> > Any interesting bits about ghanTasAla - pushpavilApam? > What could be more interesting than the writer himself attributing the popularity of his beautiful work to the singer who rendered it in a more beautiful and unique style of his own. About 6-7 months ago, I posted an excerpt from an interview with "karuNaSree" reg. pushpavilApaM. When the interviewer (Y Jaganmohanarao) questioned Sree jandhyAla about the popularity of his pushpavilApamu, he partially attributed it to ghanTasAla's unforgettable rendering. Here it is: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sree jandhyAla : "........... intakanTE viSEshamaina kAraNaM marokaTundi. adi amara gAyakuDaina ghanTasAla sumadhura kanThaM venTa A padyAlu jAlu vAraDaM. ayitE ikkaDa oka cinna tamAshA vunnadi. 'pushpavilApaM' pADaDaM valla ghanTasAlaku prasidhdhi vaccindani kondaranTunTE, ghanTasAla pADaDaM valla 'pushpavilApAni'ki prasidhdhi vaccindani mari kondaranTunnAru. vAstavAniki I renTinI vEru cEyaDaM kanTe karuNaSrI kalaM, ghanTasAla gaLaM kalipi 'pushpavilApAni'ki antaTi prASastyaM cEkUrcAyani abhij~nula abhiprAyaM. mari mIrEmanukunnA sarE". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Refer to the archives for the complete text of this excerpt. Regards Krishna Kandadai