Neethane Enthan Pon Vasantham.

VERY APPRECIATIVE HC fans...this is an exclusive group of extremely musically qualified people - like Sureshji & V_Sji - who can spot the difference, new ideas by IR, the extra-special things that are not immediately appreciated by ordinary music listeners like me.

Cat 1 - how can an IR song be bad, there has to be some azhagiyal - always positively judging based on musical knowledge (e.g. Sureshji / V_Sji / Jaiganesh)

Suka wrote:
இளையராஜாவின் பாடல்களில், இளையராஜாவுக்கே பிடிக்காத பாடல்களைக் கூட சுமார் என்று நண்பர் சுரேஷ் சொல்லி நான் கேட்டதில்லை. ‘புதுசா ஒரு கன்னடப் படத்துக்கு ராஜா மியூஸிக் போட்டிருக்காரு, ஸார்’.

‘எப்பிடி இருக்கு, ஸார்?’

‘ஆங், என் வைஃப்பை ஒரு பத்து பதினஞ்சு வாட்டி கேக்கச் சொன்னென். ரொம்ப நல்லா இருக்குன்னு சொன்னா’.

முகம் தெரியாத அந்த சகோதரியை நினைத்து நான் கவலை கொள்வேன்.

The two had entered into an agreement to do a film starring Simbu, but Simbu opted out and hence the mutual choice was Jiiva. The choice of a senior technician also for NEP had irked Elred, revealed Gautham.

"The same technician added value in terms of sale rights much higher than the makers could have expected. During the felicitation of the technician, Elred came up on stage and spoke as well. But he has said to me and others that it was this very choice that he holds against me and wants me to pay for. Would anyone consider that a 'mistake'?"

Gautham ended the letter with a plea — "Please assist me and free me from the harassment of Elred."

When TOI tried to contact Elred Kumar, he was unavailable for comment.

Raaga_Suresh wrote:senior technician

app_engine wrote:For the attention of Sureshji , V_Sji & jaiganesh :

http://www.crankscorner.com/2013/03/28/a-diy-maestro-fan-guide/



BTW, because of reading this article I'm forced to listen to the 'thandhu vittEn ennai' soundtrack, for the first time

(I'm obviously disqualified per this criteria...so, over to CAT 1 fans to worry about this funny blog post)

P_R wrote:

பி.கு: அஜந்தா வகையறால்லாம் இன்னும் பிடிக்கலை தான். பிடிக்குது பிடிக்கலை'ன்றது வேற. ஆனா நீஎபொவ -வேற தளத்துல இருக்கு. அதை போதுமான அளவு அங்கீகரிக்காம பேசுனா - எவ்வளவு தீவிரமான, நுட்பமான ராஜாரசிகரா இருந்தாலும் - நான் கொஞ்சம் சந்தேகத்தோடயே பார்ப்பேன் - என்பதை தாழ்மையுடன் தெரிவித்துக்கொள்கிறேன் :-)

Best album of the decade NEPV. By that I don't mean post 2010. I mean, best in the last 10 years. idhellAm disagree paNradhukku scope-E illai. Counter-opinions serve to calibrate the opinions of said opiners. idhukku mEla idhai paththi discuss paNRadhE waste of the time, waste of the energy, waste of the discuss.

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Best singer of the year - NSK Ramya ellAm sellAdhu - it is Sunidhi Chauhan for mudhal muRai. Absolute top-notch peerless singing of that elevated a brilliant song to unprecedented levels.

P_R wrote:Mine is an opinion too.
And I opine that it is unrewarding exhaustion to engage with those who hold an opinion so far away that there isn't even a meeting ground.

P_R wrote:Of course no comparison. Dhoni is the best of year, above others - excluding the elephant in the room that is NEPV, which - unfortunately for Dhoni - happens to be this year.

I have highly limited means of articulation, when it comes to music and very quickly reach a 'are you kiddin' me, how is this not self-evident' mode - which is of limited value. But I am perplexed how Dhoni can even be compared with NEPV - which is a scintillating musical achievement, operating exclusively in alternating modes of exhilaration without let. Just posted something in the NEPV thread about my experience of listening to it.

NEPV எங்கேயோ உச்சாணி கொம்புல இருக்குங்க. தோனி எல்லாம் 'நான் வேணா லெஃப்ட்ல ஆடவா' ரேஞ்ச்

P_R wrote:

எனக்கு ஹரிஹரன் கொஞ்சம் ரெண்டாம்பட்சம்.

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நீஎபொவ-ல ஹரிஹரர் ஒரு பாட்டு கூட பாடலை என்ற யாவரும் அறிந்த கருத்தை, என் மனதிருப்திக்காக ஒரு தடவை எழுதிப் பார்த்துக்குறேன்

Director Gautam Menon's movies have always had great music. This time it is maestro Ilaiyaraaja who has taken over the reins as music director. Are you in for an aural treat? Let's find out! Saayndhu Saayndhu, with a guitar base, is brilliantly melodious, especially the interlude portions. But the dampener comes in the form of Yuvan Shankar Raja, who seems to be a wrong choice, not that he is terrible. A soothing voice would have perhaps added more allure to the song. However, Ramya NSK salvages it to some extent.

Karthik proves his vocal prowess with Kaatrai Konjam - superbly composed (particularly the saxophone and clarinet bits!), it instantly takes you back to the evergreen Raja compositions of the bygone days. Stunningly employing violins to great effect, the beautifully arranged Mudhal Murai sees Sunidhi Chauhan in super-effective form and her Tamil diction is surprisingly very good with every word clearly standing out.

Ilaiyaraaja aces Vaanam Mella in his trademark style, but Bela Shende's rendition is quite passable in an otherwise gorgeous track. The rock based Pudikale Maamu has Suraj Jagan on the mic, and he does a good job too. Proceeding on a steady rhythm, singer Karthik intervenes midway to give the song a folk touch with trumpets blaring in between. Brass and synth rule Yennodu Vaa Va, the soundtrack's another high point; the sedate and calm melody working like a charm. The orchestration is captivating and Karthik does a mind-blowing job.

Yuvan Shankar Raja makes another appearance, and in solo, in the plaintive Pengal Yendral; and he once again fails to create an impact. Sattru Munbu, the last track of the OST, is masterfully orchestrated and is sung nicely by Ramya NSK. Except for one major foible (choosing Yuvan for Saayndhu...), Ilaiyaraaja delivers a spectacular musical feast for NEP.

Note on the Telugu OST Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu: Though my opinion on the rest of the songs remains unchanged, Yedhi Yedhi (Telugu equivalent of Saayndhu Saayndhu) gets its due big time thanks to Shaan, who replaces Yuvan Shankar Raja. Sublime!

ராஜா சார் மியூசிக்ல பாடறதுக்கு வாய்ப்பு வந்தப்ப, நம்பவே முடியலை. மனசு முழுக்க பயத்தோடவே ரெக்கார்டிங் போனேன். ஆனா, நான் பயந்த அளவுக்கு ஒண்ணுமே நடக்கலை. தப்பு பண்ணினா சொல்லிக் கொடுத்து, தானே பாடிக் காட்டி, என்கரேஜ் பண்ணிப் பாட வச்சார். அந்த பிரமிப்பு நீங்கறதுக்குள்ளே, அதே இசைஞானி மியூசிக்ல ‘மேகா’னு இன்னொரு படத்துக்கும் 3 பாட்டு பாடிட்டேன். ராஜா சார் ஒரு சிரிப்பு சிரிச்சாலே, அது ஆஸ்கார் வாங்கினதுக்கு சமம்... நான் பாடின ‘சற்று முன்பு’க்கு அப்படியொரு சிரிப்பு எனக்குப் பதிலா கிடைச்சது’’ - வார்த்தைக்கு வார்த்தை ராஜா புகழ் பாடிப் பூரிக்கிறார் ரம்யா.

Sunil Paulraj, Director of the UK-based music group that performs across the world for charitable causes, recalls a moment in 2009 when he knew his outfit had hit big time. Quite poetically, it was in a darkened auditorium in Chennai, just as the stage lights came on.

"I noticed camera flashes being directed not at us but at someone in the aisles," he says when we meet him at a star city hotel, where he is staying with 73 musicians who will be taking to the stage on August 5 and 6, in aid of charities Reaching Hand and U&I. During the interval, the small-built man — the reason for the flashes — walked up to him and introduced himself as Ilayaraja. To cut a long story short, Paulraj and his team of 82 found themselves in the legendary South music composer's studio the next morning at 7.30 am ("he sent 35 tailors over the previous night to have us kitted out"), recording a jingle for a jewellery brand. Not soon after, the group recorded for 2012 film Neethaane En Ponvasantham at Angel Studios in London, after the composer called Paulraj a week before his arrival. These and other stories are part of the eight-year-long Toccata journey, marked by a passion for performance, Paulraj's love of medicine, and a desire to reach out to the underprivileged through music.

app_engine wrote:I guess they should read out a WARNING MESSAGE prior to the 'mudhal muRai pArththa gnAbagam' song, much like they do with alcohol (or cigarette).

"இந்தப்பாடலைக் கேட்டுக்கொண்டே வண்டி ஓட்டுவது ஆபத்தானது"

"விளைவுகளுக்கு இதை உருவாக்கியவர்கள் பொறுப்பல்ல"