IR's New albums - Ver 2008/2009

app_eng,

I can say that of the recent releases of Raja, these three Bhayadevatha, Azhagar Malai and Valmiki, are the ones which I have played without skipping even one song. I would personally rate Valmiki a bit, just a little bit, higher due to 'Ennada Paandi' and 'Achadicha Kaasa'. Valmiki's singers are better than AM singers.

LOL on your description of Bhavatharini's singing :) Sigh. I do wish someone like Chitra or Shreya had sung this.

Added to these songs are the songs of 'Nannavanu'. Atleast three of them are outstanding. Life is a musical mess as of now and I am loving it :)

Raja turns 66 today!

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Originally Posted by k_vanan

did anybody watched adoor's "aadum kuthu" premier at malaysian TV Astro Box-office ?

:o

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It was TV Chandran's Aadum Koothu. The Download links are all over the net but the music is credited to 'Isaac Thomas Kottukapally' ?!! Even till the release of the movie in Goa film festival around 2006/2007 the movies music was being told as 'Raaja's , Dont know what happened :( I even remember reading Cherans' TVChandrans or Navya's interview in AV/Kumudam highly Praising Raaja's music for Aadum Koothu!!!

The below link says that IR is most likely to compose for a new movie named "Nee indri naan illai". This movie is done by the same team (including screenplay by Kalaignar) as "Uliyin Osai". The unbelievable part is that it says it will have lyrics by Vairamuthu and Pa.Vijay.

I doubt if IR will accept it. Lets see.

http://malayalam.galatta.com/enterta...lai_25897.html

thanks,

Krishnan

Did any one notice that the charanam of "Balegara balegara.." song is a rehash of the charanam of "Vaan megangale.." from Puthiya Vaarpugal ?

even that "koo..kukkoo.." is evident. :)

Raja_fan, when i heard the song for the first time, I felt very nostalgic about the beginning of charanam and the "koo..kukoo" part, but I just could not crack my brain which is jumbled with probably thousands of IR's tunes. Now, after you revealing it, I heard it again and yes, the core of charanam is taken from charanam of "Vaan megangale song".

Great finding!

thanks,

Krishnan

Another Kannada movie for IR titled "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" based on some real incident, it seems:

http://entertainment.in.msn.com/sout...mentid=3038047

thanks,

Krishnan

raja_fan,

Great finding! Now you have spoiled the song for me:)

I am utterly hooked to this song. I too felt echoes from an old melody there but I couldn't place it. Hasn't this become a recurring pattern recently? (not in a negative way, I absolutely love his improvisations). Nevertheless, I was wondering IR's charanams have gotten way better all of a sudden.

Krishnan is right. I listen to IR only exclusively (TFM,KFM,MFM) and my mind is filled with so many of his songs - yet, it is so difficult to identify source of such variations.

Wf.

raja_fan,

Yes, the 'koo koo koo' part is reminiscent of 'Vaan Megangale' charanam. Still the song sounds so different and new!! Wonder how he does it. He did it in 'Allipoove' where the 'Sendoorapoove' influence was clearly shown. Here it is a bit hidden. Both songs are lovely nevertheless.

VAlmiki:

Acchadicha kaasai - The last 40 seconds of this song! What happened to IR here... He makes this wonderful transition to flute, piano! WTF is going on there?:-)

oLI tharum - The piano ripples and the strings in the intro... and the recurring piano strokes during the pallavi and the bass - what a joy!
The quickening piano's crescendo at the end of charanam and the bass guitar (4:50-5:00) when pallavi is repeated immediately after the last charanam are wonderful.

ennada paandi - love the way IR stresses on kuttichuvarai kELu:-)

poo sirikkudu - The harmonium sticking its nose out even before the pallavai ends! Wonder if IR himself played it. The charanam is absolutely lovely, especially when she goes "muththunna muththuththaan moodivaccha muththuthaan" and the flute goes crazy jumping up and down merrily for a few seconds in the pause before he picks up the charanam! Absolute delight! Who is the female singer?

Wf.