Maestro ilaiyaraaja news & titbits

[venkkiram]

நீயா நானா காணொளி.. பாதி கடந்திருக்கேன். நன்றி மக்களே! எதிர்பார்ப்பினை குறைக்க வைத்து.. இப்போது வியந்து பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருக்கிறேன் (இதுவரையே மூச்சுக்கு ஒரு முறை ராஜா ராஜா என ஒலித்துக் கொண்டிருக்கிறது). ரொம்ப ரொம்ப நல்லாயிருக்கு. நிறைய மனிதர்களது பழங்கால நினைவுகள் ரொம்ப சுவாரஸ்யமா இருக்கு. நெகிழவும் வைக்குது.

[Gregorysab]

Poster of Gundello Godari: http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000ma...llogodari.html

I didnt know that the movie is adapted from a book by the great writer, Mullapoodi Venkataramana.

[Plum]

Oh i sit Aakarsh? He was also Bapu's writer(including for Sri Rama Rajyam) right?

[teja]

"Gundello Godari" More posters here: http://gallery.123telugu.com/content.../image000.html

Movie seems to hold some promise. Expectations are building up. Film is set in 1986 backdrop. Would IR use 80's style orchestration?

[Gregorysab]

Yes Plum. Mullapoodi was Bapu's best friend, soul-mate, writer. They as a team were called as "Bapu-Ramana". For Mullapoodi's jokes, Bapu used to draw cartoons and for his stories, illustrations. They have been bestfriends since long time.. probably when they were 12 years old i think.

[KV]

aakarsh, teja, thanks for posting the links to the pics. They look very nice; has spiked my curiosity about this film's music.
Wiki says Aug 2012 release. Any news from greatandhra/idlebrain on the audio launch?

(I instantly had thAlAttudhE vAnAm humming in my head as I was seeing the pics)

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:rubbing salt on the wound:
aakarsh, what's your take on tuneega tuneega? How has music fared in the local music scene in AP?
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[KV]

நீயா நானா காணொளி.. பாதி கடந்திருக்கேன். நன்றி மக்களே! எதிர்பார்ப்பினை குறைக்க வைத்து.. இப்போது வியந்து பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருக்கிறேன் (இதுவரையே மூச்சுக்கு ஒரு முறை ராஜா ராஜா என ஒலித்துக் கொண்டிருக்கிறது). ரொம்ப ரொம்ப நல்லாயிருக்கு. நிறைய மனிதர்களது பழங்கால நினைவுகள் ரொம்ப சுவாரஸ்யமா இருக்கு. நெகிழவும் வைக்குது.

+1. Thanks to all the warnings here, my tharamatta level expectations going into the show had me liking it to a fair extent. Some of the experiences shared in the show were nice, but they could've made it far better with better planning and execution. I liked the Vanakkuyile episode in particular. It's these sorta experiences that make music such a special element in the lives of many people. (The guy did admit that the song is from the mid-90s; wasn't a slip-up like what some of us assumed here).
He put across his thoughts very well (not verbatim) - Though this one's from the mid-90s, my dad, aged 56 then, living through the final days of his life, appeared to have found some kinda of connection with this song for he would listen to it continuously. My dad is now no more. My family and I do not have the courage to listen to this song for it shakes us up so much. Enakkum enga appavukkum naduve mattumE irukkara oru aga ulagathula, Raaja engira oru manidhar oru transceiver aaga irundhaar (in the very personal space between my dad and I, a person named Raaja functioned as a transceiver).' Beautifully put.
(gob's reaction: "yes... very nice feel" )

[Gregorysab]

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:rubbing salt on the wound:
aakarsh, what's your take on tuneega tuneega? How has music fared in the local music scene in AP?
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I remember listening to it few days ago. The title song worked for me, probably because of the country-jazz style of tune/orchestration, which was different from the current crop of telugu film music. Dhigu Dhigu jaabilee is also very good! He used good string orchestra pieces in the song. Raaja influence abound, in this song. The rest did not click much with me.
And regarding how it fared here... I dont really know much. Radio stations did play them... but generic people did not lap them up much. I think the commercial failure of the film was a factor. On radios, people are more hooked to "Naa peru naanee" from Eega (a pulsating techno song.. techno for sure.. but the song worked bigtime in the film).

//digression ends

[KV]

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Well, I can't seem to get Lemon Tree out of my head to appreciate the title song.
Yeah, the interludes in Dhigu dhigu are not bad, but the song's a templatized contemporary (and boring) love song IMO.
My pick's the folk (mini) song Merisiley ningi that has just a female chorus with some clapping sounds keeping rhythm. And frankly, the only song that caught my interest in the album.
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[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

( a person named Raaja functioned as a transceiver).' Beautifully put.
(gob's reaction: "yes... very nice feel" )

"VeLiya" poittu varravan kitta gobi poi pesinaa " Intha thamizchoozhalla, ithu, enna maathiriyaana feel?! how dhoou you phfeel?"