Anything about IR found on the net - Vol 4

irfan123 wrote:bc, pannaipurathar..PMed'

crimson king wrote:

BC wrote:

Kr wrote:

mythila wrote:Crimson King quote :
"During 2005 Jaya TV show, they played Unna Vida, Ilangathu, Khajiraho and Enna Solli.  Why has he forgotten to introduce new songs in the set list now, this is basics of touring. "

IR is boxed as the King of 80's jukebox. This is not only the perception of general TFM lovers, but also a large number of loyal IR fans who cannot break out of the stranglehold of the early IR. My guess is, the show organizers would be using this aspect as a safe minimum guarantee and only permit here and there a 'porandhu vandhadhu' or 'ennulle ennulle' from the 90's. Raja also entered into the stage show arena after a long hiatus and may be that is why the 2005 show was an exception and included some popular, if not big hit numbers like 'enna ssolli', 'kaatril varum geethame', 'kajuraho'. Songs like 'unna vida', hey Ram were attributed due to Kamal's presence.

In some concert in Tamilnadu last year (2019), I think, for the first time, IR sang "Kaattu vazhi kaalnadayaa" from Adhu Oru Kanaa Kaalam movie and an Usha Uthup song.  The crowd went silent and started "chit chatting" as if they have no connection between the concert and themselves!  Many will take snack break & restroom-break during such songs! 

That is sad to hear.  We can complain about the sponsors, the critics but what do we do about the fans' mindset.  On similar lines, I remember I got my mum turned onto the NEPV songs.  When she posted on FB that the film's music is superb, her friends were writing, "Yeah, IR, classic songs, Pani Vizhum Malarvanam"!!!  It's a lost cause. 

I don't mind the audience roaring if SPB or Yesu perform songs because they are stars in their own right.  And sometimes Mano's renditions do come off a little lame.  But the lack of interest in post 80s work sucks bigtime.  I mean, if you just stuck to SPB, why not do songs like Iniya Gaanam or Vazhi Vidu Vazhi Vidu again?  They are as good as anything he used to do in the 80s. 

@thumru:  Right, I guess the only reason IR included a lot of 90s and 00s material in the 2005 show was he was coming back after a long time.  Unna Vida HAS been canonised for whatever reason, also Ilangathu.  Almost nothing else from his entire noughties material.  Again, NEPV got Filmfare nomination and if IR himself doesn't perform even Ennodu Vaa Vaa in concerts and sticks to just Om Sivahom, what can be done. That is, even when his new material gets popular, he himself doesn't promote it later on in live shows and afterwards out of sight is out of mind.