Lets share all small news and titbits in this thread keeping the new albums section for albums alone. Hope RR makes this thread sticky :) http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-mov...airamuthu.html
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Lets share all small news and titbits in this thread keeping the new albums section for albums alone. Hope RR makes this thread sticky :) http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-mov...airamuthu.html
IsaiGnani @ Muruga Audio Launch
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...nts/10903.html
"Dhanam" Announced today in dhinathanthi.
Music By Raaja
'Sangeetha' is in the lead role.
Other Behind the screen names are
Director : Siva
Cinematographer : jeeva
Art direction : Thotta tharani
Editing : Lenin.
Hope at least this movie sees the limelight :(
Dhanam Movie Launch http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotn...122006-2.shtml
Surprising that Balachander and Ilaiyaraaja were both present. Did they talk with each other is a big question 8-)
May i know whats the tiff between Balachander and IR? :?
Rajasaranam... Enjoy(Dhanam Pooja Pictures and Video)
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...nts/11037.html
Hulkster,
This is according to one of the tamizh magazines...Apparently, at the time of pudhu pudhu arthangaL function, someone said it's purely because of Raja that the movie succeeded and the movie had nothing else other than good music. As an answer to that, KB chose not to work with Raja anymore.
KB's assistant, Vasanth, when he made poovellam kEttuppAr had this story incorporated in the movie...The script was interesting in that,
1. The split that happens between the MDs is based on MSV-TKR (drinking habits etc).
2. Vijaykumar, though he is supposed to be representing MSV, was made to look like Raja.
3. His fight with Karan (who portrays KB - the KB trademark vibhuthi streak sported by Karan) is Raja-KB fight
Well when one is faced with a fight for image such things do happen but KB should not have pulled the trigger due to one person's remark...mikka nandri shankar :D
Shankar and Hulkster,
Sorry, you are wrong.
The real reason ( confirmed by IR in his recent JV interview ) :
KB wanted to release PPA on a particular date. The re-recording was yet to be done. KB rushed and released the movie with IR's old tracks as BGM. IR was upset and decided not to work with KB again.
Proof : Watch PPA. You will see Punnagai Mannan's comedy BGM coming in Janakaraj' scenes. The climax BGM was from Ek Duje keliye, I guess.
Puthu Puthu Arthangal for KB> <IR Split :)
சமீபத்தில் பெரியார் சர்ச்சை வந்த போது ஜூனியர் விகடனில் ராசா இன்டர்வ்யூ வந்தது...ராஜாசரணம் இங்கே ஒரு த்ரெடில் அதை ஸ்கேன் செய்து இட்டிருந்தார்...அனுமதி இல்லாமல் புதுப்புது அர்த்தங்களில் வேறு பின்னணி இசை சேர்த்ததால் கோபித்துக்கொண்டு பிறகு கவிதாலயா படங்களை மறுத்ததாக அதில் ராசா சொல்லி இருந்தார்...
(என் தனிப்பட்ட அபிப்ராயப்படி, ஜூ.வி. ரிலையபிள் அல்ல...என்றாலும்...இப்படியும் ஒரு கருத்து இருக்கிறது)...
ஷங்கர், சமீபத்தில் டிவிடியில் 'பூவெல்லாம் கேட்டுப்பார்' பார்த்தேன்...நல்ல படம்...(அதாவது, அருவருப்பில்லாமல் எல்லோரும் லிவிங் ரூமில் உட்கார்ந்து பார்க்க முடிந்த, அதே சமயத்தில் அலுக்காத படம்...)
eden,
PK was a very decent movie...IMO, this Yuvan's best work till date as far as veriety goes. A very refreshing album, and a decent movie.
Rajafan,
Ek dhujE kEliyE wasn't composed by Raja...I am not sure if I would watch PPA for this...Such a hopeless movie, even with Raja's score I don't have the patience to watch it.
RS,
Stickied it.. :thumbsup: Hope the "IR New albums" will be more focussed from now on.
Thanks RR I was hoping for this, that all discussions regarding IR can be shifted over here :)
Aadum koothu is an offbeat movie and they screened the movie in recent Film festival at Goa.Quote:
Originally Posted by raja_fan-from IR new albums thread
there was an article in this weeks nakeeran about the south indians being marginalised by the northies and Director cheran Fighting over it.
It seems some of the northies came and spoke to him in Hindi and Cheran kept replying to them in thamizh. they said 'hindi mein bolo' for which Cheran replied 'Yaen nee tamilla paesaen enakku hindi theriyathu' :) .
Even Top stars like mohanlal and mamooty expressed their worries over the way the media and officials showing unwarranted support to bollywood and northies.
Maayakannadi is ready and is a pongal release.
Cheeni kums fate is unknown.
Ajantha audio was supposed to release on dec.11th and hope it goes well if we ignore about the debacle between the producer and IR which came as a gossip that the producer allegedly told to someone that he can create 10 Isaigyanis if needed and IR said not to use his name for the movie promotion.
We need not wait for anything as he has given more than we can expect for this lifetime :wink:
oops that was my 1000th post here :) :oops:
PPArthangal bgm is bad at few places as KB has reused few bgm of MSV's
PPA - some places, KB was at his weirdest! like Rahman and Sitara sharing the same sweater in the rain etc - some idea of novelty! subtlety has never been his forte - I prefer watching his black & white classics like "edhir neechhal", "neerkumizhi" anytime
btw, recently watched "Mr and Mrs.Iyer" - though good at places, the movie sucked at many places - even Aparna Sen (a relatively better filmmaker than many others) couldnt prevent herself falling for the sterotyped depiction on Tamils
Found this article on the net about completion of "Cheeni Kum"
By Ashok Anchan
17 November 2006, 04:08 PM
MUMBAI: Producers Sunil Manchanda and Gautam Kumar have completed shooting for Chini Kum, a rib-tickler featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Tabu and Paresh Rawal.
Manchanda says, "After Salaam-E-Ishq, we have completed a comedy film Chini Kum. It is a remake of South hit and is directed by Balki. The film has turned out to be quite interesting and gives the feel of the seventies. It has an universal appeal and will be liked by the young and the old. Amitabh plays a bachelor while Tabu is a spinster. Paresh Rawal is Tabu's father."
He further adds, "We are toying with the idea of making a sequel to Tere Naam, which will be titled Phir Tere Naam featuring the same team with Salman Khan in the lead. We can only be... ... sure after Salman gives his nod for the film."
thanks,
Krishnan
Direct link (earlier one was a Google cached link):
http://www.businessofcinema.com/?file=story&id=1756
thanks,
Krishnan
Here's another link saying "Cheeni Kum" is complete and ready for release:
http://www.b4utv.com/showtime/gossip/061109ab.shtml
thanks,
Krishnan
Krish,
Can you please remove the google link in ur post. the page has stretched horizontally due to it :?
I saw the full song 'Ethetho jenamathil' from TTLS in Surya TV yesterday. Have they released the movie in Kerala :?: The picturisation and visuals were pretty decent.
Done Rajasaranam!
thanks,
Krishnan
Harmony magazine Article/interview of Raaja
http://harmonyindia.org/hportal/magazine/magazine.htm
Entire Article and interview from Raaja.com site
http://www.raaja.com/latest.html
8-)
Rajasaranam, I dont see the entire article in http://www.raaja.com/latest.html. Where it is? Can you please post the entire article in this thread?
Also, www.raaja.com site says "Cheeni Kum" audio is released. (under link "Film Projects - 14.09.06 " (contents of that page is last updated on 29/11/06)).
thanks,
Krishnan
krish, here it is. Dont forget to see the rare pic of Maestro with Pavalar (I'm seeing it for the first time).
The inimitable musician Ilaiyaraaja - Interview by Harmony Magazine
Melody Raaja
If you’ve forgotten how love, the sensual languor of it, feels like, listen to the music of Cheeeni Kam. Three of the four song sequences form a seamless, musical dialogue, a throbbing blend of 1970s cabaret, jazz and symphony.
Inimitable Ilaiyaraaja. He’s scoring for Hindi Films again after a hiatus following Hey Ram in 2000, for Ram Gopal Varma’s Shiva 2006, and ad filmmaker ‘Balki’ Balakrishnan’s Cheeni Kam. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan as a 60-something man who falls in love with a younger women. Ask the 63 year old Tamil composer how he feels about the concept, though, and all you get is a non-committal shrug. Nothing more.
You really can’t count on Ilaiyaraaja for tasty sound bytes. If you get through the front door of his spacious house in the Chennai suburb of T Nagar, you meet a monkish man who is courteous – but not in the least forthcoming. Slight of frame, he is dressed in starched white Kurta and Veshti and sports a shaven head. The prasad he has just received from a temple evidently animates him much more than the interview, where he speaks in quizzical manner which conceals more than it reveals. Listen to this: “You have to make people thirst. You don’t have to give them water.”
Perhaps words are superfluous to this austere man whose life is defined by music. In a career spanning 28 years, Ilaiyaraaja has composed over 4,500 songs and provided background music for more than 840 films in various languages. He has won three National Awards for Best Composition (for Tamil film Sindhu Bharavi in 1986, and Telugu films Saagara Sangaman and Rudra Veena in 1984 and 1988). He was the first Asian to compose a full symphony for the RPO in 1993, called Symphony No. 1. Ilaiyaraaja has also composed three fusion albums blending western classical music a with carnatic ragas – the most recent, Thiruvasakam in Symphony (released in 2005), presents verses from Thiruvasakam (ancient Tamil shloka by sage Manikavachagar) in musical form, synthesizing Indian and Western classical traditions.
Quite a journey. Rasayya (Ilaiyaraaja’s real name) was born in Pannaipuram village in Theni district, Tamil Nadu. When he was just a child, he began making music on a talc box with strings, with his stephrother Pavalar Varadarajan. After he finished class eight, he dropped out of school and continued singing with Varadarajan, a member of Communist Party. Along with elder brother Bhaskar and younger brother Amaran, they would travel through villages, singing propagandist lyrics.
In 1968, at the age of 25 Rasayya (now calling himself Raaja) set off for Chennai to find work. There, he took lessons in Carnatic classical music, and was introduced to Western composers. Eventually, Raaja got his break with producer Panchu Arunachalam’s new film, Annakili. He also got a new name – Ilaiyaraaja (Youthful Raja) – as Arunachalam thought ‘Raaja’ was too old-fashioned.
The music of Annakili, released in 1976, was wildly successful, with Ilaiyaraaja melding Tamil fold with rich Western orchestration. “Bach’s influence is all pervasive in his music,” Bombay – based musicologist Sheryar Ookerjee once said. “Ilaiyaraaja so integrates Indian and Western idioms that the seams can hardly be noticed.” He also started the practice of composing the tune first, and letting the lyrics come later. Stories and themes were changed to fit his music. Though detractors claimed this process contributed to the downslide in quality of lyrics, it didn’t stop filmmakers flocking to this door. For his part, despite insider talk about his ‘bluntness’, Ilaiyaraaja likes to steer clear of controversy. He has nothing to say about filmmakers like Mani Ratnam (for whom he composed the landmark scores of Nayakan and Dalapathy), veering to the younger A R Rahman, who got his start in the music business playing keyboards in Ilaiyaraaja’s orchestra and has acknowledged Ilaiyaraaja as a ‘clean-living’ role model. But comparisons between Rahman and Ilaiyaraaja still abound. “He is very talented,” Ilaiyaraaja says about Rahman. He adds, “success or failure is not connected with discipline or sacrifice. Without sacrifice, there is no discipline or achievement. You have to spare time for practice every day.” A question about a typical day in his life is parried with, “What is a day? Sunrise and sunset? No one can live their life on their own routes; life is given to us and will take us on its own route.” Such observations are found aplenty in Ilaiyaraaja’s eight books – Sangeetha Kanavugal (Musical Dreams), Vetta Velythanil Koti Kidakkuthu (Thrown in Bright Sunlight) and Vazhiththunai (Wayfarer’s Companion) are the most popular. Spiritual in tone, they are a guide to living using venba, couplets in the old style of Tamil poetry. A disciple of the 20th century sage Ramana Maharishi of Thiruvannamalai (where the Sri Arunachaleswarar Temple is located), he nevertheless says: “God or Guru, world or nature, all these matter only in a superficial sense. Inspiration is inside everyone; it just needs to be tapped.”
Photography was an inspiration – once. Owner of five Leicas, Ilaiyaraaja has an impressive collection of still-life, portrait and landscape photographs. But he put away his cameras with the advent of digital photography. He’s also stopped reading newspapers as they have “nothing new to say, except violence and more violence.” Ask him about other interests and you get a terse “I really don’t need to seek hobbies.”
It’s not like he has the time. Ilaiyaraaja is in his studio every morning at 7.30 am and doesn’t leave before 9.30 pm, sometimes working till midnight. A non-smoking, vegetarian teetotaler who likes simple, non-spicy food, his meals come from home; his only vice, glucose biscuits! At the studio, he works at a blistering pace – writing music, working with his orchestra, recording and mixing lyrics.
After each assignment, Ilaiyaraaja likes to take off to the Thiruvannamalai temple to recharge his spiritual batteries. Another favorite destination is Tirupati. But even when he’s traveling, music is never far away. Once, when he was on the road, inspiration struck. Ilaiyaraaja got down from his car and sat under a tree to write music – the result was the score of Chinna Thambi (1991), which went on to become the highest grosser in Tamil cinema.
“In the end, it always comes back to music,” says the composer, sitting staidly in an antique chair in his living room. A large swathe of studded cloth, a traditional decoration for elephants during festivals, hangs high on a wall; a statue of Devi draped in silk sari sits in a corner. Pride of place goes to the grand piano that gleams ebony and ivory; an altar where the family can worship.
Indeed, the music has become a legacy. Wife Jeeva, a simple, shy woman, and Ilaiyaraaja have three children – all have made music their career. Sons Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja, who live with him, compose for Tamil films and daughter Bhavatharini, who just got married last year, is a singer and composer. “My father is the one who made Tamil music famous worldwide,” says a proud Yuvan shankar. “Such a man is an inspiration to any new composer.” Ilaiyaraaja couldn’t be happier. “God has put my children in the saagar of Sapthaswaraas [the ocean of music],” he says. “They are blessed.” Another blessing is five year – old grandson Yatheeswar [Karthick’s son], “a wonderful gift from God”. Ilaiyaraaja is an indulgent grandfather, playing the Harry Potter theme patiently for Yatheeswar on his piano.
Harry Potter? Yes. From contemporary Western music to Eastern melodies, Hindustani classical to techno, all kind of music moves him- but he can’t abide remixes. “I liken remix to test tube baby,” he says, uncharacteristically scathing. “Who does the music really belong to?” He’s also unimpressed with most ‘modern songs’. “If a song cannot remain in your head and in your heart, what kind of song is it?”
You can’t say that about Ilaiyaraaja’s compositions. “He has achieved a hundred times more than any of us,” late composer Naushad once said. Despite such praise, Ilaiyaraaja claims he feels no joy when he listens to his own work. “I find mistakes I have inadvertently made,” he confesses. “If I was satisfied with my work, I would be sitting at home.”
- with Arati Rajan Menon and Amita Amin-Shinde. Harmony magazine - November 2006.
saw the starting pooja for a film called "Dhanam" on KTV.......
Cast - Sangeeta(Uyir fame), Prakash Raj, Ramesh kanna
Director - G.Shiva
Cinematography - Jeeva
Music - Ilayaraja
:clap:
best part was, in the function K.Balachander putting Garland on IR and IR putting Garland on K.Balachander ......... :bluejump: :bluejump: :thumbsup:
Maddy, age reduces ego:-)
The story of Chinnathambi's music is new to me. Previously, I had heard that he composed all songs in 20 minutes in the studio.
First 3D animation movie in Thamizh 'Inimae Naangathaan' is due to release soon from the Ad's in Thinathanthi. As usual IR would have taken the film to new heights with his BGM scores as he did in Pandavas. :) Success of this movie may pave way for more animated movies in future in thamizh.
aruvi,
the news on Chinnathambi is a fiction from the writers mind i presume. AFAIK from the interview of P.Vasu i read at those times - IR was on the way to airport and he called up PV to come along with him in the car till ariport. The drive from his home to airport took around 40 to 50 mins and within that time as PVasu kept narrating the sequences and storyline of Chinnathambi Raaja came up with the tunes then and there and they were finalised. 8-)
I am already excited after hearing the word jazz and symphony coming together...get ready for cheeni kum :bluejump:Quote:
Originally Posted by crvenky
Inimaey naangathaan to hit theatres soon :) http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/13/stor...1304240200.htm
RS,
I head P Vasu talk on sun tv reg chinna thambi. this was sometime back..he said he went to the studio and the songs were composed in 30 mins.
I remember the unchan thala song where vasu said as soon as the situation was explained..raja started to sing the tune..
Casually came across this link...and surprised to see the recognition given to Tiruvasagam in the external Link portions :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oratorio
VKrish,
Did you see the "edit this page" link in the page ?
Anybody can add/ modify the wikipedia.
For example, I have now modified "Thiruvasakam" to "Thiruvaaasakam" there.
Just for a demo. Please change it back :)
About "Inimae Naangadhan" on rediff:
http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/dec/20south.htm
thanks,
Krishnan
Here are some snippets from Maestro's interview in Kalakaumudi (Malayalam).
Memories of his birth place:
There was a drama theatre in my hometown. I have seen many dramas there. You know the theatre name? Gandhiji’s Progressive Union for Untouchability Eradication. Many stalwarts like TR Mahalingam, Kittappa, etc have played in dramas here.
Another memory is hearing the gramophone record in our village for the first time. The first gramophone we heard in our village was DK Pattammal’s rendition of ‘Eppadi paadinaro’ - t was even the first in my life too. You wont belive – people got together as if it was a big festival in our village. Nobody was home that day! Then there was a big commotion – everybody wanted to see the face of the people singing!! They asked ‘where are you hiding these people, ask them to come out, let us see them once’. Nobody believed that it was composed by one person, sung by another, instrumented played by a group and recorded by somebody else.
Maestro’s early venture in Malayalam:
Q: Which was your first film in Malayalam?
A: There was a Tamil film called ‘Policekaran Magal’. It was remade in Malayalam. It was composed in Tamil by MSV-TKR. The music was of top class! MSV-TKR were like my gurus. How can I compose better than what they did? I was amazed. I was afraid to compose each and every song. Then somehow I managed to finish the songs.
Q: Which was the first song?
A: Poovadikalil alayum then ilam kaatre, Pani neer mazhayil kulir kori nilpu gnan.
Q: That song by S.Janaki was one of the melodious numbers in Malayalam.
A. I am glad. Even before that, I had done a movie in Malayalam called Aaru Manikkoor. I think there were 3 songs in the movie. But it was never released.
Q: So, your first Malayalam movie was Vyamoham. Do you have any memorable event in that movie?
A: Vyamoham’s producer has not paid me to this day. Though this was my first experience in Malayalam, I am very happy that I earned many good hearts who treated me as their own brother. I am always indebted to them.
Favourite songs:
Q: When you think about your Malayalam songs, are there any songs which comes to your mind instantly?
A: Yes, there are many. My first song Poovadikalil, Puzhayorathil poonthoni yethilla, Thumbi vaa thumba kudathil, Devasangeetham, Aatrin karayorathil, etc etc. The list is endless. The origin of Devasangeetham is different, it’s a class apart. All songs in Guru are like that. Those songs were not created by me, it occurred to me on a divine moment.
Q: Your favourite songs in Tamil?
A: If I start saying, there is no end to it. Jaya TV wanted to produce a show about me. They wanted 25 best songs of mine. How can I choose? I gave the responsibility to them (to choose). The choosing was very difficult. They came to me with the final list. The committee had come up with a list of 250 songs instead of 25! What shall I do? The program was of 4 hours duration only. They discussed amongst themselves and came up finally with a list of 100 songs.
On GURU, we have to agree. What is interesting is that here in an interview to Malayalee medium, he is less stiffer, less rigid than he has been to the tamil media.
"If I start saying, there is no end to it...". I think if a Tamil magazine had asked he would given the usual "how can I choose from my own offspring" phiosophical ditty :-)
Hi, I have uploaded the entire copy of Kalakaumudi interview here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/9638358/...rview.zip.html
If you can't read Malayalam, you can enjoy some nice pictures in the article.
Courtesy " Margazhi Maha utsavam " aired by Jaya TV almost on all days (at 6.30 am ) of this auspicious month [ December music season]:
During Sanjay Subramanian's concert, there was an interactive session with the Rasikas.
See below a conversation between Sanjay and one of the Rasikas
Rasika : Eppidi ungaLaala ivaLo kashtamaana Carnatic isaiyil paandithvam pera mudindhadhu?
Sanjay - Actualaa ippo naangaL onnum perusa saadhithuvidavillai. Munnor [ Thyagarajar, Dikshadhar pondror kadavuL aruLaal compose panni vaithu vitta arumaiyaana paadaLgalai thaan naangaL innamum paadi kondu irukkirom. Adhanaal perumai avargaLaiye serum.
rasika - appo neengaLum avargaLai pol yen paadalgaL iyatri paada koodaadhu?l
Here comes the reply from the horse's mouth
Sanjay - naan isaigyani ILaiyarajavai pol sangeetha gyanam kondirundhaal paadalgaL compose panni iruppen.