a song for it's music rather than the PATA and BHAVAM as they started seeing no big BHAVAM or meaning in the song!! Offcourse there are exceptions!

Danne generation change antaremo!!
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Musicfan
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Musicfan

Post Number: 5161
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 134.244.170.168

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 2:57 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Honey mist garu type of music is completely different to compare.

Which type of music we like, we tend towards that singer. May be its Ghantasala or SPB.

The old songs are very good because they are full of melody, very good lyrics and simple orchestration, giving more to a singer to prove. Since Ghantasala had musical background he excelled.

Strange but true is that Ghantasala garu also had to struggle to get into movies. They threw him saying that his voice is too coarse which is not fit to music but history is different. Aa pataaloni madhuryam ee veru.. Daaniki ghantasala, susheela, janaki gaarla voice sarigga saripoyindi boledanni aanimuthyalu bayataki vachayi.

But I cannot imaging ghantasala making justice to "Paata aaginda, okari seatu govinda" I think from shavukar janaki.. Such a youthful energy balu's voice has.. Now coming to imititating voice, I purely give that to MD's choice. Manavallu okati hit aithe inka anni alage undalani korataru. Alage SPB singing like NTR, ANR konchem motadu minchindi chala songs lo. kaani I feel SPB is equally great. He also agrees Ghantasala is great in Telugu Music world and nobody can match him, but thats his humbleness.

May be SPB can sing bhagavadgeeta or something when he is involved in that..
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Gaali
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Gaali

Post Number: 3738
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 199.26.230.102

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 2:50 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

>>ghantasaala garu geeta recording appudu ayina throat cancer to suffer avutunaaru ani antaru ,nijamena?

Is it true that singers are prone to throat cancer?
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Musicfan
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Musicfan

Post Number: 5160
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 134.244.170.168

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 2:45 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Nijame Ghantasala gaaru eventhough he was sick completed the recording of Bhagavadgeeta May be thats why he was very much involved into it while singing..
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Kvs
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Kvs

Post Number: 107
Registered: 11-2004
Posted From: 4.227.11.38

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 2:11 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

ghantasaala garu geeta recording appudu ayina throat cancer to suffer avutunaaru ani antaru ,nijamena?last days lo geeta recording chesara?
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Venu
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Venu

Post Number: 4685
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 64.105.207.250

Rating: 
Votes: 1 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 2:05 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Honeymist garu

Good post andi.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Honeymist
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Honeymist

Post Number: 273
Registered: 04-2004
Posted From: 68.96.254.210

Rating: 
Votes: 3 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:51 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Ghantasala gari era was different when compared to SPB's generation. SPB was a budding artiste when Ghantasala garu was in full swing. If they both belonged to the same generation, perhaps, the comparison would have been easier. However, my vote goes to Ghantasala garu.

Somebody questioned - " Ghantasala 'roudra' rasam lo emanna patalu padada ? " If you happen to listen his 'Geetha', that whole track is enough to get all of his nava rasaalu. I bet SPB could never have done justice to Geetha more. This is a mere example. By the time SPB came into industry, technology progressed a lot, with improved orchestration. That definitely gave good scope for SPB to sing variety of songs and exhibit voice modulation.

Devotional songs or sad songs or romantic duets or funny songs (just recall 'sundari neevanti' from Mayabazar) - no matter what type of song it was, Ghantasala garu did complete justice to it. I am sure if he had to sing 'eureka katha meetha' song with current orchestration, he would have certainly done justice to it, like how he did to 'manasaina oh chinadaana'(Dattha putrudu'). Only difference is orchestration. He sure did lose his tempo during his last days, because of his ill health. He passed away at an early age of 52, otherwise he would have rendered more pearls to telugu film music.

Coming to SPB, needless to mention that he is a great singer too. But when compared to Ghantasala garu, I can not consider him better than the latter. I am sure he can not do justice to songs like 'siva sankari' or 'jagame maya' or 'muddabanthi poovulu'. But he has an advantage over Ghantasala garu w.r.to his mimicry art and that helped him in modulating his voice to the corresponding hero. But if you listen to his songs of late 70's & early 80's,particularly when he sang for NTR and ANR, I feel so irritating. Particularly, I feel, instead of playing back, he tried to mimic the hero, and that totally spoiled the song. Ofcourse, kudos to the song lyrics and music too for some of those movies. But on the whole, he too gave excellent songs to film industry that we reminisce for many generations to come. I like his songs - starting from 'e divilo virisna' to latest 'Radha Gopalam'.

Last but not least, though I belong to current generation, I still pick Ghantasala garu over SPB, because I still enjoy all of his songs that belong to our previous generations. On a personal note, many times I felt 'how I wish I had seen him in person'. But I was not even born by the time he passed away. My father happened to see him luckily on some stage show. :-)





Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Dimbaka
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Dimbaka

Post Number: 6908
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 64.94.44.173

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:45 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

>> nee meeda doubts vasthunnayi <<

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Bullet
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Bullet

Post Number: 91
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 69.228.253.113

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:45 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

>> voice maree sweet ga undi ammayi gontulaga

vammooo, mama - neeku unni and hari ladi abbayi gonthaa ? nee meeda doubts vasthunnayi
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Dimbaka
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Dimbaka

Post Number: 6907
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 64.94.44.173

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:44 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

>> Dimbaka, nuvvu Kumar Sanu fan vaa ? , leka Raj seetharam ? <<

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Jackson
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Jackson

Post Number: 2895
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 204.69.40.7

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:44 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Sweets istam ee leda Dimbaka mama neeku..
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Dimbaka
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Dimbaka

Post Number: 6906
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 64.94.44.173

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:43 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Naku Hariharan, Unnikrishnan type voice ittam

Ghantasala garidi Bhagavadgeeta okkate ishtam.
SPB drawback entante voice maree sweet ga undi ammayi gontulaga.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Jackson
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Jackson

Post Number: 2889
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 204.69.40.7

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:40 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Ekkadki nee parugu..
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Gaali
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Gaali

Post Number: 3727
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 199.26.230.102

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:39 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

>>leka Raj seetharam

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Bullet
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Bullet

Post Number: 87
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 69.228.253.113

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:38 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Dimbaka, nuvvu Kumar Sanu fan vaa ? , leka Raj seetharam ?
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Gaali
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Gaali

Post Number: 3726
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 199.26.230.102

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:37 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Nijamgaa chebuthunnava Dimbsaa mama?
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Jackson
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Jackson

Post Number: 2883
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 204.69.40.7

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:34 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

50
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Jackson
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Jackson

Post Number: 2882
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 204.69.40.7

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:34 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

49
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Jackson
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Jackson

Post Number: 2881
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 204.69.40.7

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:34 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

48
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Dimbaka
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Dimbaka

Post Number: 6902
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 64.94.44.173

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:30 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Naku valliddaroo nachcharu Gaali mama
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Don
Bewarse
Username: Don

Post Number: 1588
Registered: 12-2004
Posted From: 64.83.223.150

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:29 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Gaali annai..
it should be Ghantasala and SPB not Ghantasala vs SPB :-)
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Mapleleafs
Bewarse
Username: Mapleleafs

Post Number: 2045
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 207.245.233.69

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:27 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Gaali Babai

Good to hear! How is Chintodu doing? Is he 1 yet?
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Mapleleafs
Bewarse
Username: Mapleleafs

Post Number: 2044
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 207.245.233.69

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:27 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Venu Babai

Nenu Veg ani Ee edava sepadu neku? Adu Chicken doraka sastadu? Ayena mone ramani thread vesi malli epudu enduku vachavu anui anatam nelanti pedda madishiki emanna bagudha?
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Gaali
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Gaali

Post Number: 3716
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 199.26.230.102

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:15 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

CC mama

Baane vunna. Nuvvu baane unnavaa?
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Musicfan
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Musicfan

Post Number: 5150
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 134.244.170.168

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:13 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

a classic example of thread diversion..
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Jackson
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Jackson

Post Number: 2869
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 204.69.40.7

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:13 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Venu mama bootu ardam lo alochiste anni alane kanipistaai..

Evari goppa valadi ala comparision cheyya kudadu ani..

Adi bottom line..
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Venu
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Venu

Post Number: 4683
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 64.105.207.250

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:11 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Non-Veg hotel lo Veg priyudivi nuvvemi settunnavo??
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Venu
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Venu

Post Number: 4682
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 64.105.207.250

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:09 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Jackson
"Jaya Malini goppa Silk smitha goppa ante cheppa lemu..
Pamela Anderson goppa RAASI goppa ante cheppa lemu.."

Ninnu tagaleyya, thread yendi , thread lo mattaduthunna peddala stature yendi, nuvvu thodala gurinchi, inkonniti gurinchi comparision yendi??
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Mapleleafs
Bewarse
Username: Mapleleafs

Post Number: 2038
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 207.245.233.69

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:05 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Gaali Babai

Anta semamena?

Non-Veg Specialized Hotel Lo Saka haram server sernatundhi me thread....LOL
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Gaali
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Gaali

Post Number: 3711
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 199.26.230.102

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:05 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Madisi mama kooda oka opinion sebithe baagundu.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Musicfan
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Musicfan

Post Number: 5149
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 134.244.170.168

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:05 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

>>GHANTASALA gari songs vintunte unna comfortness, SPB gari songs vintunte undadu!!

Venu mama adi aa songs compose chesina mahanubhavula goppatanam including ghantasala. poorvam songs lo unna simple melodies goppatanam adi. Ippati music veru. But still SPB makes the song look/feel better with his modulation.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Jackson
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Jackson

Post Number: 2864
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 204.69.40.7

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:05 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Ghantasaala goppe SPB goppe..

Jaya Malini goppa Silk smitha goppa ante cheppa lemu..

Pamela Anderson goppa RAASI goppa ante cheppa lemu..

Idi anthe..

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Bullet
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Bullet

Post Number: 85
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 69.228.253.113

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:03 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Venu mama, SPB technology lenappudu padadu, unnappudu padadu .. rentiki justice chesaadu

Ghantasala 'roudra' rasam lo emanna patalu padada ?
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Musicfan
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Musicfan

Post Number: 5148
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 134.244.170.168

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 1:02 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

The difference between Ghantasala and SPB is difference between the songs " Shiva shankari shivananda lahari" and " ureka thakamika, nachindi girlfriend"...

These songs can be sung only by these two. One cannot sing the other song. Adi difference.

A song contains the following
Clarity,
expression,
modulation,

Iddaru veetillo perfect.

Ika moods of songs ki vaste
Devotional lo Ghantasala de pai cheyi where as SPB wins in POP/Rock/fast beat songs..

alage padyalu paadatam lo ghantasala ki tirugu ledu and Vishada geetalalo kuda..

Migita type songs lo iddaru great.. But other hand SPB is too flexible. He fits in anytypes of songs.

Kaani SPB voice loni youthness inka undi where as Ghantasala's voice was only good while he was young.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Venu
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Venu

Post Number: 4678
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 64.105.207.250

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:56 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Krishna

Even I am not knowledgeable when it comes to music. But GHANTASALA gaaru padina songs yenni, SPB gaaru padina songs yenni, GHANTASALA gaaru padina time lo aayana ki technology nundi yemanna help dorikinda, SPB gari ki yedaina technological help undaa lanti vi peddalu chepthe decide cheyyochhu!!

Naa varaku naaku GHANTASALA gari songs vintunte unna comfortness, SPB gari songs vintunte undadu!! Ala ani SPB gari ni kincha parusthunnanani kaadu, but this is my feeling!!
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Krishna9
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Krishna9

Post Number: 2717
Registered: 04-2004
Posted From: 199.29.247.140

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:46 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Venu mama,

Good post. Honestly speaking, I don’t know who is great. I like SPB since he can sing for any hero, infact he can sing even for comedians and he will make you believe that specific actor is singing, but not SPB. He has been doing this successfully for over 3 decades with so many actors and that is a great thing. Also, he is a versatile singer. He can sing any kind of song devotional/Mass/Tragedy/Romantic/Patriotic anything.
But I have observed this many elders (our parents generation) people say that Ghantasala is the greatest and SPB comes next to Ghantasala. 5, 6 years back I used to have a roommate who has good music knowledge (he himself is a singer) and an elderly person, once the discussion came up and I told him that SPB is great since he is versatile, he can sing any song and can sing for anyone and I told him that Ghantasala can’t do it. Then, he shot back and gave me a detailed lecture on this and he said Ghantasala is the best singer and SPB comes only next to him and he gave his reasons which are quite justifying. He said the advantage for SPB is his mimicry and he said the advantage for Ghantasala is that he is very good in music which makes him a better singer. He quoted some raagaas as well, I’m an illiterate in music, so I didn’t understand some pieces of what he said. As said above, I don’t know who is great but I like SPB. Both of them are great in their own way.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Bullet
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Bullet

Post Number: 82
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 69.228.253.113

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:36 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

as an untrained singer who managed to sing some very complex songs, SPB gets my vote. classical training lenivariki, unnavariki sangeetham artham chesukune stage lone chala theda untadi, SPB easy gaa daatesadu aa stage .. naakkooda Ghantasala patalu konni mudha mudhaga untaayi..
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Azad
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Azad

Post Number: 2892
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 63.226.135.81

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:34 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

>>songs lo matadadante sana siragga untundi

adi evaru chesina chiraggane vuntundi mama okka spb ee kadu

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Sollu
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Sollu

Post Number: 5079
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 144.160.130.16

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:30 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

azad babai inkoti sebutha....voice change sesi padadu ani anukuntam kani.......songs lo matadadante sana siragga untundi......initial and peak time lo hero hero ki voice change chesina....tharuvatha tharuvatha ebbettuga thayarayyindi:-(
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Azad
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Azad

Post Number: 2891
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 63.226.135.81

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:30 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

naku ghantasala anni songs alane anpisthayi mama athani vocie ee konchem ala vuntundi.


its just my opinion nothing to degrade him.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Idiot
Bewarse ke Bewarse!
Username: Idiot

Post Number: 16062
Registered: 09-2004
Posted From: 199.245.32.11

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:30 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

venu mama
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Badri
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Badri

Post Number: 4333
Registered: 09-2004
Posted From: 130.243.43.216

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:28 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

venu mama good post

//Ghantasala voice konchem bandaga,modduga vuntundi

enti azad mama ala anesavu...okka song cheppu neeku anta bandaga, modduga anipinchina song
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Cinejeevi
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Cinejeevi

Post Number: 4759
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 67.111.137.94

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:27 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

emi post easavu enu mama!!! padi kalalu dachalsina post adi...

asalu sadutunte enti mana enu mamena? anipichhavu. sivarlo nijam seppesinaka nee meeda abhimanam marinta perigindi anadam atisayokti kaane kaadu
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Smart
Bewarse
Username: Smart

Post Number: 2304
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 207.199.2.34

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:26 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Venu 5*s
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Venu
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Venu

Post Number: 4676
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 64.105.207.250

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:23 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

BALASUBRAMANIAM gari ki technology help sesthundi ani naa abhiprayam compared to GHANTASALA garu!!
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Venu
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Venu

Post Number: 4675
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 64.105.207.250

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:22 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

BAPU'S words on the great GHANTASALA garu:

Geetalaku mundu Upodhghaathaalu
Raagaalalo bhaavodvegaalu
Svaraalato nityakhela
Gonthu kanchu ghantaleela
Asalu peru gaanalola
Maaru peru ghantasala

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Azad
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Azad

Post Number: 2890
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 63.226.135.81

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:21 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Ghantasala voice konchem bandaga,modduga vuntundi.so ivalti generation lo aithe konchem kastam ayyedi

Balu ee type song aina song ki thaggatlu gonthu marchi padagaladu.

adokkate difference iddarikee

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Gaali
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Gaali

Post Number: 3689
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 199.26.230.102

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:21 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Venu mama

5 stars for being honest.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Venu
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Venu

Post Number: 4674
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 64.105.207.250

Rating: 
Votes: 7 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:19 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

There is hardly a need to elaborate on Ghantasala as a singer.

1)His voice was his great asset.
2)His ability to blend the right expression effortlessly and most naturally into the song is great.
3)His voice, expression, range, ability for pure classical music, and the lightness of voice when required are greatest!!
4)Pushpa Vilapam, Geethopadesam etc., can never be compared!!

Consider for instance "Kudi yeda mayithe" or "Jagame maya" from "Devadasu", or "Kala kanidi, viluvainadi" from "Velugu needalu", or "Manasuna Manasai" from "Doctor Chakravarthi". The expression of sadness, despair, and detachment in these songs is most natural and real - he finds no need for extraneous sounds or gimmicks to evoke the right emotion. Consider "Enta Ghatu Premayo" from "Pathala Bhairavi", or "Andame Anandam" from "Bratuku Theruvu". I wonder whether there is ever a better expression of "Bhavukatha" than what one can find in these songs. Consider "Edu kondala samy" (a private record), or "Mahesa Papavinasa" from "Kalahasthi Mahatyam", or "Thaguna, Varameeya" from "Bhu-Kailas". Can we think of songs in which "Bhakti" is better expressed? Consider his private songs "Atta leni kodalu uttamuralu", "Ravoyi bangaru mava", "Police Venkatasamy, ninnu nenu maruva lenura" - these, more or less, define the once typical village atmosphere and "Telugudanam" to the present-day city dweller. His grasp on music, on Telugu Bhasha, and its culture are all simultaneously evident from the way he rendered Karunasri's "Pushpa vilapam" and "Kunti Kumari". I know people who stopped plucking flowers (in fact, even using them) after they heard "Pushpavilapam". In general, he had an excellent understanding of the old drama style. This is clear from his rendition of Telugu Padyalu and Samskrita slokalu in Pouranika movies. Consider "Siva Sankari, Sivananda Lahari" from "Jagadeka Veeruni Katha", or "Rasikaraja thaguvaramukama" from "Jayabheri", or the "Ashtapadulu" from "Bhaktha Jayadeva". These are all instances of classical music in films. Ghantasala sang these as well as any classical musician could have. With his voice and expression, perhaps he even sang them better than most classical musicians. Last, but surely not the least, are his relatively light-hearted songs, especially his duets with Ganakokila Suseela. "Konda gali thirigindi" from "Uyyala Jampala", "Idemi lahiri, Idemi garadi" from "Idu-jodu", "Vadinapule vikasinchele" from "Mangalya Balam", "Madhuram madhuram ee samayam" from "Bharya-bhartalu" - and of course many many more, are ever-greens.

There have been many film singers - S.P. Balasubramaniam, Jesudas, P.B. Srinivas, A.M. Raja, and T.M. Soundararajan in the south, and Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, Saigal, Mannade, Hemanth Kumar, and Talat in the north - are perhaps the most notable ones among the males. Although each singer in this list has his own charm and distinctive style, they are hardly comparable to Ghantasala. For one thing, none of them is accomplished as a music director (A.M. Raja, S.P, and Hemanth Kumar did compose music to some films, but are surely a notch below Ghantasala in this department).

Even as singers, when you put together the assets of Ghantasala - his voice, expression, range, ability for pure classical music, and the lightness of voice when required, the rest are hardly a match.

Babu, idi konchem sontham, konchem copy babu!!
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Cinejeevi
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Cinejeevi

Post Number: 4758
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 67.111.137.94

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:18 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

for some reason i vote for ghantasala. nijaniki century kotte thread plus chala posts seyyali ani vundi. kaani work load ekku vundi.

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Laddoo
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Laddoo

Post Number: 89
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 211.28.246.196

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:15 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

iddaru too good.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Gaali
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Gaali

Post Number: 3688
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 199.26.230.102

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:10 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

>>iddaru same generation aite compare seyyochu...ghantasala generation lo ataniki competitor ela lero same with SPB...

Bdari mama

Iddaru top heroes ki paadaru, classicals paadaru, boothu paatalu paadaru, padyaalu paadaru, etc. I think we can compare.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Badri
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Badri

Post Number: 4330
Registered: 09-2004
Posted From: 130.243.43.216

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:08 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

also sad songs like " bommalu chesi pranam posi sagavu le ... " lanti songs lo kuda SPB no way compared to ghantasala
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Aavakaaya
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Aavakaaya

Post Number: 382
Registered: 04-2004
Posted From: 195.220.151.50

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:07 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

kudi kannu mukhyama...edama kannu mukhyama ante...

emani cheppadi.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Sollu
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Sollu

Post Number: 5073
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 144.160.130.16

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:04 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

iddaru manchi gayakule kani

there used to be one song in earlier days for comedians/side heros
ghantasala used to sing only for heros and used to give chance to other singers as well

but when it came to SPB he's too selfish and never gave chance to any other singer....i remember hearing some one say that...SPB rejected the whole offer when the producer said he wants someone to sing one song in the movie......and in sentiment filled industry producer couldnt dare to let SPB go and have to accept SPB to sing all of them

janallo varity korukotam modalayyaka....cheap ga vasthunnarani producers kotha singers tho padinchukontunte.....cinemallo boothu patalu ekkuvaipoyayi anduke singatam thaggincha ani cuttings start sesadu.........mari career peak time lo asalu boothu patale lenattu......
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Godfather
Bewarse ke Bewarse!
Username: Godfather

Post Number: 19608
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 80.196.137.189

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:03 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

manaki muzic gurunchi antha teliyadu.

idaru baga padutaru..:-)
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Badri
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Badri

Post Number: 4329
Registered: 09-2004
Posted From: 130.243.43.216

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:03 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

gaali mama

iddaru same generation aite compare seyyochu...ghantasala generation lo ataniki competitor ela lero same with SPB...

SPB , bhakti patalu anta baga padaledu...idhi naa opinion...annamaya lo baga padi untadu kani migata vatilo chala gornaga untundhi.

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Gaali
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Gaali

Post Number: 3687
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 199.26.230.102

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:02 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Plusses and Minuses cheppandi mamalu. Andaru just yevaru ishtamo chebuthunnaru anthe.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Switzerland
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Switzerland

Post Number: 328
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 12.145.168.100

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:00 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

SPB any day of the week

but i heard rumors that he stifled the career of many budding singers in his heydays
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Tuntari
Bewarse
Username: Tuntari

Post Number: 1549
Registered: 09-2004
Posted From: 192.127.94.7

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:00 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

rendu himalaya parvatha srenullo rendu sikaraalu... vetikunna pravinyathalu vaatikunnayi...

:-)

i like both :-)
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Neo
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Neo

Post Number: 3204
Registered: 08-2004
Posted From: 66.98.180.35

Rating: 
Votes: 1 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 11:59 am:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

my vote for ghantasala
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Nivas
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Nivas

Post Number: 2656
Registered: 09-2004
Posted From: 68.82.51.74

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 11:59 am:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

SPB Naaku Chala Istam ...Naaku

A Devi lo Virisina Parijathamo

Nundi

Kalaganti Kalaganti Varaku ..

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Gaali
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Gaali

Post Number: 3685
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 199.26.230.102

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 11:58 am:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Naaku peddagaa teleedu TK mama. Yemanna compare chestaaniki naaku sangeetam raadu. Kaani naaku SPB ante ishtam so I just want to know why Ghantasala is better. So telisina vaaru konchem cheppandi.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Thodakottu
Bewarse ke Bewarse!
Username: Thodakottu

Post Number: 6953
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 12.153.145.6

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 11:57 am:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

konchem tough mama but my vote goes to Ghantasala..
kaani SPB is also great the way he changes his voice for the hero is simply superb
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Jackson
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Jackson

Post Number: 2848
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 204.69.40.7

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 11:56 am:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

>>Sangeetam lo praaveenyam lekapoyinaa

Idi right kadanukunta mama..

SPB rocks...

ALL TIME BEST..
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Gaali
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Gaali

Post Number: 3684
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 199.26.230.102

Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!)

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 11:55 am:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Veeriddaru legends ye. Veeriddari lo yevaru great ani adaganu gaani, what are the pros and cons of these tow guys when compared?

I personally like SPB more coz of his voice and the way he can modulate it. Sangeetam lo praaveenyam lekapoyinaa chala veezy gaa handle chestaadu kashtamain paatalu.

Paata generation, classics param gaa aalochincha kunda. Please share your thoughts.