Echoes of the Maestro – Song 75 – Nanna Neenu Gellalare
Nee Nanna Gellalare is the only film of Dr. Rajkumar that had music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Despite some of the songs becoming popular, the film was not successful and had only a 63-day theatrical run. I was surprised to find out that Dr. Rajkumar sang all the songs in this film and he really sounded good. High-time I watch his movies to know him better.
Nanna Neenu Gellalare is set in a Disco format, however, it doesn’t sound like one. Would it be because it was set in Shuddha Dhanyasi and Hindola Raagas? Any Carnatic Music experts listen and let me know if I was wrong 🙂
Song – 75
Song: Nanna Neenu Gellalare
Movie: Nee Nanna Gellalare
Singers: Dr. Rajkumar and S. Janaki
Lyricist: Chi. Udaya Shankar
Actors: Dr. Rajkumar, Manjula, K.S. Aswath, Balakrishna, Chi. Udaya Shankar and others.
Director: Vijay