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Ilaiyaraja's score for Avatharam

Topic started by Padmanabhan Ganesan (@ igw2.merck.com) on Wed Jun 18 10:15:54 EDT 1997.
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• From: Padmanabhan Ganesan (@ igw2.merck.com) on: Wed Jun 18 10:26:06 EDT 1997
  
  I haven't heard anybody mention or discuss Raja's score for Avatharam. The score is overall good but there are two songs in the movie which are really great.
  
  Chandrirarum Sooriyarum - a superb melody with a baroque style orchestration. There is a long interlude which is really brilliant.
  
  Thendral Vandhu - a beautiful song (the scene which leads to this song in the movie is a tender one - Nasser and Revathy discover their love for each other but it is not revealed openly. You have to read between the lines - so to speak).
  
  After the first pallavi, the orchestra comes to a stop and and a new melody is introduced by a solo violin (?) and the orchestra joins in. Whenever I listen to this it sends a shiver up my spine !
  
  There is a parallel to this in Beethoven's 5th symphony. The last movement. The orchestra comes to a stop and a string instrument (bass ?) introduces a variation of the theme with the orchestra subsequently joining in for a finale crescendo.
  
  Both Raja's song and Beethoven's final movement for 5th symphony are sensational.
  
  
• From: Pagalavan Krishnamoorthy (@ mb.cisco.com) on: Wed Jun 18 13:04:14 EDT 1997
  
  "thenDral vandhu thEEndumpOdhu" is a great song which is very unique with his own voice. "Arithaaraththa pOOsikkoLLa" and "Oru kuNdumani" are good songs too. Raaja's voice perfectly matched for Nasar.
  
  
• From: Ramki (@ maine.proteq.com.sg) on: Wed Jun 18 20:38:59 EDT 1997
  
  Katrhik Raja, iN one of his interviews mentioned
  that he did the music score for Thendral vandhu.
  But couldnt believe this statement after listening
  to Ullasam or Alexander
  
  
• From: Pagalavan Krishnamoorthy (@ mb.cisco.com) on: Wed Jun 18 21:18:39 EDT 1997
  
  Karthik Raaja mentioned that he did the orchestration for this song. He mentioned that the interlude he made (for the gushing colors from the
  fountain shots) was appreciated by his dad.
  
  The tune for this song looks none other than Maestro himself.
  
  
• From: Gopal Prasad (@ host-207-53-2-36.atl.bellsouth.net) on: Thu Jun 19 01:22:53 EDT 1997
  
  I was sad that none spoke about Avathaaram and especially "Thendral Vandhu" in the recent past. Now I am just happy!! You listen to the song and you get to the so called "high". The percussion in the background in this song is just
  magnificent !!! Naaser has done his best to picturise this song adding vibrancy with colors. I want to know this !! How on earth is the Raaja getting such tunes ? Oh!!
  
  
• From: Pagalavan Krishnamoorthy (@ mb.cisco.com) on: Thu Jun 19 12:18:55 EDT 1997
  
  As for as song picturisation is concerned "thenRal vandhu" was one of the best ever I have seen in recent years. A perfect match of "oLiyum oliyum" Hats off to Raaja and Naaser.
  
  
• From: Guru (@ proxy.unicentre.edu.au) on: Mon Jun 30 23:13:29 EDT 1997
  
  'Thendral Vanthu' is a classic Karthik Raja's arrangement. If you were to compare this song with his arrangement for 'Pandiyanin Rajathil' and other early pieces, you can distinguish the difference. The melody line is undeniably Raja's.
  I wish to add that this is my opinion and is based on my experience in the field of distinguishing arrangements and harmonization.
  
  
• From: Rajesh Ganapathy (@ ) on: Thu Mar 25 04:01:00 EST 1999
  
  Avatharam is excellent with the unique melody of thendral vandhu which is like a peacful sailing in a calm ocean and gazing the twilight.
  
  I would also like to add picturisation and presentantion of the song "oru naal" from his next movie Devathai. Whenever I listen to this one I feel enthralled like I was physically and emotionally present in that flow of love which is beautifully sculptured by Ilayaraja and presented in one of the best ways by nasser.
  
  
• From: DR.S.KANNAN (@ 202.54.71.70) on: Fri May 19 18:35:15 EDT 2000
  
  THE SONG "Thenral vandhu theendumpodu" IN AVATHARAM HAD BEEN ORIGINALLY SET IN CLASSICAL
  CARNATIC BASE - IN THE RAGAM "JONPURI" - a wonderful master-piece of our MAESTERO - ILAYARAJA
  All of us can simply sit tight in hearing this
  excellent renderance by our I.R. ably supported by
  our S.Janaki- You can compare the setting of this
  tune with "KALYANA MAALAI KONDADUM PENNEY" IN THE
  FILM PUDU PUDU ARTHANGAL, again set in the Raga
  JONPURI. It really makes me ecstatic that I happen
  to be in the contemporary period of this great
  MUSIC DIRECTOR THE UNSURMOUNTABLE, IMPECCABLE
  AND EVERGREEN RAGA DEVAN , THE GREATEST ILAYARAJA!
  
  
• From: Amalan Alavandar (@ 151.206.47.101) on: Tue Sep 26 13:54:14 EDT 2000
  
  any website that has the song ? I yearn to listen to this nostalgic number ? pl post or email to
  aamalan@netscape.net.
  
  thanks
  
  Amalan
  
  
• From: Rajan (@ 203.197.156.35) on: Fri Sep 27 08:17:07 EDT 2002
  
  Ilayaraja's contribution to the musical world is great.He's the best composer i have everseen.His songs are evergreen, with an emotional outburst.His tunes are such that it really makes me feel wonderful.Song's from the film "Idhayam","Avatharam", "Nayagan", "Moonram pirai"so......many are marvellous.They are really unparalled with any other music.
  
  
• From: Aleem Abdul Jaleel (@ 195.229.241.230) on: Fri Apr 11 18:05:47 EDT 2003
  
  Kalyaana Malai is in Ragam "Sindhubhairavi "
  Thendral vandhu is in A minor with F# as an accident note.. the gr8 composing by Raja sir
  
  
• From: Barathi (@ 203.124.0.248) on: Sat Jul 19 12:44:48 EDT 2003
  
  do anybody have the lyrics for thendral vanthu "Avatharam" song lyrics. Desperately in need
  many thanks
  
  
• From: VINODH KE NAYER (@ 61.1.248.140) on: Wed Sep 17 18:52:52 EDT 2003
  
  thendral vandhu is the masterpiece of the maestro
  it lifts up to ecstscy....what to say ilayaraja is the real genius.......
  
  
• From: K.Karikalan (@ 203.129.220.139) on: Thu Sep 25 09:07:38 EDT 2003
  
  where to down load the song Thendral Vandhu from avatharam which was composed by Illaiyaraja
  
  
• From: MUTHUKARTHIKEYAN S (@ 203.129.195.138) on: Mon Nov 17 12:35:33 EST 2003
  
  We don't have any words to praise the IR sir and we aren't in the age to praise him .. But he is only one great of music directors.. And that way he scored the music in Avatharam and I liked that song particularly becaz of IR's voice .. What a singer he is! If anyone except has sung that song that won't be beauty .. Thanking U sir..
  
  

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