Monday, May 18, 2009

Rain songs of Raja!!

Whenever there is rain u feel a feeling of freshness..&hearing Raja's songs raises ur level of freshness,happiness&exubberance..
I have handpicked 4 Raja Rain songs..

1) Song:Oh Oh Meham
Film:Mouna Ragam
Year:1985


This Maniratnam film sees a young girl(Revathi)and her college friends enjoying their youthful days&freaking out in the rain..
Sung brilliantly by Janaki,this is an awesome composition..the prelude starts with vibes or xylophone..Use of Whistle and drums in the 1st interlude&the marriage of sorts between Mouth organ&Trumpet in the 2nd interlude makes for a fantastic composition..
Enjoy the rain!!Enjoy the brilliance!(Song)

Song Link:http://music.cooltoad.com/music/song.php?id=316147
Video Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Q5hG3xf_o

2)Song:Vaan Megam
Film:Punnagai Mannan
Year:1986


The same girl(Revathi) whose zest&energy hasnt diminished..goes full throttle in this song..The film happens to be a historic one for many reasons..
it was the last movie of the Ilayaraja-Vairamuthu combo..& the 1st movie of the gr8 trio K Balachander-Ilayaraja-Kamal..
One of Chitra's finest songs..Wonderful preludes&interludes..Hear the melody which goes side by side with the singing..Outstanding is not the right word to describe this comoposition..
What is it??Im still searching..

Song Link:
http://www.onlinetamilmp3.com/Tamil/songs/index1.phppath=OLD+TAMIL+SONGS/P/Punnagai Mannan/&download=VaanMegampoopoo.mp3
Video Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpJFQyX4DmM

3) Song:Aathadi Ammadi
Film:Idhayathai Thirudathe
Year:1989


Raja goes one notch higher with this song..i heard this song only recently&instantly got hooked onto it..
This is the intro song of another heroine Girija who again is seen dancing in the rain..
Chitra is in her elements..The use of Trumpet in the 1st interlude and Harmonium&Flute parallelly in the 2nd interlude is simply superb..
This is actually a Maniratnam telugu film by the name Geethanjali which got dubbed into Tamil..

Song Link:http://music.cooltoad.com/music/song.php?id=190322
Video Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrS1ejarmS8

4)Song:Ponvanam Panneer
Film:Indru Nee Naalai Naan
Year:1983


This is a song in the rain between Lakshmi&Shivakumar..Janaki's voice(esp the humming at the beginning&in the 1st interlude) is mesmerising..
The bass guitar sounds like the raindrops..& the flute in the 2nd Interlude is so soothing..A truly memorable song!!

Song Link:http://music.cooltoad.com/music/song.php?id=336409
Video Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd4NmMlhcvM

3 comments:

Kuki said...

Hi, nice post!. But I dont see the youtube video of the last song.

J.S.K said...

Hi Rajiv,

You could also add 'Megam Kottatum' from Enakkul Oruvan...sung with gusto by SPB, this song has some great guitar work by the Maestro (particularly the prelude).

Ravipalanivelu@gmail.com said...

Also, Pothukittu Oothudhadi Vaanam duet song from Paayum Puli.