Iktaara (wake up sid) with George Kuruvilla and arrangement by Anil.B.S

A song which I have fallen in love with, in recent times.

There are very few songs which Manohar, my better half enjoys quite a bit, and this happens to be one of them. Today marks our 11th year wedding anniversary, and this goes out to him.

Anil- Thank you! I wouldn’t be posting this today without your beautiful recreation, absolutely loved the track!

And, George- you completed what I started, and your vocals & mix makes all the difference to this cover :-) Thank you!

Movie: Wake up Sid
Originally composed by: Amit Trivedi
Originally sung by: Kavitha Seth & Amitabh Bhattacharya
Music arrangement: Anil.B.S
Cover version by: Meera Manohar & George Kuruvilla
Backing Harmonies: George Kuruvilla
Mixed by: George Kuruvilla

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Naan Sirithaal ( cover version ) with Adithi Devarajan

This number is from Nayagan, probably one of the best movies of Kamal, and of Manirathnam’s probably.

To give a little background to those who aren’t familiar with the song, the song takes place in a brothel in Bombay/Dharavi area, and IR roped in 2 very popular singers of yesteryear’sTamizh film music- Jamuna Rani & M.S.Rajeswari ( the child like voice ). This song became popular back then, since it used old time instruments (andha kaalatthu baani types:-) which is very evident from the tones/style of the BGM’s.

My first time collaborating with Adithi Devarajan, and was such fun, and an absolute pleasure working with her! Here’s looking forward to more duets in the future.

And this song goes out to Raj, who requested that we try this out. And, here's wishing all listeners a very happy Sankaranthi/Pongal ( a little belated though :)

Movie: Naayagan
Original music by: Ilayaraaja
Originally sung by: Jamuna Rani & M.S.Rajeswari
Cover version by: Adithi Devarajan & Meera Manohar
Mixed by: Meera Manohar

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Gems of Ilayaraaja- Sangathil Padaadha (cover version) with Sriram Srinivasan

I think every Ilayaraaja fan out there would definitely know and love this song. Inspite of a pathetic picturisation , and definitely not to mention pathetic people being starred in the original, this song is an anthem of sorts. The malayalam version of this is a show stopper as well.

The Tamizh version differs quite a bit from the Malayalam one, being a duet and romantic theme being a couple. I worked in re-arranging the track a little bit so it would fit the tamizh bill, so to speak :)

Sriram Srinivasan has lent the male vocals for this one, and I personally wanted a non-IL clone to sing this, and thought Sriram would bring a different flavour to this one. Thanks Sriram— my first collaboration with you and it was really fun :-)

Sriram passed me a link on this song which made an interesting read. Please do check it out if you are interested

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Movie; Auto Raaja
Original music by: Ilayaraaja
Originally sung by: IL & S.Janaki
Cover version by: Sriram Srinivasan & Meera Manohar
Backing harmonies & mixed by: Meera Manohar




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Mayya Mayya ( cover version ) from Guru- a short piece

Have always loved the former part of this song, and have stuck to just that.

Also, this is not an imitation of the original, so you might find differences in the way it’s been sung, although have attempted to convey the same emotion/mood as in the original . Hopefully you will like my take on it :-)

This goes out to Manohar, my better half who celebrated his birthday with Christ on 25th Dec. And, here's also wishing all of you a very safe, prosperous and joyous New Year!

Movie: Guru
Originally sung by: Chinmayee, Mariam Toller, keerthi
Original music by: A R Rahman
Lead vocals, Harmonies & Mixed by: Meera Manohar

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Agni Kunjondru (Mahaakavi Bharathiyaar)- Unplugged

Have been sick for the last couple of days, and thought will do this despite a terrible sore throat and cold. This song has never ceased to bring peace to me in the past.

“Agni kunjondru kandaen
Adhai angoru kattilor ponthidai vaithaen
Vendhu thanindhadhu kaadu, thazal veerathil kunjendrum
Mooopendrum undo?”

are probably some of the most famous lines of Bharathiyaar. This very short version is based on the virutham piece done by Bombay Jayashree in her album “Atma- the soul”

Unsure if I can post anymore before we usher Christmas & the New Year, so here’s wishing all visitors a Merry Christmas and a wonderful, safe and happy New Year!

Thanks for listening

Agni Kunjondru ( Mahakavi Bhaarathiyaar )- Unplugged | Online recorder

Rasiyaa (cover version) from Kurbaan

Black friday deals at most popular electronic stores typically have this “one” laptop with the most amazing config., but— there’s only one of it available. And, needless to say, some good soul lays his/her hands on it at unearthly odd hours in the AM.

This song rasiyaa is also like that one laptop, but it’s just that it can be hashed, rehashed and the types on a portal like Muziboo, and the audioblogging world. I am a sucker for low ranged songs, and am not an exception for having picked this song as well.

Thanks Kuhoo, for the track and Radhika for the track and the original MP3.

Movie: Kurbaan
Orginal music by : Salim Suleimaan
Originally rendered by: Shruthi Pathak
Lyrics by: Prasoon Joshi
Main Vocals, harmonies, added vocal effects & mixed by: Meera Manohar

Apprecaite your patience in listening to yet another cover of this song, and I am pretty sure this will not be the last either :P

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Colonial Cousins 'Krishna' (cover version) with George Kuruvilla

George, somehow you have managed to make me sing my first English cover :=) So, thanks for asking me to sing this along with you.

And it is a wonderful coincidence that I am posting it today (Nov 11th), so here’s wishing Murali Venkatraman a very Happy Birthday!

Album: Colonial cousins
Original music by: Leslie Lewis & Hariharan
Originally sung by:Leslie Lewis & Hariharan
Cover version by: George Kuruvilla & Meera Manohar
Harmonies by: George Kuruvilla & Meera Manohar
Mixed by: George Kuruvilla

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Oru Murai (cover version) with Murali Ramanathan

This song has been in my mind for god knows— how many years!? Thanks to never finding a track, was always on a wish list and remained there. This cover has been in the making for a while now. And, it so happened that I did this song before I went into my self proclaimed singing block crap :( Although I have done some sporadic recordings here and there, I haven’t been able to record anything to my satisfaction for the last month or so! Somehow, it is just not happening, and am really happy Murali Ramanathan could get this done, so I can keep my space active :)) Thank you Murali for singing this along with me.

Probably one of the tougher numbers I have done until now. I wanted to do it in one shot, and have managed to for the most part, except for some punch ins which I couldn’t avoid *darn*!!

A few thank you’s are in order here. Firstly, many thanks to Pradip who provided me with some pointers which made me revist my initial take. Srividya— this song would never have seen this day unless you had uploaded it yourself and I knew that a track existed for this song LOL. So, thanks for the track!

And, last but definitely not the least, George— thanks so much for suggesting this song, and this song goes out to you.

Movie: Manichithrathaazhu
Original music by: M.G.Radhakrishnan
Originally sung by: K.S.Chitra and K.J.Yesudas
Cover version by: Meera Manohar & Murali Ramanathan
Mixed by: Meera Manohar

Best enjoyed in headphones, and thanks in advance for listening

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