SVN,
I meant "the first duet in IR and SJ voices". Hope now it is clear.
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SVN,
I meant "the first duet in IR and SJ voices". Hope now it is clear.
I think "sangathil paadaadha kavidhai" came a year before "thumbi vaa" of "OlangaL". I rate this above all the other lang versions. Thanks for the youtube link Anand. Iam moved beyond words by the awesome tune, Janaki's voice , the bass, veenai , keyboard , flute , what not? [and that includes Raja's voice too, for a change :)]
Raja-fan, Yes, I realised it right after hitting the Post button :). Tumbee Va is a regular feature in most Malayalam music programmes on stage and on TV.
One of my all-time favorite SJ-IR duets is Avatharam's "Thendral vandhu theeNdum bOdhu".
Talking of early Janaki-Raja duets, I have always felt that in the "ThAlAttudhE vAnam" song from Kadal MeengaL by SJ-Jayachandran, Raja has sung just one line in the first charaNam (Nilai meeRi Adum...) and not Jayachandran. Does anyone share this view?
SVN, long back when I heard this song, I wondered why Jayachandran shakes a bit at the beginning of the charanam, but did not pay much attention to it. Now, I listened to it again at thiraipaadal site and I too suspect it now, especially the way he pronounces "Aaduuum..." and the shake is evident. Nice observation SVN.
After a really long time I am listening to it on headphones and what a song this is.
thanks,
Krishnan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umxTk...om=PL&index=80
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCIGW...51AD7&index=81
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuX6_...51AD7&index=86
meendum raja kitta irunthu ipadi oru 'irava paadagal' ketka vaipa irukka???
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...cle/46506.html
Errors and inaccuracies seem to be the norm of web reporters :-(
- Raja has acted in a # of movies and 'madai thiRandhu' is probably well-known
- He was a school drop-out and what's this thing about studying in Madurai AC?
He is acting in a full song so its first time. Madai thirandhu and naan thedum sevvanthi poo only featured glimpses of him.
Ilayaraja acts in a song
IndiaGlitz [Friday, April 24, 2009]
Isaignani Ilayaraja is acting in a song for the first time in his career for the film Azhagar malai. Showing up in his own car in his usual sparkling white attire, the musician dedicated six days for the shoot of a song, Ullagam Ippo, in the film directed by SP Rajkumar.
The Isaignani, who is known to let his music speak for himself, has finally agreed to even don the greasepaint. Acting as himself in the movie’s first song, the musical genius is said to have worked like any professional actor. The song was shot in locations that had an impact in his real life, including his school, the bridge he grew up near, the banyan tree he played with his wife in, and his mother’s cemetery. The song was captured in Thiruvannamalai Raman Assramam, where the genius picked his spiritual learnings from, the Uthama Palayam Aatru Paalam, Mullai Periyar, and the Madurai American College where he studied, apart from the Banyan tree that he and his wife Jeeva played under.
The musician, who looks up to the land of Thiruvannamalai, as a holy place, trod the entire area without wearing footwear, and let his mother’s cemetery been shown on screen for the first time. He also insisted on cleaning it completely by himself and participated with a lot of enthusiasm in the shoot. Director SP Rajkumar gives all credit for making this happen to his producer Sangili Murugan who persuaded the Isaignani to act.
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...cle/46506.html
Ilayaraja’s new role
April 24, 2009
The fans of Ilayaraja are in for a treat. Yes, they will get to see their idol on screen. What more! He will be featuring in a marvelous song that has a mesmerizing tune set for poignant lyrics. The song will be featured in the film Azhagar Malai. To cap it all, the maestro has set the tune for this song which starts with the lyrics Ulagam Ippo Enga Poguthu…
http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-mov...-24-04-09.html
Ilayaraja will be seen in his customary white costume and the song will also feature Ilayaraja’s mother’s cemetery, a specific banyan tree where he played around with his lovable wife, his regular road to Thiruvannamalai’s Ramana Ashram, his school and American College of Madurai.
Azhagar Malai has RK and Bhaanu in the lead roles. The film is directed by S.P. Rajakumar and produced by Sangili Murugan.
No doubt it is going to be a treat.
It is true that Raja's pictures were very rare up until the late 90s. I used to get so excited whenever I saw a picture of Raja.
To see him in a whole song, it is going to be a treasure.