top ten ilayaraja songs
Jayaraman Anand
Any such list is bound to be subjective and could involve a lot of
vocal energy. Still, a consensus can be reached if nettors can rate
their selections ( lyrics are also important ), the best being #1, etc.
I will summarize if there is enough response.
Thanks.
J Anand.
Kathiravan Krishnamurthi
>Thanks.
>J Anand.
No 1: annakiLi unnath thEduthu
KK
R. Parthasarathy
>
>My rating :
>
> #1. Anthi mazhai pozhigirathu(raja parvai)
> #2. Ilaya Nila (payanangal mudivathillai)
> #3. Ithu oru pon malai pozhuthu(nizhalgal)
> #4. Poongathave (nizhalgal)
> #5. Katril enthan geetham(johnny)
> #6. Chinna chinnavanna kuyil(mouna ragam)
> #7. Enna satham indha neram(punnagai mannan)
> #8. Rasave unne nambi (mudhal mariyathai)
> #9. Kanmani anbodu (guna)
> #10.Padariyen (sindhu bairavi)
>
My top ten songs:
#1. Radha Radha Nee yenge (Meendum Kokila)
#2. Aahaaya Gangai Poonthen Malar Soodi (Dharma Yuththam)
#3. Cinna Kannan Azhaikkiraan (Kavik Kuyil)
#4. Tham Thananm Thana (Puthiya Vaarppugal)
#5. Ilamai Enum Poongaatru (Pagalil Or Iravu)
#6. Koyil Mani Osai Inge Kettathaalo (Kizhakke Pogum Rayil)
#7. Kannan Oru Kaikkuzhandai (Badra Kaali)
#8. Poongaatru Thirumbumaa (Muthal Mariyaadai)
#9. Kuyile Kuyile Unthan Geethangal Ketkaatho (Kaathal Oviyam)
#10. Senthazham Poovil Vandaadum Thenral (Mullum Malarum)
I have many more songs that compete with the above. I wish I could give
a top 50 list.
Partha sarathy
Anand Srinivasan
Come on! that song is not even in top hundred of Ilayaraja's songs
(subjective here). Though, there are some really bad songs which
nobody likes, rest of them need not be liked by all.
My friend has this idea that many individuals have a set of favourite
ragas (knowingly or unknowingly), and they tend to like most of the
songs based on those ragas. I can't recollect in what raga "annakili"
song is based on, but if u dig more, u might discover that you tend
to like songs based on that raga.
In my opinion, it is impossible to get a top hundred, let alone
top ten of Ilayaraja. We can try though. Better even, try to get
top ten movies in which Ilayaraja directed music.
ASrinivasan
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Sankaran Thayumanavan
JANANI, JANANI, .....
is the movie 'thai moogambikai'?
>Thanks.
>J Anand.
anban,
thayumanavan
Kathiravan Krishnamurthi
>ASrinivasan
>.
That song was my personal choice only. I based it on the lyrics and
music. The pining of the lady is portrayed. I for one look at
the lyrics as well. My North Indian friends liked this song just for
the music.
I don't know ragas. certainly I know iLayaraaja's does not
have bounds and strict rules. he improvises and creates his own
melodies.
KK
Anand Srinivasan
>In<1992Oct20.1...@sol.UVic.CA>asrini@sanjuan(Anand Srinivasan) writes:
>>In article <kat.719601140@keiko> k...@doe.carleton.ca (Kathiravan Krishnamurthi) writes:
>>>In <1992Oct20....@vela.acs.oakland.edu> jan...@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Jayaraman Anand) writes:
>
>>In my opinion, it is impossible to get a top hundred, let alone
>>top ten of Ilayaraja. We can try though. Better even, try to get
>>top ten movies in which Ilayaraja directed music.
>
>>ASrinivasan
>>.
> That song was my personal choice only. I based it on the lyrics and
>music. The pining of the lady is portrayed. I for one look at
>the lyrics as well. My North Indian friends liked this song just for
>the music.
>
>
Here are some of the movies which show allround performance
by Ilayaraja (3 or more hit songs per movie)...
(alphabetical order)
1. Agni Natchathram
2. AkaL ViLakku
3. Johny
4. Kizhake pogum rail
5. Moondram pirai
6. Mullum Malarum
7. Niram-maratha pookal
8. Ninaivellam Nithya
9. Nizhalgal
10. Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu
11. Priya
12. Pudhiya Varpukal
13. Raja Paarvai
14. Ullasa paravaigal
15. 16 vayadhinile'
Anand S
akn...@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
1. Kaatril endhan geetham... (Johnny)
2. Kovil maniyosai thannai kettathaaro... (Kizhakke pogum rayil)
3. Hey.. paadal onru.. raagam onru.. (Priya)
4. Aagaya gangai.. (Dharmayudham (No Mr.Meenan Vishnu, the movie))
5. Ponn maalai pozhuthu... (Nizhalgal)
6. Poonkathave thaazh thiravaay... (nizhalgal)
7. Ilaiyanilaa pozhihirathe... (Payanangal mudivadhillai)
8. Edhazhil kathai ezhudhum neramidhu (Unnaal mudiyum thambi(not you,
Ranjith Ravindran Suresh.))
9. Hey.. raasaathi.. rosaappoo... (En uyir thozhan)
10. Maalaiyil yaaro manadhodu... (Shatriyan)
The following are the songs I like for the lyrics alone:
1. Kanavu kaanum vaazhkkai yaavum.. (I forgot the name of the movie but
it is a Balumahendra movie with Banuchandar, Archana, Thyagarajan and Silk
Smita).A north-indian friend told me the tune is a copy from an old Hindi
song.
2. Poomaalai vaangi vandhan.. (Sindhubhairavi) especially the line
maanathin maanathai vaangi vittan.
Hey, how did I forget the song "Mannil Indha Kaadal anri" from Keladi
Kanmani! Hmm, I like I could have a top 100 list.
- Arun.
V.R.Kumar
How about the song
"Ammaavaendrazhaikkaatha uyir illaiyae
Ammaavai ninaikkaatha......."
from the movie "Mannan". Whether it is one of the best songs of
Isai Gnyaani or not, Jesudas has mentioned that it is the song which
made him very emotional while recording. A superb song indeed !
It is extremely difficult to select the top 10 or even top 100
of Ilayaraaja. But anyway, its worth trying !
Anpudan,
V R Kumar
"Thamizhaa thamizhaa naalum unn naalae ......"
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>In article <1992Oct20.1...@sol.UVic.CA>, asrini@sanjuan (Anand Srinivasan) writes...
>>
>>My friend has this idea that many individuals have a set of favourite
>>ragas (knowingly or unknowingly), and they tend to like most of the
>>songs based on those ragas. I can't recollect in what raga "annakili"
>>song is based on, but if u dig more, u might discover that you tend
>>to like songs based on that raga.
>>
>Amaran mentioned songs such as "annakili" were actually adaptations of Tamil
>folk songs that Ilayaraaja recalled from his childhood. These types of songs
>may not have a classical music base.
>
>Aru .
>n...@abb-sc.com
>
>
>
Both Ilaiyaraja and his younger brother Gangai Amran had influence
from their elder brother, late Paavalar Varadharajan. He was with
communist party and had a troop to sing propaganda songs for the
party in folk style. In fact Ilayaraja was supposed to have been
singing in female voice (hard to believe, though :-)) in his
brother's troop. That was his initial training in music. Most of their
earlier songs had the influence of his brother's propaganda songs,
both in lyric (by Gangai Amaran) and music (Ilaiyaraja). I think
Ilayaraja's film company name is 'Paavalar creations' in memory of
his late brother.
BTW, the song in 'kELdi kaNmaNi',
'maNNIl ingu kaadhal inRi yaarum vaazhdhal koodumO'
was a written by Pavalar Varadharajan.
All the songs (isai_p paadalgaL) sung in traditional style, no matter
they are sashtriya sangeetham or therukkooththu or any others,
would conform to raagams and thaalams (I am not very knowledgable
to comment more on this).
M. Sundaramoorthy
sun...@indigo1.hsis.uci.edu
Anand Srinivasan
>
>In article <1992Oct20.1...@sol.UVic.CA>, asrini@sanjuan (Anand Srinivasan) writes...
>>
>>My friend has this idea that many individuals have a set of favourite
>>ragas (knowingly or unknowingly), and they tend to like most of the
>>songs based on those ragas. I can't recollect in what raga "annakili"
>>song is based on, but if u dig more, u might discover that you tend
>>to like songs based on that raga.
>>
>I once listened to an interview of Gangai Amaran by TN TV. In that Gangai
>Amaran mentioned songs such as "annakili" were actually adaptations of Tamil
>folk songs that Ilayaraaja recalled from his childhood. These types of songs
>may not have a classical music base.
>
>Aru .
>n...@abb-sc.com
>
>
>
Compare "Annakili unnai theduthe" song with "udhaya geetham paaduven"
both seem to be quite similar except for the gender of the singers
and the meaning of the songs. probably they are in the same raga or
ragas which are close... the idea is people who tend to like one like
the others which are similar...
Anand S
Aru Arunasalam
Jayaraman Anand
>Here are some of the movies where all the songs were a hit :
was'nt a hit = wh
>1. Thalapathi
Chinna Thaay Aval wh
>2. Mouna raakam
>3. Agni Natchathiram
>4. Naayakan
>5. Ithayaththai thirudaathE
>6. Sinthu Bhairavi
>7. Uthaya Keetham
>8. Mella thiranthathu kathavu
music was by ilayaraja and ms viswanathan
>9. Naan paadum paadal
>10. PunNakai manNan
>11. ChinNa thampi
>12. sakalakalaa vallavan
>13. VElaikkaaran
>14. VaazhvaE Maayam
music gangai amaran
>15. Munthaanai Mutichchu
>16. ChinNa Veetu
>17. PayanaNGkal Mudivathillai
>18. Kizhakku Vaasal
>19. Ithayak kovil
>20. Kaakkich chattai
>21. Amman koyil KizhakkaalE
>22. Ninaivellaam NithiYaa
>23. Muthal MariYaathai
>24. Kadalorak kavithaikaL
>25. enN bommukutti Ammaavukku
>26. AnNchali
>27. Poovizhi VaasalilE
>28. Inthiran Chanthiran
>29. Kaathal Oviyum
>30. MichEl mathanak kaamaraasan
>32. ApooRva sakothiraRkaL
>
>Still a lot more ....... Very difficult to list them.
Most of the movies u have listed have good listenable and hummable
songs. That does'nt necessarily mean they were hits. If U are
interested in knowing which ones I am talking about, send me
email.
>Ilayaraaja, u r simply GREAT !!
That's what many think.
>V R Kumar
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>
>Here are some of the movies which show allround performance
>by Ilayaraja (3 or more hit songs per movie)...
>
>(alphabetical order)
>
>1. Agni Natchathram
>2. AkaL ViLakku
>3. Johny
>4. Kizhake pogum rail
>5. Moondram pirai
>6. Mullum Malarum
>7. Niram-maratha pookal
>8. Ninaivellam Nithya
>9. Nizhalgal
>10. Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu
>11. Priya
>12. Pudhiya Varpukal
>13. Raja Paarvai
>14. Ullasa paravaigal
>15. 16 vayadhinile'
>
>
>
>Anand S
>
Here are some of the movies where all the songs were a hit :
(Please correct me if there are any mistakes with my
transliteration)
1. Thalapathi
2. Mouna raakam
3. Agni Natchathiram
4. Naayakan
5. Ithayaththai thirudaathE
6. Sinthu Bhairavi
7. Uthaya Keetham
8. Mella thiranthathu kathavu
9. Naan paadum paadal
10. PunNakai manNan
11. ChinNa thampi
12. sakalakalaa vallavan
13. VElaikkaaran
14. VaazhvaE Maayam
15. Munthaanai Mutichchu
16. ChinNa Veetu
17. PayanaNGkal Mudivathillai
18. Kizhakku Vaasal
19. Ithayak kovil
20. Kaakkich chattai
21. Amman koyil KizhakkaalE
22. Ninaivellaam NithiYaa
23. Muthal MariYaathai
24. Kadalorak kavithaikaL
25. enN bommukutti Ammaavukku
26. AnNchali
27. Poovizhi VaasalilE
28. Inthiran Chanthiran
29. Kaathal Oviyum
30. MichEl mathanak kaamaraasan
32. ApooRva sakothiraRkaL
Still a lot more ....... Very difficult to list them.
Ilayaraaja, u r simply GREAT !!
Anpudan,
V R Kumar
S.X. Kumar
No! Apparently, it was written by G.Amaran himself.
He mentioned this in a music program at Tirunelveli, the video
of which I saw last month.
>
> All the songs (isai_p paadalgaL) sung in traditional style, no matter
> they are sashtriya sangeetham or therukkooththu or any others,
> would conform to raagams and thaalams (I am not very knowledgable
> to comment more on this).
>
>
>M. Sundaramoorthy
>sun...@indigo1.hsis.uci.edu
Kumar.
sxk...@ultb.isc.rit.edu
Narasimhan
Top ten Raja's songs
Here we go:
1. Poovoma Oorkolam engengum (Chinna Thambi)
2. Thongatha Vizhigal Irundu (Agni Natchathiram)
3. Yeh, Oor Ayirum Malarkale Malrungal (Meendum Kokila)
4. Poo Malanthidu Malanthidu (Tick Tick Tick) YESUDAS, UMA Ramanan
5. Germanyil Senthein malre (Ullasa Paravaigal) SPB, S.JANAKI
6. Yeh Padul Onru, Ragaam Onru (Priya) YESUDAS, S.JANAKI
7. Agaya Vennilave Manam (Arengetrai vellai) YESUDAS, UMA RAMANAN
8. Kaathal Kavithaigal Padikum (Gopura Vasalile) SPB, CHITRA
10. Innum ennai enna seiya Pohirai (Singaravelan) SPB, S.JANAKI
Another 10 songs
1. Paruvame Pudhiya Paadul (Nenjathai Kilathe)
2. Ooravenum Puthiyal Paadal ( same as above)
3. Sorgame Enrallu Naam Ooru Pola Varuma (Ooravittu Oorvanthu)
4. Mannil Inba Kathal Inri (Keladi Kanmani)
5. Madurai Maarikozhunthu (Enga oor Pattukaran)
6. Ithazhil Kathai Elzhuthum neram ithu (Unnal Mudiyum Thambi)
7. Poongathavai Thalthirava (Nizhalgal)
8. Aasaya Kattula Thodhuvittu (Johny)
9. Rathiriyil Poothirukkum Thamari than penno (Thanga Mahan)
10. Anantha Raham Ketkum Kallam (Panner Pushpangal)
nanri
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a.sandeep
only 10 best songs of Ilayaraja. Anyhow I will try:
1. Ilamaiyenum poongatru
2. Pani vizhum malarvanam
3. Thum thana num thana
4. Kalyaana maalai
5. Kanne kalai maane
6. ThEn poove poove vaa
7. Pon maalai pozhuthu
8. Aayiram thamarai
9. Thakida thadimi thakida
10. Ilaya nila pozhigiradhu
--------------------
11. Andhi mazhai pozhigirathu
12. Poongathavi thazh thiravaai
13. ..... and I can go .......
Sandeep
P. S.
I started reading netnews recently, and the first group that
I read was this group. I like postings on songs and literature .
I select tamil songs especially Ilayaraaja songs for singing.
I like old songs of Vishwanathan & Ramamurthy. So, if any of
you have a list of good songs and lyrics could you please send
it to through email. Also, if you have articles saved about
Ilayaraja please send it to me.
