Sri Rama Raajyam Reviews
A true classic
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Sri Rama Raajyam Reviews
A true classic
Milliblog review
Review maverickvedam
Review nirupviews
another Review
a bit
Today back to THANDAVAKONE, I liked the lyric of Unnai pol oruthan too..
"yethu irunthu enna manushan thanithaaney..unakku thunai yaaru un manasuthaaney"
amazing..
S A Rajkumar will be actually happy if he hears this!Quote:
Originally Posted by San_K
"பாஹையும் பிதாஹனையும் தமிழ் இசைக்கு கொண்டுவந்தவர் அல்லவா" :lol:
Any uniqueness between these 2 songs?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFtuT...eature=related
http://www.musiqbuzz.com/telugu/movi...sri-rama-lera/
Thanks a lot vinatha for sharing a wonderful and treasure thread. It was very interesting to read their thoughts (including yours). And thanks again for sharing a rare MSV sir's gem. :D Never heard before. How sad we miss those gems so much.Quote:
Originally Posted by baroque
Vel, I really appreciate it for sharing the translation for Neeral Udal Kazhuvi, I can enjoy the song even more now :thumbsup:
Well said-nga :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
devuLLE mechindi - ShreyA / ChitrA - sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
Instantly transported to Anand (90's) @ commercial street :-)
Happy it helped Sunil.....i thoroughly enjoyed doing it......many thanks to Suresh for initiating it with a very good version...Seeing that sort of made me very eager to polish it a bit....in the process, i got to enjoy playing the song repeatedly on the CD in order to focus on the lyrics ...so double bonus!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sunil_M88
V_S,
There is a CD - MUSICAL RENDEZVOUS S.P.Balasubramaniam, by ORIENTAL RECORDS.
I bought it decades ago.
It has 14 songs, Cd doesn't say music directors details. Only songs and movie names.
This song mani osai.....naalum therindhavan is one of them.
yeah.... Dhool boys are very interesting. :)
IR-yahoo group fellows, Dhool/Tfmpage boys, MSVTIMES guys. :ty:
Vinatha.
That's an interesting take. When I played the songs to my mom (in Coimbatore, where I'm spending this 3 day weekend, she offered a comment that seems to reflect what I felt, but did not articulate - that this is a very filmy soundtrack and departs from the conventional 'devotional' sound. For example, I don't think the overall soundtrack is something that may be played in temples - the sound is very cinema sound'ish - in fact most of the tracks have us going to Raja's older songs to look at similarities and cues here and there. That is quite different from how Keeravani may have approached this soundtrack - not saying one is better than the other, but Raja has always been known for Janaranjag'ization of other music forms that were perceived as rigid and rule-based...and from that perspective, he has a fabulous janaranjaga score for this mythological film.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sureshs65
The other persistent doubt, given that my carnatic music knowledge is zilch - what raaga is Sri Rama Lera based on? When it starts, the music gets into some Amirthavarshini, but then, the tune reminds me of (1) Idhazhil kadhai yezhudhum - Lalitha, (2) Rojavai thaalaattum thendral - Panthuvarali/Vasantha?, (3) Andhi mazhai pozhikiradhu - Vasantha? and (4) Raathiriyil pootthirukkum & Putham pudhu poo poothatho - Hamsanandi?. I tend to assume it is largely Hamsanandi, given my limited understanding, but would love to know the predominant raagam this song is based on.
Thanks again vinatha. :smile: I have read msvtimes forum only few times. As you said, very interesting to read their analysis.
Awesome album! Soothing music to sad hearts! Inspiring music to curious ones!
I'll probably add this to my numerous CD collections of the great IR.
I hope the movie has been taken quite well too and this should set the trend for such movies in Tamil too. For instance, a movie on Arunagirinadhar (even a rehash of the old one) can be a great lesson to the young ones... I have been reading up on him and his life is just awe-inspiring and IR's music for his movie will be a delight.
Hi,
Eventhough I am a regular leader of this forum this is my first post
Is it first time duet movies partnering with ilaiyaraja?
Chk this link
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...cle/69982.html
The story is again a cricket related.
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Guhan
Karthik,
Yes, it is in that border of 'pure devotional' and 'film music'. As you said, the approach of someone like Keeravani may have been different but Raja to a large extent tends towards the more expected sound compared to his bhakthi albums, where he is even more radical. Having said that, I could see the songs having an impact on a larger audience, one of whom happens to be my wife :) She has not been too enamored by Raja's latest works but feels that this album is nice. And if you are a Telugu, you are bound to like it more due to the lyrics. So I personally see this album reaching out well, both due to the music and the lyrics.
Coming to 'Sree Rama Lera', I am also not sure on the raga. The shades of all the ragas you mention are present though I personally feel the Vasantha / Lalitha feel is more dominant than Hamsanandi. Whatever the ragam, this is one of the catchiest songs in the album and makes an immediate impact with the audience. Again both due to the lyrics and the tune.
Its for the second time Guhanath. First was "Mayilu", which is complete, but yet to be released.
thanks,
Krishnan
The comparisons that telugu websites are making is two-front. Could these songs better the ones scored for Sri Ramadasu and Annamayya - both scored by Keeravani with Nagarjuna in the lead and Raghavendra Rao behind the microphone. The second thing is more direct - do these songs compare anywhere to Lava Kusa scored by Ghantasala.
In my opinion - if there is one music director who can give his heart out other than IR, it has to be Keeravani. Given that Keeravani is a native telugu, I guess he will have upper hand as far as the lyrical melody is concerned. But when it comes to the range - there's no one to beat IR. That Raghavendra Rao is very commercial even in mythological movies has been proven without doubt.
I think the comparison with Lava Kusa is completely out of place - only similarity is that Bapu directed both the movies and the movie stars members from the Nandamuri clan.
Excellent review of Sri Rama Rajyam here
http://swarajhari.blogspot.com/2011/...ma-rajyam.html
http://www.sify.com/movies/ilayaraja...wlXIcdcdb.html
Veteran director Bapu`s recent films were not so successful at Box-office, so when Sri Ramarajyam was announced, none in trade circles showed any interest.
Post the audio launch of the movie, Sri Ramarajyam has suddenly become the hot property in the trade circles.
The songs have become an instant hit. Maestro Ilayaraja's soothing and mellifluous tunes for mythological movie, Sri Ramarajyam, are being liked by everyone.
Ilayaraja's songs have helped the movie get huge publicity and has raised the expectations on the movie.
Out of the 14 songs, 5 songs from the album have become instant hits: 1. Jagadananda Kaaraka 2. Sita Simantham 3. Evadunnadu 4. Kalaya Nijama and 5.Gaali Ningi Neeru
When contacted, Aditya Music, which is marketing the audio CDs, informed us that audio sales are fantastic. "In the recent times, we have not witnessed such a huge demand for audio CDs," Aditya Music representative told us.
Quote:
Originally Posted by sivasub
Same peeling like mine :-)Quote:
dEvuLLE mecchindi..(5/5)
Chitra and Shreya rock
Playback- K S Chithra, Shreya Ghoshal
Sweet, sweeter, sweetest! What else do you expect when two of the very best singers we have in the industry sing together?
:thumbsup:
Technically, Raja had scored music for duet movies produced Anthapuram (tamil version) way back.Quote:
Originally Posted by krish244
Evadunnadu - Top class stuff! Udambellaam silirkirathu!! I think this would be my pick of the soundtrack, having listened to other tracks a few times. Only mridangam, little bit of veena later and finishing with strings. Maestro has created a simple but divine melody. As many of you have observed, Maestro made it appeal to most by doing a right mix of light classical/folk in terms of tunes and using native/modern instruments, marked by his stamp all over.
But this one is totally different. Pure divine stuff, with very less commercial value (just the ambience/sound clarity). Maestro has kept SPB's vocal very much in front and piercing very much into our ears and heart. It's the tune, lyrics and SPB all the way. Even though I didn't understand the lyrics, just by hearing SPB's pronunciation of certain words, I could feel the supreme quality of lyrics with some pure telugu words. The lyrics fits to the tune perfectly. This is the old yet best way of composing, all concentration on the tune, lyrics and singing. period.
And how many mohanams have we heard from Maestro so far. Where is Andalalo, VaLLi VaLLi, Vaan Meghangale and where is Evadunnadu. Every mohanam is unique. Chanceless, Priceless and Timeless!
SPB's heart tearing singing with perfect sruti, bakthi, bhaavam, diction (as it is his mother tongue, I can never doubt, it's a sin) and most of all his signature even after 40000 songs is not a man's feat. Gifted soul! :notworthy: Long live sir with best of health and keep enthralling us with your magical singing for many many more years to come!
When we climb Tirumala hills either during very late night to early morning especially around 3 to 5, with deep silence around, we could hear some feeble devotional telugu songs over a loud speaker from a long distance may be from the top of hills, but it travels all the way down to just touch our ears. But that volume is just enough to pierce into our heart and soul and get to the mode of worship. This is that song! Could not control my tears!! :notworthy:
what happened to Bhavna Talwar's "HAPPI" ?
You are right Rooky. Totally forgot about that. I took into account only movies that are produced by his banner "duet movies"
irir123,
Promos for shahid kapoor's mousam is going on. It seems Pankaj kapoor did not want happi to clash with mousam. So hopefully happi will release in a month or so. Let us see.
thanks,
Krishnan
irir123,
I have this suspicion that 'Happi' will only release if 'Mausam' is an happy outing for Shahid Kapoor. It is said that Pankaj Kapoor has focussed all his energies to make 'Mausam' a hit. So we will have to wait and see if it succeeds and if Pankaj Kapoor releases 'Happi' later. Else it will also join the long list of completed films not released having Raja as the MD. 'Padithurai', 'Mayilu', 'SRK'.
More thoughts on Sri Rama Rajyam. I actually subscribe to what inetk posted - that was how I imagined the reaction would be from middle-aged(and over) Telugu people.
It is not devotional, in the harmless, mediocre way that Annamayya and Ramadasu by MM Keervani were.
As someone said, fat chance of this being played in temples. It is just out of place for that.
OTOH, you compare it to the original Lava-Kusa, and this one lacks the heavy classicism, too.
The way I look at it is this - and I think this is the correct way to look at this album:
Basically, what if Ramayanam weren't a divine epic? What if it was just a timeless classic that you can adapt to your milieu as a writer? Heck, that's what Kamban et al did, right?
What do you think of when you think of Bapu, the telugu director. I dont know about others, and what his popular reputation is, but I tend to think of what we can call "Teluguthanam". I see that also from rare conversations with in-laws(who are for all practical purposes, Telugu, although Tamil by birth and language spoken at home).
Combining the above two, and the feel of the audio of this album, my take is that this is simply Rama's story adapted to a telugu milieu. They might still call the Kingdom Ayodhya in the movie, and nominally talk about locations right now in UP/Uttaranchal. But I feel that we are going to view Rama as a chakkanaina telugu abbaayi in this movie. I take that back because I cant imagine NBK being chakkanaina. Let's just say telugu abbaayi.
We are watching a version where we are going to follow the story of a telugu abbaayi, much loved by people, exiled and returing in triumph. He is not the divine Rama in Hindu epics. He is merely protagonist of this Telugu epic.
The teluguthanam of the protagonist has been placed above His language-agnostic Hindu divineness is my take.
The audio most aptly reflects that, if that was the intention.
Frankly, when you watch the old Lava-Kusa, in tamil or in telugu, you dont feel any nativity. That is still the story of the Uttar Pradesh King told in tamil or telugu.
I have a feeling this one - trusting Bapu here - would have a teluguthanam weaved into it although NBK and Nayanthara smash that hope to smithereens the moment I think of them. NBK, not because he cannot represent Teluguthanam, but because of his limitations and imitations(of his father). Nayanthara - well, she is hardly my idea of a telugu naari. Could have tired someone else. I dont know any young telugu actress who would fit the bill.
If it releases in Chennai, I'd be watching a NBK movie in a cinema hall for the first time.
Hmm. You in Chennai now and not in 'Aamchi Mumbai'?Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
No, Suresh. In Singara Chennai now.
ooroorA pOgum indha udambu...
Thanks for reminding the Great song .Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
I agree with Plum in that this is not be viewed as devotional film at all in the sense that even though Rama is a divine character for us, this is a film about the king Rama and his kingdom after the war . Ofcourse there is devotion for some of the characters in the movie like Hanuman towards Rama. But Rama in this case is a normal king and the songs reflect the story during his time as a king of Ayodhaya. Annamayaa and Ramadasu are typical devotional movies where the central character is a devotee and expresses it through his songs and poems. This is not the case here. So trying to look for devotional element in these songs might not be be the correct way though there is some element of it but is not the predominant theme here.
I am not able to pick one song, like many have done, and say this is it = this is the best in the album.
One can leave aside the dhandakam and some of the folk songs. They are apt, add a rich telugu colour and are functionally good.
Leaving aside those, the following are all equally good and inseparable at the top:
Ramayanamu
Gali Ningi Neeru
Sita Seemantham
Sri Rama Lera
Devulle mechindhi
Kalaya Nizama
Sita Rama Charitam
Evadunnadu
V_S - good post on Evadunnadu.
Actually, coming from a doyen of the Telug Film industry, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao - although he is just narrating it as a second-hand info for us as Narada's opinion - the lyrics can also be taken as the doyen's stamp on IR himself
evadunnAdu I LokamlO - who else is there in this world?
I tend to complete that as ANR saying "evadunnAdIlokamlO ee chitrAnikki sangeethamu chEyadAniki I mA Ilayaraja thappa"
Been busy with the birth of my second daughter.. In the meanwhile had no time for anything.. yet squeezed a little time for Sri rama Rajyam from Raaga site.
Largely template songs - if you are a Raaja fan - yet that is what makes this album a treat. Every song is simple on the surface, yet layers of swara transitions which
show case the best musical instrument in Films - human voice and on that account - the fare is terrific with rich voice talents led by legendary SPB himself. Chitra and Shreya rule their zone with
pitch perfect rendering of "story telling songs" - These story telling songs are difficult beasts - the composer has very little freedom to meander into his/her forte area in these songs typically, but Raaja given the tradition upholder he is, sticks to Vijaya Vauhini studios era conformity to "simple catchy" pallavi charanam structure jaibreaks effortlessly riding on the voices of ShreyaG and Chitraji.
On the orchestral front, it is not totally accoustic, but the synth usage is efficient, nuanced masking in layers of rich violins, doesnt stand out too much to expose the composer's offstump.
Need further more listens to write more.
On the bhaava front, the emotional pain of a "Conquering King - separated from his queen" and that of royal princes and queen separated from their father and spouse is what Raaja has targeted and that has come out spot on without too much of "chest licking".
@Plum gaaru - "Maa Ilaiyaraaju thappa" from mana vaadus is echoed by mallus and kannadigas alike.
Was there any music composer before Raaja who can claim to similar reputation? Or will there be one from now on?
Jai,
Congrats on the new arrival. Nice post. And yes, as you say, Raja is not an external factor in any of the southern language. For all the states he is a 'manavadu' :)
Congrats Jai & very best wishes for the exciting project!
Thanks Sureshji.
Seetha Seemandham - this song - I get a distinct Sudhdha Dhanyaasi feel. A light song that traverses into "heavy" portions in between and the music aptly reflects the character and situations.
After hearing this song, I am beginning to doubt the emotional caliber of the actors involved in this project who can react to such songs. In the hands of bad actors, these songs can lose their steam in picturisation - but Raaja from his side has done a Zaheer by taking more wickets at lesser RPO in his opening bowling - then comes the ominous task of slog over bowling (BGM) to salvage the situation..
Many congratulations Jai :smile:
Thanks Plum. This is one soundtrack which immediately gets you on your first listen, but that's not all. Few listens will not help for me, will need the rest of the year to completely get the essence of it. Only crossed few songs so far. :smile:
As you rightly explained that these songs are not intended to be purely divine/devotional purpose unlike other films/soundtracks, as these compositions are for a historical king who ruled Ayodhya and his people, but the beauty is Maestro and lyricist has preserved so much sanctity in every composition, that even though they are customized for above (and/or sub-customization as a telugu king :smile:), the divinity aspect cannot be ruled out.
That's where Maestro is different and way ahead from the rest. He caters to everyone's interest, whatever you can grasp from it, grasp it.:-D I certainly hope this year NA for music should got to Sri Rama Rajyam.
//dig - jai - congratulations! //