Lets continue Maestro Isaiyaraaja's albums here. :D
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Lets continue Maestro Isaiyaraaja's albums here. :D
jai, thats a point of view. But Cheeni Kum is a fine album by itself. IR has never been about tune alone so why fret when it *has not been remixed* but re-orchestrated and re-created?
Jotheyalli is heaven for various reasons but the Street-performing percussion section in Cheeni Kum for the same tune alone makes it a worthwhile independent song. Sometimes, it is about sacred cows. For me Jotheyalli isnta sacred cow though it is a huge, huge favourite.
http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/15sli1.htm
Ilayaraja Sir (music director) asked me whether I want any song like Vaala Meenukkum. I told him to do what comes to his mind. I wanted simple and different tunes.
nallavelai myskin thappichar :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by raja_fan
Paattu vanthathukku appuram paarkalaam.. I would like Myskin to get whatever he wants instead of accepting whatever it given. :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sanjeevi
Yes, me too. IR needs demanding directors. I hope IR would have done something special to nandhalAlA.Quote:
Originally Posted by selvakumar
http://sify.com/movies/telugu/fullstory.php?id=14759997
"Mallepuvvu, directed by V Samudra and penned by Ramesh Varma, is the latest from the actress and it is getting released on September 19th"
"The other good thing (apart from WB and Farooque) I witnessed, was the trailer of SRK starring Vinay Pathak and Rituparnao Sengupta, directed by Ajay Verma. Its about a guy (vinay) who hates doing work and is a big Kaamchor. And the caption of the movie is ‘There is a little bit of him in everyone’ :) . The trailer was pretty good and it has music by Illay Raja and lyrics by Gulzar. Now that’s one helluva combo. Wat say??"
http://passionforcinema.com/saas-bah...sexerr-sensex/
Another Malayalam film composed by our Maestro.
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/m...cle/41615.html
Are the 'chandamAmA' song from mallepuvvu and 'poomAlai oru pAvai AnadhO' of thangamagan same rAgA or something like that? I find a lot of similarities in the tune...or is it a clever recycle by IR? (This song also sounds close to 'dEva sangeetham' of guru, i.e. the melody part)
Ofcourse, each of these three songs has entirely different style of presentation / orchestration, which is the trademark of IR:-)
app_engine,
I haven't heard the thangamagan song (Dont be surprised. I haven't heard a lot of songs) but the feel of 'Chandamama Raave' is very similar to 'Kalaya Nijama', though both are very distinct songs. 'Mallepoovu' is an excellent album and I have been listening to it almost on a daily basis.
Some people have claimed that 'Hero Nenochane' sounds old. I feel that in this particular song, IR has used Mohanam in such a way that it has a vintage feel. My thinking is that IR has deliberately given this feel for the song. I like this song.
S.Suresh
First Movie review of Mallepoovu from Telugu cinema site
http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publis...oviereview.php
Good result the movie surely hit in A.P
One of Roop kumar rathod's favourite composer is IR:
http://www.realbollywood.com/news/20...thod-race.html
"Who are your favorite music directors today?
My favorite music directors today are Ilayaraja, Vishal Bharadwaj, Shankar Ehsan Loy and last but not the least A.R. Rahman."
thanks,
Krishnan
Sureshs65,
It's not just a surprise but a shock:-) Anyone who listened to IR in the 80's couldn't have missed thanga magan as it was one of his biggest hits ever, that too for a Rajinikanth movie. The other songs in this movie are 'rAththiriyil pooththirukkum thAmarai thAn peNNO' (SPB-SJ), 'adukku malligai'(SPB-SJ), 'vA vA pakkam vA'(SPB-VJ) & 'machchAnappAradi'(SJ-VJ, rare combo).
http://www.thiraipaadal.com/albums/ALBIRR00633.html
Personally I would rate 'poomAlai' the best from this album.
app_eng,
I was in growing in Hyd at that time and those were times when only DD dominated the skies and Tamil movies rarely made it to Hyd, even Rajani ones. I have ofcourse heard 'Raatiriyil' a zillion times and it was the one which was broadcast / telecast all the time. Thanks for the link. I will listen to it now.
S.Suresh
Do Kannanuku from Dhanam and Engae irudai isaey From Ajantha have a connection
I was singing Kannanaku Enna vendum ...kanavilka..ninivaila..
app_eng,
I just heard 'poomalai' in the thiraipadal link. Even I am shocked that I haven't heard this song earlier !! Lovely song.
Still I feel 'Chandamama' is more closer to 'Kalaya Nijama' from Coolie No.1 (Telugu). Maybe both these songs are based on Suddha Dhanyasi.
S.Suresh
we can write a whole big article on the songs like 'poo maalai' and its kannada counterpart (not in terms of tune - but genre ) 'Nanna neenu gellalaare' - competition songs in cinema and what raaja has done to them - be it classical - 'isayarasi' , 'aadal kalaye' and the uliyin osai number or the pop style songs like 'aei unnaiththaane' or the funny 'maamaavukku kuduma'. pudhu thread podungappa...Quote:
Originally Posted by app_engine
hai, ah! nanna neenu - wow! what a masterpiece. Thanks for reminding me of it!
Myskin comments on his relationship with IR:
It is said that Ilaiyaraja was mesmerized by your narration for Nandhalala…
First let me get it clear that Ilaiyaraja was never mesmerized by me. He has been in cinema for 35 years and must have seen scores of people like me, but he seemed to like me. I respect him a lot, see him as a father figure. His songs, especially from Annakili were part of my life. So, actually it was I who was mesmerized by being able to work with him. Even now I am under the spell. A great example for that is the amount of details he asked me before composing a song. I told him about the situation of five people, two persons, two children and one woman. The song is about how the four others are beginning to worship the woman, After hearing this he did not immediately go to work. He started asking me questions. What’s the woman wearing? What’s the color of the saree? Is she wearing earrings and anklets? What is the backdrop that you will provide, hills, lakes, the clear sky? Are the two children dancing? After asking for all these details he conceived the song. I don’t think there would have been any composer who asked for so many details. Also, his way of working left me spellbound. Even after 35 years in the industry he does not show any signs of being tired, he still works round the clock. I was the one mesmerized. I consider it an honor to have worked with him and to have his songs in my movie. He is a genius and I will always be humble before him. This is my relationship with Ilaiyaraja."
Check out the interview :
http://www.behindwoods.com/features/...r/mysskin.html
Zee has bought the rights for the NK movie and slotted for Diwali release,
http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/movies...for-16-cr.html.
When will they release audio?
Not really a hit ! :(Quote:
First Movie review of Mallepoovu from Telugu cinema site
http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publis...oviereview.php
Good result the movie surely hit in A.P
That telugu cinema review was made before the release.
See this review..
http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/20/stor...2051190200.htm
Again a proof for how IR is bad in judging scripts !!
Logically i think IR did judge correctly as the storylines are interesting and when IR signed up he must have gone for it after hearing the story. The problem however is the end product which some of these directors screw up pretty badly and IR is not the type of person to leave a film once he realises it is not up to the mark as per the story.
Conclusion
-IR is good in judging scripts
- Bad luck that directors cant create a film to justify the script.
Yes, the movie is releasing on Diwali so the audio should come out in the first or second week of OctoberQuote:
Originally Posted by nanchil_guy
திரைஅரங்கில் தவிர்த்து விட்ட படம்! இனையத்தில் 'டவுன்லோடு' செய்து பார்த்த பிறகு, ஏன் இதை திரைஅரங்கில் தவிர்த்துவிட்டோம் என வருத்தபட்டேன். அருமையான் திரைகதை, மிகை இல்லாத நடிப்பு, நல்ல தமிழ், எல்லாவற்றுக்கும் முத்தாய்ப்பாய் 'ராஜா'வின் மயக்கும் இசை. ரசித்து ரசித்து இழைத்திருகிறார் இப்படத்திர்க்கு இசையை. சற்றே நாடகத்தன்மை தவிர்த்து சிறிது 'கலை' விஷயத்திலும் கவனம் செலுத்தி இருந்தால் இப்படம் தவிர்க்க கூடா 'காவிய' படங்கள் வரிசையில் சேர்ந்து இருக்கும். ஆயினும் படத்தின் 'பட்ஜெட்' கணக்கில் கொன்டு அதையும் மன்னித்து விட்டால் இப்படம் ஒரு சிறந்த 'காவியம்' எனபதில் எனக்கு எந்த சந்தேகமும் இல்லை.
ஒரு சிறுகதையை நீட்டீ, ஒரு இடத்திலும் தொய்வு அடையாத திரைகதையை அமைத்த வகையில் 'கலைஞர்'க்கு இன்னும் வயதாகிவிடவில்லையோ என தோன்றுகிறது. அவரை திரையுலகம் இன்னும் சிறப்பாய் பயன்ப்டுத்தி கொள்ளலாம், அவரிடம் கற்று கொள்வதற்க்கு இளைய தலைமுறைக்கு நிறைய விஷயங்கள் இருக்கின்றன.
அழகாய் இருக்கிறார்கள் கதை நாயகிகள் இருவரும், கீர்த்தி சாவ்லா சில கோனங்களில் 'ரோஜா'வை நினைவுபடுத்துகிறார். இருவரும் தங்கள் வேலையை செம்மையாய் செய்து இருக்கிறார்கள். வினீத் 'இனியன்' கதாபாத்திரத்தில் கச்சிதமாய் பொருந்துகிறார். 'சாமுன்டி' நோக்கிய ஏக்க பார்வையகட்டும், தான் எற்று கொன்ட 'புத்த' நெறியின் படி பகைவர்க்கு அருளும் கனிவாகட்டும் நிறைவாய் நடித்து இருகிறார்.
'காமெடி' என்ற பெயரில் கஞ்சா கருப்பும், மனோரமாவும், கோவை சரளாவும் அடிக்கும் லூட்டி சகிக்க முடியவில்லை. ஒரு அரை மனி நேரம் வீன்.
மற்றபடி படத்தை தாங்கி நிறுத்துவது ராஜாவின் இசை என்றால் அது மிகை அல்ல. சமிபமாக இவ்வளவு அருமையாய் அவர் எந்த படத்திற்க்கும் இசை அமைக்க வில்லை. ( தனம், எஸ்.எம்.எஸ் போன்ற கொடுமைகளை பார்த்து தொலைத்த அப்பாவி நான்,) மற்ற படங்களில் இசை நன்றாக இருக்கிறது இந்த படத்தில் அந்த 'எக்ஸ்ட்ரா' கவனம் தெரிகிறது.இனியனின் படைப்பு திறன், அவனது காதல் மற்றும் ஏக்கம், சாமுன்டியின் அழகான உடற்கட்டு, அவலது பாவங்கள், தவிப்பு, முத்து நகையின் ஏமாற்றம், கோபம், இனியன் மீதான காதல்...அப்பப்பா எல்லாவற்றிர்க்கும் தன் இசை மூலமாக் உயிர் கொடுத்து விடுகிறார் ராஜா. 'கல்லாய் இருந்தேன்' பாடலும் 'காலத்தை வென்ற' பாடலும் படம் பார்த்த பிறகு இன்னும் அதிகமாய் நமக்கு பிடிக்கும்.
'கலைஞர்'க்காகவும், 'இசைஞானி'க்காகவும் தவிர்க்காமல் படம் பார்க்கவும் என பரிந்துரைக்கிறேன்.
எனக்கு பிடித்த 'ராஜா'வின் இசையோடு கூடிய காட்சிகளை இங்கு தொகுத்து உள்ளேன்,
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_lis...5C024E3DBE4E59
பார்த்து மகிழவும் :)
RS, How can you ignore this movie when released? Being a Kalaignar movie, I thought you would have seen it already. The audio was also one of the most discussed ones here, for its classical songs. I have uploaded the BGMs here as mp3:
http://rapidshare.com/files/14879225..._BGMs.rar.html
CRV,
Appa sariya time amaiyala, moreover I was not impressed with the scenes that were shown in TV channels during its release :|
Thanks for posting that youtube link. I have seen all the videos and the BGMs, please note, ONLY the BGMs are outstanding.
The way the scenes were shot is really dumb. Clearly the film is made with small budget. It looks so made up, like those Doorsarshan dramas. I dont know about the subject of this film, but its execution seriously lacks a lot of things. probably ilaiyaraaja's music is the only exception.
Remo's Version of the Nepali folk tune
http://www.esnips.com/doc/2b1b12cb-4...te-Song---Remo
Raaja's Version of the same tune.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8pag0RQxGI
The nagging thought for me is whether Raaja heard it from Remo's album 'O meri Munni' or did he actually hear the original tune somewhere :|
rs,
What is the scene like for 'abhinayam kAttukinRa' - is it some 'nattuvAngam' people singing or the dancers themselves singing?
If it's dancers themselves, it's a big let-down as the middle aged, "karnatic" voices will be a total misfit. People listen to movie music to hear voices like Suseela, Janaki, Chitra and the like and as for me the max I can take is VJ. Voices like Soolamangalam, KBS, MS may be brilliant, can be appreciated, extraordinary etc but a big "turn-off" for me.
Still 'abhinayam' is on my continuous play list simply because of the phenomenal "post-lude" which is one of the best in recent TFM!
even i felt the same, the moment i heard the BGM, because i have the Remo's piece as mp3. For a moment, i was totally flabberghasted. The question remains 'was he inspired or not?'. Looks like he was, although he improvised it a lot and took it into a different tone altogether.Quote:
Originally Posted by rajasaranam
I think you guys should look into his India 24 Hours album. Thalaivar explores folk tunes and music in the life of different indians(qawwali,nepali,maharashtra,rajasthan and so on so on) in it. I think in this matter we can give the benefit of doubt to him as he has already explored different types of indian music way before this album.
It's a typical 'pahadi' folk flute tune and I have heard minor variations of the same on many occasions, including in an Assamese folk programme that I attended in New Delhi 14 years ago. The source is hence not likely to be Remo's album. Being a typical pahadi tune, the flautist (Arunmozhi/Napolean) may have played it naturally.
appengine,
I think this song was not picturised (it was not there in the original VCD). But its better because the heroines had no dancing sense at all. The song will remain as a classic in our minds.
Thats true. It could be a folk tune...and we know...composers have liberally used folk tunes, by improvising them. Infact i strongly believed that Remo's piece could not have been his own. Not to take any due credit from him ofcourse. he has done his thing...by adapting a folk piece. IR must have also took the same folk piece..and did his thing.
But otherwise, Uliyin Osai BGMs are top class. IR is in amazing form, in that film.
somehow , i couldnt see huge similarlity between remo's version and the BGM , although some shades of similarity was there .
Irukka va irukaaru , namam KR - if anything is there , we can say ' KR's influence' on IR made him do this ! paavam KR :(
Nandalala release in a couple of months !
http://nandalala-movie.blogspot.com/
days, weeks poyi ipoo couple of monthsA?
appo nAn kadavul-ku couple of years-nu solluvangalo?
New Malayalam movie by IR:
http://malayalam.galatta.com/enterta..._up_19138.html
Sathyan Anthikkad is the director.
thanks,
Krishnan
Manikantan Geet Mala release postponed to October end :( I received a reply from India Tales.