12. Composer Partnerships

This week’s choices are some of Maestro’s work with other music directors.

Annai illai: Sri Ramana Naadha Amudham (MS Viswanathan)

Beautiful melody typical of Mellisar Mannar in praise of Sri Ramana Maharishi. Maestro’s voice and children’s chorus lift it to different heights.

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Natpu natpu: Unnai Saran Adaindhen (SP Balasubramaniam)

Rare treat of three doyens singing together. Lets celebrate the comraderie of 3 stalwarts – MSV, Raja and SPB. Though music is by SPB, lot of MSV influence is there. The lyrics also praises friendship.

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Neela lohitha: Kaveri (1998) (Malayalam)

This is again Maestro’s partnership with Sri V Dhakshinamurthy Swamigal, a renowned MD in Malayalam. The song is set in Amruthavarshini ragam and sung by Balamurali Krishna. The BGMs of the movie are amazing.

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Vandhara vazha vekkum: Singara Chennai (Karthik Raja)

Maestro sings nostalgic about Chennai and how it fulfills everybody’s hope in life. A fun filled song.

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This Mortal Coil: India 24 Hours (Maestro Ilaiyaraaja)

“‘punarapi jananam punarapi maranam punarapi jananí jathare sayanam” Raja sings from Sri Adi Shankaracharya’s Bhajagovindam. (meaning: Born again, dead again and back again to the womb of the mother). The flute piece and the chorus ‘ram naam satya hare’ at the end is mysterious and whispers something about the secrets of life. The visuals (available in VCD) show the burning of dead bodies (both claimed and orphaned) in the Holy Ganges, Banares.
Punarapi Jananam Punarapi Maranam Punarapi Janane Jathare Shayanam,
Idam Samsare Bahu Dustare, Krupaya Pare Pahi Murare

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