yesterday IR recieved TN state govt award for his 'AJANTHA' from CM Kalaingnar. He shared the stage with Rajni,Kamal,Vaali and Vairamuthu too. Both Rajni & Kamal had a enthus chat with him.
I've revisited 'Ajantha' songs in late night and enjoyed 'Engae irunthai Isaiyae' in it all 3 versions. wow what a song...the lyric itself stamped a strong statement of what Raja feels on music.
As expected, loads of reviews(withstanding hub reviews) have written off Om Shanti album as being synth dominated and "not-his-cup-of-tea" album. In fact some say it is the worst he created in Orkut.
Like i said, prepare for more such reviews as thalaivar will be going full synth mode for such albums soon. :lol2:
The embarrassing synth in Om shanti has made me so embarrassed that i am listening to the track again. Especially the atrocious Om-Shanti-Om chorus. Bappi Lahiri must be kicking himself for composing such a brain juice sapping song in his sleep. I wonder if it was him who thought of the accompanying guitar touches throughout the song. So insipid of him. :lol2:
Somehow, I personally do not like the voice of Kunal Gunjawala. More so, i dont like his style of singing, because I sense lot of western accent in his singing. i have said this before, that IR sometimes disappoints me with his singer selection. Chinna Polike from Om Shanti is another classic example of that.
Sometimes, a singer might not know a language and might still sing a song well with proper emphasis on pronunciation and accent.Sometimes the singer fails there and thats when the composer/lyricist should step in to correct the mistakes. Or the composer should choose another singer who knows the language.I dont understand the rationality in selecting Kunal Gunjawala or Udit Narayan (in Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Telugu version), when they sound so horrible in accent and pronounciation.So blatantly evident that they do not 'belong' to that language.It sounds so out of place,when someone sings as if he is just made to sing.. because he doesnt understand,which is secondly, but he doesnt even know how to pronounce or accentuate certain syllables.Just to get the language right, they stress too much on certain syllables that it sounds awful. And Kunal, with an already western accent, doesnt sound a bit "Telugu-istic" in this song.
Strangely, the female singer pulls it off well. Not sure if she knows telugu or not, but she managed.
I just didnt/dont like the western style of his rendition.I never liked his voice anyway.
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Originally Posted by raagas
Janni vandhavan maadhiri paaduvaapla (Sounds like someone shivering from cold is singing). However, i liked him in "Ma Ganga" (Naan Kadavul). Apt choice
I'm not sure if the excessive western accent (shivering) is a hangover from the Hindi Kannada numbers he is asked to sing or if its his nature to sing like that
By the way, sunidhi Chauhan is a singer who has a commanding voice and a good range but always sings for INR150 were 100 would have sufficed. However, Raaja has succeeded in mellowing her down for his songs (Mumbai Xpress, Paa and OSO)
Hulk,
To each one his / her own. So I am not surprised by the reviews. I am enjoying Om Shanthi immensely and I feel this is the direction Raja will go. Actually I find the synth effect much less in this than 'Shambhu' and 'Shambu' to me was a lovely album. Anyway let us see what the general public thinks once the movie is out.
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Originally Posted by irir123
Idhu meyyaalume neenga dhaana? illai quarterblog revieweroda opiniona neenga solreengala?
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As hulkster would always say, counterpoints, harmony ella amsamum replicated faithfully in synth. Ottesi chebuthaa is a cracking song with real good(funny) lyrics.
Nyaan munne paranyadhu pol (as i told earlier)
Om Shanthi Om has an ending aalaap coming out of no where that is too good.
Chinna Polike all versions are gold
flying on the moon is awesome singing and great melody
I would have heard these songs in my windows media player atleast 10 times in the past 24 hours and they are pickles - just sweeter(instead of saltier).
KAekka Kaekka innum nalla irukku.
listen listen more good it is.
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Hats off Akilan!!!!
Suren
PS: print, email and whatever you do, send it across...
Vazhga Thalaivar!!
Jai,
'nanna sonnail pongo' :) I was hooked to Om Shanthi and as of now will hear no criticism. Loving 'Flying on the moon'.
The electronics/synth in Hichki Hichki from Paa.. Pch How did he do it! Brilliant work.
Somehow, Om Shanti isnt working for me.I liked Chinna Polike but the male singer isnt letting me enjoy the song. The synth in other songs didnt impress me. I liked synth in Hichki Hichki but the synth in Om Shanti isnt impressive for me.Hichki Hichki sounds IR to me.But Om Shanti doesnt.If someone had played Om Shanti to me, without telling me the composer's name, I would have thumbed it down, except for Chinna Polike.
And in Surya Kanthi, Edhaya Baagila is a fantastic composition (but for the male singer). And Mouni Naanu is a brilliant throwback at his 80s form. Chan Chanaare gets brilliant in Charanams. Absolutely Ilaiyaraaja signatures.
So, if we look ahead...
What do we have in the platter, in 2010?