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

**app_engine** · 10th July 2012, 01:42 AM

'maNiyE maNikkuyilE mAlai iLam kadhirazhagE' - SJ kuralil appadiyE kEtkakkEtka sugamAna song!

Also listened to 'sandhana mArbilE' after a long time - what a sweetie!

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

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**Nerd** · 10th July 2012, 02:00 AM

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

Originally Posted by app_engine

'maNiyE maNikkuyilE mAlai iLam kadhirazhagE' - 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** · 10th July 2012, 04:29 AM

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...8'&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** · 10th July 2012, 09:33 AM

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

(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** · 10th July 2012, 01:21 PM

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

**kiru** · 10th July 2012, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by 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!

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நான் உருகி போயிடுவேன் ராஜா....

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** · 10th July 2012, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by Nerd

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 ‪

Originally Posted by Nerd

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

**Sureshs65** · 10th July 2012, 02:44 PM

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** · 10th July 2012, 09:38 PM

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.