Thendral Vandhu - Poetry in Motion!

If you have to describe a composition that depicts imagery at it's very best, it's pretty hard to fathom beyond this one. All sorts of emotions get entangled and it meanders along in such an enigmatic manner that highlights poetry in motion. 

Even from the composer's rich oeuvre spanning across plethora of genres, it's really hard to pigeonhole this number into one particular category. The orchestral prepositions, the variations in the arrangement, layer by layer construction of the melody et al all leave you dazzled with monotones of intensity and eerieness. 

I attempted a little portion of this gargantuan composition beginning from the Charanam portion "எவரும் சொல்லாமலே பூக்களும் வாசம் வீசுது" and lurked on back to the Pallavi of தென்றல் வந்து தீண்டும் போது. I thoroughly enjoyed attempting those snippety nippy gamakas that add such a varied colour to the composition. 

There is no question of doing justice to the original. At best this is just a humble attempt at a particular segment of this mind blowing composition. Being technologically in adept, couldn't really do much to control the burring sound of the mike. Anyhow it's just the joy of being enmeshed by the beauty of the composition at the end of the day 😃.

A blitzkrieg of an interlude - Raja Raja Chozhan!

I absolutely adore the first interlude which turns up after the initial pallavi passage of the song Raja Raja Chozhan Naan. It takes off pronto going at a trailblazing pace and in the blink of an eyelid slows down in resolute nonchalant fashion while shifting gears to the Charanam. It's like a beautiful connecting bridge showcasing different contrasts and all this is done keeping the core cistern intact. The track as a whole is a genuine gem. It makes you run around the paddy fields and as you keep moving around, you tend to uncover a rich tapestry of bright spots within the labyrinth. This one's worth exploring every bit as what you eventually unearth is a treasure chest of epic proportions.

A song for the ages, three decades have passed and it still sounds as fresh as a dew drop. The zig zag patterns, back & forth movements and jumping across octaves, the nous in the handling of alien notes within the scale, the resplendent singing and the composition as a wholesome result makes this one of the most memorable and evergreen compositions churned out in Tamizh Cinema.

This is just a small attempt at trying this mind boggling interlude which has always captured my imagination. I humbly know it can never be even remotely close to the original but just the joy of venturing out an experiment of the genius Maestro makes the whole process vindicated. Please listen and let me know your views. More importantly if you haven't really placed an extra ear at the interlude, give it an overarching hear and get marvelled at this bazooka of a magnum opus laced with intricacies and layered with musical brilliance!.