Manadhil oru paattu - Song of the moment - Vol 1

I am mostly a fan of orchestration. 80s music might have nostalgic value but post-Guru has been real exciting for me. But IR seems to appeal to the music lover even when the orchestration is minimal. One such song, which falls into the much distracted IR-tabla genre with typical structure (for eg. the later part of charanam in set high with strings backing)  is vanna nilave vaigai nathiyE. Simple flute fills, triangle/bell sounds. It still appeals to your heart. Does not seem like lots of variations/sangathis. But I can listen to this over and over again. Is it just the emotional appeal ?  Youtube comments say - 'soulful', 'classic flute' etc.How appropriate.  I think we are not the most crazy fans of IR in this forum. Looks like there are so many people enjoying rare songs of IR on youtube and other sites.

Watched a few "super singer" episodes on youtube (Vijay TV), where all three judges are from 'mAtRAn thOttam' (one is a malligai, one paruththi and another muLLu)...

While there is clearly a concentrated effort to project non-IR songs, the young contestants - due to whatever reasons - end up choosing an IR song or two in each episode invariably

The episodes were for "drunk" songs and the janaranjaga songs of rAsA got murdered by the participants (& mostly by orchestra too) - moonu mudichchAla muttALA AnEn of AKK, singAri sarakku of KC & thaNNiththotti thEdi vandha of SB. Well, the orchestra did just the starting part prior to 'thaNNiththotti' nicely. That way, right emotional backdrop was provided but the song got killed by the singer.

The surprise pick was 'endhan kaNNil EzhulagangaL' of Guru (horrible orch but singer was not that intolerable).

Despite all the low-q, rAsA songs alone could still be enjoyed - thanks to the mind playing the original along

OTOH, could not stand ANY of the non-IR songs (which are so-so as such and chavattified by the singers / orch in addition) and had to be FFed.

I don't know why they have an old man singing pre-IR songs much worse than every street singer, bathroom singer & non-singer living in TN

avarukku training vERa kudukkuRangaLAm

thamizhnaadu has killed fine arts and what we see in reality shows is last rites being performed with great fanfare...

Stumbled on this 'reality show' Telugu song when I wanted to check on a film (to post vinyl pics of "AlApanA") and got stunned :



So, ippadiyum oru ulagam irukku / shows nadakkudhu!
(BTW, first time hearing this song - there may be a phenomenal SJ version, fortunately for this singer I've never heard it)

The girl gets 300 out of 300 (all three judges giving 100% score)

Who are these judges? Are they well-known inside Telugu desam?

Is this program / channel of some repute?

Regardless, the singer is effortlessly awesome!

Brilliant singing Malavika!! she sounds so sweet crystal clear voice ! Kudos to the orchestra too. 
I admire the orchestras playing for Malayalam & telegu music reality shows to be more conscientious than most Tamil channels' lousy orchestra. 

After some digging, saw her name connected to MAA TV Super Singer 7. Checking out the videos,

Here is the original Priyatama tama sangeetham: SJ Version from Aalapanaa:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY80jCqljE8  

What a nashaa' listening to SJ... 

Super find App ji! First time? Excellent performance by Malavika.  Singers don't have to dance and don't need dancers around them and don't need audience and other singers to dance for them. See the amount of complexity in singing, especially the emotions (not that high pitch kaththal as in western pop) in the song. Great to know there is such show which is running silently, whereas SS4 is running the show devoid of singing capabilities and looking for additional capabilities which are not at all needed for a play back singer. Shows like this could be a better answer to SS4.

Found 'Lalitha Priya kamalam' by Hemachandra & Geetha Madhuri from SS7 (same series), Lovely singing from the both of them, excellent work by the orchestra. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drb9hjcP6aA

Anyone mind translating what Chandrabose is saying in the end about IR ?

Enathu Vizhi Vazhi mele - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGb82FXkYZc

first second (plate thattifying) to last second - non-stop thriller!

Manathil oru title song, transferred to a dream world for a couple of minutes - goosebumps everytime I hear it



In fact title music ku Mattume oru thani thread irukkanum..

I have been so haunted by this again, unable to leave the song for days. manasa pizhinju edukkuthu. Antha tune, swarangaL, alapana, veena, flute, SPB's singing.
ala paitalEsE selapaata vinna
giriveena meete jalapaatamanna
nalOna sagE aalaapanaa raagaaloo teesE alOchanaa

jardaratala naatyam aravirula marulakaavyam
egasi egasi naalo gaLa madoovooladigE gaanam
niduralEche naalO hRudayamE

avEsamantha aalaapanElE edalayalO naalO jvalinchE varNaala rachanaa
naalO jalinchE swaraalaa

VS,
  Thanks for the picks........ Telugu IR.. something different..........  love a lot..........

april 1 vidudhala  - Best Album.............

okkadae asa -  lovely Interludes.........

ompula vaikari   --  Great Chorus...........

Interesting experience V_S! So what songs are you planning to give her now? 

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Thanks Usha ji. Yes, fantastic songs. That too, when a totally new person express their liking, it becomes more fantastic and as a fan, I become so proud.

fring151, Whichever IR song we think, it is gold. Might be this, since I got this recently and also in good quality. 

 

Excellent choice V_S ji! Great song collection. The very first song on that CD should be enough  .Guruvayurappa NAn kOnda is a song I have been listening to a lot lately. The blissful piano prelude, funky synth and violin laden interludes. SPB's playful improvisations are another plus. Overall nice mix of melodic classical and orchestral brilliance in this compilation.

So here we go - one of the best orchestrated songs in history of Indian Film Music.
The movie is about kids and a genie and his master who wants to get genie back.
Now the genie wants to get back to his master-not out of love, but out of fear that
the master would harm the children. But he has to stay back as long as children have
 wishes that he has to fulfill. Children being children plan to overwhelm the genie with
wishes and there we have a song where the genie goes on wish granting spree.
Maestro being the genie that he is for producers, directors and music lovers seems hellbent to
 outdo the genie 'musically'. And he does this with ease. Here is what the recipe he has used to
cook this song..
1. haunting harmony to kick off the prelude (all said and done the genie is a chaathaan and his tricks are
    that of a ghost - right?)
2. 2 sets of violins counterpointing each other creating a flood of notes that best explain the feeling of wonder that
    only children are blessed to experience.
3. A rivetting, free flowing - yet very simple pallavi sung by the best Malayalam singer Dr.K.J.Yesudas
    He owns the tune right at Minnaa  - I am flat.
4. As the Dr. applies his soothing vocal magic, the rhythm for the vocal part is set by simple drums and a smooth guitar strain and something
   must be said about this guitar - it is also heard in the first interlude - very twangy - sweet sound the way the guitarist has played the
   strings of it - it is like caressing peacock feathers.
5. Eclectic bass lines go on their own track creating a super soft bed for the violins and lead guitar.
6. The interludes are sonic representation of the genie's works - they are tumultuous, wonder inducing and serene.
7. The charanam is sheer beauty, there is a to and fro - back and forth between Dr.K.J.Yesudas and a violin section (particularly poovu punnaagayO).

Heavenly delight this song and a perfect proof that Raaja is not a product of his environment (thamizh film music sphere) though he is from his environment - Maybe that is why he is resented - praised but with reservations. Human ear cannot lie - This has to be deva sangeetham - even when applied to the antics of a chaathaan(genie)

Oh boy. The way my heart leaps at "kalkkaNdilO kadanja yedhu kaigaLO" oh boy that flight with heart with only the tune. Incredible!

continuing on with this song.. some things i missed out - frankly due to being overwhelmed..
1. The way female choir has been used - not as a standalone harmony section, but as a counterpoint or in many ways
    counterpart to a violin crescendo - I can give it in writing - no one else has done this.
2. I can distinctly hear 3 types of guitar - bass, accoustic and electric - bass gets particularly busy when lead singer is singing and as usual, their section
    is equally rich in melody.
3. percussion - drums, synth pad and bongos - they appear and disappear in different sections
4. Male harmony that completes KJY's crescendo with a "Heyyy thaga thaga" arranged in 2 different pitch - It is an outworldly feel listening to it - spooky
And many more..
Single most statement of Raaja's stamp of superiority and the best Malayalam song ever.. Sorry thumbee vaa - you gotta move 2 steps back.

jai,
As usual superb write-up on one of the most soulful song ever.

jaiganesh wrote:This has to be deva sangeetham - even when applied to the antics of a chaathaan(genie)

Excellently put!

jaiganesh wrote:Single most statement of Raaja's stamp of superiority and the best Malayalam song ever.. Sorry thumbee vaa - you gotta move 2 steps back.

I agree.

I landed upon this beauty after a long long time. enno tyagala dhasyama from Shiva (2006). The male chorus which Ravi is looking for. Maestro surprises us by opting for male choir for full pallavi and chips himself in only from charanam. The solo violin in first interlude is icing on the cake. Another reason the song touched me more specially today is it has the roots of kaattu vazhi thunbam illai (Thandavakone) with his mild mediterranean feel in its arrangements and feeble feel in the tune. Maestro seals the soul with his immaculate voice. On loop every time (read it like Madhavan's Arun Excello on time every time ).

In addition to that, I think the string section towards the end of the first interlude is a 'signature' ilaiyaraaja section - It is not expensive - but pensive, on the edge and minimal - modernist - Seems like done with one keyboard and one guitar (or a santoor and guitar). Its melody is not a standalone - but more a ramp integral to the song to lead into the charanam.. And yes Maestro's voice in Hindi and Telugu - fits and evokes the frustrating feeling appropriate..

If I am not mistaken, My Dear Kuttichaathan, is where IR used symphonic sounds in film songs first. My 'Guru' CD has My Dear Kuttichaathan as a bonus !!!

Thenna marathula thendral adikudhu

Mudhal mudhalil.. radio vivinth barath il.. add il kaeten..... stanza epadi irukum.. acharyamga kaathirnudhen......

padam release agi, Neyar virupam nigazhchiyil.. full paataiyum kaetom... adhaiyum maraka mudiyadhu...

3rd time kaekum podhu, en anna........ sonnan..... aerial poi pidikaren....paatai kelu.Guitar sound varum kelu nu.....

indha paatu arambichadhum.... sila seconds il....... kaetuden...  avvalavu dhanae nu kaeten.............  . thalaiyil
adichindan en anna..  apo onum puriyalai........... 

ipo dhane puriyaradhu. full paatukum vara guitar sound...   ipadi kaetu iruken. Radio vil indha paatuku Guitar satham

kaekaradhu romba kashtam dhan.........

IR songs. sila paatuku.. youtube il sound quality romba nalla irukum.............  indha paatuku youtube. periya vishayam.
Thanks to RajsMed...........

en Sankar solrar.. IR in veetil.. avaroda set il.. indha paatai kaetaram..............  Nichayam sound Excellent aga irundhu 
irukum................

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCL4jGJwsHc