not the full length, just a video mix from the trailer.
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not the full length, just a video mix from the trailer.
Valmiki
Sadly, Valmiki lacks story, style and soul.
Verdict- Disappointing
That is because the movie is bad! keep listening to the album without even thinking about the movie and the songs will stay in your mind for years to come.Quote:
There is not even a single song of Ilayaraja that stays in your mind
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Enna Koduma Sir Ithu
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Innum oru vaarathukku ella bloggerskkum nalla theeni. Intha padatha kizhichi thalla pOrAnga :D Ithula namma Raasa maattikkitaarenu nenaikkum bodhu rombave paavaama irukku :(
Pity that Raja's music either goes to movie like this or 'Mallepoovu'or SMS (Malayalam), which don't stay in the theaters or goes to movies like 'Nandala' which don't release!!! The only recent exceptions being 'Naan Kadavul' and 'Bhagyadevatha'. Let's see how the Kannada movies turn out to be. Generally I don't have much expectations from Kannada movies but they are capable of going lower than those expectations !!!
That brings us to the same old question.Why are some good film-makers not approaching IR? IR needs to do films that are made by good film-makers, atleast as perceived by people today.Among all of IR's clients, except for Bala, i do not see any film-maker, who has his own style or brand of films. its been long since IR has worked with anyone, who is known for his own brand of cinema, style, vision etc.Balu Mahendra was there. Bala is there. but what about others. Mind you, i am not talking about the film or its boxoffice fate.but about director's strong sense of vision and IR's match to it.Uliyin Osai was a fabalous score but i heard the quality of film is bad.when such things happen, the score fails to reach the masses. remember, a Devar Magan, which was completely rural based, was identified all across India and its score won that appeal. so quality of film really matters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sureshs65
I am not sure if we have such wonderful film-makers in South (who can get the visibility for music too), except for Bala. Maniratnam is there but he is not working with IR. IR needs film-makers like these. I am expecting something good from Balki. Also, i wish IR gets to work in the Hindi circuit. because there, whatever is the fate of film, a film's music sells when it is by good film-maker. Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Farkhan Akhtar, Ashutosh Gowariker, Rakesh Mehra.. these guys have good music sensibilities and i wish IR gets to work with them. Ya i know they have their own music choices, but then, i just wonder that they are so sure about their music preferences, imagine what the output could be if they team up with IR. he would give them nuggets. IR needs film-makers like those, who are sure about what they want, and are not just casual about their craft.
BTW, anyone has any idea of what happened to the animation movie 'Manikantan'? I thought it was supposed to release in the April / May time frame.
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What this blog has written about IR really bothered me. The songs were good in my opinion.
These guys can write anything they want? (not that what they write is importanT!)
Somehow the comments affected me very much..
Bala
The world has moved on- IR has been swept aside partly because of his eccentricities. However genuine his causes may be, he is still like a fish out of water since the film industry is basically ruled by illeterates and ill-mannered people.
So, IR, being a devotee of Ramanar, is like a fish out of water in this industry. At the same time, these directors as well, who rely on vulgarity rather than creative stories, keep producing movies which are akin to old wine in a new bottle. Hence, neither do they need IR music since there are so many to give them catchy and racy songs - rather than pure and simple evergreen songs -, and nor does IR, who seems bent on handling things his own way, thereby giving a stick in the mud impression to others.
Yes, the losers are we ultimately. I feel that he should have got the Oscars easily for his evergreen songs. It is a pity that media didn't project him properly during his heydays. He will go down as yet another unknown person to the international community like so many geniuses India has produced (in Carnatic music).
The media is the ultimate cause for this and it is sad that it has turned a blind eye to IR's accomplishments.
Balaji,
There are bound to be many differing opinions and we may find many people not relating to the songs because the film was bad. You can expect comments as you found in the blog since the writer wants to thrash everything associated with the movie. As a listener I am happy with the songs. If someone else is not, I would feel it is his / her loss.
I can understand your feeling but given that internet is the most democratic place of them all, you can see lot of people writing as if they are equals of great legends and giving them advice!! (I laughed out loud when I read a recent review which ended with, "what say Raja?") That is the most fashionable tone to adopt nowadays. While I am fully for irreverence, sometimes this gets carried too far. But who are we to draw the line? All we can do is to give our opinion on why we found the album good and not worry too much about the negative tone adopted by others.