I hope he talks about Thee Thee - Thiruda Thiruda. That was another unusual composition with unusual lyric structure. I vaguely remember him talking about it in one of his interviews.
The ARR-VM combo is one of the best combos in TFM in the recent past. Warm Regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vinayak http://theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main chupana jaanta toh jag mujhe sadhu samajhta, Shatru ban gaya hai chal rahit vyahvar mera Harivanshrai Bacchan --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 12:14 PM, shahul hameed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the post Vithur. Kannuku mai azhagu is one of my all time fav > of Rahman and to know that it was composed for the lyrics surely delights > me. > > > On 7/17/08, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> In Vairamuthu Neram today, >> >> " Maniratnam asked Rahman to set the tune of the love song ( Pudhu vellai >> Mazhai from ROJA ) to be like that of in Kashmir, and wanted the tune of the >> song also to be chilling. Neither me nor A.R. Rahman could understand that. >> How can the tune become chilling ?. Maniratnam wanted it to be like , a >> chilling type, even when the song is heard. Nothing could be understood. >> After hearing to many tunes, finally, he composed a tune in Kanada raga. >> That is " Pudhu Vellai Mazhai song tune. When you hear the tune itself, it >> would be like that of a chilling nature. The sweeetness of the tune itself >> is like that. The uniqueness of the tune is the same. Maniratnam wanted me >> to write lyrics which will chill out . Initially, I wrote the lyrics like , >> >> " Idhu Kashmirama, Ingu Kargalama. Yendhan Kovil Pura, indha kulir >> thangumaaa". The song was considered to be excellent. Rahman liked it, and >> Maniratnam also praised it. After everyone praised, Maniratnam told, that >> for this tune, the lyrics cannot become more better. But, lets not have it >> like this. I asked, " Why ?". >> >> Maniratnam replied, " I am going to show Kashmir on the screen. Why are >> you also reinstating on Kashmir by way of the lyrics. ?. Suppose, I lose the >> opportunity to shoot the scenes in Kashmir, and take it in Ooty, then wont >> it be a disgrace if the lyrics state that its Kashmir ? . Hence, Pls write >> it in such a manner, that the lyrics are written in such a way, that no one >> knows, where its is shot from. I got mesmerised, when I wrote the lyrics >> for the song, " Ilaya Nila poyigirudhu ( Illaarayaja 's composition ) ". I >> have wondered myself, if Tamil Language could be handled in such a fashion. >> Maniratnam wanted such a song for this situation. >> >> Then came, Pudhu vellai Mazhai Ingu poyigindradhu... After the song was >> picturised, could I realise, the justification behind Maniratnam asking me >> for such lyrics. >> >> >> For a film by name Pudiya Mugam, Dir Suresh Menon was starting towards Sri >> Lanka. He wanted a song immediately to Rahman. A. R. Rahman told him, to go >> to Lanka, and and that he would compose it and send it to him. Suresh Menon >> was telling that if the song wasnt there, there would be no shooting. Then, >> Rahman looked at me, and asked me if I had some song in my store. I told >> him,,,,, yes... I have been waiting for 12 years with the lyrics of a song. >> I have been waiting for this opportunity. I gave the lyrics immediately, and >> within 2 hrs, Rahman composed the music for the lyrics. , and by the next >> day, it was sent to Sri Lanka. That song is " Kannukku Mai Azagu ". >> >> >> >> -- >> regards, >> Vithur >> >> ARR -- The Sweet Cube always >> >> > >
