"விரலில் சுதி மீட்டவா?
வரும் இசைக்கு உயிர் ஊட்டவா?
(Viralil Sudhi Meettavaa? Varum Isaikku Uyir Oottavaa?)
எந்தன் கற்பனையில் வடித்தேன்,
விற்பனைக்கு இல்லையே!
உந்தன் கையில் கொடுத்தேன்,
இன்பம் இங்கு எல்லையே!"
(Enthan Karpanayil Vadiththaen, Virpanaikku Illayae! Undhan Kayyil Koduththen, Inbam Ingu Ellayae!)
The above means "Shall I play the shruthi (music) with my fingers and fill the music that comes out with soul? The music that is a result of my imagination is not meant for business. I gave it in your hands for infinite joy!"
One man with a harmonium, who makes music from his staggering imagination and talent, fills it with soul and gives it to us to reminisce and derive infinite joy!
The first two lines of the above lyric, coz of the beauty of Thamizh, can also mean " Come (Vaa), play the shruthi with your fingers and fill the music with soul!", when the words "Meettavaa" and "Oottavaa" are split as "Meetta Vaa" and "Ootta Vaa". I believe this is how it was meant to be in the context of the film. But when I heard it the first time, I felt as if the Maestro (probably Vaali is the lyricist) was making a statement and hence chose to interpret it as mentioned in the earlier paragraph.
This one is a rare gem for the simple reason that I haven't heard or seen this one before and I believe this one is a composition quite unknown to a lot of his Raaja's fans.
"Viralil Sudhi Meetta Vaa" is from the film "Nandhavana Theru" that had Karthik in the lead and was directed by R.V Udhayakumar. "Velli Nilavae" sung by SPB and Uma Ramanan was a run away hit when this film released and was played over and over again. But the flip side was this brilliant song also managed to eclipse some other brilliant songs in this album.
Apart from "Viralil", this album features some fabulous compositions like "Enna Varam Vendum", "Ramana Venkata Ramana", "ANNiyai Kaattu", "Un Munne Naanum" etc. I am sure we will visit each one of them in the days to come.
Chitra begins "Viralil" quite flamboyantly with the swara singing supported by the flute. The Veena takes it forward as the plea for support gains momentum. I understand that this one is in Sindhu Bhairavi. I leave it to the experts to throw more light on the finer nuances.
The CharaNam is adorned with some awesome swara singing that is sure to leave a goosebump or two and the final aalap, though brief, is a fitting finale.
இசையின் சுகத்தில் உலகம் வியந்து, மகிழ்ந்திட!
(Isayin sugaththil ulagam viyandhu, magizhnthida-meaning "when the world is admiring and enjoying the heart-warming music/composition")
How true!
This way to infinite joy----> http://music.cooltoad.com/music/song.php?id=489660
Showing posts with label Karthik. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Karthik. Show all posts
01 July 2010
06 May 2010
Raavanan (Tamil)-Music Review-A.R.Rahman
As promised earlier, here is a quick look at the Thamizh counterpart of Manirathnam's Raavan, Raavanan.
Its always tricky to score music for multilingual flicks (without considering dubbing here) especially if the balance has to be struck between a North Indian language and a South Indian language. If the tunes are composed keeping in mind, say, the film in Hindi, it may end up sounding alien to a South Indian listener.
1. Veera suffers from the aforementioned. It sounded much better in the Hindi soundtrack.
2. 'Behne De' is 'Usure Poguthey". Its a double whammy for Karthik as he handles the song brilliantly in both versions. Vairamuthu's lyrics are good. "Indha olagatthil idhu onnum pudhusilla, Onnu rendu thappi poghum ozhukkathula, Vidhi solli vazhi pottaan manusapulla, vidhivilakkillaadha vidhiyum illa". Nice!
3. Kodu Potta sounded better in Thamizh than the Hindi 'Thok do Khilli'. A rebellious song with words like "சோத்துல பங்கு கேட்டா, எலையப் போடு! சொத்துல பங்கு கேட்டா, தலையப் போடு!", still gives me a heard before feel.
4. Shankar Mahadevan and Anuradha Sriram sing Kaattu Chirukki (Ranjha Ranjha). Anuradha is irritatingly shrill at places. I still don't like it much.
5. KaLvare KaLvare (Khili re)sung by Shreya Ghosal is mellifluous and still my pick of this album with typical Rahman style arrangements. Shreya continues with her rollicking form in Thamizh with another surefire hit here.
6. Kedaakkari: I found it quite cacophonic even when I heard it in Hindi. This one obviously cannot be any better. The lyrics are also quite mundane.
Overall, though ARR has managed to balance most of the tracks between Hindi and Thamizh decently, as I mentioned in my Hindi Review, the album itself is, personally, quite a let down (especially after VTV) from whatever the Mani-ARR combo have offered before (I am not even talking about the music in Mani's films before ARR stepped in).
1. Veera suffers from the aforementioned. It sounded much better in the Hindi soundtrack.
2. 'Behne De' is 'Usure Poguthey". Its a double whammy for Karthik as he handles the song brilliantly in both versions. Vairamuthu's lyrics are good. "Indha olagatthil idhu onnum pudhusilla, Onnu rendu thappi poghum ozhukkathula, Vidhi solli vazhi pottaan manusapulla, vidhivilakkillaadha vidhiyum illa". Nice!
3. Kodu Potta sounded better in Thamizh than the Hindi 'Thok do Khilli'. A rebellious song with words like "சோத்துல பங்கு கேட்டா, எலையப் போடு! சொத்துல பங்கு கேட்டா, தலையப் போடு!", still gives me a heard before feel.
4. Shankar Mahadevan and Anuradha Sriram sing Kaattu Chirukki (Ranjha Ranjha). Anuradha is irritatingly shrill at places. I still don't like it much.
5. KaLvare KaLvare (Khili re)sung by Shreya Ghosal is mellifluous and still my pick of this album with typical Rahman style arrangements. Shreya continues with her rollicking form in Thamizh with another surefire hit here.
6. Kedaakkari: I found it quite cacophonic even when I heard it in Hindi. This one obviously cannot be any better. The lyrics are also quite mundane.
Overall, though ARR has managed to balance most of the tracks between Hindi and Thamizh decently, as I mentioned in my Hindi Review, the album itself is, personally, quite a let down (especially after VTV) from whatever the Mani-ARR combo have offered before (I am not even talking about the music in Mani's films before ARR stepped in).
26 April 2010
Raavan-Music Review
The most awaited album of the year is here. Raavan (Hindi) by A.R.Rahman, for his mentor Mani Rathnam. The Thamizh audio is yet to reach stores. I will take it up separately.
(I personally am quite excited about the movie for one reason. Actor Karthik is back with Mani Rathnam and I am curious to see how the master director has used him this time. They have come together twice before this. Once in Agni Natchathiram and before that in the probably the role of Karthik's career, in Mouna Ragam)
Now on to the music.
The album released on T-Series has six tracks.
1. Beera: The song is already catching up, thanks to the 40 sec teaser on air. The song begins with arrangements and rhythms that sound very african. Quite catchy and rendered well by Vijay Prakash and Mustafa Kutoane, its short by bollywood standards at 3.15 and ends ubruptly I thought. I am sure we are gonna listen to this a lot in the days to come.
2. Behene De: Sung by Karthik (not the actor), this song reminds one of a lot of ARR's past works, from Satrangi Re of Dil Se to Ni Main Samajh Gayi from Taal. Karthik does a good job. One for the charts this. Good listen despite the familiar tune.
3. Thok Di Killi: Have he heard something similar recently? Jai Ho? May be I am wrong. But quite a let down this one. Gulzar's lyrics are the only strong point of this racy number("Sadiyon se chalta aaya hai, Oonch neech ka lamba kissa, Ab ki baar hisaab chukaale, cheen ke le le apna hissa"). Sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Am'nico.
4. Ranjha Ranjha: Sung by Javed Ali and Rekha Bharadwaj (with additional vocals by Anuradha Sriram), this track begins well but meanders a lot towards the end and makes you feel may be its a tad too long (close to 6 mins). Again nothing really fresh about this song. Picturization save this.
5. Khili Re: Now, this song by Reena Bhardwaj (remember Baba.. Kichu Kichu Thaa?) is my pick of the album. A easy flowing track which is lilting all through. Simple arrangements (watch out for the melting flute, so reminiscent of ARR) and nice lyrics are the highlights of this one. Reena is brilliant.
6. Kata Kata: This song celebrates the "aakhri raat kunwara". Sung by Sapna Awasthi, Ila Arun and Kunal Ganjawala this again has nothing new to offer. Especially the rendering of "Kanya Ko Bulao" is quite irritating. Quite a placid track.
I would rate this right at the bottom of all his work for Mani Rathnam. I have heard people say that ARR's work catches up after a few listens (I personally do not agree. I liked everything about Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya right away, on first listen). If at all this sounds any better in the days to come (after the tamil audio also comes out) I will not hesitate to say so. But as of now I am not quite excited about the album except for Khili re.
(I personally am quite excited about the movie for one reason. Actor Karthik is back with Mani Rathnam and I am curious to see how the master director has used him this time. They have come together twice before this. Once in Agni Natchathiram and before that in the probably the role of Karthik's career, in Mouna Ragam)
Now on to the music.
The album released on T-Series has six tracks.
1. Beera: The song is already catching up, thanks to the 40 sec teaser on air. The song begins with arrangements and rhythms that sound very african. Quite catchy and rendered well by Vijay Prakash and Mustafa Kutoane, its short by bollywood standards at 3.15 and ends ubruptly I thought. I am sure we are gonna listen to this a lot in the days to come.
2. Behene De: Sung by Karthik (not the actor), this song reminds one of a lot of ARR's past works, from Satrangi Re of Dil Se to Ni Main Samajh Gayi from Taal. Karthik does a good job. One for the charts this. Good listen despite the familiar tune.
3. Thok Di Killi: Have he heard something similar recently? Jai Ho? May be I am wrong. But quite a let down this one. Gulzar's lyrics are the only strong point of this racy number("Sadiyon se chalta aaya hai, Oonch neech ka lamba kissa, Ab ki baar hisaab chukaale, cheen ke le le apna hissa"). Sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Am'nico.
4. Ranjha Ranjha: Sung by Javed Ali and Rekha Bharadwaj (with additional vocals by Anuradha Sriram), this track begins well but meanders a lot towards the end and makes you feel may be its a tad too long (close to 6 mins). Again nothing really fresh about this song. Picturization save this.
5. Khili Re: Now, this song by Reena Bhardwaj (remember Baba.. Kichu Kichu Thaa?) is my pick of the album. A easy flowing track which is lilting all through. Simple arrangements (watch out for the melting flute, so reminiscent of ARR) and nice lyrics are the highlights of this one. Reena is brilliant.
6. Kata Kata: This song celebrates the "aakhri raat kunwara". Sung by Sapna Awasthi, Ila Arun and Kunal Ganjawala this again has nothing new to offer. Especially the rendering of "Kanya Ko Bulao" is quite irritating. Quite a placid track.
I would rate this right at the bottom of all his work for Mani Rathnam. I have heard people say that ARR's work catches up after a few listens (I personally do not agree. I liked everything about Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya right away, on first listen). If at all this sounds any better in the days to come (after the tamil audio also comes out) I will not hesitate to say so. But as of now I am not quite excited about the album except for Khili re.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)