The full songs mark the return of IR's originality and vintage style...now im already awaiting his songs for dhanam :P
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The full songs mark the return of IR's originality and vintage style...now im already awaiting his songs for dhanam :P
Listen to samples and you get disappointed !
Listen full songs and there is hope.
1. Konjam konjam :
This is what you call a classic Ilaiyaraja love duet. Excellent and fresh interludes.
Best song till date in Cheran's film. Pa.Vijay should be very happy about his first song for IR.
2. Oru Maya logam :
Nice, but not near to Konjam konjam ..
3. Ulagile :
Again a good song, but not captivating on first hearing.
Lyrics and Nandita's ( who is this ? ) voice suck :(
4. Aele :
A rehash of the song "Yen maa mayakkamaa" from Thendrale ennai thodu ! Whom to blame for this outdated tune and lyrics ??
5. Kasu kaiyil, Kadhal indru :
Songs which should have been avoided..but who knows ? a situational song, might be..
Overall, this is more than enough for Cheran ! but not at all for IR's fans ! The compensation or consolation is the Konjam konjam song .
Yes, Raja_fan,
Konjam Konjam is the song of the album..
Infact, i like Shreya's 'humming' that Irir was talking about :P
This song is in Keeravani. Of late, a lot of Raaja's duets have been in this scale...
Adding to my review above :
One good thing to note is that this album contains 3 love duets overshadowing the message songs :)
I pray God that Cheran does not try any dance for any of the duets :)
Do you people note that "Ulagile" song contains some BGM similar to that in "The Music Messaiah" ?
As for the Shreya's splendid humming in Konjam konjam, I think Cheran likes this style..I am reminded of the starting humming of "Manasinulle Kaadhal vandhuchaa" from
Autograph.
album is too good.....
1. konjam konjam - too good...karthick is as usual at his best...shreya goshal just steals the show.
2. kaasu kayil - decent effort
3. oru maayalogam - really good one....clean flow....interludes are good..."the oh my love" piece is too good....
4. Oyele Yenga Vandha - IR is awesome.....surprise pkg.....classy rendition by IR....
5. kadhal indru - good, decent melody line...
6. ulagiley azhagi - vijay yesudas is at his best....very good melody line....
IR is back with a bang....Top notch album....
no way i would rate this album high - many of the motifs sound so jaded - even for movies like UDAN PIRAPPU, during the mid-late 90s, IR gave some interesting nos like "nandri sollavey"
the music is interesting in parts thats all - the second interlude in "Oru maayalogam", is an example
overall, the deja vu feel from TIME, Anumanaspadam continues here too
maybe, this is what IR thought Cheran deserves
The interludes of "ulagiley" - IR at his recent best - the first interlude has strings playing smoothly and so pleasing to hear - the second interlude has a very different sounding table rhythm! hmm, wish the whole song's melody was as innovative - Cheran must have nodded his head like a 'bhoom, bhoom' maadu' for these tunes, instead of pressing IR for more! moral of the story (am becoming like Cheran) - IR gives his best when he works with someone who also knows what he wants exactly from IR!
and the female singer sounds like a cross between an ageing Bhanumathi and Sadhana Sargam!!
That's what i thought too...Quote:
Originally Posted by irir123
http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/specia...an_070310.html
will IR+Balachandar, IR+Bharathiraja combo back?????
Konjam Konjam is really a very good song. I simply liked it espcially the first interlude and the shrey's humming.
Yelae engae vantha is another funny songs from IR. His trademark song with IR speech while starting and middle (ippo paarunkanna pichu uthariduren :) :sad:). Film's success and nice picturisation with funny scenes will make this song more popular. deja-vu feel undu. so what?
Kadhal inru ippothu is agian IR trademark song with correct length (no low no high). Nice tune, lyrics and music. - My pick of the album :D
i hate anru-inru connection, even thogh, i liked the lyrics
onru servathal kadhal uyarnthatha
pirinthu povathal kadhal thazhthatha
Ulagilae azhagi is again a good song especially "azhagu rani....". Unakkuthan Enakkuthan mathiri old type lyrics :sad:
Oru maya logam has IR's 90s style. Its Good and has picturisation scope.
Kaasu kaiyil illatta is the second version of Kadhal inru ippothu song.
Overall a good album
To call this album mediocre would be praising it. Its a good thing that I havent been checking out IR's albums regularly these days. If this is the quality of songs thats been dished out then they are eminently skippable. How difficult can it be to come out with a semi-decent tune that doesnt involve the usual jaded beaten-to-death scales? The highlight of the album seems to be IR singing 3 songs himself(wink).
Things IR should have avoided in this album :
1. Lyrics of "oru maya logam" and "Ulagilae" are really disappointing. When there are so many new younsters, still why Mu.Metha, Muthulingam etc ?
2. Voice of Nanditha in "Ulagilae"..Horrible..Tv-la kooda paada vida maataargal..eppadi IR chance koduthaar ?!
3. Aele -- exact reuse of "Yen maa andhi mayakkamaa"
Oru maayalogam -- rehash of "oru jodi kuil" from Manasellaam.
As somebody told, IR badly needs MR,BR kind of people to extract his stuff.
guys I havent seen Cheran's earlier movies - but looking at the stills for MK, the amount of makeup on his face, and the "asadu" that is streaking down his smiling face, makes me wonder if he is a distant cinematic cousin of yesteryear 'pasu nesan' Ramarajan!
raja_fan:MR, BR are out of question - my hope rests with Bala, and Kamal (if and when he makes his next movie under his own banner!)
What i am thinking is...IR has lost his interest in filmi songs....perhaps he really wants to experiment in WCM albums like what he did for thiruvasagam...and besides i remember negative reviews coming for his most recent and best experimentation for jazz in mumbai express..so maybe he must have tot..if mumbai express is not appreciated then why bother about giving new stuff in filmi songs anymore :(
Guys if possible take a long at the introduction track given by IR in the album..from what i hear it seems IR actually did the tunes according to what cheran would have wanted. :?
IR : "But idhu oru love song.
Cheran : Aamaam.
IR : Basic love feeling irundhaa podhum, la ?
Cheran : Boom Boom
Basic love feelingukke ippadi kalakki irukkaar-naa, Cheran innum demand panni irundhaa.. ?
The problem is...besides a few directors like KB...none of them bother to demand more..:(
Cheran actually extracted better stuff from Sabesh-Murali. He should have probably stuck with them. For the same basic "love song" they gave "Unnai saran adaindhen" in Thavamai thavamirundhu, which was an eminently hummable song. Nothing in this album even remotely approaches that. I dont have too high hopes for Bala's film too. His previous albums were nothing great,just above average.
Perhaps he was afraid to ask IR for more...thats why we need demanding drectors rather than worshippers...who can really make IR get interested in filmi songs? :roll:
Oh poor IR! This album is nothing to his calibre. the interludes and orchestrations are good but he has to rethink in the tune department. Why so much of rehash???.
Konjam Konjam = Kajuraho
Kaasu kaiyil& Kaadhal ippa = many other songs
Oru maaylogam = Nenu vethiki vethiki
Yele enga vantha = yemma anthi mayakkamma
ulagile azhagi is probably new but some how it reminds me of the old ghost song 'Vetaveli pottalile' !!! may be the raaga is same.
A very big letdown from IR.
but somehow i feel the song IR mentions in the introduction 'MGR' kinda song for which Vaali wrote the lyrics first and IR tuned it in 60's or 70's style would've been a GEM if added in this album and we would have known how he tuned for the MGR's movie which was dropped later, after the song recording was done :(
Iam back to Shiva and Anumanaspadam. :)
Vijayr,
Sabesh-Murali ? Joke adikkaadheenga please :D
Nalla vellai..Cheran did not ask IR "Ore oru oorile oru amma appa" kind of nursery rhymes :)
Hulkster,
I am not able to understand why people are telling "I am afraid approaching IR" :(
A man with utmost sincerity and dedication will have some strictness and short temper ( exceptions may be there ), but why people are interpreting that as anger and pride ?
RS i think it would be long before we hear anything that really makes IR spark as in he gets inspired as most of the directors who sign him on basically use the more revered part of him - rerecording/bgm to elevate their film perhaps mayakannadi and naan kadavul and even some of the malayali films are in the same list with them only wanting good enough to listen songs and excellent BGM for their movies :D
Raja_fan sir then we can conclude that people dunnot know how to ask IR to tune songs for their movie...the good thing is they respect him more of a "godlike" composer..the bad thing is that means they wunt be able to extract anything from him since they are so ready to approve even the basic of tunes from IR...that makes me feel perhaps we should only focus on the film BGM score rather than the songs itself. :?
Rajasaranam,
The main problem is our expectations from IR more and more. Where will he go for new tunes after 30 years of hearing the same kind of situations ?
If we don't look closely and remember that this is just a Cheran movie, I think we can appreciate the music.
Also wait and see ! If the movie goes well , then I am sure you will look at the songs differently ! But only if the movie goes well...
Cheran movie going well is plausible..he has a sort of telepathic understanding with the family audiences and now even A audiences might have a liking to it...only thing is he has to cut on the sentimental overtouches in his screenplay and the length of it which can at times turn the film off :exactly:..Raja's BGM will surely make the film look more realistic than the movie's original script thats for sure. :D
Maya Kannadi..... disappointing :cry:
This is not in Ilaiyaraja calibre/standards.....
though Konjam konjam is a good song...
Mayakannadi... :shock:
...and i thought Anumanaspadam was not up to IR's standards.
we have to wait to seee the movie..
coz the story is something similar to dhavani kanavugal except no sisters in this movie. how he comes to city and tries to become an actor.
may be story need olden tunes.. guess it will go well with the movie..
few songs are gud. in mayakannaadi
Bang on suresh...but i doubt even bala would bring IR to score IR-stamp songs when his movies have 10 times more scope for BGM..IR seems to be motivated in the scripts probably for BGM...i guess songs are just to fill in the space....but theres still hope...if there is a situation that really requires him to score well...he will really do it like ra gumma ra in anumanaspadam...and besides he has already said before he is past filmi music already...so unless theres a script that gives him never-seen-before situations...its always BGM...perhaps historical or classical movies might inspire him. :?
On repeated hearings, I am starting to like the songs, except the voice of that Nanditha.
I am sure. If the movie is successful, atleast two songs of this movie will be remembered and demanded in TV shows..
Raja_fan perhaps we should make a request for BGM scores rather than songs..:P
Just wait and see !
Listened to ulagiley Azhagi nee thaan...its now on repeated listening..while you guys are mesmerised by konjam konjam...the initial guitar lines in the prelude and the majestic like violins are really keeping me relaxed...not to mention both the interludes which can be added to his unlimited collection of symphony like interludes ...just how many different combinations for the same pattern in violins can this man think of? amazing :thumbsup: Guess i made a very bad judgement :oops:
what a crap album(in my opinion). From some reviews im stunned at how someone can call it a good album. It makes me think if like beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder music lies with the ears of the beholder. I would have been happy even if came up with an album as good as Madhu..but this is a big letdown.
Well it is better to listen his old songs instead of MK songs. But it doesnot mean this songs are bad.
Why Cheran goes to IR for crap movies only?
Mr. Directors dont go to IR if you can't get something new from IR :evil:
Fine ! I have not yet listened to the album. But IMHO, CHERAN is not a director who can extract something fresh from IR. Baradwaj saved Autograph I must say. In TT, two songs were O.K.
and we should not forget the fact that Cheran is not a Bala who can extract good music which can be a trendsetter (e.g., Sethu)
Dear friends,
Please reserve all your judgements till the movie is released !
Yes, Cheran does not have a very good musical sense like MR etc.. But it should be accepted that he does justice to his songs in terms of picturisation, example is Autograph songs.
i think bala also in the same way what cheran done. if you look at is songs for sethu, nanda and pithamagan only one songs is hit each movie apart from excellent BGM. bala very good director but not extract fresh songs from music director.