MAESTRO ILAIYARAAJA NEWS & TITBITS VER.2010-2011

[Sureshs65]

K,

Thanks for the Prabhakar link. Unfortunately I missed it yesterday. Didn't remember that the program was on yesterday. Switched in late and wanted to check who this person was.

An excellent observation from Prabhakar: "When we played these pieces we never realized that these would be such classics. We were more interested in playing for the next song. Nowadays when I hear these songs I am stunned this in around 4 or 5 hrs!!!"

[AravindMano]

In other news, 'Happi''s work is done at the editing table and more news on Balki's production.

[Saagar]

Today I had been to a feliciation ceremony of ONV Kurup For Gnanapeeth,Jayaram was also feliciated in the same function for PadmaShri, at Chennai by the AI Mal Association. Shri IR was there for the function. He put to rest any feeling of doubt in anyone's mind regarding his feelings for ONV by categorically stating that he came for the function only for ONV. He made a brief speech, almost in Malayalam, stating that for artistes (Kalakaaranmar) these figurative awards are not their "Lakshyam". When ONV's turn came to speak, he walked over and accompanied him till the podium. All in all , IR won over the audience from his entry to his speech to the entire period when he was there. He was exchanging pleasantries with ONV,Hariharan & Gokulam Gopalan. It was clear that unlike other people with whom he had a tiff, this was purely a media created one. By IR's nature, it would not have been this way otherwise.

Speaking later at the same function Jayaram recollected the composing session of Manassinakkare. He said that he had proposed to IR for a stay at a house boat. He mentioned that IR called him up at Chennai, from the houseboat, telling him how much he enjoyed that & felt inspired for a tune for situation in the film which he sand over the phone- the song was Melle Onnu. (Sathyan Anthikkad had earlier mentioned about the same composing in an interview earlier - about how impressed he was to see how the entire song was "born" in front of his eyes. Within 5 mins he called up again saing that he got the tune for the next situation also & sang the tune for him over phone - the song being Marakkudayaal.

[Saagar]

Chitra sang Kunnathe Konnaikkum in the function- Once again I felt it deserved a National award .

[baroque]

thanks for Shri.IR's video.
ரொம்ப emotionalla பேசறாரு... எனக்கு அழுகையா வருது ... listening less of him is more for me ..
my childhood, school, college days & your music... GOLDEN DAYS of my life.
yeah... Raaja, that's exactly I feel when I listen to your early works.
Early years spent in Tamil Nadu with your music... absolutely magical feeling. Very dear to me. Everyday I take few hrs at the end of the day for you to take me back to those glorious , happy, carefree days... nostalgia picks up like anything... அப்படியே... உங்க கிட்ட சரணாகதி.
I let you refresh me, motivate me, pamper me so that I am all ready for the next day as an adult with positive energy, enjoy the present day.

EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF YOU!
PRAISE THE 80s ILAYARAJA!

Vinatha.

[skr]

Ponnaar Shankar audio launch on 27th March

[Devaraagam]

is ponnar shankar by IR?

[skr]

Yes its IR who is the MD of Ponnaar Shankar ..

[raj_musing]

. It was clear that unlike other people with whom he had a tiff, this was purely a media created one. By IR's nature, it would not have been this way otherwise.

Saagar,

There was no tiff and it was infact blown out of proportion by the insensitive media. I had earlier posted a link where the 3 stalwarts( KJY, Raja and ONV) came together for a fn to honor KJY on his 70th bthday. On that day all the three were exchanging pleasantries.

I have got that link now after a lot of searching:-Infact this happened a year ago!

http://www.manoramaonline.com/advt/S...mony/index.htm

Check this,along with the video clipping posted in the site!

[app_engine]

marmam

நேற்று சென்னையில் நடந்த அழகர்சாமியின் குதிரை இசை வெளியீட்டு விழாவுக்கு சிறப்பு விருந்தினர் இளையராஜா. சசிகுமார், டி.இமான் என்று பார்த்துப் பார்த்து விழாவுக்கு அழைத்திருந்தார்கள்.
மைனா புகழ் இமானைப் பேச அழைத்தபோது “ இளையராஜா சாரோடு ஒரு போட்டோ எடுத்துக் கொள்ள வேண்டும் என்று நீண்டநாள் ஆசை. அவரிடம் இந்தக் கோரிக்கையை வைத்தால் எங்கே நம்மை திட்டிவிடுவாரோ என்று பயந்துகொண்டு பொறுமையாக இருந்தேன். இப்போதுதான் சரியான சந்தர்ப்பம் கிடைத்திருக்கிறது.“ என்று சொல்லிவிட்டு இளையராஜாவுடன் போட்டோ எடுத்துக்கொண்டார். சசிகுமாரைப் பேச அழைத்தபோது “இளையராஜா எளிமையான மனிதர். அவரை வாழும் காலத்திலேயே நாம் கொண்டாட வேண்டும். அவரை விட்டு விலகி இருக்க வேண்டிய அவசியம் இல்லை. அவரை எப்போது வேண்டுமானாலும் நாம் சந்திக்கலாம். யாரும் அணுக முடியாத மனிதர் அல்ல. அவரை நாம் தனிமைப்படுத்தக் கூடாது” என்று சொன்னதும் அரங்கத்தில் ஏக க்ளாப்ஸ்.

Contrasting opinions from Iman (another MD) and Sasikumar (Subramanyapuram director)