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New Releases by ARR??

Topic started by Srikanth (@ passport.proxy.lucent.com) on Mon Sep 15 10:23:15 EDT 1997.
All times in EDT +9:30 for IST.

Any new album by A. R. Rahman generates lot of buzz. Share some of it here. Review, discuss or comment on ARR's new albums.

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• From: Ajit (@ na-216-214-255-220.corecomm.net) on: Fri Mar 17 14:06:33 EST 2000
  
  KK could be a one of the following titles of an upcoming movie:
  
  Tamil Movies
  
  Kaveriyin Kathai (political)
  Kathavu Kathavu (Suyasatithai)
  Kaithiyin Kavithai (Kaithiyin Diary 2)
  Kannammavin Kavanam (dir: suhasini)
  Ka Ka (The Crow)
  Kavithavai kaapaathu! (Starring Arjun)
  Kanagavin Kappal (working girl)
  Kumutham Kathi (produced by Kumutham)
  Kundu Kumari (Comedy)
  Kuppammavin Kusine (Cooking in the kitchen with Kuppamma)
  Ku Ku (like lion king - but with kuyils)
  Kuyil Kuvatha? (Love)
  K.Kannan (Dr.Siva's son)
  Kesariyum Kethariyum (Food TV)
  Karuththamma karuppa? (is she?)
  Kuththum Kundoosi! (sleepless in seattle)
  
  English Movies
  Knowledge Knite (sci fi)
  Keyless Keyhole (mistery)
  Kim's Kite (family)
  Kate Knows! (suspense)
  King Kong (action thriller)
  Kongo Kungo (international)
  Kovchi Kodios (Italian with English subtitles)
  Keonardo KiCaprio (chickflick)
  Kenjamin Kranklin (biography)
  
  
  
  But here kk means, Kanndukondean Kanndukondean (music by ARR)
  
  http://www.ramiy.com/images/new/kandu_kondeen_kandu_kondeen.htm
  
  -Ajit
  
  
• From: arrfan (@ freenet.nether.net) on: Fri Mar 17 14:20:35 EST 2000
  
  arr has great music in kandukonden kandukonden.only he can put great tune like this for ever
  one song by jesudos is very very good.only alapayutha song is bad.
  but kandu konden is very good.but arr put old music in
  one song.he put the same taal beat in one of the song
  this beat also come in jeans song.that is kanodu kanbathelam
  he is using the same beat in one song in kandu konden why?
  
  
• From: sabari (@ janus.aae.uiuc.edu) on: Fri Mar 17 14:22:13 EST 2000
  
  That was a very good one Ajit!
  
  -Sabari
  
  
• From: Sriram (@ cfp118069.det.hfh.edu) on: Fri Mar 17 15:00:43 EST 2000
  
  Thanks Ravi. I hate the atrocious thamizh pronunciation by some singers including Sadhana Sargam (she has tried a lot to improve in Snehidhaney, even though her attempt is futile at many places), Vibha Sarma (indha sirippinai ingu paarthaen - a very good composition, royally killed by her pronunciation of thamizh), etc. And most of this -the kaaranagartha is ARR, though others also play a role in it.
  
  It is great to see Chithra back in action in KK2, thanks to ARR. What a soulful rendition by her in that song 'Engey enadhu kavidhai".!
  
  
• From: sabari (@ janus.aae.uiuc.edu) on: Fri Mar 17 16:02:09 EST 2000
  
  Sriram,
  
  I loved Chitra's rendition in 'Engey enadhu kavidhai' and 'Kannamboochi Enada' too. Like you said, it is great to see her back in action. From what you say, it seems that you have heard the whole song. Did you? The ramiy site seems to have a very short sample of the song. If you did, could you tell me the URL where you got the whole song?
  
  Thanks in advance,
  Sabari
  
  
• From: Sriram (@ pm665-33.dialip.mich.net) on: Fri Mar 17 19:13:02 EST 2000
  
  No Sabari,
  
  I am equally eager as you to listen to the full length of the songs. Kannamboochi yaenada... has a great Carnatic flavour. Romba meimarandhu kaetkiraen. Great song after a while, from ARR, though he has used this ragam before. KJY and Chithra have given life to this song. It is always nice to hear these veterans singing after a brief break. Aanandham..
  
  Engey enadhu kavidhai - even the bit shows how emotional that song can be, as sung by chithra.
  
  
• From: kiru (@ surf0004.sybase.com) on: Fri Mar 17 20:38:58 EST 2000
  
  Well, I think these days it is not cool to pronounce Tamil properly :(. Probably, it is part of ARR's strategy to sound different or modern. The guy knows how to sell his work.
  
  
• From: Vasanth (@ spider-tq084.proxy.aol.com) on: Fri Mar 17 23:02:25 EST 2000
  
  I strongly agree with the Tamil pronunciation in the songs is extremely bad. Even though I do not personally speak pure Madras Tamil, it is still very easy to tell when a person speaks it badly. I do not feel Asha Bhosle is capable of accurate Tamil pronunciation. Her Hindi music is nice, but not Tamil. It is a shame that music directors take in new people and end up ruining the language. What I was hoping for was having a movie someday with pure Carnatic classical music sung by Subbalakshmi. I think it would be a great touch of life to the fast-moving music industry---to have a flow of the pure classics. What do you think?
  
  
• From: MS (@ 129.252.22.112) on: Fri Mar 17 23:39:14 EST 2000
  
  pure "Madras" tamil ? Are you implying something like infinitesimally big ? :-) (NOM)
  
  
• From: Ravi (@ 202.9.144.90) on: Sat Mar 18 01:44:11 EST 2000
  
  Sriram - Thanx for the acknowledgement and also thanx to Vasanth, Kiru, Sabari, MS for airing ur voice in support of good Tamil pronunciation. As Kiru rightly pointed out, may be it has become a fashion to not speak Tamizh as Tamizh. Even people with Tamil as their mother tongue feel low to speak in Tamizh.
  In this context, I think we should appreciate efforts of music directors like Ilayaraja, MSV-Ramamurthy and lyricist Vairamuthu who give importance to the language as such. But ARR himself doesnt pronounce Tamizh well. Music directors should stress the importance of good pronunciation whatever language it be.
  
  
• From: appa (@ 195.101.0.164) on: Sat Mar 18 04:47:12 EST 2000
  
  enna appa enna acchu..??
  
  
• From: sabari (@ ssm7.aae.uiuc.edu) on: Sat Mar 18 12:49:51 EST 2000
  
  Friends,
  
  The audio for KK must have released today,I guess. The ramiy site has not uploaded the full songs as yet. If anyone comes across a site that has full songs, would you be kind enough to post it in this section.
  
  Thanks,
  Sabarivasan
  
  
• From: mariff (@ jrc-193-109.tm.net.my) on: Sat Mar 18 22:39:01 EST 2000
  
  kk has great songs though pronunciation of tamil was wanting.great dynamics good scale and depth. soundstaging is really excellent and the images stands out right tight. should be listened on a good system . very close to audiophile class. only rahman can do this.it is sad to hear so many good music gone waste by bad recording . hey ram deserves better recording at least.
  
  
• From: jay (@ sja-179-128.tm.net.my) on: Sun Mar 19 11:01:30 EST 2000
  
  what happen to arr's music,going worst nowdays.
  even sirpy can done a better job
  
  
• From: jay (@ sja-179-128.tm.net.my) on: Sun Mar 19 11:01:52 EST 2000
  
  what happen to arr's music,going worst nowdays.
  even sirpy can done a better job
  
  
• From: Bharadwaj (@ dialup-209.245.142.178.sanjose1.level3.net) on: Sun Mar 19 12:30:28 EST 2000
  
  The song "pachai Nirame" sounds like one of the songs from colonial cousins album. If I am right the song starts with "krishna...". Does any1 feel so or is it just that both the songs are based in the same ragam.
  
  
• From: kanth & shanth (@ ch2oco.bellglobal.com) on: Sun Mar 19 15:54:17 EST 2000
  
  http://www.rajini25.com
  
  http://www.rajini25.net
  
  
• From: amplitude (@ 203.127.198.229) on: Sun Mar 19 22:17:15 EST 2000
  
  Hi,
  
  You can listen to Kandukonden Kandukonden at
  http://members.xoom.com/sswamy/kk.htm
  
  Have fun
  
  
• From: Ganesh (@ klg-40-217.tm.net.my) on: Sun Mar 19 23:04:00 EST 2000
  
  Hi
  You can also listen to :-
  KANDUKONDEN KANDUKONDEN
  and also
  ALAIPAYUTHEY
  at
  http://sr5.xoom.com/thamilnadu/
  
  
• From: Sriram (@ pm588-27.dialip.mich.net) on: Sun Mar 19 23:52:31 EST 2000
  
  Engey enadhu kavidhai - is even more appealing on listening fully, thanks to the above mentioned sites. More ragas, apart from Sindhu Bhairavi is used.
  
  
  
• From: Shashi (@ fw1xlate1.mayo.edu) on: Mon Mar 20 00:31:15 EST 2000
  
  Hi everybody
  
  Did not want to comment before listening to KK's songs in full. I sure feel some gratitude to the site hosted by 'amplitude'!
  
  This seems to be one of ARR's best album so far after '1947-Earth'.
  I will write a detailed review once I have the original audio. But in short I want to be the first one to predict that this album is going to win the State Award for Best album and quite possibly the National award (given the beautiful blending of Carnatic/Western/Pop/Worldmusic elements). The main melody and the interludes in most songs are very imaginatively composed. Orchestration is excellent as well.
  
  So, get a hold of this album ASAP and enjoy.
  
  
• From: Sriram (@ pm588-27.dialip.mich.net) on: Mon Mar 20 00:58:41 EST 2000
  
  Absolutely Shashi. I am so hooked on to it as I type this. Very satisfying album. The ghamakams and melody in the voice of Chithra is just spellbinding. KJY's best effort after a long time. Very complicated compositions, a painstaking effort by ARR. Just mesmerizing!! Many shades better than Alai payudhey. Eager to read your review! Engey enadhu kavidhai - is undoubtedly the best from this album.
  
  
• From: saravanan (@ 202.9.144.114) on: Mon Mar 20 01:21:09 EST 2000
  
  super
  
  
• From: saravanan (@ 202.9.144.114) on: Mon Mar 20 01:21:21 EST 2000
  
  super
  
  
• From: Shankar (@ dialup-209.245.166.224.seattle1.level3.net) on: Mon Mar 20 01:25:41 EST 2000
  
  Hi,
  
  Actually the 'santhana thenralai...' song is really good. It starts melodiously and picks up momentum, the end result being a good song with melody + good flavour of music + rythm.
  
  
• From: Sara (@ useral67.netscapeonline.co.uk) on: Mon Mar 20 03:35:11 EST 2000
  
  Hey guys,
  Ihave had the opportunity to hear both Alaipayuthe and KKandukonden Kandukonden.Although i was very impressed by both the CD's I must say that I favoured Alaipayuthe more. The first song 'Pachai Nirame' was very well sung and the the harmonies worked well.The second song was however my favourite.The simple Kathal Chadugudu had something that really attracted me as well as a great set of vocals.Alaipayuthe was sung very well also as was Snehidane in Sindubhairavi.It seems that ARR sir has a particular liking for this raga and also Misra peelu.
  I was also impressed by the level of carnatic music in Theem Tadadara which I originally heard in Thakshak.
  My only qualm is the pronunciation of Tamil in these songs.I believe that in some ways even if the the voice is not as great, it is very important to make sure that the lyrics can be understood.Asha Bhosle has an amazing voice but it did not seem to work for pronunciation inSeptember Maadham.
  From KK KK i really liked 'Smaiyiee' and Kannamoochi which was very well sung by both Chitraji and Yesudas sir.
  
  

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