20. Melodies

Melody is Raja’s forte. Hear to some of his melodies which captivated me too.

1. Kurinji malaril (Azhage unnai aradhikkiren)

What a beautiful melody for this Sridhar’s movie! It blasts out with a Mozartian start with some 70s keyboard sounds and flowing violin interludes. The pallavi emulates the violin melody. Vani Jayaram and SPB capture the mood beautifully and perfectly.

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2. Uravugal thodargadhai (Aval appadithan)

Another great, but a different melody sung by KJY. The interludes are slightly longer. Starting guitar sounds like Devan thiruchabai song.

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3. Kadhal oviyam kanden (Kavikkuyil)

One of the early Carnatic-WCM fusions of Maestro. This is based on Khamas ragam (in parts). The other song Chinna kannan from this movie stole the attention. As was customary those days, this song has three paragraphs. Its sung by Sujatha (probably 14 year old at that time).

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4. Ponnil vaanam (Villupattukkaran)

This is another song set to Khamas ragam. It praises about nature. The orchestration is as usual great with violins, keyboard and a nice touch is given by morsing for the pallavi.

http://www.filefactory.com/?67284c


5. Ketkavillaya (Madhu) - Instrumental

This latest song again proves why Maestro is incomparable in melody. This instrumental version is used for the title score of the movie. As you might have guessed, the song is played during the crucial moment of the movie and repeated in the BGM many times. This version is scored to a full-scale western classical setting.

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