Raja's Gems - the latest one you heard...Part 3

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

kiru,
idhu dhan enaku kedachadhu... mp3 version kedaikalai.

http://www.youtubetomp3.com/

[Devaraagam]

App_eng,

she sings with Karthik in kasturimaan


I got only cassettes of ponmudipuzhaiyaradhu and achuvente amma. I got the CDs from maebag.com you can look at now

[app_engine]

Drenching myself with 'jAnE dO nA'...song in loop!

kuzhandhai enna azhagA pAdi irukku :clap:

It's not that easy to sing a song whose original (in Kannada) and first remake (in Thamizh) were sung by SPB-SJ and still get sabAsh!

ammaNi formidable talent!

Also, the drum sounds are so lovely (considering the time period it came out when I hardly liked that part in any of the IR songs...the tsk-tsk thingy)!

The bass score :awesome:

[thumburu]

Raja :musicsmile:

MOUNAME NENJIL NAALUM.....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke-ByL3s_hI

GOSH What an amazing find!!! VInatha, More details please. Hearing this for thE first time. This is based on Sumanesaranjani and to listen in Yesudas's golden voice , I feel I am Bhagyavathi indeed. :)

[app_engine]

thumburu,
You may find this page interesting (regarding 'mounamE nenjil nALum nee ezhudhum kanavE kavidhai') :
http://www.dhool.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=885

[thumburu]

If someone says that Raja in the 2000s lost it and you beat that guy up, then you can use this song to argue for justifiable homicide

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox0gJGCasZc

Yuvar Aanar, please send this post 2000 Raja terrororist to gallows and award him the highest punishment on land , as hey Ram was composed pre 2k , may be 1998.

[thumburu]

thumburu,
You may find this page interesting (regarding 'mounamE nenjil nALum nee ezhudhum kanavE kavidhai') :
http://www.dhool.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=885

Thank you for the link app. But Iam unable to access it as I get a message that the link is broken and moreover, its ages since I viisited dhool site . I am not surprised as they normally celebrate unhailed good songs from any MD.

[app_engine]

thumburu,

I can access that dhool page :confused:

The issue may be with your browser or connection...

(No need to login, simply click the link in my post or copy/paste to the browser)

In any case, let me paste Udhaya's intro comments here :



Yet another uncelebrated artifact from Mu. Metha/IRfrom the 80s. The movie, "uRangaatha ninaivugaL" is itself a sapid original that went unnoticed. Sporting a meticulous screenplay of family affairs righted by calculated vengeance, Sivakumar plays a master schemer who initiates Rajeev into seducing Radhika, a young widow.

With this melody and KJY melting:
kalyaana maeLamoa
katcheri maedaiyoa
illaatha un vaazhvil
tharavaa vaazhthup pookkaL?

the seduction is already half done.

This is one of my absolute favorites of KJY for IR. Where he usually channels a forlorn mood for ballads,somehow he intuitively matches the wishful spirit without getting wistful. In the movie, Sivakumar (IR's voice) teaches Rajeev(KJY) the pallavi a few times before he gets it right. Once he gets it right, Sivakumar's group applauds and the song launches. When the song is done it’s our turn to applaud.

[baroque]

thanks Devaraagam, maebag.com is a good place to buy. I didn't find then.


thanks app_eng for posting dhool's link.

all these compositions we enjoyed when we were young in vividhbharathi or tea kadai punniyam... I have no idea about films, details etc..

Thumburu check here too.
TFMPAGE Neel, Ramki & Co posts amazing compositions.


There is a nattai ambience composition in this album
http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/narumana.rm


(http://raretfm.mayyam.com/stream/pow07/narumana.rm)

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

thumburu,
You may find this page interesting (regarding 'mounamE nenjil nALum nee ezhudhum kanavE kavidhai') :
http://www.dhool.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=885

""This website/URL has been blocked until further notice either pursuant to Court orders or on the Directions issued by the Department of Telecommunications""

Idiots :twisted:

[jaiganes]

poo poothadhu - well here is a jazz number that doesnt break any jazz rules - yet this is our
very own Raaja song that we have grown up with. How can one song be familiar and
pleasantly strange to our ears? That is the magic that Raaja works in this song.
Going past the kid singing in a coarse voice, we enter a pure jazz region of piano and piano alone.
The piano meanders along improvising, taking turns along the wind - and reaches a "quite crescendo".
From the point the sax and drums - staple Jazz musical kit takes hold and eases into an auto mode -
Then voices begin - they are laid back supported by a blues vocal choir that is impressive and signature jazz.
The interludes begin and end in pure jazz style - but in between both the interludes - there is the "Raja-lude"
that we all knew and grew up with - It is Jazz, It is Blues and It is Raja - totally it is Rajazzz..
Awesome song on loop since yesterday evening and bound to stay that way for some time to come.
This is the real "Sugamo Aayiram" - thanx to Raja, Kamal, Sonu and Shreya and all the musical minds that moulded this song..

[baroque]

it's working for me


http://www.dhool.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=885


http://www.dhool.com/sotd2/552.html

I am enjoying the composition now while typing.....

[baroque]

oh... Jai is talking about a composition from MUMBAI EXPRESS!
BEAUTIFUL POST, JAI, you always do!:musicsmile:

[tvsankar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSNxIFouKlU&feature=relmfu

Ilaiyaraja.. namaku than purindhu kolla, therindhu kolla late aradhu...... ipavum apadi than...........

late 70s il.. enna oru azhagana compositiion. enna oru trend......... ivaruku isai.. Elimaiyaga varugiradhu...............

easy aga nadathum Maths Sir pola................... Isaiyai simplify pannum oru Isai Asairiyar....................

[tvsankar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMF2QH5mePg&feature=relmfu


Sweet Instrumentation.. Recording - enna oru refind quality. idhai purindhu kolla.inum niraiya varusham agum.............

[Gregorysab]

Oli Tharum from Vaalmiki. One of the finest melodies he has composed in recent times. Love the piano and strings! and the way he builds the charanam to a climax, pausing it there! Vintage raaja! (reminds me of the charanam ending in the classic composition "Ilam pani" from Aaradhanai). Valmiki might be a dud film but it is a very good album!

[KV]

Ah, lovely pick there, Aakarsh! Valmiki is a solid album, but for Bela Shinde! :hammer: Love all the 3 melodies - booze irukkudhu, oli tharum and kooda varuviya. ennada pandi is made special by IR's singing. The other songs are not great but not too bad either.

[tvsankar]

aakarsh,
Thanks for the pick........

[tvsankar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wybBbJZrHKE

Raja is Raja..........

[Gregorysab]

KV,

I like even Thendral Maarathu.. there is a beautiful flow in the song! a joyous flow particularly in the charanams. And the way he changes the whole canvas when it suddenly takes a detour to the lines "sippikkullle mutthu" (i think) and again joins back to the flow... brilliant! it is not easy to conceive such a detour! one needs to be very playful in mood, to do that, else it is convenient to go with the flow!

If anything, i feel only the 2nd interlude is slightly weak. But the song shows a very young-at-heart raaja!

Other songs in the album didnt impress me that much but my heart is already taken for Kooda Varuviya (will put in top 10 songs of Raaja in last 10 years), Oli Tharum and Thendral Maarathu! i give higher weightage to these 3 songs - so that the overall score for this album is higher :-)

[tvsankar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_IRbt1caYA

Beats........... expresses the feelings in Raja's compositiiion.....................

[KV]

@aakarsh: It's been a while that i've listened to this one, gotta revisit. And please tell me there's Swetha Menon in this and that it's not Shreyakutti alone. Neither the CD nor the sites acknowledge this. It can't be just my imagination! or is it? :roll:

[KV]

ushakka, aapis la youtube ellaam blocked. paattu pOttutu, koodave endha paatunu pEru pOtrungO, pls! nandri!

[tvsankar]

kv,
apadiya. sari. paatu kaekara link tharen.

http://www.raaga.com/channels/telugu/movie/A0001345.html

chadhamma raavae

[KV]

ada, raaga, musiconline, ippidi kittathatta ellaame blocked'nga! thiraipaadal mattum dhaan michcham :shhh:

[tvsankar]

Prem kahani kannada film - Rangu rangu

Kavikuyil - kadhal oviyam kanden

[tvsankar]

store pannikonga Rajavai. KV.............

[tvsankar]

pinky ponky - Raja - kids Rhymes ku compose pannina naan dhan first Original CD vanguven..................

[Divine22]

Enchanting,spell binding,soul melting...:musicsmile::musicsmile:

Extraordinaire at work ! Doing his magic (as always) musically and vocally.....:bow::bow:

Gleefully under your spell, sir :)

Oru Kaaviyam ~ Aruvadai Naal

http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs=%27SNGIRR0315%27&lang=en

[app_engine]

Starving for some rAsA-bass during the drive to work this AM.

I knew for sure that 'kaiyeththA' has some nice bass but ended up indulging in two other songs from the same movie for this purpose (which were otherwise non-starters with me).

akkiththokki & thennippAyum, the lesser songs of the album for me, are so thoroughly enjoyable for the thookkal bass!

Oh, if only such uncool sounds as 'rappa-rappa pappa' were not used, these songs should have been hot property for the drum work & bass score!

Missed all these days :-(

[Sureshs65]

app,

Yes, some of those 'rapapaa' sounds take the sheen off the songs but the songs are good songs. I keep listening to 'thennipaayum' quite often. A very well made song. Especially the way he suddenly drops in the anupallavi is superb ('neela vinnin') . Rather than the recording or synth issues, I wish Raja somehow either gets rid of these 'rapappaa' sounds or make them more contemporary so that people are not put off by it. (Ofcourse people like me will anyway ignore it and listen to the songs but I am sure it spoils the song a bit for many people)

Here is the link to 'thenni paayum':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLwLIuVyoyA

[tvsankar]

Thenni payum. Thanks app and Suresh...........

90s starting.. apodhum Raja's Guitar Works........ Great ...................

Guruvayurapa... Beautiful Guitar. Lovely and Soft Beats.......... Majestic Beats............. so sweet................

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8yqt32Wqj4

[tvsankar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2-KfYG_hRo&feature=relmfu

suti sutti ponnuku............. Beautiful Beats with the Guitar. Nenachu parka mudiyadha style..................

[irir123]

listening to an album which i would rate as part of IR's top 10!

"Abhinandana" !!!!!!

speechless ! the bass line, combined with the outrageously innovative melodies with stunning interludes make this an absolutely unforgettable album!

to this day, it is 22 long years since I heard this album first time in Hyderabad on a lazy afternoon! and it has NEVER FAILED to affect me the way it did that first time around!

fantabulous! how the heck does IR manage to make this album so contemporary ?? is it the bass line that makes it this rich and lush and complete ??!! WOW !

intha album irrukkara feelingla oru 10% NEPV albumla kidhacchidhunnaaley podhum yenakku!

[irir123]

forewarning reg the video - pls close your eyes and only listen to the song, and watch it only at your own risk!

and now "Attention everybody" from Coolie no.1 - how does this man manage to infuse melody in the charanam after beginning with an almost tuneless pallavi - the way the melody springs out at "eppudu nee vasam" (from 1:59 to 2:10 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IgUAY5Zvukin) the first charanam! so beautiful!

and the second interlude is freakout percussion following "illa aithey podhaa seelam" (from 2:37 to 3:10) - percussion, guitar, brass (?) and what not !! and then back to the breezy charanam and again the lilting "maguvaa magaada anipinchaali" part (3:29 to 3:40) !! wow!!

[tvsankar]

irir123,

Thanks for the pick. At my own risk, video pathutuen irir123. Not Bad. infact Nice one.
This is my first listening........ (theriyadha raja song.. enaku romba asai.)

Beautiful Description..........
SPB rendition, Mesmersing Beats, Haunting chorus........ edha first gavanikaradhu............... 100 times kaekanam indha paatai................

Thank u Once again irir............

[tvsankar]

again the lilting "maguvaa magaada anipinchaali" part (3:29 to 3:40) !! wow!!

S. very true............ IR's Touch.................

[app_engine]

I've posted a little earlier about cutting 3 CD's with hits of post-IR MD's (per preferences of kids) but inserting an IR song or two in each of them to help myself as antidote.

The song sequences in one of them- that got played in the van yesterday - was like this :

-adiyE kolluthE (vAraNam Ayiram)
-yellE lamA (7Am aRivu)
-vizhi moodi yOsiththAl (ayan)
-andha arabikkadalOram (bombay)
-chikku bukku rayilu (gentleman)
-OyAyiyE AyiyE (ayan)

Now came my antidote :-)

vA vA pakkam vA (thanga magan) :clap: :thumbsup:

What I found interesting is that with that excellent audio system in the minivan, this song that's almost 30 years old, sounds as modern / contemporary as all those others listed above!

Including the recording / sounds :shock:

(BTW, all these were in "reconstructed CD format" via Windows media player, using the tamilwire.com MP3's...)

[app_engine]

dig

Out of curiosity, I've included 'yArO yArukkuL ingu yArO' of YSR too in one of the CDs.

Sung by SPB-KSC :clap: :thumbsup:

If YSR sticks to good singers, he can be a decent MD!

end-dig

[SVN]

Just heard two completely different songs from my collection.
1. "Vidhaitha Vidhai thaLiraai ezhundhu arumbi varum pozhudhu"
"விதைத்த விதை தளிராய் எழுந்து அரும்பி வரும் பொழுது "
A rare gem in my opinion, this song starts with an energetic (and long) prelude and flows with some surprising twists and turns, merging multiple genres, using a predominantly acoustic sound. It appears to have been composed when IR was in a wacky frame of mind.

Sung by Deepan Chakravarthy and B. S. Sasirekha, from the film, Ethanai KONam, ethanai PArvai.

2. The second song is the very popular, 'EngengO sellum en eNNangaL" 'எங்கெங்கோ செல்லும் என் எண்ணங்கள்" from the film Pattakathi Bhairavan!

Come to think of it, such heavenly songs have been gifted by IR to such atrocious movies, which most importantly didn't do any justice to the song itself, with their lousy visualisation/ choreography.

The prelude, the mellifluous melody, the superb singing by SPB and Janaki and of course the divine interludes, especially the scale change in the second interlude, wow! You don't want the song to end. Such songs have a mood-uplifting quality, regardless of which culture you come from and which language you understand.

Found this Youtube link. It also features a short BGM that appears prior to the song, which is a bonus of course.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-l5vYDIh8U&feature=related

[irir123]

"engengo sellum" - nadigar thilagam wearing bell bottom pants with a waist belt as wide as the suez canal, a wig looking like the 'savuri mudi' old women in my village often wear, and makeup thats only slightly better than kalifullah khan's prosthetics in 'dasavatharam' - whether IR is a genius or not, his immense tolerance levels (after composing / recording 'engengo' and watching it onscreen) are stuff that shd be the legend of psychiatry classes/ lessons!

avarukku irukkara geniusla enakku oru 0.0001% irundhu, naan film industryla irundhu, idhellaam nadandhirundhaa, ennikko thuraviyaagi, imaya malaila retire aagiruppen!

how can a man be this immune to such mind-boggling slaughtering of his compositions onscreen by filmmakers with an entirely different level of aesthetic perceptions that are unique only to them ?? IR's indifference (to such things) and managing to remain a musical genius borders on sociopathy!

[app_engine]

nee koduththatha thiruppikkoduppEn (http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR2013'&lang=en)

What a sweet song by MV / KSC from the 1986 Rajinikanth movie 'mAveeran'!

IR's own version of "smooth jazz" :-)

[jaiganes]

"engengo sellum" - nadigar thilagam wearing bell bottom pants with a waist belt as wide as the suez canal, a wig looking like the 'savuri mudi' old women in my village often wear, and makeup thats only slightly better than kalifullah khan's prosthetics in 'dasavatharam' - whether IR is a genius or not, his immense tolerance levels (after composing / recording 'engengo' and watching it onscreen) are stuff that shd be the legend of psychiatry classes/ lessons!

avarukku irukkara geniusla enakku oru 0.0001% irundhu, naan film industryla irundhu, idhellaam nadandhirundhaa, ennikko thuraviyaagi, imaya malaila retire aagiruppen!

how can a man be this immune to such mind-boggling slaughtering of his compositions onscreen by filmmakers with an entirely different level of aesthetic perceptions that are unique only to them ?? IR's indifference (to such things) and managing to remain a musical genius borders on sociopathy!
ada vidunga .. thirumba thirumba andha thimir pidicha aaalappathiye pesureenga. evlo thimir irundha idhayellam "appalam oorugaaynnu" solluvaar.
vera edhaachum sollunga. namma pazham tharum MD veda minnaadi nikkka mudiyumaa ivaraala?

[tvsankar]

app,
Naan koduthadha - 2 version um.. same inerludes madhiiri ninaika vaikum. ana vera vera Interludes......... Different Guitar Works.
Different Beats....... Amazing.......

For MVD version.. oru Male chauvinism aga ... Instrumentation........

For Chitra Version....... Female Chauvinism a irundha heroine ku vandha love. oru soft portion vandhu iruku garadha
feel panna vaikara Instrumentation......................... Really Great Compositiion............

[Sureshs65]

avarukku irukkara geniusla enakku oru 0.0001% irundhu, naan film industryla irundhu, idhellaam nadandhirundhaa, ennikko thuraviyaagi, imaya malaila retire aagiruppen!
!

:lol:

[tvsankar]

Megam kottatum

en son kaetan.. sonnan oru vaarthai.. idhai yaravadhu Remix pannina CASE podanam ma nu.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUYS5hUy9Ug

[tvsankar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSOpAa-lKkI&feature=relmfu

ipadiyum compose seiya theiryum IR ku..............

[app_engine]

Megam kottatum

en son kaetan.. sonnan oru vaarthai.. idhai yaravadhu Remix pannina CASE podanam ma nu.


:lol2:

:clap:

[kiru]

...

ipadiyum compose seiya theiryum IR ku..............
One of my favorites..electric guitar, bass lines, drums/congas, flutes and chorus ..those golden days :-)

[venkkiram]

One of my favorites..electric guitar, bass lines, drums/congas, flutes and chorus ..those golden days :-) "ராக ஓட்டத்திற்கும் (குறிப்பாக பல்லவி), தாள அமைப்பிற்கும் எதாவது பொருத்தம் இருக்கிறதா? எப்படி இவை ரெண்டும் இணைகிறது? " - சிறுவயதிலிருந்தே இப்பாடலை கேட்டு ரசிக்கும்போதேல்லாம் இந்தக் கேள்வி எனக்கு உதித்ததுண்டு. இசை அடிப்படை தெரிந்தவர் நீங்கள் எப்படி இதை உள்வாங்குகிறீர்கள்?

[venkkiram]

தேவன் தந்த வீணை - "உன்னை நான் சந்தித்தேன்"

ஆரம்பிக்கும் போது எளிமையான பாடல் என்றே தோன்றும். ஆனால் அதிலும் ஒரு புதையல். இரண்டு சரண உருவாக்கமும் வெவ்வேறு பாணி. ராஜாவின் முத்திரையும் கூட. படத்தில் இரு விதமான சூழ்நிலையில் இப்பாடல் வருகிறது. ஜானகி கொடுத்து வச்சவங்க. பாலு - ஜெயச்சந்திரன் என ஆண் குரல்கள் மாறினாலும் ஜானகி இரண்டிலும் இருக்கிறார்.

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iss5LsByUnM

[baroque]

GURU PURNIMA WISHES TO YOU ALL!

SHRI.ILAYARAJA, SHRI.BALA AND SHRI.KAMAL HAASAN!:musicsmile:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsZyEJF7v_Y

[jaiganes]

Morning drive heard song "Kaasu kaiyil illaatta" from maayakkkannaadi.
feather light song - but holds a greater star like gravity when heard properly.
Meesikkally:
Two set of rhythm patterns running together - arranged so that the second one's ebb synchronized with the first one's pause - effect - terrific - both rhythm patterns heard separately are as simple as a full toss from sachin tendulkar - but when combined - it is a anil kumble googly.
backing instruments - doesnt get much simpler than this from maestro - usually - flute - one synth key doing a punctuation whenever flute begins or ends - this combination creates a new sound - nothing geeky about it - but gives a soft down to earth feel to the interludes.
Guitar or some kind of plucking string instrument - comes in a staccato pattern - that the IR fans hated so much in the mid 2000s. Yet comes across nicely here.
And then maestro singing in his casual low sthaayi - not much of vocal gimmickery .

Lyrically - nothing earth shattering -just simple pithy truths about limitless desire not backed up by preparation - but when it comes from maestro
a line like "Thiramai indriye kanavu kaanbavan - kaanal neerile meenukkalaibavan" (one who dreams without talents is the one who fishes in a mirage)
the lines acquire a confuscian clarity. One also remembers how raaja himself came to madras with only dream but acquired those talents that make him
a maestro today.
This is overall a high repeat value song for me - the synth haters and maestro voice haters might find this song jaded- "not upto the quality" etc etc, but I find this song to be an everlasting GEM.

[Sureshs65]

Jai,

I had totally, totally ignored 'Mayakkannadi' songs. I heard one recently 'konjam konjam' and was impressed. Now after your writing I want to go and listen to this album. Infact so many album copies were available in the stores but unfortunately did not buy the CD. Now to go and check if it is still available !!!

[app_engine]

'yArO thodAtha onRu' from ajanthA...romance in IR's voice is intact :-)

[jaiganes]

Jai,

I had totally, totally ignored 'Mayakkannadi' songs. I heard one recently 'konjam konjam' and was impressed. Now after your writing I want to go and listen to this album. Infact so many album copies were available in the stores but unfortunately did not buy the CD. Now to go and check if it is still available !!!
I have bought 3 songs - "Kaasu kaiyil","ulagile Azhagi needhaan" and "Konjam konjam" - All are repeat listens - must hear songs..

[jaiganes]

Another gem from these recent "retirement" days of raaja.

[rajkumarc]

Thanks Jai for posting about Kaasu Kayil from Mayakannadi. I haven't paid much attention to that particular number, your post make me revisit. BTW, would love someone to write in detail about Ulagile Azhagi Neethaan and Konjam Konjam from the same movie. I felt the orchestration was outstanding in both of those numbers, especially Ulagile Azhagi. Another similar number is Andha Naal Nyabagam from Adhu oru Kanakaalam. I liked VijayYesudoss's voice and the songs he sang for IR are really good.

App - Yaarum Thodatha from Ajantha is a lovely number and I love the way IR & ShreyaG have rendered the song. It usually goes on multiple repeats for me.

[tvsankar]

IR voice............ always touches my Soul. dono the reason...........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66b28IqfAak

[tvsankar]

Full song kedaiyadhu.. paatin interludes......... nalla iruku...............

audio is toooooooooooooooooooooooo goooooooooooooooood...... like it.................

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeT-l2WhL_o&list=UU1FvB78KTcUHMN84e8cubMA&index=13&feature=plpp_video

[baroque]

Pesa koodadhu.... electric and bass guitar masterpiece with amazing violin bgm for SPB and Susheela in ADUTHA VARISU!

second interlude is outstanding with grand violin and bass guitar with humming ra ra raa..... la la laa.........:musicsmile:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inwuXIrj8Bk

:happydance: while driving this hot summer afternoon.....
WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH, IR!

vinatha.

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Ultimate oldie song which is modern at same time. The comments says this is unofficially composed by Raja. The bass lines strengthens that feel! It is kinda sin to miss this song!

VARAPRASADAM -- GANGAI NATHI ORAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYyWJZaK9oA

[baroque]

oh.. yeah, Raja's kaivannam when he was working for G.K.V!:musicsmile:

How about double the pleasure with

paada vandha.....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dgsJXmZrQ0

:smokesmirk:

interludes are out of this world!

Raja etta uyarathukku poyittaru!:happydance:

[app_engine]

skv & baroque,

varaprasAdam MD was Govardhanam.

I remember reading about IR working as guitarist with him...and once speculated in a thread whether he played guitar for this song, one of my fav those days (He definitely was not the composer).

[app_engine]

Also, I think Govardhanam is the brother of Sudharsanam, who is dad of IR's guitarist Sadhanandan.

(Please see this: RS-RG duo as MD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhookailas_(1958_film)) )

So, there's a lot of connection between IR & this family :-)

[baroque]

yeah... composer Govardhanam!

remember very popular ANDHA SIVAGAMI MAGANIDAM.... misra khamaj delight is by this composer!

kalathoor kannamma by Sudarsanam

[Sureshs65]

Goverdhanam and Raja were supposed to work as a composer duo and all things were in place. Panju Arunachalam wanted only Raja to be the composer of Annakkili, saying that he didn't want a duo. So Raja started composing solo and Goverdhanam master worked as the conductor for Raja in his initial days. (The job that Puru does nowadays.) Raja tells about this in his biography.

Govardhanam was with his brother Sudarsanam (father of Sada, the guitarist with Raja) and they had composed as a duo. For a long time Sudarsanam was the company music director for AVM. Sudarshanam has given some amazing music, especially for mythologies, in Telugu. His songs for 'Bhookailas' are enduring and will be around for a very long time. It is a pity that a music director like him is forgotten today.

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Listening to the bass lines flowing in background, that too in such a song, superb! Even if Raja hasn't composed for this, i guess this kind of usage may be something Raja wud have looked upon and wished to do so, which he did and does amazingly!

[KV]

lovely song, skv. share pannadhukku nandri :thumbsup:

[baroque]

Piano-tabala ilayaraja's early masterpiece!

flute,chorus-violin second interlude amazing with bass guitar throughout the composition with enchanting feeling....BOOPALAM ISAIKKUM....THOORAL NINNU POCHU!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0mjFqtI2QU


நான் உருகி போயிடுவேன் ராஜா....:-D:swinghead:

[app_engine]

'maNiyE maNikkuyilE mAlai iLam kadhirazhagE' (http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR2173'&lang=en) - SJ kuralil appadiyE kEtkakkEtka sugamAna song!

Also listened to 'sandhana mArbilE' (http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR2175'&lang=en) after a long time - what a sweetie!


(Both songs from Bharathiraja's nAdOdiththenRal...Karthik-Ranjitha starrer)

[Nerd]

App, loving your choice of songs these days (Jaane do naa / yaarum thodaatha / vaa vaa pakkam vaa to quote a few)


'maNiyE maNikkuyilE mAlai iLam kadhirazhagE' (http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR2173'&lang=en) - SJ kuralil appadiyE kEtkakkEtka sugamAna song!


paththukku paththu. Could have been paththukku nooRu if SPB/KJY/MV had sung. Sheer delight this song is. Certainly in my top 25 Raaja. And a special mention for Raaja's imaginative/perfectly fitting lyrics.

Been listening to a lot of *light* folk these days (late 80s / early 90s) like thaanaa vantha santhanamE / vanamellaam shenbagappoo / kaattukkuyil paattu solla / indha ammanukku / Pandi naattu thangam songs etc., I can't get enough of this *phase*. NEPV medhuvaa varattum :-)

[Sunil_M88]

Yesterday was out and wanted to buy a CD but since they didn’t have my preference, I purchased another CD since I didn’t want to waste my journey... “Love King Illaiyaraaja Chapter 1 MP3 CD”

I took time out today to hear it and as I had my playlist on shuffle, the first track to play was number 9. Engiruntho. Done my research and found out this track is from film En Jeevan Paduthu (1988 – The year I was born). What I found funny was this track was inserted in the CD 5 times and that to under different names lol must’ve been a dodgy mp3 or maybe it was written for me to be encapsulated by this gem. At first I thought is my playlist playing up but I was wrong.

http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR0747','SNGIRR0748'&lang=en

The album has two versions, one by Raaja Saab himself (this is the version that features on the CD I brought) and the other one being by Lata Mangeshkar :surprised: Nice to hear in Thamizh.

Raaja Saab’s version is much more haunting.

[Sureshs65]

Nerd,

I am in the later 90s phase now and I am liking the songs, especially the 'light folk' as you say, that he did then. A lot of lovely songs I missed are in a loop nowadays. So, yes NEVP can take its time. No issues :D (Ofcourse others will kill us is a different thing.)

'thenral varum munne munne', 'un kenda kaalu theiyudhadi', 'thaneer kudam kondu' and many more in the loop now.

[Sureshs65]

'mella oorndhu oorndhu' and 'kai veesi' from Nandalala in loop. What outstanding creations !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96GocLCIxIU

[kiru]

Piano-tabala ilayaraja's early masterpiece!

flute,chorus-violin second interlude amazing with bass guitar throughout the composition with enchanting feeling....BOOPALAM ISAIKKUM....THOORAL NINNU POCHU!

....
நான் உருகி போயிடுவேன் ராஜா....:-D:swinghead:

Awesome.. isn't it ? Also, the first time the pallavi does not have tabla. We forget our differences and rejoice like birds-of-a-feather in this forum for some fine things like this .. And some of us are not very good at expressing ourselves.. you help :-)

[P_R]

And a special mention for Raaja's imaginative/perfectly fitting lyrics. +1
Excellent fit here.

sandhana mArbilE - though less of a fit challenge- has aweoms lyrics too

பலவுலகம் போகும் யாத்திரை நிலவுலகில் நேர்ந்ததே
கனவுலகில் விழுந்த ஓர் திரை நினைவுலகில் விலகுதே ‪




Been listening to a lot of *light* folk these days (late 80s / early 90s) like thaanaa vantha santhanamE / vanamellaam shenbagappoo / kaattukkuyil paattu solla / indha ammanukku / Pandi naattu thangam songs etc., I can't get enough of this *phase*. NEPV medhuvaa varattum :-) My favourite of all.
uLLa pugundhA veLiya vara midiyAdhu

Pandi naattu thangam- mayilAdum pAraiyila, siru koottule, un manasula, vaLavikkAran - what easy excellence :clap:

[Sureshs65]

P_R,

Yes, 'pandi naatu thangam' is very addictive. It took me a long time to come out of 'siru kootile'. Ofcourse, 'mayilAdum pArayila' is para adi. Super.

[kiru]

I compare ARR's entry into film music with Rajiv Gandhi's entry into politics - opening up of the economy (music direction field) and infusion of new technology/management practices (music technology and production practices). To some extent, ARR reintroduced some older practices. It was only IR who had a unique way of running the show. Different personality totally.

[baroque]

:)

vinatha

[app_engine]

I compare ARR's entry into film music with Rajiv Gandhi's entry into politics - opening up of the economy (music direction field) and infusion of new technology/management practices (music technology and production practices). To some extent, ARR reintroduced some older practices. It was only IR who had a unique way of running the show. Different personality totally.

:-)
ஒருத்தர் ராஜீவ் காந்தி , மற்றவர் வெறும் காந்தி - அப்படீன்னு சொல்றீங்க :wink:

[kiru]

:-)
ஒருத்தர் ராஜீவ் காந்தி , மற்றவர் வெறும் காந்தி - அப்படீன்னு சொல்றீங்க :wink:

வம்புல மாட்டிவிடாதீங்க சார் :-)

[Vinodkumar]

Not sure as to where to post.. Would you consider this as gem? For your listening pleasure... Sri Rama Rajyam Endcredits with a different perspective. Notice the base guitar with the metronome (is it?).. followed by Oboe, Flute and Clarinet. The violin that you hear is channel bleeding. The icing on the cake is the finish (the ending of both Oboe and Clarinet gets suppressed in the original version). I bet you never heard this kind before...

http://soundcloud.com/raja4ever/sriramarajyam-endcredits

Enjoy !

[KV]

:thumbsup: (can't listen to it at the moment, but just the images/sounds from your description!) vinod, please post more often.

[Sureshs65]

Vinod,

A very very different perspective. You seems to have separated out the channels and enhanced some of them. Initially for a minute I heard mostly the beat. Later the bass guitar is superb. This also shows the depth of Raja's music. So many instruments playing and we end up hearing only a few of them explicitly. Lovely work.

[kiru]

Vinod,

... we end up hearing only a few of them explicitly. Lovely work.
Suresh, you said it right.. "explicitly" - I think all the instruments matter. It subconsciously adds a rhythmic or melodic accent. One of the reasons I think the song stays with you longer. I think IR himself said something like .."there are no unnecessary notes" or something to that effect. People like Deva when imitating IR will leave out these things and this is how I spot him.

[KV]

finally got around to listen to the clip. vinod :clap:. I think the underlying embellishments are brought out beautifully, and boy, look at the detailing and layering there! Fantastic!

Here's the original end-credits, just to put both the perspectives next to each other:
http://soundcloud.com/pkiran/sri-rama-rajyam-sri-rama-rama

When I heard you're clip (and not having recalled the original yet), the kanda nadai (tha-ka-tha-ki-ta) got me curious. This is another facet of IR which makes him musically more interesting to me, that he's ever willing to try different thaalams and nadai. The kanda nadai with WCM style makes a very interesting combo. Later, when I heard the original and the 'sri rama rama' chorus in it, I could kinda see the choice for the nadai, for it seemed to fit very nicely with the chorus.

Thanks again, Vinod. Please upload more of such stuffs often! naanga vEndaamnu sollavE maattOm! keep 'em comin!

[Vinodkumar]

Vinod,

A very very different perspective. You seems to have separated out the channels and enhanced some of them. Initially for a minute I heard mostly the beat. Later the bass guitar is superb. This also shows the depth of Raja's music. So many instruments playing and we end up hearing only a few of them explicitly. Lovely work.

Yes.. I extracted the whole audio into separate channels and then I enhanced them. Its over 3 hours worth of music/dialogue with the dvd quality. What annoyed me is that there is constant light wind noise and birds chirping in the whole movie(mostly). That is part of all 5.1 channels. I wish they did 7.1 and did recorded the BGM separately. However, ignoring the distractions.. I had to enhance the bgm sections to match the rest of the bgm when the dialogue is being rendered. The other thing which got lost in this bgm score is that emphasis of Oboe and Clarinet at the very end...It got drowned by Chorus and some sort of synth violins..

[Vinodkumar]

Suresh, you said it right.. "explicitly" - I think all the instruments matter. It subconsciously adds a rhythmic or melodic accent. One of the reasons I think the song stays with you longer. I think IR himself said something like .."there are no unnecessary notes" or something to that effect. People like Deva when imitating IR will leave out these things and this is how I spot him.

Its funny that you mention that "all instruments matter".. Raaja is a perfectionist and a true innovator. Just wait for the next clip..:))

[Vinodkumar]

finally got around to listen to the clip. vinod :clap:. I think the underlying embellishments are brought out beautifully, and boy, look at the detailing and layering there! Fantastic!

Here's the original end-credits, just to put both the perspectives next to each other:
http://soundcloud.com/pkiran/sri-rama-rajyam-sri-rama-rama

When I heard you're clip (and not having recalled the original yet), the kanda nadai (tha-ka-tha-ki-ta) got me curious. This is another facet of IR which makes him musically more interesting to me, that he's ever willing to try different thaalams and nadai. The kanda nadai with WCM style makes a very interesting combo. Later, when I heard the original and the 'sri rama rama' chorus in it, I could kinda see the choice for the nadai, for it seemed to fit very nicely with the chorus.

Thanks again, Vinod. Please upload more of such stuffs often! naanga vEndaamnu sollavE maattOm! keep 'em comin!

Now.. you got me there... I have no clue about the classical stuff. I just simply enjoy the intricacy of the instruments and by listening to that music, it melts your heart and takes you to a different world... Sorry... I just got carried away.. :))

[Vinodkumar]

Alright... Listen to this BGM.. Its very ordinary. There is Flute, some percussion and some synth...
http://soundcloud.com/raja4ever/srr-singlechannel

Now... listen to this one.. http://soundcloud.com/raja4ever/srr-stereochannel

It sounds off beat (like an echo). This one literally shocked me when I discovered this... There are totally 5.1 channels. The FRONT LEFT and RIGHT would start normally. The SURROUND LEFT and RIGHT would start after couple of milli seconds (I'm not sure if it start after certain beat or not). I thought I mistakenly moved the SURROUND LEFT and RIGHT and there by causing this behavior. I then ended up listening to my backup version and was in a state of shock to hear the same thing. This is done during the mastering process. I'm sure that this has something to do with Raaja. Just imagine the amount of energy he puts in for a BGM score which will be ignored by most of the folks while watching the movie...

[Sureshs65]

kiru,

You said it right. Right from the bass in his 70s and 80s, which many probably didn't hear at that time, to all the layers he does today, he knows what will impact the listener deeply. I was recently speaking for a long time with my friend about Raja and was putting forth the theory that I hold dear. That Raja believes in us (not tfmers but listeners :) ) more than we believe in ourselves. What I mean is that Raja is very sure that as a listener we will eventually 'get' the emotion and 'feel' the impact of the music. We may be unaware of the music making process and related technologies but our ears can hear music and our mind/heart can comprehend what Raja produces. That is one reason why Raja never any dumbing down when Raja is concerned. The hidden oboe, the hidden bass or the hidden trombone will impact you without your knowing. Whether you discover it, like Vinod her does very well (and shares with us) or you don't discover these instruments, you will still feel their impact. That way, no one that I know in Indian Film Music has had so much trust as Raja had on his listeners. And whatever people like V_S, app_end, Vinod have been doing here is repaying the trust in a very small way.

[Vinodkumar]

kiru,

You said it right. Right from the bass in his 70s and 80s, which many probably didn't hear at that time, to all the layers he does today, he knows what will impact the listener deeply. I was recently speaking for a long time with my friend about Raja and was putting forth the theory that I hold dear. That Raja believes in us (not tfmers but listeners :) ) more than we believe in ourselves. What I mean is that Raja is very sure that as a listener we will eventually 'get' the emotion and 'feel' the impact of the music. We may be unaware of the music making process and related technologies but our ears can hear music and our mind/heart can comprehend what Raja produces. That is one reason why Raja never any dumbing down when Raja is concerned. The hidden oboe, the hidden bass or the hidden trombone will impact you without your knowing. Whether you discover it, like Vinod her does very well (and shares with us) or you don't discover these instruments, you will still feel their impact. That way, no one that I know in Indian Film Music has had so much trust as Raja had on his listeners. And whatever people like V_S, app_end, Vinod have been doing here is repaying the trust in a very small way.

Very aptly said Suresh ! One of the fortunate things we have is the technology to decode these hidden treasures. I have been in an ecstatic state ever since I started listening to the decoded audio from SRR dvd. I thought I will share a portion of that joy with you all (Yaan Pettra Inbam.. pergua Ivvayyagam) .... There is one more piece of music which takes you to another level (IMHO). Will post that when I get a chance.

[kiru]

...

Now... listen to this one.. http://soundcloud.com/raja4ever/srr-stereochannel

...
Vinod, this one is awesome sound quality. Can you give us the Sri Rama Rama theme in same quality ? God bless you :-)
BTW, I think the best of IR's bgm is yet to come. I am not sure how many of our directors are formally educated in film making. Rahman mentioned for SlumDog millionaire he was given 27 (or so ) "cues". So he had to compose 27 "themes" alone. Wish IR got an opportunity to work with Hollywood movies or indian movies structured well like this. Then we will have a fully developed themes from him.

[kiru]

..That Raja believes in us (not tfmers but listeners :) ) more than we believe in ourselves. What I mean is that Raja is very sure that as a listener we will eventually 'get' the emotion and 'feel' the impact of the music....
You can say that.. He believes the human mind will respond to the music eventually. This is more like belief in the theory of music. If he sticks to the fundamentals of music making it will eventually appeal. This is the reason for his focus on learning indian and western classical music (all my guess/impression).
In a song, you could have sounds that have "musical" and "sonic" value. If the sounds are more of "sonic" value it will be pleasing and engaging when you listen to but if the "musical" value is not there it will not be something memorable. By 'musical' value - every note should be a function of the main melody. One of the reasons, IR's songs sometimes are very minimal - if he cannot come up with something, he just goes with the main tune alone. This is also the reason why I like IR's songs to be "acoustical" recordings. When there are only a single thread of music, it is the harmonics of the main note on that instrument (naadham) that provides the "ambience". If the main instrument is synth, it will not be harmonically rich (because of sampling/compression).

[app_engine]

HTNI disk this morning while driving to work...

When I reached the parking lot, kept skipping other tracks to play the 'Do anything' and have a special listen :-) (Inside vaNdi in parking lot means pure, loud music in a superb sound system / acoustics and no external noises...BTW, with all the messing up of track names in the cassette, I hope I'm right with the reference. For ease of identification, this is the only track with flute predominant ; all others were violin-dominated )

For some reason, this piece often evokes an imaginary "wedding day" in the mind :-)

Since rAsA music is mostly associated with cine / fantasy situations, though HTNI is a non-filmi album, one cannot help but bring up some movie-fantasy situations in imagination.

The beginning of the piece is like a calm "waking up in the morning" kind, quite removed from all busy activities that are expected to happen to the bride / groom / parents / relatives on that day.

pularum pozhudhu like any day. Such a calming, refreshing flute! The world slowly waking up to the morning sun - no rush and buzz yet.

As the music moves on, one gets a feeling of progressively increasing activities - dressing up, arrival of crowd, maNdapam kaLai kattal, cheerful crowd and beginning of the festivities...

When the shenAi sound arrives, one gets the feel of main "muhoortham" :-) With all eyes in the maNdapam focussed on the couple, symbolization of wedding / crowd cheering etc. (ketti mELam, ketti mELam)!

Immediately after this, like in movies - editing mundane things as sAppAdu, one gets transported to the mudhaliravu room :oops: - padukkai with pookkaL, thanimai etc. The portion with the piano heralds the intimate moments between the newly wedded. The phenomenal strings moment that come after symbolizes "uchcham".

Towards the end one gets reminded of the lines of chANdilyan when he wrote a "samooka nAval / thodarkadhai" for the first time in vikatan, i.e. away from his regular sariththira kathaikaL, with ma.se's pictures (the artist signing as 'nAthan'). In one episode -of FN- he wrote 'sambanthaththAl kaLaiththuppOy vitta sathi-pathikaL iruvarum....' :lol2:

Yes, it sounds like the couple slowly retiring into a delightful slumber...

Movie makers can tell a big story on screen in few minutes with just any one single piece of HTNI running in the background, and with absolutely no words spoken!

[KV]

Like some of the folks here, I too happened to catch parts of Guna on TV last night. Needless to comment about Raaja's contribution to the film, for many of us have already experienced/read/heard about the effect of his score.


One particular instance that I wanted to point out was the Unnai naan ariven song. A soothing lullaby in Jaanuma's voice aside, the situation and song traverses the night life of the area where Guna lives. The video (god, what brilliant cinematography! :bow: ) moves from Rekha singing to Kamal, to a hindustani recital in one of the neighbouring buildings and then to a dance performance in another building, where a group of ladies is seen dancing to a Telugu song set to AP folk style music. From what starts off as a typical Raaja lullaby (set to a carnatic raga?), there's a switch to pure hindustani style aalap and then to folk, and when he does this move, he doesn't try to keep it subtle or do a fusion or anything of that sort. The sound of the folk passage is quite raw and unadulterated. Some people, especially those with a ear for classical music, might chide at the idea of diluting/disrupting a nice lullaby with in-your-face agressive/raw folk music, but Raaja probably sees this as the best fit for the situation. And in my opinion, these different passages in the song operating in different styles is what makes it special.


here's this portion of the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt552M1LryU&feature=player_detailpage#t=535s


Now, the reason why I brought this up was not to discuss Guna alone, but to touch upon a criticism that surfaced during the time of SRR's release about some of the folk songs in it. I remember one of the hubbers (mumbairamki, was it? and thumburu at the non-strikers end?) dismissing these songs as worthless and even something to the effect of them being embarassingly bad. It was obvious that Raaja had played the same trick again. Yes, the album is predominantly classical based, but that doesn't mean that there cant be room for a folk song or two in it, does it? Take the 'Rama Rama Rama' song for example. It's simple and catchy and definitely sounds folk. And it's meant to be all this because the situation in the movie is such - a little village boy singing to cheer up Sita abandoned in a forest. And the simplicity of the song - one can almost see some similarity in pattern to the Guna song - is probably one of the characteristic of the style/genre and Raaja nails it beautifully. We saw Aakarsh, Suresh and Plum advocate this back then and even before the release of the flim. Here's the video and it stands testimony to this school of thought.


rama rama rama from SRR:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWRGbpCUsYY&feature=relmfu

Understanding the culture and backdrop of a film's setting and tailoring the score accordingly is one of Raaja's forte and there are very few composers with such deep levels of comprehension. Even after all this, if one were to complain that this folk lacks classicism (!), one just has to pity their lack of the ability to see the point.

[Vinodkumar]

Vinod, this one is awesome sound quality. Can you give us the Sri Rama Rama theme in same quality ? God bless you :-)
BTW, I think the best of IR's bgm is yet to come. I am not sure how many of our directors are formally educated in film making. Rahman mentioned for SlumDog millionaire he was given 27 (or so ) "cues". So he had to compose 27 "themes" alone. Wish IR got an opportunity to work with Hollywood movies or indian movies structured well like this. Then we will have a fully developed themes from him.

Thank you ! You mean you want the full (all instr + vox) end credits or the "Sri Raama Raama" slokha? BTW, as promised, here is the piece of BGM that I was talking about. Almost to the 3/4 of the section, please note the Guitar enhancing the Veena. This was greatly suppressed in the original score. I discovered the guitar portions while working on this section and I enhanced it so that the listener would not miss it... Also, note the way this section ends.. oh my...

http://soundcloud.com/raja4ever/srr-purebliss

Enjoy...

[KV]

wow! utter beauty! :bow: and the audio quality sounds great! thanks a bunch, Vinod! :clap:

[Bala (Karthik)]

From what starts off as a typical Raaja lullaby (set to a carnatic raga?), there's a switch to pure hindustani style aalap
Keeravani, right?

[Gregorysab]

Keeravani, right?

Yes. it is. And as opposed 99% of the raaja fans, I have my own reservations about Janaki's voice. But there are some songs in which 'only' her voice seems totally justifying. This Unnai Naan from Guna is one such song. She nails it so brilliantly.

[Sureshs65]

Today aakarsh tweeted about this song on twitter. One more of those rare gems of Raja. Never knew such a song existed nor such a movie.

http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR1270'&lang=en

[thumburu]

Ultimate oldie song which is modern at same time. The comments says this is unofficially composed by Raja. The bass lines strengthens that feel! It is kinda sin to miss this song!

VARAPRASADAM -- GANGAI NATHI ORAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYyWJZaK9oA

Thanks for unearthing a rare diamond snd for sharing more insider info, SKV and Sutrshji.
Though I knew Raja was not the MD, I always felt his invisible hands during those soft but insightful interlude passages that was for sure out of ordinary during pre IR era.
Vani. Dasettan - Do we have such illustrious voice culture any more, esp with likes of Dhanush etc taking playback singing seriously.

[thumburu]

Today aakarsh tweeted about this song on twitter. One more of those rare gems of Raja. Never knew such a song existed nor such a movie.

http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR1270'&lang=en

This was a recent discovery for me too. Is it Rasikapriya or Amirthavarshini or mix of both? RR, where are you?
After I heard this song a couple of months back, I realized the inspiration behind Vidhyasagar's "Ding Dong ringing a bell"

[Vinodkumar]

You all are welcome ! Here is the full End Credit with its original glory...
http://soundcloud.com/raja4ever/srr-endcredits

Here is the title score with a different perspective. It start with Veena and the Guitar enhancing the curiosity of the listener. I did enhance this section to highlight the Guitar. Also note the flute played in Solo and the Veena played at the beginning of the song.. I have also included both SPB and Shreya's vocals for few seconds for you to experience how the vocals sound all by itself.. Also note the Sarangi... It was a different experience for me...
http://soundcloud.com/raja4ever/srr-trimmedtitle
One thing to note is that Mr. Puru manually tapping the beats for a brief moment after the initial Veena. If you have a good transparent system, you could hear that or even with a good headphone..

And finally, the Title score with its full glory.. Watch out the fading at the end.. One way to gracefully end the score...

http://soundcloud.com/raja4ever/srr-titlescore

Enjoy and have a nice weekend...

[Gregorysab]

This was a recent discovery for me too. Is it Rasikapriya or Amirthavarshini or mix of both? RR, where are you?
After I heard this song a couple of months back, I realized the inspiration behind Vidhyasagar's "Ding Dong ringing a bell"

It has amritavarshini as main scale and frequently steps into rasikapriya. This is a stunner for me because:

1. I keep assuming that i have all the good songs of raaja and then, my assumption goes for a toss when i find a beautiful song that i dont have. This has been happening once in 2-3 months for the last 10 years.
2. I thought I had all amritavarshinis by raaja. I always have this against him that he composed only a handful of songs in this raagam. Also that he has not explored this raagam in the last 15 years (makkal aatchi had last amritavarshini; any song after that??). Majority of his songs in this raagam were done in 80s. And now, in 2012, I discover this song from 80s.
3. And lastly, this is perhaps the only song with such rare combination of these 2 ragas specifically. Collectors piece I say!

[KV]

vinod, some superb stuff again :thumbsup:

I'm pulling my hair apart trying to crack the veenai piece in this one:
http://soundcloud.com/raja4ever/srr-trimmedtitle

What nadai is this? Does sound like aadhi thalam, but I'm kinda going nuts trying to keep beat with it! kuzhapparInglE da!
How is this thing structured? :confused2: Someone please explain'nga.

[KV]

It has amritavarshini as main scale and frequently steps into rasikapriya. This is a stunner for me because:

1. I keep assuming that i have all the good songs of raaja and then, my assumption goes for a toss when i find a beautiful song that i dont have. This has been happening once in 2-3 months for the last 10 years.
2. I thought I had all amritavarshinis by raaja. I always have this against him that he composed only a handful of songs in this raagam. Also that he has not explored this raagam in the last 15 years (makkal aatchi had last amritavarshini; any song after that??). Majority of his songs in this raagam were done in 80s. And now, in 2012, I discover this song from 80s.
3. And lastly, this is perhaps the only song with such rare combination of these 2 ragas specifically. Collectors piece I say!

aakarsh... can't thank you enough for unearthing this beauty! :ty:

[KV]

Holy horses! WTF's that in the 2nd interlude? some sorta (sitar or veena)+bass+keys jugalbandi.
Firstly, he gives such a deadly tune; there's this weaving of two spellbinding raagams; then there's jaanu and mv; and as if all these weren't enough, he gives this 2nd interlude.
Like Vadivelu who finds an overwhelming assortment of valuables in his theft... 'ada pOngada'!

[Devaraagam]

After some gap, listening kummi pattu. One of the good folk album and I liked it very much but I am scared to check it in YouTube because I feel the songs are difficult to visualise and our people wud have done very normal. Oorukku therkaley good rendition by swarnalatha

[Sureshs65]

KV,

Nice description of that song :)

'Kummi Paatu' is a nice album which I listen to often (ofcourse on thiraipaadal and not on youtube. Would love to own the CD but I guess it is not available.) Swarnalatha is superb in this movie. 'adi aasa machan' and 'oorukku thekiita' are songs where she casually dismisses Arunmozhi :) What lovely feel in her singing.

[Gregorysab]

Holy horses! WTF's that in the 2nd interlude? some sorta (sitar or veena)+bass+keys jugalbandi.


My reaction exactly! i felt like asking him - "dude! what were you smoking!" :-D

[Sunil_M88]

Yesterday was out and wanted to buy a CD but since they didn’t have my preference, I purchased another CD since I didn’t want to waste my journey... “Love King Illaiyaraaja Chapter 1 MP3 CD”

I took time out today to hear it and as I had my playlist on shuffle, the first track to play was number 9. Engiruntho. Done my research and found out this track is from film En Jeevan Paduthu (1988 – The year I was born). What I found funny was this track was inserted in the CD 5 times and that to under different names lol must’ve been a dodgy mp3 or maybe it was written for me to be encapsulated by this gem. At first I thought is my playlist playing up but I was wrong.

http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR0747','SNGIRR0748'&lang=en

The album has two versions, one by Raaja Saab himself (this is the version that features on the CD I brought) and the other one being by Lata Mangeshkar :surprised: Nice to hear in Thamizh.

Raaja Saab’s version is much more haunting.

ooh vanamulla kaalam

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dZPxQJ7o0Uc

Was listening to the CD again and I have no words to express my emotions towards this song. It's quite common to say "Ilaiyaraaja is the best" or "One of Ilaiyaraaja's best gem". I wish there were better phrases to describe certain numbers. The Carnatic and Konnakol in this pathos track, makes me feel, Wow, my aural nerves have just been just been mellowed. I ask myself where was I when these gems released? What do i say? ... Well I shall say no more, don't want this feeling to loose its gloss... Better late than never :D

[AravindMano]

punnaivanaththuk kuyilE nee - muththukkALai

idhu ivLO nalla pAttA. :shock:

Listening after eons. Flawless!

[Sureshs65]

All those complaining about Raja's voice should listen to this song:

http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR1581'&lang=en

[jaiganes]

punnaivanaththuk kuyilE nee - muththukkALai

idhu ivLO nalla pAttA. :shock:

Listening after eons. Flawless!
that and "andha kanjikkalayathai" - beautiful songs..

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

பாலாறும் தேனாறும், பாய்ந்திருக்க :d

[Sunil_M88]

All those complaining about Raja's voice should listen to this song:

http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR1581'&lang=en

I've been listening to a lot of songs that Raaja Saab has sung himself and everyday I have a new favourite :D

Today's pick is Naan Sonnaal Kelamma Kannaal Paaramma

Btw, I can't recall whether V_S sir has written about this and Antha Nilavathan. Somebody help?

[Sunil_M88]

Ennai thottu alli konda

How can one raag exhibit so many different flavours... My ears don't mistake me when I hear Abheri, the only raag along with Reeti gowlai that I can decipher.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QxZrw-RAEw0

[baroque]

ethereal beauty indeed, sunil!

please don't miss JANAKI'S abheri alaap in the film KONJUM SALANGAI with nadhaswaram, melam bgm for the composition
SINGARA VELANE DEVA........

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Currently in loop. This modern beauty! 90s enna even in 2050 i will use this song to shut up anybody's mouth. Thanks to (as usual :) ) Suresh65

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSta-gEIxEc&feature=player_embedded

[KV]

Mozart, I love you.
Raaja, I love you.
Oh, what a gay life.

[AravindMano]

jai & SKV - :thumbsup: Both songs were in loop yesterday.

KV - :lol:

[Sunil_M88]

ethereal beauty indeed, sunil!

please don't miss JANAKI'S abheri alaap in the film KONJUM SALANGAI with nadhaswaram, melam bgm for the composition
SINGARA VELANE DEVA........

Thank you, I heard Alka Ajith's cover as well

[baroque]

OK! :)


ahir bhairavi's NEE PAATHI NAAN PAATHI..... ILAYARAJA'S VEENA, FLUTE & VIOLIN for kjy and uma ramanan in Keladi namani


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3GeZlBWaB8


I was tired, Raja this evening!

took a chunk of 30 mins music break....:musicsmile:

fatigue odi pochu, poyindey, it's gone!:bluejump:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehLqkH59RgI


HEAVENLY MUSIC!

[venkkiram]

Currently in loop. This modern beauty! 90s enna even in 2050 i will use this song to shut up anybody's mouth. Thanks to (as usual :) ) Suresh65 Sakala, எந்தெந்த விஷயங்களில் இந்தப் பாடல் உங்களை ஈர்த்தது? தெரிஞ்சிக்க ஆர்வம்.

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Venkiram,
The very un-usual, non-linear tune both pallavi & charanam.
Bass lines, esp see the intro!
Paadappaada paadal nooru, chaachachaa
the whole modernity of the song!
(extra point is this is his 900+th film!)

[app_engine]

(extra point is this is his 900+th film!)

:confused:

:confused2:

This is a Karthik-Gowthami starrer and both look so young. Do you mean 90's film? (I'm not sure if IR crossed 900 in 90's)

[app_engine]

I don't know if venkkiram's question was because he didn't find anything extraordinary with this number (aka sarcastic).

In any case, IMHO, the song sounds average by rAsA standards with nothing extra-special.

May be I'm tubelight and will hear it on repeat in 2050 :wink:

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

As Suresh65 said, the song has complex Charanams. but it appears simple, on the skin, and doesn't pose a problem in grasping the tune. But its a complex one.

[San_K]

I don't know if venkkiram's question was because he didn't find anything extraordinary with this number (aka sarcastic).

In any case, IMHO, the song sounds average by rAsA standards with nothing extra-special.

May be I'm tubelight and will hear it on repeat in 2050 :wink:

:lol: me too rate this song lower than other songs of same movie. Melodies are pleasant to listen but my fav is Rakkamma Kaiyathattu cousin brother song

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Youtube version clarity isn't good. Listen to this for good quality. I heard keeping in full volume, enjoyed its inner beauties. -> http://thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs=%27SNGIRR0481%27,%27SNGIRR0480%2 7&lang=en

There is another song too i have linked frm same film. Swarnalatha number. That is also nice

[Sunil_M88]

Kadhal Oviyum in Hindi. Movie - Aur ek prem kahani Song - Meri Zindagi Singer - Asha Bhosle. The Thamizh song has been transformed into a melancholy number. IR's different instrumentation gives a whole new complete different feel :musicsmile:

The instrumental just immortalizes the melody regardless of language :D

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1TrbKf0W9o4

[Sunil_M88]

Kadhal Oviyum in Hindi. Movie - Aur ek prem kahani Song - Meri Zindagi Singer - Asha Bhosle. The Thamizh song has been transformed into a melancholy number. IR's different instrumentation gives a whole new complete different feel

:musicsmile:

The instrumental just immortalizes the melody regardless of language :D

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1TrbKf0W9o4

I found a link with better quality, enjoy!

http://www.raaga.com/player4/?id=269424&mode=100&rand=0.41520163477348826

[app_engine]

Watched a few Telugu youtubes (thanks to Sureshji's post in another thread).

This is an interesting version of 'oru kiLi uruguthu' (silsilA, Banupriya) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_v8OL9Seps&feature=BFa&list=UUUSHtVTkadD3IU5URd2YJLw

[app_engine]

I found a link with better quality, enjoy!

http://www.raaga.com/player4/?id=269424&mode=100&rand=0.41520163477348826

:clap:

What a find!

dhanyawAd Sunil!

[baroque]

hindolam ragamum, bass guitarum, violin passages, flute melody, tabala rhythm...

God of music arrives himself to romance his favorite girl Janaki in

NAAN THEDUM.....:bluejump:
GLORIOUS 80S!

bass guitar and violin pattukku pattu prelude!:redjump:

ராசாவோட மெலோடியின் துள்ளலும் , ஜானகியின் ஆளாபனாவும்..

ஐயோ... ராசா, you are killing me in mogam from 1985, in 2012 it only grows stronger!:bluejump::redjump:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbFQ89wK-Eo&feature=fvwrel

vinatha

[app_engine]

kaiyeththA kombaththu (http://www.malayalamsong.net/2010/10/kaiyethaa-kombathu-kannethenam.html) - both chEchi & chEttan versions this AM.

chEchi while driving & chEttan at the parking lot. In spite of the "crash landing" in anupallavi ("muRRaththE pon muthu") and somewhere else, KJY pAduvathaik kEtpathil sukamE alAthi!

:musicsmile:

[Sunil_M88]

:clap:

What a find!

dhanyawAd Sunil!

Welcome,

It was you that introduced me to the original bubbly number, plus I can't hear such beauties without thinking about V_S sir's duet write-ups.

An amazing quality of IR songs, is that when you think the song has finished, you're in fore a surprise :clap: Spiccato, Pizzicato, Tremolo... What ever you wanna call it! I don't think no other composer has used this effect to the extent as much as IR. Add a flute and a violin to this and off we go on a train a journey hehe

[Divine22]

Glorious 90's,, feels like a walk under the moonlight :musicsmile::musicsmile::musicsmile:

slightly sad songs,yet soothing for the soul...

~~ Arumbu arumba saram ~ ChinnaThayee ~~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9KF9232sjs

~~ Nilave Nee vara vendum - En Arugil Nee Irunthaal ~~ (IR's voice) :bow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg7AsZdxHHI

[Divine22]

'Naal thorum naan paada', is the most famous pick from the movie 'Paattu Vaathiyar' (i think) ;)

This is a beautiful number from the same movie ... Solai Malare ~ KJY ~ it gives such a cool,pleasant feel.

http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs=%27SNGIRR2589%27&lang=en

[baroque]

Oh my God!
I couldn't snap out of :musicsmile:

piano, violin, sax counterpoint prelude with finishing druming of KANNAN VANDHU PADUGIRAN......JANAKI'S SOLO!

piano melody goes at the back for Janu...romantic Raja neenga!

enjoy the second interlude of Raja's violin & sax mood!:musicsmile:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51QcM2eHg7c

GORGEOUS COMPOSITION!
vinatha

[rajkumarc]

Watched Oru Yathra Mozhi on youtube. Beautiful BGMs throughout (songs are a big favorite for me). Checkout the video below for some spellbinding score (starts at 3:30 till 5:25).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&list=ULwLIEMfHt2E4&v=wLIEMfHt2E4#t=211s

[rajkumarc]

Watched Oru Yathra Mozhi on youtube. Beautiful BGMs throughout (songs are a big favorite for me). Checkout the video below for some spellbinding score (starts at 3:30 till 5:25) when NT meets his long lost wife.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&list=ULwLIEMfHt2E4&v=wLIEMfHt2E4#t=211s

[Devaraagam]

http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR3014'&lang=en

Suresh, few days back you had mentioned about umaramanan. Listen this song which was hit only in the circle of ir fans. I feel this is a rare combination as she had joined with Mano

[skr]

How is this man able to conjure up tunes like this ??
Addicted like crazy to this one with violins gushing in full flow with Bass Bazooking followed by synth touch ,flute for add on and other accompaniements with some marvellous rendering by the most celebrated pair SPB and SJ and to boot excellent recording quality..A perfect orchestral package :clap: :musicsmile:

Kanavarisu - Shikari Oru Kumbudu :bow:
http://soundcloud.com/rockstar-zep/kanavarisu-shikari-kannada

[baroque]

:ty:skr!

electric & bass guitar, Raja's favorite pair S.P.B-Janu at work, trumpet pattukku paattu in
sayankalam....challenge!

telgu ilayaraja!
:bluejump:
http://musicmazaa.com/telugu/audiosongs/movie/Challenge.html

[app_engine]

There are few IR songs too in the "60's-70's-80's KJY hits" DVD that I picked up from an Indian store (random numbers, mostly MGR ones from 70's plus others, totally 50 songs).

I didn't initially go thru the songs / movies list but allowed tha DVD to simply play (to have the "radio / oliyum oLiyum" kind of effect).

So, it was quite a surprise when the song 'en jeevan pAduthE, unnaiththAn thEduthE' came up :-)

The lovely KJY number with the 'tha-ki-da-tha-ka-dhi-mi' 7 beat cycle! It's such a nostalgic song for me, reminding of many bus travels between Pazhani & Palakkad those days. This 'nee thAnE andhakkuyil' melancholic number had so much of personal mental images in my mind.

Well, I was expecting something dumb on-screen and was determined not to allow that to erase all my personal memories.

From that viewpoint, it wasn't all that bad (Raja is paridhAbam, Ranjini slighly better paridhAbam, scenes are so-so).

But the song - what a lovely one yA!

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

How is this man able to conjure up tunes like this ??
Addicted like crazy to this one with violins gushing in full flow with Bass Bazooking followed by synth touch ,flute for add on and other accompaniements with some marvellous rendering by the most celebrated pair SPB and SJ and to boot excellent recording quality..A perfect orchestral package :clap: :musicsmile:

Kanavarisu - Shikari Oru Kumbudu :bow:
http://soundcloud.com/rockstar-zep/kanavarisu-shikari-kannada

full version -> http://www.raaga.com/play/?id=169405

SKR, thanks a ton man :D

[K]

Glorious 90's,, feels like a walk under the moonlight :musicsmile::musicsmile::musicsmile:

slightly sad songs,yet soothing for the soul...

~~ Arumbu arumba saram ~ ChinnaThayee ~~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9KF9232sjs

~~ Nilave Nee vara vendum - En Arugil Nee Irunthaal ~~ (IR's voice) :bow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg7AsZdxHHI

Initial Guitar music in Nilave ne song reminds Nee partha of hey Ram. Any one noticed?

[baroque]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y45g1bXR2o


:redjump::bluejump::redjump::bluejump:
vinatha

[Sureshs65]

DR,

Superb song. The charanams especially are amazing. What an amazing flow the song has. Was a discovery for me. Thanks.

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

What a Gem of Playlist! Not even one sone passable! Every one is a gem!

http://soundcloud.com/rockstar-zep/tracks?page=1

Thanks KV/skr(Barathiyaara Barathirajava?!?) for posting the Kanavarisu link which is from this same playlist!

(After meeting u guys both, some how i forget to see who it is :lol: )

[baroque]

Ragam HINDOLAM!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8iC-MV7Ivo&feature=related

[baroque]

sweety nanna jodi....bharjari bete!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6AzP-L293I

[baroque]

I love the movie AA DINAGALU!:thumbsup:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxsIHxAJuh8:musicsmile:


WAY TO GO CHAITHANYA!

VINATHA

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Thanks @nchokkan frm twitter.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-yQEvaQMzc

[tamizharasan]

just one question to ilayaraja fans. I get a divinely feeling when I hear IR's melodies. How many of you guys feel that way? For me it is more than music.

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

welcome to the club TA :D NaangaLum, "athaiyum thaandi punithamaanathu" nnu thaan sollitrukkom!

[tamizharasan]

welcome to the club TA :D NaangaLum, "athaiyum thaandi punithamaanathu" nnu thaan sollitrukkom!
IR's songs get deeper and deeper as time pass by.

[tvsankar]

IR's songs get deeper and deeper as time pass by.

S. romba azhagana vaarthai......... 2 type sollalam.

1. oorukai pottal, adhu romba nalla oorina dhan set agum.. taste romba nanraga irukum.

2. jeera vil podum sweet types... idhvum apadiaye.. nalla oorina dhan taste irukum.

adhu pola.. IR songs................................

[raajarasigan]

wine mAdhiri'nnu kooda sollalam :mrgreen:

[KV]

Anthapuram (http://www.chitramala.in/audio-songs/anthapuram-702.html) :musicsmile: interludesla ellaam bOdhai porul range'nga.

[Plum]

ada pAavi tamizharasA! ingEyumA? :lol:

naNbargaLE - vENAm avaru kuzhi thOndurAru. summA chilipikA chilipikA solRAruppA. Parody. valaiyila vizhAdhInga

(TA - btw, :clap:, you are doing well as a possible replacement for git. git is obviously a pastmaster so hard to match him but not a bad substitute :clap:)

[Vinodkumar]

Converted Payanangal Mudivathillai into a high quality album this past weekend. Here is a portion of "Thoga Ilamayil". Please forgive me for the song being short.... Here is the link:

http://soundcloud.com/raja4ever/payanangalmudivathillai

[KV]

Vinod, thanks for this (though I'm yet to listen to the clip). I actually have a similar request (which I wanted to post sometime back). When you find time, can you please try extracting the basslines from some tracks, say Solla Solla (from the finders keepers compilation where the sound quality seems to be pretty good) or any other song of your choice?
Also, can you please add d/l option to your soundcloud collection, if possible? Thanks in advance!

[KV]

chozhar kula (http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR3730'&lang=en)(udan pirappu)
p_r solra maadhiri - iyya, naangellaam ivalo orththE illinga.

[jaiganes]

I was thinking about Raaja's evolution across the years.. It is a breathtaking journey so far and I have a feeling that we are in for some more exciting 'evolutionary jumps'. Just rewind and think through
1. Nativity statement in early years
2. Compelled to show versatility in the following years
3. Finding of spiritual balance coinciding with "controlled orchestration" and daring attempts at fusion
4. Fusion giving way to "splicing" WCM orchestras playing charukesi and saramathi while the native folk instuments try to do harmonic counterpoints and the listener is flummoxed by the whole thing.
5. New found love for Jazz in its pure form - attempt to increase "composer" value in jazz - ongoing effort to achieve control over jazz players - something like what Babe does to a flock of sheep in the movie "babe" climax - coaxing and cajoling them to play 'his' tune..
And then I listened to the nithyananda song "Muthoo mani muthu mani" from adharmam - the control over the music is impeccable - be it the change in rhythms - choice of percussion and instrumentation that makes it "oh so soft" (to go along with the picturisation), the conversation between folkish flute and Cellos in the second interlude - oh what can one say about the velvetty beauty of the entire thing - song no longer remains words set to music - but become a beautiful bird that sets the stage, puts on the colors and then sings and dances to covet - to mesmerize its mate. The word 'art' finds its true meaning in such a transformation. Thanks my dear UPS.

[Sureshs65]

Jai,

Listening almost non stop to his 90s works. I need to write in detail on that. As usual lack of time the culprit. As you say, an amazing transformation from the man.

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

In any song, mostly, I just let it play and lyrics makes absolutely no impact on me, or i don't give any attention( even if, only minimal, and that too only after many listens, when i feel i have well absorbed the song, and let me look at other departments, and mainly, only if the lyrics is catchy (meaning/words) )

the lyrics are just carrier of the tune. only look at way of singing, beauty and effort in way of singing, and just let the overall sound/tune do the magic on me. singers are just another musical instrument. There are too many other things to look for, the bass guitar and other instruments, the musical conversation between them, most of the time, its felt that the tune itself is 'talking', 'conversing' some meaning and the sub-conscious mind deciphers it and comes up with conclusion that this 'tune' itself is speaking/expressing the situation. I run out of words, to explain this blissful feeling , hereafter.

Each song is like, we get caught into the frequency of that song, like phase locked loop, its tune locked mind and just can't come out of it, the mind demands looping that song, and even the song heard before is allergic, until i come out of that current song. godly feeling.

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Mokkai story, um impressive actors, director taking not great effort, only songs make some, mostly pretty ordinary situations as believable, impactful. Great song/tune makes even ordinary situation as very strong, impactful, believable. When we listen to some songs from movie we know nothing about, we assume great performance would have backed the song, but in reality, is simply wasted. Of course, there are many songs which are made good/deserving use of. Both the video and song complement each other and it becomes timeless and stands out for ever.

Sometimes, even idle actors are forced to emote becos the song is full of emotion, and a stone-face will spoil the song, and they fight to bring that emotion.

[tamizharasan]

Guys. I was sarcastic in only some of the posts in tamil films section. But here absolutely sincere. I am great admirer of Raja. If you guys still want to ignore me then I am fine with that too.

[San_K]

:roll:

[San_K]

Watching SUN Music now, they are playing 70s songs. Ilakkanam Marutho, Chinnakkannan Azhaikkiran, Kambann Eemanthan, Annakkili Unna theduthey, etc. Wov what a potti by MSV and IR they had during late 70s

[tamizharasan]

Nilaa Kaayum Neram Saranam from Sembaruthi is an amazing song. Get a feeling of going to a different world which is more peaceful than where we live.

[Devaraagam]

Jai,

Listening almost non stop to his 90s works. I need to write in detail on that. As usual lack of time the culprit. As you say, an amazing transformation from the man.

Suresh, 90 to 93 is a forest, when you get in cannot come out easily as variety of moods and feelings...enjoy.. fortunately it was my colleage days so I was able to get the time to watch all Raja movies and spend time on his songs..like anything..

[Sureshs65]

Jai,

I am actually thinking of a slightly later age, from '94 to '00. Let us see if I can analyze many songs in this era and form some opinion before I post here. But looks a #tuffmatch

[skr]

Suresh ji ,

I think you should start a thread soon ..90s is one decade where Raaja has experimented a lot and given varied types of music and unfortunately it has been missed by many a Raaja fan.
I think it would be great if we have a thread exclusively discussing the 90s music of Maestro .. Start Meesik.

[baroque]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tntUwzGlnY

xylophone/bass guitar:musicsmile:
flute and violin, bewitching orchestration!:clap:

kaalangal mazhai kaalangal ....vasu & janu!

inikkum ilayarajavin isai ekkalathilum!

idhayathil oru idam!

[jaiganes]

Jai,

I am actually thinking of a slightly later age, from '94 to '00. Let us see if I can analyze many songs in this era and form some opinion before I post here. But looks a #tuffmatch
sure it does - but it should be a delightful journey.

[Vinodkumar]

Vinod, thanks for this (though I'm yet to listen to the clip). I actually have a similar request (which I wanted to post sometime back). When you find time, can you please try extracting the basslines from some tracks, say Solla Solla (from the finders keepers compilation where the sound quality seems to be pretty good) or any other song of your choice?
Also, can you please add d/l option to your soundcloud collection, if possible? Thanks in advance!

Hi KV,

Its hard to do that in a Stereo track. I can probably do the EQ and see how it turns out. I do not have the "Solla Solla.." yet. I will try to do that for some other song.. Its going to be a while for me to do that.. Also, please check your PM.

[baroque]

bass guitar Raja plays pattukku pattu with violin and flute!

Raja sets the moods in prelude bgm!

Who can match Bala like Janu!

Second interlude my favorite!

oh maane maane.....vellai roja kick starts my music hr tonight!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX15cmI00fI

[baroque]

1619


Raja, my chembaruthi-lipstick colour poo unga kaladigalil samarpanam for all your music feasts!:musicsmile::ty:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkmOkJOG9lI

Vinatha

[jaiganes]

1619


Raja, my chembaruthi-lipstick colour poo unga kaladigalil samarpanam for all your music feasts!:musicsmile::ty:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkmOkJOG9lI

Vinatha

ennadhu ellaam mudinju pona maadhiri oru post?
its overungura maadhiri?

"Ayya voodu thorandhu dhaan kedakku
uLLE pugundhu pandhi poadu".

[jaiganes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKJDXFRMgh0

surprised - these guys have jammed the whole thing - added some annoying layer of elec guitar - but the enthu and groove - they get the
whole attitude of the song right!!!!!

BTW this is the original they have mangled...
SPB - my man I fall at your feet - da maan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKgmZTUlC94

feeble ppl skip the comments...

[baroque]

flower bouquet kodukkarom rt!:ty:

romba emotional aa erundhadhu, couple of days of Raja songs listening hrs... :musicsmile:adhaan, wanted to dedicate a flower!

oru kili urugudhu....... FEMALE DUET FROM RAJA!
SHAILA & JANAKI with piano, flute orchestration for a folk composition!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEwNLGuEzSc

adengappa!

I am still under 1982 music spell, Raja!:thumbsup:

This is 2012.... Neenga poyittey erunga, I willjoin you in my own speed this life or some other life! Continue your Isai Raajaangam!:clap:

THERE IS ONLY ONE S.P.BALA! :smokesmirk:


thendral vandhu enai thodum....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTlTb0EHrTQ

Vinatha.

[venkkiram]

தேவன் என்னும் இறை தானும் தந்த உயர் ஜீவராசி அது வாழ்க
தேவன் பிள்ளை என பூமி மீது வந்த ஜீவன் என்றுமே வாழ்க
ராமலிங்கம் உயர் ஞானலிங்கம் அருள்ஜோதி வாழ்கவே
தேகம் எங்கும் உயிர் போல வாழும் ஒளி ஜீவன் வாழ்கவே
நீதி நெறியில் நின்று ஞான நிலையைத் தந்த வள்ளளார் வாழ்கவே
பாவம் போகப் பழி போக பண்பு நலம் என்றும் வாழ்கவே

ராஜா சார்!

ரொம்ப அழகான ஒரு பஜன் மூலம் மனதை குவியப்படுத்தி உயர்நிலைக்கு அழைத்துச் சென்று விட்டீர்கள். தெய்வீகமான நாதம்!

:notworthy:

[baroque]

“Thamthana thamthana thaalam varum...” with chorus, violin, beautiful veena, serene flute! இசைக்கு ராஜா இளையராஜா!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80iWVw_BCQs

1979... yeah! I went early early Ilayaraja's padhangalil this morning!

[app_engine]

Courtesy KJY songs DVD, got to watch two great songs featuring Shobha on screen...

senthAzham poovil (muLLum malarum ) & en iniya pon nilAvE (moodupani)!

One cannot see 'en iniya pon nilAvE' and not love Shobha :oops: What a great talent!

Her peak period (rather the whole period of her existence in TF) was my cinema-viradham days (7th to 12th grade) and those days I never had a chance to watch her in theater. Accordingly, I couldn't appreciate her talents and used to wonder then, like, 'why this ordinary looking female is so much praised by the media'!

My very close friend of +2 days was a big fan of her and I used to show disinterest whenever he had high praises for her. Actually he went to the extent of "loving" the chemistry teacher who had similar mannerisms - e.g. moving the tongue over keezh varisaippaRkaL while keeping tongue inside the lip :lol: (his was infatuation obviously and no reciprocation from the teacher anyways). My only parichchayam of her was thru the pics on posters / magazines in which she looked so ordinary, if not ugly.

Later on, while watching some of her movies, one feels very bad for the early demise of her :cry: What a talent! Easily the female version of lAlEttan...

(BTW, Sarathbabu makes sure we get enough laugh with his steering comedy in senthAzham poovil :rotfl2:)

[app_engine]

'senthAzham poovil' on youtube...

IR / KD / KJY / BM / Mahendran + Shobha - what a superb combination!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWGwgrk47Qo

[app_engine]

en iniya pon nilAvE :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cZ9drCIH4U

[KV]

from one guitar delight to another! ilaya nila, spb on some tv show. (crappy orchestra though)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd2xpy07gb4&amp;feature=player_detailpage#t=27 5s

"this is pure blues and jazz. suddenA neworleans pOna mAdhiri irukkum"... paavam, ivarayum EchuputtAngaya!

[San_K]

ஹே சிலு சிலு பூங்காத்து அது அடிக்கிறதா (http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR1181'&lang=en)

[irir123]

stumbled on this energetic IR track from "oka radha iddharu krishnalu" -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=niPTZ8jQL2I&feature=endscreen

Kamal's 'konashtai's with his voice is pure fun/delight

IR freaks out in the interludes! the second interlude in particular has the tabla joining in with the other percussion sounds!

[rajkumarc]

Been addicted to the Solla Solla compilation from Finders Keepers. Sound quality is truly awesome. Some of the songs (first time listen for me) or beyond stunning - Mayakkama by VJ, Disco Sound, Kholapurise by SPS and many more, absolutely worthy compilation to own. Naan Than Ungappanda was a delight to listen.

Amazed that Kanavu Ondru Thondrudhe found a place in this compilation, proves that these Finders Keepers really look for supreme quality stuff. This song alone (in good quality) would be worth the price of the album, IMO.

[Plum]

indha Finder KeepersnA enna? How do you get hold of their compilations?

[app_engine]

indha Finder KeepersnA enna? How do you get hold of their compilations?

Here you go:
http://www.finderskeepersrecords.com/

Ofcourse, for 'sollachcholla enna perumai', there had been links given in this forum already...they have "found" it and kept it. (That same disk had 'nAn dhAn goppandA' which had reached Danny Boyle / BBC thru them)

Now their website advertises the song as 'as featured in London Olympics' and the buying link is this:
http://www.klicktrack.com/fkr/releases/ilaiyaraaja/naanthaan-ungappanda

[app_engine]

Look at their intro's for TFM compilations :

On these singles :
"As featured in the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony"

On KSC songs:
"Following our previous compilation of the earlier Ilaiyaraaja film music with our Solla Solla compendiums, these recordings have never previously released on CD and considerably rare on their original vinyl pressings"

On Sollachcholla Vol 1:
"The first vinyl instalment from the undeniable prince of Kollywood cinema, India's second largest film industry, Ilaiyaraaja is more than equal to his forward thinking contemporaries in Bollywood and Lollywood. Includes the music from the cult Youtube clip SOLLA SOLLA, with exclusive bonus track."

On Sollachcholla Vol2:
"The second vinyl compendium from the undeniable prince of Kollywood cinema, India's second largest film industry, Ilaiyaraaja is more than equal to his forward thinking contemporaries in Bollywood and Lollywood. Includes the maestros quasi four to the floor disco sounds, with exclusive bonus track"

On another Solla Solla (I think here it got started):
"The undeniable prince of Kollywood cinema, India's second largest film industry, Ilaiyaraaja is more than equal to his forward thinking contemporaries in Bollywood and Lollywood. Includes the music from the cult Youtube clip SOLLA SOLLA."

[app_engine]

So, Kamal-IR-SPB, kAlaththai & pookOLaththai venRa combination!

[app_engine]

The interesting thing is one doesn't know whether these three perumakkaL are even aware of the existence of this label and such promotions:-) May be they got alerted when the media published about the 'nAn dhAngoppandA' thingy a few months earlier.

adhukkappuRam kooda it's doubtful if IR were aware...:lol:...KH/SPB, who are more media savvy may know.

[app_engine]

BTW, whoever has hosted sollachcholla on youtube, gets some credit for the whole thingy:-)

ulagam uruNdai :-)

[Nerd]

Been addicted to the Solla Solla compilation from Finders Keepers. Sound quality is truly awesome. Some of the songs (first time listen for me) or beyond stunning - Mayakkama by VJ, Disco Sound, Kholapurise by SPS and many more, absolutely worthy compilation to own. Naan Than Ungappanda was a delight to listen.

Amazed that Kanavu Ondru Thondrudhe found a place in this compilation, proves that these Finders Keepers really look for supreme quality stuff. This song alone (in good quality) would be worth the price of the album, IMO.
Did you buy the actual CDs / mp3s? I am about to buy but a little skeptical about the quality. D/Led pirated versions just to check out the quality but was not impressed.

[irir123]

listened to 'rasigane en erugil vaa' from the solla solla album on SPOTIFY!

IR's freakout tracks in disco/rock/funk are thaarumaaru!

yesterday morning's workout listening to IR on spotify - this man's music is 'thaaru maaru' inspirational stuff!

my apt summaa adhirudhu! SPOTIFY naamam vaazhga

[rajkumarc]

Thanks App for the info on Finders Keepers, I don't have anymore to add :smile: . Fire & Star (another interesting compilation) is also available for sale now on Amazon.com, CDUniverse etc. Fire & Star is from a different group and not finders keepers, I think this was the one which was out of stock for a while earlier.

Nerd - I downloaded Solla Solla from iTunes. The quality is definitely good. It was created from the original vinyl records I believe and Finders Keepers are renowned for that aspect I believe. It's definitely not like Agi Music's Masterpieces (Revival) album where they digitally re-mastered the sound and it didn't have the same aesthetics as the originals, I didn't like that very much. Solla Solla retains much of the original sound - the bass notes, guitar and drums sound crystal clear.

[app_engine]

selvi pAttu (http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR3258'&lang=en)

One of the best of IFM...indhapAttappOyi...well, rAsA perhaps doesn't know the saying "பாத்திரம் அறிந்து பிச்சை போடு" :-)

[irir123]

'Ganpati aala' from Hello Jaihind (Marathi)!
the way IR ups the tempo towards the second half of the song, this could as well be the 'podhuvaaga en manasu thangam' of modern Marathi cinema!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHDQuH2FFlY

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

http://thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs=%27SNGIRR3014%27&lang=en

Raakaayi Koyil - Unthanin Paadal ennai Engooo Kondu Sella

This song already mentioned in this thread recently. Just posting it to show the integration with rylics. The word "Engoo" is placed in the right part of the tune! It really gives the feel and "Engoo" kondu selluthu! This is what we call the sumaal example that the tune and rylics itself speak out the emotion of the singer!

[Nerd]

Nerd - I downloaded Solla Solla from iTunes. The quality is definitely good. It was created from the original vinyl records I believe and Finders Keepers are renowned for that aspect I believe. It's definitely not like Agi Music's Masterpieces (Revival) album where they digitally re-mastered the sound and it didn't have the same aesthetics as the originals, I didn't like that very much. Solla Solla retains much of the original sound - the bass notes, guitar and drums sound crystal clear.
Thanks rajkumarc. Will have to buy from iTunes then. Btw I have ordered the FireStar CD. A little expensive but hopefully worth it.

Last song heard - Varuvaai Anbe - Garjanai (http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs='SNGIRR0925'&lang=en). Fantastic energy booster this morning. Freak out song, way ahead of its times.

[irir123]

boy! IR's 'Geethanjali' has such a meditative effect!

[irir123]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgwVX_4N5sA

[baroque]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGMrQ_Sq8N8

sweety nanna.....

[baroque]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jPmr1KaRLw

kamala hasaa.....:redjump:

[baroque]

எவ்ளோ சாலியா இருக்கு....:swinghead:
மாருகோ மாருகோ....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOi5tp3MePM

vinatha

[baroque]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5a9dAd2ML8&amp;feature=related

[app_engine]

baroque,
vA vA vA vA kaNNA vA always amazes me (the 3rd stanza when Amala dances barefoot in that snow-clad place) :shock:

(அம்மணி "ப்ளூ கிராஸி"ல் தீவிரமானதுக்கு இதெல்லாம் ஒரு உந்துதலா இருக்கலாம் :wink:)

[tmrrmt]

app_engine andha barefoot dance on ice/snow patthi 'kisu kisu' threadla oru posting irukku - neram kidaithhaal sendru paarthu/padithhu magizhavum!!

[venkkiram]

tmrrmt == plum??

[baroque]

Plum munnadiye thirumbi vandhu post pottundu erundhaa!
I want my friends be happy!
I didn't want Jai , app_eng , KV etc... miss him!:-D


app_eng, Super composition!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyyXcdTW1RQ

[app_engine]

tmrrmt == plum??

I don't think so...Plum is very active as Plum, in his usual self, in the TF & TF Classic sections. (He did a great post on andha nAL (http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?9891-Nadigar-Thilagam-Sivaji-Ganesan-Part-10&p=921379&viewfull=1#post921379)in the NT thread recently)

I don't see any reason for him to use another ID here.

[app_engine]

After relishing the SPB-SJ halwA 'chokkanukku vAichcha sundariyo' repeatedly this evening, made the great mistake of searching for that kAval geetham song on youtube. :oops:

ippidiyAppatta oru pAttukku appidiyAppatta oru visual...(unknown hero / heroine is not the problem, what they do on-screen is way off from how it is musically).

Particularly the visuals for the 2nd interlude...why this kolaveRi director?

pEsAma indhappAtta oru Ramarajan-Gautami / Rekha movie'kku koduththirukkalAm...

[app_engine]

For 20 minutes of menmaiyAna thenRal...while watching some pictures of IR :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0_rMvHkYws&feature=related

[baroque]

Raja's irish polka and S.P.B's yodeling!

ILAYARAJA & S.P.B .:musicsmile:

KARTHIK white sneakers போட்டுண்டு இந்த பக்கமும் அந்த பக்கமும் குதிச்சுண்டு , கோமாளித்தனம் பண்ணிண்டுருக்கு!:bluejump:
I CRAVE FOR MORE MORE MORE!:happydance:

Keladi en paavaye.....gopura vasalile!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE9OMfBhSE4

Vinatha

[app_engine]

All songs of annakkiLi, while watching the movie for the first time (http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?9870-Film-Documentary-Recently-watched-amp-worthy-of-some-discussion&p=927577&viewfull=1#post927577)

Full of pullarips! Especially 'suththachchambA pachcha nellu'!

The picturisations, while not extraordinary, are neat and enjoyable :-)

:clap: to Panju sir, Devaraj-Mohan & Sujatha chEchi!

[Plum]

i yAm not tmrrmt. i yAm basically sombEri while tmrrmt is raja pugazh parappum self-appointed PRO.
I know who he is but I will not tell you although his recent posts give a very clear clue who he is.

To reiterate the second sentence of this post, tmrrmt is the feller who once, when he came to know the city I was residing in, asked me to use any holiday of mine got a distant suburb to go to a library where I can find a old article on IR(apparently, he read it there years back and it must be a stroll in the park for me to find it now). I was like "Dude basically iyAm a sombEri, Saturday AnA koovathula irukkaRa kosu kooda kupuuRakadichu kavundhu thoongu. No way I am stirring on a holiday for a rare article, not even if it is on IR". I told him politely I was new to the city and I didnt know my way around. avaru vidalaiyE, bus number, route map ellAm pOttu kuduthuttAr foruthulEyE :shock:

I mean, what strikes me, looking back, is that all through it, he simply was thinking like "Dude this is the least you can do for IR, whats so difficult about it".

I couldnt even understand that kind of passion.

That passion has only grown in him, and he has gone way beyon dthan any one else I know in spreading Raja's name as a lone warrior.

To even speculate that I am him is an insult to his Raja-fan-ness.

[baroque]

Celtic folk வயோலின் strings , synthetic folk புல்லாங்குழல்...from கடம் இளையராஜாவின் பூவ கேளு ......கார்த்திக் and ஸ்ரேயா - அழகர்சாமியின் குதிரை!
பியானோ குட்டி fill -in:musicsmile:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EnxZ2cJKPM


rural stories of love, romance.....romba romba romba pidikkum!:happydance:

[tmrrmt]

Plum sir - can you PM me with details of our earlier communication (s) ? am trying to jog my memory, but so much has transpired over the years and do not recall a lot!

[Plum]

tmrrmt - konjam poRunga. nEram kidaikkaRachE google paNNi pazhaiya linksOda PM anuppaREn ;-)

[Nerd]

tmrrmt == plum??
:shock: Enna koduma V I?

I am wondering why tmrrmt is using both the IDs at the same time?!

[thumburu]

:shock: Enna koduma V I?

I am wondering why tmrrmt is using both the IDs at the same time?!

And I guess tmrmt = rajdes

:kurinji malaril vazhindha rasathai" thaan kadaisiyil paruginen.
Lovely interplay between veenai and guitars thruout the lavish interludes with strings, SPB and VJ at their cheerful best

[Nerd]

No'nga he is two IlaiyaRaajas and three numbers :lol:

[Plum]

Nerd - for thumburu's post - reNdum oNNu dhAnEdA kozhappuRIngaLEdA :lol:

[baroque]

my tube roses - ரஜினிகந்தா/rajnigandha /சம்பங்கி மலர்கள் நெறைய பூத்து....வாசனை பரப்பி in my garden's corner!, I am heady!
Lazy Saturday afternoon...
I sat closer to my favorite enticing flower garden's intense fragrance, enjoyed couple of தித்திக்கும் ராஜா சங்கீதம் !
20 min of rejuvenating experience....WOW!

மது மலர்களே தினம்......மகனே மகனே.
EARLY இளையராஜாவின் இசை அமுதம்!
BASS கிடார், புல்லாங்குழல் AND வயோலின்!
bass floats with violin!
வாசு AND ஜானகி இனிய குரல்களுக்கு , ராஜா, scintillating violin strings backdrop ...

again again and again... I am listening! Can't get enough!

http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs=%27SNGIRR1840%27&lang=en


(http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs=%27SNGIRR1840%27&lang=en)

[AravindMano]

oru rAgam pAdalOdu kAdhil kEttadhO
manadhOdu oonjal aaduthO

enna solRadhu. I haven't watched the film. Don't know who is the director. But I can bet my life that *nothing* about that film could have deserved this song. Too much of a genius that it casually spills over such films.

That opening chorus is heavenly. Their pallavi backing alone could be another melody. Even if the song had stopped after that, I would have been satisfied.

Delight saar, this man.

[baroque]

ஆஹா... இளையராஜா! :musicsmile:
(urumi drumming sound?)kolattam, female chorus , வயோலின் & புல்லாங்குழல் , bass guitarஇடை இசையும்....
யேசுதாஸ், சின்னக்குயில் சித்ராவுடன்!
மல்லிகையே மல்லிகையே தூதாகப்போ ....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TybBY9kc6lM

Forever I drool over Karthik!:bluejump:

[baroque]

குண்டு மல்லி குண்டு மல்லி......சொல்ல மறந்த கதை!
ராஜா works in earthy films are honey soaked beauties !
bass guitar and wonderful echo flute second interlude with percussion is amazingly romantic!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cu2bI_hVSw

[thumburu]

vinatha, listening to a honey soaked melody like "madhu malargalae dhinam" amidst dew fresh flowers in a garden brings heaven to earth. Life is beautiful indeed with Raja's music

[thumburu]

No'nga he is two IlaiyaRaajas and three numbers :lol:

yesnga naan oru minuk minuk tubelight thaan. indha tmt muruk kambi irir123 avargaLa?
illainaa enakku pm please

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

What a superb tune even for a Pei! குடுத்து வெச்ச பேய்!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5sra_aAcZk

[baroque]

yeah thumburu...:musicsmile:
Vinatha

[V_S]

Raja's 80s malayalam. Drowned in for the past few weeks. Even though we know most of them, I was listening to this today morning while coming to office. Compared to other songs in the movie Jackpot (Thaazhvaaram, Kulamabi thaalam, mungi mungi), this one I thought is a rare one. Valathum Idathumaayi by Unni Menon. Piano delight right from the prelude till the end. I could not believe when Maestro says that he is still learning Jazz when he has already mastered it. A refreshing number for the morning walk/drive with hot coffee. Aha! sorgam.

http://mio.to/list_albums/i/15-Malayalam_Soundtracks/11416-Unni_Menon/1?q=#/list_albums/i/15-Malayalam_Soundtracks/11416-Unni_Menon/1!q=

On loop for the rest of the day. Ennum evvaLavO!

PS: Could not get good links, but there are only few available in net for this song.

[jaiganes]

it is a freaky thing... I was listening to "Kaiyyil oru keyboardum" frm Ajantha - that was a song that I loved to hate..
Surprisingly i listened to the complete song and felt it was Fine except for "yuvan shakarai poadu" bit..

[Nerd]

thumburu - correct'nga. 10 points :-)

Welcome back V_Sji!!

[Sureshs65]

V_S,

Superb song. I have listened to it but not often enough. I think we should include this song in our 90s analysis when we talk of Raja in Malayalam. The songs in this movie are quite experimental in nature.

[Sureshs65]

The 'mungi mungi' seems to be inspired by his 'Bobilli Raja' number, "chamma chakka chamma chakka"

[baroque]

magical pair of Bala and Janu with nice chorus!

EXQUISITE COMPOSITION!:musicsmile:

80s Bass guitar and sweeping violin bgm!:clap:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&amp;v=umWTU18JiA0&amp;NR=1

emanine chelipadunu....MANDHRI GAARI VIYANKUDU


vinatha

[V_S]

Thanks Nerd. :smile:

Yes, Sureshji. Valathum Idathumayi and Mungi Mungi took me by surprise. The melody in valathum idathumayi sound very new and fresh in addition to it sounded little christian'ish may be because of Unni Menon's voice. Another interesting aspect why I liked this song is because it resembled 'Chinna KaNNilE' from Dhoni which is again my most visited song. Hearing this song along with Dhoni's song can tell us how he improvised keeping the melodic and basic structures intact while building a totally different architecture. Please let me know if you find the resemblances between these two songs. This is again a clear cut example how far he has travelled.

[K]

ஆஹா... இளையராஜா! :musicsmile:
(urumi drumming sound?)kolattam, female chorus , வயோலின் & புல்லாங்குழல் , bass guitarஇடை இசையும்....
யேசுதாஸ், சின்னக்குயில் சித்ராவுடன்!
மல்லிகையே மல்லிகையே தூதாகப்போ ....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TybBY9kc6lM

Forever I drool over Karthik!:bluejump:

திருவாசகம் ஆல்பத்தின் முத்து நற்றாமம் பாடல் இந்த பாடலின் சாயலில் இருக்கும்.

[baroque]

yeah! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_8CQAWk8rM


nee pogum......

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Inspite of the irritating bad audio quality, this song is போதை ஏத்திஃபையிங் on 1st hear itself! http://thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp?sngs=%27SNGIRR2256%27&lang=en

I have seen this on TV, Radha dances with a villain to seduce him and extract some info.

[baroque]

IVAN....ENAI ENNA...:musicsmile:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5rAYs_1oVE&amp;feature=related