Musical Stalwart G N Balasubramaniam

Author: Sriram Narasimhan

Author: Sriram Narasimhan

It was just another normal day of my life. My father told me that there is a documentary about GN Balasubramaniam getting released at German hall in T Nagar. He insisted that, I should go and have a look at the screening of the documentary about the Stalwart. As usual, with a lot of restlessness and little bit of enthusiasm about what is going to happen, I started off for the documentary screening. One thing that was cringing my mind was, Are they going to make a fool of themselves? but at the end of the day, I made a fool of myself. I felt that these are days when a music concert is hardly getting filled with people but this documentary screening witnessed about 100 to 120 people in the hall. Almost thirty years after the GNB Era, it feels so promising to listen to a documentary that not only talks about the person but also stresses on his music. How do you define a legend? I ended up defining a legend as someone synonymous to GNB. I felt that after MGR these three letters are the most famous. An inspiration is drawn by the present generation musician from GNB and it is very evident by almost so many famous artists praising about a single musician which is very rare today. Starting from Mridangam Legend, Sri. Umayalpuram K Sivaraman, T M Krishna, Sanjay Subramaniam, Lalgudi Jayaraman etc, from people who have listened to GNB live to people who listen to his cassettes and CDs talk so much about his intellectual music. Good narration by Sri. Madhuvanthi Arun, gave a lot of information that added clarity of the viewers of the documentary about the legend. Yes, there are only two types of singers. One is GNB and the other is rest of the world. He clearly left his foot prints for others to follow. The post GNB Era looks up to him as a bench mark. He was not only traditional but also experimental with his music. He was quick and was the king of his trade. Even before technology era started, he was a brand ambassador for radio manufacturing companies and did leave a reminder a cinema as well. A musician who was inspired by veterans like Musiri Subramania Iyer, Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar and Tiger Varadhachariar made a mark for himself and became a musical legend. The director and the production house deserves a pat as they bring out his musical journey very well. Yes, it indeed changed my mind set of a musical documentary. His documentary titled "Isai Vaseegaran" meaning music attractor is truely an apt title.About the Author:

I am a normal person with abnormal dreams. I wish to change the living of people. I dream about that.

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