Echoes of the Maestro – Song 26 – Vaanathu Poonkili
Jency Gregory has one of the unique voices and most of her songs in Tamil were composed by Illayaraja. You might have heard her voice but might not have known her by name. Some of her most famous songs include En Uyir Neethaney from Priya, Namthana Thamthana Thaalam Varum from Puthiya Vaarpugal, En Vaaniley from Jhonny, Kaathal Ooviyam from Alaigal Oivathillai to name a few.
Vaanathu Poonkili is her debut in Tamil however her debut as a Singer was in Malayalam. She sang this song along with Legendary S. Janaki Amma and the song was written by Kaviyarasar Kannadasan. This song is set between two friends while one is consoling the other, with interesting philosophical lyrics by Kaviyarasar.
Song – 26
Song: Vaanathu Poonkili
Movie: Tiripura Sundari
Singer: S. Janaki and Jency Gregory
Lyricist: Kannadasan
Actors: Srikanth, Prabha, Manju Bhargavi, Meera, and many others.
Director: K. Chandrabose
The video song is not that great, so here’s the audio version of the song as well for you.