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"ivaigal ila maalai pookkale..." is just stunning!
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ayyo...indha line varumbOdhellAm program paNNi vechA mAdhiri enakku kaNNeer varum...idhayellAm objective-aa analyze paNNa mudiyAdhu :-)
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"ivaigal ila maalai pookkale..." is just stunning!
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ayyo...indha line varumbOdhellAm program paNNi vechA mAdhiri enakku kaNNeer varum...idhayellAm objective-aa analyze paNNa mudiyAdhu :-)
reminds me of an interview IR gave on BBC, he says "oru paravai eppadi parakkiratho... oru paravi parappathu ovvoru thadavaiyum vithyaasamaanathu... paravai parakkaratha vanthu picturize pannittu, ovvoru frame'a draw pannittu pottu paatheengana parakkara kaatchi vanthuvidum. ovvoru frame'um mechanical procedure'than... mechchaaanical procedure.. aana, parava parappathu appadiya? ovvoru vaatiyum vera madiri irukkum... padapada'nnu adikuthu.. thideernu ippidi poguthu.. andha nigazhvu irukkavendum.. andha nigazhvu enbathuthaan "music should happen"Quote:
Originally Posted by Shankar
anyway, there is also a beauty and joy in analyzing these things (for mere mortals, after they happen!)
I had voted for "poonthaLirada", eventhough "Anandha ragam" comes a very close second. "PoonthaLir" depicts that first , innocent love with a dewy freshness and with SPB/SJ [immortal pair IMO] what else can you expect but a celebration of that youth. The chorus and interludes simply transport me to the hills . Ananda Viketan glorified "Anandha ragam's Simhendramadhyam ragam juxtaposed with wcm ambience. Even " vengaya sambarum" got popular among hostel students of the yore. Surprisingly "Kalki" gave a scathing review for the movie and regarding music all it said was the usage of cliched words like "ragam/thalam megam dhagam" was sounding so boring !!! For once , I decided to give its review a go-by and enjoy the sheer musical marvel
My vote would go for "aanandha raagam" for its sheer complexity, peach-of-an-instrumentation, high-octave singing...and...the violins...oh my ..oh my... !! that will be one hell of a song that it would be hard for even IR to recreate in any of his stage shows...! One of the grandest compositions of IR.. IMO...! :-)
Lovely threads! I am an ilaiyaraja fan, surprising enough for my daughters and the generation gap.
Let us analyse the songs:
aanandha raagam : by uma ramaNan and deepan. Lilting background score, awesome lyrics! "kaLLamindri uLLangaL thuLLi ezha..." I can relate these lines to flowing water, which slows and mellows down a bit on planes... :clap: Nasal voice of uma innocently places itself in our hearts :clap:
2. "Kodai kaala kaatre" Western touch , takes this bit to a diff plane. Reminds me of carols in church. I didn't however like the "lala" chorus! Etho oru 'ache' indha pattu kiLappuvathu uNmai.
Malaysia vasudevan, strains himself to fit in melody and did succeed :)
3. Background score is not innovative. Ive heard raja with similar tune in many other songs. Reminds me of so many 80s songs. Chorus again is repetitively and typcally raja. There's something romantic about the song, and SPB's playful lover tone lifts it up so high we forget all other handicaps.
Now that all songs are ready to be evaluated, I pick "kodai kaala kaatre" for the invisible throb it gifts me. My vote has already been cast. I am sure it would have gone to "kodai kaala katre"
Aanandha Ragam :clap: :bow:
One of my alltime fav!!