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Paavam Raaja konjam asanjaa kooda, idhumaathiri kalappi viduraanga. From the stills, it looks like another HORRIBLE movie with mediocre music! lets see.Quote:
The highlight is said to be the music by Illayaraja who was moved by the story when he heard it.
T.K.Ramamurthi's praise on IR.
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/04/17/s...1751280400.htm
A composer TKR reveres is Naushad Ali, whose songs were a great inspiration to the duo. “Ilaiyaraaja is another composer who has mastered western, folk and classical music, fusing them intelligently. His background score for ‘Johnny’ impressed me a lot.” Generous words from a master.
Raja's 6 songs for Azhagar Malai:
http://www.tamilcinema.com/CINENEWS/...il/170409c.asp
Producer: Sangili Murugan
"Naan Kadavul" film on youtube. Good quality !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y_8c...C163C4&index=0
@Raja_Fan - neenga nejama fan dhaana?
Edho DVD release pannitanganny sonnaalum parava illai - idhu too much. Piracy pa piracy
FBI kitta kedacha bendu ungala nimithiruvaan.
Sangathil Paadatha kavithai - Auto raja(1982) Ilayaraja song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEQa7...eature=related
mindblowing song!
Jaiganes,
I did not upload that film in youtube.
I just shared the URL.
Evanum ennai nimiththa mudiyaadhu :)
btw..., who is that FBI ? :)
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Sangathil Paadatha kavithai - Auto raja(1982) Ilayaraja song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEQa7...eature=related
mindblowing song!
Just when I was reading this post, I am watching "Rasigan" programme in Kalaignar TV .
Todays special is S.Janaki special.
A question was posed to one team "Which was the first song of S.Janaki to have sung with Ilaiyaraja ? "
The right answer is "Sangathil padatha.." :)
I thought the evergreen and ever popular female solo by S. Janaki came first in Malayalam (Tumbi Vaa), before the Autoraja duet, 'Sangathil'?
SVN,
I meant "the first duet in IR and SJ voices". Hope now it is clear.
I think "sangathil paadaadha kavidhai" came a year before "thumbi vaa" of "OlangaL". I rate this above all the other lang versions. Thanks for the youtube link Anand. Iam moved beyond words by the awesome tune, Janaki's voice , the bass, veenai , keyboard , flute , what not? [and that includes Raja's voice too, for a change :)]
Raja-fan, Yes, I realised it right after hitting the Post button :). Tumbee Va is a regular feature in most Malayalam music programmes on stage and on TV.
One of my all-time favorite SJ-IR duets is Avatharam's "Thendral vandhu theeNdum bOdhu".
Talking of early Janaki-Raja duets, I have always felt that in the "ThAlAttudhE vAnam" song from Kadal MeengaL by SJ-Jayachandran, Raja has sung just one line in the first charaNam (Nilai meeRi Adum...) and not Jayachandran. Does anyone share this view?
SVN, long back when I heard this song, I wondered why Jayachandran shakes a bit at the beginning of the charanam, but did not pay much attention to it. Now, I listened to it again at thiraipaadal site and I too suspect it now, especially the way he pronounces "Aaduuum..." and the shake is evident. Nice observation SVN.
After a really long time I am listening to it on headphones and what a song this is.
thanks,
Krishnan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umxTk...om=PL&index=80
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCIGW...51AD7&index=81
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuX6_...51AD7&index=86
meendum raja kitta irunthu ipadi oru 'irava paadagal' ketka vaipa irukka???
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...cle/46506.html
Errors and inaccuracies seem to be the norm of web reporters :-(
- Raja has acted in a # of movies and 'madai thiRandhu' is probably well-known
- He was a school drop-out and what's this thing about studying in Madurai AC?
He is acting in a full song so its first time. Madai thirandhu and naan thedum sevvanthi poo only featured glimpses of him.
Ilayaraja acts in a song
IndiaGlitz [Friday, April 24, 2009]
Isaignani Ilayaraja is acting in a song for the first time in his career for the film Azhagar malai. Showing up in his own car in his usual sparkling white attire, the musician dedicated six days for the shoot of a song, Ullagam Ippo, in the film directed by SP Rajkumar.
The Isaignani, who is known to let his music speak for himself, has finally agreed to even don the greasepaint. Acting as himself in the movie’s first song, the musical genius is said to have worked like any professional actor. The song was shot in locations that had an impact in his real life, including his school, the bridge he grew up near, the banyan tree he played with his wife in, and his mother’s cemetery. The song was captured in Thiruvannamalai Raman Assramam, where the genius picked his spiritual learnings from, the Uthama Palayam Aatru Paalam, Mullai Periyar, and the Madurai American College where he studied, apart from the Banyan tree that he and his wife Jeeva played under.
The musician, who looks up to the land of Thiruvannamalai, as a holy place, trod the entire area without wearing footwear, and let his mother’s cemetery been shown on screen for the first time. He also insisted on cleaning it completely by himself and participated with a lot of enthusiasm in the shoot. Director SP Rajkumar gives all credit for making this happen to his producer Sangili Murugan who persuaded the Isaignani to act.
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...cle/46506.html
Ilayaraja’s new role
April 24, 2009
The fans of Ilayaraja are in for a treat. Yes, they will get to see their idol on screen. What more! He will be featuring in a marvelous song that has a mesmerizing tune set for poignant lyrics. The song will be featured in the film Azhagar Malai. To cap it all, the maestro has set the tune for this song which starts with the lyrics Ulagam Ippo Enga Poguthu…
http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-mov...-24-04-09.html
Ilayaraja will be seen in his customary white costume and the song will also feature Ilayaraja’s mother’s cemetery, a specific banyan tree where he played around with his lovable wife, his regular road to Thiruvannamalai’s Ramana Ashram, his school and American College of Madurai.
Azhagar Malai has RK and Bhaanu in the lead roles. The film is directed by S.P. Rajakumar and produced by Sangili Murugan.
No doubt it is going to be a treat.
It is true that Raja's pictures were very rare up until the late 90s. I used to get so excited whenever I saw a picture of Raja.
To see him in a whole song, it is going to be a treasure.
No doubt it is going to be a poor show..
I would like Raja to confine himself behind screen and not "dance" to the wishes of his Jalras.
anyways, the most interesting screen appearance of Raja that I remember is in "Rettai vaal kuruvi".
Radhika would visit Raja's studio for voice testing. She is pregnant awaiting delivery very soon. Raja will ask her "oru keerthanai paadumaa". As soon as she starts singing, she will get labour pain. Raja will give a puzzled look for a moment. There it is cut.
Then she is admitted to hospital. A man from Raja's studio will call up Mohan to inform this. "Sir, unga wife Raja saara paakka vandhaanga"..Mohan on the other side "Rajavaa..endha Raja ?" :)
Nostalgic !
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/E...ow/4444364.cms
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You have remixed the hit Aayiram Thaamarai for the film Vaigai...
Sabesh: We haven’t remixed the song. We’ve just re-recorded it. When Ilayaraja composed Aayiram..., he used five tracks to record the song because of lack of advanced technology. When director Sundara Pandi asked me to remix the song, we weren’t willing to. Aayiram was a beautiful song and we didn’t want to mess with it. But, since the original version was monophonic, we couldn’t have used it as it is in Vaigai.
Murali: That’s when we decided to re-record it. Except for the lead singers, we recorded the entire song with the old crew. The musicians too were extremely happy. It isn’t that we aren’t interested in doing remixes. We don’t want people to forget the original version.
This sounds really interesting, something which I wanted for certain IR songs...recording with modern tech while retaining the instrumental portion note-by-note. The singers cannot be the same for obvious reasons, and will definitely suffer. If they're replaced by sax kind of instrument, we'll probably get some collections like the Paul Mauriat ones...
Is the re-recorded 1000 thAmarai (by S-M) somewhere available on the web to sample?
Vaigai songs available at http://www.raagangal.com/.Ofcourse its a re-recording with something wrong about it.
Something wrong...?
The female lead singer selection itself is very wrong :)
ivargalellaam re-record seiyyaama yaar azhudhaa !
I agree with Raja fan. Anuradha Sriram is surely lacking the expression. Chorus and humming in prelude is not up the the original. Other things that is lagging behind are the first interlude, the brief usage of flute during the charanams.
Karthik comendable job
Overall the remake of the song does not create the same mood as the original one did. However I want many of Raja's songs to me remade with the better technology and accoustic instruments.
This seems to be a good start. Thanks Sabesh Murali.
Alaigal Oivathillai is one of the best recorded albums of IR. The original recording of this album is just compatible with any of the newer recordings. I wonder why Sabesh Murali chose to remake this song.
Original is mono (this is something I couldn't understand with IR as he was switching between mono and stereo quite a bit during the late 70's and early 80's and some of his greatest gems are mono...my guess is possibly to suit the predominantly AM radio those days)... and S-M can't use it as such and create a good impact on the new sound track it seems...Quote:
Originally Posted by venkiks
BTW, thank you rajaalltheway for the link. I'll give it a listen this evening...
I haven't listened to Sabesh-Murali's work yet.
But
Mono, Stereo.. whatever... please people DON'T TOUCH SHRI.IR'S MUSICALS. LEAVE THEM ALONE. THEY ARE PERFECT.
If HE wishes to enhance them, HE will do it. They are his creations.
I have decades old பிரியா, நெஞ்சத்தைக் கிள்ளாதே, உதிரிப் பூக்கள் , மணிப்பூர் மாமியார் ETC.... audio cassettes.
A WELL RECORDED CASSETTE SOUNDS FANTASTIC.
Some days I listen to them IN SONY TC WE475(NORMAL RANGE CASSETTE PLAYER) WITH DENON MID RANGE AMPHLIFIER AND MORTIN LOGAN HIGH END SPEAKERS, other days I have enjoyed them with a SONY audio cassette walkman while going for a walk... I have memories of listening to them from the near by tea shop blasting IR songs during my school, college days while crossing the street or sitting in my varaanda or bus travel.. etc.. MUSICALS always sound DIVINE! சுகமா இருக்கு for years....
அவரு என்ன மாதிரி தந்தாரோ அதுவே போதும்! :musicsmile:
All of you guys,
Offer us your own musicals, good & bad we embrace them.
:ty:
Vinatha.
The original is in Stereo :) and orchestration; Excellent
I'll listen to the original this evening in headphones to confirm whether mono or stereo :-)
It's long since I've listened to any song on headphones...mostly only on car, can't easily distinguish for old songs...
Alaigal Oyivadhillai, I have only DVD. :) .
Couple of songs from the movie in assorted collection CD.
whatever...
They are ORIGINALS, these people have no right to enhance or change or rehash or spoil :twisted: Shri.IR's works.
vinatha.
One thing we must understand, IR's works are like lessons for next gen composers - much like the way any piano student learns fur elise:-)
And it's a fact that some of the evergreen numbers got recorded in obsolete equipments and could suffer disapperance if they are not "used" by future musicians. After all they're classics and if not today someday there'll be 100's of versions of them, played and recorded by numerous bands.
So, IMO, what S-M is doing is a welcome trend (as opposed to horrible remixes that corrupt with horrendous rap beats - uLaRals). I would applaud them for this beginning :-)
And like I said earlier, it would be much better if people attempt like Paul Mauriat - vocals replaced by instruments.
இது ஒன்னும் புதுமை கிடையாது .. பெருமை பட்டு embrace செய்யறதுக்கு...
Maybe suggest to Karthik or Yuvan to bring the EVERGREEN MUSICALS in instrumentals - cd with better recordings with Shri.IR's permission.
That's the way to go.
I have listened to Rahman's 'Timeless classics - A.R.Rahman instrumental' at a friend's house once.
LABEL is Times Music. :)
http://shopping.indiatimes.com/i/f/t...%27n%27%27n%27
Whatever some of us don't want them :) we stay with classy, finesse Ilayaraaja... people with the appetite for them enjoy...
Watched my favorite film BREACH one more time in dvd this weekend with my friends.
Gripping story and controlled quite scenes with emotive bgm, formidable performance of the actors. :thumbsup:
fine espionage thriller.. You will love it. :wave:
Movies like MADHUMATHI(HINDI), NENJAM MARAPPADHILLAI, AA DINAGALU, BREACH.. ETC... stay in our heart forever - eerie best films !
vinatha.
I think, After a long long drive in a car with loads of Raasappu's music, the technological deterrents were overcome by Raja in a clever way - use of counterpoints and interludes with a mixture of instruments from all sonic timbre. This ensured that even if the technology moved ahead, the music did not lag behind, something that has kept the classical music relevant even now.
However as AE pointed out - it will not be a bad idea to retouch those classics, giving due credit to Raaja. If Raaja himself is not going to be bothered about remastering, I guess he will not say no to some one else doing it - a different way to say 'Naatudamayakkapattadhu'.
I agree, savvy music people will probably find lots of holes in the new recording.Quote:
Originally Posted by baroque
BTW, Martin Logans ?? what model ? I envy your stereo.
BTW, you should give the good old LP record players a spin. It will literally run circles around cassette and even CDs (yes !!!!)
Married to a Impulse - buying fellow. We woke up one fine Saturday, roaming around the mall, before I realized the guy blew away our savings...I was yelling and screaming. :twisted: :lol: I cancelled my India trip that yr. :cry2:
As usual, later I was very glad he did. :)
Martin Logan Aeon i.
When we bought it was Low end model.
Now I think, it is mid range.
The receiver we have currently is not powerful enough to drive the speakers.
Minimum we need to upgrade to DENON AVR-3808.
கையில் காசுயில்லாம உக்காந்து இருக்கோம் ...often எட்டி எட்டிப் பார்ப்போம் ... :P
anyway... we are not the people who replace the electronics every couple of yrs...
We prefer to purchase quality stuff when we can afford and stick with it. That goes to Shri.IR songs too. I selectively buy the ones I am fond of as assorted collection. :) Contently enjoy them. :)
Around 97 a friend of ours bought this model.
http://www.audio-components.de/seite..._i/Aeriusi.htm
We used to go to their place to watch movies.
My hubby's love affair started from then on..:D
vinatha. :)
vinatha, I dont fully agree with you but I liked the sentiment in your post :-)
உனக்குப் பிடித்த பாடல் எனக்கு சகிக்காதே....:lol:
well, go ahead have a blast...:)
Some of us have great selections and these originals are AMAZING, the composers are TRUE LEGENDS.
{Shri.IR's and other GREAT composer's original musicals are considerably available these days.
Whatever we can afford and fond of we can buy them & enjoy.}
SO MUCH GREAT MUSIC AVAILABLE OUT THERE..
TOO LITTLE TIME and MONEY FOR US.
Vinatha.:)
Ilaiyaraja and the Curse of the Visual - Part 1
http://unrulednotebook.wordpress.com...visual-part-1/
Fantastic write-up....looking forward to further parts!
Of course, music has no language barriers.
But regarding vocals... Shruti - singing on key is important. GOOD SINGING MATTERS. People notice.
Long time ago, I was playing some IR sings for you collection while driving, my American friend when she got down from the car, She was mumbling ' Singer is bad '. ' He is singing off - key , he is shaking, it is not pleasant.. (out goes the tabala, patdeep rag, flute, humming in oru kaaviyam...or counterpoints in others etc..)
Next day we were listening to கார்த்திகேய.... ராகா வளச்சி ... vocal aalapana with rapid swara renderings... for 25 mins and L.shankar's Pancha nadai pallavi - violin etc.. She was telling me 'this is stunning.' :)
(See, we are used IR singing and love some songs dearly.)
It was in my mind .. later I dragged her one time played some of the finest musical pieces of Shri.IR like அதிகாலை நேரமே...., வா பொன் மயிலே....., பூந்தளிர் ஆட..... etc..
Nice we are claiming Shri.IR used vocals as one of the instrument with stunning orchestration etc.. but Singers like S.P.B GENUINELY added VALUE to the composition.
for a regular person everything matters..... எல்லாமே பார்ப்பாங்க
Yes, Music has Universal appeal indeed.
that's why Late M.S..சுப்புலக்ஷ்மி mesmerized the audience in U.N(1966) or my Marathi friend is crazy about the mood, pleasing orchestration and the singing in ஆயர் பாடி மாளிகையில் ..... ஸ்ரீ கிருஷ்ண கானம் with out understanding the lyrics. :musicsmile:
Vinatha.