| Maharajapuram
Viswanatha Iyer’s Jokes-“ Maharajapuram
Humour” |
| In a
concert Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer did not give
the boy mridangist (in his teens) an opportunity
to play his ‘solo’ and delaying it |
| The
boy’s father slowly came upto Viswanatha Iyer
to remind about the same. Viswanatha Iyer quipped |
| 1st
Joke |
| “
ITHANAI NAZHI “THANI YAGATHANE VASITHAAN”
. “ENPATTUKU ENGE VASITHAAN”? |
| "AVAN
PATTUKKU THANE VASITHAAN” |
| Meaning
that he was so far playing only his solo versions
without joining the team and without any participation
in the songs. |
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| 2nd
Joke |
| Viswanatha
Iyer was presiding over a felicitation function
for Dr.Balamuralikrishna . Dr.Balamauaralikrishna’s
disciple was asked to sing for 1 hour before
the function”. Viswanatha Iyer patiently
sat thro the concert. The boy after prostrating
before Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer introduced
himself and told Viswanatha Iyer that he was
the one who sang “Sunadha Vinodhini”
before the function. To which replied Viswanatha
Iyer, Yes, I have heard your Guru sing Sunadha
Vinodhini . It was “Sunaadam”
, yours was “Vinodam”. |
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| 3rd
Joke |
| One
physician- rasika came upto Viswanatha Iyer
and asked him about varnams. He was very much
upset with none (even great musicians like
Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer) coming forward
to compose a varnam in raga “Harikhambhodhi”,
to which Viswanatha Iyer replied “You
find a suitable medicine for cancer before
which time I will compose a Varnam in “Harikambhodhi”
and keep it ready”. |
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| 4th
joke |
| A
sishya of Viswanatha iyer was singing in a
marriage concert, where Viswanatha iyer was
present. The sishya sang “Poorvikalyani”
and came upto neraval “Mathurapuri Nilaye
Mani Valaye” in the song “Meenakshimemudam”
and did not budge an inch from the lines “Mani
Valaye”. Viswanatha iyer read him correctly
and asked the bride’s father to pay
the agreed sum instantly so that he may proceed
further in the concert. |
| “MANI
VALAYE” – MEANING THAT “THE
MONEY HAS NOT COME” |
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