Naan Kadavul songs

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இந்தக் கதை, எழுத்தாளர் ஜெயமோகனின் "ஏழாம் உலகம்" நாவலை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்டு எடுக்கப்பட்டதாகும்

how it is true? anybody read that novel?

Heard the songs :notworthy: IR :notworthy:

The only portions I don't like is the shallow drum beats used in the interludes of 'ammA un piLLai'. I think I need to get used to those beats. :)

Does anyone else feel NK soundtrack is much better than pithAmagan? I also think this is the best soundtrack among Bala's movies.

Mr.Judge, even I did not like that shallow kind of beats in "amma un" song.

Percussions in "Om Siva Om" song, especially the way he uses udukkai to accentuate at several places is amazing.

Pitchai paathiram song is good too. Madhu balakrishnan is great in this song. He is certainly the man in place of KJY.

thanks,

Krishnan

i have always been a fan of modern music and usually not admired IR's vintage music much..... his songs pitchaipaathiram which he is written and orchestrated is very good!!!

OF course the song OM SIVA OM is the pick of the album, i guess its the intro song of grown up arya or climax song, very very very powerful song terrifically sung and beats r terrific!!!

This song is spiritually elevating and its beats are cutting edge of a sword so sharp n hitting!!!

IR u have rocked in this song, simply a RUDRA ISAI THAANDAVAM BY IR!!!

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Originally Posted by MrJudge

The only portions I don't like is the shallow drum beats used in the interludes of 'ammA un piLLai'. I think I need to get used to those beats. :)

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:exactly: In fact you have put it very politely

The percussion in the ludes SUCKS (reeks of synth throughout the song) :banghead: Raaja is not going to change this aspect at all :( Lame freakin tin dabba sounds..
Freakin sounds like some cheap instrumental version of Raaja hits one hears in Chettinad restaurants

Om Siva Om - Religious experience, whether you are theist, atheist or agnostic. Nenjula midhikkara madhiri irukku :notworthy:

Kannil Paarvai (Both versions) - Divine

More iterations needed...

The chorus chants in 'Om Siva', is it from the 'rudhram'?

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Originally Posted by MrJudge

Heard the songs :notworthy: IR :notworthy:

The only portions I don't like is the shallow drum beats used in the interludes of 'ammA un piLLai'. I think I need to get used to those beats. :)

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Same here!!! It doesn't suit this good melody :?

Very good songs, though I have my misgivings about Sadhna Sargam and Shreya Ghoshal in these songs. IMO the songs in this film demand perfect pronunciation.

Krishnan, Crajkumar, virajan:

Yes guys. I think every IR fan will be sad and mad when hearing those cheap beats. I couldn't understand why IR has been doing this for so many years now. The beats sound like they are composed using some 100$ keyboards bought at Bestbuy. :( I believe Purushotaman is still around and with IR, so what is stopping him to use acoustic drums?? may be he feels it is out of fashion to use it?

I wonder what KarthikRaja/Yuvan is doing. If I were one of his kids, I will fight and make him to get it right. Seems like these guys never bother about his songs anymore :(

I am thinking of getting in touch with Yuvan and pass it to Raja through him. Lets see.

Amazing video - Naan Kadavul BGM recording!!

http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/events...ession-videos/

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Amazing video - Naan Kadavul BGM recording!!

http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/events...ession-videos/

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Thanks for the link... IR :notworthy:

I'm completely enchanted by the second interlude of 'Om Siva'. Scintillating stuff. That's Raaja exploring the mystical aurally for you. Vijay Prakash is soul-stirring.

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Originally Posted by crajkumar_be

The chorus chants in 'Om Siva', is it from the 'rudhram'?

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Yes, the verses that come before the first stanza are, but not those that come in the beginning. (Or may be they are from some kind of prologue to rudram. Not sure.)

Going one song at a time.

Atlast.... :)

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Originally Posted by crvenky

Amazing video - Naan Kadavul BGM recording!!

http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/events...ession-videos/

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pullarikkudhu! :shaking:
:ty:

rozavasanth blames raaja for NK songs

http://snapjudge.com/2009/01/03/naan-kadavul-music/

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Originally Posted by rajaalltheway

Atlast.... :)

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Color'a thookki vittukunga naama ellam Raaja'va kai vidavae illainnu :) BTW Thalaivar NK RR'a mudijittaraa illaiyaa?!!

Naan Kadavul will beat the sh!t out of meaningless cinemas and turn tamil cinema into new path.

Bala rocks NK should rock

Ajith,

I am enjoying the music of Kaan KadavuL and I have no doubt the BGM would rock! However I wouldn't like to be carried away with the movie itself... Though Bala's films so far have had ventured into offbeat stories, and had unique characters (often with some level of neurotic behaviour), at the core of it, all except Sethu are essentially revenge dramas, with some showing death of at least one lead character, offering a very graphic/gruesome climax. I would like to be proven wrong... but I have a feeling NK will be no different in terms of the above commonalities. The hero, pushed to a corner (following the death of a near one) is likely to explode in the climax and brutally kill all the 'bad ones'(Great shock value to audience. The gorier the visuals, the better) and probably kill himself again in a gruesome fashion (or get killed).

"Aham Brahmasmi", the tagline and the English translation of the title has a much deeper meaning. I hope Bala doesn't trivialise it.

Again, I know commenting on the film even before watching it is extremely unfair. Like I said, I would like to be pleasantly surprised and be proven wrong.

Nan Kadavul is quite impressive."Kannil Paarvai" is the crowning glory of the album, IMO.I could not show much interest in other songs solely because i heard them before (Picchaipaathram & Amma) and that does not mean they have any lesser merit. As days go on,my interest in IR music is more and more centering on "whats the new stuff he is doing?". When i think of that, "Kannil Paarvai" comes out as a clear winner. Here is a song where he plays on his strengths.

and CRvenky - That BGM recording video is simply fantastic. I heard that the director of 'Nandhalaala' is planning to release the backgroundscore separately. After seeing this video, i wished even Bala does he same. Someone, plzzzz try to get this message to him.

it is high time. we have talked enough about backgroundscore capabilities of IR (everyone praises it, even in media...much was written about various BGMs, people and that means not just fans, also talk highly of IR's BGMs.). But we still dont have those great scores released. I reallywish Nan Kadavul and Nandhalaala BGMs come out.

Else, I think there is a software, which extracts Voiceless BGMs from DVDs. We can do something like that.

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Originally Posted by MrJudge

Krishnan, Crajkumar, virajan:

Yes guys. I think every IR fan will be sad and mad when hearing those cheap beats. I couldn't understand why IR has been doing this for so many years now. The beats sound like they are composed using some 100$ keyboards bought at Bestbuy. :( I believe Purushotaman is still around and with IR, so what is stopping him to use acoustic drums?? may be he feels it is out of fashion to use it?

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Seriously, u hav spoken my mind.

I really had that complaint about the interlude. But i have no good, in depth knowledge about this kinda music, especially carnatic based songs! So i kept my mouth shut :ashamed:

But this is what i thought about the song!

The song starts and goes on like a devotional song! As the song progresses to 1st interlude, suddenly i get a feel of listening to a western song :banghead: . The IR goes back to the carnatic, by that solo violin towards the end of the 1st IL.

Dragun,

I completely agree with you. Sadhana and Shreya both are my fav singers, especially the latter!
In Amma un pillai song, sadhana's pronunciation is not so good. Her voice is sweet that definitely adds charm. But the pronounciation for this divine like melodies is not at all good :hammer:
Shreya has done a better job than Sadhana! But still, not apt!
Between these two, i'm ok with Shreya's song but definitely not with Sadhana's rendition :( :cry:

On saturday, i had to go to a place in South TN. It was a night, car journey!

I had my walkman phone with 3 NK songs (Amma un, Rudhram and Kannil Parvai) loaded!

Believ it or not, 1st one hour i listened to few other songs. But after that, I started listening to these three songs continously (in loop) for 3-4 hours! Did not switch to any other movie song! Only these three songs in loop!!! Was not at all bored!! Did the same when i was returning also!!! :bow:

Wow.... I experienced the songs!!! Soul stirring!!!

Great journey!!!!

:bow:

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Originally Posted by viraajan

I really had that complaint about the interlude. But i have no good, in depth knowledge about this kinda music, especially carnatic based songs! So i kept my mouth shut

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Come on Man, I have zero knowledge in music. Even laymen like us will get irritated to hear that kind of sound in that song, everything else is so good and reminds us 80s IR. He is doing a poor job in selecting the sounds. I think he likes all the sounds in the synthesizer/electronic drum kit and uses them instead of just picking the good ones.

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Originally Posted by viraajan

The song starts and goes on like a devotional song! As the song progresses to 1st interlude, suddenly i get a feel of listening to a western song :banghead: . The IR goes back to the carnatic, by that solo violin towards the end of the 1st IL.

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Yes, those electronic drum beats (the beats remind me of 'then madurai vaigai nathi' from tharmaththin thalaivan) come for only a few seconds luckily strings take over the remaining parts of interludes.

Nan Kadavul album - I'm into it, hook line and sinker :notworthy:
In recent times the experience has been akin to Hey Ram, Virumaandi and Thiruvasagam albums.
[I just can't believe the rather mild and underwhelming response shown by some Raaja fan hubbers here .yempa Uliyin Osai-ellam appadi ippadi nu sonneenga!? :shock:]

Truly an overwhelming musical and religious experience. I just can't bring myself to listen to any other music right now...

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Originally Posted by crajkumar_be

Hooked to Kannil Paarvai and Om Siva Om :musicsmile: :musicsmile:

First impressions on the album positive overall but with some disappointment.. more iterations needed

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ennathu shreya pronunciation bad in the song?? Just listen to:
யார்க்கும் போலே விழிகள் இருந்தும் உலகமோ இருளில்

vizhigaL and iruLil especially. Shreya's singing in the song is God awesome. The feel is superb. Unmatchable.

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Originally Posted by SVN

I am enjoying the music of Kaan KadavuL and I have no doubt the BGM would rock! However I wouldn't like to be carried away with the movie itself... Though Bala's films so far have had ventured into offbeat stories, and had unique characters (often with some level of neurotic behaviour), at the core of it, all except Sethu are essentially revenge dramas, with some showing death of at least one lead character, offering a very graphic/gruesome climax. I would like to be proven wrong... but I have a feeling NK will be no different in terms of the above commonalities. The hero, pushed to a corner (following the death of a near one) is likely to explode in the climax and brutally kill all the 'bad ones'(Great shock value to audience. The gorier the visuals, the better) and probably kill himself again in a gruesome fashion (or get killed).

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I share your reservations on the film itself. I felt the same way about Pithamagan. I hope this is not merely a different setting for a lot of dishoom-dishoom, which I sort of worry about after having seen the trailer.

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Originally Posted by Nerd

ennathu shreya pronunciation bad in the song?? Just listen to:
யார்க்கும் போலே விழிகள் இருந்தும் உலகமோ இருளில்

vizhigaL and iruLil especially. Shreya's singing in the song is God awesome. The feel is superb. Unmatchable.

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:exactly:
Shreya's diction is always impeccable in IR songs (especially considering she's not a native speaker of the language)

I have been listening to it for the last two days. I must say this is the complete IR album I enjoyed after 1992. The mood this album creates is just perfect for a Bala's film, no non-sense songs. Great work by IR! (mOgamuL, bhArathyum irukku but this album enO sounds better than them....may be because of the theme)

:)

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Originally Posted by crajkumar_be

The percussion in the ludes SUCKS (reeks of synth throughout the song) :banghead: Raaja is not going to change this aspect at all :( Lame freakin tin dabba sounds..
Freakin sounds like some cheap instrumental version of Raaja hits one hears in Chettinad restaurants

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Coming to think of it..Did he use it Deliberately to recreate the tin dabba/ aluminium plate sounds used by the beggars :)

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Originally Posted by Nerd

ennathu shreya pronunciation bad in the song?? Just listen to:
யார்க்கும் போலே விழிகள் இருந்தும் உலகமோ இருளில்

vizhigaL and iruLil especially. Shreya's singing in the song is God awesome. The feel is superb. Unmatchable.

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Nerd,

I agree!!! Pronunciation is really good! It is all because of IR!!! :bow:

But, carefully listen to the following lines:

"Kanaavil kooda Inbam" (There is certainly a strain when she sings "in-bam" in Pallavi) :D
Few more lies (just 2 or 3) are like this!! She could have sung it with ease!!!

But, the feel is very very good!!! :bow:

As i said earlier, she is 1000 times better than Sadhana in Amma un pillai!!!

Just imagine Chithra's voice in Amma song!!! :thumbsup: Perfect choice!!!
IR - :hammer: :(

What is the story of This movie??? Any idea? :roll: :?

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Originally Posted by Nerd

ennathu shreya pronunciation bad in the song?? Just listen to:
யார்க்கும் போலே விழிகள் இருந்தும் உலகமோ இருளில்

vizhigaL and iruLil especially. Shreya's singing in the song is God awesome. The feel is superb. Unmatchable.

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:exactly: :yes: Shreya Goshal :notworthy:

but Madumitha suchs in Maatha Unn Kovilil since the feel is missing but Sadhana Sargam somehow generate 'the feel'

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Originally Posted by viraajan

What is the story of This movie??? Any idea? :roll: :?

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may be a spoiler

ஆர்யா ஒரு சிவாச்சாரியார் மகன் மேலும் அவர் காசியில் ஒரு ருத்ர சன்யாசி. அவர் தமிழ்நாட்டுக்கு (தேனீ / பழனி) வருகிறார். வந்த இடம் இவரை தாங்க முடிந்ததா? இல்லை இவரால் ஓட்ட முடிந்ததா?

:?:

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Originally Posted by viraajan

What is the story of This movie??? Any idea? :roll: :?

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yEn story paththi adithagamA yOsikkireenga? padam pAkka thAnE pOreenga? story ellAm therinjukkAma pAththA thAn nallA irukkum. :)

:lol: :cool:

I dont think this is going to be different from Pithamagan theme.. some anger outburst in a gory way..thats all..

along with it.., Bala's usual Brahmin bashing comedy..
or at least some anti-Hinduism stance..lets see..

Arya's circus in the trailer reminds us of Vikram's in Pithamagan..so nothing in the trailer impresses people like me..

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Originally Posted by raja_fan

I dont think this is going to be different from Pithamagan theme.. some anger outburst in a gory way..thats all..

along with it.., Bala's usual Brahmin bashing comedy..
or at least some anti-Hinduism stance..lets see..

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raja_fan,
What at all makes you believe that there would be "at least some anti-Hinduism stance" in 'nAn kadavuL'? Just curious. (Not that an "anti-religion" stance itself is essentially problematic for a film to have, of course.)

I bought the CD last of week but had to go out town. Listened to it today. My views

1. Om Sivoham is an excellent start to such a 'high expectation album'. Vijay Prakash's pronunciation brings in a distinct North Indian touch. The percussion and instrumentation is apt, keeping with the theme of the song. The climax with all the percussions coming together in a bang.

2. Kannil Paarvai is a superb melody. A melancholic melody at that. Shreya sings this well. The interludes are lovely with violins and the bass guitar. A different type of beat. This is typical high quality Illayaraja stuff. Not sure what ragam this is tough. Read someone mentioning this as "Subhapanthuvarall'. Doesn't sound like that. Brief portions of the interludes have a Mayamalavagowla feel but the song is not Mayamalavagowla.

3. Pichai Pathiram, as everyone has said, is the same tune, reused from Ramanamalai. The instrumentation is sparse in the charanams. Only the tabla and the cymbal accompany the song. The interludes are different from the Ramanamalai song. A couple of lines in the second stanza are changed (wrt to the original song as those lines referred to Guru Ramanar) Madhu Balakrishnan does a nice job but I wish they had retained Illayaraja's voice. The feel that he creates would have been very apt here.

4. Amma Un Pillai Naan, a rework of 'Mata Un Kovilil', has Sadhana doing the expected. Singing nicely but killing the language. The interludes of the song seem to suggest that they are intimately linked to what is happening on the screen.

As Rajasaranam had written earlier, here is an album where the music director has completely understood what the film requires and has appropriately provided it. The mood created by this album gives an idea of what the movie will be like. Reminds me of 'Virumandi'.

Definitely the best album for a Bala movie till now.

S.Suresh

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Originally Posted by equanimus

Yes, the verses that come before the first stanza are, but not those that come in the beginning. (Or may be they are from some kind of prologue to rudram. Not sure.)

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Thanks eq