MAESTRO ILAIYARAAJA NEWS & TITBITS VER.2010-2011

When she had the guts/bandwidth to make an hour-long program about the making of a 40sec advert, why the inhibition for the bigger stuff? She must've probably forgotten about the NothingButWind show, a niche concept and a novel idea which was a big success (a sell-out, wasn't it? The hall looked full, atleast from where I sat).

Alright, if she's gonna insist that it's gotta be more mainstream for TV, can she please try and get a quality orchestra/band? Arranging an orchestra would be difficult (unless you can get the man's own troupe to play). I'm actually more interested in seeing a Coke Studio kinda thing, where some good quality musicians play live/acoustic music. That'd be a totally different experience where we could finally get to see the full magic of guitars and bass. How many shows so far have to got to see this aspect?
Just imagine... Raja playing the piano/guitar with bass, acoustic drums and a violin for accompaniment... whoa! what a treat that'd be!

skr, inga namma discussions ellam avangalukku konjam eduththu sollunga, ungallukku punyam sErum :-)

Are they asking people to pick 10 numbers?
(sorry me TV-ignorant...)

Remember RAFI RESURRECTED by Sonu Nigam with City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra playing the popular compositions of Rafi.
SaReGaMa released CDs with booklet.

Adhumaadhiri namba IR kku pannamaattangala?

Pardon me... adhellam eppadi pannaraanga?

Big labels kooda serndhadhaan nadakkum indha maadhiri events!

Can't JayaTV produce a concert like that for IR with IR himself, release it in DVD and CDs with off stage interviews and special features?

SaReGaMa has done for Rafi as a tribute, paarunga!

Vinatha

skr,

FB la ungala enaku theiryalaiyae.. thank u skr. ana enaku oru doubt.. just kaekarangala namma choice a.
already.. plan pannitangalo.

common man nu solli.. paatae illadha madhiri.. repeat ana paata irundha kandipa kobam varum skr..........

True Raja Fan a naan kochukaradhuku enaku urimai iruku nu nenaikaren...

Business motive thevai dhan.. apo.. actors, singers nu plan panni paatu select pannina kuda parvailai.

kamal and Rajini songs. sathiyama repeat aga kudadhu. means. paate iladha madhirii sundari kannal and maasi maasam.

vijay and surya songs.

singers kaga..

Hariharan , madhu balakrishnan and Shreya

ipadi plan pannina kuda. Audiance a cover pannalamae. enna kashtam..............

Annakili unna thedudhae.. Audiance.. naangale mature agi,. avaroda Symphony ku asaiya irukom..

India la. village la kuda. ipo yarum common man ilai............ hahah.. ellarukum music pathi. Raja pathi.. therinju irukanga.

I smelt this from the ad. Democracy vs Art. What is this kadaikodi rasigan bit? I. Thought Raja fans are Raja fans because he is Raja - I mean he is whatt he is, a vuirtuoso, the ones who buy tickets are going to be this group which yearns for the rare songs and nuances - not rajini kamal hits. Idhu koodavaa puriyaadhu? Maam it makes business sense to cater to us...

The organisers perhaps think that the KadaikkOdi rasigan would want only such songs as:

Machchana Paatheengala
Raja Rajathi raja
Asaya Kaathula
Idhayam Oru Kovil
Kanne Kalaimane
Manguyile Poonguyile
Rakkamma Kaiyathattu
Enna Saththam
ThooliyilE ada vandha
Ennai Thalaatta varuvaalO

There are so many 'kadaikkodi rasigans' that I personally know who have an eclectic taste in IR's music. I was introduced to many such gems by a rental cycle shop worker.. Thanks to him I discovered songs like 'sandhanamittu sathiraadum' - Rusi Kanda Poonai, albums like Raagangal Maruvathillai, Uyire unakkaaga (not the Laxmikant-Pyarelal one, but an unreleased album), Aradhanai, Kannan Oru Kaikkuzhandhai, Lakshmi, Eera Vizhikkaaviyangal, Nadhiyai Thedi vandha kadal, Anbe Sangeetha etc.

Alas! media and producers such as Ms Subhashree seem to stereotype tastes! Looks like they apply the A Centre, B centre category here too:

It would be a shame if they focus ONLY on the most popular numbers. By all means let them line these up, but wouldn't it make for a wholesome experience if these so-called 'mass ones' are interspersed with some rare gems too?

With you on that SVN. Raaja’s speciality is that most of his songs work at different levels, a raakamma kaiyathattu gets analyzed by musical punters on its WCM technicalities being fused with Carnatic and folk, while the song is also rejoiced in pattithottis and teakadai benches. There isn’t a clear demarcation that a particular song is composed for an elitist or a commoner. So, a list of popular songs wouldn’t really be a big problem. But what the organizers need to understand is that these songs have been played time and again, in concerts, in TV shows and radios. There’s a whole lot of work that is relatively not so popular, which is waiting to be explored. I’ve had so many people ask me ‘what’s that dham-dham-dham song originally?’ when the instrumental version of Thumbi Vaa was played. Similarly, many songs perceived as obscure songs could automatically become mainstream if showcased in the right manner.

Make a good mix of songs, get hold of good singers and instrumentalists, put them through rigorous practice sessions (rehearse till Raaja’s happy with what he’s hearing!), apparam paarunga Suba madam, the magic spell will automatically do it’s charm!

Also, Raaja’s forte, as we all know, is his orchestration. When you want to showcase the man’s genius, it’d be logical to pick songs that showcase this quality. Songs like Enna thaalata varuvaalo or Thendral varum vazhiyai, though good/pleasant songs they might be, don’t bring out the true essence of his specialty (and we’ve heard these songs many a times already in concerts). Not that new songs ought to be omitted… a Naan Kadavul or an Uliyin Osai can still boast of his trademark instrumentation. Take this into consideration while making your list, please be judicious.
(:at self: nee yaar kitta da pEsikkitrikka? Organizers enna nee sollradhellaam kEtukitta irukkaanga?)

SVN, :exactly:. As if non-kadaikodi rasigargaL have some superior taste - if you are an IR fan(as opposed to generic x0s nostalgia guy), it is a given that you revel in the complex patterns of the man. DO NOT UNDERESTMATE THE KADAIKODI iR fan, Thanikachalam madam. I don't mind starting a boycott campaign if she sticks to her bullcrap commercial nonsense reasons - if you wanrt tickets to sell, better cater to the real IR fans, not the generic 80s fans who want your so-called mainstream numbers.