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Alaipayudhe
- Ethanai Konam Ethanai Parvai |
A paradox in itself…the first
charanam sung by Janaki is perhaps the shortest of any raja song (lasts
hardly 15 seconds) while the second charanam by K.J.Yesudoss is perhaps the
longest charanam in any of IR's songs (spanning more than 100 seconds).. |
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Chinnathambi
(film) |
It seems Raja scored the entire
score (all songs) in a staggeringly short time of less than 25 minutes. |
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Hey Ram
(BGM) |
The 90 odd members of the
symphony artist group of Hungary that played the BGM score (running nearly 2
hours) were aghast with bewilderment when they were informed that the entire
score was written by ilaiyaraja in mere two weeks time. |
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Hey Ram
(Film Songs) |
The songs were all re-tuned by
ilaiyaraja, based on picturizations already made based on previous existing
tunes composed by another composer. So ilaiyaraja had to fit his tune to
existing picturization/lip synchs and acting/dancing movements done for some
other composer's tunes. |
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How to
Name it (Non-film Album) |
Hold
your breath…all the scores for this non-film album of ilaiyaraja was written
in those small breaks/intervals he got amidst his film-music composing
schedule. |
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Idhazhil
Kadhai Ezhudhum - Unnal Mudiyum Thambi |
The song is set in raga Lalitha
and in the preceding scene before the song, the hero learns the heroine's
name, which is "Lalitha"..hence the choice of the raga for the song
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Ilaiyanila
Pozhigiradhe - Payanangal Mudivadhillai |
Did you know that Vairamuthu had
initially written "Salavai Nila Pozhigiradhu"…it was changed to
"ilaiyanila" by maestro ilaiyaraja.. |
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Kadhalin
Deepam - Thambikku Entha Ooru |
Maestro ilaiyaraja had undergone
an operation in his tummy at that time. But producer Panchu Arunachalam was
desperately in need of the songs to be composed. The bed-ridden maestro
whistled the whole tune while Panchu Arunchalam recorded it. Later raja had
written down the score for orchestration too. Later when SPB had come to sing
the song, small suggestions and corrections were suggested by ilaiyaraja (by
just whistling) over the phone. [In this bed-ridden condition only, he also
completed the BGM work for film "nooraavadhu naal"] |
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Kalaivaaniye
- Sindhubhairavi |
Features only arohanam and no
avarohanam |
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Kaatu
Vazhi Pora Pennay - Malaiyoor Mambuttiyaan |
During those times, the entire
song has to be recorded in one shot (unlike the bits & pieces possibility
of today's technology). Raja, who also sang this song, was under the most
distressing stomach ache during the recording of this song. He asks in his
book,"But you wont find that pain getting reflected in the song...my
personal pain & pleasures never intrude into my works.." |
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Malaiyoram
Mayilae - Oruvar Vaazhum Aalayam |
Ok
the hero here is music illiterate while the female is carnatic scholar - the
male voice in this song is malaysia vasudevan and female is chitra. Watch the
flat way in which Malaysia vasu sings the word "mayilae" and when
chitra repeats, note how she sings the same "mayilae" with extra
gamakkams & carnatic touch. |
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Manasu
Mayangum - Sippikkul Muthu |
It is the female who sings a
line, and the male follows by repeating what the female sings....It has to
be, as the hero is totally ignorant of the roles he has to assume, even after
he tied the nupital knot. This "male voice following female voice"
trend continues till second charanam. Then the pallavi is repeated for the
last time, but now - see what has happened...the male takes full control. The
roles are now reversed, and the female voice repeats what the male
sings..Next time u watch the song, look out why ;-) |
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Meetadha
Oru Veenai - Poonthottam |
It seems that it took several
gruelling hours before the singers Hariharan and Mahalaxmi Iyer could sing
the song to that level of perfection that ilaiyaraja was expecting !!!!
That’s why they say…if you want ilaiyaraja to consider your voice as a singer,
you better put some real hardwork & practise in classical music. |
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Megam
Kottatum - Enakkul Oruvan |
According to Mr.Purushothaman,
senior percussionist in IR's troupe, this was the most complicated and
challenging work he has ever done. Towards the climax of the song, the
mirudangam-drums jugalbundi has IR's contribution too - Yes, the mirudangam
was played by raja himself. |
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Oh
Vasantha Raja - Neengal Kettavai |
Completely contrasting styles of
charanams (one charanam in clean carnatic rythm background, the other western
popish rythm background). |
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Pazhamudhir
Solai - Varusham 16 |
Western style interlude followed
by Carnatic Charanam and carnatic flavoured interlude followed by a western
style charanam. |
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Putham
Pudhu Kaalai - Nenjathai Killaadhae |
The harmonium bit in this song
was played by raja himself |
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Raja
Rajathi Rajan indha Raja - Agni Nakshathiram |
The entire song just has
percussions. No other instrument (wind/string), apart from a bass guitarist!!
Totally only 3 musicians worked in this song. |
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Rakkamma
Kaiyya Thattu - Thalabathy |
Ranked
4 in BBC's worldwide opinion poll. The entire song's orchestration and BGM
works were completed in one single take. |
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Thol
Mela Thole Mela - Poomani |
While ilaiyaraja was quite happy
with the lyrics, Lyricist Pazhanibharathi especially got special from maestro
for the lines," Veezhdhadhum Nalladhe, Dhaagamai Ulladhe"… |
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