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Ilayaraaja in Malaysia!

Topic started by NOV (@ 202.184.134.10) on Tue May 26 01:08:52 EDT 1998.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

Here is the excerpt from this afternoon's "Malay Mail"

Famous Indian composer Ilaiyaraja, who has composed 3,500 songs for 700 films, is launching his book Vazhi Thunai tommorow at Auditorium DBKL at 7.30 pm.
Works minister and MIC President Datuk Seri Dr. S. Samy Vellu is guest of honour.
The event is organised by Swaralayya Enterprise which promotes fine arts and literary works.
Ilaiyaraja learnt Carnatic and Western music and obtained his grade 8 in Trinity College of Music in London where he passed with flying colours and walked away with the gold medal.
Hailed as a maestro for his performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, he has also been awarded a string of other titles.
He's a three-time recipient of India's National Award for Music in 1984, 1986 and 1988.
In 1994, Ilaiyaraja was confered honourary citizenship of Teanech Township by the Teanech in New Jersey, John Abraham.
For invitation cards, phone Manee Mohan at 603-4951469

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• From: mfm (@ 203.120.115.1) on: Thu May 28 01:17:38 EDT 1998
  
  I think NOV was remarking that Arivumathi should have had a decent leather footwear(maybe an ordinary Bata footwear costing Rs.200-300) rather than a slipper. NOV, is that right?
  
  SK>> Nov sarbba padhil solvadharkku mannikkavum. Enna Avar thodarndhu Raja Programme reporter Pani attratumenu than :-)
  
  NOV> Aanallum romba suspense kodutthu NOVadikkireengale :-))) Eppo mudikkapporeenga Thalaiva!
  
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.10) on: Thu May 28 01:24:14 EDT 1998
  
  mfm - Avar aninthirunthathu flip-flops (called Japanese slippers in Malaysia.)
  
  I will definitely finish before the day is out, okay? I'm going for lunch now (30 minutes late!)
  
  
• From: mfm (@ 203.120.115.1) on: Thu May 28 01:25:22 EDT 1998
  
  Oops! I & NOV responded in a matter of 1/4 of a second. NOV, SK and myself seems to be in this topic since this morning as though it is the current desktop/workspace. Interesting!
  
  
• From: sree (@ 132.205.45.33) on: Thu May 28 01:27:01 EDT 1998
  
  NOV:
  Kallakiteerkal.we are really proud that you enjoyed the show.Thanks for taking efforts to make this interseting and sharing your emotions and feeling.
  meendum nanri
  
  
• From: Sathiya Keerthi (@ 137.132.124.32) on: Thu May 28 01:31:34 EDT 1998
  
  NOV:
  
  I don't think Kavinjar Mu.Mehta has made any deep
  impact on TFM. One song by him that was a BOG
  hit: paadu nilaavE poongkavidhai poo malara
  in 'Udhaya Geetham'.
  
  innOru kavinjaroruvar Mu.Mehta-vaip patri oru
  muRai ippadi nakkalaaga solliyirukkiRaar:
  Mu.Mehta nalla kavinjar. aanaal innum nalla
  kavidhai ezhudhavillai. oru vELai piRagu ezhudhalaam;
  'indhiya kudimagan ovvoruvanum Janaadhipathi
  aagalaam' enbadhu pOl.
  
  Like in PonnumaNi IR has changed the lyrics
  written by Mu.Mehta once before, in the movie,
  Agaaya Gangai, in order increase the effect
  given by the lyrics. Mu.Mehta has admiration for
  IR as a kavinjar.
  
  
• From: buddy (@ 137.132.124.30) on: Thu May 28 01:32:19 EDT 1998
  
  Nov
  
  first half super hit
  
  
• From: Sathiya Keerthi (@ 137.132.124.32) on: Thu May 28 02:27:42 EDT 1998
  
  I recently got hold of this rare photograph:
  
  http://www.cadcam.nus.sg/~mpessk/guess_who.gif
  
  Padaththil irukkum siRuvargaL yaarendru kaNdu
  pidiyungaL paarkkalaam!
  
  
• From: sree (@ 132.205.45.33) on: Thu May 28 02:29:43 EDT 1998
  
  Sathya:
  Antha padathil irupathu IR and Gangai amaran ....
  Enku intha pdam ungalluku kidaythathu?
  
  sree
  
  
• From: sree (@ 132.205.45.33) on: Thu May 28 02:31:53 EDT 1998
  
  NOV:
  Ungal second half kaga naan inum thoonga pokamal kathu irukkiren.ingu neram eravu 2:27.suspense sekkiramaka udainga.
  
  sree
  
  
• From: Sathiya Keerthi (@ 137.132.124.32) on: Thu May 28 02:36:45 EDT 1998
  
  Periyaar maavattaththil PerundhuRai endru oru
  siRiya oor. andha oorukku, 1962-m aaNdu oru isai
  nigazhchchi nadaththa IR & Co vandha pOdhu
  edukkappatta padam idhu. indha padaththil
  Ponnusamy endra oruvarum irukkiRaar. avar indha
  padaththai paththiramaaga vaiththirundhu, pinnar
  IR-GA pugazh adaindha pin avargaLudaya kaiyezhuththai
  ap padaththil vaangi paththirap paduththi
  vaiththirukkiRaar. DhinamaNi Kadhir ip padaththai
  December 19, 1993 idhazhil veLiyittadhu. naan
  scan paNNum pOdhu, Ponnusami matrum IR-GA
  kaiyezhuththukkaLai cut paNNivittEn.
  
  
• From: sree (@ 132.205.45.33) on: Thu May 28 02:46:37 EDT 1998
  
  Sathy:
  nanri for giving a brief description of how you got it.
  
  sree
  
  
• From: Nithin (@ 205.164.37.210) on: Thu May 28 03:25:57 EDT 1998
  
  NOV
  
  THANKS A LOT. MIKAVUM NANDRI. RAJA RAJAATHAN. That is the best statement I have heard since it came quite interestingly from a person who did not want Raja to be equivalent to a Sultan!!!
  
  Please continue to give us more insight into that event. However, why did Raja release his book in Malaysia.
  
  THE BIG QUESTION: WILL RAJA COME TO THE US?
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.10) on: Thu May 28 03:45:40 EDT 1998
  
  mfm - One thing is for sure - our work is suffering. :-))
  
  sree - Nandrikku nandri. The pleasure is not all yours - I'm having fun too. :-))
  
  Sathiya Keerthi - Ungal thunukkugal intha topic-ai innum interesting-aaga seigirathu. Thodarattum ungal thondu.
  
  buddy - Your comment made me worried. The above is not half - it is almost three-quarters. :-))
  
  
  Interlude
  
  I think that it's about time I said a little about the book Vazhi Thunai.
  
  1. The cover of the invitation card was nothing but a reproduction of the back cover of the book. No wonder it was impressive.
  
  2. The book is horizontal and is of very high quality print. Size is about 9 (width) by 5.5 inches. The cover is white with a colour potrait of Isaignani's face merging into a picture of an harmonium board with a young, naked boy walking towards the horizon. Both the boy and the harmonium board are in sepia tones. Very tasteful and elegant. The content pages are not simili or art paper but textured (probably recycled) paper.
  
  3. The credits are:
  Muthal achchu - Viyarvei thingal 1998 (What does that mean?)
  Veliyittu muyarchi - Manee Mohan, Malaysia
  M. Radhakrishnan, Thanga maaligai, Kallakurichi, Vizhuppuram, Tamil Nadu
  Kanipori achchu - Bharathan
  Kidaikumidam - Saaral Veliyidu, Arivumathi, 73, Abibullah Saalai, Thyagaraayar Nagar, Chennai 600 017, Tel: 8283319
  
  4. The illustrations are by: Actor Sivakumar, Aathimoolam, Santhanam, etc. One is also done by Isaignani himself. The book says that he is a Oaviakalluri Maanavar.
  
  5. Did you know that the book is compiled by Arivumathi. Yes, Noolakkam by Arivumathi. According to him, this was his life-time ambition.
  
  6. Appreciation is given to Kumudham (!!!), Mu Metha, S. Thanu, Gangai Amaran, Lenin, Indran, Pazhani Bharathi, Vaasan, Shankar, Devaneyan, and Radhakrishnan.
  
  Here is part of Isaignani's Munnurai:
  
  Intha ulagirkkoa - athil vaazhum manitha inaththirkkoa - ethaavathu arivurai koori avargalei nanneri paduththum ennamum, munaippum enakku ellalavum illai.
  Manithargalei nanneri paduththuthal patri ezhuthumpoathu, avargal sariyaaga illai endru - naan velippaduththuvathaaga neengal ennalaam.
  Ovvoru manithanum - kaanum ulagam veiruveiraaga iruppathuthaan anupavarethiyaana unmai. Paarppatharkku orey maathiriyaaga thoatramalikkum ulagam yein ovvoruvaraalum viththyasamaanathaanaga uraippada veindum?
  Vanna kannadiyei kannil aninthukondu entha porulei paarththaalum apporul kannadiyin niraththileiyei kaanapaduvathu poal - manithanin mana amaippei ulagaththin meethu padinthu avanavanin manam amaintha niraththil kaatchi alikirathu.
  Aam, manamey kannadi........
  
  
• From: mfm (@ 203.120.115.1) on: Thu May 28 03:47:09 EDT 1998
  
  Oh! is that Nithin! Where were you Nanbare? I invited you to 'TFM without IR' topic? Naan Varundhi Varundhi azhaitthum Neengal varavilai. After starting that thread, I realised that probably same thing about IR in other topics have to said in this topic in a different way. I knon you were busy with the topic 'IR style in other parts of the world". Last 1 week or so I did not see your postings anywhere.
  
  NOV: Still having your lunch? Mottai-i parttha sandhoshatthile BIG Treat polirukku!
  
  SK: I have a lot of IR's photo from as small as passport size to as big as life size. Some of them are quite rare. If you are interested I will give you so that you can scan and post for 'namma makkal'. On any case, if your time permits, its my pleasure to meet you in s'pore.
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.10) on: Thu May 28 03:56:13 EDT 1998
  
  sree - Baaki paguthiyey naan innum ezhuthavey illeyei! Eppadi mudippathu? Oru US anbar ennai telephone-il azhaiththu ending-ai theirnthu kondaar. Avarukkum - yeino theriyavillei - thookam varavillaiyaam. :-))
  
  
• From: mfm (@ 203.120.115.1) on: Thu May 28 03:57:35 EDT 1998
  
  NOV: You are correct, our work is suffering! I think everybody in this topic is excited and your are the hero. I am in a meeting since this afternoon. Still as though I am watching ball by ball commentary in cricinfo site(like IND Vs Aus in sharjah recently), I am reloading this page to see your updates. Definitely neenga than hero today :-)
  
  
• From: buddy (@ 137.132.124.30) on: Thu May 28 04:03:43 EDT 1998
  
  Pogira Pokkai parthal this writingaiye oru noolaga publish pannalam.
  
  Inniku work productivity govinda govinda!!!
  
  
• From: mfm (@ 203.120.115.1) on: Thu May 28 04:05:10 EDT 1998
  
  NOV: Andai naadana Singai-la irukkum enakku sollama, US-kku news poirucha. BTW, what is your contact no :-)
  
  Is there a way network admin can see what are sites visited and for how long by who? Current client site-la oru proxy server kooda illai(direct LAN connection). That's why poonthu vilayadren. On the other hand, US 1500/day pay pandru client-kku throngam panra madhiri irruku vera.
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.10) on: Thu May 28 04:43:51 EDT 1998
  
  mfm - please don't call me hero-zero, etc. Naan verum oru thondan thaan (influence of Isaignani? :-))
  Re my contact no. click on my name and send me a mail..... :-)))
  Re your second question, I don't want to alarm you, but it can be done.
  
  
  Book Launch
  
  The Keynote address and Book Launch was made by Dato' Seri Dr. Samy Vellu, MIC President and Minister of Works, Malaysia
  Samy Vellu is to Malaysia what Karunanidhi is to India - leader of the Tamils. Dato' Seri is a pattam given by the Malay rulers and is the third highest order. MIC stands for Malaysian Indian Congress, one of the main members of the ruling coalition party.
  
  Samy Vellu began his speech by saying, "Puthusaa vanthirukku oru paattu, Telephone mani, telephone mani (he had the grace to get the words wrong. :-)) athu maathiri intha auditorium ulley pala hand-phones-in saththam keitgirathu. Yennidamum ullathu moondru hand-phones!" He went on to give a short lecture. :-))
  
  He then said that he was from the old school of thought and proceeded to sing two old G. Ramanathan numbers. Honestly folks, I have no idea of the songs. But Isaignani was enjoying himself, and was moving his right hand in rythm to Samy's singing.
  Samy then continued by saying that as a politician for 23.5 hours, he is unhappy and only happy for half an hour a day! Even when he goes to sleep the radio is switched on, listening to Isaignani's songs and the minute somebody switches it off, he wakes up. :-))
  During those unhappy peiods, he used to find solace in Isaignani's song, which he proceeded to sing! Thenpaandi seemaiyiley, therodum veethiyiley, maan poala vanthavanei yaar adithaaro.
  Isaignani, later in his speech, commented that Samy had recaptured his own feelings when that song was recorded.
  Samy, avar pangukku, pugazhoa pugazha aarambiththaar, comparing Isaignani to Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and the moondru karnaadaga periyavargal (I don't know them). He said that Isaignani may expire, but his music will live on into the next and the following centuries. Samy also said that if Isaignani had been born in UK, he would be greatly appreciated and his music would be all over the world. "Aanaal avar Thamizhagaththil piranthuvittaar, thurathishttamaaga!" He continued, "Yeinendraal, Thamizhargalidam oru kuraipaadu iruukirathu - short memory span," earning instant thunderous applause.
  
  He too quoted several paragraphs from Isaignani's book, but also regretted lending the book to Dr. Poobalan, who beat him in using the best quotes. "Itharkku innaattil oru palamozhi irukku: Kaathirunthaven ...... neththuvanthaven...!" :-)))
  
  One of the best loved quotations was on bribery - lanjam:
  
  Tharmam enbatharkku lanjam endru oar unmaiyaana arththam irukkirathu.
  Oru kaariyaththei seithu mudippatharkkaaga oruvarukku kodukkapadum porullukku peyer lanjam endraal.
  Punniyam enbathai adaivatharkkaaga kodukkum tharmam - oru lanjamey!
  Yeitho oru veindukoalai naam vanangum theivam (iraivan) niraiveitri vittathu enbatharkkaaga naam undiyil seluththum kaanikkai - oru lanjamey!
  
  Samy Vellu then officially launched the book and the first receipient paid 3,000 ringgit to purchase the book. All donors were then requested to come on stage to obtain the book!
  
  my experiences, next
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.10) on: Thu May 28 04:50:38 EDT 1998
  
  I forgot to mention one episode that Samy recounted. Apparently one day he was going at the fastest speed, the speed limit would allow, when he had a guy overtake him. Samy then showed him the "paththram" sign, whereupon the guy rolled down his window and said sorry. Samy could hear the guy's radio blasting Isaignani's song. "Avar Isaignaniyin mayakkaththil veigamaaga sendru kondirunthaar. Atharkku avar poruppei illei endru vittu vittein." :-))
  
  

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