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)
paadum pothu pirivathu thedum kan paarvai (mella thiranthathu kathavu)
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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