LR Eswari: The Voice That Transcends Genres

The lines for the hero, in this song, show us that he is complete disconsolate, and TM Soundararajan’s (TMS) Voice Captures the Hero’s Inclusion towards Renunciation. Easwari matches the sombreness of soundararajan’s Voice, while singing the lines that show the heroine’s year for the heroo.

Be it singing a philosophical song or amorous verses in a melancholic tone, Eswari is adept at singing both.

Be it a philosophical song or a romantic number lr eswari is adept at singing bot with ease. , Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives

In ‘Naan Kalaignan Alla’ From the Film Nelagiri ExpressTMS gets a meaty lyric, but there are no profiles for eswari, except to sing the syllables ah ha Throughout. Yet, Her Voice Captures The Plight of the Heroine, Who is Caught in the Clutches of a Criminal Gang, Wanting to Mainten Her Distance from Her Lover, and Yet Succumping to the details of her.

The song ‘Patatthu Rani’ in the film Sivandha Mann is popular for LR Eswari’s style of rendition. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

In ‘Pattathu Rani’ from the film Sivandha Mann, When the heroine is whipped, Eswari .brings out gasps of pain, immediatively followed by some some spirited-hanging, to show that the heroine hasn loved Down by the Antagonist. She makes it seem simple, but obvious, it wouldn’t have been. Eswari Won Lata Mangeshkar’s Appreciation for this song, while her other numbers Anubhavi raja anubhavi And ‘Nee Yenbadhenna’ from the film Vennira adai Won Applause from Asha Bhosle and RD Burman.

In ‘Ninaithaal sirippu varum’ from the film Bhama VijayamEswari’s playback singing for jayanthi, who dances in a frenzy to Woo her on-screen husband, is boisterous, while p. susheela sings for kanchana in mutated tones. Both Susheela and Eswari Simply Shine Through in this Song.

LR Eswari and Actor Chandrababu with MS Viswanathan Recording a Song. , Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives

The film Yaar nee Is full of gothic tropes and eswari’s voice in the song ‘Paarvai Ondre’, Thought a Romantic Number, Evokes a sense of mystery and impending doom throughout. ‘Thenaatrankaraiyinile’ from the film Utharavindri ulle vaa is Supposed to Sport out the Comedian, Yet, With Its Fake Macabre Tone, it leaves the audience chuckling.

‘Palinginaal Oru Maligai’, from the film Vallavan Oruvan, Is suung in the hope of ensnaring the hero, jaishankar, and killing him. While it appears to be a lively song on the surface, the lyrics are suggestive of the denoument the woman is hight for.

A Common Thread that Runs Through All The LR Easwari Songs Listed Above is that they are unusual. The songs are not cleared defined as romantic, pathos or philosophical. It takes an unusual voice and a singer like Eswari, to give it the right effect. While Eswari is described as an unSCHOLED Genius, Because She Never Trained Formally in Classical Music, One Can’t Help but Wonder If that Gave Her the Freedom to Exclusive Her Rain Sheldn’T be Typecast or Categorized. Her voice is free to explore the mixed emotions.

This was seen in her singing ‘thathi thathhi’ for a Six-Year-old girl. While her ‘buddhi sigamani petra pillai’ is a lullaby that brims with comedy, ‘kadhoduthaan’ from the film Velli vizhaIs a soft number rendered in hushed tones. She was also adept at singing ‘Vandaal ennodu’ from the film Naan in the tune of ‘come September’. MS Perumal, Who Wrote the Story of the Film Avel Oru thodar kathaiPoints out how eswari excelled in both versions of the song ‘Yennadi Ulagam’. She first sings nonchalantly for a young woman without a care in the world, and in the next, she captures the angst of the woman, now chasted by her experiences.

Singer LR Eswari’s Casts a spell on the listeners. , Photo Credit: T. Vijaya Kumar

If we have to describe lr eswari’s singing in one word, versatile would be Apt. Whether she renders a devotional number or a film song, her voice casts a spell on the listeners.

Top five devotionals of lr eswari

Cheellatha chella mariyaatha

Maariyamma Engal Maariyamma

Karpoora naayagiye

Muthumari ammanukku tirunaalam

Thaaye karumaari

LR Eswari’s Five Best Film Songs

Elanthhapazham elanthapazham (Panama Paasama,

Vaarai en thozhi (Paasa malar,

Pattathu Rani (Sivandha mann)

Muthukulikka vaareehalaa (Anubhavi raja anubhavi)

Kadhoduthaan naan paduven (Velli vizha,