good one vithur
--- In [email protected], Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> In Vairamuthu Neram today,
>
> *Uppu Kaaruvaadu SONG ( Mudhalvan ) *
>
> " At times, a lyricist is compelled to write lyrics to suit the
story, the
> time , the song comes in the picture, and his creativity is stalled
to a
> certain extent. When I was writing lyrics for Mudhalvan, the scene
was like
> , " One Day CM wants to ease out, of his official side, meet his
lover in
> the village, spend some time with her, and share his love for her.
I started
> writing lyrics, and for which Rahman composed a superb melody tune.
Dir
> Shankar also liked it, and he called me at 12 AM in the night, and
> congratulated me for the same, and told, that I have done an
excellent job,
> and the same could also be picturised using all Visual Effects, as
the way
> he wanted. The next day morning, the same Shankar called me, and
apologised
> with me saying, that he wanted a new set of lyrics, as the tune
itself was
> undergoing a change. I was very upset with him, and didnt talk to
anyone for
> a day. He called me later, and explained me the situation,
>
> Dir Shankar told me , " Sir. Actually, this song comes in a climax
in the
> film, when the hero goes to see his heroine in the village, and
this comes
> in the fag end of the film. If a melody song, was fitted at that
moment, the
> audience would be compelled to leave the film, at that juncture, as
a slow
> song, at that juncture would have made them loose the feel of the
speedness
> of the movie. So, he wanted a Kutthu song ( A song with fast
beats ) at
> that junction, and thus came out, " Uppu Karuvaadu Oora vacha
Sooru" . After
> seeing the film, and the song, I agreed with Shankar and told him,
that his
> decision was the right one ".
>
> Many a times, The lyricist is compelled to change his skills to
suit the
> timing of the song in the movie.
>
> *Nadhiye Nadhiye song* ( Rhythm)
>
> I was on flight to Singapore, and was supposed to go to Jakartha for
> attending a Tamil Awards Function. I received a call, asking for an
urgent
> song. They wanted it very urgently, and that the picturisation of
the song
> was the next day. On way to Jakartha, from Singapore, I wrote the
lyrics of
> " Nadhiye Nadhiye " for Rhythm....
>
> *Sahaaana Saral ( SIvaji ) *
> **
> " Azhage Azhage Nee Aaradi Pani Thuliyaaa ", The song is like the
hero
> singing this song on the heroine, praising her, to see, if she is 6
ft in
> height.. When this song was to be picturised, the sets of the song
was put
> up in Hyderabad. The set was made like that of a glass building.
This song
> was echoed in the sets. When everyone heard it there, the song was
good, but
> it didnt suit well with the set put up there . They wanted a song ,
to suit
> the sets. The sets expected a different type of a song. Dir Shankar
came
> back to me, and requested me saying that the song was good, but
didnt suit
> the set arrangements fixed over there .
>
> I replied to Shankar saying, " What is this Shankar ?. Till now, I
was
> writing only for Mettu ( the tune of the song ) , and you have made
me write
> lyrics for settu ( the Set Arrangements ). If it doesnt suit the
Metttu (
> the tune ) , I will change it and give, and if it doesnt suit the
settu (
> the sets ) , what am I to do ?". I grumbled, and along with this
grumble,
> came out the " Sahaana Saraal song ".
>
> *Rasaathi Song ( Thiruda Thiruda ) *
>
> Maniratnam came to me and said that , " You have poured out your
feelings to
> a greater extent in this song. The expectations are very high now.
This song
> has raised the expectations of a big Love Epic ( kaviyam in
tamil ) . But
> in the story, I dont have that much to tell. If a film fan who
comes with
> high expectations of wishing a big Love Epic, and doesnt see that
much
> impact in the film, the film flops, and doesnt become a success.
So, he told
> me to write lyrics seeing the story, seeing the actors in the film.
Dont
> keep love lyrics which have a deep influence in light subject
stories.. This
> was the request made by Maniratnam to me. When Bharathiraaja saw
me , he
> jealously asked me, " That song should have been written for me".
The song
> was expected to raise the film, the song which impacted me, and in
the same
> way, impacted the movie in a negative sense.
>
> *Evano Oruvan song ( Initially to be in IRUVAR, but then came out in
> Alaiypayudhey ) *
> **
> With the help of Manirathnam, I was called and told, " You have
written the
> lyrics of the song, Just start and come". I went to Rahman studio,
and to my
> surprise found that my song was already composed. A. R. Rahman had
composed
> a song out of my writings ( Vairamuthu Kavidaigal ) . " Evano Oruvan
> Vasikirran, Iruttil irundhu Naan Yaasikiren". I experienced the
bliss of
> this song, when I heard it with the tune from Rahman, and the bliss
was more
> enjoyable, even when compared to the happiness that I got from
writing it. I
> was very very happy. That song was picturised for the film Iruvar.
> Maniratnam told me that he would use this song, in a very suitable
point,
> and in a very beautiful fashion. The film got released, but the
song wasnt
> there . I started worrying, to know that it wasnt picturised, as
the lyrics
> were one of my all time favourites.
>
> Maniratnam replied saying that owing to the time constraints in the
film,
> the song couldnt be picturised and inserted there . He also fet
very bad.
> After some years, there was once again a happy shocking moment to
me.
> Maniratnam told me, " Kavignare ! ( Oh Poet). That day, you were
worried,
> that the song wasnt been able to be picturised, but now, its going
to be
> picturised in a suitable spot in Alaiypayudhey. A good song with a
good
> script writer may change places, but wont change standards.. and
this is the
> classic example for that.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> regards,
> Vithur
>
> ARR -- The Sweet Cube always
>
