5 years ago on this very day Wednesday 28th Dec 2011, a musical tsunami swept us all away and it was such a privilege to soak in the droplets of the rain of sound. Each one of us who were present at Nehru Indoor Stadium experienced an evening to remember for a lifetime.
We were all swaying and dancing internally to the tunes being performed by the magician along with his sterling orchestra and troop of singers. That enakku ariyama mesmerising feel was just too much to take with the music captivating the siege of people assembled to witness this spectacle.
The introduction of Raaja entering in singing Janani Janani, the acoustic brilliance and the 3 hand tap thigh beat of Paruvame, violin virtuosity unleashed in Sundari Kannal, the legend Balamurali Krishna at 80+ enthralling the stage with the Reeti Gowlai based Chinna Kannan Azhaikiraan, the full octane energy blast of Madai Thirandhu to just name a few memorable moments. We didn't even mind KJ Yesudas missing the Charanam in order to hear the mind boggling repeat interlude of Poove Sempoove (napaasai max) and that most cherished moment of witnessing the 3 legends born in the 1940's IR, SPB, KJY sharing the stage together to perform Kattu Kuyilu from Thalapathi was epic goosebumps. It was one astonishing musical concert and when SP Balasubramanyam ended the show symbolically with Ilamai Idho Idho at 12 in the night, that was when it hit us that we were privy to one of the finest musical event's performed in Chennai.
I have attended plenty of concerts before and after but nothing even falls within a patch of 'Endrendrum Raaja'. The way the music unfurled on that day was marvellous and it was truly a blessing being there. It was almost 5 hours of musical hysteria and most of the audience were in sheer disbelief to know what hit them.
Raaja's music will always be a constant in life but being there experiencing live unadulterated pristine music right from the soul of the heart is an all together different experience. Kudos to the team for pulling off this great musical heist. You just didn't want this soiree to ever end. A redux of 5 years since the day the musical avalanche blew us all away.
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