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However, picking the rest is going to be an even tougher challenge. I don’t think picking number 1 was that easy. You might perhaps want to listen to this brilliant composition while you journey through the rest of my list. I would put this classic as the finest Raja number I have ever listened to. The music provided for this song is easily among the finest provided by Raja and pretty much made me quite partial to his sad songs. Where does Raja fit in here, one may ask? You will perhaps realize this when you watch the song and the rest of the movie. Kamal Hassan delivers an acting and emotive masterpiece while S.P Balasubramaniam leaves you stunned with his singing prowess. A love failure song it may be, but it is one like no other. Case in point is the immortal sad song – Unna Nenachen Paatu Padichen.
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When I sit back now and listen to this song and the other fantastic numbers in the movie, I can’t help but get transported to another universe.
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I probably never knew then that this was a Raja song. Ok, I was probably slightly exaggerating there. I picked the song ‘ Raja Kaiya Vecha’ and delivered what was by popular consensus, an unforgettable performance. At the school talent day on November 14th, I decided it was time to grace the stage with my presence. However, the same cannot be said of the hugely entertaining Apoorva Sahodarargal – a 1989 classic where the peerless Kamal Hassan essayed a dual role, one of which was that of a midget. Memories of watching Nayagan are quite blurred. I shall provide YouTube links to all of them. Read about the songs and listen to them at the same time. I asked quite a few aficionados to send me their top ten Raja songs (a seemingly impossible request to fulfill really) and the reason why they actually chose these songs. Some swore by the background music in the movies while quite a few others felt the voice lent by the singers was the key. Some liked his music while some loved the lyrics in the songs. I knew that like me, there were numerous fans of the great Raja. However, I did not want to make this decision by myself. Or better still, they seem to leave a permanent mark in your memory. Probably they just touch the heart in the right place. I have found it difficult to actually identify a reason why I find his songs incomparable. The situation with Ilayaraja songs is an altogether different matter. A few years back, I had penned a piece on old Hindi classics and experienced tremendous joy while writing and simultaneously listening to those songs.
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But then, I wanted this to be different, really different from any piece I have written before. This has perhaps been the longest delay (nearly 2.5 years!!) bringing out a blog from the date I got the idea. It is tempting to digress but I shall stick to what I set out to write. Ah, the charm of the stand-alone theatres. One of my earliest childhood memories involves watching Kamal Hassan’s classic Nayagan in Natraj theatre. The second day of the program will take place today (February 3rd), and many guests like Rajinikanth and Kamal Hassan among the others are expected to take part in the musical extravaganza.I really don’t know when it all began. Governor Banwarilal Purohit was also present yesterday, among the other guests. 'Enkitta Modhaadhey, na Raajadhi Rajanada, Vambukku Izhukkadhe, Na Veeradhi Veeranada'.” For all the mishap prior to this function, Ilayaraja had composed a song so many years ago. It’s indeed an honor to host this as Ilayaraja sir is not only a pride of Tamil Cinema, he’s a gem of the Indian industry. People first check if they have Ilayaraja songs before checking to fill up their cars with Petrol. He is the reason that long drives in cars are possible. But when it comes to music, there’s only one Raja, and that is Ilayaraja. Speaking about the Maestro of Music, TFPC president Vishal said “All countries will have Rajas (kings) to rule. Even when I’m awarded, Ilayaraja’s words of appreciation make me happy, because maestro’s don’t appreciate that easily, and when he appreciates, it’s because there’s real talent.” We both have a bad habit, and that is music. When I look at him, I’m amazed that a person can be like this too. A.R.Rahman, who attended the event yesterday, said that “Ilayaraja is my headmaster.