genesis,
I dunno about MKT the actor, but MKT the singer (manmadha leelaiyai venRAr uNdO) won't be that quickly forgotten :-)
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genesis,
I dunno about MKT the actor, but MKT the singer (manmadha leelaiyai venRAr uNdO) won't be that quickly forgotten :-)
Shankar
Largely agree. Some disagreement with Mannavan Sembu. alEkkA Kamal thread ku shift aittomna nalla irukkum, lighta traffic boost aagum :razz:
Sureshji,
Well said and exactly mirrored my thoughts. It takes time for younger generation to catch-up, understand and appreciate Raja's immortal music. Let them settle down slowly and they are in for a bigger treat when they grow up. As we grow older, the music seems to expand it's horizon in front of us without we even knowing it. Just like an old question "what is knowledge?". "Whatever remains after your forget everything". Raja's music is like that!
That's why I said 90s :)
Speaking for myself, Ilaiyaraaja was my fav. musician from my teens. As I got older, I started liking the earlier songs by MSV, VR, G Venkatesh, G Ramanathan, MKT... But they couldn't replace Ilaiyaraaja. He will remain there till my last day or till my ability to hear fades (dread the thought :)).
As for younger generation coming back to Ilaiyaraaja... I too hope sanity will prevail in the end.
I brought in the comparison btw Kamal and raja ONLY in terms of talent, not popularity and success.(that don't mean u need to exclude them but still talent is the discussion-topic) I don't know how deep was MKT's talent analysed but in this digital era, Raja's works are much widely analysed and appreciated. He is the last connection btw the old of the oldest & new of the newest, as told by a hubber here.
There is just no alternative for the human talent Raja possess. Thatswhy i took Kamal haasan, another brainy genius and also said that IMHO, the 3rd to 10th positions are vacant!
Mozart's tunes are still popular. Unshakable fame. I don;t know how other MD's stand on this, but Raja is sure to be heard for atleast 50 years from now. After that, either his music will sail by itself, like those of the eternal composers, or if some preparatory arrangements are made by existing generation of that time, it will easily survive for some more years.