ADI NARAYAN RAO KUHU KUHU BOLE KOYALIYA
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Source: Yogesh Yadav’s book titled ‘Film Sangeetkar Suvarna Yugwale’
Year of Birth: 1915
Death: 25-01-1991
Adi Narayan Rao, despite being a music director from South India (Tamil MD to be more specific) had done amazing work. He composed songs based in Hindustani classical music which had mixed raags.
Adi Narayan Rao’s first film came in 1946. When he earned a name in Tamil film industry he started a production company called ‘Anjali Pictures’ for which he himself gave music. The film’s heroine was Anjali Devi, a famous cine-star in Tamil and his wife too. Film was an average one but one song from the film ‘Kuhu Kuhu Bhole Koyaliya’
This particular song was made up of Sohni, Bahar, Jaunpuri and Yaman raags.
Adi Narayan Rao gave music for 6 Hindi films in all. There was another notable film for which he scored music namely ‘Phoolon Ki Sej’. The Manna Dey-Lata Mangeshkar duet from the film, even though popular among listeners, never touched the heights of ‘Kuhu Kuhu Bhole Koyaliya’.
There was a Marathi film ‘Mahabhakt Tukaram’ for which he composed music and it starred Anjali Devi.
There were four more films in the 70s for which he composed music but that were not worth mentioning.
Related links:
http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/adinarayana-rao-p./filmography/17831
http://www.hummaa.com/music/artist/9173/P+Adi+Narayana+Rao
http://www.bhaavana.net/ghantasala/0202.html
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