T.Rajendar - Music Director

[venkkiram]

எண்பதுகளில் ஒரு இசையமைப்பாளராக டி.ராஜேந்திரர் அவர்களின் பங்கு போற்றத் தக்கது. இசைப்பாடல்களில், தனக்கே உரித்தான பாதை ஒன்றை வகுத்து, வெற்றி நடை போட்டவர். அப்போதைய காலக்கட்டத்தில் அவரது பாடல்கள் இசைக்கப்படாத ஊர்களே தமிழகத்தில் இல்லை எனலாம். ராஜேந்தரின் இசையைப் பற்றி இங்கே கலந்துரையாடல் செய்ய வாருங்கள்!

[app_engine]

Voted for uyiruLLavarai Usha :-) Unquestionably a 100% TR product.

OTR is a far superior album musically - the melodies as well as orchestration are exceptional but there was some controversy as to who actually did the instrumental part - whether it was TR himself or AA Raj. I had a couple of +2 classmates from Mayavaram who knew a lot about TR and OTR. These would vouch for TR as the director and song writer of the movie but not so much with the instrumental part.

In any case, following are his best ever songs IMO :
-indira lOgaththu sundari (phenomenal prelude / starting)
-vAsamillA malaridhu (should have avoided the 3rd stanza with repeated interlude)
-vasantha kAlangaL, isaindhu pAdungaL (sweet veeNa work, JC at his best)
-dhinam dhinam un mugham (nice disco)
-vaigaikkaraikkARRe nillu (unblemished sweet number, especially the anupallavi -kARRe, poongARRe, en kaNmaNi avaLaikkaNdAl neeyum kAdhOram pOi sollu - is splendid)
-vizhigaL mEdaiyAm (Julie I love you) of kiLinjaLkaL -movie not in the poll- can fight for the top spot among TR songs
-rAkkOzhi koovaiyilE (can anyday give a tough fight for IR's adiyE manam nillunnA nikkAdhadi)
-idhu kuzhandhai pAdum thAlAttu (frustration cannot be expressed better, nice tune, well sung)
-koodaiyila karuvAdu :-)

[mgb]

I think apart from kilinjalgal.. nenjil or raagam and raagam thedum pallavi also had some good numbers.

Apart from a good MD, TR was an excellent lyricist

[mgb]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI0f6OTpgAM
dont miss the last 45 secs

[tvsankar]

Instruments ai nanraga payan padutha therindha oru Music Director.........


Maalai enai vaatudhae

Vaigai karai kaatrae nillu

Oru pon maanai naan kaana

Thanga nilavae unai eduthu

Endhan padalgalil nee neelambari

all are nice nos........

[tvsankar]

Ilaiya Raaja aialiyil irundha podhum


indha paatu ellam kaeka vaitha perumai nichayam TR ku undu.....

Dhinam dhinam un mugam

favourite no....... yen ena theiryadhu.

sathamana Haunting no..........

[genesis]

BTW, if anyone is looking for some hilarious reading, please check out the wikipedia page for kAdhal parisu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadhal_Parisu)

:rotfl:

oru sEmbiL here :

Weakness of Wikipedia.... See the wiki article about VTR from Jan 2008 - the most abusive wiki page I ever came across. (It has been updated since then)

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vijaya_T._Rajendar&oldid=188103511

[jaiganes]

Weakness of Wikipedia.... See the wiki article about VTR from Jan 2008 - the most abusive wiki page I ever came across. (It has been updated since then)

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vijaya_T._Rajendar&oldid=188103511
entirely objectionable - VTR is a cult figure and a colourful personality - yet he deserves far more respect for his awesome songs in his earlier movies - some even rival Ilaiyaraaja's songs in their melodic and lyrical content "Kuzhandhai paadum thaalaattu","Vaasamillaa malaridhu","Noolum illai vaalum illai", "naanoru raasiyillaa raaja", "Vasantha kaalangaL isaindhu paadungal" - this list is enough to place his work among the "unforgettable" list of TFM.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Jai anna

Are you talking about TRR?? If so, I have mentioned this several times, he was a talented MD! Add the following list to the list

1) Naanum unthan uravai - I even remember SPB once said he found this song hard to sing than Shankaraparanam
2) Oru pon maanai naan kaana - SPB
3) MoongililE paatisathu - SPB

[baroque]

T.R's albums are as popular as Ilayaraja compositions during 80s.

lyrics, rags, singing all fantastic, Jayachandran,Yesudas, Bala and others have given some immortal compositions.

T.shops, buses blasted them too.:musicsmile:

மைதிலி என்னை காதலி,கிளிஞ்சல்கள்,பூக்களை பறிக்காதீங்க , ஒரு தலை ராகம், உயிருள்ளவரை உஷா, நெஞ்சில் ஒரு ராகம், ராகம் தேடும் பல்லவி more more wonderful albums.


வசந்தம் பாடி வர......
வைகை கரை காற்றே நில்லு....
இது குழந்தை பாடும் தாலாட்டு....
வசந்த காலங்கள்......
இதய வாசல் வருகவென்று.....

more more.... wonderful compositions.
I love them.

T.R with Bala compositions are glittering beauties!

Vinatha.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Vinath ka

Vaigaikarai katrE nillu was by KJY right? and vasantha Kalangal was by PJ?

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Another Song to TRR's list is "Indira logathu sundari rathiri kanavinil vanthalO" amzing singing by SPB Sir

Is Maalai ennai vaatuthu by SPB + SJ a TRR composition ?

[PARAMASHIVAN]

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vijaya_T._Rajendar&oldid=188103511

It is abusive, but I burst into Laughter! :rotfl: sorry :oops:

Like I mentioned, he is one Talented MD, but I never liked his films, they are mostly Love depressed Films, with extra ordinary sentiments. Last but least if he and his son stayed behind the camera, it may have saved them :lol2: :yessir:

[baroque]

yes, Param.

I just listed some assorted compositions from T.R albums.

maalai enai vaattudhu...... is a longing mood composition from T.R-Bala with Janu and
kaadhal oorvalam..... with Chithra is magical!:musicsmile:

I love T.R albums. S.P.B is a great asset for him just like Yesudas, Jayachandran etc...

Vinatha.

[jaiganes]

TR as a singer brings his own unique style/charm to film music singing..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hx6y9hEuK0
This was one of my favourite songs and always TR's gruff voice choking with emotion
made me uneasy. Not an easy pushover this guy. Must have tremendous tolerance
to stand up and keep going in the face of this extreme ridicule that he has to see everyday on the net.

[srimal]

Pookkal vidum thoodhu 'nu oru padam... TR music...

moongil kattoram kuzhalin naadam naan ketkiraen,
mugilin oorgolam vaanil nitham naan kangiraen

very beautiful song... lyrics kooda avar thaan !!

[jaiganes]

M.A in Thamizh - kavidhai ezudhuvadhil aacharyame illai.
My wonder is at his singing and composing - melodious tunes till the time he started
identifying himself as the self proclaimed B&C center messiah - then it was all down hill.
Having said that - even in that intolerable "Monisha en monalisa" that introduced the
werld famous mumtaj, there were couple of songs entirely hummable and listenable..

[PARAMASHIVAN]

there were couple of songs entirely hummable and listenable..

True! One nice song by SPB!

[mexicomeat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rzgeIHi2Vk&feature=related

Nicely sung by Hariharan

[mexicomeat]

True! One nice song by SPB!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtDrblx2x2o

[mexicomeat]

TR did a good job for the Mohan starrer movie - Kilinjalgal. Few good songs in that movie. especially the julie i love you song.
http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/kilinjalgal_songs.cfm

[vithagan]

Nicely sung by Hariharan

+10

Indha thread start aanadhum en manadhil thondriya TR paadalgalil idhuvum onnum. Very nice song and lyrics!!

[Dilbert]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cr8TnRmPAs&feature=g-vrec&context=G2e312a3RVAAAAAAAAAA

Genius talking about how he inspired ARR , Shiva Many others..
And also his flavor of RD Burman , Monty norman , Barry's music.