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Rank your ten favourite Music Directors

Topic started by CMU (@ 128.2.20.32) on Thu Jun 17 18:39:35 EDT 2004.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

My favourites

1) Illayaraja
2) AR Rahman
3) Harris Jayraj
4) Karthik Raja
5) Vidhyasagar
6) Yuvan Shankar Raja
7) Bharani
8) Mani Sharma
9) Bharatwaj
10) Ramesh Vinayagam
10) Deva

Be fair and true in your rankings

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• From: Sriram (@ 68.189.59.57) on: Wed Jun 30 11:08:42 EDT 2004
  
  Do not forget Balabarathi - Thalai vasal, Amaravathi, Golmaal - all of these movies had some soul stirring numbers. Unfortunately this man has not had enough chances to prove himself.
  
  Ranjit Barot : Thought he did a fabulous job in VIP, again not enough chances to prove himself in TN
  
  Devendran: Remember Rasigan Oru Rasigai that had 'unakkaagavey naan uyir vaazhgiraen by Janaki', Paadi azhaithaen - By KJJ, Ezhisai geedhamaey- by KJJ, The sivaji starrer which had 'Jaadhi malligaiye, nenjila saanju', 'Mottu sirikkudhu mullai virikkudhu' - quite different notes then.
  
  V.Kumar, Vijayabaskar: many movies when Sivakumar, Muthuraman, Jayachithra, Vanisree were acting - some wonderful songs were made by these folks (remember ' Anbu megamaey ingu odi vaa')
  
  Please think about these guys too while listing.
  
  
• From: MADDY (@ 203.94.236.83) on: Wed Jun 30 12:19:26 EDT 2004
  
  well sriram made a valid point....but wat to do man, life is such a thing that only some can really come up......in cricket too Pravin amre,Dhruv Pandove,Vinod kambli were more talented than sachin but see wat happened.....
  
  I couldn't help wondering wat kind of percentage share will IR and ARR get if all ppl. of TN were to be asked the same question.....IMO it will be something like:
  IR- 70%
  ARR- 10-12%
  MSVTKR- 10-12%
  Others- 8%
  just think abt this folks....
  
  
• From: thannilai-viLakkam (@ 136.1.1.154) on: Thu Jul 1 16:31:34 EDT 2004
  
  Unnikrishnan's opinions about current MD's:
  http://www.dinamalar.com/2004june27varamalar/p2.asp
  
  (Mostly related to those songs that he sung for each...he accepts that he could meet only 50% of IR's requirements unlike SPB/SJ/KSC who can meet completely)
  
  
• From: ANIL KUMAR KEERTHI (@ 202.141.96.70) on: Wed Jul 7 02:04:21 EDT 2004
  
  1.Ilia raja
  2.AR Rehman
  3.Mani sharma
  4.Harish Jairaj
  5.Deva
  ......................
  
  
• From: .paran (@ 203.123.16.152) on: Wed Jul 7 03:27:11 EDT 2004
  
  "Ilia raja "...
  ilayaraja-vai Italian-ku translate pannina effect mathiri iruke..
  
  
• From: curses (@ 203.101.39.168) on: Wed Jul 7 10:51:28 EDT 2004
  
  and that's Harris Jeyraj!! x-(
  
  
• From: Kannan (@ 63.74.151.194) on: Wed Jul 7 12:16:28 EDT 2004
  
  ok, this is my list:
  
  1. AR Rahman( always creates hype)
  2. Illayaraja (heart warming songs)
  3. Vidhyasagar (Never repetitive, something different)
  4. Harrish Jeyaraj ( Rahman clone, peppy songs)
  5. YSR (Completely westernized, but findhing his touch - 7g Rainbow)
  6. Barathwaj (has a good blend of beats with carnatic- if he would please stop singing)
  7. Karthik Raja( has the talent of his father, but not given many opportunities)
  8. Mani Sharma( uses the strings very much, but has some nice melodies)
  9. S.A. Rajkumar( probably the king of melodies, but too much repetition)
  10. Deva ( just because he atleast tries using western songs)
  
  
• From: Kannan (@ 24.175.12.160) on: Wed Jul 7 13:10:45 EDT 2004
  
  1) Illayaraja ....always music raja
  2) AR Rahman .... trend setter
  3) Yuvan Shankar Raja ... too good too young
  4) Harris Jayraj ... new talent but good
  5) Vidhyasagar ... meeting expections
  6) Deva ... we need him sometime, for kuthu songs
  7) Mani Sharma ... okay
  8) Karthik Raja ... need to improve
  9) Bharani ... okay
  10) Bharatwaj ... okay
  11)Ramesh Vinayagam ... not heard
  
  
• From: mahesh.g (@ ) on: Thu Jul 15 22:02:14 EDT 2004
  
  my rankings are:
  1)AR Rahman === revolutionised sound and is consistent
  2)Ilaiyaraja==== king of melody
  3)vidyasagar==== knows the pulse of tamil audience
  4)yuvan shankar raja==== young blood but talented
  5)harris jayaraj====== excellent mixing
  6)bharadwaj======== springs up a surprise
  7)karthik raja===== awesome tunes
  8)ramesh vinayagam====== has good stuff
  9)deva==== good at times
  10)mani sharma==== average
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• From: C~P (@ 61.95.159.19) on: Thu Jul 15 22:42:24 EDT 2004
  
  Why so much space below average? :-)
  
  
• From: Jagan (@ 61.11.73.84) on: Thu Jul 15 23:30:23 EDT 2004
  
  Rasigan oru rasigai is by Ravindran not by devendran (he composed for vetham pudidhu)
  
  
• From: 123 (@ 80.162.100.114) on: Wed Jul 21 04:34:57 EDT 2004
  
  here is my list:
  
  1.Mano mama
  2.Sundari akka
  sorry, i'm going 2 lunch get my list by my website
  
  http//:Don'tbelievethethingunder theman.com.de/rune
  
  
• From: pl (@ 141.156.169.72) on: Tue Jul 27 20:30:53 EDT 2004
  
  Hi,
  I would like to find out the name of the film in which a song goes like
  En Manam Karai Purandu Sellum..Thenum Aarum Serinthuvital..Nandhavanam sang by some lady and Krishnaraj..
  any help is appreciated...and also it would be great if someone knows where I can download or hear the song online. Thanks!
  
  
• From: dinesh (@ 210.186.42.49) on: Wed Jul 28 08:25:36 EDT 2004
  
  i totally agree with Mahesh!
  my rankings are:
  1)AR Rahman === revolutionised sound and is consistent,Great at melody too!!
  2)Ilaiyaraja==== king of melody
  3)vidyasagar==== knows the pulse of tamil audience
  4)yuvan shankar raja==== young blood but talented
  5)harris jayaraj====== excellent mixing
  6)bharadwaj======== springs up a surprise
  7)karthik raja===== awesome tunes
  8)ramesh vinayagam====== has good stuff
  9)deva==== good at times
  10)mani sharma==== average
  but i have added some !
  
  
• From: Rahul (@ 203.196.158.17) on: Wed Aug 4 02:27:29 EDT 2004
  
  1)AR Rahman === revolutionised sound and is consistent,Great at melody too, India's No1 MD!!
  2)Ilaiyaraja==== OK melody
  3)vidyasagar==== knows the pulse of tamil audience
  4)yuvan shankar raja==== young blood not consistent
  5)harris jayaraj====== excellent Remixer
  6)bharadwaj======== springs up a surprise
  7)karthik raja===== 0
  8)ramesh vinayagam====== has good stuff
  9)deva==== good at times
  10)mani sharma==== average
  
  
• From: dinesh (@ 210.186.42.51) on: Wed Aug 4 05:32:24 EDT 2004
  
  5)harris jayaraj====== excellent Remixer ,a good 1 ;)
  
  
• From: K (@ 69.132.109.200) on: Sun Aug 8 08:46:33 EDT 2004
  
  I get irritated when people include IR in the mix. Why? His times are over. It's been almost one and half decades since he gave some inspiring tunes. He occasinally comes up with a nice pallavi these days and that's it, he could not even sustain it through half the song. And talk about beats. He's the one who took Rhythm in Tamil Films to boring heights or depths. There's no more creative genius in him. I only see him as a futile mixer of his own constantly repeated souds (yes, I can't call them tunes).
  
  Better include some other aspiring young MD who's already not on the list.
  
  
• From: correcting K (@ 69.132.109.200) on: Sun Aug 8 08:47:56 EDT 2004
  
  It's "occasionally" and..."sounds"...
  
  
• From: app_engine (@ 136.1.1.101) on: Mon Aug 9 12:12:34 EDT 2004
  
  K,
  Unfortunately for you, most MDs in the listing (& not in the lists) haven't produced anything inspiring at all EVER, let alone 15 yrs back or at anypoint of time in the history of TFM:-(
  
  That's why IR's name keeps popping up...you can't help but live with your irritability...
  
  
• From: arunn (@ 62.215.18.226) on: Sat Aug 14 09:34:42 EDT 2004
  
  1. ilayaraaja
  i dont recognise anyone else as a complete music director except the maestro
  
  
• From: Guess Me (@ 202.83.33.202) on: Sat Aug 14 14:19:35 EDT 2004
  
  " i dont recognise anyone else as a complete music director except the maestro"
  
  Dont worry Arunn. This is a disease similiar to colour blindness. It is called IR blindness, i.e. blinded with IR devotion and therefore after the end of IR era, you have the inability to recognise music.
  
  But there is cure for this. Listen to some of the great songs by other composers and then repeatedly listen to IR songs (again and again). Slowly you will get well.
  
  Praying for your fast recovery,
  Guess Me
  
  
• From: arun's unpaid lawyer (@ 80.164.245.218) on: Sun Aug 15 10:04:38 EDT 2004
  
  hey most predictable and boring u(what is there to guess in u), don't bother so much about IR blindness when u urself seem to be plagued by anti IR fanatism. Save your prayers. You need them plenty.
  IMO IR ranks first. Let any TFM MD produce haunting quality songs as many as IR and then I may consider changing my rank.
  
  
• From: :-) (@ 61.11.56.80) on: Sun Aug 15 11:37:28 EDT 2004
  
  "Let any TFM MD produce haunting quality songs as many as IR and then I may consider changing my rank."
  
  Partial deafness can't be cured!
  hehe
  
  
  
  

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