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"Screen" comments on IR

Topic started by Dev Mannemela (@ tide28.microsoft.com) on Thu Feb 19 01:28:03 EST 1998.
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• From: Dev Mannemela (@ tide28.microsoft.com) on: Thu Feb 19 01:28:51 EST 1998
  
  
  http://www.expressindia.com/screen/feb07/music3.htm
  
  Illayaraja springs a surprise
  
  The stupendous success of the audio cassettes sales of Illayaraja’s score in Kathiliku
  Mariyathai has come as a big surprise to the audio industry. The maestro had ceased to
  be a favourite with the teenage crowd and it had been a long time since he had given any
  hit. Apart from this, the producers did not run any promos on TV or hold any launch
  function for the audio release. So the general opinion is what contributed to the sales of the
  album was the box-office success of the film. Keep it up Raja.
  
  
• From: Gokul (@ p1.echostar.com) on: Thu Feb 19 17:19:17 EST 1998
  
  If I understand right, SCREEN says
  
  The Cassette Sales of KM is because of the
  Success of The Movie and not because of the
  music.
  
  This really stinks!
  
  
• From: gOpAl (@ 1cust200.tnt1.sarasota.fl.gt.uu.net) on: Thu Feb 19 17:31:00 EST 1998
  
  Thanx gOkul, thats they i read !!
  
  
• From: gOpAl (@ 1cust200.tnt1.sarasota.fl.gt.uu.net) on: Thu Feb 19 17:45:10 EST 1998
  
  you are right, gOkul, thats just the way it reads.
  
  
• From: sathya (@ client-151-200-126-74.bellatlantic.net) on: Thu Feb 19 18:10:00 EST 1998
  
  I feel the songs made the 75 day film a grant success into a record 22 crore collection as of now. Screen hardly knows about IR's potential to hit a film with nothing. However Kaadhalukku mariaathai has the stuff to become a hit even without a good music. But definitely IR's music promoted the success atleast by a factor of 2.5. Probably this is the first occasion in last 4 - 5 years that songs are becoming popular without adds or cassete launching or Maltrading. So people are not able to digest the success of raja and KM.
  
  
• From: MSK (@ dhcp-877019741.qualcomm.com) on: Thu Feb 19 21:11:34 EST 1998
  
  Well, the article seems weird. he says the music
  was a hit b'cos of the film and also says keep it up Raaja.?? Stupid ain't it.??
  
  But it's true that the industry was surprised when the songs became a hit . Even before, IR was churning out goodies, (devadhai , Raman Abdulla etc ) but they went unnoticed. So it's a surprise that KM Clicked.
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.10) on: Fri Feb 20 02:07:35 EST 1998
  
  Doesn't it come as a surprise to everyone, that inspite of the great hit of Kaathalukku Mariyaathei, Fazil has announced his next movie with a new MD called Johnny?
  
  
• From: meiyappan (@ bones.deneb.com) on: Fri Feb 20 03:39:08 EST 1998
  
  Gokul:
  
  Sometimes the TRUTH stinks - what todo !!! - But that is the TRUTH.
  
  NOV:
  
  What is the surprise ??? People have been leaving IR for a longtime.
  
  Even Barathiraaja who was planning to introduce his son Manoj in a BIG TIME movie
  with IR music. But yesterday Ad. in Thinathanthi says "ARR" in BIG letters.
  (name of the movie is Taj Mahal, story by Maniratnam, Photography: RajivMenan, Dir: BR)
  
  I agree with SathyaV that the movie had the stuff and
  the music helped.
  
  
• From: Ithudaanda_Mei (@ worf.qntm.com) on: Fri Feb 20 10:38:04 EST 1998
  
  Bones, Bharathiraja's other movie( I think it is "Vaakkappatta Bhommi" with Saratkumar ) is Musiced by IR and still is; "Tajmahal" was never started with IR as MD. From day 1, this mega-movie has been assigned to ARR and there is no change.
  
  
• From: MPR (@ dyn07.iacc-t23.ndsu.nodak.edu) on: Fri Feb 20 11:23:28 EST 1998
  
  NOV:
  
  I don't think Fazil will leave IR forever like others did. From his first to the latest, IR has been scored very good numbers (i'm talking about tamil movies only). I guess Fazil has directed some malayalam movies without IR. Is his next movie in malayalam?
  
  
• From: SATHIYAVAGEESWARAN (@ client-151-200-127-162.bellatlantic.net) on: Fri Feb 20 11:27:48 EST 1998
  
  NOV, Is Johny the MD for Fazil's next tamil movie? In malayalam I don't think he worked with raja. if it were malayalam, then it will not be a surprise. If it were Tamil, it will be a shock news as Fazil had never worked without Raja and he never had ego problems with Raja.
  
  
• From: Ravy (@ eagle.vapower.com) on: Fri Feb 20 13:00:25 EST 1998
  
  I don't see anything wrong in Screen's point. The success of the movie has done the job of what feverish ad campaigns would do. So there is nothing that takes the credit away from IR. IR fans should be happy that his efforts didn't go in vain as it did for several dabba movies in the past.
  
  
• From: k.r.ravi (@ m_33_66.pppmad.vsnl.net.in) on: Fri Feb 20 13:09:35 EST 1998
  
  I think FAZIL has made that decision only for his malayalam versions. He cant leave raja and raja always gave his best for fazil.Raja and Fazil are in the same wavelength when it comes to filom making and thats abvious if we can see all the Fazil movies in Tamil. In spite of all these if Fazil leaves Raja, its because, Raja has the talent to surpass every aspect of film making with his music, and that must have made fazil a bit uncomfortable, for raja can easily swallow the greatest movies and make it still greater by his BGM and songs. Hope Fazil doesnt rot like another Balachander.
  
  
• From: N.GANESH (@ 202.54.37.18) on: Fri Feb 20 14:31:37 EST 1998
  
  hey guys,
  i'am ganesh a new enrant from IISc.actuallee speaking IR's music for KM was the main success for that movie. fazil's screenplay was good.but IR mde even more sweeter.
  
  
• From: N.GANESH (@ 202.54.37.18) on: Fri Feb 20 14:31:38 EST 1998
  
  hey guys,
  i'am ganesh a new enrant from IISc.actuallee speaking IR's music for KM was the main success for that movie. fazil's screenplay was good.but IR mde even more sweeter.
  
  
• From: N.GANESH (@ 202.54.37.18) on: Fri Feb 20 14:31:39 EST 1998
  
  hey guys,
  i'am ganesh a new enrant from IISc.actuallee speaking IR's music for KM was the main success for that movie. fazil's screenplay was good.but IR mde even more sweeter.
  
  
• From: gOpAl (@ 1cust51.tnt1.sarasota.fl.gt.uu.net) on: Fri Feb 20 17:18:55 EST 1998
  
  idhudhAnda_mei:
  
  Thanks mei. enakkum indha news theriyum. IR was never in the taj mahal project. It is and was ARR since day one. idhu ellArukkum theriyum. Still, donno why IR is pulled in.........................
  
  But, i have my doubts about vAkkapatta boomi. I dont think its Raaja scoring music for that movie, as Raaja has been in and out of this movie, thanks to the press.
  
  
• From: SATHIYAVAGEESWARAN (@ client-151-200-125-37.bellatlantic.net) on: Fri Feb 20 23:26:43 EST 1998
  
  IR should seriously consider accepting a project from Barathiraja. BR never digested IR's success. He fights with Raja and comes back often putting titles like "ENNUYIR THOZHAN". Barathiraja should give up his self destructing ego. It is time to get together and regain their regime. But still he has ego.
  
  
• From: pseudo_meiyappan (@ bones.deneb.com) on: Sat Feb 21 00:58:49 EST 1998
  
  ithAndA_mei:
  
  Yes, you are right, I forgot the other project of BR - vAkappatta boomi.
  
  As Gopal said, IR is in-and-out of VBoomi. After the cinema strike and BR leading the
  PADAIPALIGAL - he wants his next movie to be a great success for that
  music is very important - don't know which way he is going to sAnjufy.
  
  Is it NOT Fazil who directed all the movies produced by IR (except Rajathi Raja)!!!! like
  pommukutti, varusham16, poovizili vasal, prabu-revathy padam (kundu onnu vachirukkEn!!)
  
  
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.10) on: Sat Feb 21 01:14:06 EST 1998
  
  Bones - No it is not! IR's first production was Alaigal Oaivathillei, which you know was directed by Bharathiraja. A couple others I remember are the Murali movie (with beautiful songs such as Malarey pesu mouna mozhi & Oru jeevan azhaiththathu) and Ramarajan's Enga Ooru Paattukkaran. These were not directed by Fazil.
  
  
• From: mei_again (@ bones.deneb.com) on: Sat Feb 21 01:14:43 EST 1998
  
  I forgot to add IR's first production: AlaigaL Oivathillai.
  
  
• From: vElaiyathu_pOi (@ bones.deneb.com) on: Sat Feb 21 01:16:27 EST 1998
  
  Nov:
  
  nAnthAn saturday vElaiyathupOi officela irukkEnnA,
  neengaLumA ???
  
  
• From: pg (@ client-116-92.bellatlantic.net) on: Sat Feb 21 08:39:16 EST 1998
  
  NOV : the movie you mentioned is Geehthanjali. another IR production Anandhakummi - marvellous songs - mega flop ! Fazil never directed any IR produced movie
  
  
• From: RAJAN (@ proxy-153.iap.bryant.webtv.net) on: Sat Feb 21 10:12:46 EST 1998
  
  Fazil directed the En Pommu kutti ammavukku, produced by R.D. Bhaskar.
  
  
• From: Ramki (@ nas01ppp204.apts.wmich.edu) on: Sat Feb 21 11:31:06 EST 1998
  
  Pg Bones is rite. Ilaiyaraja brought Fazil to tamil films thro Poove poochudava..aamam he only produced this film.
  
  He was also the producer for 'poovizhi vaasalile',
  varusham 16 and 'karpoora mullai'-all these 3 were
  directed by Fazil.
  
  But i still cant believe that Fazil is using a Mallu MD for a tamilfilm(Jhonny is now a popular M D in Malyalam films)There should be some other
  facts to it-Raja might have refused to work with Fazil(this had happened few times)or the film could be a direct dubbing from Malayalam.
  
  When fazil remade 'karpoora mullai'in Malyalam(ende suryaputhri)Raja was the MD and the songs became a instant hit(Raja used the same tunes)
  
  So i still doubt that Fazil would have let down raja..
  
  
• From: gOpAl (@ 1cust3.tnt1.sarasota.fl.gt.uu.net) on: Sat Feb 21 11:46:49 EST 1998
  
  AyyayyO, why this? Raaja could be busy with other assignments. Moreover, Raaja's tfm no. is increasing. He may as well cut down his mal,tel,kan movies. Thats all. One thing is fact. Raaja is doing music for all SI languages as he has been doing right from day one. (I think he has done 25 mal movies till date)
  
  Bones, yes, VPBoomi is simply in and out of Raaja for one reason. BR wants a hit. Then, who else can give a hit other than Raaja, when it comes to manvAsanai??
  
  
• From: pinchi srinivasan (@ 1cust68.max43.new-york.ny.ms.uu.net) on: Sun Feb 22 01:25:30 EST 1998
  
  Hello friends,
  I used to be regular reader of Screen during my school and college days, which by being the only weekly film news paper/magazine for a long time with lot of mega size film ads (Akin to our Dina thanthi during Diwali film season) was and I hope still popular. But these guys always used to mention south indian movie stuff in just 1 page with the whole magazine devoted to mainly Hindi movies,and I always used to note lot of gapsa and 100% dubba news about South indian actors ,movies, actresses ,directors and music directors. still i have read some interesting news related to our talaivar IR . In my openion "KM" movie is just above an average movie and it was not even close to Fazil's previous movie "Varusham 16" , and as usual the tamil nadu crowd gets carried away with some very very ordinary sentiments, but for IR's super duper songs and BGM the movie is just above average, and the only difference made by Fazil is the climax probebly which was sodappal in "V 16" however I was told V16's malayalam version had a different and better climax
  
  
• From: chamu (@ 202.54.99.241) on: Thu Oct 15 23:50:45 EDT 1998
  
  seen the film
  
  a kind and heavy story after a long terrorising film-releases.
  
  thanks to shalini & vijay for their outstanding performances.
  
  
  
• From: aruvi (@ spc-isp-tor-uas-84-66.sprint.ca) on: Fri Oct 16 00:06:57 EDT 1998
  
  Can someone tell me what Shalini's and Shamini's first films were in tamil.
  
  
• From: S.P MAHENDRAN (@ 161.139.37.74) on: Fri Oct 16 01:21:12 EDT 1998
  
  This is a simple work by our maestro IR.There are a lot of sathanai have to come.IR always be no.1 in film music.Nobody can beat him in the music industries.
  
  
• From: Ravi (@ 208.156.33.82) on: Wed Oct 21 11:12:52 EDT 1998
  
  If I'm right, Shamili was introduced in Vijaykanth's RajaNadai by SAC
  
  
• From: aruvi (@ spc-isp-tor-uas-82-91.sprint.ca) on: Wed Oct 21 17:07:06 EDT 1998
  
  But I heard that her debut was as the boy in 'Poo Vizhi Vaasalilae'. I just wanted to check on this.
  
  
• From: vijay (@ 129.252.22.246) on: Wed Oct 21 17:25:06 EDT 1998
  
  aruvi,
  the 'boy' in poovizhi vaasalile was baby sujitha
  who was the talk of the town then, and she also acted in the films manakanakku and mandhirapunnagai later.
  
  
• From: kannan (@ ) on: Sat Jul 14 02:45:42 EDT 2001
  
  mail me a photo of acter
  
  
  
• From: marcus (@ ) on: Fri Nov 2 22:03:53 EST 2001
  
  i made a maer screen name and it said to call over there. and i want that screen name it is
  miamichico49
  
  
• From: TILLU (@ ) on: Fri Jul 16 07:29:12 EDT 2004
  
  I am Tillu Reddy from Hyderabad.Talking about IR sir he stands as the best music director for ever.I learnt guitar and keybord with IR inspiration.
  
  

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