Re: IR Musical Playlists - Raja Peace Collection

Drunkenmunk Fri Aug 16, 2013 8:52 am

Nalla Samsaaram Vaaithadhadharkku from Maamiyaar Veedu is an excellent thaalaattu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UCI0LKBclG0

PS: The act of love making and the bearing of a child in the first charanam is pwnage lyrics from Vaali.

வான் பார்த்ததே நீர் வார்த்திட, சிப்பி ஒன்று, வண்ண சிப்பி ஒன்று.
நீர் வார்த்ததும் உண்டானதே, முத்து ஒன்று, சின்ன முத்து ஒன்று.
ஆறேழு மாதங்கள் போனால், ஆராரோ பாட்டிங்கு கேட்க்கும்.
ஆவாரம் பூப் போன்ற கண்ணால், அப்பாவை என் பிள்ளை பார்க்கும்.
நித்தம் நித்தம், தந்த அன்பு முத்தம்.
பிள்ளைக்குத் தான் இனி ஆக மொத்தம்!
ஒன்றிரண்டு வேண்டுமென்று உன்னை நான் கேட்ப்பேன்.

Lyrical florusih with mOnai nayam, iyaibu and inserting what can be dicey like a thread inside a needle. Lovely stuff from Vaali. The tune from IR is excellent too, lilting us to a lovely sleep, as the couple lilt their kid to a sleep in the second charanam (which also has some lovely lyrics) aided by some top class rendition from SPB and SJ throughout the song. What a song! A pity it isn't heard often.

Usha Fri Aug 16, 2013 2:19 pm

Unnai padadha navum - SPB

http://clip.dj/unnai-paadatha-download-mp3-mp4-F_IURYNJ87o#v/e66YaRvft0I

Thene thene - SPB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMKyDADd-TA

Usha Sun Aug 18, 2013 9:28 pm

Aazha kadalil thediya

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwMGYGTJCyE&list=TLxbfN1oWAr_o

**V_S** Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:45 am

This is right time to shehnai playlist of Maestro. I already made this playlist when I first read that article (Pt. Ballesh), now it's time to record it. Most of them are taken from that article, but there are much more. Please add to this list.

1. Senthaazham Poovil - MuLLum Malarum
2. Hey Paadal Ondru - Priya
3. Naanaaga Naan Illai - Thoongaathe Thambi Thoongaathe
4. Vaan Pole Vannam Kondu - Sagara Sangamam/Salangai Oli
5. Yeh Kili Irukku - Mudhal Mariyaathai
6. Impatiently Waiting - Aan Paavam
7. Main Theme - Aan Paavam
8. Kuyile Kuyile - Aan Paavam
9. Kanmaniye Pesu - Kaakki Chattai
10. Mohan giving gift to Revathi - Mouna Raagam
11. Kamal meeting this daughter - Naayagam
12. Maanguyile Poonguyile - Karagaattakaaran
13. Maniye Manikkuyile - Naadodi Thendral
14. Kannamma Kaathal Ennum Kavithai Solladi - Vanna Vanna PookkaL
15. Ada Puthiyathu - Devar Magan
16. Manamagale Marumagale - Devan Magan
17. Kaathoram Lolaakku - Chinna Maaplae
18. Dhillubar Jaane - Kalaignan
19. Chinna Raasaave - Walter Vetrivel
20. Poongaatre Inge - Walter Vetrivel
21. Aalapol Velapol - Ejamaan
22. Sir Ranga Ranganaathanin - Mahanadhi
23. Innarul Tharum - Aathma
24. Kanne Indru - Aanazhagan
25. Isaiyil Thodanguthamma - Hey Ram
26. Karugamani - Azhagar Malai
27. Muthuthara Muthamma - Nannavanu

mythila Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:38 am

Couple of songs with shenai that cross my mind :
1. nillaadha veNNilA
2. AzhagAna manjaL purA - Both gems of Raja's mid 90's .

app_engine Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:18 pm

This is probably a difficult playlist to put together as there will be simply 100's of songs Embarassed

For e.g., even in a "brass-section-band-vAththiyam-dominated" number like 'seevi sinukkeduththu', there is lovely shehnAi (albeit brief) in the conclusion of the first interlude (1:34 to 1:44):

So, it will be a big talk to catalog ALL shehnAi pieces in rAsA scores Smile

However, it will be a very sweet exercise!

ravinat Mon Sep 16, 2013 6:37 pm

Please hear the second interlude of this song. I was about to make fun of the hero playing the flute instead of the shehnai. I realized that Raja uses both the flute and the shehnai together briefly. A very unusual combo.

mythila Sun Sep 22, 2013 9:23 pm

"KANNA VA" reminds me of another shenai based classic, "azhagu malar Ada"/
The shenai passage in "Ayiram thAmarai mottukkaLE" got as much popularity as the song itself

rajkumarc Mon Sep 23, 2013 11:06 pm

Wonderful choice for the next playlist.

Do Anything from How to Name It. The Shehnai towards the middle of the song(starting at 2:46) totally changes the soundscape expressing the emotion of a fulfilling happiness. Until then I was used to only shehnai expressing sorrow.

app_engine Tue Oct 29, 2013 6:43 pm

Though shehnAi is not the mainstay of this song, it makes a terrific impact in the end of third interlude (uchchi vagundheduththu):

app_engine Mon Nov 04, 2013 7:29 pm

A blogger's playlists

What are some of the best compositions of Maestro Ilayaraja

**V_S** Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:53 pm

Playlist of children songs by Maestro. I collected whatever I know and recollect. I am poor in telugu, kannada and malayalam movies, still collected few of them. Please add the missing ones.

1. dear uncle - uravaadum nenjam (1976)
2. dEvan thiruchchabai - avar enakkE sontham (1977)
3. kaNNan enna sonnaan - saainthaadammaa saainthaaadammaa (1977)
4. thaalaattu piLLai undu thaalaattu - achchaaNi (1978)
5. raaja chinna raaja - poonthaLir (1979)
6. azhagiya kaNNE - uthiripookkaL (1979)
7. yE intha poongaathu - uthiripookkaL (1979)
8. appanE appanE - annai Or aalayam (1979)
9. kaattil oru singa kuttiyaam - anbukku naan adimai (1980)
10. adi aadu poongkodiyE - kaaLi (1980)
11. yEriyila elanthamaram - karaiyellaam shenbagapoo (1981)
12. munbu oru kaalathila [nari kathai] - moondraam pirai (1982)
13. thumbi vaa - OlangaL (1982)
14. muththumani chudarE - anbuLLa rajinikanth (1984)
15. kadavuL uLLamE - anbuLLa rajinikanth (1984)
16. chinna poo chinna poo - japanil kalyanaraman (1985)
17. apappO ammammOi - japanil kalyanaraman (1985)
18. poovaadai kaatrE/minnaminumgum - my dear kuttichaathaan (1985)
19. chella kuzhanthaigaLE/aalippazhamperukkan - my dear kuttichaathaan (1985)
20. oru koottu kiLiyaaga - padikkaathavan (1985)
21. varam thantha saamikku/vatapatra saayiki - sippikkuL muththu (1985)
22. kannOdu kaNNaana/chinnaari ponnaari - sippikkuL muththu (1985)
23. anbu malargaLin sOlaiyithu - kaNNukku mai ezhuthu (1986)
24. mandhira punnagayO - mandhira punnagai (1986)
25. chinna chinna rOjappoovE - poovizhi vaasalilE (1987)
26. oru kiLiyin thanimayilE - poovizhi vaasalilE (1987)
27. bommukutti ammaavukku - en bommukutti ammaavukku (1988)
28. kuyilE kuyilE koottukkuLLE yaarakkaa - en bommukutti ammaavukku (1988)
29. chiththira chittukkaL - en bommukutti ammaavukku (1988)
30. kaNNE navamaNiyE - en bommukutti ammaavukku (1988)
31. en paththarai maaththu - en bommukutti ammaavukku (1988)
32. yayyayaayya - en bommukutti ammaavukku (1988)
33. unarumee gaanam - moonam pakkam (1988)
34. anjali anjali - anjali (1990)
35. motta maadi - anjali (1990)
36. something something - anjali (1990)
37. vEgam vEgam - anjali (1990)
38. raaththiri - anjali (1990)
39. iravu nilavu - anjali (1990)
40. poottukkaL pOttaalum - satriyan (1990)
41. yaaru pOttathu - satriyan (1990)
42. karpoora bommai - kELadi kaNmaNi (1990)
43. pudhchEri kachEri - singaara vElan (1992)
44. en poovE - paapayudE swantham appoos (1992)
45. Olathumbaththu - paapayudE swantham appoos (1992)
46. snEhaththin poonchOla - paapayudE swantham appoos (1992)
47. enthan vaazhkayin - chinna kaNNammaa (1993)
48. chinna chinna poongodi - chinna kaNNammaa (1993)
49. mannavaa mannavaa - walter vetrivEl (1993)
50. sri ranga ranganaathanin - mahaanadhi (1994)
51. chirakaattikiLi - my dear kutti chaathaan (1997)
52. thik thaithaaLam - my dear kutti chaathaan (1997)
53. thrilokam vilangum - my dear kutti chaathaan (1997)
54. damakku dam - azhagi (2002)
55. vaanavillE vaanavillE - RamaNaa (2002)
56. magic journey - twinkle twinkle little star (2005)
57. twinkle twinkle - twinkle twinkle little star (2005)
58. kai veesi - nandhalaalaa (2009)
59. oru vaandu koottamE - nandhalaalaa (2009)
60. hichki hichki - paa (2009)
61. halke se bolE - paa (2009)
62. gumsum gum - paa (2009)
63. O nanna kanda - prasad (2012)
64. naanu neenu - prasad (2012)
65. kallaalE senju vechcha - chiththirayil nilachchOru (2013)
66. chella piLLai saravaNan - pen jenmam (1977)
67. pEr solla piLLai - maganE maganE (1982)
68. maganE iLa maganE - maganE maganE (1982)
69. mazhalai endrum maaraathu - sEthupathi I.P.S (1994)
70. oru muththukiLi - thaayamma (1991)
71. mEgha veedhiyil - vetri karangaL (1991)
72. AadungaL PaadungaL - Guru (1980)

Usha Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:28 pm

V_S,
en amma neraiya gunam agitu varanga.. ipo room ku vandhutanga... Normala ellam start aradhu. inum sapida arambikalai.sari ayduvanga.
kadavul irukar...nalladhu ellam ammaku kedaikaradhu..........

Usha Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:30 pm

V_S,
unga list il vittu pona oru paatu...

Mazhalai endrum maradha inimai. Sethupathi I P S.

**V_S** Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:35 pm

Usha ji,
Good to hear about your mother's recovery. She will be alright very soon.

Thanks for the missing song. Updated the list.

**V_S** Sat Apr 26, 2014 12:35 am

Another playlist struck me like a flash when I was listening to one of the quiz songs. We have listened to many duets with much variety. We have listened to many female solos with variety of moods. How about a perfect love duet, but only female sings? The same with male solos (as duets) are also plenty. This excludes all erotic, club dances, lullabies, making fun of him etc. in female solos. This also does not include something which hero does not reciprocate. There are also tons of female solos where heroine thinks of hero (who is not with him or not reciprocating or some misunderstanding) and sings which is also not part of this playlist. There is a subtle variation. Even if there is no reciprocation, if the visuals of the song does not go back and forth from reality to dreaming scene, it is fine, because as a visual, we don't see that she is thinking of him.

I have listed a few. Again this playlist is mostly derived out of youtube videos to see if the situation/visuals matches the playlist. There are many songs for which I didn't get YT video, so can't comprehend on those. It is interesting to note not much situations like this are happening in film nowadays. This playlist shows the audacity of Maestro and this thinking to convert a duet to a female solo, but the lyrics and orchestration speaks about both the view point and not just her viewpoint. I thought it could be some four or five songs, I was stunned to say the least to see the list. Here is Raja's playlist of Duets as Female Solos.

1. adadada maamarakkiLiyE (chittukkuruvi)
2. en raagangal (muthal iravu)
3. iru paRavaigaL (niRam maaraatha pookkaL)
4. darling darling darling (priya)
5. ondrodu ondraanom (anbukku naan adimai)
6. paalaruvi paadivaru (dhooram arike)
7. enthan kaNNil (guru)
8. entha poovilum vaasam undu (murattukkaaLai) (still not a complete duet as it almost sings from her point of view)
9. en nenjam unnOdu (rusi kanda poonai)
10. naan un thaayaaga vEndum (ullaasa paRavaigaL)
11. aanandha raagam (panneer pushpangaL) (but the song comes as a montage)
12. raasaave unnai naan ennithaan (thanikkaattu raaja)
13. naRumana malaRgaLin (urangaatha ninaivugaL)
14. pon vaanam paNNeer thoovuthu (indru nee naaLai naan)
15. uyirE uravil (mellappEsungaL)
16. naan unthan chellakkutti (mugaththil mugam paarkalaam)
17. pOttEnE poo vilangu (poo vilangu)
18. malarE malarE ullaasam (un kaNNil neer vazhinthaal) (but montage)
19. inimEl naaLum (iravu pookkaL)
20. sandhOsham indru sandhOsham (manithanin marupakkam)
21. chinna chinna vaNNakkuyil (mouna raagam)
22. Oh enthan vaazhivilE(unakkaagavE vaazhgiREn) not strictly
23. aaraarO (anand)
24. pagalilE oru nilavinai (ninaivE oru sangeetham)
25. raadha azhaikkiraaL (therkkaththi kaLLan)
26. aasaiyila paaththi katti (enga ooru kaavakkaaran)
27. poo pookkum maasam (Varusham 16)
28. thanneer kudam kondu (sakkarai thEvan) (not strictly though)
29. jaane do naa (cheeni kum) (montage)
30. kooda varuviya (mathiya chennai) (but only from her point of view)
31. vaanam thodaatha mEgham (chinappadas)
32. en kalyaana vaibOgam (azhagE unnai araathikkirEn)
33. dhaagam edukkira mEgam (enakkaaga kaaththiru)

34. poovE panippoovE (nilavu suduvathillai)
35. karuththa machchaan (puthu nellu puthu naaththu)

Usha Sat Apr 26, 2014 6:55 pm

V_S,
THanks for the list....... Female's expressions....... idhai azhagaga sonna IR.. HE IS A KING............

Machanai partheengala.. vittuteengalae......

What about..

1. Veenai meetum kaigalae. SJ

2. Sugamo ayiram - PS

**V_S** Sat Apr 26, 2014 7:50 pm

Thanks a lot Usha ji. I went through all these songs.
In machchaanai paartheengaLaa, Sivakumar is no where in the screen, so I left it out.
In veenai meettum kaigaLE, there is a sense of pensiveness. She is happy, but he is sad. Since they both go back and forth in their dreams and come to reality and it is not a happy duet, I left that too.
In sugamO aayiram, they already got married, so my first criteria didn't work. I see this is a kind of solace song she sings for her husband, and so many other activities like visitor coming to their house, neigbour listening to her singing all still makes it a solo song. Let me try to add what I was thinking yesterday, about the following song, which made me search in this criteria.

**V_S** Sat Apr 26, 2014 7:53 pm

இரு பறவைகள் மலை முழுவதும் இங்கே இங்கே பறந்தன நிறம் மாறாத பூக்கள்

This song struck me like a lightning bolt today. I have listened to this song numerous times decades together, but I don’t know why it didn’t strike me at all. I know it is a song sung by Jency. It know it is a happy song. I also know it is a duet, but that’s where it struck me. How come a duet is sung only by a female and not by both? How did Maestro convert a perfect love duet into a female solo? How did this idea strike him? All these questions flashed across me today, thanks for bringing up this song.

If we listen closely, this is not a normal solo where heroine thinks of hero and sings when he is not around. This is not a normal solo where she sings in desperation about his separation or about his misunderstanding or a female solo where she makes fun of him. This is a perfect duet where both the hero and heroine are present (even if it is a dreamy song), but only heroine sings. The best part is she sings his part too. That’s the brilliance of Maestro and kaviyarasar. Through the first word itself; ‘இரு பறவைகள்’ kaviayarasar hits a sixer. There itself he starts the song on behalf of both the lovers instead of just a female perspective which many songs carry.

He substantiates further with இலை மறைவினில் இரு கனிகளும் அங்கே அங்கே கனிந்தன இது கண்கள் சொல்லும் ரகசியம் that it is a feeling of both the lovers and not a single one. Another highlight is it is not a montage song where someone sings on behalf of the lovers. The heroine sings for herself and for her lover.

Another lovely line where Kannadasan merges both their perspective into one:

எங்கெங்கும் அவர் போல நான் காண்கிறேன்

அங்கங்கு எனை போல அவர் காண்கிறார் (she goes inside his heart and sings these lines)

How in his world Maestro got the idea of featuring only Jency rather an male singer too to sing his lines? That’s where the audacity of the genius comes in. Kaviyarasar adds fuel to Meastro’s deep music appetite to make this song an extra-ordinary one by injecting some brilliant lines.

What to tell about the melody or Jency’s singing or the bass guitar or the chorus or the lead guitar or the tabla or the flute or the violins or the santoor or the triple bango or the solo violin-violin counterpoint or the guitar-flute counterpoint?

I will finish quoting two more brilliant pieces.

Did you year the train sound with chorus? Why? Nowhere train is seen in the video. Then why? That’s the inimitable and brilliant idea to imply that they are the same pair (Sudhakar & Radhika) who acted in kizhakkE pOgum rayil (an year before) which is based on the train theme. மேஸ்ட்ரோ தொடும் இடம் எல்லாம் தங்கம்.

This perfect western song is based on a perfect classical raagam called mOhanam. Maestro has rich history in his music encyclopedia for this raagam as he has composed more than 50 songs in this raagam, starting from kaNNan our kaikkuzhanthai to very recent raaja gOpuram in puthiya theerangaL. Rich delicacy.

How many ideas in just one song? Who else can do? அப்பப்பா! நினைக்கவே பிரம்மிப்பாக இருக்கிறது. கண்ணீர் வந்துகொண்டிருக்கிறது இதை எழுதும் போது. ஆமென்!

Usha Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:10 pm

V_S,
romba azhaga solli irukeenga. indha paatuku........ ipadi oru view.. naan nenachu parkalai.

paatai kaetal.. 2 Birds... malaiyil... melae parandhu.. keezhae irangi.... maraindhu kondu... ipadi oru movement ai
than feel panni iruken.............

Train sound........ Great Definition.......... Nice..........

Usha Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:16 pm

paatu list.. got it V_S..

indha paatu ellam varuma...

1. Vanam thodadha megam

2. orae murai un tharisanam

3. siru kootula

**V_S** Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:41 pm

Thanks again Usha ji for your efforts.

I was debating myself yesterday about vaanam thodaatha mEgham. Initially Sathyaraj was not interested so I didn't go for it. Later into the song, I was not sure if he changed his mind or was it just a dream of her that they unite together. Neverthless it is good addition, I will add it.

In orE muRai un tharisanam, she is in search of a soul (who died) whom she loves singing a song. Still Karthik does not know this, so it is not a complete love duet, still a solo.
In siru kootula, first the song lyrics is about birds, nature and about music, nothing related to love. She just corrects his mistakes in singing and continues to sing. And at the time of the song, she is not in love with him, neither he I believe.

**V_S** Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:43 pm

Same way I left sontham vanthathu vanthathu. It was a back and forth between her dream and reality. She thinks/recalls her good times with him, but he is never in the picture (even though he too loves her).

Usha Sun Apr 27, 2014 3:18 pm

V_S,
ipadi filter panreengalae............... wat about these songs.

1. Kuzhaloodhum kannanuku - MSV nu solla kudadhu. IR um irukar.

2. oOru sanam thungiruchi.....

3. Thalatum poonkatru

4. Rasave unnai vida maten

5. En kalyana vaibogam

6. Dhagam edukara neram
7. Oru kodiyaal - Yetham yerachi kathu kedaken

**V_S** Mon Apr 28, 2014 5:56 pm

Ushaji,
Sorry about it Embarassed

தப்பா நெனச்சுக்காதீங்க. நான் எப்பவுமே இப்படிதான். I will listen/watch these songs again and include in our list. Thanks a lot for your non-tiring efforts. Shows how much you love Raja's music.

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