IR's composing technique

"appadi irukkumpOthu entha `composing technique'ai cholvathu, edhai viduvadhu..."

Ippadi solli full stop vechuttingaLe :) Rendu mAsama onnumE kaNOm inga.

While many of IR's songs have great interludes homogenously leading to charaNam, some have that `extra punch' thing at the instant when interlude ends and singer starts the charaNam.

I used to always admire the ending of 2nd interlude in the song `idhu oru pon mAlaippozhudhu'. The flute asecends beautifully and instantly joined / replaced by a solo violin leading to the charaNam. However, Raja gives a big punch with a string combo for less than a second as the climax for the interlude, before SPB starts `vAnam enakkoru bOdhi maram'...I would've admired this ending 1000 times (right from the day I heard it in `valve' radio 2 decades back, to the PC headphone today)...

Yesterday I was listening to a CD given by a friend in my car. This contained some female (solo / duet) songs by IR. And here I heard another magical ending while waiting on a signal. The song being played was `kaNNukkuLLE yArO' by PS/SPS. (I think the film is `kai kodukkum kai'). I hadn't listened to this song much when it was released and didn't have an opportunity to do a deep dive (like I did during nizhalgaL era). It was during this time period that Raja's output was pouring like torrential rainfall and we had trouble in choosing what to listen and what to leave.

Anyways, the first interlude of this song has this magical moment (culmination of the interlude leading to the singer). Is it a single Cello or a group of violins or what! chara rara...Such a magical dive, probably jumping from a higher octave to next! So smooth and brilliant!

I ended up rewinding this portion 10+ times, before I reached my destination!

(BTW, I found PS struggling to sing this song. NOM to PS fans, poRumaiyA, nalla CD systeththila kEttupArunga, evvaLavu strain paNNarAngannu theriyum.)

Hi app_engine,
which is this collection? Is it a original CD released or a custom made compilation by ur friend, I happened to watch "Kai Kodukkum Kai" 3 or 4 days ago on SUN Tv afternoon movies, there are some great BG scores even for trivial fight scenes, I happened to record the movie unfortunately after that female duet " kannukkule Yaaro", I am looking for a original CD.
There is a title song by IR also, I never knew that it existed, it was a decent movie, yet because this movie was done after Rajini becoming SS bombed heavily, rajini, Revathi both have acted very well.
The "Nizhalgal" stuff was cool, I think we might have missed so many of such naunces in many other songs for either getting carried away from the breginning of the song itself or not paying close attention
prabhudas

Prabhudas, I don't know whether it's compilation or copy of some original...but does not have anything printed...just a handwritten `ILAYARAJA MELODIES'...

Dear all...

When we are discussing about good songs in this thread, just for a change, I want to introduce a worst song.

The great producers :A.V.M Productions
The great Director : S.P.Muthuraman
The great lyric writer : Vairamuthu (or) Vaali (sure one of them)
The great Music Director :ILAIYARAJA
The great Singer : S.P.Balasubramaniyam
The great Actor : Kamal Haasan

When all those 'greats' are combined in a song, can you expect it will a worst one....????....!!!!.
But it is there.

Movie : UYARNDHA ULLAM
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The multi millioner Kamal gives a party in a Star Hotel, and sing a song there with more respectable (?!?!) manner, to the guests:

"Enna venum thinnungada...doi....
Ulla mattum allungada....doi...."

Wow...what a song from that 'greats'.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Why any one of the greats did not object that 'VERY GOOD SONG'...

I cant digest till now..., Can any of you....??...

saradha, apart from 2 songs all others in Uyarndha uLLam belong to the category of the above song. I have always wondered as to what goes thru the mind of creators when they create songs like this. With some input from MDs themselves it will be interesting to find out someday.

vandhAl mahAlakshmiyE, kAlaiththendRal, engE en jeevanE - indha mooNil endha reNdu ungaL choice vijay?

First 2. Enge en jeevane is decent but I have grown tired of monotonous tabla-based dull SPB/KJY-IR mid-tempo songs of the mid-to-late 80s. This song is a typical example.Kaalai thendral is close too, but the tune/PS's voice saves it for me. VandhaaL mahalakshmiye-in spite of SPB's over-antics for Kamal the tune, rendition everything scores. A freaky light classical song.

Vijayr,

I thought Saradha sn was mentioning about the worst song (I interpret it as "could have been more respectable by picturaization, tune, rendition, lyrics etc." ) overall by greats (not just by IRs tune or beats).

From your statement

1. engeen jevane is a decent but you are tired
2. Kalai thenral close to decent
3. Vandhal mahalakshmiyae - tune rendition everything scores

Looks like none of them are in the worst category (like enna venum thinnungada doi...) . All of the above songs have decent picturization, tune and lyrics.

call me a country brute or whatever , but I loved Enna vaenum thinnungada doi!!!
Particularly the way SPB sings "Chicken biriyaaaneee" then follows it up with "Kedacadhai allu " (or something like that) and then the trumpets join in for a grand finale!!!
I pity those who can't enjoy this and other dabbanguthu songs like "Namma singari sarakku"(from kaakki chattai), "Jaathi illai betham illai"(kaadhal parisu). Real fun with SPB and IR putting fast dandanakka with Jazz and blues all set to sindhu bhairavi or kalyani or some proper carnatic raaga(arthaath:(i.e.,) There is a wonderful method in the perceived madness)!!