IlayaRaja's New Albums 2013-15 - Mahendran film/Thaarai thappattai/Mythri

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happened to listen to GRAMATHU MINNAL (jingu chikkan dress wearing Ramarajan's 1987 film) - the song 'vatti eduthha' bears striking resemblance to ARR's 1999 'taal se taal milaa' - felt something sounded similar in the beginning and when IR sings "thottukida onnum illaye" i go "adangoyyalaa - idhu suttadhu !"

did anyone notice that ??

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Nice catch. The way it is used is also similar. Usually the starting notes of main verse is the key phrase. In these songs, the notes build and lands on the key phrase. Rahman then goes to use that phrase as a hook. I think Rahman like this kind of structure more. Hard to know if it is inspired.