Lata Mangeshkar’s Telugu song ‘Nidurapora Thammuda’ in ‘Santhanam’ (1955) is one of the best lullabies in Telugu cinema
The Hindu
Nidura Pora Thammuda/ Niduralona Gathamunantha/ Nimushamaina Marachipora/ Karunaleni Ee Jagaana/ Kalatha Nidure Melura…the soulful song from the 1955 film Santhanamset a trend of sorts
The soulful song from the 1955 film Santhanam set a trend of sorts for two reasons after its release; one, the reigning playback star of Bollywood, rendered it with a heartfelt emotion that would have been possible only for a native singer and two, a lullaby that played three times in the movie depicting the sibling bond.
In 1954, while in Madras (now Chennai) to record a song at the Vauhini Recording Theatre, she gave an interview to a local film magazine where she expressed her desire to sing for a south Indian film. Around that time CV Ranganath Das was planning Santhanam with ANR, Savitri and Sriranjani Jr and its music director Susarla Dakshina Murthy, after seeing the interview approached Lata to sing for his film and she immediately agreed.
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