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Un/Under Recogized Gems of IR in the '90s

Topic started by Krishna (@ 170.philadelphia-01-02rs.pa.dial-access.att.net) on Thu May 18 01:17:34 EDT 2000.
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In this thread, I want to highlight some of the songs from IR in the '90s which are brilliant but have in my opinion gone unrecognized because of the popularity of the movies. I would frequently play these songs to my friends who would not have heard of these movies before and they will be absolutely impressed by these songs. Pls. join in to contribute to this list.

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Responses:

• From: Krishna (@ 170.philadelphia-01-02rs.pa.dial-access.att.net) on: Thu May 18 01:31:03 EDT 2000
  
  The first song I want to start with is "Azhagana Thenpandi" sung by IR from the movie "Pudupatti Ponnuthayee".
  
  This song is beautifully composed with a western tune with excellent guitar background. The interludes have from typical village type music blending well with the tune. IR has sung the song really well.
  
  The next song is "Oorurangum Nerathile' from Pudupatti Ponnuthayee also sung by Uma Ramanan and swarnalatha. This song has a liting tune and great beats. It is exteremy well sung and a gret mix of chorus at appropriate places. Set in a village background, the song is composed with a lot of freshness.
  
  This movie also also has a song "mankutti" sung by Arunmozhi and chitra which is a very melodious song.
  
  If you have not heard these songs, you will just love them.
  
  
• From: Guru (@ 169.144.16.90) on: Thu May 18 01:38:53 EDT 2000
  
  Krishna,
  
  How about "Manam Pola Maangalyam" from the same movie?? Its another master-piece.
  
  
  
• From: csg (@ 202.144.10.93) on: Thu May 18 04:07:05 EDT 2000
  
  guru what about 'kottaya vittu vettaikku pogum sudala mada sami" from the movie chinnathayee, it is a haunting number
  
  
• From: Krishna (@ 133.philadelphia-01-02rs.pa.dial-access.att.net) on: Thu May 18 06:25:29 EDT 2000
  
  From Kolangal, "Oru Kootil" as mentined above is a very melodious song. It has interesting beats for this song.
  
  Also in this movie, the song "thendral vanthu" sung by Arunmozhi and Lekha is set in western classical style. Great composition with bass guitar in the background. The violin music in the first interlude and how if effortlessly blends into the whole song rfelects IR's mastery.
  
  "Ullasam", also in the same movie, is such a great melody sung by chitra. In my opinion, this song should be considered as one of the top melodious songs composed by IR.
  
  Other great songs of the '90s, have you listened to "Ival Yaro" sung by Arun Mozhi and SJ in "Rajavin Parvaiyele". Great composition! Other terrific songs in this movie are "Gummi" song by Mano and "Marudhani char eduthu" by Mano also.
  
  I'll add more later
  
  
• From: S (@ wwwgate2.motorola.com) on: Thu May 18 09:49:57 EDT 2000
  
  Add,
  * kathum kadal uLLE oru (kattumarakkAran)
  * rAsAthi, rAsAthi (poovarasan)
  * unnai ethir pArthEn ( vanaja,girija )
  
  
• From: Murali Rangan (@ apollo.pointbase.com) on: Thu May 18 13:34:03 EDT 2000
  
  'Kattikidalam kattikidalam...' of Poovarasan is a great (erotic?) melody IMO. The innovative tabla beats are just mesmerizing. If any of you haven't heard it before, just do it! SPB and Chitra(?) at their best!! But, forgive the lyrics :-)
  
  - Murali
  
  
• From: Shibu (@ 208.24.179.211) on: Thu May 18 13:51:08 EDT 2000
  
  "Marudaani Chaar eduthu" is from Ilayaraagam
  
  
• From: s (@ userbb64.netscapeonline.co.uk) on: Thu May 18 20:51:50 EDT 2000
  
  Dear friends,
  
  Interesting thread. Thanks to Krishna.
  
  A song that I recently heard and got addicted to-
  
  'Muchathu maadapura' from 'periya kudumbam' by Chitra & Mano. You tend to like the song when you hear it again and again.
  
  regards
  
  arun
  
  
• From: s.arun (@ userbb64.netscapeonline.co.uk) on: Thu May 18 20:52:39 EDT 2000
  
  Dear friends,
  
  Interesting thread. Thanks to Krishna.
  
  A song that I recently heard and got addicted to-
  
  'Muchathu maadapura' from 'periya kudumbam' by Chitra & Mano. You tend to like the song when you hear it again and again.
  
  regards
  
  arun
  
  
• From: Jingles (@ ppp-316.tnt-1.nyc.smartworld.net) on: Thu May 18 21:14:12 EDT 2000
  
  u would also like the song "Nan erikarai melirinthu ettu thisai" from the movie "chinnathaiyi"
  
  
• From: krishna (@ 212.philadelphia-01-02rs.pa.dial-access.att.net) on: Thu May 18 22:33:46 EDT 2000
  
  The song "oru chudar" from "rajavin parvaiyele" sung by SJ and Mano - a great song and a must listen.
  
  Another brilliant unique compoisition by IR is "Ele Ennale" sung by IR from "karuvelam pookal". The song with villagy lyrics is set to a western tune with excellent beats.
  
  This movie also has a very melodious song sung by sujatha "kalaiyele kanmuzhicha". This song combines excellent melody and orchestration.
  
  Also listen to "pallaku vandiruchu" sung by Bhavadha - another great song very rich in its composition.
  
  Other lovely songs if you have not lsitened to are:
  
  Thathi Thathi Thavidum - Periya Kudumbam
  Thiruvonam - kavalai padathe sagodhara
  pozhudhu vidinjiruchu - vasuki
  Muthu Muthu - maya Bazaar 1995
  naan porandhu - maya bazaar 1995
  
  I will add more later.
  
  
• From: vijay (@ 129.252.22.221) on: Thu May 18 22:59:59 EDT 2000
  
  ennai thottu pinnikonda - unna nenache paatu padichen. this song was not accorded the 'hit' status and thus was played very rarely when it was released in 1992. a great meldoious number based on reethigowlai/sudha dhanyaasi(?)
  
  sola kiligal rendu - kovil kaalai
  
  ellorukkum nalla/ellorum sollum paatu - marupadiyum - cannot find these songs on the net
  
  veera - pattu poo poo - a great beatsy 'aerobic'-style song set in naatai and sung by chitra.was edited out of the film.
  
  oru kanam oru yugamaaga - another great melancholic duet from nadodi thendral again edited out of the film. Bharathiraja is peerless when it comes to editing out great songs.
  
  kaathirunthen thaniye - a great duet based on mohanam from the film 'raasamagan'- available in rex's site.
  
  poongaatru - kizhakkum merkkum - sung by bhava- a melodious and beatsy number.
  
  alai meedhu - kaadhal kavithai - vintage IR composition which sounds good in spite of Bhava. set in madhyamavathi, if this song had been sung by swarna it could have been compared with the likes of maalayil yaro or maasi maasam. thgis song was overshadowed by diana diana.
  
  manikuyil isaithathadi - a great song by mano from the film thangamanasukaaran
  
  thaneerile mugam paarkum - duet by uma ramanan, arunmozhi from the film manikuyil(?)
  
  mahanadhi - sollaatha ragangal ennanna - again a great duet, vintage IR and once again edited out from this great film, but u can hear traces of it in the BGM.
  
  ila nenje vaa - vanna vanna pookal - by KJY.
  
  
  vannachindu vandhu - kovil kaalai - mano, SJ - a nice duet.
  
  
  
  
  
• From: csg (@ 202.144.10.93) on: Fri May 19 04:45:42 EDT 2000
  
  en pattu ena pattu from 'poomani" sung by ir himself, the song just blends itsef with the situation
  
  
• From: Neel (@ ts003d42.har-ct.concentric.net) on: Fri May 19 22:43:55 EDT 2000
  
  I like "Thoodhu selvadharadi" by SJ from Singaravelan.
  
  
• From: S (@ wwwgate32.motorola.com) on: Sat May 20 11:26:51 EDT 2000
  
  csg,
  this thread is for "unrecognized" songs of Raja in 90s and as far as I know, EmpAttu was a huge hit.
  
  
• From: Sriram Lakshman (@ snfca030-1045.splitrock.net) on: Sat May 20 18:37:54 EDT 2000
  
  Chinna KaNNa - Magudam (SPB & SJ) a super lullaby
  vaNNachindu vanthu - koyil kaaLai (Mano & SJ) and folkish romantic duet wasted on Mano
  Aye Raasaaththi - Yen uyir thOzhan (M.Vasudevan)
  
  
• From: A (@ ac80e48d.ipt.aol.com) on: Sun May 21 09:32:28 EDT 2000
  
  appa.ivLo padam pannirukkaaraa.
  Recognised songs in 90's list pOtta ivvLo kooda varaadhu:(((
  
  
• From: Krishna (@ 41.philadelphia-10-15rs.pa.dial-access.att.net) on: Sun May 21 11:44:11 EDT 2000
  
  Some one had mentioned 'unnai ethri parthen' from 'vanja girija'. There are two other songs from this movie which should be considered among one of IR's best. The song 'munnam seitha thavam' sung by SPB and SJ. This song has great beat and real lovely flute solo in the second interlude. The other song in this movie that is great is "othaiyele ninnathenna' sung by chitra brilliantly composed with a simple, lovely orchestration behind it.
  
  The other un/underrecoginzed songs of IR in the '90s are:
  
  Athukara mama - kattalai
  ninaikindra pathaiyil - Athma
  Vaarayo - Athma (All the songs in this album are great, the most popular being 'kannale kathal kavithai'
  valli valli - deiva Vakku
  kathoram - Chinna mappilai
  vennilavu - Chinna mappillai
  Alolam Padi - Avaram Poo
  Manthiram - Avaram Poo
  
  Even recently the album kadavul has some great songs. "Poovarasm Poove" by Arunmozhi & Sujatha ia a very melodious song with great orchestration. "kadhalai Marappathu" by Unnikrishnana and sujatha is set to western classical type of a tune. "Adhi sivan", a bhakthi song but so well composed that you want to hear repeatedly. It is well sung and again contanins a breathtaking flue solo in the second interlude. "Kovilukkul" sung very well by Chitra is an interesting song. On your initial hearing it sounds like a a dappanguthu song but you can get addicted to this song. This song has a bhangra type of rythm to it but set to a typical tamil villagy tune. This album is a great one.
  
  
• From: Krishna (@ 41.philadelphia-10-15rs.pa.dial-access.att.net) on: Sun May 21 11:47:17 EDT 2000
  
  A:
  
  That's the whole point for me starting this thread. In my opinion, IR has come out consistently with great music in the '90s till date. This is just an effort to highlight those movies and songs for those who might not have heard these songs.
  
  
• From: Jay Narayanasamy (@ 1cust206.tnt23.bos2.da.uu.net) on: Sun May 21 13:38:14 EDT 2000
  
  Another brilliant unique compoisition by IR is "Ele Ennale" sung by IR from "karuvelam pookal".
  
  Krishna: Is it available on Net?
  
  
• From: Vimal (@ hybrid-024-221-070-192.detroit.speedchoice.com) on: Sun May 21 18:20:19 EDT 2000
  
  My Contributions:
  1. Another song from the Movie "Ilaya Raagam": "Unnai nan Kai Pidikka......" a great song with western beats. Its funny that many have not listened to that song. "Marudhani.." is another good song from the same movie.
  
  2. Songs from "Kangalin Vaarthaigal"
  
  3. "Kizhakale Kevali Satham.." from Nattuppura Pattu. Really melodious.
  
  Its ridiculous that people like Deva are even around.
  
  
• From: cram (@ 206.103.12.102) on: Mon May 22 05:47:46 EDT 2000
  
  one of IR's most rcent releases, can't remember the name..has `roja' in it, i think, has this excellent song "Ilavenil idhu vaigaasi maatham", shades of the old IR.
  
  

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