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IR's new albums!

Topic started by RAJAN (@ proxy-122.iap.bryant.webtv.net) on Thu Jan 22 22:20:06 EST 1998.
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A new Ilayaraja album is a cause for celebration with many among us. Let everyone share in the revelry. Review, discuss or comment on new IR albums.

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• From: Balaji (@ webproxy06qfe0.sbi.com) on: Wed Apr 26 07:39:21 EDT 2000
  
  Neels
  
  1. Moghamul's character had Marathi Lineage and I felt Archana did fit the bill verywell.
  2. Kamal!! Yes he is a great actor, but he would have commercialized the film, with kiss scenes (his aging may be causing some insecurities????). Even otherwise he would have overdone that role. Though I don't know much about this Sayaaji character, still I can go expecting some realism.
  3. My only request to IR is the male voice should be someone other than Hariharan. He would sing something like 'Sutrum.. (instead of Suttum)' and 'Kandugonden ..(instead of Kandkonden)'. KJY would be best or some Ganeer new voice (SPB had some wonderful Barathi songs in VNS, but still someone else would be nice)
  4. I agree Saritha/Rohini's voice would be really good.
  
  Still feel S V Subbiah best suited for this role (kanal therikkum kangal... in Kappol Ottiya Thamizhan)
  
  Balaji
  
  Balaji
  
  
• From: Neels (@ 202.54.125.232) on: Wed Apr 26 10:06:14 EDT 2000
  
  Balaji,
  
  Hariharan?? Oh No! I am with you here and I have written about his poor rendition of 'Suttum Vizhi' in KKKK. Also his rendering is like 'Nunippul Meyvadu'. AzhuttamE kidayaadhu.
  
  We need someone who knows Tamil well and can render the lyrics perfectly. It could be Yesudas, SPB, JayaChandran, Unni Menon, and may be Rajkumar Bharati or some newcomer from the Carnatic Music world.
  I agree S V Subbaiah had 'kanal kaNgal' but don't you think he overdid it? I would like you to take a look at his hand gestures in the song.
  And could you tell me who played his wife in the above film? She looked so genuine.
  
  And if I remember correctly, Bharati's end came in his early thirties. I doubt if any of the actors, be it Kamal or SayAji Shinde are young enough to play the role.
  
  From the stills of the new film though, I have reservations about the authenticity of costumes, especially the sarees and blouses worn by the 'MadisAr MAmis'. They seem to have descended straight out of present day Mylapore!
  
  IMO, we need to learn a lot from the West, in creating authentic period settings. Subtle things like adding dirt and grime to sets and having actors wear old, 'washed' clothes and not fresh, crisp new stuff all the time etc. add to the authenticity, I think. And this effort does not have any impact on the budget of the film.
  
  ... Guys, I'm sorry for the digression: we are discussing the film here. I know it's IR's thread....
  
  Neels
  
  
• From: pg (@ gate02.merck-medco.com) on: Wed Apr 26 11:11:26 EDT 2000
  
  Rajkumar Bharathi is the best choice. He understands his granddad's lyrics. Yesudas, JayaChandran, Unni Menon would have no clue. SPB is overexposed.
  
  
• From: Balaji (@ webproxy06qfe0.sbi.com) on: Wed Apr 26 11:57:37 EDT 2000
  
  55 Million Tamizhians!!!!!!!!!!
  
  Shame we cannot think of one good Tamizh singer to sing our great MahaKavi's songs (Rajkumar Bharathi romba Nunipal Mayvaru..., Hariharan's guru in that regard... Not a good choice IMHO)
  
  Hmm.. Ore Sogam thanga mudiala!!!!!!!!!
  
  Thinking of it, I would be happy if IR ends up singing the songs.(atleast better than all the Haris, Unnis and Srinis)
  
  Balaji
  
  
• From: MS (@ 129.252.22.9) on: Wed Apr 26 12:48:59 EDT 2000
  
  May be seerkazi sivachidambaram. But cassettes will not sell
  
  
• From: Ravy (@ eagle.vapower.com) on: Wed Apr 26 13:51:59 EDT 2000
  
  In the latest AV there is a mention about Vijay Siva's clear pronounciation. But IMHO, his voice is not all that 'GaNeer'.
  
  
• From: NagaS (@ fw.baan.nl) on: Thu Apr 27 00:22:13 EDT 2000
  
  Read this news. For 'Vande Matharam' Song., IR is introducing a new singer 'Madhu'
  http://www.dinakaran.com/daily/apr2000/1/cinema/ilaya.html
  
  I Guess IR will also sing 1 or 2 songs in that movie. Whatever we expect (GaNeerness, Azhuththam and Uchcharippu suththam) from a singer to sing Bharathi's varikaL is there in his voice.
  
  BTW, After listening to Nithyashree Mahadevan's album with Bharathidasan's poems., (Bharathi dhasan Paattaruvi)., I feel Nithyashree is the best choice for the female singer. :-) But I bet IR will give one song to Bhavadharini ;-) (Theeeeeraatha viLayaaattup piLLai) ;-)))))
  
  NagaS
  
  
• From: eden (@ 202.54.71.129) on: Thu Apr 27 00:57:10 EDT 2000
  
  I saw the poster of a new Malayalam film album by IR: `kochu kochu santhoshangal' -`feel the melody and enjoy the rhythm'..sth like that...Jayaram in the cast & Sathyan Anthikadu the director (Nadodikatru guy)...The poster also claims IR as `all time great'
  
  
• From: MS (@ 129.252.22.9) on: Thu Apr 27 01:22:25 EDT 2000
  
  eden, appO athu tamizla irunthu dubbing aa irukkum :-)
  
  
• From: Subbu (@ 192-39-7147.unisys.com) on: Fri Apr 28 05:49:21 EDT 2000
  
  Tamil singers for Bharathiar songs - my favourites
  1. Ilayaraaja
  2. Dheepan Chakravarthy
  3. Dharmapuram Swaminathan (Arputhamana ucharippu and bhaavam)
  4. Shankar Mahadevan
  
  
• From: suren (@ ac81518c.ipt.aol.com) on: Fri Apr 28 13:33:20 EDT 2000
  
  What about Ilayakamban working with Ilayaraja...this guy seems to be of good potential.May work out like earlier IR and VM combi.IMHO.Any comm.
  Anyway still looking for K.poove and K.U.thedugiren in London...with no luck yet!
  
  
• From: kiru (@ surf0004.sybase.com) on: Fri Apr 28 19:16:01 EDT 2000
  
  can you quote me some songs penned by iLayakamban ? I think IR really needs a good lyricist.
  
  
• From: ¶Visiri (@ greece.tesserae.com) on: Fri Apr 28 20:02:39 EDT 2000
  
  

  Kiru Thanks for ur comments on my review. Reg. Kaayathiri song, it has late eighties style interludes, esp. the flute bit in the first interlude. that's why i mentioned like that. As you pointed out, all songs have raga base, but Im not sure about that. (Kaayathiri... sounds like SINDHUBAIRAVI, Oor Oora ... sounds like MAYAMAALAVAKOWLAI, may be Srikanth can help us on this). Like you, Im also praying for IR's sound engineering quality. (I guess he has a sentiment about working with his old crew. So only when that ppl have an interest to go for good quality sound engineering, his eternal scores have good place in industry. Same wishes on lyrics too, but both can be done if IR decides to go for the best!)

  
  
• From: ¶Visiri (@ greece.tesserae.com) on: Fri Apr 28 21:49:20 EDT 2000
  
  

  You too Bala? His next movie NANDA's music is being done by YSR. (or Is this IR's request?)

  
  
• From: sabesan (@ ws-209-233-228-254.webvangroup.com) on: Fri Apr 28 22:12:33 EDT 2000
  
  Visiri, i think its a BR movie..... so probably IR might not (BR might not) work in that movie
  
  
• From: ¶Visiri (@ greece.tesserae.com) on: Fri Apr 28 23:22:22 EDT 2000
  
  

  Sabesan Its Poorna Chandra Rao's movie, Ajith is doing main role, no way connected to BR. L

  
  
• From: STS (@ ip74.san-francisco28.ca.pub-ip.psi.net) on: Sat Apr 29 02:18:12 EDT 2000
  
  Visiri, Sabesan,
  
  I read Bala's interview sometime back (don't remember the weekly/daily name) and he has mentioned very clearly that the MD for his next music will be IR/YSR. I think it is at the behest of IR, YSR must be composing for that movie. Nothing to read in between lines.
  
  
• From: eden (@ 202.54.71.155) on: Sat Apr 29 03:46:42 EDT 2000
  
  SJ in the interview to Rediff:
  "I came back to Tamil films with Annakkili in which I sang for Ilayaraja. I do not know how many songs I sang for him! After Annakkili, I did not stoped singing for Ilayaraja and it still continues."
  
  But why we do not find any SJ songs in new albums of IR? One longs to hear....
  
  
• From: NagaS (@ fw.baan.nl) on: Sat Apr 29 07:37:37 EDT 2000
  
  Shankar Mahadevan is the MD for Kamal hasan-Suresh Krishna movie 'AaLavanthaar'., Rediff is the source.
  http://www.rediff.com/tamil/2000/apr/28news5.htm
  
  NagaS
  
  
• From: Rajaveriyan (@ dialup-209.244.211.234.washington2.level3.net) on: Sat Apr 29 08:55:40 EDT 2000
  
  Guys
  
  I am a passive follower of all the discussions that is going on about Maestro in this site. I read an article in rediff today which gives some wrong facts about Raja and i would like you all to write to rediff and and ask them to abstain from publishing such absurd articles. This is what i wrote to them.
  
  Dear Sir
  
  I think it will be a good idea for rediff to thouroughly investigate articles that are written for this website by general junk journalists like this Aarkay.
  
  I am not sure whether he knows something about Illaiyaraja and what he is talking about in this article about Vairamuthu.
  
  FYI, Illaiyaraja and vairamuthu parted around 1986( for their own reasons) and Illaiyaraja has grown in his popularity and creativeness in giving music to the industry to a greater extenent than never before. And also FYI, Illaiyaraja has not just faded away, as is written in the article.
  
  And keep in your mind before writing such articles that you are talking about a person who has done music for around 1000 films, which in itself is an outstanding achievement.
  
  He has been always there and if you have even little music sense, you wouldn't have written such an article. Illaiyaraja is a Phenomenon, a musical genius that India must be proud to have and it will be good for rediff and also journalists to stop writting unwanted and baseless articles on the Maestro.
  
  This is not the first time that some wrong and misleading information has been written in rediff on the Maestro and it is high time that Rediff confirms the facts before publishing.
  
  Thanks
  Suresh Rajagopalan
  
  
• From: Athi (@ ip140.schiller-park9.il.pub-ip.psi.net) on: Sat Apr 29 17:47:52 EDT 2000
  
  Suresh,
  
  Thanks for writing to rediff about the absurd remarks on IR. When they want to write spicy
  things about the Diamondu-ARR feud, why drag
  IR into it and that too write dafamatory and
  baseless things about him.
  
  I think the quality of the film based articles in rediff has been deteriorating a lot and it
  almost resembles any junk magazine replete with
  absolute non sense.
  
  Athi
  
  

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