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~”Skyfull of Golden Constellations..”
https://youtu.be/o2X3MNsq0Js?feature=shared
(from “Moondram Pirai”, 1982 Tamil film ‘வானெங்கும் தங்க விண்மீன்கள்..’ song ..Maestro ilayaraja score.. Sridevi in performance..)
her naïveté childish demeanour
in that film .. housed in an adult
body of a retrograde amnesiac
from an unfortunate met road
accident .. from a head injury..
all in that cult classic 1982 Tamil film
#MoondramPirai (‘Third Crescent’)
won million hearts & awards .. she
showcases her ace of a naturalistic
acting
.. that doesn’t seem an act.. such
inborne talent groomed right from
a girl four year old.. when she had
a kickstart of her cinematic run ..
from such a budding nascence
..now in this film
outshining even her equally competent
costar, the male lead #Kamalhaasan..
who is more of a genius actor.. he too
starting his act from right his four yours
of age ..
undoubtedly
such a golden age of art & acting
when these twinkling two join hands ..
S R I D E V I .. her
crowning moments
in acting could be felt .. from her such
amazing ease.. a sorta natural nonchalance
in her meted out acts .. lifelike ..not a bit
less nor more ..
of each
a grapewine characterisation she added
on in her versatile roles she gifted us ..
her rarity characters of such as this amnesiac ..
gives one a glimpse to get her inner housed
pureeffervescing child she is truly is .. inspite
of her becoming a legendary acting icon.. her
unassumingly humble simple natured human..
made her
a magnetic charisma n persona .. she ever
been a beauteous dancing diva.. each of her
minuscule cells gracing in an emoting move..
from her beginnings in the south films
that shaped her immense .. she unfazingly
went on to takeover as the Bollywood’s
Queen .. for long.. which unfortunately
was & is ..
(Bollywood’s)
a messy quagmire of glam & glitter & a killer
scam too .. by it’s bloody filthy dark engulfing
underworld control.. that eventually
swallowed her
in her early 50’s in a mysterious death.. when
just she had a comeback after decades of hiatus ..
..
miss you SRIDEVI .. but yes..
.. you are here forever in each of us.
the ethereal beauty & iconic actress
that you are
only one of a kind .. you
ever!
P.s:
this is lil scribble above as a tribute to SRIDEVI the actress .. tried posting this on her death anniv .. but doing now..
(born 13 Aug 1963 , died: 24th Feb 2018) .
feels her spirited form been beautifully painfully haunting me to pen down this for her.. in various forms she reminds me to scribble of her , until i do:)
Below are Some more links to Sridevi’s Tamil films & numbers - all from 1980s mostly:
Had shared the link of the whole classic film of Sridevi “ Moondram Pirai ( 1982)
https://youtu.be/H1S1gY6TolE?feature=shared
Some of my fav Sridevi Musical numbers in Tamil films :
https://youtu.be/KcfUH7HHCU8?feature=shared
‘Sippi irukkuthu muthum irukuthu’
https://youtu.be/7rKOKGQGliI?feature=shared
‘Devi Sridevi’
https://youtu.be/BVENapijg2U?feature=shared
Kaviriye kavikkuyile
(from “Moondram Pirai”, 1982 Tamil film ‘வானெங்கும் தங்க விண்மீன்கள்..’ song ..Maestro ilayaraja score.. Sridevi in performance..)
her naïveté childish demeanour
in that film .. housed in an adult
body of a retrograde amnesiac
from an unfortunate met road
accident .. from a head injury..
all in that cult classic 1982 Tamil film
#MoondramPirai (‘Third Crescent’)
won million hearts & awards .. she
showcases her ace of a naturalistic
acting
.. that doesn’t seem an act.. such
inborne talent groomed right from
a girl four year old.. when she had
a kickstart of her cinematic run ..
from such a budding nascence
..now in this film
outshining even her equally competent
costar, the male lead #Kamalhaasan..
who is more of a genius actor.. he too
starting his act from right his four yours
of age ..
undoubtedly
such a golden age of art & acting
when these twinkling two join hands ..
S R I D E V I .. her
crowning moments
in acting could be felt .. from her such
amazing ease.. a sorta natural nonchalance
in her meted out acts .. lifelike ..not a bit
less nor more ..
of each
a grapewine characterisation she added
on in her versatile roles she gifted us ..
her rarity characters of such as this amnesiac ..
gives one a glimpse to get her inner housed
pureeffervescing child she is truly is .. inspite
of her becoming a legendary acting icon.. her
unassumingly humble simple natured human..
made her
a magnetic charisma n persona .. she ever
been a beauteous dancing diva.. each of her
minuscule cells gracing in an emoting move..
from her beginnings in the south films
that shaped her immense .. she unfazingly
went on to takeover as the Bollywood’s
Queen .. for long.. which unfortunately
was & is ..
(Bollywood’s)
a messy quagmire of glam & glitter & a killer
scam too .. by it’s bloody filthy dark engulfing
underworld control.. that eventually
swallowed her
in her early 50’s in a mysterious death.. when
just she had a comeback after decades of hiatus ..
..
miss you SRIDEVI .. but yes..
.. you are here forever in each of us.
the ethereal beauty & iconic actress
that you are
only one of a kind .. you
ever!
P.s:
this is lil scribble above as a tribute to SRIDEVI the actress .. tried posting this on her death anniv .. but doing now..
(born 13 Aug 1963 , died: 24th Feb 2018) .
feels her spirited form been beautifully painfully haunting me to pen down this for her.. in various forms she reminds me to scribble of her , until i do:)
Below are Some more links to Sridevi’s Tamil films & numbers - all from 1980s mostly:
Had shared the link of the whole classic film of Sridevi “ Moondram Pirai ( 1982)
https://youtu.be/H1S1gY6TolE?feature=shared
Some of my fav Sridevi Musical numbers in Tamil films :
https://youtu.be/KcfUH7HHCU8?feature=shared
‘Sippi irukkuthu muthum irukuthu’
https://youtu.be/7rKOKGQGliI?feature=shared
‘Devi Sridevi’
https://youtu.be/BVENapijg2U?feature=shared
Kaviriye kavikkuyile
Published 1st Mar 2025
Author's Note
The Tamil song link starring SRIDEVI .. that’s preceding poem .. its first verse of lyric is .. the title of poem ..
Image: from web. Sridevi .
Image: from web. Sridevi .
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2nd Mar 2025 4:54am
Beautifully penned, Uma. What a lovely tribute my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
Damian
3rd Mar 2025 11:37am
Thanks much fir the read & poetic embrace as ev dear Damian.. your presence n words are much needed inspirations sure xx
2nd Mar 2025 11:47am
Wow. I was hoping the past tense was in reference to a retirement vs death. . .you've described the dark nature of the film industry:
a messy quagmire of glam & glitter & a killer
scam too .. by it’s bloody filthy dark engulfing
underworld control.. that eventually
swallowed her
This right here is simply chilling, and unfortunately true.
Lovely tribute to her, Uma. You channeled her spirit beautifully.
a messy quagmire of glam & glitter & a killer
scam too .. by it’s bloody filthy dark engulfing
underworld control.. that eventually
swallowed her
This right here is simply chilling, and unfortunately true.
Lovely tribute to her, Uma. You channeled her spirit beautifully.
3rd Mar 2025 11:51am
Yes sure i get that what you say A.. that's why i got to repeat that all that glitters.. B-wood twice ;)
its such dark that even many honest straight forward young talents like Divya Bharati (unfortunately she was a look alike of SRIDEVI .. became popular to fill vacuum of SRI when she left fir decades of hiatus after her wedding .. she too was mysteriously killed… n labelled suicide :( she too was such an effervescent n straight forward n beautiful soul) SSRajput, Jia Khan , Gulshan kumar etc etc etc had been mysteriously swallowed by this.. pretty pathetic how this underworld rules even filmdom apart from all the religious labels they do the global terrorism, drugs etc
Thanks fir the words n connect ev A .. always felt her inspirational presence from my young age.. n her unjustified death was much for the masses .. when i decided to write of her.. n starkly felt her constant reminders by her popping up to me in various forms.. until i wrote this .. not a great piece though .. but felt it needs to be expressed for her :) light love ev to you A . XO
its such dark that even many honest straight forward young talents like Divya Bharati (unfortunately she was a look alike of SRIDEVI .. became popular to fill vacuum of SRI when she left fir decades of hiatus after her wedding .. she too was mysteriously killed… n labelled suicide :( she too was such an effervescent n straight forward n beautiful soul) SSRajput, Jia Khan , Gulshan kumar etc etc etc had been mysteriously swallowed by this.. pretty pathetic how this underworld rules even filmdom apart from all the religious labels they do the global terrorism, drugs etc
Thanks fir the words n connect ev A .. always felt her inspirational presence from my young age.. n her unjustified death was much for the masses .. when i decided to write of her.. n starkly felt her constant reminders by her popping up to me in various forms.. until i wrote this .. not a great piece though .. but felt it needs to be expressed for her :) light love ev to you A . XO
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3rd Mar 2025 11:56am
Thanks much dear Rianne .. i know feel the spiritual connect n soul sync you have with self withinn the nature..this us .... tthat makes you feel such writes n appreciate .. am in gratitudes fir this ever ..respects light love my poetic friend XO
2nd Mar 2025 3:36pm
What a detailed and magnificent poem Uma. You really poured your heart out on this write. Great job and wonderful knowledge regarding SRIDEVI. I learned a lot from this poem.
3rd Mar 2025 11:59am
Aww thanks much & appreciate heartily the read n reflections n RL my dear Keith .. honored truly coming from my most adored poet n friend .. YOU RULE N ROCK EV!! <3 XO
2nd Mar 2025 9:45pm
2nd Mar 2025 10:51pm
Aww thanks Fia.. for-making you come all the way to my pages of scribble .. am happy that you felt so by this read .. yes i truly love her for what she was is .. light love ev to you dear XO
2nd Mar 2025 11:26pm
Aww you had seen her in Mom! great film sure .. but that was her final years before death.. by then she had become some sort of cosmetic synthetic aging skeletal doll bit weird..(reminds of micheal Jackson ) by her lotsa going under knife n cosmetic procedures.. she is known to be the first popular actress to go for rhinoplasty that trended soon for generations of actresses n commons too to come .. neways what i linked here in this scribe are from her much early beginnings from the south film industry which is comparatively honest n humble n hardworking n talent oriented xx
Thanks again dear Fia my friend .. for being here & sharing.. Light love dear XO
Thanks again dear Fia my friend .. for being here & sharing.. Light love dear XO
