Before writing this note, I would like to thank (Mr. a.a) a good friend of mine, and who is no stranger to this forum, a generous patron of tamil vintage classics whose unwavering commitment to educating members of great unforgotten melodies of yesteryears, forwarded the below-mentioned song pursuant to my request.

The song "En Vazhvil Pudhu Paadai Kanden" (a song that refuses to fade from my memory) from the movie "Thanga Padumai" a piece written for the piano and its accompanying orchestra brings back memories of Franz Lisztian tradition. It is a charming piece with well-thought spaciousness of the orchestra and the legendary vocal rendition of P Susheela. It also reminds us of a certain kinship her divine voice had with the composer (s) Viswanathan-Ramamurthy. The song equilibriums a sudden outburst of tonal ambiguities (filling in with the rising octaves in the the second half) and a composer (s) technical virtuosity, yet maintaining the considerable pianistic and rhythmic interest an acknowledging the excellent start for the rennaisance period in TFM.

P Susheela's vocalise not only stood at the end of composer (s) Viswanathan-Ramamurthy's spectacularly wonderful compositions, but was also one of the last great mezzo's who whole-heartedly embraced the ideals of musical rennaisance and romanticism.

For a creative artist like P Susheela (a pedigree hard to find among the current crop of playback singers) to be extolling such virtues so frankly in the late 1950's, when a multiplicity of (serialism, expressionism and neo-classicism of composer G Ramanathan) and a music which appeared so important and revolutionary at that time struggling to gain acceptance with production studios, whilst the core of the colloboration between P Susheela and Viswanathan Ramamurthy has triumphantly withstood the test of time. I blieve any encounter with the legend P Susheela would be truly inspirational. Without any hesitation, I would call her the "Ella Fitzgerald" of TFM.

It resembles the great pianist Sergei Rachmaninov's early struggle in the 1920's after his graduation form the Moscow Conservatory. Such was the uncertainty of the prevailing TFM climate, that a serious and a fresh/beautiful music would capture the general audience.

Though "En Vazhvil" was one of the most popular of all Viswanathan-Rmammurthy's many distinguished song settings, P Susheela's voice with its unique distillation of the composer (s) lyrical and orchestral style has a formidable impact till date and helped her become dominant figure in the musical life of TFM.

The songs P Susheela rendered between the years 1955-59 were to win immediate popularity. The song "En Vazhvil" in any case, provided a useful element of entertainment, as well as serving a more professional purpose as a means of performing orchestral cine musical works.

I have always thought that Viswanathan-Ramamurthy incorporated some of the highly colorful and aromatic elements that reverberate "Danzas Espanolas" of Enrique Granados (1867-1916).

The sounds in the song "En Vazhvil", is stylized, set in a context making concessions to the popular taste, and for all its indebtedness not only to VR , but also to P Susheela and achieves within its confines a distinctive quality and bears witness to a true orchestral sensibility.

Spanish Composer Alonso Muddara once acknowledges that even wrong notes, sometimes played well, will not sound bad after all.

Because of the sound of the piano often seems to appear in this particular composition, it was thought reasonable to pluck and carve a web of classical/chromaticism with P Susheela's voice.

The song "En Vazhvil" demonstrates the striking alteration between between the orchestral work and P Susheela's voice for the piano and is imbued with a tender and restrained atmosphere. It proves the mutual love Composer (s) Viswanathan-Ramamurthy had with the legend P Susheela's voice and which they dared to express.

P.S: There are two versions of the song. The mentioned song is a fast paced rendition of Smt. P Susheela.