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Wow Annamalai was also in 1992! It was a big break for Deva, who turned out to be a prolific, important Tamil music director. @Madan Do you remember how you felt about him then? Laalaku Dole Dappi Ma was also 1992.
Considering how prolific he was, I would say he evolved actually slowly. You need to look at no. of soundtracks and not the number of years. Because 2-3 years seems like a small time-frame now, but in those days it could mean 120-140 soundtracks for IR. Naturally he might get bored ad would want to try something else.
Naren, I agree with presentation being off for western type songs in early 90s. The typical IRish tune sometimes did not sit well with the interludes and arrangements where the intent was revealed.Take kurangy kayyil maala from Mumbai express. The arrangement reveal the intent, a foray into Jazz, but the melody is ridiculous and as a stand alone stripped of the interludes it says anything but Jazz. I think Day by Day from Honest Raj(for which somebody here posted the link) came close to a full fledged effort, rest was a bit hotch-potch for me.
Take Adi penne from Mullum malarum, and notice the xylophones, tablas, mirudhangams and the free flowing patterns from start to finish. The tunes in the stanzas themselves feel like as if they were meant to skip and dance rather than march in a straight line and naturally the thaala nadais followed suit. IR had worked with some talented drummers during the late 70s like Noel Grant and so on who also pushed him. I think in the late 80s he got too comfortable with his composing. Occasionally for Mani Ratnam or KB he will push himself and reinvent a template. For others it was all templated stuff most of the time.
The more logical explanation is that his interests/styles evolved. Different people relate to different mini-eras of IR based on their own preferences/tastes. For me 1980 was the year that defined him, the year of seminal works. And 1980-1983 is my preferred phase. But I have a lot of favorites from 1976-1979 and 1990-1993 as well.
Singaravelan had an entertaining soundtrack. Pandiyan had a perfect one for a star-vehicle. But my favourite IR album of the year is Aavarampoo. The choice of singers (SPB, SJ, KJY, Krishnachander & IR himself) was great. The background score, too, is fabulous.
An interesting fact:
Back when my dad was going to those IR-Gangai Amaran concerts in the early 90s, he ended up going to an, in retrospect, very special one. That day, IR said he just finished composing a song prior to the concert and decided to unveil it to the audience.
In fact, looking at the films Raja and Kamal worked on after Thevar Magan/Kalaignan, it does seem like he was singing at least one song every time. Ramaranalum on Hey Ram, three songs on Virumaandi, Kurangu Kaiyil on Mumbai Xpress. Of course, to echo what vijay said, maybe it was better for Raja to work with Kamal than give it to totally the wrong male singer and make the song unsahikable.
Singara Velan holds some special memories for me. It was the last Raja album I purchased on cassette as I left for further studies to Australia where Tamil audio cassettes were a little harder to come by and the Indian convenience stores that did stock Indian music did it via CDs which were a little out of the price range of an undergraduate student who was holding down 2 part time jobs to pay for his living expenses.
There was one shop in the main bus terminal in KL selling Tamil soundtracks. At that point my cousin and I, rabid Raja fans pretty much bought as many of his albums as possible and with a Kamal and Rajini film, made it a point to purchase the soundtrack and listen to it as many times as possible before watching the movie.
KayKay: Yup, I would compare Pudhucheri Kacheri to the even more underrated Iniya Gaanam or the eternal favourite Ilamai Idho Idho as songs that offer a veritable greatest-hits of SPB. A very wide portion of his repertoire is covered just in these songs by themselves.
Vaanil Vidivelli is like Enthan Vaazhkayin from Chinna Kannamma. Feels like it belongs in a different film. Another example is Sinthiya Venmani from Poonthota Kavalkaran which has the 90s Raja like En Uyire Vaa and Paramal Partha Nenjam.
If I compare this to some of the other top albums of his of that period, I can do without Ellorukkum Sollum Paatu in Marubadiyum, Yamuna Aatrile/Putham Puthu Poo (good song but somewhat strained vocals esp Janaki) in Dhalapathi, Nee Yenge Naan Yenge in Chinna Thambi, Konji Konji in Veera.
MMKR holds up well in comparison to Paatu Paadava and many would probably be inclined to go with it for sheer box office draw quality. With Paatu Paadava, you have to take in a song like Poongatrile a few times before you start to comprehend it while MMKR is just instantly catchy like a true vintage Raja hit soundtrack.
Everlasting compositions of the MSV-Kannadasan combo and also songs that the great lyricist created with other music directors were showcased appealingly. And conducting the orchestra was T. L. Thyagarajan (son of Tiruchi Loganathan). Well-known light music singers of the stage including Ananthu, Kovai Murali and Jayashri presented many a Kannadasan gem.
The Malaysia Tamils honoured yesteryear actor M.N.Rajam and her husband and playback singer A.L. Raghavan with Awards for Lifetime Achievement. Among the other eminent personalities who adorned the stage were T. M. Soundararajan, P. B. Srinivas, L. R. Easwari, S. P. Muthuraman, Vani Jairam, Kavignar Kamakotiyaan (who welcomed the gathering) and Malaysia Vasudevan.
Praising Pandithurai for organising such functions for the poet, eminent singer Vani Jairam touched a sentimental chord as she recalled her association with Kannadasan and the affection he had for her. And in typical style, Vani mesmerised the audience with her ever-popular hits.
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