ILAIYARAGAM

ILAIYARAGAM  Research Posts - 8

Some Puzzling Combinations that ilaiyaraja has handled in his music 

There are some puzzling combinations of songs/situations that ilaiyaraja has composed tune for

a) Different types of Thalaatu

Sugamaana thalaattu - Varam thantha saamillu (sippikkul muthu) 

Kolai seiyyum thalaattu - Mannava Mannava (walter vetrivel) 

Oppari pondra thalaattu - piraiye piraiye (pithamagan)

b) Different types of Love themes

            Vayadhu varaadha kadhal / siru vayadhu kadhal - Anandha ragam (panneer pushpangal) 

            Vayadhu mudhirndha kadhal - Poongaatru thirumbuma (Mudhal Mariyaadhai)  

            A Man's love for a Mentally Distrubed Woman - kanne kalaimaane - moonram pirai 

A Woman's love for a Mentally unstable Man - Manasu mayangum - sippikkul muthu

A toughie's soft love - pattu vanna selaikaari (engeyo ketta kural) or malai en   vedhanai (from Sedhu) 

A soft guy's ardent / forceful love - Paartha vizhi  (Guna)

c) Kadhala Kaamama ?

            Kadhal Mattum - Maniye Mani kuyile (Nadodi thendral) [there are so many]

            Kaamam mattum - Sivarathiri (Michael Madhana Kamarajan) [again there are so many]

            Somewhere in between - Sandhana Marbile Kungumam Serndhadhae - same movie

d) Marital Problems

            Wife's Melancholy - nalladhor veenai seidhe (marubadiyum) 

            HUbby's Melancholy - keladi kanmani (Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal)

e) Love Vs Family Attachment 

idhu sangeedha thirunaalam (kadhalukku mariyaadhai)

ennai thalaatta varuvaala (kadhalukku mariyaadhai) [note why he uses the same tune] 

f) Some Versatile Raga Prayogams 

A happy song in pathos raga - Aayiram thamarai mottukale in subhapanthuvarali 

A pathos song in happy raga - Malligai malai katti from pudhiya ragam in Mohanam ragam   

A pathos song in happy raga - Vellai pura onru ponadhu kaiyil varaamale in Pudhu kavidhai in  kalyani 

g) Hero or Comedian? 

Hero's comedy - Maamavukku kudumma (Punnagai mannan) 

Comedian's heroism - Ettana irundha ettooru empaattu - Ellame En Raasadhaan

h) Thaimai Paasam - Tholaithavan Vs Meendum Sernthavan

Thaaiyai meendum serndha paadal - Chinna thayaval (thalabadhi) 

Thaayai thulaithu vittu magan paadum paadal - yen thaayenum koyilai from (aranmanai kili)

i) Post marital bliss

Legal mudhal iravu  - Muthu mani maalai (chinna kounder) 

illegal affair - chittu kuruvi (Chinna veedu)

j) Village innocence

Gramathu veguliyin pithukuli paatu  - aatukutti muttai ittu (16 vayadhinile) 

Gramathu pithukuliyin vegulithanamaana paatu - Naan yaaru enakedhum (chinna jameen)

k) Marrying Different Worlds of Music

            Folk in western mould  - Chandhirarum Sooriyarum (Avadharam)

            Carnatic in folk/dapaanguthu mould - Machi mannaru (ennuyir thozhan) in pukka mayamalawagowlai ragam

            Folk in carnatic mould  - Yerikarai poongaatre (thooral ninnu ochu) in shankarabharanam ragam

l) Jalli kattu

Kaalaiyai adakuvadharkku oru pattu - Pechi Pechi  (Enga Ooru Pattu Kaaran) 

Kaalaiyai adakiadharkaaga oru paatu - Kombula poova suthi (Virumaandi)

m) Oor Perumai 

Sondha Ooru Perumai - Sorgame Endralum (Ooru Vittu Ooru Vandhu) 

Veliyooru Perumai - Akkarai Seemai Azhagnile (Priya)

Veliyooru Perumai - Appappoi Appappoi (Japanil Kalyanaraman)

n) Inaivadhum Pirivadhum

Paadum pothu inaivathu - paadu nilaave (uthaya geetham)

o) Man is a Social Animal

Vilangugalai patri paatu - Nari kadhai - Moondram pirai 

Vilangugalodu serndhu oru paattu - sonna padi kelu (singaravelan)

p) Cookery Time

Samaiyalai seiyya oru paattu - Enna samaiyalo (U.M.Thambi) 

Samaiyalai rusi paarkavum oru paattu - thooku sattiya thooki paathu (ejaman)

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