Anything about IR found on the net - Vol 2

rajkumarc wrote:App - I think this was the twitlonger you intended to post earlier - http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1s1sfhe.

இந்த முறை அவரது விருப்பத்துக்கேற்ப, அவரது பிறந்த நாளன்று 71001 மரக்கன்றுகளை நட இளையராஜா ரசிகர்கள் முடிவு செய்துள்ளனர். இந்த கன்றுகள் தமிழகம் முழுவதும் பல்வேறு இடங்களில் நடப்படுகிறது.

தனது பிறந்த நாளான ஜூன் 2-ம் தேதி திங்களன்று காலை 9 மணிக்கு முதல் மரக் கன்றை இளையராஜா தன் கையால் நட்டு இந்த நிகழ்ச்சியைத் தொடங்கி வைக்கிறார்

எந்த இசையமைப்பாளர் பிடிக்கும்?

ரஹ்மான் அங்கிள். ஹாரிஸ் ஜெயராஜ் அங்கிளோட பொண்ணும், நானும் கிளாஸ்மேட். அவரையும் பிடிக்கும். ம்... ம்... சொல்ல மறந்துட்டேன். இளையராஜா தாத்தாவை ரொம்பப் பிடிக்கும். ("ஜனனி ஜனனி' பாட்டைப் பாடுகிறாள்)

plum wrote:Nothing on the net. A small round-up on an extended stay in Hyderabad recently.
Thanks to a rickety ancient mp3 player pilfered from wife I had the chance to listen to a lot of FM.It is not something I do in Chennai given a) the prime time contemporary boring songs domination 2) Raja saar spewing RJs mokkai commentary in between Raja songs - or perhaps the other way around - during Raja time. After the novelty of the experience in 2010 when I moved to Chennai I had stopped this exercise completely.

Hyderabad FM was a better experience - this despite the fact that on the average you are more likely to get a Raja song in Chennai FM than in Hyderabad. Admittedly I am extrapolating based on my totally unscientific method of stats collection - primarily consisting of flipping channels all through the day when I get a chance to listen to FM - means skipping every song including Raja songs and just flipping all through to note the stats of what songs are played how regularly.

As I said in absolute numbers of Raja songs played Chennai trumps Hyderabad - at the outset a distressing piece of statistic. However as always there are wheels within wheels and these particular wheels are very heart-warming. Hyderabad may lose out on quantity but on quality of Raja appreciation it trumps Chennai as expected.
This is how things go.

Morning prime time(8AM until 11AM) is primarily new songs - basically last two years worth of hits with the occasional one from last 4-5 years - in all channels except Rainbow FM which plays English Pop hits and Big FM which is unabashedly Hindi. 

However a few classics do seep through occasionally in the morning - no surprise for guessing which are these classics. Yes it is mostly IR with the rare MM Keeravani or Mani sharma hit. However it is quite trying to go through 3 hours of primarily non-raja contemporary "music" to catch the occasional classic. 

And that's not the end of the story - the real story is the actual Raja songs that get requested and played. In the case of MMK and Mani S the songs requested are primarily hero hits (i.e) songs remembered because of the hero Chiru or Balaiah or Venky - note that Nagarjuna doesnt have this fandom - a choodalani undhi or preminchukundham raa. In the case of Raja they surprised me completely exposing even me a veteran of telugu songs of Raja with rare rare rarest hits of Raja from obscure movies or movies whose heroes raise no contemporary fandom.

Songs like "Thene kannA theeyanidhi" (Rajkumar whichj is famous for Janaki kalaganaledhu) Chamki Chakka(Kokila) and manhy others were a revelation to me.
Goes to show with Raja you can never be confident you have listened to it all.

The important thing is the recent hits that get played. It is mostly last two-three years' hits - and I found that Yeto Vellipoyindhi Gundello Godaari Gaayam2 and EVEN Dhoni and Om Shanti(which was way back in 2010 or so) find decent airing. All songs of YVM except pengal endraal and pudikkala mama are patronised. Telugus love melody you see - except when jiving to heavy beats of DSP types I suppose LOL

The only Rahman song - not even album - that gets an airing in this time period in the predominantly telugu channels is gunjukunnA(nenjukullE). Not even other songs from Kadal. Nary a hint of Maryaan etc.

Big FM is a different story though - Highway etc find lot of patronisation. So that's the prime time story - Rahman is a much played bollywood composer while Raja is a marginally played tollywood composer. Rahman the tollywood composer is no where in the picture.
(Contd)

Plum wrote:
plumWas travelling back home from airport today in a Call Taxi. Radiola orE Raja pAttA pOikittirundhudhu. Driver seemed to be intently listening. nAn oNNum pEsalai. After a basket of Raja songs, suddenly tehre was a "enakkena piRandhava" slipped in. Driver immediately changed the channel - after keeping him in observation till then, immediately I recognized that ivan namma paya :lol:and asked

Me: ninga ilayaraja fanA
Him: (full of smile and happiness) AmAm saar. avar pAttu dhAn saar manasuku idhamA irukkum
(The mean streak in me was still suspicious - wanted to test him further. oru vElai idhamana pAttu rasiganO, without any discernment in music appreciation)
Me:appO En Raja pAttai mAththinInga
Him: endha pAttu saar? 
Me: ippO mAthiningale "enakkena pirandhava"
Him: illai saar, adhu avar pAttu mAdhri illai
Me: illainga adhu RAja pAttu dhAN. idhukku  munnAdi kEttadhillaiyA? enna padam theriyumA? Prabu padam. K Balu eduthadhu. avarukku eppOvumE Raja dhAn music
Him: illai saar kEttadhillai but adhu avar pAttu mAdhiri illai saar
Me: oh appO theriyAmalE Raja pAttu illainu mudivu paNNittIngaLA?
Him: ennamO saar, enakku apdi thONuchu. 
Me: edhai vechu solRInga Raja pAttillainu?
Him: adhellAM enakku theriyAdhu saar. nAn oru pAmaran, sAdharaNa rasigan enakku adhu Raja saar pattu madhiri thONAlai

Me: (Triumphantly) nee rasigEndA! indha pidi aayiram poRkAsugaL!


The reason I am quoting this is in that forum, we are used to certian political beings claiming to be pAmarans and therefore unable to distinguish Deva and Raja. (basically they have an agenda to promote non-IR and use the pAmaran label for that). And here was a man who has no musical pretense but is able to still identify the Raja signature and calling himself a pAmaran. 

I think this is what is true rasippu thanmai. The ability to atleast identify your taste in your heart even if you are not able to articulate it. It also speaks about how Raja's music speaks to hearts of people. evLO Rajavai uL vAngi irundhA, andha isai ilakkaNam theriyadha sAdhAraNA rasigan avLO accurateA annappaRavai pOla paguthaRiya mudium?

Shouldnt our web aaivekkadus who claim to be unable to differentiate between Deva and RAja be ashamed of themselves? And on top of that stelaing the pAmaran label for themselves. Basically, to me this guy is a proper pAmara isai rasigan. He doesnt know music grammar but he is an ordinary pAmara rasigan who knows exactly what he appreciates. 

endha music perusungaradhu mukkiyam illai. rasippula oru underlying ability to discerrn vENum. One cannot hide under the pOrvai of pAmaran and use that to justify lack of discerning and lack of discrimination.

What a wonderful night! Tried to tip that feller extra. He refused it.


The thing that I am specifically referring here is the rebuttal I usually get to saying that it is alway spossible to differentiat ebetweeen IR and cheap quality imitations of IR. THey say "But Plum you are a hard core fan of IR and a meesical so you can differentiate but we pAmarans cannot differntiate that much".

My message to thosee folks is "no you arent the pAmara rasigan. YOu arent even a isai rasigan. A true pAmara rasigan is like that call taxi driver, who can differentiate an ddiscern even though he cannot articulate. Dont even try to call yourself pAmara rasigan or even rasigan"

LM on twitter wrote:
Ilaiyaraaja ji ke sangeet mein mera aur S P Balasubrahmanyam ka gaya ek geet aap ke sab ke liye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jih2kxPyYU&sns=em …

Usha wrote:http://tamil.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81-71/article6072939.ece?homepage=true&theme=true

ravinat wrote:Sorry, my rant continues...

You do not run a Raja program without a violin section. At least, get a good flautist. The flautist with Ragamalika (Vijay, I think is the name) used to play wonderfully. The SS flautist is a letdown.

I can understand kids' singing. But my complaint is about the adults....

ravinat wrote:Sorry, my rant continues...

You do not run a Raja program without a violin section. At least, get a good flautist. The flautist with Ragamalika (Vijay, I think is the name) used to play wonderfully. The SS flautist is a letdown.

I can understand kids' singing. But my complaint is about the adults....

Drunkenmunk wrote:Manobala and Nassar basically saying Tamil society must introspect (I say it must go to hell). Brilliant.

http://t.co/bxIWCgTWLY

http://t.co/7WZ80Fv4IM

It was best talking heard from maestro Isaignani Dr Ilayaraja by media and guests on Sunday night at Citadel Hotel in Bangalore.

Maestro on the way to Kollur Mookambika temple gave a brief presence for the audio release of his film 'Drishya' in Kannada.

In the merry mood maestro referred to only one silver jubilee film 'Padikkadavan' in the career of Tamil super star Rajanikanth was scored by him. When the music was ready for all the six songs the message came that one of the songs will be deleted. I told the producer and Rajanikanth that they will be missing one silver jubilee in that case. They did not do so and film went for silver jubilee disclosed maestro.

On the achievements of his period maestro in fluent Kannada said Guinness records beyond goes the work done. There were days of three films releasing on Deepavali festival time. I worked round the clock and I knew only music he pointed.

According to maestro music knows what to get from him. Remembering another occasion of Rajanikanth coming to him with a song the maestro said it was 'Kindara Jogi' Kannada film song that was made from one of the re-recordings of my films. When I replied why I should do the song again Rajanikanth understood the situation.

The moment of offer is important for me to accept. Other day a person from Hyderabad came to me to give offer. I said no I cannot. Once the commitment is made I would not go back he pointed.

kv wrote:Cyclegapla, another new album (just two songs, though) is out - Dhrishya (Kannada).
Middling stuff, to be honest (anga konjam plich, inga konjam plich). Sharreth getting more chances under Raaja is a welcome sign.
http://desimu6.com/2014/06/drishya-2014-kannada-movie-songs-download.html

fring151 wrote:

Drunkenmunk wrote:Manobala and Nassar basically saying Tamil society must introspect (I say it must go to hell). Brilliant.

http://t.co/bxIWCgTWLY

http://t.co/7WZ80Fv4IM

Nasser's talk was nice.