Maestro Ilaiyaraja New Albums 2011 - Hello Jaihind / Sri Rama Rajyam

**Sureshs65** · 17th April 2011, 08:33 PM

raagas,

I was telling the truth as well as pulling your leg !!!

I know you didn't intend me

Anyway, here is my take on Raja with respects to the two set of music directors you had described. When Raja speaks nowadays he belongs to the first set. But when he does music, he belongs to the second set

I know it is confusing but then that is Raja!!! What I mean here is that he is very convinced that the current trend has not enriched our music. At the same time he knows he has lot of material left in him and if he has to continue he has to adapt to the trend. Which he is trying to do with the loops / synth and all. Even in this he is hell bent on creating his own idiom and not following the others. That is why I ask people to cut him some synth slack. Because he is trying, because he is still innovative, because he still experiments, because no one can think of the very symphonic way the whole synth plays in the interludes of 'kudhikira kudhikira', because no one can imaginatively weave a melody like 'andala lokam', no one can infuse such a seemingly unrelated beat and yet create "aaro paadunnu doori". The contradictions are there in his sayings but they are understandable because he is a man who has not given up, he is a man who is still fighting the battle. Whether he is winning or losing depends on the point of view, but none of us who follow his music can say that he has given up. Not when "malarvillile
comes up, not when "bhavani varugiraa" comes up.

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**raagas** · 18th April 2011, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by Sureshs65

raagas,

Because he is trying, because he is still innovative, because he still experiments, because no one can think of the very symphonic way the whole synth plays in the interludes of 'kudhikira kudhikira', because no one can imaginatively weave a melody like 'andala lokam', no one can infuse such a seemingly unrelated beat and yet create "aaro paadunnu doori". The contradictions are there in his sayings but they are understandable because he is a man who has not given up, he is a man who is still fighting the battle. Whether he is winning or losing depends on the point of view, but none of us who follow his music can say that he has given up. Not when "malarvillile comes up, not when "bhavani varugiraa" comes up.

Absolutely right! And this is why I still invest my faith/belief/time in him! No other film composer in India displayed that, except (i think) S.D.Burman. After SD, i see that only in IR.

**Sureshs65** · 18th April 2011, 05:00 PM

Was watching a Telugu channel today and saw a 'Jaganmohini' song featuring Namitha and lot of fishermen. This song was not on the CD. Was it on the silver screen only or is this a Telugu version only? (Someone who has seen the movie can clarify. That is the tricky part. Has anyone seen the movie?)

**raajarasigan** · 18th April 2011, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by Sureshs65

Was watching a Telugu channel today and saw a 'Jaganmohini' song featuring Namitha and lot of fishermen. This song was not on the CD. Was it on the silver screen only or is this a Telugu version only? (Someone who has seen the movie can clarify. That is the tricky part. Has anyone seen the movie?)

Is it NOT the Kattikitta raasava than ?

**Sureshs65** · 18th April 2011, 08:16 PM

RR,

I haven't heard that song more than a couple of times but I don't think that is the song.

**Bala (Karthik)** · 20th April 2011, 02:56 AM

Great posts in your debate raagas and KV.
Yet to listen to the album. Seekiram kekkanum.....

**vem** · 20th April 2011, 09:44 AM

http://chennaionline.com/movies/movi...ar-Shankar.col

A review which is like a slap on the director's face..... Mentions about the immense contribution of IR though....

Having been out of touch of Tamil movies for a while (except for IR's music), I wanted to watch this just for IR, and there came this elucidating review about the movie.

Guys with an interest to watch this--be warned.

**app_engine** · 20th April 2011, 04:02 PM

sify seems to be the promoters of ASK and one can expect some high-praise review and positively biased BO reports...

Looks like P-S group had good rapport with them too (sify reports decent openinggu)

Interesting to see some IR's TF movies getting into the media / BO radar...

**irir123** · 21st April 2011, 06:34 PM

Hi Friends

Releasing new audio - SENGAATHU BOOMIYILE, music by Ilaiyaraaja.

The function is on 23rd April 2011, 6.30pm at Film Chamber, Chennai.

Attached is the invitation and please visit our youtube clip for audio preview and caller tune codes.

(Sent on behalf of Agilan) !

Thank you

**Sureshs65** · 23rd April 2011, 12:37 AM

Must be I am getting old, intolerant or my music sense must be deserting me. Upon recommendation from various people was listening to the music of '180', 'Avan Ivan', 'Urumi' (Malayalam) and 'Anwar' (Malayalam). I have been listening to them for the past few days. Well, they are well recorded, the beats are catchy, the pallavi lines and the chorus are catchy, but once you go beyond the surface, there isn't much imagination out there. The constructions are quite similar and the phrases quite predictable. The auto tune effects also quite predictable. I had lot of hopes of Sharath giving a different album. He has also experimented in the new way. Not much of a Sharath stamp really except for 'sandikkaatha kangal'. So after long time listening to all of them, I am back to 'Ponnar Shankar'. Against all these albums I am ready to take one 'Bhavani Varugira'. No one is yet to capture this inventiveness of Raja. Just that one song for me is enough to see that the gap between Raja and others is still huge. Any of these MDs coming up with 'malar villile'? No chance.