ILAYARAJA - The BGM Wizard
Movie approaching the climax… to add to your meloncholy, a violin pops from the depths of silence.. slowly.. very slowly… then suddenly, breaking one’s expectation..it shifts into a piano, and then to guitar..and then back to violins again..
That makes certain that you are hearing nothing but Ilayaraja’s music.
Recollect the bunch of the most successful movies of the 80s and early 90s.. The Mounaragam, the Punnagai Mannan, The Geethanjali, The Apoorva Sagotharargal etc.. What strikes you the most? The caste? The plot? The Balachanders or Manirathnams? No certainly not.. But you will certainly recollect the famous Computer Theme, or the famous flash-back theme of Mounaragam.. Can you spot any other MD’s background themes becoming mobile ring tones? Surely, not of that era..
What would have been Punnagai Mannan without the famous computer theme and the scary ‘Enna Satham Intha Neram’ ? What would have been Manirathnam’s Geethanjali, if not for the symphony like Background music of Ilayaraja? Has any other music director in India, influenced to this extend, the success rate of the movies.. Probably not.. that makes Ilayaraja so special to me..
Once upon a time there was a stream called ‘Vamsy Movies’ in Telugu cinemas. When Vamsy’s second movie ‘Sithara’ was on the making, he got discouraging feedbacks from his crew. Dissappointed Vamsy aproached Ilayaraja.. Ilayaraja assured Vamsy that he has taken a very good movie indeed, and he completed the background scores for it.. The movie became a commercial success, after which it fetched the award for the best regional movie..
If anyone has seen the scary ‘Anweshana’ or the action-packed ‘Shiva’ or the fantasy ‘Jagadekaveerudu Athiloka Sundari’, would probably have noticed the final title-cards, for its mind-boogling scores.. Why Ilayaraja composed his heart out, for the most irrelevant part of the movies?? Its for sure, he is not a mere composer..
Follow the title-cards of ‘Apoorva Sagotharargal’ carefully.. After the fight scenes, the music gears up and tense everyone, and suddenly the mood changes to the maternal pains, of losing the kids – there comes Ilayaraja with his favorite theme in flute.. Can anybody else in India, even think of such kind of music pieces?
Did anyone recognize the efforts that Ilayaraja put behind composing pieces for the legendary ‘Kalapani’, or ‘Nayagan’ , or ‘Hey Ram’ or atleast a 100 other movies? Perhaps the most funniest part of the film awards should be the ignorance towards this Maestro..A composer phenomenon that happens once in a while..
If one wish to feel the depth of Ilayaraja’s background scores see ‘Johny’ (mahendran), ‘Moondram Pirai’ (balu mahendra), ‘Pallavi Anupallavi’ (kannada-manirathnam), ‘Anjali’ (manirathnam), ‘Geethanjali’ (telugu-Manirathnam) and all the above mentioned movies.. You will start enjoying movies in a different plane, and will wonder about the phenomenon called Ilayaraja…
Let TIME struggle hard, but yet, Ilayaraja’s music is beyond its reach..
posted by Nikhil Venugopal at
1:59 PM
11 Comments:
Yes Nikhil, You are Right,
Ilayaraja is a Phenomenon, No doubt. We just can't imagine the following movies without Maestro's BGM: Apoorva Sagodharargal, Nayagan, Dhalapathi, Geethanjali, Punnagai Mannan, Kalapani, Moonram Pirai, Anjali, Idhayam, and on and on...
In Dhalapathi, When Rajini meets Arvind swamy at his home, the BGM shifts between the Chinnathayaval tune and the Grand Face off tune and both tunes slowly mingling and jelling together, who can match that.
IR also produces a variety in the same BGM tune for normal BGM and for utter Pathos situation.
Remember Punnagai mannan, Same tune ideally suits for expressing love between kamal and revathi and also in the climax scene when they die.
I just can't stop writing when I think of Ilayaraja, A True Genius.
good piece. i am a big fan of IR. and i have always wished to write up on this piece (movie theme music, that too of IR's). anjali, mounaragam are my favorites. should listen to 'keladi kanmani' song from 'pudhu pudhu arthangal'. the music, evergreen SPB and particularly the humming by background singers - wow. tears will drop down for anyone. yes, chinnathai from dalapathi makes ur heart heavy. and azhagi... nizhalgal. the list grows!!
satheesh:
how can get to hear those mindblowing back ground scores ?????? is there any web site??????????pls let me know.
for more about compositions of IR visit my blog
Lets watch this clip. Lee had just the moment for full appreciation before Teela went into afull squat and the inner lips flowed around his glans.
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I agree wit u. its sad 2 hear u didnt heard about him until 90's. Raveendran master music's divine. when the mind is calm & quiet,listening to his music is ......
And about Raja sir,I am not matured to post even a line about this 8th wonder of the world
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