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Date: March 26
Song: En Veetu jannal yetti yen pakkure
Singers: Pavatharini, **
Movie: Raman Abdulla
Director: Balumahendra
Year of release: 1998
My Comments: Classic song . I enjoy the line marudhani araichu vachen manja thanni karachu vachen rani rani. I guess the male singer is Mano. Can anyone help me in filling the details.
Rocket: Thanks for your active participation and we wish to continue the same :-)
swathy, that song is my fav too. I guess the male singer is Arun mozhi not Mano
Singers for that song : Arun mozhi && BhavathariniQuote:
Originally Posted by Sanjeevi
there is no doubt.
Nice song. This song can be regarded as one fo the best of Bhavatharini.
The movie had a different genre of songs overall.. a pleasant relief from those gaana song days.
Date: March 28
Song: Enge sellum indha paadhai yaaro yaaro arivaaro
Singers: IR
Movie: Sethu
Director: Bala
Year of release: 1999
My Comments: When I saw the movie for the first time, I don't have any clue about the story. The moment I saw Vikram in paandi madam with this song in the background, I am sorry I lack words to explain my feelings in that few minutes. Lyrics are really good. I guess it's penned by arivumathi. I am not sure about the lyricist, please someone help me. I like these lines
"Kaanaum kanavugalil inbam inbam
unmai adharkku vegu dhooram dhooram"
I promise my next pick will be from 80s. :D
Swathy,
you seem to be younger in age compared to some hubbers here :) Hence your picks are from Raja's 90's songs i think. I would rather pick songs from 80's and early 90's. Now coming to the song.
The movie Sethu is the only movie which ran for more than a year in preview theatres itself. None of the distributors were ready to buy the movie. After much hardships the film was released and it received some lukewarm response. But suddenly after 2-3 weeks when the magazines and channels started praising the movie as one of its kind... The movie became a smashing hit.
I didnt know any of the songs till i went to the movie after 3 weeks of its release. The movie was just an ordinary movie until it reaches its purpose at Pandimadam. all songs until then like kanakarunkuyilae, Maalai en vedhanai, sikkatha chitondru, were ordinary nos. and this one song 'Engae sellum intha paadhai' with the mesmerising voice of Raja coupled with the moving images on the screen takes the movie to greater heights and rest is history. Already left with a heavy heart the master craftsmen Bala and Raja gives us more pain with 'Vaarthai thavari vittai' ....We leave the cinema halls not able to withstand the dismay and grief of the Hero as though it had happened to us. Later on We know this is after all cinema but still the pain of the movie lingers on making it an unforgettable one in the annals of tamil cinema.
If not for these two songs I seriously doubt whether the movie would have served its purpose and become a hit. No wonder Bala Introduced 'Pithamagan' in the titles as 'With the Grand Music of Maestro Ilaiyaraaja'. He is definitely Indebted to Raja as we are :)
Rajasaranam, Bala infact included "'With the Grand Music of Maestro Ilaiyaraaja'" in Sethu as well. But that was because Maestro was the only selling element in the movie that time.
Like a Rajini / Kamal movie.. it can be rightly called an Ilayaraja movie..
I liked your comments on this song and more on Vaarthai thavari vittai.. I saw this movie in Albert.. and I left with a heavy heart.
I guess Raja should have inserted these two songs on his own and to add more impact he sang those himself.
Renault,
thanks. But isnt that what Raja's music all about :?: Moves along with the movie - sometimes subtle sometimes overpowering but always Elevating or Enhancing the scenes. His songs are extension of this and merges with the scene perfectly and create the required mood,feelings or effect for the viewer/Listener. May be its melancholy, Happiness, love, or whatever the feeling need to be generated his music does that. He is the only MD who can express the innermost feelings through music. He has never bothered to create a hit music but always bothered about the emotions that need to be filled up in the songs which will gel with the movie.
coming back to the Song 'Engae sellum' It starts off suddenly with almost no prelude and comes in the maestro's voice. that itself creats the first impact that needs to be generated. the voice filled with grief and sadness follow the visitors going to the pandimadam...just one line till the end of 'Yaaro yaaro arivaar' rendered once there comes the choral cry 'ohoohoooooho' and violins to gel with the feeling of the viewers...Us. It is as though Raja is standing right there near the screen and singing and explaining the sadness experienced by the characters playing in the screen and transfering it to us and asking us to join in.
The music transcends to another plane with some percussions playing softly and a flute following the grief after each line is rendered by maestro. The first interlude has some amazing layers of violins playing two different tunes and a small bit near the end with veena. He keeps the first 'Charanam' with the same rhythm added with bell sounds and a veena joining in only once and ending with the flute. He heightens the sadness thro his voice in this charanam. it is more crying than the beginning.
Unlike the lenghty first interlude he keeps the second interlude short with violins and flute and extending it with the Choral cry. The shortening of this interlude is perhaps he wanted to keep us tightly packed with already created emotions and wanted no musical wizardry to jeopardize it. The second charanam is almost a replica of the first one with lyrics changed and the emotions heightened with words like 'Man ketta antha mazhai pozhiyum?
Megam pozhiyamal povathundaa...
Karai Ketta antha alaigal varum?
Alaigal thazhuvaamal povanthundaa...
Kaneer mazhai unthan munnae munnae...
Kaathal mazhayai pozhi kannae kannae...
En uyirae oooh en uyirae'
Now listen to the first charanam again and we can find the difference. Its being sung by Raja himself to us telling the tale of sethu.
'Oorai vittu oo.. oar kudisai
Angae yaar sendru poattuvaithaar
Kaathalilae oar paithiyamae
Sorgam athuvendrae katti vaithaan
Kaanum kanavugalil inbam inbam
Unmai atharkku vegu thooram thooram
Kaathal endraal ooo vedhanayaa...'
the second Charanam is sung by Sethu to abi and finally asking her to join her as a 'Vazhithunai' .
the transition from Raja singing and sethu singing happens thro us via the choral cry. We find ourselves amidst the happenings and Raja makes us take part in the drama.We are no more the viewers/listeners We are one among the people included in the manifestation of human drama and emotions happening in the screen.
With simple lyrics and minimal musical instruments he can unfold our innermost emotions. That is the genius of Raja. :)
This movie was remade in Telugu and Kannada. It didn't do as well in Telugu as it did in Kannada. One main reason my kannada friend told me was that The kannada producers insisted on having this song in their version as well. Only difference being KJY's voice instead of Raja's. You hear them both, you would feel that KJY's version is allright , but that heart pounding impact is only there in Raja's voice.
JG,
the movie was also remade in hindi and salman played the lead role. I believe the movie would have been a flop whether it contained Raja's music or not as the hindi audience are devoid of emotional impact that permeates the boundaries of South India :lol: