I think it is fair - Even IR has mentioned that he has done so many 'kuppai films' in the past for which he might have tailored thw words. aanaal naama inge kuppayai kelaruvadharkaaga varaliye? Genesis sir. Neenga nalla kelarureenga.... Kuppaya...
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I think it is fair - Even IR has mentioned that he has done so many 'kuppai films' in the past for which he might have tailored thw words. aanaal naama inge kuppayai kelaruvadharkaaga varaliye? Genesis sir. Neenga nalla kelarureenga.... Kuppaya...
நான் குப்பையை கிளறவில்லை. நீங்கள் குப்பையை கோபுரத்தில் வைப்பதை எதிர்கிறேன். உடனே நான் இளையராஜா இசையை குப்பை என்று சொல்கிறேன் என்று சொல்ல வேண்டாம். கடந்த 10-15 வருடங்களில் நிறைய குப்பை சேர்ந்து விட்டது என்றே சொல்கிறேன்.
kuppayai erikkum neruppum nerayave irukku saar. Appallaam silentaa irundhuttu kuppayai mattume sutti kaatta varavangala naama ennaannu solradhu?Quote:
Originally Posted by genesis
தமிழே, தப்பிச்சுக்கோ!
http://www.writerpara.com/paper/?p=11
http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/article79741.eceQuote:
Sometimes, he does make suggestions on the lyrics.
“I often ask them why they use lyrics that explain the visuals on the screen when the sequence is self-explanatory? We could avoid redundant lyrics,” he notes. “I have had the opportunity to see how the lyrics complement the tune during my experience of working with greats like Kavignar Kannadsan.”
Going through the discussions again, I think one point out discussed is that there are lyricists in other languages who are equal or better than vm. We tend to overrate vm. A sirivennala sitaram sastry is no less. I can talk about this now since I have now learnt telugu almost as well as tamil. Even veturi, who is kind of the vaali equivalent has some great lyrics for Raja. If you take Swathi Muthyam, the telugu lyrics sparkle in comparison to the tamil version. Vm oblivious to the situation and the characters, uses "varam thandha saami" when a brahmin character is unlikely to use the word "saami". And the telugu lyrics sit on the tune much better. I am not sure if it was veturi or sastry who wrote for swathi muthyam.
Even granted the limitations of dubbing lyrics, vm has done a poor job there. Same with saagara sangamam. I quote this because vm fans have the habit of ubbishing javed akthar for dil se lyrics in comparison to uyirae trying to imply that vm is the best in india. I am not that familiar with malayalm to talk about mallu lyrics but the way the words sit on the tunes, I do think raja has had some good mallu lyrics too
Plum,
'vatapatra saayeki' from Swathimuthyam was by C. Narayana Reddy, Cnare for short. KV had in one interview said that the lyrics here were written first and the tune came later.
I agree with you regarding Telugu having lyricist equal to Vairamuthu. While I too regard Gulzar and Javed Akthar not to be in the same league as the Southern lyricists, I wouldn't say VM beats them all. Sitarama Sastry's work in Swarnakamalam is something which can only be matched by the lyrics of Kannadasan, a combination of great poetry fitting the situation perfectly and blending superbly with the tune. You can write a huge article about the lyrics of swarnakamalam alone!! While Veturi can be considered equivalent to Vaali in terms of longevity and his ability to write for any type of movie, IMO his best is far better than Vaali. Here again, it is KV who draws the best out of him, be it Sankarabaranam or Sagara Sangamam.
As with you I too don't know Malayalam so cannot comment on the quality. But from whatever little I understand the lyrics of people like ONV seem to be of very high quality.
Since I do not understand tamil, I cannot comment on the lyrical genius of VM. But i agree that Veturi and Sirivennela have been assets to telugu film music, after the 50s,60s and 70s. Veturi needs a good director to inspire him. His range is tremendous.He can write absolutely classy lyrics and even the crass ones. And sirivennela's imageries are amazing.
While we are talking about Sirivennela's lyrics for Swarna kamalam, please see this: http://musicmavericks.blogspot.com/2...rivennela.html
A word-by-word explanation of the meaning of the song "Sivapoojaku" from Swarna kamalam.
raagas,
Thanks for the link. I had actually wanted to search for the same link but did not have the patience earlier :) Thought I will search and post it later in the day.
Raagas, thx for the link. Nice dissection.