hello, my 1 1/2 cents only.

With respect to Mani Iyer's music, I enjoy his unique approach to ragas, effortless kalpana swaras and most importantly sruthi suddham and his felicity in handling rare ragas - Umabharanam, Nalinakanthi, suddhabangala, gowda malhar, chitta ranjani, ...

IMHO, with respect krithi rendition, other vidwans have excelled - be it DIkshitar or Thyagaraja krithis - for e.g Askhaya Linga Vibho is superbly rendered by T. brinda or Ramnad Krishnan.

I think even Mani Iyer's uncle Pushpanavam's repertoire was only 19 krithis and his focus would have been more on raga exposition than singing new krithis.

Incidentally MMI's Manasunilpa- Aboghi with Chowdiah and PSP is an AIR sangeeth sammelan concert , since I remember it vividly having personally recorded from the radio. Anyhow it was a superb piece!

Dear Manjunath ,
Apart from Palukavemi in Deva Manohari an excellent recording of Palukavemi in Poorna Chandrika is also available .
Young MMI singing in gramophone records of 1930's and 40,s are also available now
some of those old records are given below:
Anuragamule - Saraswathi Thaye Yezhaipal - Bhairavi
Dhunmarga - Ranjani Marukelara - Jeyanthasri
RTP - Kalyani - Pallavi : Bhajare Ragu Veeram
( an extended play )
Maale Mani Vanna - Kuntalavarali ( Tamil Isai )
An elaborate Raga Alapana of Suruti for Angaraka and excellent rendering of Swarakorvai for suruti
with Rajamanickam Pillai on the Violin - a private recoring in 1962 ?in Miller's Road
Paramugam - Karaharapriya - AIR
I shall inform about the other rare recordings soon.

Balummi: I thought the Devamanohari krithi is called Palukavade Mira Ramannatho whereas the Poornachandrika piece is Palukave Meera Deivama. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Jayanthasena Ragam, Vinathaa Sutha......MSG on the violin and Swarams !!!

MMI's jayanthasena recording which I had was with Lalgudi's accompaniment with extensive alapana and also with excellent swarams.

DEAR MKR, Manjunath & Kapali ,
I am not very familiar with the lyrics and what you have suggested appear to be correct .
I do not have any recording of Vinathasudha with Lalgudi as accompanist . Two of the Jeyanthasena are with MSG : one AIR recording and the other Sangeetha Nataka Academy concert.
Two with Chowdiah : Divine Life Society concert at Venus Colony and the other Indian Fine Arts Society concert 1965.
withTNK Academy 1967.
with Papa Venkatramiah - Palghat Mani Iyer' s daughter's wedding

We are coming up with a list of songs for a brochure to be distributed in connection with MMI'S CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS IN CHENNAI ON OCT 28TH & IN PLACES LIKE TIRUCHI where we hope to celebrate the centenary. So I am appealing to ALL RASIKAS to fill up the songs I am missing IN the MMI SONG LIST that he rendered in concerts.
According to many musicians WHO SHOULD KNOW MMI'S REPERTOIRE-LIKE VEEENA DHANAMMAL'S- IT WAS CLOSE TO A THOUSAND. However like the DARK ENERGY& DARK MATTER problem in PHYSICS& COSMOLOGY only close to twenty percent I have been able to trace down in recordings available & accessible to me after close to a ten year attempt.

I APPEAL TO RASIKAS TO ADD TO THE ALPHABETICAL LIST I HOPE TO PRESENT IN VARIOUS SEGMENTS HERE. THANKS, VKV

ALPHABETICAL MMI SONGS LIST: EACH SONG IS LISTED UNDER THE ALPHABET BEGINNING THE SONG.

A: AADAMODI GALATHAE, AADUVOMAE PALLU PPADUVOMAE, ABBARAMA BHAKTHI, ADI NEEPAI, AHSHAYA LIGA VIBHO, ANDAVANAE, ANGAHARAM, ANUDINAMU, ANURAGHAMULAE, APARADAMULAE
B: BALAKANAKA MAYA, BHAVANUTHA, BHUVANESWARIYA,
BRIHASPATHAE, BROCHEVA, BROVA BARAMMA, BUDHAM ASRAYAMI
C: CHAKKANI RAJA, CHANDRAM BAJA, CHIDAMBARAM, CHETASRI BALAKRISHNAM
D: DARINI TELUSU GONDI, DIVAKARA THANUJAM, DUNMARGACHARA

CONTINUATION OF MMI SONGS LIST:
E: ELANEE DAYARATHU, ENDA VEDUKO, ENGLISH NOTE, ENI DAYANU, ENTHA BAGYAMU, ENTHUKU BEDDALA, ENTHA NERCHINA, ENUDAYAKUNADHA, EPPO VARUVARO, ERU MAYIL, ETHAVUNARA, ETHANAI VIDANGAL, EVARURA, EVARANI
F:
G: GANAMUDHA PANAM, GANAPATHIYAE, GIRIRAJA SUDHA (The FIRST Song he taught T.V.S.), GNANAMU SAGARADHA, GNAYIRUTHINGAL
H: HETCHARIGARADHA
I: INI ORU KANAM, INTHAKANNANANDA, INTHAPARAMUGHAM, INTHA SOWKYA
J: JALANTHARA, JANAKIRAMANA, JOOTHAMURARAE, JAYAJAYA PADMANABHA, JAYATHI JAYATHI BHARATHAMATHA
K: KAA VAA VAAA, KADDANA VARIKI, KAMALAMBAM, KAMALA AMBIKAE, KAMALAMBAM BAJARAE, KANAKKANKODI, KANDAN KARUNAI, KANDANE AVAR THIRUPADAM KANDARIYATHAN KANDANE, KOLUVAMARAGADA, KOLUVAIYUNNADAE, KAPALI, KARPAGAMAE, KARTHIKEYA KANGEYA, KARUNAI SEYVAI, KRISHNA NEE BEGANAE, KSHEERA SAGARA
L:

CONTINUATION OF MMI SONGS LIST:
M: MAA JANAKI, MAA KELARA, MAALAE MANIVANNA, MAAYAE, MADARPIRAIYAE, MAHA GANAPATHAE, MAHASURAM, MANAMVYALA KINCHARA,MANASA SANCHARAE, MANASA SRI RAMACHANDRU, MANASU NILPA, MARI VARAE, MEENAKSHI MEYMUDAM, MEENA LOCHANI, MEHA RANJINI RAGA- SONG NOT KNOWN THOUGH APPARENTLY IT RAINED HEAVILY AFTER HE SANG!-, MERU SAMANA, MOHANA RAMA
N: NADHA THANUM ANISAM, NADU PAI, NAGUMOMU, NANNU PALIMPA, NARADA GANA LOA, NEEDUMAHIMA, NENARANCHINANU, NIJAMARMAMULANU, NINNUKORI, NINNUNERA NAMMINARU, NINNU VINAA, NIJAMARMAMULANU, NIRAI MATHI MOZHI, NIRAVATHI SUGADA, NITHYA ROOPA
O: ORAJUPU, OH JAGADAMBA
P: PAA MALAIKKINAI YUND, PAGAIVANUKKUARULVAI, PALUKADEMIRA, PALUKAVMI, PANCHASAT PEERTHAROOPINI, PANNEN POOJAI, PANNAE UNAKKAGA, PARAMUGAM, PARATHPARA, PARITHANAMICHATHAE, PARUKKULLAE NALLA NADU
Q:
R:RAA RAA SEETHA, RARAA MAA INTIKI, RAMABHATHI, RAMANAIKKANNARA KANDANAE, RAMA NEEPAI, RAMA NEE SAMANAMEVARU, RAMA NINNAE, RAMANITU MAHIMA, RAMAM BHAJAE

VKV Sir, since this list is being printed some corrections may be required , I am sure in your tight schedule these small typo must have happenned:
1.ABBARAMA- APPA RAMA BHAKTHI
2.AKSHAYA LIGA- LINGA
3.ANGAHARAM- ANGARAKA MAASHRAYAAMI
4.DARINI TELUSU GONDI- .........KONTI

VS M,
THANKS. HAVE NOT YET CHECKED FOR TYPOS! VKV

CONTUNUATION OF M.M.I. SONGS LIST:
S: SABAPATHIKKU, SADANANDA THANDAVAM, SAHASRAKARAMANDITHAE, SAHIPRANA, SARASAMUGHI, SAMAJAVARAGAMANA, SARASHAKSHA, SARASASAMADHANA, SAROJADALANETRI, SEETHAMMA MAYAMMA, SEETHAPATHI, SEETHAVARA, SEVKKAVENDUM AYYA, SIDDHIVINAYAKAM,SOBILLU SPTHASWARA, SUKHI EVARO, SMARANYAKAM, SIVASIVA YENARADHA, SOGACHUDATHARAMA, SOGA SOGA MRIDANGA THALAMU, SURYA MURTHAE, SUBRAMANYEANA RAKSHITHORAM, SRIGANAPATHI, SRI KAMALAMBIKAE, SRI KAMALAMBIKAYAAM, SRI KAMALAMBA, SRI MATHRUBOOTHAM,SRI RAGHUKULA, SRI RANGAPURA VIHARA, SRI SARASWATHI, SRI SATYANARAYANA, SRI SUBRAMANYAYA NAMASTHAE, SRI SUKRA BHAVANTHAM, SRI VARALAKSHMI
T: THANI THANI, THATHVAMARIYA, THATHVAMERUGA, THAYAE YASHODHA, THAYAE YEZHAIPPAL, THELISIRAMA, THILLANAS-SANKARABHARANAM, SENCHURUTTI-, THIRUVADI CHARANAM, THIRIPUGAZH- HAMSANANDI, MOHANAM, SANKARABHARANAM-, THYAGARAJAYA NAMASTHAE
U:
V: VAAGESWARI, VAIDEHI SAHITHAM,VALLABHA NAYAGASYA, VALLI NAYAGA, VALLA NAGAYANAE, VASUDEVAYANI, VATHAPI, VAZHIA SENTHAMIZH, VELLAI THANARAI, VELUM VILLUM, VENKATACHALAPATHE, VEYORU THIZHI BHANGAN, VIDAJALETHURA, VINATASUDHA VAHANA, VINASAKONI, VIRIBHONI, VIJAYAMBIKAE,
X:
Y: YANE PALLI KODEER AYYA, YARO IVAR YARO, YOCHANA KAMALA
Z:

M.M.I. SONGS LIST: RAGAM, THANAM PALLAVIS
1) BEGADA 2) BHARAVI 3) KAMBODHI 4) KALYANI 5) KANADA 6) KARAHARAPRIYA 7) KIRAVANI LATHANGI 9) MOHANAM 10) SANKARABHARANAM 11) SHANMUGAPRIYA 12) SIMMENDRA MADHIMAM 13) THODI

PLEASE HELP OUT WITH THE LISTS GIVEN IN POSTS: 58-63. THANKS, VKV

You may include "Evarani" -----Nagachintamani.
I presume Chidambaram you have typed is in Kalyani.

Dear Kapali, Thanks. I have added it. VKV

Dear VKV Sir ,
Some of the songs that I find missing in the list are:
M: Marukelara - Jeyanthasri - Gramaphone Record , Ma Ramanan - Hindolam - Tamil Isai
P : Pakkala Nilapadi - Karaharapriya
T : Thookia Thiruvadi - Sankarabaranam and
O : Orukal siva - Arabi - Tamil Isai

Kantiki Sundara
Parimala Rangapate

THANKS! VKV

Sri VKV ---You may include "Evarunnaru"-----Malavasri

THANKS. I WILL.VKV

Ela ni dayaraadu
Entha veduko
Enduku peddala
Giriraja Sutha
Hechiraka ga ra ra
Jalandhara
Kaddanu vaariki
Karthikeya Gangeya
( Just for helping.....i have typed with some corrections)

Sakhi Prana
Sarasa Mukhi
Saara Saaksha
Smaraamyaham
Sogasu chuda tharama
Sogasuga Mridanga Thaalamu
Subramanyena Rakshitoham
Vallaba Naayakasya
Vellai Thaamare
Vinataa Sutha
Vinanaa sakhuni

THANKS! VKV

Sri VKV,

In the following list, I have tried to correct the typos; have also added the ragas, talas and lyricists.

A:
ADa mODi galadE - cArukEshi - Adi - tyAga brahmam
ADuvOmE paLLu pADuvOmE - dEsh - Adi - subramania bhArati
appa rAma bhakti - pantuvarAli - rUpakam - tyAga brahmam
adi neepai - yamunAkalyANi - dEshAdi - dharmapuri subbarAyar
akSaya linga vibhO - shankarAbharaNam - misra cApu - muttuswAmi dIkSitar
AnDavanE - SanmukhapriyA - rUpakam - pApanAsham shivan
angArakam AshrayAmyaham - suraTi - rUpakam - muttuswAmi dIkSitar
anudinamu - bEgaDa - rUpakam - rAamanatapuram shrInivAsa iyengAr
anurAgamulE - saraswati - rUpakam - tyAga brahmam
aparAdamula - latAngi - Adi - tyAga brahmam

B:
bAla kanaka-maya - aTHAnA - Adi - tyAga brahmam
bhavanuta - mOhanam - Adi - tyAga brahmam
bhuvanEshwariya - mOhana kalyANi - Adi - muttaiya bhAgavatar
brhaspatE - aTHAnA - tripuTa - muttuswAmi dIkSitar
brOcEvA - kamAs - Adi - vAsudEvAcArya
brOva bAramA - bahudAri - Adi - tyAga brahmam
budhamASrayAmi - nATa kurinji - jampa - muttuswAmi dIkSitar

C:
cakkani rAja - kharaharapriyA - Adi - tyAga brahmam
candraM bhaja - asaverI - maTyam - muttuswAmi dIkSitar
cidambaram - kalyAni - Adi - pApanasham shivan
cEtAsrI bAlakrSNam - dwijAvanti - Adi - muttuswAmi dIkSitar
.