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

[Plum]

Writeface, your wish might come true, afterall. Mohan Babu is producing Ramayana to be directed by Raghavendra Rao : )

[Sureshs65]

irir123,

Yes. I too found the similarity between 'mada vilakke' and 'nela ningi' song. I think it due to two things. The raga being similar and both of them are sad songs but employ a very vibrant beat in the background.

[Sureshs65]

V_S,

Wonderful posts about those three. Just got back after a hectic trip to Tirupati. Will try and translate it tomorrow. On the bus and my walk up to Tirmumala and coming back by bus, it was SRR all the way. Well, I should take back my earlier words that Jonnavithula's lyrics were not great. He has done a terrific job by giving us simple but effective lyrics. Nothing high flown here but they have immediate impact on the listeners. (Ofcourse I would still have loved to see what Veturi would have done here. )

I agree with your assessment about Chitra and Shreya's singing. I think irir123 also made this comment. And it is exactly those places that you mentioned that I too felt the difference. And yes, I would have loved if Chitra had a solo. But all said and done, this film probably has the best singer selection of all Raja films of late No controversy at all.

In Tirupati I heard these songs being played in a couple of CD shops.

[V_S]

Sureshji!
Thanks and What a perfect time to walk to Thirumala with SRR audio just getting released. I am really jealous of you. : It should be a tremendous moment. It's been more than 10 years since I walked (even visited) to Thirumala. Good to hear the shops playing SRR. I believe this is the first time an IR soundtrack getting more prominence after in 80s/90s. This is a mighty one!

[AravindMano]

But all said and done, this film probably has the best singer selection of all Raja films of late

Should agree. I disliked most of the new voices he has been using recently.

But we still have Sriram Parthasarthy in this album. I just don't get why Raja uses him.

[sivasub]

Here's the link to lyrics. Will try translating Sri Rama Lera this evening

http://www.lyricsintelugu.com/search...0Rama%20Rajyam

[Plum]

Just realised this - it is Mohan Babu producing the Raghavendra Rao Ramayanam. Who would be the MD? His friend IR or Rao staple Keeravani? Or big-budget spl Rahman?

[irir123]

Just realised this - it is Mohan Babu producing the Raghavendra Rao Ramayanam. Who would be the MD? His friend IR or Rao staple Keeravani? Or big-budget spl Rahman?

Raghavendra Rao staple was IR during the 1980s-1990s! donno why switched over to Keeravani since then !

my gut feeling is Mohan Babu (given his amazing rapport with IR) and Raghavendra Rao (given his earlier thick association with IR), especially after the grand success of SRR music, might seriously consider IR !

[Sureshs65]

irir123,

One of my friends on twitter stated that Raghavendra Rao may not use Raja because of some reasons. Saying that there were some reasons why Raghavendra Rao was not using Raja. He didn't elaborate on it. But in the 'Om Shanthi' CD release function they appeared to be in good terms. I am not very hopeful. I think Raghavendra Rao would go with Keeravani.

[Plum]

I have also heard some arasal purasal involving Rao and IR. Dont know the exact story. thalaivar EdhAvadhu re-recording bOdhu comment adichuruppAr. Rao mAdhiri commercially succesful directorsku correctA ego-la adhu dhAn adikkum. I personally theorise that KS Ravikumar might also be a similar case in his antipathy towards IR.