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Topic started by RAJAN (@ proxy-122.iap.bryant.webtv.net) on Thu Jan 22 22:20:06 EST 1998.
All times in EDT/EST +9:30/10:30 for IST.

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.

Check the IR reviews page

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• From: Kooththan (@ 198.73.152.100) on: Wed Sep 20 13:31:29 EDT 2000
  
  KamalIRfan,
  
  Each movie is played twice at the Film Festival. I made it to the second showing, where the house was 'almost' full. A friend of mine made it to the first screening where the house was full. Kamal also introduced the movie and fielded questions on the first screening.
  
  The organizers said they were expecting Kamal for the second showing too, but he did not turn up.
  
  Some of the songs were not in the movie - I guess Kamal wanted to cater to the western audience. 'raamaraanalum baabaraanalum', the piano sequence with 'nee paartha parvaikku', and 'pollaatha mathanabhanam' followed by the love-making scene were missing from the movie.
  
  But the full version of 'neepartha paarvaikku' has been inserted as BGM in the scene where Saket Ram returns to calcutta.
  
  As for the reception, most of the 'Indian' people who showed up for the screening (which was about 1/3 of the crowd) left as soon as the movie ended and the titles started rolling. Most of the white/yellow/black people stayed back patiently till all the titles were done, then stood up and applauded.
  
  I found this remarkable because the titles were all in Tamil - not a single english word was there. The people stayed back, just so they could applaud the movie.
  
  That should tell you something.
  
  IRfan,
  
  Kamal did promise, before the release of the movie, that he would release the BGM as a CD. May be if enough people persisted, he would keep his promise. May be this is just wishful thinking, but worth the try:-)
  
  ....later
  
  
• From: kamalirfan (@ 216.34.244.103) on: Wed Sep 20 13:49:39 EDT 2000
  
  another digression.i promise this will be the last
  
  thanks kooththan.you have made my day!glad that people received it well unlike our impatient, accustomed-to-pre-digested-films audience.
  
  
• From: arpee (@ 62.252.32.4) on: Wed Sep 20 14:04:55 EDT 2000
  
  html<http://www.tamil.com/cinema/filmcritic.htm
  
  
• From: Raj (@ 202.54.71.75) on: Thu Sep 21 04:53:56 EDT 2000
  
  arpee
  
  The dynamic fonts in the page is not working..can u explain what has given in the vimarsanam.
  
  RAJ
  
  
• From: leels (@ 172.141.78.24) on: Thu Sep 21 08:33:28 EDT 2000
  
  hi
  i am a bit lost here!! or am i in the wrong site.not interested in u'r personal experiances at WC/MD and IR's wherabouts.please stick to the threads theme(i.e IR's new albums).not a mention of his new albums except bharathi for so many days.
  thanx
  
  
• From: Ramesh (@ 146.186.113.254) on: Thu Sep 21 09:25:35 EDT 2000
  
  Few mins. before I read in tamilcinema.com that Ilayaraja scored music for Piryatha Varam Vendum (to be realeased on Deepavali) by Prasanth and Shalini. Do people have more info on this??
  
  
• From: kk (@ 198.4.92.5) on: Thu Sep 21 09:35:08 EDT 2000
  
  Ramesh,
  its a deva's movie as far as I know. Its a remake of some malayalam hit. Anyway, what matters if not IR.
  
  
• From: NagaS (@ 194.149.80.1) on: Thu Sep 21 11:21:18 EDT 2000
  
  Ramesh, KK.,
  SAR is the MD for Piriyatha Varam VeNdum.,
  NagaS
  
  
• From: kooththan (@ 198.73.152.100) on: Thu Sep 21 13:47:40 EDT 2000
  
  Raj,
  
  The review on Tamil.com is for 'Bharathi'.
  
  It says Raja's music is the soul of the movie. 'intha padaththin aathma enalaam Illyaraajavin isaiyai'
  
  You need Murasu Anjal to read the review.
  
  ....later
  
  
• From: paamaran (@ 207.188.29.252) on: Thu Sep 21 15:21:41 EDT 2000
  
  this week's kumudham has the following tit bits in the lights-on section
  
  1. maniratnam thayarikira padathirku karthik raaja thaan isai.
  
  2.maniratnamum ilayarajavum inaya nanbargal virumbugirargal. muRivukku othadam podugirargal.aRivippu vanthal aacharyapada vendam.
  
  http://www.kumudam.com/kumudam/kweekly/km17.html
  
  
• From: kk (@ 198.4.92.5) on: Thu Sep 21 15:44:05 EDT 2000
  
  ippdi nerya titbits pathachu:(.
  
  now.. filmfarla thambi puyal payaloda bEtti..
  
  Can you imagine mani's film without your music?.
  padil: yeah imagine (laughs).
  
  Mani enna munnadi oomai padam eduthara?
  
  If ever IR would have smiled for this question, he would have been listed next to hitler. Ana ippalam ithukku per.. modesty.
  
  
• From: prakash (@ 62.252.32.4) on: Thu Sep 21 16:07:21 EDT 2000
  
  MR film without arr...!
  THAT is something to look forward to.anyway,with arr playing a practical joke on mani thru his 'BGM'stuff,we hope that day comes soon.
  
  
• From: Swami (@ 144.162.194.141) on: Thu Sep 21 17:31:01 EDT 2000
  
  When I made my first review in this forum on Barathi, I made these statements, "The genuis is there in bits and pieces". I would like to take that back. After somemuch of media praises, I gave the album an another silent and unbiased hearing. I truly accept whatever the media has praised about IR. One eg the mesmerizing flute piece in the first interlude of the song "mayil poola punnu onnu.....".
  
  
• From: Ramki (@ 64.244.43.20) on: Thu Sep 21 18:47:22 EDT 2000
  
  iLaivayan review
  
  http://www.tamilcinema.com/cinenews/review/ili.html
  
  idhil oru comment
  
  'music Ilaiyaraajavaam titleil podugiraargaL'
  
  
• From: Vijay (@ 129.252.22.221) on: Thu Sep 21 19:10:55 EDT 2000
  
  Swami,
  Most of the praises were for the re-recording of Bharathi, I guess. By the way according to aaramthinai, after the excellent reviews in almost all magazines it seeme like Bharathi has picked up. i dunno how far it is true?
  
  http://www.aaramthinai.com/cinema/sep0022/news02.asp
  
  
• From: vijay (@ 129.252.22.221) on: Thu Sep 21 19:12:08 EDT 2000
  
  Ilayavan had 2 decent songs by IR, much better than recent IR albums. anyways tamilcinema is run by a bunch of muddleheads who indulge in yellow journalism all the time
  
  
• From: NagaS (@ 194.149.80.1) on: Fri Sep 22 07:52:30 EDT 2000
  
  One More Ilayavan Review
  
  http://www.dinmani.com/newsItems.asp?id=DNC20000921231904&title=%A3%B2U%F4&eTitle=Dinamani+Cinema+Page
  
  NagaS
  
  
• From: truth (@ 144.49.154.45) on: Fri Sep 22 08:59:56 EDT 2000
  
  vijay you've forgotton tamil cinema's review of sEthu and Bharathy. :-(
  
  
• From: sai (@ 63.75.49.120) on: Fri Sep 22 09:24:16 EDT 2000
  
  And karuvelam pookal. Anyway it is human nature to use stuff which suits us and ridicule others.
  
  
• From: future_man (@ 136.206.35.10) on: Fri Sep 22 09:53:36 EDT 2000
  
  Yes truth and Sai ! Ur right!
  As long as song goes in the film Illayavan there are good numbers which got wasted ! But as looking on the current trend Ir is working with loads of enthu again, with good films like Bharathy getting its due respect , which is highly dangerous for the people in the field...!
  
  
  
  
• From: Shankar T (@ 206.222.96.195) on: Fri Sep 22 10:27:17 EDT 2000
  
  RV,
  Did you meet HIM?
  Shankar
  
  
• From: vijay (@ 129.252.28.53) on: Fri Sep 22 15:03:15 EDT 2000
  
  truth or whoever u are,
  I dont care to read any sort of reviews in tamilcinema and even if i do i dont give them a serious thought. And just because tamilcinema writes positive reviews about a IR film it doesnt mean that i will start supporting their views if that is what u implied.
  
  
• From: e (@ 61.1.250.224) on: Fri Sep 22 23:17:10 EDT 2000
  
  Good songs + hopeless movies is nothing unusual for IR (remember Karumbu vil or Gramathu athyayam or Ninaivellam Nithya or....) However, if someone got irritated with a lousy movie, he can throw muck on those responsible rather than rating IR's music (in the case of Ilayan, the songs) as listless:-(
  
  
• From: Raja Forever (@ 161.142.78.83) on: Sun Sep 24 07:46:05 EDT 2000
  
  Anyone knows who is the MD for 'Rishi' the c.sunder film starring Sarathkumar produced by PA arts.?
  
  
• From: Raja Forever (@ 161.142.78.83) on: Sun Sep 24 07:46:32 EDT 2000
  
  Anyone knows who is the MD for 'Rishi' the c.sunder film starring Sarathkumar produced by PA arts.?
  
  
• From: Ramesh (@ 128.118.38.118) on: Sun Sep 24 08:51:06 EDT 2000
  
  Hei Raja forever:
  
  I remember it is Yuvan Shankar Raja. Just verify.
  
  
• From: Venkatesh (@ 206.49.110.156) on: Sun Sep 24 08:57:46 EDT 2000
  
  Hi there,
  Any news on the release of Kattrukkenna Veli?
  
  
• From: sk (@ 137.132.2.109) on: Sun Sep 24 10:03:01 EDT 2000
  
  In A. Vikatan:
  
  http://www.anandhavikatan.com/24092000/av0901.htm
  
  
• From: UV (@ 4.54.21.79) on: Sun Sep 24 10:32:57 EDT 2000
  
  Hi Guys
  I just read in dinamalar that VM has agreed to write songs for IR and Yuvan.
  Dont know how far it is true esp coming from dinamalar
  
  
• From: IRFAN (@ 212.97.194.159) on: Sun Sep 24 13:41:48 EDT 2000
  
  Where in Dinamalar did you read this news, UV?
  
  
• From: Karthik (@ 24.26.18.220) on: Sun Sep 24 16:32:46 EDT 2000
  
  Varamalar - Thunukku moottai -- scroll down to the very end.
  
  
• From: eden (@ 61.1.250.194) on: Sun Sep 24 23:06:25 EDT 2000
  
  One thing is sure looking at the A.V photograph of Raja, he needs a `nAvidhan':-))
  
  
• From: NagaS (@ 194.149.80.1) on: Sun Sep 24 23:28:04 EDT 2000
  
  Raja forever,
  YSR is the MD for Rishi.,
  NagaS
  
  
• From: eden (@ 61.1.250.176) on: Mon Sep 25 00:25:26 EDT 2000
  
  I was about to post that `mayil pOla' reminded me of the classic `inji iduppazhagA'! Then I read fan(Srikanth?)'s review :
  Maiil pola ponu onu Sung by Bhavadharani.,
  Has an interesting chord progression. The song moves to a major chord in the pallavi., there is harmonium kind of sound following the saranam. All these remind me of "inji idupazaga", the Sandam is very close to inji idupazaga, and some what has the similar feel too
  
  An interesting coincidence indeed!
  
  Another critical observation: The song `agnikkunju' has a similar feel (sandham or melody?) of the usual rendering of the folk song `nandha vanaththil Or ANdi, avan nAlARu mAdhamAikkuyavanai vENdi, kondu vandhAn oru thONdi, adhai koothAdikkoothAdippOttudaiththANdi' (funny Raja chose KJY to render this simple number)
  
  Still the trademark rhythm of Raja makes this song homely to hear:-)
  
  
• From: Venkatesh (@ 206.49.110.156) on: Mon Sep 25 01:42:26 EDT 2000
  
  My order of liking of 'Bharathi' songs:
  
  1) Nalladhor Veenai (for the soulful rendering & orchestration)
  2) Ethilum Ingu (for the raga selection & interludes, terrific lyric of course)
  3) Bharatha Samudayam (for the 1st BGM) - pls hear the sound of waves at the start!!
  4) Vande Matharam (for the orchestration)
  5) Ninnai Charan (for the rendering & orchestration)
  6) Mayil Pola (for the rhythm and simpleness)
  7) Nirpathuve (for the mellowness)
  8) Kelada (for music)
  
  Can somebody explain how Nalladhor Veenai is picturised? Why did IR chose the 'star speckling' sound durng the saranam?
  
  

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