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Originally Posted by app_engine
for your kind reference (from IR-SPB thread suyapurANams)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)
Oh ok :)
I generally read your posts in that thread in "groups", makes for a great ride that way...
vellikkilamayum adhuvumaa periyavanga pesura pecha idhellaam...
bloody my peers are all beers... :evil:
Here is my take on IR - yesterday and today -Quote:
Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)
* do we all agree IR knows more music today than in 1976 ? I think the answer would be yes.
* do we think IR will know more about music in the next 5 years ? I think so (for eg. he is learning Jazz)
* does knowledge in music improve the musicality of the songs ? I think yes. Earlier years, I feel the WCM components were done a little roughly.
* is IR's tunes as fresh as it was in 1976 ? Short answer - No (Personal opinion). But read more - every composer has a style which becomes "exposed" over a period of time. This is also like a "genre" - for eg. thukkamena thuyaram enna - If I did not know it was from a new movie I would still like it. So if you like a style or genre you can listen to IR or somebody like that for ever that person makes
* is IR's orchestration improving ? Personal answer - yes - whether it is WCM like Pazhassi Raaja or the same rustic flavor with modern instruments and electronic sounds like in mayilu. He keeps pushing the envelope. This also includes various styles/effects of singing like in vaalmiki (achadisa kaasa) and adi aathE in mayilu.
* I do not care whether he makes money or commercially successful. I am shameless in just wanting to listen more and more of his music whatever happens to him .. similarly completely selfish is wishing and praying that he lives longer and makes music as long as he lives.
* to be more specifc - will Gautam-IR combo provide hit music ? - I had high hopes on pazhassi raaja and he delivered. I read about Nazar/avatharam - I think if the script/direction/quality of team is very high ..IR will be inspired or he just competes to beat the rest of the team. the pazhaasi raaja director put so much emphasis on lyrics for aadhi ushas.. IR tries hard to beat the lyricist..he is very competitive .. he will not the low ranker in a top notch team. Also, Gautam has a good music sense - if he picks a good tune from IR - his orchestration also willl be great. I believe that IR himself does not know whether a tune is good when he makes it !!!. Just like us, he seems surprised when a song comes out good.
I dont know whether I have grown old and/or sluggish or indifferent :-) hit or not does not seem to make any difference to me. I have talked about pazhassi raaja to so many people and not many of them are excited about it as I am. Well..what can I say ...I know what I enjoy and I enjoy it .. thanks to the maker.. the Shiva of music ..IR ... the destroyer and creator of genres !!!
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Originally Posted by aakarsh
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He told me to sing it live from start to finish with the orchestra.
Is Raaja turning the clock back for all the songs by recording live?
Creation of the song "Katril Varum Geethame" , its a really nice one
IR and Vaali interacting , an insight on how the great man thinks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKu1SbSxrZU
IR's interview with THE HINDU:
http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/...?homepage=true
thanks,
Krishnan
Recent times'la thalaivar Media'vula adhigam varadhu mattumillama romba energetic'a pesurar.... :) philosophical speech konjam kammi aagi irukku... :)
Interestingly, I happened to see in IMDB site that IR is listed as the 11th best composer in the world. Obviously, there are only 2 from India.
http://www.imdb.com/list/b9kgD3oRpds/#Comments
கங்கை அமரன் in Kungumam magazine
‘பதினாறு வயதினிலே’ படத்தின் ‘செந்தூரப் பூவே... செந்தூரப் பூவே...’வை மறக்க முடியுமா? எஸ்.ஜானகிக்கு தேசிய விருதைப் பெற்றுத் தந்த அந்தப் பாடலின் மூலம்தான் கங்கை அமரன் என்கிற பாடலாசிரியரை தமிழ்த் திரையுலகுக்கு அறிமுகம் செய்து வைத்தார் பாரதிராஜா. நீண்ட இடைவெளி விட்டு இப்போது பாரதிராஜாவுடன் கை கோர்த்திருக்கிறார் கங்கை அமரன். பாரதிராஜாவின் ‘அன்னக் கொடியும் கொடி வீரனும்’ படத்தில் பாடல் ஒன்றை எழுதியிருக்கிறார் அமரன்.
‘‘இன்னிக்கு தமிழர்களால மீட்கப்படணும்னு சொல்லப்படற தேவிகுளம், பீர்மேடு மலையடிவாரத்துல பிறந்த குடும்பம் எங்கது.
பாவலர் அண்ணன் கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சிக்காக பாடுன பிரசாரப் பாடல்கள்தான் எங்களுக்கான இசை மூலம். மேடையில அவருக்கு கிடைச்ச கைதட்டல்கள், அண்ணனைப் போல பாடணும்ங்கிற ஆசையை அப்பவே என் மனசுல விதைச்சுது. 13 வயசுலயே நான் எழுதின பாடலை மேடையில அண்ணன் பாடியிருக்கார்.
அந்தச் சமயத்துலதான் மலேரியா இன்ஸ்பெக்டரா எங்க ஊருக்கு வந்தார் பக்கத்து ஊர்க்காரரான பாரதிராஜா. சினிமாத் தேடல்ல இருந்த அவரும் இசைத் தேடல்ல இருந்த நாங்களும் சந்திச்சது பெரியவங்க செஞ்ச புண்ணியமா இருக்கணும். ராஜாண்ணா, பாஸ்கரண்ணா, பாரதிராஜா மூணு பேரும்தான் முதல்ல சென்னைக்கு வண்டி ஏறுனாங்க. வாடகைக்கு மயிலாப்பூர்ல ஒரு வீட்டைப் பிடிச்சு இருந்தவங்களுக்கு ஓட்டல்ல சாப்பிட்டு கட்டுபடியாகலை. அவுங்களுக்கு சமைச்சு, துணி மணியெல்லாம் துவைச்சுப் போடறதுக்கு ஒரு ஆள் தேவைப்பட, ஊருல சும்மா இருந்த நான் சென்னை வந்தேன். எனக்குத் தெரிஞ்ச சமையலைப் பண்ணிட்டு, நேரங்கிடைக்கிறப்ப எதையாச்சும் எழுதிட்டே இருந்தேன்.
இந்த கங்கை அமரன், அண்ணன் பேச்சை மீறாம அவரோட டீம்ல கிடார் வாசிச்சிட்டிருந்தேன். ‘இவனும் பாட்டு எழுதுவான்யா’ன்னு நம்பி வந்த வாய்ப்புதான் ‘செந்தூரப் பூவே...’. முதல் பாட்டே தேசிய விருது. தொடர்ந்து முழுசா பாட்டெழுதுன படங்களும் வெளியாச்சு. ‘அம்மன் கோவில் கிழக்காலே’ மாதிரி சில படங்களுக்கு அத்தனை பாட்டுகளையும் எழுதுனேன். பிறகு தக்கிமுக்கி தனியா மியூசிக் பண்ற அளவுக்கு வந்தாச்சு. ‘ஒரு விடுகதை ஒரு தொடர்கதை’ படத்துக்கு முதன்முதலா இசையமைச்சேன். இந்த அவதாரமெல்லாம் முடிஞ்ச பிறகுதான் டைரக்டர் ரோல். பிரபு ஹீரோவா அறிமுகமான ‘கோழி கூவுது’ முதல் படம். விஜியும் அதுலதான் அறிமுகம்.
கடவுளோட கருணையில படம் வெள்ளி விழா கண்டுச்சு. அப்படியே இருபது படங்களுக்கு மேல இயக்கியாச்சு. பாதிக்கு மேல ஹிட். அதுல எவர்கிரீன் ‘கரகாட்டக்காரன்’. அதோட வெற்றி எனக்கு அமைஞ்ச வரம்.
எங்கயும் போய் முறையா இசையைக் கத்துக்காமலே, 200 படங்களுக்கு மேல இசையமைச்ச திருப்தி மனசுக்கு நிறைவா இருந்துச்சு. ரஜினி, கமல்னு எல்லாருக்கும் பாட்டெழுதியாச்சு. லதா மங்கேஷ்கர், ஆஷா போன் ஸ்லே ரெண்டு பேருமே முதன்முதலா என் பாட்டைப் பாடித்தான் தமிழ் உச்சரிச்சாங்க. இன்னொருபுறம் என் பையன் வெங்கட் பிரபுவோட மிருதங்க அரங்கேற்றத்துக்கு பேச முடியாத சூழல்லயும் முதலைமைச்சரா இருந்த எம்.ஜி.ஆர் வந்து கலந்துக்கிட்டார். சென்னையில சில சாலைகளுக்கு இசைக்கலைஞர்கள் பேரை வச்சது அந்த நிகழ்ச்சியிலதான். நான் எழுதுன மெலடி பாடல்கள் காலங்களைத் தாண்டி இப்பவும் இளைஞர்களால விரும்பப்படுது.
இதுக்கு மேல என்ன வேணும் எனக்கு? ‘சைல்டு வெல்ஃபேர் ஃபவுண்டேஷன்’ங்கிற அமைப்பு மூலமா ஆதரவற்ற குழந்தைகளோட வளர்ச்சிக்காக நேரத்தைச் செலவிடலாம்னு இருக்கேன்’’ என்றார் கங்கை அமரன்.
Felt quite happy, but then it looks like some IMDB user's list. Probably a tamilian as well. I don't think it is anything authenticated by IMDB or belonging to IMDB. Am I right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fliflo
Hasn't IR gone past beyond any composer's record already? Why is he not achieved any recognition worldwide say Guinness.. anybody knows?
Raja and GA have been having issues for more than 20 years now. It is not new. GA is loose talking about Rajannaa every time he gets interviewed. He even went to the extent of saying Panchu Arunachalam and Ilayaraja together diverted him from music field to cinema direction because he (GA) was getting more popular than Raja and thats how he ended up directing kozhi koovudhu. There were many such non-sense on that particular interview. I will search and post that clip if I find it.
GA mentioned in another interview about this as well: GA went to write the song 'Annan enna thambi enna' for the movie Dharamadurai. Raja okeyed the song without changing even one word. He said that he wrote that song based on his problem between him and Raja. Thats the time the family problem got escalated between them and GA parted away for thani kudithanam.
By the way, if you get a chance, listen to Coffe with Anu in which SPB and GA talk together with. Youtube has that video, check on the last part, you can understand GA's brainless attitude.
GA talks a lot. he bitches, he complains, particularly about Raja and his family. We all know about Raja and no need to defend him or praise him. GA has pangaaali issues.. 5 vayasula annan thambi.. 10 vayasula?
http://adrasaka.blogspot.in/2012/02/blog-post_04.html
Sengathu Boomiyiley
SKV,rajaramagi
What goes on between IR&GA are their personal issues. Let's discuss only music, not bash anyone. Tks.
TV 9 Exclusive Interview with Ilaiyaraja
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-dVx5HrPvQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ov9h-z1kiE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JPatWhhasg
Actually, Amaran's interview corroborates what I hear about IR - basically, like Thiyagarajar who was devoted to Rama and ended up causing so much disappointment in his family members viz-a-viz paasam that family members expect, it looks like Raja is devoted to music that is causing similar disappointment in his family members. I hear some first hand reports and Amaran's interview confirms it. I don't think lesser mortals can understand the plane his mind operates at - that includes you and me. A fascinating mind. I should copyright that title for the Hollywood movie in 2045 I guess :)
ungakitta ethaachum kekkalaamnaa unga feeyem inbox full! irukkura messages ellaathayum otukkaa txt formatla download pannitu, appuram delete pannunga! antha option ippo irukku!
TV 9 interview....IR back in full form....Save us from tis God :)
@Skr good share...delightful interview..his take on current MDs/isai varisu and making his notations public :rotfl2:
TV9 Interview - Raja speaks Telugu like a veteran !!! He seems relaxed and that Telugu "kArigai" also doesn't seem overwhelmed by his presence unlike thw Thamixh counterparts who end up annoying the enigmatic man. Now Iam left guessing about the interesting parts. Could somebody plz translate the key parts alone?
Great day to start with Maestro's interview. Thanks a lot skr. :clap: All our questions are answered here again by Maestro. Few places I too did not get what he was saying. Mainly regarding preserving his notes (staff notation), remastering his classics. I think he was telling that yesterday's sunlight and moonlight will not happen today, something of that sort, but did not get fully. Great questions, even our channels didn't ask him these questions. The songs and the clips they featured truly brought the show the needed liveliness! When he said I am zero that is 100% sathyam, :notworthy:. I was truly delighted when he said (even though we know this, every time he says this, I get closer and closer to him), "music should happen and you cannot make it, if you make it, your mental reflection will be there".
With my little telugu knowledge(0.0001%) i hink most of the answers he said are not new, said already in different interviews.
at same time, i think, his media presence is slightly becoming more... excess aa irunthaalum nallaarukkaathe!
Nasser speech on Dhoni Audio Release.
Though they have edited some portions of what he spoke , still listening to him makes us all Maestro Fans emotional.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=563qJOreBqI
Music has no language and so does his intervies - Fantastic thoughts , we have atleast some body who has the courage to speak what he thinks as truth . Of one sees this as an interview of a music professor , we get the perspective !
Kv and others
Just to update , Gowtham Menon has read the post on his wall and liked it :)
https://www.facebook.com/GauthamVasudevMenons
Now , its upto him whether or not to take the ideas.
Another interview, from Sakshi TV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHaeZj6hDfA
skr and teja,
Thanks for the videos. Towards the end of above video, there was one quesion which I didn't understand for which he says, 'we should wait till the dish is cooked and ready' sort of that. What was the question and what was his answer? Could you please explain.
V_S,
Question: "Why do some composers take for ever to deliver the tunes?".
IR was defending the composer fraternity. Says composing is like cooking a dish. There are so many steps right from getting the vegetables from the market, chopping, turning on the stove.. this and that, and only when the final product is ready, it comes to the table. There is no point in forcing them to deliver faster. Let them take their own time, in their own capacity.
Interviewer: "Then how could you do it so fast :)"
IR skips the answer by cutting a joke.
teja,
Thanks for the translation. :smile: Hmmm... interesting and contrasting point of view from Maestro on the same subject, compared to the earlier video.
TV9 interview was good! Liked it! His telugu improved leaps and bounds.
Disappointed to know that he is not keen on remastering his old songs :-(
Balachandar has become too old, isn't it? In his withered voice mentioning good things about Raja, very moving.
and in that Sakshi interview, for that "cooking food takes time" topic, when journo asked him - how come you do music quickly.. he replies.. "because you are coming to a place where the food is ready to be served already" :-)
Can somebody translate this please?
http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000ma...ilayaraja.html
Rajabhaktan,
It is same as Sakshi TV video posted above.. just in print format.
Good interviews!
But The contrast or contradiction I see in them is about Sr Rama Rajyam. in TV9, raaja says that the digital technology that people are talking about, is there in Rama Rajyam as well. in sakshi tv interview, Raaja says Rama Rajyam doesnt have electronics and it has only live instruments (Raaja also says that all his films have live instruments also - which, frankly speaking, is false! but anyway). Thats weird! probably he didnt elaborate more, which makes it very contradictory!
i too see a contradiction. may be i understood wrong, i don't know...
in one recent interview he said he hadn't listened to any new latest songs
in dhoni function he says, "inraya isai enge poi kondirukkirathu enru neengaLe paarthu kolllungaL"
Raaja pechukku neradi artham paarthu kuzhampaatheenga. Avaru appadithaan! Go in a different direction, see in a different angle and find some different meanings, you will not get contrdiction :p
suttufied from the other NEPV thread:
Gauthamvasudevmenon @menongautham
It's the experience of a life time with raja sir..seriously. Thankful to whoever is responsible for this(up there).I have one awesome song.
with GVM expect accidental song leaks before the official audio launch :-P