Dictation of a song in a telephone by Kannadasan

Kavingnar Kannadasan has dictated a whole song (lyric) on telephone, creating it (lyric) word by word at the time of telephonic dictation itself! It was for his own film (produced by Kannadasan), "Karuppu Panam". He had written the story, dialogue and lyrics for the film and had acted also in it! For creating a particular lyric for this film he sat down with the music director. First he created the following 'pallavi': "Kaiyile Panamirunthaal Kazhuthai Cooda Arasanadi....Kaithatta Aalirunthaal Kaakkai Cooda Nadiganadi"--- as he was dictating this, an urgent work outside the recording theatre demanded his immediate presence. So he abruptly stopped dictating and instantly went out. Seeing him coming out of the recording theatre, the production manager wrongly thought that entire lyric dictation work was over. So thinking he (production manager) arranged for song-recording the very next day. So, as per the callsheet, all members of the concerned music troupe assembled at the recording theatre. Music director M.S.Viswanathan arrived and asked for the lyric script. Only then it was noticed that the lyric remained incomplete at the 'pallavi' stage. But since the music troupe had assembled, Kannadasan was immediately contacted over phone and the situation explained. He too instantly remembered how the lyric had been left incomplete the previous day! So he, with lightning speed, became mentally prepred for the further dictation of the balance lines of the lyric over the phone then and there itself. Earlier he asked the production manager at the other end to read out what had already been written as 'pallavi'. As the latter finished reading, Kannadasan started dictating the balance lines which began like this: "Poyyile Neenthi Vanthaal Puluganellaam Thalaivanadi, Poosaari Velai Seyyum Aasaami Sooranadi". In this manner Kannadasan finished dictating all the 16 lines over the phone. It was written down by an assistant at the other end. Within a few hours from then the whole song got recorded to the satisfaction of all concerned!

In the entire history of Tamil cine field that was the first and perhaps may remain the last occasion in which almost a full length lyric was instantly created and dictated through phone for immediate song-recording!


(Excerpts From: "Tamil Cinema
Vinaa- Vidai"
-Manimegalai Pirasuram).