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Sandiyar renamed as Virumandi and cassette released

Topic started by sureshkumar (@ 203.129.195.138) on Mon Dec 8 11:28:56 EST 2003.
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The most awaited sandiyar album is released .I heard all the songs.It has totally ten songs out of which 6 songs are sung by kamal himself and two are sung by illayaraja and 2 numbers by shreyaghosal.All the songs are perfect folk and 100% traditional tamil folk songs and the lyrics are excellent in the madurai slang and all are situational songs.I will meet u again with a detailed review.buy the album immediately for die-hard fans of IR

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• From: Fliflo (@ 128.118.103.146) on: Tue Dec 9 15:48:48 EST 2003
  
  how in the world does this man do this?
  
  Would it be appropropriate to say this as
  
  "The 8th wonder of the world"
  
  
  
• From: Anbe sivam (@ 206.102.161.11) on: Tue Dec 9 17:09:54 EST 2003
  
  Paran,
  
  Isn't onne vida and Chandiyere are cool? They are real good melodies of recent time.
  
  
• From: onne vida (@ 207.46.228.14) on: Tue Dec 9 17:59:25 EST 2003
  
  onne vida is one of raaaja's all time best... too good...
  
  shreya's voice is just toooooo good....
  
  
• From: truth (@ 192.23.120.208) on: Tue Dec 9 18:02:58 EST 2003
  
  i think this album is making me goo crazyyyyyyyyyyyyy...help guyz .. i may be kiced out of the job becos i cant keep myself from listening to this during work.......
  
  
  i think this is the best ver ... from raja...
  
  hats off kamal to extract this outta him....
  
  i think with the song "kombula poova "...
  
  raja has come back "vintage time".. listen to the flow... can anybody match that in recent times or ever!!!
  
  
  dammaku dammku dammam
  
  
• From: Mumbai Ramki (@ 151.148.4.102) on: Tue Dec 9 18:09:54 EST 2003
  
  I heard the songs ....( client ku theriamma ..:)) ) ..songs seems to be different :))
  
  
• From: IlayarajaFan (@ 67.38.19.243) on: Tue Dec 9 18:55:24 EST 2003
  
  Yes folks.. the album is simply great! for those who have an open mind but still dont like this album, a piece of advice:
  Just reserve your comments for 1 month and keep listening to this album..You will change your mind dramatically!
  
  
  It happened to me! I could not appreciate PMagan instantly.. Now, I start enjoying PMagan like anything. Now my favourite song in PMagan is "Kodi Yethi vaippom"
  
  RAASSA RAAASAA THAAN...
  
  
• From: MS (@ 129.252.25.77) on: Tue Dec 9 19:10:30 EST 2003
  
  To me a song is impressive when after just one listneing it:
  
  (1) makes me listen to it repeatedly
  
  (2) does not make me listen repeatedly since it is new, but props up in my thoughts or lips totally unexpectedly later and becomes a favorite
  
  Most of the early songs of IR and his malayalam songs (not manasinikkare) fell in category 1 for me. Some of his recent songs like:
  
  (1) oLiyilE therivadhu
  (2) piraiye piriaye
  (3) iLangathu
  (4) adada
  (5) onne vida
  
  seem to fall in category 2. shreya goshal's pronunciation is really nice for a northie. Much better than sadhana.
  
  
• From: Jeera (@ 206.175.176.2) on: Tue Dec 9 19:24:49 EST 2003
  
  Bala.
  
  Good Review.
  
  I have to agree with what you say - I guess these 'city boys' do not understand. :-)
  
  
• From: Anbe sivam (@ 24.184.29.127) on: Tue Dec 9 19:25:57 EST 2003
  
  Guys,
  
  After repeated listening, I am finding IR tried something new in all the songs(mostly beats).
  
  Given the situations of the songs, IR really did well.
  
  
• From: Kannan (@ 211.28.98.185) on: Tue Dec 9 21:32:32 EST 2003
  
  The album is quite good. To me Annalakshimi/ Sandiyare seems to be the best. Such a simple folk tune and IR has woven it into a great song. Such a short piece and when it ends abruptly, everytime I wish it has continued. Reminds me, in terms of impact, of one of IR's first creations- the marriage preparation song in Annakkili. Such a lively piece, folk tune sang with a lot of joy.
  
  
• From: paran (@ 203.123.16.6) on: Tue Dec 9 21:37:30 EST 2003
  
  i said earlier
  "Andha Kandamani and Kombule Poo Sutthi are really good"
  
  OK I TAKE IT BACK....
  i shouldn't be saying it "really good". Not fair.
  
  heh he he..I say the whole album simply rocks....
  i couldn't stop singing "Viru Virumandi, Virumandi" now Kamal+IR combo never failed weren't they?
  
  man this is really good. Will this go for NA?...
  
  and finally we have songs which fits the story and gives us some sort of idea what the story is all about (i mean the purpose for releasing an audio earlier is for that rite?)
  
  
  
  
• From: paran (@ 203.123.16.6) on: Tue Dec 9 21:45:06 EST 2003
  
  Dear truth
  "i may be kiced out of the job becos i cant keep myself from listening to this during work....... "
  
  I am doing it in an office full of chinese...i think i have a greater risk..than u...(assuming u have more than 1 indian colleague ard u)
  
  :)
  
  
• From: paran (@ 203.123.16.6) on: Tue Dec 9 21:52:44 EST 2003
  
  sorry (my third staright posting)..
  
  why Kamal are so much obsessed with Theru Kuutu?
  we saw it in Anbae Sivam...and now as Karamathur Katukule ??
  
  
• From: Comments (@ 68.90.233.203) on: Tue Dec 9 22:36:34 EST 2003
  
  I felt they could have used other singers too
  for variety. When was the last time SPB sang
  for Kamal?
  
  
• From: Rasika (@ 194.170.246.22) on: Tue Dec 9 23:12:45 EST 2003
  
  I too missed SPB in this album!
  Wish they had included some songs in both SPB and Kamal versions. SPB for the listening pleasure and Kamal for the 'natural' feeling when watched in the context of the movie!
  
  That apart, I think Raaja has given us 10 absolutely 'different', non-formula songs, without bothering about the current trend of soft, superfluous, often 'Tanglish' numbers. I am sure there exisits a large audience to lap up the songs in this album. There hasn't been an effort like this before!
  
  Because of the high-profile tag attached to Kamal's movies, hopefully the songs get their due recognition. Remember Raaja's earlier effort in Nasser's Devathai, where he had an enchanting folk ballet (koothu-style) about the 'arakkan', which largely went unnoticed?
  
  Wonder who plays Kamal's sister's role ("Paechi")? I saw Rohini in the picture. Could taht be her? Or Kuyili?
  
  
• From: sureshkumar (@ 203.129.195.138) on: Tue Dec 9 23:54:22 EST 2003
  
  click here to read a complete revu on the album
  "Virumandi"
  http://www.mouthshut.com/readreview/48209-1.html
  
  
• From: solo (@ 210.210.35.83) on: Wed Dec 10 01:22:57 EST 2003
  
  Typical IRish. Refreshing to hear relaistic folk numbers after a long time. All the songs shud be situational just like 'Pottri Padadi Ponne' in Devar Magan.
  
  
• From: Karthik S (@ 164.164.82.29) on: Wed Dec 10 02:43:14 EST 2003
  
  Liked 4 tracks (Andha Kandamani, Annalakshmi, Kannasaicha, Kombula Poovasuthi and Onna Vida) in the first listen. The situations for these songs are going to be of paramount importance for the songs to succeed. The overall orchestration is a lot more loud, but refined...maybe to make the songs sound powerful!
  
  The therukoothu-like song and the mandatory pathos songs are pathetic. Within a movie format I dont think therukoothu makes sense - its an immensely successful tool in a village stage/ street, but with the advancements in movie/music projection, it'd look completely out of place inside a theatre, however talented the performer might be.
  
  Kamal seems to be on a major ego-trip (as if thats new!) singing so many songs...think its time Raja reprimanded him :-)
  
  
• From: G.Ragavan (@ 202.9.170.105) on: Wed Dec 10 04:07:03 EST 2003
  
  Listened to the songs. I dont think we can compare this with "Thevar Magan" or "Muthal Mariyathai". No comments as of now. Need to watch the movie to really appreciate how well the songs suit for the situations.
  
  
• From: G.Ragavan (@ 202.9.170.105) on: Wed Dec 10 04:57:23 EST 2003
  
  By the way, who is the lyricist? Need to buy the cassette.
  
  
• From: Once More (@ 202.156.2.186) on: Wed Dec 10 05:44:28 EST 2003
  
  A fantastic offer from IR. So blessing for tamil listeners, who have been bathing in so much trash from others like ARR. IR the king will live forever in TFM. All songs are truly amazing. Only a musical genius like IR is capable of such treats.
  
  
• From: - (@ 203.129.195.138) on: Wed Dec 10 05:51:01 EST 2003
  
  lyric writers are illayaraja(1),Kamal(1),Kavignyar Muthulingam(rest of songs)
  
  
• From: Vatsa (@ 160.83.32.14) on: Wed Dec 10 06:04:37 EST 2003
  
  Hi all,
  
  I am hooked to Onne Vida. I think this is the best IR song this year and one of his all time bests. I like the simplicity of the music especially the pallavi and lyrics.
  
  The next best would be Kombula (nice fun song). Then Andha Kandamani (I was looking for IRs voice and read somewhere its IR and kamal's voice fused) and Annalakshmi.
  
  I think the movie should have a great BGM (rarely IR falters in this area). I think we are getting back the quality of 80s IR with him constantly experimenting and trying new things. IR needs movies like this all the time, to give better music than regular movies with four duets and a sad song.
  
  Given IR's previous great albums, I would not say this is the greatest or even greatest folk. But the appreciable thing is IR has given authentic tamil folk music and Kamal used authentic tamil folk artists.
  
  The thing I didnt like is the use of synth in some places and singers maybe someone who would have made a greater impact with this accent of tamil (though he did not succumb to the current tanglish trend, it could have been better) and the "Viru Viru mandi Virumandi" bit. Also, Kamal should stop hyping about the movie (atleast to get his money back).
  
  This album is a must for IR fans and for others, it needs quite a few hearing to appreciate these songs.
  
  Vatsa
  
  
• From: lollu (@ 219.65.106.22) on: Wed Dec 10 06:47:23 EST 2003
  
  y shreya athana paattu? vera aale illayaaa?
  
  

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