ILLAYARAJA and MOHAMMED RAFI!

[smss_engineer]

We had the following combinations of male singers! and it is like heaven when these combos are on screen in most of the times!

1. IR and SPB.
2. IR and KJY.
3. IR and Jeyachandran.
4. IR and MV.

But Whether Rafi and IR had a chance to work together?

or Rafi was no more while IR emerging?

Whether M.Rafi sang any Tamil song ever?

[smss_engineer]

I think Rafi was no more from 1980/79!

We have missed a lot. If IR and Rafi joined together in 80's, IFM would have reached the Ultimate heights,

I have seen many topics on SPB and Rafi surfing around TFM page.,

I haven't listened a single song of RAFI before i have seen these topics! But after listened to his songs, oh man what voice he had?

Like God is singing for us! truely manly voice,

I would easily quote him as the Best Playback singer ever in india!

KJY and SPB are only the next,

I would rate them as follows!

M.Rafi - 95%
SPB/KJY - 90%
Ghantasala/KK/Mukesh - 90%
Jeyachandran - 88%
A.M.Raja -86%
T.M.S - 75%

Really massive miss not to have Rafi's voice in IR's intrumentals

But i don't know how he is ease with Tamil/telugu. We are clearly seeing S.P.B is struggling a little bit when comes Hindi to pronounce.

[nilavupriyan]

i havent heard rafi's voice...

so voted for spb....any song recommendation for rafi's voice...it should be available in raaga

[smss_engineer]

Please hear the following songs (i know only few of his songs)

1. Dil Ne Pyar Kiya from Dard Ke Nagme (year?)

2. Kya Hua Tera Waada from Hum Kisise Kum Nahin (1977)

3. Aaja tujkho from Neel kamal

these are availble in musicindiaonline.com

[nilavupriyan]

thank u smss_engineer

[smss_engineer]

Some more songs!

1. Hum Kisise Kum Nahin from "same name"

2. Dard e dil from Karz (1980)

[smss_engineer]

Imagine the following songs with Rafi's voice

1. Ilamaiyennum pongaatru (pagalil oru iravu).

2. Hey paadal ondru (priya)

3. Aye zindagi gale (Sadma)

4. Ilaya nila (Payanangal mudivathillai)

5. Uravenum puthiya vaanil (Nenjathai killathe)

6. Snowrita (Jhony)

7. Manitha manitha (kan sivanthaal man sivakkum)

8. Vaanam kizhe (Thoongahey thambi thoongathey)

[smss_engineer]

Whether IR got only 3 national awards?

1. Sagara sangamam (1984)
2. Sindhu Bairavi (1986)
3. Rudra veena (1989)

National Award committee is the worst board in india, always doing some stupid things.

What about singers?

S.P.B - 6 (1980,1982,1984,1989,1996,1999).
M.Rafi - 2 (1958,1978)
KJY -7 (1973,1974,1977,1983,1988,1992,1994)
T.M.S - ???
Ghantasala/AMRaja - ??

[smss_engineer]

For the following movies IR should have been given recognition

For best BGM:

1. Jhonny
2. Nenjathai killathe
3. Moondram pirai
4. Priya/Sigappu rojakkal
5. Mullum malarum
6. Udhiri pookal
7. Mouna ragam
8. Geethanjali
9. Shiva
10. Lajja/Hey Ram and many more

[S.Balaji]

Yes, by the time IR reach top position, Mohd Rafi was no more.
Besides, the noof songs sung by Mohd Rafi were less in the late 70s. Already he was retiring in hindi films.

Giving songs to Mohd Raji IMHO, is like giving a song to Jesudas

Kishore Kumar - SPB

Why not ? It would have clicked when TMS- IR also could give some nice songs !

Imagine Sendhazampoovil vandadum thendral - by Mohd. Raji !