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One more fantastic song from the same period as that of BhoomiGeethe... This was the time when real music started taking a back seat.. Gimmicks overshadowed sweet songs... Sound started dominating...

I do not know how many people are aware of this gem from the Kannada film "Bhoomi Geethae" released in the late 90s. This was the first song for S.P.B Charan. I think the female singer is Sandhya...

Raaja is scoring for one more bilingual as per the news in TOI dated 25-Mar-14

"Sandalwood director-actor Prem is venturing into Tamil cinema. Prem has been signed up to star in a Kannada-Tamil...

Reason can be a mix of both... In today's scenario, you cannot expect a neat film without Kuthu/Katthu songs, hero-heroine, comedy, etc run to packed houses. Even Myskin would never have expected...

VIJAY TV - OA will be premiered on Diwali day. Gong to be a Real Diwali blast...! DO NOT MISS...

Initial review of OA is promising....

http://reviews.in.88db.com/index.php/movie/movie-reviews/22835-onaiyum-aatukuttiyum-movie-review-story

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/make-music-compulsory-in-schools-says-ilayaraja/article4927524.ece

After a looong wait for the actual audio release after the audio launch, I was able to get a copy of the CD. It seems that the audio has been released by Raaja himself under the name "Raaja Digital...

Isaifan - You forgot to mention the haunting BGM at the fag end of the movie. The solo guitar followed by Haunting chorus brings the essence of the complete climax - Relief after coming out from...

But this song has already been used with different lyrics in the film "Africavil Appu"!

Part 2 of the interview..

Interview of Raaja in the magazine KALKI - Year 1985

I had read about this artist in a magazine long back. She was the one who lent her voice (of an aged woman) in the song "Orampo" (Mariyaatha.. Kaaliyaatha.. Summa poravaa melea vandiya kondandhu...

Raaja’s concert in Bangalore after a gap of almost 33 years! Yes – I remember his musical show way back in 1978 or 1979 (When Orampo song was making the rounds before the release of the film. In...

Thanks V_S for the elobarate description of a non-filmed song. I had covered this song in this thread when I was relatively new to this thread. That was a very brief "run thru" the song.
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“There is a woman behind every successful man” – I used to interpret this with a different explanation in a lighter vein. If a man has to taste success, he has pull out the obstruction (woman) in...

To be frank, I do not think Raaja's fans have ever failed to cut open Raaja's jackfruits and enjoy the sweetness... we had done in the past... we are doing it now... and we will be continuing to do...

http://www.realbollywood.com/2012/03/prasad-emotionally-haunting-kannada-movie-review.html

Let's stop NEPV prediction game and enjoy the current movie - Prasad. It seems that Raaja is being...

We know about many MDs you have scored music in multiple languages. But is there any Lyricst who has written lyrics in 2 regional languages? Yes… Raaja has done that. He had written the lyrics for...

Great V_S... That was really a new find for me... Thangal varnanaiyum oru vagaiyl - "Naarinil Poo thoduthu Maalai Aakuvadhu" pol dhaan..

I think it is high time we stopped the Speculation game about NEPV.... Raaja is not a MK (Music Kid). He knows what to give. We can always expect the unexpected from him. Forget about the music...

In the second half of the 90s, almost all the songs of Raaja (except for Kadhalukku Mariyadhai) were looked upon as untouchable stuff by the people (Enna oru nandri ketta ulagamaiyya…). This...

Plum - If you go thru the list Raaja had sung in the initial phase of his career, most of them were fun-based and folk oriented ones (Oarampo, Vaadi en kappakilangae, etc). We got to know his other...

V_S - You keep bringing back my sweet 80s memories every now and then. Thanks a lot. I was just crazy about this number when Idhaya Koil audio released (We were all very eager about this film's...

http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.php?ALBID=ALBIRR00533

We all very well know about the chemistry between Raaja as a composer and SPB as a singer. How they understand each other and have come out...