Maestro Ilayaraja News and Tidbits 2014

IR pays tribute to S.Balasubramanian (chairman of Vikatan publications) who passed away few days back:

"...Ilaiyaraaja paid floral tributes to Balasubramaniam’s portrait kept at the residence.

He then sang the Janani…Janani… song, one of the most popular songs sung by him, in front of Balasubramaniam’s family members who were moved to tears as the late journo had loved the song a lot. Later, Ilaiyaraaja chatted for a few minutes with the family members, pointing out the great qualities of the departed journo..."

thanks,

Krishnan

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Isaignani and Swappnam team!



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ஸ்வப்னம்: மிக அற்புதமான காவிய கூத்து நிகழ்வு; லாஜிக் பார்க்கக்கூடாது என்று முதலிலேயே சொன்னதால் பாட்டிற்கும் நடன அசைவுகளுக்கும், juxtoapoose செய்யப்பட்ட காட்சிகள்/அசைவுகளுக்கும் அர்த்தம் கற்பிக்காமல் அனுபவிக்க மட்டும் முயன்றேன். இசை மிக பொருத்தமானது; செமி க்ளாசிகல் எனலாம். தேவைக்கு அதிகமாக எந்த இடத்திலும் தீற்றிக்கொண்டு இராதது. அதற்கான நடனம் உச்ச பட்ச கிரியேடிவானது.

ஆனால் நான் திருவாசகம் போல ராஜாவின் ஒரிஜினல் படைப்பை எதிர்பார்த்தேன். பாதிக்கு மேல் ஏற்கனவே இருந்த மரபான க்ளாசிக் கீர்த்தனைகள் (அதில் பெரும்பான்மை தமிழ்) பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டன; ராஜா அதில் தாளரீதியில் தனது கைவண்ணத்தை நடனத்திற்கு ஏற்ப அமைத்திருந்தார். சில அவரே கம்போஸ் செய்தது என்று நினைக்கிறேன்; சிடியில் கேட்க்கவேண்டும். ராஜாவிற்கு மட்டுமே சாத்தியமாகும் மேற்கத்திய பாணி இந்திய பாணியுடன் அணுவோடு அணுவாய் கலந்த இசையை எதிர்பார்த்தேன். ஒண்ணேமுக்கால் மணி நேர நிகழ்ச்சியில் சுமார் 10 நிமிடத்தை மேற்கத்திய பாணி ஆக்ரமித்திருக்கலாம் என்று கணிக்கிறேன். சைக்கோவ்ஸ்க்கிதனமான ஒரு பாலே இசையும், ஒரு கோரஸ் சிம்ஃப்னியும் தெளிவாக ராஜாவின் கையெழுத்து. முக்கியமாக இறுதியில் வந்த ராக்தனமான ஒரு இசைக்கு நாட்டியம் முழு நியாயம் செய்யவில்லை என்றே நினைக்கிறேன். இசைரீதியில் trance. சிடியில் அது கேட்கக் கிடைக்கும் என்று மிகவும் எதிர்பார்க்கிறேன்.

ஆனால் ஒரு ராஜா ரசிகனாக எனக்கு எதிர்பார்த்த தீனி கிடைக்கவில்லை. இந்த நிகழ்ச்சி பிரபலமாகி, (அதற்கான எல்லா தகுதியும் உண்டு) ராஜா மேலும் இது போல பலவற்றை அளிக்க ஒரு மார்கெட் சினிமாவிற்கு வெளியே உருவானால் அப்படி ஒரு தீனி நமக்கு கிடைக்கலாம். அதைவிட அதிர்ஷ்டமானது எது!



-rozavasanth

Poem - Thanks a lot!!! for the analysis. I am waiting to see the full DVD for the dance recital. Having seen other Bharathanatyam choreography, the musical score would always follow the intricate footsteps of the dance sequence. Hearing the music alone may not give the complete feeling for the songs. One example is Raaja's score for "Salangai Oli" which had nearly three classical dance sequences by Sailaja and Manju Bhargavi and the scope for introducing any western notes is absolutely zero.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eah-6WLnVxc

High and Low... Swappnam - Dreams Composed by Maestro Isai Gnani...




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At "Swappnam" Dance..


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Is this legit? i vaguely remember reading about this, you guys know firsthand if this is a legitimate effort with good results? worth paying? thanks

http://www.honeybeemusicstudio.com/albums.html

Wishing all world wide Isai Gnani Fans a Happy New Year 2015!!!!

So the little Master is married again for the third time!!! It's become fashionable for MDs to act, direct, produce and even script movies. I am reminded of our old friend, T Rajendar who did all these departments and finally became bankrupt. Why can't our little master do what's best in his DNA? Probably excel in Music Direction. Having scored music for more than 200 films, Yuvan hasn't exactly matched his father's legacy. I doubt if anyone could come closer to our Raaja. I sincerely hope that Yuvan would focus on what's best in his interest and excel in that field. Our Indian film world (Hindi and all south Indian languages) is littered with artists born of yesteryear stars. Life has been quite easy and entry to film world was handed over in a golden platter. It remains to be seen how many of these so called Mini-Stars would continue to remain in business. The movie loving audience is certainly at the receiving end of these rubbish productions.

http://chennaionline.com/movies/gall...721.col#7.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/e...w/45725507.cms

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Is this legit? i vaguely remember reading about this, you guys know firsthand if this is a legitimate effort with good results? worth paying? thanks

http://www.honeybeemusicstudio.com/albums.html

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I have read Muthusamy's article in Hindu sometime ago. It appears to be a legitimate effort since he himself has shown the results to Maestro. All the songs of Maestro which is currently in circulation and sold through iTunes are all low frequency and compressed music files. Ever since cassette tapes replaced vinyl records, we lost the Hi-Fi clarity of Raaja's musical tones. It's quite unfortunate that the retail version of his songs are compressed files while the original recording is in DTS mode. The original DTS recording in loss less format (100% uncompressed) will fit only in DVD or Blu-Ray discs. In order to play such a format, an audiophile grade player, DTS receiver and set of high-quality timbre speakers is required. The setup alone would easily cost around 5000 to 10,000 US Dollars. All Dhalapathy songs including "Sundari Kannal Oru Seidhi" was recorded in Bombay, where RD Burman usually records. The Indian Navy band orchestra was used for the song recording and imagine hearing the song in an audiophile speaker and receiver. Maybe 10,000 US$ is priceless!!!

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...cle4810299.ece

IR sends a legal notice to director Shankar (producer of Kappal movie) for remixing "Oora vittu ooru vandhu" song in the movie Kappal.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...cle6749679.ece

thanks,

Krishnan

Balki is planning an event on Jan 20 for IR to commemorate 1000 movies milestone of IR


http://www.deccanchronicle.com/15010...alki-celebrate

thanks,

Krishnan

http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/...a/20150108.htm

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...rue&ref=tpnews
http://www.thehindu.com/entertainmen...cle6729035.ece

What a pity for Rajinikanth!!!! This was expected when I watched "Mona Gasolina" song - worst Rajini song ever picturized. The ticket sales for Lingaa tanked the very next day in A Centers due to massive cancellations. The distributors tried their best to open maximum number of shows on the first day to get more collections than usual. The movie was a torture to sit and watch for die-hard Rajini fans. All Ravikumar movies lose steam after one hour and the audience is left to wonder about the lost pace with the main story. All his movies have a slow death syndrome - Manmadhan Ambu, Dasavaatharam, Lingaa, etc. On the other hand, it was a great experience to watch Amir Khan's "PK". Why can't Rajini find a good director like Mahendran, Balki, Baala, Bharathiraaja to direct a movie that fits Rajini's age and style of acting? How did Rajini approve the crappy dance sequences (Mexican style dance & tune in an ancient Tamil period) with two young females who are a quarter of his age? With two massive back-to-back flops, Rajini should really look at what the fans want from him.

Just watch this Rajini song and acting style in this video. Such a beautiful song!!! Sridevi hardly walks in this song due to some problem with her leg. Rajini more than compensates for this with this typical walking style. The Director need not go to Machu Pichu, Switzerland and London to picturize a song - our azhagiya Chennai is great... Can you believe that this song was composed and picturized in 1979? After this song, please watch "Mona Gasolina" video - you would expect a more mature step sequence after 35 years of acting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wNEaQDYZGo

I dont understand this concept of distributors asking for compensation. isnt it a business with risks? if they felt it was risky, they shouldnt have agreed to the terms before buying the film...

anyway, I wish Rajini and kamal would act their age and make good enjoyable movies. Rajini always followed the footsteps of Amitabh, wish he would do it now although it is late... Balki + Rajini + IR would be nice.

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What a pity for Rajinikanth!!!! This was expected when I watched "Mona Gasolina" song - worst Rajini song ever picturized. The ticket sales for Lingaa tanked the very next day in A Centers due to massive cancellations. The distributors tried their best to open maximum number of shows on the first day to get more collections than usual. The movie was a torture to sit and watch for die-hard Rajini fans. All Ravikumar movies lose steam after one hour and the audience is left to wonder about the lost pace with the main story. All his movies have a slow death syndrome - Manmadhan Ambu, Dasavaatharam, Lingaa, etc. On the other hand, it was a great experience to watch Amir Khan's "PK". Why can't Rajini find a good director like Mahendran, Balki, Baala, Bharathiraaja to direct a movie that fits Rajini's age and style of acting? How did Rajini approve the crappy dance sequences (Mexican style dance & tune in an ancient Tamil period) with two young females who are a quarter of his age? With two massive back-to-back flops, Rajini should really look at what the fans want from him.

Just watch this Rajini song and acting style in this video. Such a beautiful song!!! Sridevi hardly walks in this song due to some problem with her leg. Rajini more than compensates for this with this typical walking style. The Director need not go to Machu Pichu, Switzerland and London to picturize a song - our azhagiya Chennai is great... Can you believe that this song was composed and picturized in 1979? After this song, please watch "Mona Gasolina" video - you would expect a more mature step sequence after 35 years of acting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wNEaQDYZGo

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Balki along the likes of Mahendran, Baala, and Bharathiraaja? Seriously? Would it be the same Balki who directed two ordinary movies propped up by masters like Ilayaraja and PC Sreeram? The same Balki who made a mockery of progeria children in his second movie and got away lightly? What was so great about Balki's 2 movies so far that he is considered as great as a Mahendran or a Bala or a Bharathiraaja other than the fact that they had good music and cinematography?

"Mexican style dance & tune in an ancient Tamil period" - "Mona Gasolina" song. In the movie, that song features the current day Lingaa (grandson of King Lingeswaran) and Anushka and so not "ancient" Tamil period. It is also only a dream song sequence. So, what is wrong in using a Mexican style tune?

summa yedhaavadhu kurai sollanum, appadithaane?

While "Lingaa" did not meet expectations, it did make more than its budget and so it is all profit for the producer. The problem the distributors are having is that they paid a hefty sum and it hasn't collected that much. So they are requesting Rajni to step in and request the producer to compensate them for their losses. This is silly because they assumed the risk while bidding for the movie and they should live with it. They are hoping that with some noise Rajni will do the same thing he did after Baba's failure. That will not happen this time:-D

Despite the film not meeting expectations, it still collected more than any of the much hyped, so-called "shahensha of Indian cinema" Amitabh's recent movies.

Romancing young heroines - feeling jealous?:-D The two heroines don't seem to have a problem with that and haven't heard too many Rajni fans complain about that either. If anyone else has a problem, the solution is simple. They don't need to watch the movie.:-D

Rajni's last movie with Raja was "Veera". After that Rajni has had several hits - Baasha, Padayappa, Sivaji, Enthiran, Chandramukhi. So it is not like Rajni's career went downhill after parting ways with Raja. For a movie like "Lingaa", the result would have been the same regardless of the composer.

Why should Rajni follow Amitabh's footsteps now? What works for Amitabh need not necessarily work for Rajni. It may have worked in the past but not necessarily now. Rajni still commands a crazy fan-following and collects a much higher remuneration than Amitabh. It is out of humility that he says that Amitabh is still "shahenshah of Indian cinema". Amitabh would also romance young heroines if anyone would be willing to watch it:-D Unfortunately for him, those days are over for him and so he is acting in matured roles. That day may eventually come for Rajni too but not yet.

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Balki is planning an event on Jan 20 for IR to commemorate 1000 movies milestone of IR


http://www.deccanchronicle.com/15010...alki-celebrate

thanks,

Krishnan

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Nice event. Wish someone from the Tamil film industry had planned it. However, this is better. An event hosted and attended by Bollywood bigwigs will get more media attention.

Wish they invite Rahman too. He has played keyboard for Raja as well.

Thozhar: The film producer Venkatesh certainly lost his shirt. He probably borrowed a major chunk of money at high interest rate like many producers. Ascar Ravichandran still owes money to financiers on his flop ventures and hence Shankar's "I" has been stayed by the High Court. Maniratnam's brother committed suicide over similar flop movies when financiers started threatening his family. Rajini hurriedly agreed to "Lingaa" to make up for the colossal loss from "Kochadaiyan". Unfortunately Lingaa too failed miserably. Your observations about Rajini fans in the other thread is amusing. Here is a great movie project to make up for Lingaa's failure. Ravikumar could use another mediocre script using three young females - Hansika for Tamil audience, Sunny Leone for Hindi viewers, and an American actress for western audience. Ravikumar can have four language release in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English. I'm sure these same distributors would pay twice the amount to bid. The director can have a Japanese tune song and romantic number with Sunny Leone.

Amitabh's latest song Piddly from his upcoming drama film "Shamitabh" has become a hit. Big B talks to Bombay Times about working with the perfectionist Ilaiyaraaja, the place of music in his life and how he has never sung for his father when he was alive. Excerpts:

http://toi.in/gKdhGb

For the Piddly song, Amitabh just requested for the pro tools to be sent to him in Bombay. And then Amitabh would go and sit with Aadesh Shrivastava right next door with just the two of them in a small room. Very rare for Raaja to record a song without the singer present in his recording studio. Amitabh and Shrivastava recorded the song in Bombay with minimum orchestra and Maestro combined the full live orchestra with Amitabh's voice recording in Prasad Studio. A similar recording was done by Bombay Jayashree for her Oscar nominated Tamil lullaby song in the movie "Life of Pi". Jayashree recorded the song in a Chennai studio and the Canadian Music Director Mychael Danna mixed the final song in Los Angeles.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/e...w/44799855.cms

R Balki made Amitabh Bachchan record the whole film in his voice before shooting for Shamitabh. Hollywood Director M Night Shyamalan too uses the same technique. Shyamalan actually creates detailed story board of each and every scene of the movie before starting the actual movie shoot. Very rare trait in today's film industry.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/e...w/45789320.cms

Look at the way the journo (PR person in disguise) referring to Adesh Shrivastava as a "Maestro", the 'Music Giant", "Pioneer in taking Indian music to a global platform" etc. Here are some more gems...

"...the first Indian to record as many as four tracks at the Abbey Road Studio".

Really, that's an achievement?

The 'Global' album they are referring to has as many as 11 Indian musicians (including 3 from Adesh's own family) and 2 US-based musicians - Akon and Wyclef Jean, who is a hip-hop artist.

What the likes of Ravi Shankar and L Subramaniam did in the 70s and 80s is completely immaterial, it seems. The Pioneer Adesh has arrived.

The writer doesn't even know how to spell Philharmonic. He calls it Fil Harmonic.

Awful PR-article in the name of journalism!

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Wish they invite Rahman too. He has played keyboard for Raja as well.

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இது போன்ற சாதனைக்கெல்லாம் யாருக்குமே அழைப்பிதழ் கொடுத்து விழாவிற்கு வருகை தாருங்கள் என கூப்பிடத் தேவையே இல்ல என்பது எனது கருத்து. இளையராஜா நம் நாட்டின் பொக்கிஷம், விலைமதிக்க முடியாத செல்வம். இந்தியத் திரைப்பட வரலாற்றில் அவரது இந்த சாதனை மிக முக்கியமான நிகழ்வு. அவரது இசையை சுவாசித்தவர்கள், அவரது இசையின் மூலம் கற்றுக்கொண்டவர்கள், அவரது இசையின் மூலம் வெளிச்சத்திற்கு வந்தவர்கள், அவரது இசையில் கோலோச்சியவர்கள் என எல்லோருமே தானாகவே விழாவிற்கு வருகை தரலாம். அதெல்லாம் ஒரு கடமை.

Press meet

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QNtov4b5bpM

https://plus.google.com/app/basic/st...xuxarrgvxz450o

Now talk about national anthem in a new format

http://www.thehindu.com/entertainmen...?homepage=true

53 years of professional singing, KJY turned 75 years two days ago and celebrated his birthday as usual by singing in Kollur Mookambigai Temple with his family members. The influence of Mookambigai is something that Raaja and KJY share for many years going back to MGR days. It's a well known fact that KJY started singing in Malayalam much before Hindi and Tamil. Mellisai Mannar introduced KJY in 1963 and started using him for some of the super-duper hits of MGR and Sivaji in place of TMS. Raaja and KJY became acquaintances when they recorded for Salil Choudhary and other Malayalam MDs. RK Shekhar was the main music organizer for majority of Malayalam MDs in Madras and Raaja/ KJY worked closely with Shekhar for many Malayalam movies. KJY was the brain behind establishing Tharangini Audio Studios in Thiruvanantapuram to move some of the music recordings to Kerala.

It's fair to state that Raaja really used KJY's voice in maximum number of variations for various actors in Tamil films. KJY is considered a Gold standard for Malayalam film songs and majority of his songs are slow numbers be it duet or sad. In Hindi, the MDs Ravindra Jain and Salil gave him more romantic numbers without much tonal variations - all were great hit songs. MSV used KJY for MGR, Sivaji, Kamal and few others. Raaja utilized KJY for bizarre songs like "Vacha Parvai", "Thanni Thotti", "Yerikkarai Poongatre" and "Vachukava" and of course hundreds of memorable duets and sad songs. Just listen to the duet and pathos versions of "Vellai Pura Ondru" for Rajini. KJY's recent lullaby for Myskin's "Nandalala" makes you really cry. KJY was instrumental in introducing Chitra and Sujatha to Raaja. Baby Sujatha would accompany KJY for all his music concerts in India.

MGR's favorite song by KJY and tuned by Melissai Mannar with just one instrument. The other song is "Intha Pachai Kilikoru".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMsq4-dRHY

My all-time favorite of KJY and Raaja. This is also Shailaja's first duet with KJY. I am trying to get a uncompressed & lossless version of this great melody to play back in a studio speaker system. If you have a pair of high-quality studio headphones (non noise-cancellation), just listen to Maestro's strings and KJY's humming in the beginning. Even in concerts today, no one could reproduce the perfect humming by KJY/ Shailaja. Raaja must have retaken this song 15-20 times during recording. You are just transported to another world every time you hear this song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blx2qZmECXs

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Originally Posted by venkkiram

இது போன்ற சாதனைக்கெல்லாம் யாருக்குமே அழைப்பிதழ் கொடுத்து விழாவிற்கு வருகை தாருங்கள் என கூப்பிடத் தேவையே இல்ல என்பது எனது கருத்து. இளையராஜா நம் நாட்டின் பொக்கிஷம், விலைமதிக்க முடியாத செல்வம். இந்தியத் திரைப்பட வரலாற்றில் அவரது இந்த சாதனை மிக முக்கியமான நிகழ்வு. அவரது இசையை சுவாசித்தவர்கள், அவரது இசையின் மூலம் கற்றுக்கொண்டவர்கள், அவரது இசையின் மூலம் வெளிச்சத்திற்கு வந்தவர்கள், அவரது இசையில் கோலோச்சியவர்கள் என எல்லோருமே தானாகவே விழாவிற்கு வருகை தரலாம். அதெல்லாம் ஒரு கடமை.

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ரஹ்மான் நம்மை போல் சாதாரண விசிறி அல்ல. விழாவை நடத்தும் பால்கி, சுசீலா, ஜானகி, பாலு, தாசேட்டன் போன்றவர்களை அழைத்திருப்பதாக தகவல். அது போல் ரஹ்மானையும் அழைத்தால் நன்றாக இருக்கும் என்பதுதான் எனது பதிவின் சாராம்சம். அது புரியாமல் இதையும் ஒரு சாக்காக வைத்து ரஹ்மானையும் சாதாரன ரசிகராக சித்தரிப்பது ரொம்ப ஓவர். ரஹ்மானை அழைத்து ராஜாவின் சாதனையை பற்றி பேச அவருக்கு நேரம் ஒதுக்கலாம். நம்மை போல் சாதாரன ரசிகர்களுக்கு அல்ல.

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Originally Posted by thozhar

ரஹ்மான் நம்மை போல் சாதாரண விசிறி அல்ல. விழாவை நடத்தும் பால்கி, சுசீலா, ஜானகி, பாலு, தாசேட்டன் போன்றவர்களை அழைத்திருப்பதாக தகவல். அது போல் ரஹ்மானையும் அழைத்தால் நன்றாக இருக்கும் என்பதுதான் எனது பதிவின் சாராம்சம். அது புரியாமல் இதையும் ஒரு சாக்காக வைத்து ரஹ்மானையும் சாதாரன ரசிகராக சித்தரிப்பது ரொம்ப ஓவர். ரஹ்மானை அழைத்து ராஜாவின் சாதனையை பற்றி பேச அவருக்கு நேரம் ஒதுக்கலாம். நம்மை போல் சாதாரன ரசிகர்களுக்கு அல்ல.

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"யாருக்குமே" எனக் குறிப்பிட்டு விட்டேனே! அப்புறம் என்ன ரஹ்மான், சுசீலா, ஜானகி, பாலு, தாசேட்டன் என பிரிவு! நான் எல்லோரையும் கணக்கில் கொண்டு பொதுவாகத்தான் சொன்னேன்.

@Venkkiram

ராஜா சாருக்கு செய்கிற இந்த மரியாதை , தமிழ் நாட்டுல நடத்தினதான் ரொம்ப சரியாய் இருக்கும் இது என்னோட விருப்பம் ..1000 படங்கள் , இது வரலாறு . அவரோடு வேலை செஞ்ச எல்லோரையும் கூபிட்டு , அவரைப்பற்றி அவர்கள் அறிந்ததை பேச வைக்க வேண்டும். இது ஒரு festival-ka iruka vendum.

Need to invite people from all over india .Other than southern part of india, Raaja sir has worked with other film industry as well in india.

மியூசிக் Directors
Singers
டைரக்டர்s
Music Atrists
writers (கவிஞர்கள் )
producers
Top actors
hungary musicians..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz7wLRfK_IA

The whole Shamitabh team meet... most of the talking done by Balki, and rightfully so :)

More details on national anthem song (orchestration) by IR. It seems both IR and Amitabh will be singing it along with other artists and will be broadcasted on leading tv channels on 26th of Jan.

"...“We have made changes neither in the tune nor in the pronunciation of the anthem. Ilaiyaraaja knows better that he shouldn’t tamper with them. The only change is that it would be appearing in Ilaiyaraaja’s music and would be sung jointly by Ilaiyaraaja and Amitabh Bachchan. It’s my dream to record this song in Ilaiyaraaja’s recording studio which has given thousands of melodies over the past many decades,” concludes Balki."

http://www.newdelhitimes.com/ilayara...nal-anthem123/

thanks,

Krishnan

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Originally Posted by krish244

"...“We have made changes neither in the tune nor in the pronunciation of the anthem. Ilaiyaraaja knows better that he shouldn’t tamper with them. The only change is that it would be appearing in Ilaiyaraaja’s music and would be sung jointly by Ilaiyaraaja and Amitabh Bachchan. It’s my dream to record this song in Ilaiyaraaja’s recording studio which has given thousands of melodies over the past many decades,” concludes Balki."

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Very good and a different thought, Balki. I can't wait to see how the national anthem layers on top of Raja sir's sounds.

thanks for sharing krishnan.

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Originally Posted by krish244

"...“We have made changes neither in the tune nor in the pronunciation of the anthem. Ilaiyaraaja knows better that he shouldn’t tamper with them. The only change is that it would be appearing in Ilaiyaraaja’s music and would be sung jointly by Ilaiyaraaja and Amitabh Bachchan.

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One can come up with different tunes and such to suit the latest generations taste like VM by ARR etc, however, when it comes to a traditional piece with historical significance, I think there is no better person than IR to understand the true value and respect it.

Did anyone hear about this project? Looks like a shelved one reopened now.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/ente...cle2605053.ece

Ilaiyaraaja interview in TOI:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/e...w/45931443.cms

The link says Dhanush will be crooning some hits of IR (during IR's felicitation f. I am not sure about onstage/live singing capabilities of Dhanush. I hope, even if messes up something, it is minimal.

http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/enter...w/45933617.cms

thanks,

Krishnan

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Originally Posted by sivasub

Ilaiyaraaja interview in TOI:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/e...w/45931443.cms

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You have also worked with Rajinikanth?
He is a wonderful director. He is a fantastic screenplay writer. He is actually very good at that also, but his career is totally different. I once said to him, 'Why don't you write a script for yourself? You can write so well.' He said, 'Swamy, that is different Swamy.'


yenakku oru doubtu - indha badhil andha kelivikku thaanaa ? Rajini wonderful director aa? avaru direct panna padam yeppa release aanadhu ? naan paakkavella!

IR - neer oru puriyaadha pudhir!

is he talking about movie Valli?

இதுல என்னங்க டவுட்.. இவ்வளவு காலம் சினிமாவில் குப்பை கொட்டினால் எல்லோருமே இயக்குனர்கள்தான். சிவாஜி, எம்.ஜி.ஆர், கமல், ரஜினி போன்றவர்கள் கதை-திரைக்கதை-பாடல் உருவாக்கம் வடிவத்திலேயே பங்குக் கொண்டு தங்களுக்குத் தேவையான அளவு படத்தின் போக்கை அமைத்துக் கொள்வார்கள். நாளாக நாளாக இயக்கம் என்பது தானாகவே கிரகித்துக் கொள்ளக் கூடிய ஒன்றாக மாறிவிடும்.