Neethane En Ponvasantham | Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu | Assi Nabbe Poorey Sau

[baroque]

Raja doesn't sound artificial at all!

He is very comfortable with GVM!

nice job!

piano bit, loving it Raja!

[AravindMano]

Oho.. Meeku telugu baane vochchaa?

koncham vasthOndhi. I yaam from Andhra Border.

[AravindMano]

louly interview. Gautham

Raaja got emotional once

I am super confident about this album

[Bala (Karthik)]

Surprised that Akarsh didn't like the interview. Not like the typical interview at all.
Kavudham da man

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Watched the interview - a very different IR here

Gautam,

(I really loved the way Gautam drubbed bloggers / hubbers / tweeters / other net arattaiwAlAs as vettees )

[teja]

What an interview! I actually liked his philosophical lines in this interview.
In the end GVM hints that he's not going to leave Raja. Not sure how serious he was, but I hope this combo churns out few memorable films.

Back to the teaser, I liked Tamil version better. Karthik sounds sad and dull in Telugu, almost makes it sound like a pathos song. SPB was commenting on Karthik in a recent TV show ... He said Karthik is never cheerful when he sings. That reflects on the overall output. That seems to be the case here.

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He said Karthik is never cheerful when he sings.

Is it?

SPB sArE,
namma reNdu pErum orE wavelengththu

(I often remark that this guy's singing is 'keNaththukkuLLa irundhu pAduRa mAdhiri' irukku! SPB beautifully described it).

However, for the sake of youththu's and hit-ting, NEPV must have such singers

[jaiganes]

Rprasad
I dont see the arguments like the one above as being very different from the all conquering all MD/songs praising posts doing the rounds these days. I will add with condescension that Raaja has made me a discerning listener. Raaja fan-a irundhaalum dont see a need to go gaga over Mayakkannaadi, for e.g.
Adhukkellaam gaga aitrundha avar fan-ave irundhirukka maattene, in the first place. I also think it is an insult to Raaja fandom if over simplified illogical reductions are made as shown above (e.g. "not upto IR standards" is being equated to wanting the same tunes he has composed before!!! EKSI)

By the way, let's not bring value judgments to it, if you are not comfortable - S.A Rajkumar pallavi signature nu onnu irukku nu othuppeengala?

mayakkannaadi?
ur opinions on music r in er to me after this
slight.

[Nasc]

comments opened for the ennoda ... u teeb teaser ...

[Gregorysab]

Surprised that Akarsh didn't like the interview. Not like the typical interview at all.
Kavudham da man

I cant say I didnt like it. Just that i have mixed opinions. Its definitely not at all bad. It had its own highlights:

1. How raaja spontaneously came up with Saindhu Saindhu.
2. some quotes by Raaja - The ones i could understand atleast. Epic line: I am not a Pianist... (i clapped)
3. Overall, Raaja was at ease.

But my issue is with what the whole show effectively gave us (or rather did not give us):

1. Other than saindhu saindhi and new teaser, which also came in the end, not even a single mention about other songs.
2. Considering that GVM recorded the whole process, in Chennai as well as in London... No peek into the recording sessions at all. (Hey Ram BGM recording clips are still there on youtube. There was a show on Padithurai and it had teasers of about 3 songs - Unnai maadhiri, thedorum and one more song). Considering the hype generated from day# 1, i feel this extreme focus on saindhu saindhu is a bit too much.. very skewed. hell, you got 7 other songs too!
3. questions like "everything was written in detail and it was recorded in just 1-2 takes. is this the way your work?" - oh boy! was someone living under the rock? I know this programme was for common people and not fans only.. but still.
4. Overall, I felt that the information i was getting out of the show.... 80% of it atleast...I already got from Bharadwaj Rangan's article. Same themes - "I was scared to approach you", "Why were you scared?", "I listened to Pink Floyd etc.. but you defined my growing up years", "I wanted you to take time to compose and you gave me all 8 tunes in just 2-3 sittings/days"... .. dude! I read all of this! Now what I want is - the process of those other songs... Instead, you show me Saindhu Saindhu on haromonium... then later.. saindhu saindhu as it appears on film.. and in the end... saindhu saindhu on Piano.
5. Whoever thought about Background score for this Tv show! when raaja said "Ilaiyaraaja is dead", the BGM there! - it was a comedy! damn! this is one show where BGM (of any kind) was not needed firstly. dei show-producer/director - Show this to Raaja himself and he will tell you how BGM should be, or rather if there should be a BGM or not.

C'mon, I expected something more. Comparatively raaja philosophical digressions were limited and as such I did not have an issue with them in this interview. But overall, I felt they could have done better, instead of televising GVM's interview with Bharadwaj Rangan (similar questions and all that).