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Pressed the Post button soon :) Given that dubbed movie music had not been a great hit, maybe BM and Raja decided to introduce 'Yeh Zindagi' instead since it was a remake and not a dub. As I said, it was not a bad song but whether 'Poonkatru' would have made such a drastic change to Raja's fortune in North, I am not all that sure.
Adding to that Once Ismail Durbar was overwhelmed at a music contest when a participant sung this song and got up applauding saying that this was one of the Best ever creations in Hindi film music.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sureshs65
sureshs65, rs :
I don't disagree that yEh zindagi is a good song.
However, it's a much watered down version of the highly innovative 'poongAtRu' in my very strong opinion.
It simply doesn't invoke awe in me like the original!
I dont like to quote anonymous "north indian friends" but here I have to record that a good number of such specimen think that Ae Zindagi is superior to Poongatru. It does seem like conscious customization on IR-BM's part to me.
a_e,
My feeling is that they may have felt that the charanams are very 'south indianish', especially where the tune of the charamam loops back into the pallavi. 'Nee endhan..' part. Maybe that is why they did not want to transpose it to Hindi. Not sure if that is a strong argument though. 'Kuzhaloodum Kannanuku' sound so very typical Tamil song but it did quite well in Hindi as well. Honestly I would not have chosen 'Kuzhaloodum' if someone had asked me which song to remake in Hindi. So there I am, neither here nor there :) Maybe only BM and Raja can tell us why they chose not to use 'Poongatru'. Going by the evidence their change was successful. But what if they had put in 'Poonkatru' instead? Your guess is as good as mine :)
:-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sureshs65
சும்மா அங்கலாய்ப்பு தான், it does not make any difference anyway :-)
There may be a lot of "existing grammar" in any field, but the success comes in sounding "entirely different" and at the same time acceptable :-) Means the cliche's should be taken out but underlying grammar maintained...I think yEh zindagi had cliche's...
RAAGAs and the impact it has on emotions. IMO, I have NEVER seen any MD to handle this as effectively as IR :bow:
That is the reason most music touch and kindle temporary moods, few music touch our heart whilst IR's music touch our VERY SOUL. :bow:
'Poongatru' has a discontinous pallavi beginning - 'poongatru' gap, 'pudhidhaanadhu', gap, 'pudhu vaazhvu', gap ' sadhiraadudhu' - also the charanam melody part is way too complex - all these elements wud not have gone well with the N.Indian audiencesQuote:
Originally Posted by app_engine
'yeh zindagi' is more continous! and hence was instantly accepted!
Possibly the same line of thinking led the sadmA team to change it but for an exactly similar style pallavi ('chinna chinna Asai') another team went ahead without change & NI audience whole heartedly accepted that, called it innovative music :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by irir123
Since there was another smooth flowing melody in that film anyways (the lullaby), the team should have gone ahead with the same format. Even for SI audience, hadn't IR introduced so many such new things (mostly with start-up kind of directors / no big banners) to a rousing welcome? machchAnappAththeengaLA -guitar chords (flute in the later part of the song)- malavAzhaththoppukkuLLE -guitar chords...? Then why the bayam when he went to Bombay?
Even before MP was remade into sadmA, there were so many NI fans in our hostel for the originals. It wasn't unusual for boys to play those in hostel entertainment programs etc. Ofcourse kaNNE kalaimAnE was the fav but poongAtRu was loved for its guitar work by many...