VS,
Thanks for the pick.. You Mentioned the Most important portion (Full portion um Value dhan. irundhalum......) of Raja's composition in every song..............
NIce Write up................ Thank u once again....................
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VS,
Thanks for the pick.. You Mentioned the Most important portion (Full portion um Value dhan. irundhalum......) of Raja's composition in every song..............
NIce Write up................ Thank u once again....................
If not mistaken, it was a poem first, before IR made it into a song. Anyone to confirm?
Work is tying me down too much nowadays. So when I come to look up these pages quite a few songs have been discussed!! As everyone says, V_S is in terrific form and each of his posts needs to be preserved.
Sunil is doing his bit discussing some of the newer songs. That is something I would personally welcome. I have always maintained that Raja has given some great number in late 90s and throughout the 00s which many people miss due to various reasons. Nice to see these songs coming up. Keep it up Sunil.
V_S,
abAram! abAram!
Simply loved this poetic part :
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Just by hearing this piece we can visualize ourselves running crazily on the beach wet sands during twilight time, or hearing the birds flying out of their nest, or hearing the group of birds migrating or feel the fierce ocean waves hitting the hard rocks and wander aimlessly. There is no limit to anything.
Thanks a lot Sureshji. It's all Raja's magic and all credit to App for inducing me to write. But please bear my limited vocabulary. Thanks again Ushaji!
Forgot to attach the visuals of this song. Excellent work by BR.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY8WyzuCXr0
grouch, you are absolutely right. Lyrics was written first and then the song was composed.
Interesting anecdote on this song. It just took two hours right from the concept to the end product and even BR managed to complete the shooting for this song on the same day. Amazing! :notworthy:
http://www.rakkamma.com/filmsongdeta...01&songid=1220
Those glorious fast-paced quality creation days are all gone. What a dream combination. I desperately need them back.
Brilliant VS, just brilliant bro!
I am a real sucker for these kinds of songs. Authentic Carnatic songs with an ample dose of ambient electronica just are the best way to get me going. When the beat drops with the synth sounds, the jaw drops too as well as eyes in awe of this creative mastery. As I like experimenting with mridhangam, thavils, ghatams etc. and synth myself, this song certainly is one I will cherish. VS, as app said I will like to elaborate that you have given the synth in this song a new dimension with your poetic references relating to a beach in the twilight.
VS sir - In relation to app’s list on the first page, your writings about these duets are drowning me more and more in Raaja’s ocean. :bow:
Suresh sir – Thank you, I will try to continue with my writings too. If VS writes about Raaja’s former material and me writing about the recent stuff, may be one day we will meet in the middle. :)
The dark ambiance is created hastily for Viduthalaikuyil, Raaja sir’s latest duet which is from Ayyan. It is a short song where initially Neha Bhasin shares a few lines and the remainder belongs to IR. The pauses in the thematic prelude beget even more suspense than the synth strings. The helicopter sound, also in the prelude creates the feeling as if something is after you. It feels frightening even more as Raaja’s low voice modulation triggers Goosebumps and chilling shivers down the spine. A very cold number which you might listen to once in a while but Raaja sir has certainly not compromised in leaving no stone unturned and his echoing voice even after the song finishes without doubt is a big key to this.
VS has said this before and I would like to repeat that others are urged to write about their fav duets. VS definitely awoke the writer inside me hehe :)
Thanks Sunil! yes we will meet somewhere in 1992 :smile: Again a sharp write-up on Viduthalai Kuyil. 'Chilling shivers down the spine", exactly bang on description on this song. Raja's voice will leave you stunned in this wonderful dark composition! I could not forget that hard hitting hammer at the start of the song! What a blow!
Onnum Onnum Renduthaane - Ellam Inba Mayam
I watched this movie that time, the main reason being the posters carried Kamal's different avatars (a mini dasavatharam :wink:) which invoked curiosity. But curiosity killed the cat. Solla Solla is one dashing yet mind-blowing composition, followed by saavadi 'Maaman Voodu' and enigmatic 'Barla Barla' and tribal at it's best again in 'Onnum Onnum Renduthaane' makes up for the bad curiosity. Inspite of all this, it is a very funny entertainer and loved all the kamal's characters and 'thengai' srinivasan (I love his comedy always). This song is with Kavitha (guest role only for this song).
Onnum Onnum Renduthaane is picturized in an Arrack shop as a recreation song for the customers. This is one song which gives you that kick just by listening without we having that 'monthai of kaLLu'. SJ's starting 'thananaana naana naanna nanna na', and xylophone gives a perfect kick from this stunner. IR's voice is perfect for this type of song. IR's diction when singing 'adi vaadeeaaee' with a punch is just only IR possible. If the beats in the interlude with xylophone, flute gives the tribal effect, Maestro then suddenly brings in guitar unexpectedly. Listen to that extravagant (just for us only!) piece of alluring guitar, but the director didn't know what to do with that piece, as usual trumped. 'Rakshashi' SJ at ease in charanam with Raja complimenting with energetic 'Oho'. At the end of of 1st charanam Raja does the thaananana humming effectively as done by SJ ealier. Maestro takes lead in 2nd charanam, with his best in 'chattirathil saappaadu' and SJ filing at every line with her unique 'sinungals'. The vibratos in SJ' singing in the line 'Ada ennayya' is just enough show her versatility. Excellent and coolest vibratos I have ever heard. What a singing by SJ.
I guess the chorus is also done by trio IR, SPB and MV, someone please clarify.
Observe the prelude in the video @2:36-3:25, which i think is not there on the original soundtrack. The actual soundtrack starts from 3:43. so please don't miss that samba guitar in the prelude from 2:47-3:00. Those 13 seconds are more valuable.
This song gives the whole feel of tasting 'monthai full of kaLLu', getting the old vintage kick and dancing with Rowdy Ceylon Raakappan and gang. With all the western outfits for this wonderful tribal song, the taste and flavor of local arrack has not diminished an inch, but it's punch all the way.
Kick-o-kicku!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuuqTTA9Qes (from 2:36, as this is a movie video)
PS: I think many small leads like the term 'Thagiduthathom', this song (similar to singari sarakku situation), multiple characters have been inspiration to Kamal's later movie ideas.
Difficult to believe it's IR singing :roll:
I'm quite familiar with this song but always associated this with MV, for whatever reason...even seen this movie during college days but surprised to learn that IR did playback for Kamal :-)
Is this the first one by IR for KH? Was there any prior (or after)? (i.e. not counting the "track singing" like 'nAnAga nAnillai thAyE' where SPB version was actually used on screen)