Favourite IR song in and after 2000

[Sanjeevi]

Hi IR fans,

Here discuss about your fav. song(s) came in and after year 2000 from Ilaiyaraja.

My pick is the latest "Konjam Thira" from Oru Naal Oru Kanavu.

[nilavupriyan]

1)unna vida-viumaandi(2003)

2)ilangaathu veesudhe-pithamagan(2003)

3)poo poothadhu-mumbai express(2005)

4)adadaa-pidhamagan(2003)

5)rokkam irukkura makkal-kasi(2001)

6)un kuthama-azhaki(2001)

7)kuyilukku koo koo-friends(2001)

[Sanjeevi]

Poo poothathu is a great song. But kamal fails to become a super hit. He did mistake with MX audio release. Virumandi was a great hit before movie release. But MX audio is not a hit even after film release.

Audio cassete/cd distribution of MX was a great insult. He started a audio company to release the MX cassete. But in my native place Srivilliputtur and in Rajapalayam, I could not get the audio cassete/cd even after film release. He had sold 1.75 lakhs cassete to VCAN, a MLM company. I think, VCAN did a agreement with Kamal in which some sentence may be like "Audio cassete/cd do not sell for some periods". This is a greate mistake. Thus, film songs to be a super hit is not even a small hit. I think, this may be a reason MX film's below average business.

[njv]

Most of the songs from the following movies

Barathi 2000
Kannukkul Nilavu 2000

Azhagi 2001
Friends 2001
Kasi 2001

Julie Ganapathy 2003
Manasellam 2003
Pithamagan 2003
Virumandi 2003

Adhu Oru Kanaa Kaalam 2005
Mumbai Xpress 2005
Oru Naal Oru Kanavu 2005

I didnt list Viswathulasi, cuz its IR=MSV, but VT is a gem.

[alias]

I think it is defintely Azagi.. Good songs

[ananth222]

I just realized how little of IR's recent film music I've been listening. Still stuck on old songs and his non-film albums.

some recent songs I like (other than those already mentioned):
(in no particular order)
Piraye - pithamagan
Saranam Bhava - Pithamagan
Aadum Padham Thozha - Ponmegalai
Uppu title theme (was uppu after 2000?)
Kaatril varum geethame - Oru naal oru kanavu
Kaattu vazhi kaalnadaiya - Adhu oru kanaa kaalam

[saradhaa_sn]

After 2000...

'Ilangaaththu Veesudhey...' Pithamagan
'Unna vida......' Virumaandi
'Sandiyare...sandiyare,.... Virumaandi
'Nirpathuve Nadapathuvey'.... Bharathi

[MADDY]

Ilangaaththu Veesudhu-Pithamagan
solla marandha kathai - solla marandha kathai

these 2 songs reminded me of old IR with very crisp tunes......and it was a welcome relief from manmadha rasa and althotta bhubathi songs of that time......

[yvsmani]

solla marantha kathai songs were amazing

[thumburu]

"undhan rajiyathil" - aandaan adimai (2001)
"manjaL poosum" and "kuyillukku koo koo" - Friends (2001)
"kannan nee" , "ennai enna seidhai" from Ivan (2002)
"vennilavin perai maatravaa" - Ramana(2002)
"Gundumalli", "kaatula thalai aattura" from Sollamarandha kadhai (2002)
"unnai thedi vennilaa" - En Mana Vaanil (2002)
"Enakku piitha paadal", "Minmini paarvaigal" from JulieGanapathy(2003)
"Elangaatru veesudhe" - pithamahan(2003)
"onna vida" , "andha kandamani" - Virumani(2004)
"siru siru siragugalil" , "Yezu vannam konda" - Konji pesalam (2004)
"veena vani", "unnai thedum" , "aadum padham" - Ponmeghalai (2004)
"poo poothadhu", "kurangu kaiyil", "yele nee etti " - Mumbai express(2005)
"Kaatril varum ", "konjm thira", "khajuraho" - Oru NaaL oru kanavu(2005)

[RR]

Two stunners not yet mentioned,

Oranjaaram - kaakkai chiraginile
vaanaville - ramana

[alwarpet_andavan]

Two stunners not yet mentioned,

Oranjaaram - kaakkai chiraginile
vaanaville - ramana
Vaanaville , especially Ilayaan's version is an absolute stunner!
Check out the beginning......

[Kupps]

My liking list is almost same as thumburu's. Plus RR's addendum to it. Plus "appadi paakradhunna vEnaam" from ivaN.

Especially I am delighted to see "andha kaandamaNi" song in the list. In this forum, almost none have expressed their liking to this song when virumaandi songs were discussed. I like that song more than Onna vida song :)


A.A

I feel that voices of Saadhana Sargam(?) and IR have not lived upto the level of the song "vaanavillE vaanavillE". Chitra were art thee?

[app_engine]

`kaiyyil dheepam Endhi vandhOm, ingE nalla nALidhE...
uLLam kuzhandhaiyAgippOnOm, undhan anbu mozhiyilE'...

I think this song is from `manasellAm'...very sweet, with IR trademark written all over...

[app_engine]

`andha nAl gnAbagam' from AOKK is sweet too...(apart from a number of songs listed above)

[ganspb]

I agree with most of the songs mentioned.To me
Oliyile from Azhagi is one of the all time best from IR.

[alwarpet_andavan]

A.A
I feel that voices of Saadhana Sargam(?) and IR have not lived upto the level of the song "vaanavillE vaanavillE". Chitra were art thee?
Sadhana Sargam definitely didn't live up to the level of the song, but Ilyaan certainly did, IMO

[yvsmani]

Is Time songs listed out ??
especially naan thanga roja - SL's voice was awesome
thavikkiren thavikkiren, kaadhal needhana - sujatha's voice,
(apart from nenachapadi) all the songs were good

[thumburu]

yvmani, you have missed out a timeless beauty from "Time" , which is "niram pirihu paarthen" , which easily sits pretty among Raja's all time classics

[vijayr]

I dont think much of IR's output after 1995. A handful of noteworthy songs at the most. Here are a few I liked in the last 5 years:

1. semi-classicals from Ivan and Ponmegalai
2. Unnai thedi from Konji Pesalam
3. ILangaatru veesudhe (after few listens)
4. Kaatril varum geethame
5. Kaattu vazhi kaalnadaiya
6. sandiyare sandiyare
7. Niram pirithu(if Time came after 2000)
8. nee paartha and isaiyil from Hey Ram
9. edhilum ingu, nirpadhuve from Bharathi

Vaanaville, IMO is a very ordinary tune. Someone even compared it with Deva's Karuppu Nila for the way the songs start. IR has had better songs in the same scale.

[baroque]

[tscii:b75b1d5faf]1. Kola kiliye...SPB.....Kakkai chiraginiley,
2. 2001– Year of Azhagi, Friends,
Kaathe....Kadhal Jathi... folkish Raaja, sema flute works,Urumi melam in second interlude amazing!!
3. Ivan
4.Vintage Raaja in Solla marandha kadhai
5.Enna solli.... En mana vaniley
6. Julie Ganapathi... enakku piditha... beautiful violin interludes
7. Pon mekalai.... Aalapanai....,Unnai.... & Aadum padam....
8. Konji pesalam... Ithuvarai naanoru....
9. Virumandi[/tscii:b75b1d5faf]

[baroque]

Please add two of KJJ's singing...
1. Rottoram.... Shruthi kamal with KJJ... Beautiful interludes, catchy tune, good lyrics too!
2. Adadaa... KJJ!! Puratchi Raaja with urumi, thaarai veluthu kattitaa!!
Of course add piraiye... & elanganthu... too from Pithamagan.

[alwarpet_andavan]

* ONOK - Kaatril
* Mumbai Xpress
* Ponmudi Puzhayil
* Pitha Magan - Piraye, Elankaathu Veesudhe
* Virumaandi
* Ramana - Vaanaville ,Raaja's best in Dharmavathi(?)
* Kannukkul Nilavu
* Kadhalukku Mariyadhai
* Friends (Except Rukku rukku)
* Sethu
* Bharathi
* Ivan - Enna thakradhu venam
* Karisakkaattu Poove - Aayiram Kodi
* Azhagi (except that karagattam type song)
* Hey Ram
* Julie Ganapathy - Enakku piditha paadal, Thanni konjam

Need to listen to ONOK and AOKK a few more times to comment.......

Oops, how could i leave out Kaasi????

[Sanjeevi]

July ganabathy songs are most wonderful especially enakku pidatha padal (Shreya).

[thumburu]

Linking "karuppu nila nee thaan" and "vanaville" is too far fetched to even merit any consideration

[vijayr]

Its only for the first two words or they way the songs start. The tunes are comparable in quality though. Orchestration might be the only saving grace in Vaanaville

[tvsankar]

My favourites are
1. Engae senralum ennodu varum nilave _ Guru ramana Geetham

2. Three in one - IR's MUsic Journey
With Love,
Usha Sankar.

[interz]

Enakkku piditha paadal - JG
Elangaatru veesuthe - PM
Oliyile Therivathu - Alaghi

[alwarpet_andavan]

Vaanaville (Ilayaan's version) - Right from the beginning, this song is scintillating...
Especially the simple but powerful first interlude......

[krish244]

alwarpet_andavan, where can I download Ilayaan's mp3 songs? This is the movie in which the guy who imitates Sathyaraj acts...right? Its supposed to have some good songs by IR!

Was just listening to Vaanaville song (Ramana). The harmonium kind of synthesized sound in the first interlude (after she sings "la..la...la..") is pretty neat. Nice orchestration. Just listening to "Nee thoongum nerathil". A melting tune and very apt interludes (humming in the first interlude is too good) and orchestration. Amazing song that is.

Krishnan

[alwarpet_andavan]

alwarpet_andavan, where can I download Ilayaan's mp3 songs? This is the movie in which the guy who imitates Sathyaraj acts...right? Its supposed to have some good songs by IR!

Was just listening to Vaanaville song (Ramana). The harmonium kind of synthesized sound in the first interlude (after she sings "la..la...la..") is pretty neat. Nice orchestration. Just listening to "Nee thoongum nerathil". A melting tune and very apt interludes (humming in the first interlude is too good) and orchestration. Amazing song that is.

Krishnan
:D
I was refering to the Ramana song only :)

And yes i was also refering to the harmonium sound in the first interlude......

[hehehewalrus]

baroque,
thanks for reminding Rottoram, its a true classic and conveys IRs mastery from the days of yesudas to shruthi !

Rottoram kekkumbodhellaam Rotterdam nyabagam varudhu :)

[krish244]

alwarpet_andavan, for a moment I forgot that the new name "Ilayaan" is nothing but IR :). BTW, what is the full form of Ilayaan? Read in some thread...but I forgot. I somehow dont like the name "Ilayaan"...maybe because the way it pronounces/sounds. Its my opinion. Was there a IR version of Vaanaville song?

Is mp3 songs of the movie Ilayavan available anywhere (coolgoose??) on the net? I heard a couple of songs were good in this movie.

thanks

Krishnan

[krish244]

The Hindu review says this about the music of "Ilayavan":

http://www.hindu.com/2000/09/29/stories/09290225.htm

"....All the five songs tuned by Ilaiyaraja are mellifluous. The best is `Vattanilaeva' written by Mu. Metha and sung by S. P. Balasubramaniam and Swarnalatha. `En Jeevanae' written by Pulamaipithan and sung by S. P. Balasubramaniam is also a captivating number. Unnikrishnan and Chitra have sung the song `En Idayam Muzhuvathum' written by Arivumathi which has beautiful rhythm. Good lyrics by Pazhani Bharathi for the song `Chinukku chinkkunnu' sung by Mano will linger long in the minds of the audience. `Nilavin Amuthu' a duet by Unnikrishnan and Bhavatharini, which is written by Pazhani Bharathi, is also a good one...."

thanks

Krishnan

[Arjuna]

Nipadhuvae Nadapadhuvae from Bharathi - that's the best song of IR ever - awesome - it has made me cry so many times - no words for that song..

[Sanjeevi]

It is nice to see ARR fans wondering about IR songs :D

[njv]

Sanjeevi

Many ARR fans like IR songs and likewise many IR fans like ARR songs. Its just some stupid ppl who insult one or the other and start an un-necessary ARR-IR war. I know Arjuna, Dinesh, alias, MADDY and few other ARR fans like IR fans and gave encouraging feedback for TIS and many other IR songs. Lot of these folks like songs from ONOK / AOKK. Likewise, I am sure many of IR fans like Aa Aah / Rising. If we are just a bit open, then we will have a healty talk rather than bashing each other.

[Sanjeevi]

Sanjeevi

Many ARR fans like IR songs and likewise many IR fans like ARR songs. Its just some stupid ppl who insult one or the other and start an un-necessary ARR-IR war. I know Arjuna, Dinesh, alias, MADDY and few other ARR fans like IR fans and gave encouraging feedback for TIS and many other IR songs. Lot of these folks like songs from ONOK / AOKK. Likewise, I am sure many of IR fans like Aa Aah / Rising. If we are just a bit open, then we will have a healty talk rather than bashing each other.

njv, In 1992, 93, 94, I was also a hardcore fan of ARR as I had collected ARR news from magazine. Before 1992 and after 1994 I was / am hardcore IR fan. But Now I still like ARR. Tamilians should proud of IR and ARR. :D

[Arjuna]

njv - I still remember listening to Chinna Thambi songs for the whole day repeatedly! IR was the music director, I was brought up with :)..

[Arjuna]

IR should come out with albums like Bharathi . maybe he can compose more songs from bharathi's poems and release an album..

[coucou]

oliyile from alaghi
all songs of manasellam
enakku piditha padal- july kanabathy(after 2000?)

[cry_sandiego]

Nice recollections guys.. I was browsing this thread just to get a list of songs that I might have missed..

Vijayr, Comparing VanaVille song to a Deva number. Hmmm Very Interesting !! sometimes your observations just throw me off.. NOM

In my opinion, that's the best Dharmavathy scale i have heard since the Vikram song. and i like the interludes a lot .. The song is great ( inspite of SS's voice ). I agree that KSC or even Shreya would have done a better job in terms of the emotions.. but can't blame a non-tamil singer for that..it's IR who picked the singer.

Cheers
MSK

[kavin]

Vana Ville - IR version negates any comments one makes about the choice of singers to discredit it. People throw comments as they please. But the emotions the song evoke, even if one isn't aware of the context in the movie, is to be experienced. I know that as long he is alive he can come up with these and it is worth the wait.

[sureshc]

appadi parkurathellam venam- ivan

This is a superb song by IR and the interludes and orchastration is by far IRs best in recent times( after 2000).

some of the other songs that were attractive :

muthu muthu penukoru - en mana vaanil

aalapanai seium maalai- pon meghalai

ithu varai naan oru- konji pesalam

gundu malli- solla marantha kathai

saada maada- karagatakaari

naadu paartha- kamaraj

ilankaathu - pithamagan

ona vida- virumaandi

Bharathy- all the songs

Most of the songs in athu oru kana kaalam and oru naal oru kanavu.

[karthik_sa2]

my best song of IR recent time is "kaatri varum geethamae"from oru naal ore kanavu.a perfect kalyani one of my fav ragam.nirpadhuvae from barathi again kalyani wonderful song.oranjaram IR-SPB combo another great song from kaakai siraginailae.infact all the songs in that film r good.valarum pirai from pithamagan the list ofcouse goes on.think some of u have missed olliyilae from azhagi and ofcouse unkuthama enkuthama from azhagi.the starting bgm makes me cry