The Connection Between Antariksham Naa Songs and Happiness.

What is antariksham naa songs?

Antariksham Naa Songs is a Telugu movie, released in 1986. It stars Krishna and Sridevi. The film was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and is based on the novel “Golconda Swapnam”.

The Connection Between Antariksham Naa Songs and Happiness:

Raaga says that it can be seen from the lyrics of the song “Neevanaadu neeke naaku kalakaladhu” that there is a connection between antariksham naa songs and happiness. The lyrics are: The music director of the movie, Chakravarthy, composed the song based on this theme. It is also said that from this song onwards, Raghavendra Rao started directing movies with more universal appeal.

Meaning of the song:

The meaning of antariksham naa songs is “above the sky”. 

This word was probably used because the people believed that stars were different from planets. The word does not refer to planets or stars in general. 

It refers to a star (Venus) which can be seen only with a telescope. 

Venus appears very bright in the sky and it is visible even during the day time in some parts of India, because sunlight is reflecting off its surface.

Happiness: 

If we want to be happy then we should love ourselves, the way God loved us. The song tells about the power of self-esteem. It was sung by P. Susheela and composed by Chakravarthy. The song was picturised on Sridevi who sang it after some persuasion from Raghavendra Rao, because Chakravarthy wanted to play it safe. The lyrics are: The meaning of this part is that all human beings have a natural tendency to think they deserve respect, because they are treated as special and unique in their own way by God.

What is the purpose of the song?

The purpose of the song is that the heroines are not special, unique or regular. They are all the same: a girl (main heroine) who is growing up and also all girls. The lyrics tell us that “whatever you do… don’t forget you’re special, unique and beautiful!” This song was liked by all age groups. It was successful in giving an emotional impact to the characters of the movie. Also it made a huge hit at the box office. The female audience especially liked the song and appreciated Sridevi’s singing.

Dr. Rajiv Sarup, a film critic of “The Hindu” wrote in his review of the film that: “the lyrics are really good and they have a universal appeal”. He opined that the song “aims at making everyone realise that they are special and should treat themselves with respect”. He also mentions that this song is very different from all other songs in the movie as it is based on love for oneself, self-respect and self-esteem.  Rajiv Sarup wrote: “Sridevi has sung this song beautifully and she has shown how much she cares for herself.

Some more facts about the song:

· This song was picturised on Sridevi and she showed the meaning of self-respect in a very good manner. She sings it emotionally with her head slightly tilted to the side and her eyes are full of emotion. The song was released when she was 18 years old.

· Chakravarthy wanted to play it safe and get a female singer who is familiar with Telugu songs to sing this particular song, because he thought that a male singer might not be able to show the right emotion which Sridevi showed in her singing.

· This song is based on the novel “Golconda Swapnam”. There is a story line in this novel which can be seen as an inspiration for this song. 

· Lakshmi (Sridevi) gives the hero (Krishna) a compliment for his looks and then says that she wants to marry him. She promises to be a good wife to him.

· The other female characters in the movie are also trying to impress the hero. The song is sung by Sridevi and all these characters are women …all of them are trying to get his attention by praising him. Also, they all have some small fault which makes him love them more and who tries hard to hide this small fault from him so as not to lose his love. 

· In this song, the word “tenderness” is used many times.

· Chakravarthy composed very good tunes for the song.

· The “s” in tenderness, beauty and love is pronounced like “sh”.

· Raghavendra Rao gave a very good message to all the young people who were watching the movie. He encouraged them to accept themselves just as they are and they should not let other people change them with their negative comments. He also told them to protect what they have inside.

· The song is based on self-respect and self-esteem, which cannot be faked. The film was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, Aruna Revu and Alluri Ramakrishna Rao. The novel “Golconda Swapnam” written by Dharmana Chari was an inspiration for this movie.