Last song that made you post/discuss here

There�s just no stopping Rahman, now that he�s gotten started about criticism. He attacks that other accusation often levelled at him � that he works out of one of India�s most well equipped and advanced recording studios, that he�s nothing without his technology, that older composers were not such slaves to gadgetry.

�I�ve played in that era. I�ve done arrangements in that era. I used to record in mono � and if one person made a mistake, we all had to play all over again.�

From: jaiganes on Wed Sep 1 11:26:54 2010.

MADDY wrote:

Ramakrishna wrote:

In the TOI concert , he plays harmonium while singing Kwaja.

http://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/ar-rahman-the-rolling-stone-interview/

Quote:

Absolutely. Hidden in between the hype about ARR being the tech whiz kid - something that I wold attribute to the PR machinery and a team of sound engineers who got their life in limelight solely due to ARR, there is a soulful music composer and what I heard in VTV was not that person and the blame for that is at the footsteps of a musical scene which has deteriorated to plagiarized clones in the name of music. In chennai - there is an overarching need/craze to sound hip which means ARR also has to eschew his sufi spirit of music which he has exhibited so freely in hindi. Contrary to popular perception, there is a plethora of sufi thamizh songs that he can insert in thamizh films too - but problem is ppl like Kadhir and Gautham menon only have western - IIT sarang crowd in mind before approaching ARR for music.

From: raghavendran on Wed Sep 1 11:33:37 2010.

jaiganes wrote:

arr has used his sufi stuff in tamizh...
"ellapugazhum" song from ATM
and regarding vtv..the orchestration in mannipaya song..international feel to it..not a new instrument-i didnt mention that..it was more a music different to wat tamizh film music is abt..delhi6 vs vtv..ofcoure delhi6 is the height of innovations..nobody said anything abt it..nothing stops arr from innovationg..if he feels like doin it..ellapugazhum song is an examle

From: MADDY on Wed Sep 1 11:41:04 2010.

VTV is a good experimentation in terms of packaging - it was done with a aim to launch tamil film music globally........the lude structures(if any), the chords, the template for the songs were pretty much like various bands we have across the globe.....if u look at mannippaaya, it was a very different tune for a tamil song and lyrics couldnt fit sandhams at many points......again, these are prevalent trends globally but rahman fused it with indian ethos and his own mixing effects.......whether its the rite way or a good experiment for music - nobody can tell, but rahman has succeeded in taking indian music to global audience with his academy award......

VTV music did make a small inroad in form of BBC world special coverage for rahman from Nick Goving(a great honour in itself IMO) - but theres lot of work still left (in taking tfm globally).......

From: jaiganes on Wed Sep 1 11:59:01 2010.

raghavendran wrote:

jaiganes wrote:

sorry sir - ellaapugazhum doesnt cut it. I would only say pls listen carefully. Sufi music cannot be used in such a trivial manner as a hero introduction dance song. It requires a trance like situation (remember khwaja ji jodhaa akbar?).
We have to understand one thing that ARR's true self comes out in his sufi songs. IR has been lucky that his collaborators have let his real self come out in many songs (amma songs, devotional songs etc.,). However ARR's collaborators in thamizh films only want him to do beats/steps etc., this includes even shankar. VTV mannippaaya is a love ballad format that is as old as broadway. And the way GM butchered(on screen) whatever little feel ARR put into this song is a classic case of how not to romanticize a pathos song.

From: Ramakrishna on Wed Sep 1 11:59:01 2010.

I think Jai says that ARR has already done a lot of experimentations, trendsetting stuffs in 90s and early 2000s and much better than VTV.
As ARR said, VTV is definitely a quirky album and i can understand if someone doesn't like it. I personally love the album, not because it is quirky or experimental or anything of that sort. I love it simply because i stil find the album engaging, and has aged pretty well as Maddy said. I have not listened to a better soulful song than Manippaaya in recent years.
From: Vivasaayi on Wed Sep 1 12:02:56 2010.

Atleast arr could avoid movies like ATM where he needs to compose for a template..

Endhiran as a sci-fiction offers him much more ground.

VTV songs ...kekaradhukku nanna irukku...thats it.
From: Sanjeevi on Wed Sep 1 12:15:22 2010.

Kadhal Nila KayinthathO from Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum

http://www.dhool.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7796

an awesome number from V.S.Narasimman and we can compare this to VTV's AaromalE.
From: interz on Wed Sep 1 15:54:03 2010.

Ride It - Jay Sean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz0VGkD3LHo

I accidently heard one of his songs in a telugu movie and found this song, which is my cup of tea. The sample music that is being repeated sounds a bit like "na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey good bye"
From: NOV on Wed Sep 1 21:15:19 2010.

Vivasaayi wrote:

Atleast arr could avoid movies like ATM where he needs to compose for a template...

the last ARR album that I really liked.
From: A.ANAND on Wed Sep 1 22:09:53 2010.

NOV wrote:

Vivasaayi wrote:

Atleast arr could avoid movies like ATM where he needs to compose for a template...

the last ARR album that I really liked.

athukku piragu ellam ungga aalu HJ songs mattum than like panninggalo!
From: NOV on Wed Sep 1 22:16:28 2010.

I have no such restrictions and enjoy all good songs irrespective of the MD.
As for HR, VA > Ayan > Aadhavan.
I hope Ko will be much better.

Right now, my attention is on GV Prakash
From: MADDY on Wed Sep 1 23:31:42 2010.

NOV wrote:

Right now, my attention is on GV Prakash

Yugi sethu in 5tricks: ennadhu bangalore illaya, yercaud-aa?? yenppaa ippadi maathitte irukkeenga......

NOV, avaru thanni thelichhu vitta case-aache, is he doing anything good?
From: groucho070 on Wed Sep 1 23:41:28 2010.

Alanggatti mAmazaiyA (Ezhudhatha Sattangal)

SPB's expression when he goes (charanam) theegam muzhuvathum vazhiyithu nanaiyuthu neerum theenaga...". The pain/pleasure expression. Only SPB...only him
From: NOV on Wed Sep 1 23:47:08 2010.

maddy, I am quite beyond this fan thingy - anyone who gives me what I want, I accept wholeheartedly regardless of who it is. after all as a consumer, does it matter who does what? my personal feeling is that one tends to lose out a lot of good things in life, if one clings on to one particular person.

madrasappattinam has me on a musical orgy and looking back, GVP has done quite well in all his movies, except maybe in Kuselan.

for me the best melodies of the year inlcude un pErai sollum podhu and pookkal pookkum tharunam.

From: MADDY on Wed Sep 1 23:54:40 2010.

NOV wrote:

maddy, I am quite beyond this fan thingy - anyone who gives me what I want, I accept wholeheartedly regardless of who it is. after all as a consumer, does it matter who does what? my personal feeling is that one tends to lose out a lot of good things in life, if one clings on to one particular person.

adhellam correct-nga - i just said it as a joke because i felt GVP was a no starter.......if u feel GVP is good enough, then fine

From: A.ANAND on Wed Sep 1 23:55:32 2010.

MADDY wrote:

NOV wrote:

Right now, my attention is on GV Prakash Thumbs Up!

Yugi sethu in 5tricks: ennadhu bangalore illaya, yercaud-aa?? yenppaa ippadi maathitte irukkeenga......

NOV, avaru thanni thelichhu vitta case-aache, is he doing anything good?

From: m_karthik on Thu Sep 2 0:36:11 2010.

Maddy, a layman views follows... If u dont agree.. lets A2D..

We get to hear ARR songs in tamil just becoz it's Mani and Shankar.. illaina.. Kuru Kuru Kangalile madhiri 3 nimisham song, illa Senthamil song madhiri thaan varum.. With GVM, I really doubt whether this will really become a combo.. One more combo guy is SJ Surya.. Avaru eppo enna pannuvaarunnu avarukkae theriyadhu..

Considering ARR salary is minimum 3 crores. Which producer will produce a film with a new director giving ARR 3 crores? Thanu and AM Ratnam kathai therijadhu thaan... indha madhiri producerna no comments on them.. AR Murugadoss yetho Aamir khan sonnadhunaala ARR kooda work pannina madhiri irukku..

Leaving aside all those and as far as I am concerned, I am happy that ARR experimenting in other languages and providing tamil music either in the lines of VTV/Raavanan/Endhiran...

Sultan mattum thaan irukku ippothaikku.. Neenga solra madhiri new director... But SS irukkaru.. I am expecting this album as we dont know what is in store for us...Even though this is a SS movie...

Sorry if this is a dig in this thread
From: MADDY on Thu Sep 2 0:41:45 2010.

CWG song

this congress govt. doesent deserve services of ARR
From: Ramakrishna on Thu Sep 2 1:22:02 2010.

MADDY wrote:

CWG song

This song is certainly not bad to warrant a 30-min programme to simply bash Rahman. At the end of the programme, there was this anchor who says ARR has let India down

From: Thirumaran on Thu Sep 2 1:53:11 2010.

Ramakrishna wrote:

MADDY wrote:

CWG song

This song is certainly not bad to warrant a 30-min programme to simply bash Rahman. At the end of the programme, there was this anchor who says ARR has let India down Laughing

rendu paerum enna sollreenga

details please

From: A.ANAND on Thu Sep 2 2:08:46 2010.

nee yengge en ninaivugal angge -jaishankar movie
From: AudazJay on Thu Sep 2 4:11:20 2010.

MADDY wrote:

CWG song

this congress govt. doesent deserve services of ARR

why place the blame on ARR now when the whole committee has unanimously approved the theme prior to the release? To turn around and say that they were expecting a Jai Ho or a Vande Mataram is just so lame!

From: MADDY on Thu Sep 2 5:57:14 2010.

Thirumaran wrote:

Ramakrishna wrote:

MADDY wrote:

CWG song

This song is certainly not bad to warrant a 30-min programme to simply bash Rahman. At the end of the programme, there was this anchor who says ARR has let India down Laughing

rendu paerum enna sollreenga Confused

details please Rolling Eyes

AR was asked to compose theme song for upcoming CWG by Suresh Kalmadi&comittee......here is it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EMioRMkAks

some members of Committee are saying song is not good and want AR to recompose another song......whole north media has ganged up against AR saying both fans and committee not impressed with AR's work - ivanga(North media) thookki vekkuradhe, keezha thalli vidadhaan-nnu puriyudhu Very Happy

From: raghavendran on Thu Sep 2 6:02:08 2010.

jaiganes wrote:

raghavendran wrote:

jaiganes wrote:

brother
ellapugazhum has sufi music.told by arr himself..avar sollalenna enakku therinjirkadhu e abt it..he said i have started using sufi music in my fims kwaja in jdha akhbar and ellapugazhum in atm...

From: raghavendran on Thu Sep 2 6:08:24 2010.

MADDY wrote:

Thirumaran wrote:

Ramakrishna wrote:

MADDY wrote:

CWG song

This song is certainly not bad to warrant a 30-min programme to simply bash Rahman. At the end of the programme, there was this anchor who says ARR has let India down Laughing

rendu paerum enna sollreenga Confused

details please Rolling Eyes

who is that guy called composer adesh srivatsava

he says rahman is lucky and got talent but is a very wrong choice for a CWG song.

..lot of others r thram..."yara nee komali,"vadivelu"yenya wanteda vandhu rowdyngre venama?

but the sad part was many guys even in twitter said they didnt like it..idhe vere andhe mokkai channele potange

From: raghavendran on Thu Sep 2 7:16:23 2010.

CWG song is gud..not gr8..but ivangellam solradhullam over
From: raghavendran on Thu Sep 2 7:16:55 2010.

CWG song is gud..not gr8..but ivangellam solradhullam over
From: raghavendran on Thu Sep 2 7:17:14 2010.

CWG song is gud..not gr8..but ivangellam solradhullam over
From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Thu Sep 2 8:22:23 2010.

RAGHAV bro,, neenga enna kovil thiruvizhala irukkeengala... Mikela sollura maadhiri 3 times orae sentencea sollureenga ???

My suggestion - Why can't these politicians spend some time with him to choose the tunes prior to releasing... Chumma compose, decompose, recompose, Subash Chandra Bose nu mikelayum Interviewlayum sollittu irukkaanga
From: Riyazz on Thu Sep 2 9:54:37 2010.

Cwg song is not bad at all . They expect more that is the problem . Any way always Ar rocks
From: Vivasaayi on Thu Sep 2 10:53:46 2010.

Rahman as a composer composes many tunes and the song is chosen by the people who pay him.

If they dont like the CWG song, why dint the organisers tell it to rahman before finalising the song. A job done even by a new director. Rahman is not going to say - "this is the song take it".

Its like going to a saree shop which has a wide vareity of sarees, selecting a saree of your own interest and later telling the saree shop has let down.. "deii....neethanadaa select pannuna...kammunati"

From: Movie Cop on Thu Sep 2 11:10:40 2010.

Ramakrishna wrote:

MADDY wrote:

CWG song

This song is certainly not bad to warrant a 30-min programme to simply bash Rahman. At the end of the programme, there was this anchor who says ARR has let India down Laughing

"T" Pasanga!

Here is the ling even as I yaam listening to it right now. So far, so good, lot of energy/spirit and soul!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBuCJSMuuRQ

From: Movie Cop on Thu Sep 2 11:15:21 2010.

Rahman being an HUGE icon, he is somewhat like Sachin, I thing.

everytime, Sachin walks out to bat, there are at least "heavy expectations" from1 billion people for him t cut above the rest.

Though the magnitude of the expectations is not quite the same as Sachin, still in music business he is the only one who seems to be carrying such a huge expectations every time he releases an album or a number. Enough said.
From: jaiganes on Thu Sep 2 11:34:27 2010.

First of all - the concept of Commonwealth might be something of pride to a convict colony like Australia. but for India to wear this badge of "Ex colony" of British empire is rather strange and shameful. Idhukku indha kuththu romba adhigam.
To comment on the music overall - it seems to be a collage song than a theme song. For no one knows what symbolises "Common Wealth"? Unlike olympics or asiad - the unifying theme in Common wealth is rather vague. Rahman has tried his level best to bring out the fact that it is India that is hosting it. Apart from it I can say that UK guys are gonna go gaga over this song for sure.
From: MADDY on Thu Sep 2 11:54:05 2010.

Namakame from Komaram Puli - divine

From: Movie Cop on Thu Sep 2 11:54:44 2010.

Movie Cop wrote:

Ramakrishna wrote:

MADDY wrote:

CWG song

This song is certainly not bad to warrant a 30-min programme to simply bash Rahman. At the end of the programme, there was this anchor who says ARR has let India down Laughing

"T" Pasanga! Twisted Evil

Here is the ling even as I yaam listening to it right now. So far, so good, lot of energy/spirit and soul! Thumbs Up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBuCJSMuuRQ

Here is the one with the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSuiXfYLNJ4&feature=related

From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Sep 2 12:12:23 2010.

Vivasaayi wrote:

Rahman as a composer composes many tunes and the song is chosen by the people who pay him.

If they dont like the CWG song, why dint the organisers tell it to rahman before finalising the song. A job done even by a new director. Rahman is not going to say - "this is the song take it".

Its like going to a saree shop which has a wide vareity of sarees, selecting a saree of your own interest and later telling the saree shop has let down.. "deii....neethanadaa select pannuna...kammunati"

Exactly, it's pretty lame! And some of the comments (check this out) from some known "music folks" are pretty harsh...

http://www.asianage.com/india/rahman-belts-out-weaka-weaka-song-221

From: raajarasigan on Thu Sep 2 12:21:54 2010.

Vivasaayi wrote:

Vivs, you can't blame the person who has selected the tune... in film music, are you blaming the director if the song is NOT a hit? we are still praising the composer if it is a hit.. not the director who selected it... obviously, the composer has to take it...

but of course, the way they are doing it is a bit harsh... if it is just like any other music review, it is OK.... but room pottu thittaradhellam konjam over...

they have NOT promoted well..that is also a concern...

From: Sanjeevi on Thu Sep 2 12:37:56 2010.

http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/98955/AR-Rahman-criticized.html

is he composing another song?
From: AravindMano on Thu Sep 2 12:51:10 2010.

Dig> raajarasigan - Your signature brought an instant smile!
From: VENKIRAJA on Thu Sep 2 12:53:41 2010.

Nila adhu vanathu mele

Chance-e illa
From: raajarasigan on Thu Sep 2 13:43:00 2010.

AravindMano wrote:

Dig> raajarasigan - Your signature brought an instant smile!
From: Nerd on Thu Sep 2 14:04:02 2010.

Gore gore - Moscowin Kaveri (or is it from Kick?)
Omana Penne

Back to back in FM. God, when will our composers get rid of the annoying auto-tune and get real singers?
From: Ramakrishna on Thu Sep 2 14:08:05 2010.

CWG theme song.... I am really enjoying it.
From: interz on Thu Sep 2 14:12:02 2010.

I think Gore Gore is from tamil first, and later re used in telugu (Kick)

Moscowin Kaveri took a long time to release. No buyers till now??
From: vithagan on Thu Sep 2 14:31:39 2010.

interz wrote:

I think Gore Gore is from tamil first, and later re used in telugu (Kick)

Moscowin Kaveri took a long time to release. No buyers till now??

I guess it got released last week.. Bad reviews everywhere
From: Ramakrishna on Thu Sep 2 14:37:12 2010.

Ramakrishna wrote:

CWG theme song.... I am really enjoying it.

I am convinced. The song is very good.
From: jaiganes on Thu Sep 2 18:59:20 2010.

Ramakrishna wrote:

Ramakrishna wrote:

CWG theme song.... I am really enjoying it.

I am convinced. The song is very good.

Song is good - typical Rahman song that starts slow and builds up.
In between it reminded me of one of th slumdog songs. He created a complete song while the guys wanted only some 30 second loop that can be blasted through all channels.
From: groucho070 on Thu Sep 2 21:33:10 2010.

Nerd wrote:

Gore gore - Moscowin Kaveri (or is it from Kick?)
Omana Penne

Back to back in FM. God, when will our composers get rid of the annoying auto-tune and get real singers?
All for a reason, mate. Ithu naan sonna grumpy old man-nu pattam kidaikkum. Nadakattum nadakkatum.

From: Thirumaran on Fri Sep 3 0:01:46 2010.

MADDY wrote:

Thirumaran wrote:

Ramakrishna wrote:

MADDY wrote:

CWG song

This song is certainly not bad to warrant a 30-min programme to simply bash Rahman. At the end of the programme, there was this anchor who says ARR has let India down Laughing

rendu paerum enna sollreenga Confused

details please Rolling Eyes

oh .. thanks for the info.. CWG naa ennannu muthalla purila.. Link paarthappuram thaan purinjuthu

I found the song good

May not be the way people expecting in the level for Theme songs...

Appadiyae irunthaalum ivvalavu aarpaattam ethukku pannanum.. Quality of Players, evvalavu awards naama vaanga poaromgratha vida ivangalukku ithu thaan periya prachchana poala

Namma naadu namma naadu thaan

From: Mahen on Fri Sep 3 1:45:21 2010.

TM, india is organising CWG..athu teriyuma?

Heard the song..liked it but ARR could have given more Indian touch to it as the song is a bit westernized.. thats why the perusus are complaining i believe..probably they expected something like maa tujhe salam/thai manai vanakam kinda stuf
From: MADDY on Fri Sep 3 1:54:24 2010.

Mahen wrote:

probably they expected something like maa tujhe salam/thai manai vanakam kinda stuf

adhukku avanga Pritam, srikanth deva kitta poirakkanum - to get outputs similar to earlier songs.......i find it ridiculous when anyone expects AR to do what they want.........AR, being the genius, always gives "what is needed" and not "what is wanted"......

maham maye from Komaram puli - the beats and first interlude, hmm, engayo poitteenga saar

From: AudazJay on Fri Sep 3 1:54:48 2010.

raajarasigan wrote:

Vivasaayi wrote:

You're right RR. You don't blame directors who selected the song. But then again, you also don't see directors coming out and saying that ARR has let them down, that too after the release of the songs. I think that's what Vivs was saying. The committee members were the ones who approved the songs. So why the harsh critics on the song now that it has been released?

From: Thirumaran on Fri Sep 3 2:11:20 2010.

Mahen wrote:

TM, india is organising CWG..athu teriyuma?

Thanks for that info
From: A.ANAND on Fri Sep 3 2:15:51 2010.

simple! they just want pullingdown arr's fame![thittamitta sathi]
india oru goldmedal edukama pona kuda,athu rahman theme songthan karanam innu solluvangga pola!

romba naala room pottu yosichiruppangga pola eppada ivana kavukalam innu media support-toda!

From: raajarasigan on Fri Sep 3 2:37:55 2010.

AudazJay wrote:

Agree !!

as few people said, they would have expected something like Vandhe mataram... but you can't judge his songs in the first listen..

From: Roshan on Fri Sep 3 3:09:10 2010.

A.ANAND wrote:

simple! they just want pullingdown arr's fame![thittamitta sathi]

I feel the same and I think this is the beginning of their thittamitta sadhi, with a long term agenda. Now it is the time for the South, especially TN to stand by ARR. But engadaa chance kedekkumnu sila pEr kaathuttu irukkaanga even in TN, let us see how it goes.

From: Roshan on Fri Sep 3 3:14:10 2010.

raajarasigan wrote:

AudazJay wrote:

Agree !!

as few people said, they would have expected something like Vandhe mataram... but you can't judge his songs in the first listen..

What does that really mean?

I remember VandhE maadharam faced much more criticisms than this at the time it was released, specially in TN it was bashed like nothing. But now they say 'enna oru composition'.

From: AudazJay on Fri Sep 3 3:28:36 2010.

Roshan wrote:

raajarasigan wrote:

AudazJay wrote:

Agree !!

as few people said, they would have expected something like Vandhe mataram... but you can't judge his songs in the first listen..

What does that really mean? Rolling Eyes

I remember VandhE maadharam faced much more criticisms than this at the time it was released, specially in TN it was bashed like nothing. But now they say 'enna oru composition'.

They always do that. Not only vande matharam, even his roja was panned esp in the NI medias. But now, the same media is saying that his Roja is a gem, classic, etc.

From: ajaybaskar on Fri Sep 3 3:31:36 2010.

Thats common with any ARR composition, Roshan. Every time an album of his releases, ppl bash it saying that its too westernized or not like his previous albums. After some time, the same crowd goes gaga over it and compare the next album with this one and express their dissatisfaction.

Idhu kaalam kaalama nadakkuradhuthaane? Idhai ellam paartha thozhil panna mudiyuma, boss?
From: MADDY on Fri Sep 3 3:36:26 2010.

AudazJay wrote:

They always do that. Not only vande matharam, even his roja was panned esp in the NI medias. But now, the same media is saying that his Roja is a gem, classic, etc.

Roja was welcomed very well in north - infact it was thamizh media which raised red flag against AR and kept it on for so many years.......AR's achievements in north and across the globe melted their resistance.......Oscars were the final blow to whomever was against AR.......

north media has to sensationalise everything - they showed AR winning oscars live for 2 days when tamil media was busy in reporting bye-election results......they also try to insult a icon, so that it causes more sensationalism and increase in viewership........they will quieten down in some time

From: Roshan on Fri Sep 3 3:54:48 2010.

ajaybaskar wrote:

Thats common with any ARR composition, Roshan. Every time an album of his releases, ppl bash it saying that its too westernized or not like his previous albums. After some time, the same crowd goes gaga over it and compare the next album with this one and express their dissatisfaction.

Idhu kaalam kaalama nadakkuradhuthaane? Idhai ellam paartha thozhil panna mudiyuma, boss?

True Ajay but enakkennavO intha CWG song'ku remba overaa ivanga scene'a pOduRa maathiri irukku and the way things are happening is somewhat unusual from their usual critcisms. And some are really making use of this opportunity to vent out their neendakaala vayitherichal towards ARR.

From: ajaybaskar on Fri Sep 3 3:56:59 2010.

I think this is being politicized for obvious reasons.

http://diyaiit.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/the-cwg-theme-song-and-the-upheaval-surrounding-it/

From: Riyazz on Fri Sep 3 4:16:05 2010.

A.ANAND wrote:

simple! they just want pullingdown arr's fame![thittamitta sathi]
india oru goldmedal edukama pona kuda,athu rahman theme songthan karanam innu solluvangga pola!

romba naala room pottu yosichiruppangga pola eppada ivana kavukalam innu media support-toda! Ashamed

From: MADDY on Fri Sep 3 4:24:41 2010.

http://diyaiit.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/the-cwg-theme-song-and-the-upheaval-surrounding-it/

Quote:

To Rahman, I have this one request to make. Please refuse to accept any demands/requirements/intervention that curb creative freedom in any way. You really don�t need to be associated with any projects or people that require a compromise or curtail creativity, however big they are. This applies equally to movies like Endhiran. Your creations should reflect you, before anything else!

trust women to make explicit statements like this without mincing words - idha solla naa evalavu kashta patten in endhiran thread

.......

From: AudazJay on Fri Sep 3 4:34:10 2010.

MADDY wrote:

AudazJay wrote:

They always do that. Not only vande matharam, even his roja was panned esp in the NI medias. But now, the same media is saying that his Roja is a gem, classic, etc.

Roja was welcomed very well in north - infact it was thamizh media which raised red flag against AR and kept it on for so many years.......AR's achievements in north and across the globe melted their resistance.......Oscars were the final blow to whomever was against AR.......

north media has to sensationalise everything - they showed AR winning oscars live for 2 days when tamil media was busy in reporting bye-election results......they also try to insult a icon, so that it causes more sensationalism and increase in viewership........they will quieten down in some time

I don't know Maddy, I remember reading some NI magazines where the media was panning Roja when it was first released. They even interviewed Anu Malik and Rajesh Roshan and as expected, both had nothing good to say about the album. It was only when the public started to enjoy the songs that the media has begun to praise the songs as well. The biggest joke was when Anu Malik was called to host a song programme (I can't remember the title now

) and he was humming the beginning lines of Choti si aasha, praising the beauty of it!

From: Plum on Fri Sep 3 4:35:13 2010.

1. This is what one expects from Northies. Any praise to southies is grudging, and due to "unavoidable reasons". They couldnt have denied or ignored Rahmans quality and reach so far but the moment they got a slight sandhu, they sang a sindhu. What does that tell? How does all the praise for Roja and all the support for Rahman count when you show your fangs the moment you spotted a slight slip?
2. It is not the reaction but the disproportionate attention given to what is after all, a theme song for a CWG. What was the last CWG's theme? What ws the theme for the last big sporting event held in India? You remeber? Does anyone care? This is being given attention only because it is Rahman, and from a northie perspective, a long pending opportunity to knock him
3. The guy who raised the red flag first, VK Malhotra is a BJP guy so no question of just the congress government being involved in Rahman defaming. If I didnt know better, I'd probably attribute religion politics to it.
4. Partly yes, our media needs a storm to stir its tea cup every day. So, part of the sensationalism is due to "verum vaikku aval" factor for our national news media.
From: Plum on Fri Sep 3 4:35:52 2010.

audazjay wrote:

It was only when the public started to enjoy the songs that the media has begun to praise the songs as w

Well nailed, Audaz. That is precisely what happened.
From: MADDY on Fri Sep 3 4:59:23 2010.

AudazJay wrote:

It was only when the public started to enjoy the songs that the media has begun to praise the songs as well.

thamizh media was worse - they waited till rahman got padmashree in 1998, i think after that only i could see them recognising rahman as a genius.....this recognition was acquired much earlier in hindi.........if u really to know then read music reviews of rahamn;s gems like karuthamma in AV or kumudam - i would never pardon tamil media.......

north media are a bunch of jokers - all they want is sensationalism.........there is no justification for their tirade against AR.......

BJP throwing punches at CWG theme song is quite expected since its run by congress and its aimed at congress party than rahman........but why isnt congress defending AR? they were the ones who made AR work in this mess rite?? infact, for information of everyone here, it was in BJP govt's period that AR won 2 national awards and padmashree award too* ........

*odane, BJP naala dhaan AR win pannara?? avaroda talent naala illaya?? u r more of BJP fan than AR fan-nnu adhibuthhisalithanama kelvigal varum - i just meant, BJP is not a communal govt and they work as a team with people who are with them unlike congress who leave people with them in "Deal"

From: A.ANAND on Fri Sep 3 5:06:02 2010.

ajaybaskar wrote:

good 1!

From: Thirumaran on Fri Sep 3 5:09:06 2010.

Most of the media in the India are worse whether north or south.. Partiality, money, their likedness, etc vachchchi thaan media India la function aaguthu..

Actually ithellaam romba serious aa eduthukka padaathu...
Main aa Daily news like accident, rape, murder, etc mattum padichittu... ivanga sollra karuthu, criticism, ithellaam thoora thooki vachchidanum..

Ippa irukirathu kooda innum few days or week la mudinjidum.. avangalukku ezhutha oru matter maatikichchu.. konja paerukku avanga paeru news la varathukku oru chance..

Namakku intha maathiri discuss panna oru matter avvlothaan...

ARR would be least bothered about this.. I am pretty sure..
From: MADDY on Fri Sep 3 5:22:40 2010.

Thirumaran wrote:

Most of the media in the India are worse whether north or south.. Partiality, money, their likedness, etc vachchchi thaan media India la function aaguthu..

the complete lack of coverage of maoist problem and its causes which is burning half of the country proves this point

Thirumaran wrote:

ARR would be least bothered about this.. I am pretty sure..

AR is someone who gives 100% though he is forced into something - ex: sakkarakatti and he was forced into this one too as per our sources.......it seems he is pretty upset with the news coming in - parava illa, konjam dhrishti kaliyattum........avara paathu vaitherichal patta parties konjam sandhosama irukkatum

From: A.ANAND on Fri Sep 3 5:30:52 2010.

Roshan wrote:

A.ANAND wrote:

simple! they just want pullingdown arr's fame![thittamitta sathi]

I feel the same and I think this is the beginning of their thittamitta sadhi, with a long term agenda. Now it is the time for the South, especially TN to stand by ARR. But engadaa chance kedekkumnu sila pEr kaathuttu irukkaanga even in TN, let us see how it goes.

TN-layum appadi panna onnum illa,thevaiyum illa innu nenakiren!

From: Thirumaran on Fri Sep 3 5:43:00 2010.

MADDY wrote:

.it seems he is pretty upset with the news coming in - parava illa, konjam dhrishti kaliyattum........

heehee..

btw ippadi patta obstacles illaama irunthaa life um bore adichidum..

From: Riyazz on Fri Sep 3 5:43:44 2010.

Plum wrote:

1. This is what one expects from Northies. Any praise to southies is grudging, and due to "unavoidable reasons". They couldnt have denied or ignored Rahmans quality and reach so far but the moment they got a slight sandhu, they sang a sindhu. What does that tell? How does all the praise for Roja and all the support for Rahman count when you show your fangs the moment you spotted a slight slip?
2. It is not the reaction but the disproportionate attention given to what is after all, a theme song for a CWG. What was the last CWG's theme? What ws the theme for the last big sporting event held in India? You remeber? Does anyone care? This is being given attention only because it is Rahman, and from a northie perspective, a long pending opportunity to knock him
3. The guy who raised the red flag first, VK Malhotra is a BJP guy so no question of just the congress government being involved in Rahman defaming. If I didnt know better, I'd probably attribute religion politics to it.
4. Partly yes, our media needs a storm to stir its tea cup every day. So, part of the sensationalism is due to "verum vaikku aval" factor for our national news media.

gud points.

From: A.ANAND on Fri Sep 3 5:43:46 2010.

parava illa, konjam dhrishti kaliyattum........avara paathu vaitherichal patta parties konjam sandhosama irukkatum
-MADDY

From: Ramakrishna on Fri Sep 3 5:53:25 2010.

Thirumaran wrote:

MADDY wrote:

.it seems he is pretty upset with the news coming in - parava illa, konjam dhrishti kaliyattum........

heehee..

btw ippadi patta obstacles illaama irunthaa life um bore adichidum.. Razz

Ipdi solli samaathaana paduthikka vendiyaththaan

From: Thirumaran on Fri Sep 3 6:00:05 2010.

Ramakrishna wrote:

Idukkan varungaal nakuka

From: A.ANAND on Fri Sep 3 6:01:09 2010.

Thirumaran wrote:

MADDY wrote:

.it seems he is pretty upset with the news coming in - parava illa, konjam dhrishti kaliyattum........

heehee..

btw ippadi patta obstacles illaama irunthaa life um bore adichidum.. Razz

ithuvum kekka nalla-than irukku

From: MADDY on Fri Sep 3 6:02:07 2010.

Thirumaran wrote:

Ramakrishna wrote:

Idukkan varungaal nakuka

From: Thirumaran on Fri Sep 3 6:02:29 2010.

A.ANAND wrote:

Thirumaran wrote:

MADDY wrote:

.it seems he is pretty upset with the news coming in - parava illa, konjam dhrishti kaliyattum........

heehee..

btw ippadi patta obstacles illaama irunthaa life um bore adichidum.. Razz

ithuvum kekka nalla-than irukku Laughing

intha maathiri advices / thathuvam's kaetka mattum thaan nallaa irukkum

From: MADDY on Fri Sep 3 6:07:11 2010.

subah subah from i see you - 1000 volts of energy every time i listen to it - works esp when u hear it just when u hit the office desk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g354I5qm-gw
From: Plum on Fri Sep 3 6:55:57 2010.

Why TOIlet Paper of India is churning out negative articles on CWG

Scary!
While Kalmadi is a long-notorious offender, and well deserving of the brickbats, the story of why TOI is spearheading a campaign against him and the CWG clearly shows why we cannot trust our media anymore.

The summary is that TOI tried to get "Official newspaper of CWG" status and rejected, has actually dusted its rust off to expose the nefarious deals in CWG, something which is not its wont or normal mode of activity.

It may also explain why Times Now and TOI have contributed to the negative press on Rahman's song. And Hindi news channels being copycats, a story picked by one gets regurgitated in more excruciating detail by the other and thats how this whole non-story might have come about.
From: A.ANAND on Fri Sep 3 7:09:10 2010.

-DELETE BY ME-
From: $Vijay_Fan$ on Fri Sep 3 7:09:13 2010.

So wats the whole CWG song all about.. Is the song really good or bad
I hope even if at the beginning its not good to listen, that turns out to be the best as time progresses.. Thats the kind of music ARR always gives

From: $Vijay_Fan$ on Fri Sep 3 8:06:27 2010.

Plum wrote:

Well said

From: app_engine on Fri Sep 3 8:09:08 2010.

MADDY wrote:

AudazJay wrote:

It was only when the public started to enjoy the songs that the media has begun to praise the songs as well.

thamizh media was worse - they waited till rahman got padmashree in 1998, i think after that only i could see them recognising rahman as a genius

Same case with Raja when he arrived - dappAnguththu / pattikkAttAn / iruLappan etc.

Some Rajinikanth blog was publishing many old reviews of Anantha Vikatan, which was supposedly "reputed" media during IR's peak. And there was no mention of music in most phenomenal movies of IR (in some cases even bashing, e.g. nAyakan).

Kumudam was even worse - when pAlaivanachchOlai was a hit for S-G after kannipparuvaththilE, their 'lights-on' column claimed they've unseated IR for #1 position (though they've never acknowledged Raja as #1 till then and they were only conducting "comparison saNdai" between fans of MSV-IR in their columns).

கேட்டா 'ராசா முசுடு, பத்திரிகைகாரங்களைக் கொஞ்ச மாட்டார் அதா-இதா'ன்னு சொல்லுவாங்க.

One need not even recall the bashing of him by hitherto-unknown-classical-paNdithars, most of which had extensive coverage in magazines.

I think the media - precisely AV/Kumudam - started praising him only after he was well beyond his prime

From: MADDY on Fri Sep 3 8:29:26 2010.

app - enga appa solli enakku idhellam theriyum........he used to support IR a lot those days against MSV fans ....

last song : Kumari from Anniyan.......excellent rendition from Shankar and so pleasing to hear.......3 idiots tamil version's audio is going to rock, i dont have any doubts

From: $Vijay_Fan$ on Fri Sep 3 8:43:09 2010.

MADDY wrote:

app - enga appa solli enakku idhellam theriyum........he used to support IR a lot those days against MSV fans Very Happy

....

last song : Kumari from Anniyan.......excellent rendition from Shankar and so pleasing to hear.......3 idiots tamil version's audio is going to rock, i dont have any doubts Very Happy

From: MADDY on Fri Sep 3 8:55:23 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa-mNA9jNQ4

probably my most fav HJ song ever - Unnale unnale title song....

karthik kishore kumar-kku aduthhu karthik dhaan

From: raghavendran on Fri Sep 3 9:00:09 2010.

MADDY wrote:

app - enga appa solli enakku idhellam theriyum........he used to support IR a lot those days against MSV fans Very Happy

....

last song : Kumari from Anniyan.......excellent rendition from Shankar and so pleasing to hear.......3 idiots tamil version's audio is going to rock, i dont have any doubts Very Happy

vijay fanse neenge edhe solli happy panniteenge..

From: Thirumaran on Fri Sep 3 9:02:46 2010.

One very good on love failure.. Yesudoss

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU12gjRuoB4

"penmai pollaathathu, naermai illaathathu "

From: MADDY on Fri Sep 3 9:03:17 2010.

raghavendran wrote:

MADDY wrote:

app - enga appa solli enakku idhellam theriyum........he used to support IR a lot those days against MSV fans Very Happy

....

last song : Kumari from Anniyan.......excellent rendition from Shankar and so pleasing to hear.......3 idiots tamil version's audio is going to rock, i dont have any doubts Very Happy

vijay fanse neenge edhe solli happy panniteenge.. Smile

illa, i really like HJ in some songs.......i have a list of 20 HJ songs which i can hear anytime

....

From: venkkiram on Fri Sep 3 9:11:36 2010.

MADDY wrote:

last song : Kumari from Anniyan.......excellent rendition from Shankar and so pleasing to hear.......3 idiots tamil version's audio is going to rock, i dont have any doubts

+1

குமாரி பாடலை ரொம்ப நல்லா வடிவமைத்திருப்பார் ஹாரிஸ். எப்படி அதை உணர்வு பூர்வமாக பாடலாம் என்பதற்கு சங்கர் மகாதேவன் நல்லதொரு உதாரணம். இரண்டாவது சரணத்தில் பெண் குரலில் ஹம்மிங் வரும்போது இனிமை கூடும். 3 idiots மற்றும் பாரதிராஜா படங்களுக்கான ஹாரிஸின் உழைப்பு இன்னும் கூடுதம் தரத்தில் இருக்கும் என்பது திண்ணம்.

From: $Vijay_Fan$ on Fri Sep 3 9:19:56 2010.

venkkiram wrote:

MADDY wrote:

last song : Kumari from Anniyan.......excellent rendition from Shankar and so pleasing to hear.......3 idiots tamil version's audio is going to rock, i dont have any doubts Very Happy

+1

குமாரி பாடலை ரொம்ப நல்லா வடிவமைத்திருப்பார் ஹாரிஸ். எப்படி அதை உணர்வு பூர்வமாக பாடலாம் என்பதற்கு சங்கர் மகாதேவன் நல்லதொரு உதாரணம். இரண்டாவது சரணத்தில் பெண் குரலில் ஹம்மிங் வரும்போது இனிமை கூடும். 3 idiots மற்றும் பாரதிராஜா படங்களுக்கான ஹாரிஸின் உழைப்பு இன்னும் கூடுதம் தரத்தில் இருக்கும் என்பது திண்ணம்.

Someone translate plz

From: MADDY on Fri Sep 3 9:23:23 2010.

venkkiram wrote:

3 idiots மற்றும் பாரதிராஜா படங்களுக்கான ஹாரிஸின் உழைப்பு இன்னும் கூடுதம் தரத்தில் இருக்கும் என்பது திண்ணம்.

Harris's music honestly asks me uncomfortable questions at times - i never quite understand why he is highly under rated in this HUB......his songs are catchy, hits the target, age well and are pleasant - oru feel good, nalla ice cream sappidra madhiri

From: raghavendran on Fri Sep 3 9:25:45 2010.

MADDY wrote:

venkkiram wrote:

ayyao..ivvolo pudikkuma ungalukku..problem wid him is he is so repetitive...but many songs of his r the best at current times..like june ponal,hasifi fisili...but my fav not only harriss's album butall time favs..is MINNALE

From: venkkiram on Fri Sep 3 10:09:47 2010.

MADDY wrote:

nalla ice cream sappidra madhiri

good comparison.

raghavendran wrote:

problem wid him is he is so repetitive
இல்லை சார். சரியான தளம் கிடைத்தால் அதற்கேற்ற உழைப்பை என்றுமே தரத் தவறியதில்லை.

வேட்டையாடு விளையாடு பாடல்களையே எடுத்துக் கொள்ளுங்கள். ஒரு பாடல் கூட சுமார் என குப்பையில் போட முடியாது. ராகவன் பாத்திரத்திற்கு ஏற்ற வகையில் அவர் உருவாக்கிய "கற்க கற்க, பார்த்த முதல் நாளே, மஞ்சள் வெயில், உயிரிலே" பாடல்கள் இன்றும் கலை கட்டுகிறது. "நெருப்பே" பாடல் கூட அராஜகத்திற்கு குறைவில்லாமல் இருக்கும்.
From: MADDY on Fri Sep 3 10:14:36 2010.

chanda suraj - vandemataram

nursat-ar

if music can heal, then AR can cure
From: Ramakrishna on Fri Sep 3 10:18:22 2010.

MADDY wrote:

chanda suraj - vandemataram

nursat-ar

if music can heal, then AR can cure

Amazing song.... What a coincidence! I was listening to the same song few minutes back.

Poraale from Karuthamma has the exact tune as this song but still both the songs provide different and amazing listening experience.

From: MADDY on Fri Sep 3 10:20:12 2010.

Ramakrishna wrote:

MADDY wrote:

chanda suraj - vandemataram

nursat-ar

if music can heal, then AR can cure

Amazing song.... What a coincidence! I was listening to the same song few minutes back.

BR gets amazing tunes from ARR and then then -

From: jaiganes on Fri Sep 3 12:35:30 2010.

Roshan wrote:

raajarasigan wrote:

AudazJay wrote:

Agree !!

as few people said, they would have expected something like Vandhe mataram... but you can't judge his songs in the first listen..

What does that really mean? Rolling Eyes

I remember VandhE maadharam faced much more criticisms than this at the time it was released, specially in TN it was bashed like nothing. But now they say 'enna oru composition'.

I would say vande maatharam is a pretty ordinary song.
The best songs in the album is "Aakhon khi paas me", "Khud se jang ladthaa hoon" and "Chanda soraj lakho taare" I usually skip Vande matharam. It is rather superficial and its effect has been rather transient when compared to these gems which touch my soul core even today.

From: jaiganes on Fri Sep 3 12:40:04 2010.

MADDY wrote:

Thirumaran wrote:

Most of the media in the India are worse whether north or south.. Partiality, money, their likedness, etc vachchchi thaan media India la function aaguthu..

the complete lack of coverage of maoist problem and its causes which is burning half of the country proves this point

Thirumaran wrote:

ARR would be least bothered about this.. I am pretty sure..

AR is someone who gives 100% though he is forced into something - ex: sakkarakatti and he was forced into this one too as per our sources.......it seems he is pretty upset with the news coming in - parava illa, konjam dhrishti kaliyattum........avara paathu vaitherichal patta parties konjam sandhosama irukkatum Very Happy

<digression>
I would say maoists are symptom - the problem is elsewhere
</digression>

From: jaiganes on Fri Sep 3 12:50:19 2010.

Manidhaa manidhaa ini un vizhigal
certain songs cannot be recreated by anybody and even by the ppl who created it the first time - this is one such song. Unbelievable energy and genius.

Nilai maarum ulagil - oomai vizhigal's gem #1 - sooper lyrics and wondeful tune. interludes could have been better - but thats just nit picking. Vairamuthu- Manoj-Gyan combination has been special.

Thoalvi nilayena ninaithaal - oomai vizhigal's gem #2 - again sooper lyrics - beautiful singing by PBS and co. The grating voice that sings 'urimai izandhom' becomes acceptable and later meaningful (after seeing the picturisation). Jaishankar, Arun Pandiyan and Sendhil witha host of junior artistes have beautifully given life to an immortal song. Vairamuthu again writes up wonderful podhuvudamai song.
The line I am in love with in this song is..
"YudhdhangaL thoandrattum
RaththangaL sindhattum
paadhai maaralaama?
Raththathin veppaththil
achachangaL vegattum
KoLgai maaralaama?"

It left me thinking... does modern generation even know what the word "KoLgai" means?
Does even vairamuththu know its meaning today?
From: tvsankar on Fri Sep 3 12:56:44 2010.

Jaiganes,
Kolgai - indha varthai matuma...

Ella vaarthaigalumae - ipodhu pudhiya uruvam eduthu irukiradhu..

Nam kaalathil - indha varthaiku artham veru.

ipodhum indha varthai iruku. anal veru porulil...

Suyanalam enra maiya pulliyil.............

From: Riyazz on Fri Sep 3 13:23:21 2010.

jaiganes wrote:

Manidhaa manidhaa ini un vizhigal
certain songs cannot be recreated by anybody and even by the ppl who created it the first time - this is one such song. Unbelievable energy and genius.

Nilai maarum ulagil - oomai vizhigal's gem #1 - sooper lyrics and wondeful tune. interludes could have been better - but thats just nit picking. Vairamuthu- Manoj-Gyan combination has been special.

Thoalvi nilayena ninaithaal - oomai vizhigal's gem #2 - again sooper lyrics - beautiful singing by PBS and co. The grating voice that sings 'urimai izandhom' becomes acceptable and later meaningful (after seeing the picturisation). Jaishankar, Arun Pandiyan and Sendhil witha host of junior artistes have beautifully given life to an immortal song. Vairamuthu again writes up wonderful podhuvudamai song.
The line I am in love with in this song is..
"YudhdhangaL thoandrattum
RaththangaL sindhattum
paadhai maaralaama?
Raththathin veppaththil
achachangaL vegattum
KoLgai maaralaama?"

It left me thinking... does modern generation even know what the word "KoLgai" means?
Does even vairamuththu know its meaning today?

From: Sanjeevi on Fri Sep 3 13:24:15 2010.

ARR's top 10 duds

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/swagatham-fiasco-rahmans-top-10-duds/130209-3.html

Aaaha NI medias onnu koodittangayya. Neram kidaicha ethunalum pannuvangappa ivinga

some albums are really duds like parasuram and average albums like Mr. Romeo and Raavanan. But VTV, Kadhal Desam etc

From: jaiganes on Fri Sep 3 13:51:59 2010.

Sanjeevi wrote:

ARR's top 10 duds

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/swagatham-fiasco-rahmans-top-10-duds/130209-3.html

Aaaha NI medias onnu koodittangayya. Neram kidaicha ethunalum pannuvangappa ivinga Hammer

some albums are really duds like parasuram and average albums like Mr. Romeo and Raavanan. But VTV, Kadhal Desam etc Laughing

Mr.Romeo dud?
hmmm ellaam kaalak kodumai.
Mr.Romeo and Love Birds are ARR's pichai to Prabhu deva.
Om Shanti song from Love birds is enough to pattaya kelapify CWG, CNG, PWG and every G in the world.
Romeo aattam poattaal is a fantastic song.

From: interz on Fri Sep 3 14:11:43 2010.

Aiyle Aiyle - Poo Parikka Varugirom
sung by Vidyasagar, Sujatha
music by Vidyasagar.

Inspired by the title of a Boss engira Baskaran song I ended up listening to this song instead.
From: Ramakrishna on Fri Sep 3 14:12:35 2010.

Sanjeevi wrote:

ARR's top 10 duds

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/swagatham-fiasco-rahmans-top-10-duds/130209-3.html

OMG, what crap!!!

From: raajarasigan on Fri Sep 3 14:14:26 2010.

jaiganes wrote:

Sanjeevi wrote:

ARR's top 10 duds

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/swagatham-fiasco-rahmans-top-10-duds/130209-3.html

Aaaha NI medias onnu koodittangayya. Neram kidaicha ethunalum pannuvangappa ivinga Hammer

some albums are really duds like parasuram and average albums like Mr. Romeo and Raavanan. But VTV, Kadhal Desam etc Laughing

even Jeans

.. I think they are desperate to have more people in the comments section...

From: Roshan on Fri Sep 3 14:20:11 2010.

Ramakrishna wrote:

Sanjeevi wrote:

ARR's top 10 duds

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/swagatham-fiasco-rahmans-top-10-duds/130209-3.html

OMG, what crap!!!

My blood is boiling here .. what nonsense is this. ThittampOttu sadhi paNNaalum ivvaLavu abaththamaa ezhutha mudiyumA? What the hell is this
From: Roshan on Fri Sep 3 14:29:04 2010.

What is TN media doing? They should show their power to the northie media.. enna paNNittu irukkaanga ?
From: Sanjeevi on Fri Sep 3 14:31:25 2010.

They purposely ignored hindi albums. Only noteworthy album is from flopped movie Raavan. Mathapadi NI makkalukku enna theriya poguthunnu alli vittirukkAnunga
From: Movie Cop on Fri Sep 3 14:31:49 2010.

wrote:

ARR's top 10 duds

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/swagatham-fiasco-rahmans-top-10-duds/130209-3.html

Complete BS. One of the worst articles ever!

For the last day or two, there seems to be some politically motivated, "anti-ARR" propaganda seems to be going on in the media.
From: Nerd on Fri Sep 3 14:34:07 2010.

Ada freeyaa vidungappaa. Rahman (and his millions of fans) of all people will be least bothered about all this crap.

2-3 naal-la adangiduvaainga.
From: Siv.S on Fri Sep 3 14:38:45 2010.

//CWG perla saaathichathu renduthan .. onnu evlavu vayitherichal sila kamnaatinga Thalaivar mela vachirukkangannu thalaivarukke puriya vachittanuga.. rendavathu delhi airport and metro trains.. best in country now. //

From: Siv.S on Fri Sep 3 14:47:53 2010.

Sanjeevi wrote:

ARR's top 10 duds

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/swagatham-fiasco-rahmans-top-10-duds/130209-3.html

Aaaha NI medias onnu koodittangayya. Neram kidaicha ethunalum pannuvangappa ivinga Hammer

some albums are really duds like parasuram and average albums like Mr. Romeo and Raavanan. But VTV, Kadhal Desam etc Laughing

Quote:

'Yodha': An off beat Malyalam film that had Buddhist music in it, shifting away from the usual Rahman style.

yodha was a '92 released film.. appa enna ivan usual rahman style-aa kandu pudichittan? ethavathu pesanumnnu pesuranunga intha komaligal...

From: Ramakrishna on Fri Sep 3 15:55:01 2010.

ajaybaskar wrote:

I think this is being politicized for obvious reasons.

http://diyaiit.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/the-cwg-theme-song-and-the-upheaval-surrounding-it/

From the article in the above link:

"So fellow fans, if you feel that he is being unduely criticized for a song that is actually fairly good, think for a while what it indicates. That �fairly good� is unacceptable from someone like ARR. Only masterpieces that transcend human imagination deserve to be associated with his name!"

I agree with this. This is precisely the reason why i was disappointed with Enthiran & Raavan and made me say that ARR shud stop working with those directors.
From: venkkiram on Fri Sep 3 20:54:14 2010.

சந்தடி சாக்கில், ராவணம் பாடல்களையும் விமர்சிப்பது ஏன் எனப் புரியவில்லை. பாடல்களுக்கு என்ன குறைச்சல்? படம் தான் விமர்சனத்திற்கு உள்ளானது என்றால், பாடல்களுமா?

உசிரே போகுதே, கோடு போட்டா, கள்வரே, கெடாக்கறி, காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி, நான் வருவேனே, வீரா என ஒருப் பாடல் கூட சோடை போகவில்லை.
From: groucho070 on Fri Sep 3 21:51:42 2010.

Just listened to the CWG song. It's not his best, but it's better than the cringe-inducing Wakka Wakka song.

What's wrong with the nay-sayers? What do they want?
From: sathya_1979 on Fri Sep 3 21:54:22 2010.

groucho070 wrote:

Just listened to the CWG song. It's not his best, but it's better than the cringe-inducing Wakka Wakka song.

What's wrong with the nay-sayers? What do they want?

vadivelu seettaata scene "adhu therinjaa naanga yaen inga irukkOm"
From: sathya_1979 on Fri Sep 3 21:55:24 2010.

First Vishy Anand, Now ARR. Who's the next target for MFG Indhi kaara naansense pellows?
From: Mahen on Fri Sep 3 22:30:50 2010.

groucho070 wrote:

Just listened to the CWG song. It's not his best, but it's better than the cringe-inducing Wakka Wakka song.

What's wrong with the nay-sayers? What do they want?

Disagree grouch...Waka waka was nice..musically it was very african and it gives a feeling 'this is africa for you'

Whats is lacking in the CWG song is the 'this is India for you' feel, i believe..A song that comes to my mind is Chale Chalo-Lagaan..very indian, high on energy etc

CWG song rocks of course

From: groucho070 on Fri Sep 3 22:33:51 2010.

sathya_1979 wrote:

groucho070 wrote:

Just listened to the CWG song. It's not his best, but it's better than the cringe-inducing Wakka Wakka song.

What's wrong with the nay-sayers? What do they want? Huh?!

vadivelu seettaata scene "adhu therinjaa naanga yaen inga irukkOm"

My take: Kazhutaikku theriyuma...

From: groucho070 on Fri Sep 3 22:41:56 2010.

Mahen, I thought the song was too patronising. Let's be nice to African and make sh!tload of money-kinda way. Like Nigerian money scam reversed musically. These are international affairs and they should have international sound, with a little bit of host country's beat or riffs. Rahman did just that, with the ending that's typically Indian (southern more like it). And if you want it to be African why let someone who sings about honest hips from a Latin America country sing it? Duh.

From: Mahen on Fri Sep 3 22:48:29 2010.

groucho070 wrote:

Mahen, I thought the song was too patronising. Let's be nice to African and make sh!tload of money-kinda way. Like Nigerian money scam reversed musically. These are international affairs and they should have international sound, with a little bit of host country's beat or riffs. Rahman did just that, with the ending that's typically Indian (southern more like it). And if you want it to be African why let someone who sings about honest hips from a Latin America country sing it? Duh.

Oh shakira African illaya?

From: groucho070 on Fri Sep 3 22:54:51 2010.

Pooochuda...ithu ettanai peerku theriyatho? She's Columbian-ngga

From: A.ANAND on Sat Sep 4 1:40:17 2010.

Siv.S wrote:

//CWG perla saaathichathu renduthan .. onnu evlavu vayitherichal sila kamnaatinga Thalaivar mela vachirukkangannu thalaivarukke puriya vachittanuga.. rendavathu delhi airport and metro trains.. best in country now. //

amarkalam!

From: A.ANAND on Sat Sep 4 1:56:50 2010.

Do we need to defend A R Rahman?

http://reticentexpressions.blogspot.com/2010/09/do-we-need-to-defend-r-rahman.html
From: ajaybaskar on Sat Sep 4 2:03:29 2010.

Ramakrishna wrote:

Sanjeevi wrote:

ARR's top 10 duds

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/swagatham-fiasco-rahmans-top-10-duds/130209-3.html

OMG, what crap!!!

Whats the best method to commit suicide?

From: sathya_1979 on Sat Sep 4 2:06:28 2010.

ajaybaskar wrote:

Ramakrishna wrote:

Sanjeevi wrote:

ARR's top 10 duds

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/swagatham-fiasco-rahmans-top-10-duds/130209-3.html

OMG, what crap!!!

Whats the best method to commit suicide? Embarassed

Watch ibnlive

MFG naarum naarth indies. I wanted to swear with all the bad words in the world. Hub allow seiyyaadhu, pEsaama en veettu mottai maadeela ninnu kaththa pOren!

From: Riyazz on Sat Sep 4 2:21:28 2010.

ajaybaskar wrote:

Ramakrishna wrote:

Sanjeevi wrote:

ARR's top 10 duds

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/swagatham-fiasco-rahmans-top-10-duds/130209-3.html

OMG, what crap!!!

Whats the best method to commit suicide? Embarassed

enna koduma sir idu

From: Jyothsna on Sat Sep 4 4:47:15 2010.

A.ANAND wrote:

Do we need to defend A R Rahman?

http://reticentexpressions.blogspot.com/2010/09/do-we-need-to-defend-r-rahman.html

Adappavi.. Ithu enna jeans, Mr.Romeo, Kadhal desam ellam list la irukku..

From: Roshan on Sat Sep 4 5:35:53 2010.

Jyothsna wrote:

A.ANAND wrote:

Do we need to defend A R Rahman?

http://reticentexpressions.blogspot.com/2010/09/do-we-need-to-defend-r-rahman.html

Adappavi.. Rant

Ithu enna jeans, Mr.Romeo, Kadhal desam ellam list la irukku..

Love birds .. malargaLE malargaLE song onnu pOthum to beat the crap out of these northies.

From: Jyothsna on Sat Sep 4 6:31:14 2010.

Pesugirean - Satham podathey.

Nice rendition by Neha. Nice picturisation
From: MADDY on Sat Sep 4 13:07:49 2010.

its unfortunate that it has taken a north-south fight direction when its actually stupidity of media......if amitabh bachan had endorsed for CWG, then he would also have been blasted......kalmadi, who is getting blasted is a south indian? its something to do with business, missed dealings and "adayala gauravam" etc

anyways last song - chinna chinna aasai from Roja.......i always go back to this "mother of all AR songs" whenever i feel upset abt a AR issue
From: interz on Sat Sep 4 15:21:16 2010.

Tha Prophecy - The Final Chapter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=col8bY-NMWA

Best rap song I heard in english by a tamil rapper. Song is about whats going around the world today and deals with current political issues
From: ajaybaskar on Sat Sep 4 23:49:10 2010.

CWG Theme Song

Come on, guys. Whats wrong with this song? Fellow hubbers who r yet to listen to this, kindly do that and post your views.
From: Sanjeevi on Sun Sep 5 1:17:39 2010.

Maruthani - Vamsam

good
From: A.ANAND on Sun Sep 5 2:47:49 2010.

viliyil un viliyil - kreedam

From: Bala (Karthik) on Sun Sep 5 6:20:37 2010.

sathya_1979 wrote:

ajaybaskar wrote:

Ramakrishna wrote:

Sanjeevi wrote:

ARR's top 10 duds

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/swagatham-fiasco-rahmans-top-10-duds/130209-3.html

OMG, what crap!!!

Whats the best method to commit suicide? Embarassed

Watch ibnlive Laughing

MFG naarum naarth indies. I wanted to swear with all the bad words in the world. Hub allow seiyyaadhu, pEsaama en veettu mottai maadeela ninnu kaththa pOren!

Vadivel in Tea Kadai "Gourvama gouravam nu solli..." comedy: "Seingada,..... Seinga!" Vera onniyum illa solrathukku

From: Nerd on Sun Sep 5 9:57:57 2010.

KodiyilE Malliyapoo - 2nd interlude-kkum bassline-kkum, no wards. Wish I was born a decade earlier to have listened to that song a thousand more times
From: venkkiram on Sun Sep 5 12:37:53 2010.

பூமாலை வாங்கி வந்தான்

பரிசுத்தம் என்றால் அது இதுதான்.

நல்ல இசை, நல்ல பாடல் வரிகள், நல்ல குரல் இப்படி பல தளங்களில் விஸ்வரூபமாக எக்காலத்திலும் நிற்கும் ஒரு பாடல்.

ஏசுதாஸ் பாடும் முதல் மாத்திரையிலேயே நம்மை வேறொரு உலகத்திற்கு எடுத்துச் செல்கிறார். மந்திர உலகம் அது. மந்திரக் கோல் அவரது குரல்.

முதல் இடை இசையில் வரும் வயலின், வீணை ஒரு சேர மனதைப் பிழிகிறது. என்னடா இன்னும் புல்லாங்குழலை காணோமே என ஏங்கினால் இரண்டாவது இடை இசையில் அறிமுகமாகி நம்மையெல்லாம் கரைய வைக்கிறது.

இந்தப் பாடலை எப்போதெல்லாம் கேட்கிறனோ அப்போதெல்லாம் ஏதேனும் ஒரு சிந்தனை புதிதாக உதிர்த்துக்கொண்டே இருக்கிறது. இப்போது கூட ஒரு கருத்து

"பல அதிசயங்களின் சங்கமம்.. பாடலை இசைத்தவர் பிறப்பில் ஒரு கர்நாடக சங்கீத பரம்பரை கிடையாது. பாடுபவரோ முற்றிலும் வேறொரு மதப் பிண்ணனி. எழுதியவரும் இது போன்ற கர்நாடக பாடல்களுக்கு பழக்கமானவர் அல்ல. படத்தில் நடித்த சிவக்குமாரும் பிறப்பால் ஒரு சங்கீத பரம்பரை அல்ல. இயக்குனர் மட்டுமே கர்நாடக உலகிற்கு பரிச்சயமானவர். ஆனால், எப்படிப்பட்ட ஒரு மகத்தான பாடல் இவர்களின் உழைப்பினால் சாத்தியமாகிறது.."

கவிஞரின் கற்பனையில் நாமும் மிதப்பதில் அலாதி சுகம். "இசைக்கொரு குயிலென்று பேரெடுத்தான் இருமலைத்தானின்று சுரம்பிடித்தான் ", "மனிதர்கள் இருப்பதை மறந்துவிட்டான் மானத்தின் மானத்தை வாங்கிவிட்டான்", "விதியெனும் ஊஞ்சலில் ஆடினான்".. பாடலின் ஒரு வரி கூட பழுதில்லை.

இந்த அதிசயத்தை நடத்திக் காட்டிய பாலச்சந்தருக்கு கோடி நன்றிகள்!
From: interz on Sun Sep 5 12:51:10 2010.

CWG theme by A R Rahman

To me it's just average. Not good or bad.

just a song that comes and go like the wind,
not something that will stay in mind.

From: Vivasaayi on Sun Sep 5 12:51:45 2010.

venkkiram wrote:

"பல அதிசயங்களின் சங்கமம்.. பாடலை இசைத்தவர் பிறப்பில் ஒரு கர்நாடக சங்கீத பரம்பரை கிடையாது. பாடுபவரோ முற்றிலும் வேறொரு மதப் பிண்ணனி. எழுதியவரும் இது போன்ற கர்நாடக பாடல்களுக்கு பழக்கமானவர் அல்ல. படத்தில் நடித்த சிவக்குமாரும் பிறப்பால் ஒரு சங்கீத பரம்பரை அல்ல. இயக்குனர் மட்டுமே கர்நாடக உலகிற்கு பரிச்சயமானவர். ஆனால், எப்படிப்பட்ட ஒரு மகத்தான பாடல் இவர்களின் உழைப்பினால் சாத்தியமாகிறது.."

awesome post venki..but this particular paragraph was ...

being a brahmin means one belong to "sangeetha parambarai"?

balachander as he is a brahmin, it is understood that he is introduced to carnatic music?.thats what u mean?....and others as they are not..they are not introduced to carnatic music/doesnot belong to the musical parambarai

I dont in what way balachander is mentioned as the only guy who is "கர்நாடக உலகிற்கு பரிச்சயமானவர்"

vera yarum paatee kekalainu ninaikireengalaa?

From: raghavendran on Sun Sep 5 13:20:55 2010.

CWG song is gud,,,not gr8..but defenitly arr standard...i liked it better than the champions league song

From: venkkiram on Sun Sep 5 14:26:39 2010.

Vivasaayi wrote:

venkkiram wrote:

நன்றி. நான் சொல்ல வந்தது.. ராஜா, வைரமுத்து, ஏசுதாஸ் போன்றவர்களை இந்த கர்நாடக இசைப் பாடலுக்கு அழைத்து வந்தது விதி. நாட்டுப்புற மற்றும் மேற்கத்திய இசையில் ஆரம்பத்தில் காலுன்றிய ராஜா எப்படியெப்படியோ பயணித்திருக்கலாம். ஏசுதாஸும் அப்படியே. பாலச்சந்தர் இருக்கும் இடத்தில் ஒருவேளை கமல் இருந்திருந்தால், வைரமுத்துவிற்கு பதிலாக வாலி எழுதியிருப்பார் என்பது என் யூகம். இதையெல்லாம் வைத்துப் பார்த்தால், இந்தப் பாடல் உருவாக்கம் வரலாற்றில் ஒரு அதிசயமே.

From: A.ANAND on Sun Sep 5 22:14:05 2010.

kanava illa kaatra - ratchagan -ARR

megam kottatum aattam undu - unakkul oruvan-IR
From: venkkiram on Sun Sep 5 22:32:07 2010.

காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி - ஆரம்பத்தில் அனுராதா என்ற ஒரே காரணத்திற்காக புறக்கணிக்கப்பட்ட பாடல், மெல்ல மெல்ல மனதை மாற்றி விட்டது.
ரஹ்மான்

கவிஞரின் "ஏர் கிழிச்ச தடத்து வழி நீர் கிழிச்சு போவது போல், நீ கிழிச்ச கோட்டு வழி நீளுதடி எம்பொழப்பு" வரிகள் மனதில் அந்தக் காட்சியை கற்பனையில் ஓட்டிக்காட்டுகிறது. பண்ணையாள் தடுத்தாலும், வயலில் சில நேரங்கள் ஏர் ஒட்டி பழகியிருக்கிறேன். அதனால் சுலபத்தில் கவிஞரின் உவமையோடு பயணிக்க முடிகிறது.

"பாராங்கல்ல சொமந்து வழி மறந்து - ஒரு நத்தக்குட்டி நகருதடி!" இந்த வரிகள் மெலிதான புன்னகையை வரவழைக்கிறது..

ஷங்கர் மகாதெவனும், அனுராதாவும் உணர்ந்து பாடியிருக்கிறார்கள். Folk பாடல், அதற்கான தாளக்கட்டு என்றாலும், அதிலும் ஒரு சாந்தம் இருக்கிறது. ( எங்களது ஐந்துமாத மகன் தற்போதெல்லாம் இந்தப் பாடலிற்கு உறங்குகிறான்.. )
From: A.ANAND on Sun Sep 5 22:50:18 2010.

venki sir,

unggaludaiya tamilnadai thani azhagu!
From: raghavendran on Sun Sep 5 23:55:53 2010.

"newyork nagarm"-SOK..wat a song..ar's rendition is just ..some people mention abt his tamizh pronounciation indhe song kelunge..
ponmagal vandhal-remix....shaba...best remix song for me..the mixing of old song and new1 in the "muthukal sirikkum" lines..simply foot tapping..enne oru energy..thalaivar chumma current madhiri velayadirparu
From: app_engine on Mon Sep 6 0:06:25 2010.

வசீகரா - மின்னலே - ஹாரிஸ் / பம்பாய் ஜெயஸ்ரீ

பெரிய ஒரு உறவினர் கூட்டத்தோடு சேர்ந்து உரத்த ஒலியோடு இந்தப்பாட்டு - அடடா என்ன சுகம்!
From: A.ANAND on Mon Sep 6 4:47:40 2010.

mangagayaril maharani - avalukendru oor manam
From: Jyothsna on Mon Sep 6 5:40:20 2010.

Vaa vaa en thevathaiye - Abiyum naanum..

intha paatu keatta appa nyabagam vanthiduthu..
From: Thirumaran on Mon Sep 6 5:44:57 2010.

Jyothsna wrote:

Vaa vaa en thevathaiye - Abiyum naanum..

intha paatu keatta appa nyabagam vanthiduthu..

santhadi saakula indirect aa unna devathai nnu sollikira..

From: raghavendran on Mon Sep 6 5:47:30 2010.

Thirumaran wrote:

Jyothsna wrote:

Vaa vaa en thevathaiye - Abiyum naanum..

Cry2

intha paatu keatta appa nyabagam vanthiduthu..

santhadi saakula indirect aa unna devathai nnu sollikira.. ROTFL2

From: ajaybaskar on Mon Sep 6 5:48:21 2010.

Thirumaran wrote:

Jyothsna wrote:

Vaa vaa en thevathaiye - Abiyum naanum..

Cry2

intha paatu keatta appa nyabagam vanthiduthu..

santhadi saakula indirect aa unna devathai nnu sollikira.. ROTFL2

From: Parthyy on Mon Sep 6 6:38:53 2010.

rasathey..............from thiruda thiruda.........

From: Jyothsna on Mon Sep 6 7:04:12 2010.

Thirumaran wrote:

Jyothsna wrote:

Vaa vaa en thevathaiye - Abiyum naanum..

Cry2

intha paatu keatta appa nyabagam vanthiduthu..

santhadi saakula indirect aa unna devathai nnu sollikira.. ROTFL2

Ungalala mattum eppadi intha mathiri ellam yosikka mudiyuthu!!!

From: HonestRaj on Mon Sep 6 10:12:26 2010.

Jyothsna wrote:

Thirumaran wrote:

Jyothsna wrote:

Vaa vaa en thevathaiye - Abiyum naanum..

Cry2

intha paatu keatta appa nyabagam vanthiduthu..

santhadi saakula indirect aa unna devathai nnu sollikira.. ROTFL2

Ungalala mattum eppadi intha mathiri ellam yosikka mudiyuthu!!!

Einstein kooda ippadi yosikka mattar

From: Vivasaayi on Mon Sep 6 10:48:34 2010.

venkkiram wrote:

ஏசுதாஸும் அப்படியே.

yesudas, being a part of this song / or featuring in classical music based songs is not something thats odd - because his father is a classical musician, he studied under chembai (vaidhiyanadha Bhagavadhar)- he is a carnatic expert from his very young age.

He is a christian - but that doesnt mean he doesnot have carnatic background and his entry into this song/classical music is something ODD.
From: viraajan on Mon Sep 6 12:42:59 2010.

A very very less popular song... But a good one! Happened to come across this song couple of days ago... Felt i'd already listened to it It was good to listen to!

just googled it... ada namma sishya payapulla pOttadhu 'adhu oru kalam, azhagiya kalam' from Adhe Neram Adhe Idam. Music by Premgi.

Feel good song
From: A.ANAND on Tue Sep 7 4:51:37 2010.

pesumaname pesu!annan spb vazhga!
From: groucho070 on Tue Sep 7 5:16:11 2010.

A.ANAND wrote:

pesumaname pesu!annan spb vazhga!
Meesic by mAmA. Though his music is nothing much to shout about, his melodies & tunes are awesome. Intha paatuleyum antha threadmark heavy Tabela. K.V.M-ukku oru

Vintage SPB season-a A.A?
From: MADDY on Tue Sep 7 9:07:57 2010.

Sakkara inikkra sakkara - New........jolly number - naayanam, thavil ellam sema adi...

i have heard the tune of utharavu indri ulle va in some MSV-MGR song, cant seem to recollect....
From: Sudarsh on Tue Sep 7 9:25:45 2010.

Poi Solla Koodatha Kathali

Singer: Hariharan
Movie: Run
MD: Vidyasagar

This is a beautiful song love the melodious tune and hariharan's voice.
From: vithagan on Tue Sep 7 10:52:19 2010.

Raasave Unnai - Mudhal mariyadhai
Raasave Unnai - Aranmanai Killi
Raasave Unna - Thanikaatu Raja

Though it starts with same words.. each song is unique

"Ragadhevan" Ilayaraja
From: shalushalu on Tue Sep 7 10:53:26 2010.

Relatively unknown of .. at least for now.. Even the movie is yet to be released but love the gentle, breezy, feel of the song ... and, the bizarre lyrics

Thediyae Thediyae from Va Quarter Cutting.. Andrea Jeremiah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX2B4E662ok
From: Bala (Karthik) on Tue Sep 7 11:10:09 2010.

vithagan wrote:

Raasave Unnai - Mudhal mariyadhai
Raasave Unnai - Aranmanai Killi
Raasave Unna - Thanikaatu Raja

Thought it starts with same words.. each song is unique

Yes, tough to pick one. Mood-ku etha madhiri maarum
From: Plum on Tue Sep 7 11:15:08 2010.

idhu pOdhadhunnu rAsathi unnai vEra!

There is also rAsathi rAsathi unna from kaNNa unai thEdugirEn.
From: tamizharasan on Tue Sep 7 11:18:11 2010.

Plum wrote:

idhu pOdhadhunnu rAsathi unnai vEra!

There is also rAsathi rAsathi unna from kaNNa unai thEdugirEn.

the same movie had raasuvm unna kaanatha nenju also.
From: MADDY on Tue Sep 7 11:34:35 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9pA3GWnpjg

superb chord progressions towards the charanams.......very underrated gem from Ah Aah....SJS-AR is a superb combo
From: VENKIRAJA on Tue Sep 7 14:11:36 2010.

Unnai Kan Theduthe - Va 1/4 Cutting.

Best remix in recent times. Actually couldn't think of a better one at all. There was an old Pepsi ad with Madhavan - Ilamai idho idho. That comes to my mind.
From: interz on Tue Sep 7 15:28:01 2010.

Karuppu Nila - En aasai machan
sung by: ..........
Super melody song by thenisai thendral Deva

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkm_9f8M0nU
From: A.ANAND on Tue Sep 7 22:09:26 2010.

manjal nilavukku indru ore sugam!

jayachandran and p.suseela
From: A.ANAND on Tue Sep 7 22:13:41 2010.

maya macindra - indian

spb and swarnalatha!

enna adi!! beat-tu!

thalaiva

From: Nerd on Wed Sep 8 11:12:13 2010.

VENKIRAJA wrote:

Unnai Kan Theduthe - Va 1/4 Cutting.

Best remix in recent times. Actually couldn't think of a better one at all. There was an old Pepsi ad with Madhavan - Ilamai idho idho. That comes to my mind.

Nice lyrics by Kumararaja as well. I think he was the one who wrote the jigu jikkan jigu jikkan song in Oram Po.

Kalyaani aanaa raagam illai
Saamiyaru yaagam illai (idhu enakku puriyalai)

Kuninjaa korangu
nimirndhaa manushan
kudichaa gnaana pursanadi

From: Puliyan_Biryani on Wed Sep 8 13:40:06 2010.

Watched a scene from Subramaniyapuram in TV and this song was played in that scene. Have been hearing this song for the past hour

Song : siru ponmani asaiyum
Movie : Kallukkul eeram
Music : Ilayaraja
Singers : Ilayaraja & Janaki

சிறு பொன்மணி அசையும் அதில் தெறிக்கும் புது இசையும்
இரு கண்மணி பொன்னிமைகளில் தாள லயம்
........
நதியும் முழு மதியும் இரு இதயம் தனில் பதியும்
ரதியும் அதின் பதியும் பெரும் சுகமே உதயம்

இந்தப் பாடலின் தாளலயம் மற்றும் அருமை பெருமை குறித்து ஹப் ஆன்றோர் பேசுவார்கள் (வழக்கம்போல )
From: great on Wed Sep 8 14:06:56 2010.

Watching Pottu vaitha oru vatta nila. Pretty good Number
From: VinodKumar's on Wed Sep 8 17:05:14 2010.

Oh Nenje From Sivi

Dharan
From: m_23_bayarea on Wed Sep 8 18:31:21 2010.

A couple of songs from Sura! I hated this movie so much that I did not care to listen to any of the songs during release. But recently heard a couple of them and have started to like it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bj3SVF7Qzo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUprXLaNd3k&feature=related

From: rajprasanna on Wed Sep 8 20:22:39 2010.

shalushalu wrote:

Relatively unknown of .. at least for now.. Even the movie is yet to be released but love the gentle, breezy, feel of the song ... and, the bizarre lyrics Shocked

Thediyae Thediyae from Va Quarter Cutting.. Andrea Jeremiah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX2B4E662ok

Embarassed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irQNvGrAMqI

thinking

From: A.ANAND on Thu Sep 9 9:51:28 2010.

oru poiyyavathu sol kanne - jodi

wooow!what a song
From: vithagan on Thu Sep 9 9:55:04 2010.

Konda seval koovum neram - Enga Chinna Raasa
From: littlemaster1982 on Thu Sep 9 9:55:36 2010.

Nerd wrote:

Nice lyrics by Kumararaja as well. I think he was the one who wrote the jigu jikkan jigu jikkan song in Oram Po.

Kumararaja wrote Oram Po theme. Jigu Jikkan was by Na. Muthukumar.

Quote:

Kuninjaa korangu
nimirndhaa manushan
kudichaa gnaana pursanadi

From: viraajan on Thu Sep 9 10:15:23 2010.

Nerd wrote:

VENKIRAJA wrote:

Unnai Kan Theduthe - Va 1/4 Cutting.

Best remix in recent times. Actually couldn't think of a better one at all. There was an old Pepsi ad with Madhavan - Ilamai idho idho. That comes to my mind.

Have not listened to it yet. Will give it a listen. Recent days-la kuthu song-la enakku romba pidichirundha lyrics 'sirikkiren' from bale pandiya... Fun and laughter!

Let's see if this can be better!

From: jaiganes on Thu Sep 9 10:23:37 2010.

chinan chiru vanna kili from endrum anbudam
Another Murali - raaja melody that works at levels different from what usually music operates.
http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.php?ALBID=ALBIRR00146&lang=en
From: Nerd on Thu Sep 9 10:37:36 2010.

Thanks LM

There is another song in that film Saarpu saarupji with extremely funny lyrics (kumararaja again) and the orchestration is so very DevDish (Emosanal Atyachar)
From: littlemaster1982 on Thu Sep 9 10:38:31 2010.

Heard about Saarpu from friends. Will listen to both the songs now
From: MADDY on Thu Sep 9 11:38:37 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmfi1iH1dFs&feature=related

un manasula from pandi naattu thangam

it generates unbelievable amount of nostalgia..........each tune and its bends unleashes a particular memory from past - beautiful charanams and the way it blends back to pallavi - raaja
From: raghavendran on Thu Sep 9 12:20:23 2010.

"oru mani adithal"...in memory of murali..super song..think this is deva..murali
From: Movie Cop on Thu Sep 9 12:21:56 2010.

Movie: Illamai Oonjal Aadugiradhu
Song: orE naal unai naan
Singers: SPB, Vaani Jayaram
Music: "Isai Gnani" Illayaraja

To keep it very precise, this is a superb song.

P.S: For a guy who grew up listening to Raja's music during mid/late 70's - songs like these make me not only nostalgic but also suddenly realize (during re-visits) how much music has transformed tremendously over the years (or decades, I should say). Whenever folks talk about the golden era of Tamil film music, many invariable refer to the 60's (MSV era) or the 80's (when Raja was in his pomp).

But 70's is fairly underrated, IMO (may be I'm biased here since that was the time I was growing up). It was during mid-70's that the legendary MSV was at the autumn of his career competeing with the new sounds of a rookie sensation called Illayaraja. There was this untold, subtle "competition" (for the lack of a better term) that was going on between the veteran composer and the new genius on the block. As a result, tamil film fans of the 70's were treated with some superb numbers from both these greats.

From: Riyazz on Thu Sep 9 12:40:41 2010.

MADDY wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmfi1iH1dFs&feature=related

un manasula from pandi naattu thangam

it generates unbelievable amount of nostalgia..........each tune and its bends unleashes a particular memory from past - beautiful charanams and the way it blends back to pallavi - raaja Bow

my fav also

From: Riyazz on Thu Sep 9 12:42:51 2010.

Nenjukulle innarunu from ponnumani.
From: VinodKumar's on Thu Sep 9 12:43:39 2010.

raghavendran wrote:

"oru mani adithal"...in memory of murali..super song..think this is deva..murali

Enga school la Kaadhal Puratchi yerpaduthuna paatu ithu !!! Good one
From: 19thmay on Thu Sep 9 13:03:38 2010.

Lovely song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O6gWMem2aY
From: app_engine on Thu Sep 9 13:24:07 2010.

Movie Cop,
உங்கள் பொன்னான வாக்கை இங்கே போட்டால் ஜெய்கணேசு பூரிப்பார்
From: jaiganes on Thu Sep 9 13:43:22 2010.

app_engine wrote:

Movie Cop,
உங்கள் பொன்னான வாக்கை இங்கே போட்டால் ஜெய்கணேசு பூரிப்பார்

Aapu vaikkum Endhiram saar. naan party aarambichaa neenga dhaan ko pa se.
From: Movie Cop on Thu Sep 9 14:20:21 2010.

app_engine wrote:

Movie Cop,
உங்கள் பொன்னான வாக்கை இங்கே போட்டால் ஜெய்கணேசு பூரிப்பார்

Thanks AE for pointing me to that thread.

Just voted for "Scintillating Seventies - Light & Semi-Classical" option.
From: interz on Fri Sep 10 4:31:20 2010.

Cooler than me - Mike Posner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=forCICirQG4

my favourite part:

you got designer shades,
just to hide your face and
you wear them around like
you're cooler than me.
and you never say hey,
or remember my name.
its probably cuz,
you think you're cooler than me.

What a song. This is remix version. Copyright weasels blocking the original version.
From: MADDY on Sat Sep 11 12:48:01 2010.

om sivoham - Naan kadavul

powerful
From: ajaybaskar on Sat Sep 11 12:58:02 2010.

Pichchai Paaththiram - Naan Kadavul

Nothing but 'soul stirring'.
From: venkkiram on Sat Sep 11 22:38:41 2010.

பூ கொடியின் புன்னகை அலை நதியின் புன்னகை
மழை முகிலின் புன்னகை நீ காதலின் புன்னகை
அந்தப் பௌர்ணமி என்பது ஒரு மாதத்தின் புன்னகை
உன் வருகையில் பூத்ததென்ன என் வாழ்க்கையின் புன்னகை

சந்தியாவின் குரலில் மயிலிறகால் மனதை வருடும் பாடல்.

சுசிலாவின் நகல் என்றாலும் சந்தியாவின் குரல் ஈர்க்கிறது. ராஜாவின் இசையில் இவர் பாடியுள்ள தீபங்கள் பேசும்(தேவதை), ஊர் ஊரா போகும்(காக்கை சிறகினிலே) பாடல்கள் இரண்டிலும் அசத்தியிருப்பார்.
From: MADDY on Sun Sep 12 4:18:50 2010.

poraale ponnuthai

saemicha kaasu sellama pochhu
From: interz on Sun Sep 12 15:09:00 2010.

Raakkamma Kaiya thattu - Thalapathi
Sung by SPB, Swarnalatha
Music by Ilayaraja

A magnificent song. It has some gypsy kind a feel mostly. SPB and Swarnalatha owned this song. Music is grand and well composed by Ilayaraja.

http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001981
From: A.ANAND on Sun Sep 12 21:18:11 2010.

poomalaiye thol serava - pagal nilavu!
From: MADDY on Mon Sep 13 2:11:56 2010.

yaaru indha thevadhai from bossEbaskaran

nice flow but reminds me of thevadhai pol oru pen inga vandhadhu from kobura vaasalile
From: Plum on Mon Sep 13 2:16:51 2010.

MADDY wrote:

yaaru indha thevadhai from bossEbaskaran

nice flow but reminds me of thevadhai pol oru pen inga vandhadhu from kobura vaasalile

:same_pinch:. Was about to post the same!
From: 19thmay on Mon Sep 13 2:47:17 2010.

Yesterday night, Pudhupettai songs + Whiskey - Awesome combo, everytime I listen to this album, am hearing something new! Possibly the best album of YSR till date.

This will be my order:

1. Pudhupettai
2. Kaadhal Konden
3. 7GRC
From: A.ANAND on Mon Sep 13 3:10:38 2010.

nee ennena sonnalum kavithai
From: viraajan on Mon Sep 13 3:15:09 2010.

First time, watched usure pogudhe song on TV. Santhosh Sivan

ARR and HJ are the only music directors who can feed Karthik the best I think.
From: A.ANAND on Mon Sep 13 4:17:56 2010.

maruthani poochumela - vamsam

chinmayee
From: MADDY on Mon Sep 13 6:12:08 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3daasRj-bk

kuliruthu kuliruthu from taj mahal - ecstasy........this is the period where AR started sharpening his charanam to pallavi transition(as noted by brangan) and this is a pinnacle in that step........swarnalatha is just like a instrument in the song

taj mahal, to me, is a tad above KKS due to its energy.......best BR-AR album and will give tough competition to mani-AR, shankar-AR albums.....
From: ajaybaskar on Mon Sep 13 6:28:16 2010.

For me its KKS anyday. Had all the potential to become the album of the decade...
From: Parthyy on Mon Sep 13 6:37:09 2010.

ajaybaskar wrote:

For me its KKS anyday. Had all the potential to become the album of the decade...

kankalaal kaithu sei is great album from BR-ARR...
keep 5.1 and woofer system...tune it...you can enjoy to the fullest.

the one thing I found unique and liked most in ARR music from other music is that when u hear in woofer system it sounds seductive,great,crystal clear sound,great beats,great bass with no irritating noise (seen in other MD).......and a slow poison ever
From: ajaybaskar on Mon Sep 13 6:41:27 2010.

Parthy,

Thats exactly the handicap of ARR's music. Only when u have quality music systems to listen, his music will give the optimal pleasure to the listener. 2, 3 yrs back i got a chance to listen to 'Akkadaanu' (Indian) song in a recording studio in Chennai. It was entirely different from what we used to listen before.
From: A.ANAND on Mon Sep 13 9:43:37 2010.

sunthari neeyu suntharan nyanum-MMKR

still fresh!
From: Sanjeevi on Mon Sep 13 9:55:44 2010.

A.ANAND wrote:

maruthani poochumela - vamsam

chinmayee

Did the MD TajNoor create the superb "close-up advt song 'Nerungi Varuvai'"?
From: ajithfederer on Mon Sep 13 9:56:41 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OohpeGiZdwY

Azhagiya Tamil Magan Valayapatti
From: Mahen on Mon Sep 13 9:59:42 2010.

KKS/Tajmahal?..damn thats a tough one..when i think abt theekuruvi, manja kelengey/karisal/ kizhake nantavanam comes to my mind as well..seriously cant decide which is better..BR-ARR is another deadly combo
From: Parthyy on Mon Sep 13 10:02:47 2010.

ajithfederer wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OohpeGiZdwY

Azhagiya Tamil Magan Valayapatti

federer...
who is in your avatar...cant recognise

From: raajarasigan on Mon Sep 13 10:07:47 2010.

Mahen wrote:

KKS/Tajmahal?..damn thats a tough one..when i think abt theekuruvi, manja kelengey/karisal/ kizhake nantavanam comes to my mind as well..seriously cant decide which is better..BR-ARR is another deadly combo Cool

Yes...

actually, BR-ARR combo is the best after MR-ARR... I don't think SH-ARR is that good... usually they are seasonal hits at least among the general audience.. for me, only Kadalan / Jeans looks fresh even today...

From: Parthyy on Mon Sep 13 10:16:57 2010.

raajarasigan wrote:

Mahen wrote:

Yes...

add Indian to it....
Indian is the Best ever Shankar-ARR combo.....even today songs looks fabulous...

From: MADDY on Mon Sep 13 10:58:23 2010.

Plum wrote:

MADDY wrote:

yaaru indha thevadhai from bossEbaskaran

nice flow but reminds me of thevadhai pol oru pen inga vandhadhu from kobura vaasalile

:same_pinch:. Was about to post the same!

esp the place where it goes "poo choodavum, paai podavum" in that song "ennai pakkiraal, edho seigiral" in yaar indha song - it matches......i think its too less a resemblence but when thats the best part of the song, then u dont feel good abt it

From: viraajan on Mon Sep 13 11:07:12 2010.

MADDY wrote:

Plum wrote:

MADDY wrote:

yaaru indha thevadhai from bossEbaskaran

nice flow but reminds me of thevadhai pol oru pen inga vandhadhu from kobura vaasalile

:same_pinch:. Was about to post the same!

nandri hai...

Intek pointed out the resemblance in his review ... I however tried to find it but in vain. Got it now. Yes, it slightly resembles.... Very Happy