Monday, May 25, 2009

Parasmani and Vinta Kapuram

There are two records that my father had in his collection that always hold a special attraction for me. The Parasmani LP had Lata and Kamal Barot singing"Hasta Hua Noorani Chehra"on one side- a beautiful rhythmic composition of LP- their first gig as composers. My father liked this song a great deal, and would often play it towards the end of our musical evenings. The other side of the LP had a fabulous Rafi number- "Salamat Raho," a favorite of mine, with the LP beat that became their bread and butter.
Another fabulous record was Vinta Kapuram. Master Venu composed the brilliant tune 'Atu Panupu Etu Nuvvu" for Krishna in this movie. Only much later did I come to realize the greatness of Master Venu- He also composed the songs in Baatasari.

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