Film: Thandrale ennai thodu

Remastered from Vinyl. 

Tuned in Ragam Sarangatharangini by Maestro Ilayarajaa.  Sarangatarangini, is a janya of Mechakalyani. The notes of this raga are SRMPDNS in the Arohana and SNDPMRS in the Avarohana i.e., Kalyani with the Gandhara varjya.

Aarohana: s r2 m2 p d2 n3 S
Avarohana: S n3 d2 p m2 r2 s

 Hamsanaadham – S R2 M2 P N3 Sa” : Sa” N3 P M2 R2 S
Saaranga Tharangini - S R2 M2 P D2 N3 Sa” : Sa” N3 D2 P M2 R2 S (Addition of D2 over Hamsanaadham)
Kalyani - S R2 G3 M2 P D2 N3 Sa” : Sa” N3 D2 P M2 G3 R2 S (Addition of G3 over Saaranga Tharangini)

The uniqueness of music is that even though each of the above 3 ragas are just one note apart, each one of them have a world of difference when their notes are combined.

There is an interesting story about the ragam Saranga tarangini. Hailed as the First Superstar of Carnatic Music, Late Sri. G.N.Balasubramaniam (GNB Sir) was once told that the Nadaswaram maestro Late Sri Rajarathnam Pillai played Kalyani and did an expansive vinyasa omitting the gandhara for some time. GNB hummed the phrases and found it had enough to be a ragam of its own and composed the song Samana rahite. Since the raga name was not known, GNB decided to christen it Ramaasadani and TR Balu sang it on the radio. Late Sri M.M.Dhandapani Desigar (Nandhanaar movie fame), after listening to the radio programme immediately called GNB and congratulated him and also said that the raga had an older name called Saaranga tarangini.

Thendral Vandhu

Maestro’s only film for NTR
“Don” – One of the highly acclaimed formula films which became sensational hits in all the languages it was remade in the late 70’s and early 80’s. In all the Don films, the making and presentation were always stylish and the Lead actors played the roles exceptionally well. However, all the early Don movies lacked stylish presentation in songs and BGM except this remake starring NTR & Jayasudha and the reason is too easy to guess. 
Listen to this song from the film “Yugandhar” which was the only film Maestro scored for N.T.Rama Rao. This 5th Direct Telugu film was released in 1979. Supreme work in Bass guitar, Electric Violin and Keyboard add style to a Don film’s music track. The melody has classical touches throughout the composition. 
In the Audio formats, only two preludes were provided but the film had three preludes. I have uploaded the CD version which has 2nd and 3rd preludes. I have also added the first prelude which figures in the film after the end of the CD version.  
Exactly 25 years after the release of this film (2004), Maestro was selected for the “NTR NATIONAL FILM AWARD” but due to political reasons, the award was given only in 2007 for all the recipients from 2003 – 2006. NTR National Film Award is an award instituted by the state of Andhra Pradesh in the honour of N.T.Rama Rao. 
Read this if you are interested to know more about Ragas / Scales / Notes in either Carnatic or Western or in both the forms. 
Maestro has always changed his composition styles from time to time. But this style comprising the orchestration in Major Scale and Melody in the Raga “Anandharupa” has been in use till date including the recent hits Sayndhu Sayndhu from NEPV and Chellam Konjam from Megha. Many identify this wrongly as Mohanam. There is an addition of the note Ni3 in both Arohanam and Avarohanam which has a unique name “Anandharupa”. Thus Anandharupa’s Arohanam and Avarohanam are Sa Ri2 Ga3 Pa Dha2 Ni3 Sa”. Sa” Ni3 Dha2 Pa Ga3 Ri2 Sa. While the Orchestration would contain the full Major scale (Touching the note “Ma1”), the melody does not touch Ma1. So Anuradhapura can also be easily described as Shankarabharanam minus Ma1 (OR) Mohanam plus Ni3 in both Arohanam and Avarohanam.



Maestro's Only Film for NTR_Maestro Ilaiyaraaja Sir_The God of Music

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lMW4-jO3Wk
Arnab Goswami is a man of depth. He unleashes rationality and factuality by assembling 5-6 experts every day night and interrupting them at every step. Subramaniam Swamy is a professional Dream Stealer whose task is to infiltrate the subconscious realm of Arnab's own kingdom and interrupt the interruptor, name-call the name-caller and implant the idea that it is possible to reduce prime time news to even more unimaginable depths of ridiculousness

To capture the essence of his genius, we have adapted Hans Zimmer's Time from Inception. 

The source material is largely from this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FykqCkDDrW0

Interrupception

Celebrating Superstar's birthday through this quintessential piece of rock'n'roll which attained cult status in late 80's & early 90's.

Rock'n'Roll Rajni Style

This Music was composed by Maestro Illayarajaa for the HIndi film Sadma Starring Sridevi and Kamalhassan Directed by Balumahendra which is a remake of the Tamil film Moondram pirai by the same Director and Star cast.A Western pop piece that completely bowls you over. 

Illayaraja-Sadma-SoundTrack-Life Happened

A place to share My Master's Voice!!!! ISAIGNANI!!! 

Thendral Vandhu

Dhinakar Rajaram

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