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Agni Nakshathiram - Maestro's Masterpiece without SPB

Topic started by h (@ 210.210.39.162) on Mon Feb 23 04:51:26 EST 2004.
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I guess this is the only film, IR did not use SPB, stunning isnt it!!!

The trend setter sets the trend!

Agni Nakshatiram (1988) was the MTVisation of Indian film music long before MTV made its inroads into this country! The song sequences are still regarded one of the best in Indian cinema. It was all the way a cult movie. Agni Nakshatiram was a very suave potboiler, without the melodramatic trappings. A tale of a man and his two wives, and their respective sons, and of course how they cope up with each other. Though the story was no great shakes, it’s the screenplay and the narration which got Mani all the attention. Raja Rajathi rajan indha.. is a tapori number with stylish picturisation and sleek camera lightings by P C Sreeram. The more melodious Thoongadha vizhigal rendu.. and Vaa vaa anbae anbae.. borrowed very beautifully from Carnatic raagas, Amirthavarshini and Sivaranjini respectively. Again, the Hindi version (Vansh) in which Mani Ratnam merely shared the credit for the story, had a lovely number in Aa ke teri baahon mein.. by Anand Milind who apparently, used the same Thoongadha vizhigal rendu.., but with greater customization to the Hindi audiences. As in Kasak, it did not reach the people, thanks to the movie’s commercial failure. The raaga Mohanam-based song Ninnukori varnam.. and Roja poo naadi vandhadhu.. numbers had Ilayaraja in great form with his orchestration. The other number, Oru poongavanam.. was a rather slow number, but very apt for the sensuous mood of the song.

http://www.geocities.com/dirmanirathnam/musmani.htm

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Responses:

• From: Sripathy Ramesh (@ 203.193.155.98) on: Mon Feb 23 08:25:20 EST 2004
  
  "Roja poo" song was excellent in the orchestration.
  
  And i think IR did not use SPB in the film Kasi too. It was full of HariHaran
  
  
• From: Saravanan (@ 195.229.241.166) on: Mon Feb 23 13:16:38 EST 2004
  
  There are so many IR films without SPB- right from Annakkili! Bhadrakali, 16 Vayathinile, Deepam, Kavikkuyil, Kaatrinile Varum Geetham, Aalukkoru Aasai, Mariyamman Thiruvizha, Aval Appadithaan, Vattathukkul Sathuram, Vaazha Ninaithaal Vaazhalaam, Bhairavi, Kizhakke Pogum Rayil, Thyagam, Sigappu Rojakkal, Kalyanaraman, Uthiripookal, Rishimoolam, Dharmayudham, Pudhiya Vaarpugal, Priya, Pudhukkavithai, Thooral Ninnu Pochu, Vaidehi Kaathirundhaal--just to name a few!
  
  
• From: Kupps (@ 192.76.80.74) on: Mon Feb 23 19:58:49 EST 2004
  
  EEdhu Aeppidi irukku...ihuHA HA HAA (thalaivar style) :-)
  
  indha badhil pOdhumA innam konjam vAenumA?
  
  
• From: C~P (@ 61.95.159.16) on: Tue Feb 24 08:46:41 EST 2004
  
  Agni Natchathiram is the ONLY film-nu avar theriyaama vaai vittuttar pola irukkae! ... oru 20 films koduththu, to name a few-nu oruththar saadhaarnama sollittu poittar! :-)
  
  btw..i thot Sindhu Bhairavi din have SPB? correct-a?
  
  
• From: Raghu (@ 193.129.245.198) on: Tue Feb 24 08:48:52 EST 2004
  
  c~P,
  
  Kanna epadi iruke :-))
  
  u r right, sindhu bhairavi, had all KJY songs, except, one, I can not remember who sang that song, the song is 'Lochan aaa'.
  
  
• From: * (@ 161.114.64.75) on: Tue Feb 24 11:50:18 EST 2004
  
  BMK sang it Raghu :)
  
  
• From: C~P (@ 61.95.159.16) on: Tue Feb 24 12:09:35 EST 2004
  
  Raghu,
  Hey! :-)
  Anna..Edho irukkaen innum vetti paechu pesikittu! Neenga?!
  Enna ivalo naala aaley kaanum? SPB-nu paechu eduththa udaney aajar aagiteenga!! :-)
  
  
• From: C~P (@ 61.95.159.16) on: Tue Feb 24 12:10:30 EST 2004
  
  btw...Sindhu Bhairavi-la Chithra-vum paadirukkanga-la? Moththam moonu singer dhaana padathula?
  
  
• From: Cowboy Maadasami (@ 195.229.241.165) on: Tue Feb 24 15:09:36 EST 2004
  
  H is right but he forgot to add
  
  "I guess this is the only film, where Vijayakumar played father to Prabhu and Karthik and simultaneously (sic) played husband to both Jayachitra and sumithra and where SN Parvathy plays Vijayakumar's mother and Tara played Karthik's sister and IR did not use SPB, stunning isnt it!!!
  
  
  
• From: prakash (@ 195.93.32.11) on: Tue Feb 24 15:48:55 EST 2004
  
  for all your info the complete songs in telugu were by SPB including raja.
  http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/l/XY00000606
  
  
• From: Kupps (@ 192.76.80.74) on: Tue Feb 24 19:03:15 EST 2004
  
  Cowboy Maadasami,
  
  Are you sure that this is the only film where Vijayakumar played father to prabhu and karthik?
  
  Beware!!! Saravanan might come with something as -- "1979, maadasaami creations, pakkaththu veettu brothers films oru naththayin saththam directed by bhairavan has a duet composed by IR (ofcourse audio not released) sung by KJY and a newcomer madhanamohini. In that film vijayakumar acted as father of two kids who growup to all the way become karthik and prabhu. Even the film roles never hit the screens".
  
  Disclaimer: I am not saying that saravanan would stop with such small detail about that movie but I could not even think beyond this crippled limit about what other details he would give about that movie. And ofcourse I'm very lazy to search in other threads (archived or alive).
  
  
  NOM to Saravanan, JFF.
  
  
• From: Saravanan (@ 195.229.241.165) on: Tue Feb 24 23:21:46 EST 2004
  
  Kupps :))
  
  
  
• From: Saravanan (@ 195.229.241.165) on: Tue Feb 24 23:24:38 EST 2004
  
  Cowboy, but I am stunned that SN Lakshmi became SN Parvathi ;))
  
  
• From: Cowboy Maadasami (@ 195.229.241.170) on: Wed Feb 25 04:31:13 EST 2004
  
  That error occured because i was too stunned for words since IR did not use SPB for the first time!Thank heavens that I did not say "C.K.Saraswathy".
  
  
• From: Kupps (@ 192.76.80.74) on: Wed Feb 25 10:50:14 EST 2004
  
  Cowboy Maadasami,
  
  desert area-la kuppura kavundheenga irundhaalum meesayila maN ottala...periyaaLu neenga ;-)
  
  
• From: C~P (@ 61.95.159.16) on: Wed Feb 25 11:51:22 EST 2004
  
  LOL@Cowboy,Kupps,Sara,Cowboy,Kupps!! :-))
  
  Cowboy,
  "The trend setter sets the trend by not using SPB in a film in which Vijayakumar played father to Prabhu and Karthik and simultaneously (sic) played husband to both Jayachitra and Sumithra and where SN Lakshmi plays Vijayakumar's mother and Tara played Karthik's sisterit!!!!"
  
  Idhu dhaan aduththa sentence-a? :-)
  
  
• From: rajasaranam (@ 210.214.3.35) on: Wed Feb 25 14:06:29 EST 2004
  
  prakash,
  
  thx for the link, for i heard these songs for the first time in telugu. BTW SPB was nowhere near KJY or IR in both songs. sorry to say this, though iam a fan of SPB i liked KJY's rendition the best IMHO :-)
  
  
• From: Kupps (@ 192.76.80.74) on: Wed Feb 25 14:30:02 EST 2004
  
  rajasaranam,
  
  i too felt the same. but it is in the start. if u closely listen to the song SPB has done equally well in all those songs.
  
  but i feel SJ did better than VJ in "thoongAdha vizhigaL reNdu", esp. the AlApanA part that marks the end of the charaNam.
  
  aiyO amma yArO mudhugula aedikkkarAngaLae...vudu joot :-)
  
  
• From: Whatever (@ 206.175.176.2) on: Wed Feb 25 16:35:21 EST 2004
  
  SJ doing better than VJ is a given. Now, if VJ were to do better than SJ, that will be news. :-)
  
  
• From: On behalf of objective TFMers (@ 203.200.216.62) on: Fri Feb 27 01:52:25 EST 2004
  
  Indha kedu ketta post-82 paatai SJ nalla paadina thaan enna? VJ nalla paadatta thaan enna? Pre-82 was golden period of TFM. Yeah, Post - 82 TFM by IR sucks. Non IR post-82 TFM is somewhat okay. Considering all this, VJ's performance on these songs, whether good or bad, doesnt matter.
  
  
  
  
• From: Speaker (@ 203.126.142.232) on: Fri Feb 27 03:55:02 EST 2004
  
  BTW, what is JFF
  
  
• From: C~P (@ 61.1.200.238) on: Fri Feb 27 08:37:08 EST 2004
  
  At last a music related query for me to answer!!
  
  JFF is Just For Fun!! :-)
  
  
• From: sim (@ 213.185.126.14) on: Sat Feb 28 03:02:18 EST 2004
  
  "I guess this is the only film, IR did not use SPB, stunning isnt it!!!"
  
  Such statements are amazing.
  
  
  
• From: suresh (@ ) on: Wed Mar 24 13:39:18 EST 2004
  
  can anyone tell me where i can get songs from vattathukul sathuram
  
  
• From: Sathya Moorthy (@ 217.164.194.179) on: Wed Mar 24 14:42:54 EST 2004
  
  Try:-
  www.tamilsongs.net
  www.dhool.com
  www.raaga.com
  
  
• From: Subjective TFMer (@ 198.73.152.99) on: Wed Mar 24 15:03:30 EST 2004
  
  Even more ridiculous than the statement by 'h' is the statement by 'On behalf of objective TFMers'
  
  "Post - 82 TFM by IR sucks"
  
  ithila thaan 'objective'aa think paNrathaa ninaippu vera. he he he
  
  
  
• From: cho (@ 209.47.143.226) on: Wed Mar 24 16:02:32 EST 2004
  
  On behalf of objective TFMers,
  
  Music-kku spelling theriyada unakku? Onakku iruppadhu kaadhu thaana illa paalunni maadhiri oru extra growth-a??
  
  
• From: Evolution Vii (@ 165.21.154.11) on: Wed Mar 24 21:08:37 EST 2004
  
  Even "solla thudikuthu manasu" din hve spb..had the introduction of mano..& a superb song from kjy
  
  
• From: Sesh (@ 128.107.253.41) on: Thu Mar 25 08:07:29 EST 2004
  
  Even Idhayathai thirudhaadhe did not have SPB right
  
  
• From: Vj (@ 203.196.170.104) on: Sat Mar 27 10:15:13 EST 2004
  
  Rajadhi Raja. (?!)
  
  

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