IR's New albums - Ver 2008/2009

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Originally Posted by sloshed

svarman,

I forgot to thank you... Thanks I did the same as RS..You seem to be one hell of a creator....!!

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Cheers slosh!

Suren

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Originally Posted by jaiganes

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Originally Posted by sloshed

I am planning to get a portrait of raja in my house. Could anyone point to a source .. a high resolution image will do.

Thanks

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I am reminded of a scene in Dharmaththin Thalaivan where Rajini asks a guy to have shivaji and MGR portraits in his house in addition to some hollywood hero portraits. Frankly in our generation only IR portrait only deserves its place. Congrats on your move sloshed!! For the rest - Our Desktops are the place to have for time being.

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Actually, I am looking for old movie (50s, 60s, or 70s) wall posters of popular movies/movie stars. If somebody is selling them or has them I would like to buy it. One day I hope to have my home theater :-), instead of my living room to watch movies/tv and this will go there. If there are some kung-fu/chinese movie posters with tamil signs that will be good too.

Have been hearing 'Bhagyadevata' songs in a loop for the past few days. The impact of the melody increases everytime I hear them. Though unquestionably the songs have phrases of earlier songs, somehow Raja has worked his magic to ensure each one sounds fresh.

One of the aspects of Raja's music that I love is the way the melody reaches a peak towards the end of the charanams. (Many of the music directors come up with some very attractive pallavis but the charanams don't live up to the promise.) In 'Bhagyadevata' each song has honey dripping in its charanams. In "Allipoove' the initial phrases of the keyboards itself provide the required melody and the song then takes melody to a different level when the female singer (Shweta) enters. Check out the way the pallavi ends with a flourish. Lovely. The same with 'Thira Thalli' song. By the time the song reaches the 'minni kulunguna' or 'parune bandhuvalle' in the charanam, the Kalyani shines so brightly. The rhythm is a treat in this song as well, with Raja opting for kanda chapu talam. Or take the case of 'Swapnangal Kann Ezhydiya'. When Chitra reaches 'Nenjil Ullil Aaro', it is time to die. Here too, the charanam is supported by a lovely rhythm.

I am sure these songs will be sung in the God's own Land for a long time to come.

http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/rev...tid=5&cid=2428

Looks like Bhagyadevata is good !

Pookkutty for Pazhassi Raja...
http://malayalam.galatta.com/enterta...lam_24343.html

Swapnangal kannezhuthiya...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_MYuhqiwVQ


Does this not sound very much like S.D.Burman's "Khoraa Kaagaz thaa.." from Aradhana ?!!

Raja..ithellaam nallaa illa :)

Nope not even an iota of resemblance. The prominent hook in khora kaagaz which comes at the end of the first and second line totally differentiates between both songs. Swapnangal kannezhuthiya stretches the melody in the first line. Its only the starting phrase that sounds familiar.

Probably "Kora Kaagaz.." is one of the top favorites of IR..

Even in "Niram maradha pookkal" he lifted the charanam line of this song, increased just the tempo and used like this :)

"...Seetha en kaadhal kodiye kan paarammaa.."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaNiIMcr-r4

"...toot na jaaye sapne mein dartaa hoon.."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql1-jjEPErw

"ஸ்வப்னங்கள் கண்ணெழுதிய"

தேன் தோய்த்த அக்மார்க் ராசா பாட்டு. 'கண்மணியே பேசு'வின் சாயல் கொஞ்சம்.
என்ன இது தனி தமிழ்ப்பாட்டு போலுள்ளதே என எண்ணும் போது - இதா - 'மாடத்தி தத்தம்ம மாடப்றாவே', இனிமையான வியப்பு :-)

இன்னும் ராசா இளமையாகவே இருக்கிறார். இள்ள்ள்ளைய்ய்ய்ய்ய்ய ராசா :-)

Very well said app_eng. This is what I had also expressed earlier. A song dripped in honey.