Malayalam Film Music

Seems to be there on coolgoose

wow! coolgoose does have them!!

Thank you so much Prabhu Ram!!!

Have you heard these songs before? If not, you may want to check these:

poonkuruvi nee (KJY version, KSC version was better but not found)
http://music.cooltoad.com/music/song.php?id=222992

kAyal thirakkuLLil (KJY)
http://music.cooltoad.com/music/song.php?id=223004

vAnampAdikkiLikaNurannu (KJY)
http://music.cooltoad.com/music/song.php?id=223008

shalabangnaLE (KSC)
http://music.cooltoad.com/music/download.php?id=222990

These were on my walkman all the time those days (that too during the prime of IR)! Though they are uploaded in the Malayalam folk section, these can easily qualify as POP / smooth Jazz, IMO:-)

Chitra's version of poonkuruvi nee is here (isn't she phenomenal those days?):
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/...16t.As1NMvHdW/

For the album:
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/musi.../s/album.2170/

Nostalgic notes

K. PRADEEP

‘Snehasangeeta Sangamam’ celebrated the launch of the K.P. Udayabhanu Foundation.

[Picture: Defining moment: K.J. Yesudas and K.P.Udayabhanu go down memory lane. (Click here http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/08/29/s...2950370400.htm)]

This was perhaps the most defining moment of a day wholly dedicated to music. The koothambalam at Vylloppilly Samskriti Bhavan in the capital city was packed. The valedictory function of ‘Snehasangeeta Sangamam,’ to mark the formal inauguration of K.P. Udayabhanu Foundation, was over.

The guests on stage were on their feet, the crowd was settling down for the music show ahead, when the compere announced that K.J. Yesudas would sing ‘Kilichilachu…’ (‘Samasya’), that soulful melody composed nearly 30 years ago by Udayabhanu and written by O.N.V. Kurup, both of whom were on stage.
Magical moments

The next couple of minutes were magical. Requesting the orchestra to play softly, Yesudas crooned the lyrics. In the silence, his voice harmonioulsy merged with the orchestra.

Perhaps that one moment was a fitting reply to a loaded question debated at an earlier panel discussion. Lyricists Kaithapram Damodaran Namboodiri, Anil Panachooran, Rajeev Alunkkal, Beeyaar Prasad, music director M. Jayachandran, and critic T. P. Sasthamangalam tried to pin point in vain the reasons for the present state of Malayalam film music. It was pointed out that the change had a lot to do with the changing time and the way songs are pictured by directors.
Visual moods

Ace cinematographer Santosh Sivan had the audience spellbound while recounting his experiences as both cameraman and director.

Training his sensitive lens on visuals and songs from the films he had made, Santosh explained how he tried to capture light, colours and moods. The session threw light on how the quality of a song sequence could be enhanced when it is picturised by a sensitive director and cinematographer.

An interactive audience session headed by singers M. Radhakrishnan and Preetha provided the audience some fun. Keertans by Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma, patriotic songs by Udayabhanu’s choral group, and other events were packed neatly into the programme schedule.

‘Old is Gold’ featured songs of yesteryear singers. Many were the singers who got a new life through this group, while many young singers used this platform to hone their skills.

Sreekanth and Lalu George, son of the famous singer K.S. George, impressed the listeners.

Curtains came down on the event with a musical tribute, a programme in which Vani Jayaram, Sujatha, G. Venugopal, Kallara Gopan, Sudeep Kumar, Manjari, Azad, Shwetha Mohan, Rajalakshmi, and Aparna Rajiv breathed life into old Hindi and Malayalam songs.

The lasting image was that of Udayabhanu, who played a perfect host the whole day, took the stage with all singers in tow. ‘Evideninno, evideninno…’ in that hauntingly, mesmerising voice evoked not just feelings but images and memories of a singer and man who knows no malice.

Hi,
Can somebody point to audio/video of the song "GowriManohari Maravairi" from the film VenalkinavugaL?

Thanks,
BS

Fazil's latest venture - Moz & Cat - has been thrashed by Sify.

The review advises him to retire and also encourages viewers to watch his earlier classics on DVD rather than venturing to theater for this to get migrane.

ayyO pAvam :-(

Majari ('kaiyeththA kombaththu') weds :
http://malayalam.galatta.com/enterta...vek_24038.html

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Scoring a winner

S.N.

Ouseppachan wins his first National Film Award for music for his songs in ‘Ore Kadal,’ all of which were composed in Shuba Panthuvarali.

The Gods decided to smile on me and give me this award after working in this field for more than two decades…

Tuneful: Ouseppachan’s hallmark is sheer melody.

It’s third time lucky for music director Ouseppachan who wins his first National award for music with his soulful songs in ‘Ore Kadal,’ the film which has bagged the National award for the best regional film.

“I was told that I had narrowly missed the National award for ‘Unnikale Oru Kathaparayam’ and ‘Freaky Chakra,’ the only film in Hindi that I had composed for… So maybe the Gods decided to smile on me and give me this award after working in this field for more than two decades,” says Ouseppachan speaking on the telephone from Chennai.
Enhancing the mood

He says he considers himself lucky that the award jury were able to judge the merit of the five songs (written by lyricist Gireesh Puthencheery) that are all composed in one raga – Shuba Panthuvarali. The evocative, poignant numbers sung by singers like Bombay Jayashri, flautist Naveen Nair, Sujatha, G. Venugopal and youngsters Vineeth Sreenivasan and Swetha, and the composer himself, had enhanced the mood of the film and the theme.

The music composer is all praise for the director of the film, Shyamaprasad, who suggested that he compose all the songs in one raga to retain and accentuate the mood of the theme. To ensure that the songs did not sound monotonous, he “decided to vary the shruti and tempo” of the songs.

“It was a challenge for me. It is not a difficult task to compose songs in certain ragas like Mohanam or Kalyani but Shuba Panthuvarali is a difficult raga and so the director wondered if it would prove to be a difficult task. But, surprisingly, I took only three minutes each to compose four of the songs. It was the title track sung by Naveen that I had to work on,” recalls Ouseppachan.

He remembers that he was a little perturbed when Shyamaprasad wanted one of the songs (‘Pranaya Sandhya Oru …’) to be rendered in Bombay Jayashri’s silken voice as the tracks for the songs had already been done in a certain pitch. “Jayashri has a lovely low pitch and so I had to rework the pitch for her voice. It turned out to be one of the hits of the audio album although she had a few problems with her diction when we were recording the song.”

The haunting songs in the album reigned over the charts as the film continued to make waves on the festival circuit. However scoring hits is not something new for one of the most consistent music directors in the Malayalam film music industry. Ouseppachan’s hallmark is sheer melody; a trait he has maintained right from the time he entered the music industry as a violinist for maestro Devarajan Master. And ‘Kathodu Kathoram,’ the first music album tuned by him in 1985 was soon followed by the State film award for best music direction for ‘Unnikale Oru Katha Parayam’ in 1987. Over the years many of his songs for films like ‘Aniyathipravu,’ ‘Harikrishnans,’ ‘Kakkothikavile Appoppan Thadikal,’ and so on continue to enthral listeners.

Busy finishing his work for several films scheduled for release, Ouseppachan is in an upbeat mood.

“After 17 years, I am working with Kamal again in his film ‘Aagatham.’ I also have a crop of interesting films such as Jayasurya’s Mohanlal-starrer ‘Angel John’ and Siddique’s Dileep-starrer ‘Bodyguard,’” he says. As long as melody reigns supreme in the world of film music, directors like Ouseppachan will continue to score.

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/09/11/s...1150760300.htm

Hariharan and M.T. Vasudevan Nair have come up with their latest joint venture; the Malayalam movie PAZHASSI RAJA starring Mammootty and Sarath Kumar. The movie has Tamil and Hindi versions too. Ilaiyaraja has composed the music. Here are the original songs from the movie:

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/musi...vie_name.12202

There was another Malayalam movie on Pazhassi Raja, that was released in 1964. Music was by Sekhar (A.R. Rahman's father). Here are the songs from the old movie:

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/musi...vie_name.3715/

Kaalailerndhu ore paattu dhaan in loop. Picha vechcha naaL from Puthiya Mukham. Delightful song.