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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Yes definitely, I like many of ARR's songs too. The issue I have with is this overt hero worship of Ilayaraja by many that has overshadowed almost every other music director's contributions. Actually SPB himself talks of this in Coffee wi…

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Casting
Madan saar, please keep it for me, I will write to you more, am truly thrilled. Malathi

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Casting
Madan saar, please keep it for me, I will write to you more, am truly thrilled. Malathi

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Casting
Dear Kathie, RKN himself was a very modest man and actually a champion of simplicity and modesty. Did your video not have subtitles, am surprised because mine did and I bought it on Amazon too. Actually RKN had a very bad experience selling his G…

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Casting
Dear Kathi, I have seen the Brook version. I didn't think it was controversial as much it was ..er.. boring. I mean perhaps i have to read his lyrics and then see the drama. But by itself I didn't find it very absorbing that is all. I li…

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pride does go before a fall - man the Lehman Brothers
Dear Kathie, thank you, am sort of a jack of all trades, when you say 'knowledgable in so many subjects' :)) But perhaps not ignorant generally speaking :) The way you describe your locally grown produce makes my mouth water :) I live in…

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pride does go before a fall - man the Lehman Brothers
Arun/Venkat and all, sorry to jump into this discussion so late but thanks to Hurricane Ike I just got my power back after 8 days. This is a very interesting/close to heart subject for me , am no bio scientist or agri grad but just a foodie and envi…

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ponniyinselvan on silver screen
Yes she wasn't and besides she was from a much older age group than Padmini and Saroja Devi!! Nandini is not that old in comparison to Vanadhi or Kundavai. I would definitely opt for Padmini as Nandhini, she was indeed ravishing in her young…

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ponniyinselvan on silver screen
Well said Shoba, Yes here too. And I like Siva's stance that we better keep our imagination. Movies, even in the west have rarely lived up to the book for the same reason. Or perhaps a daring book lover can do it with entirely new cast. There w…

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my new blog
Dear Venkat, a relative is coming to visit me, are your books available via Giri Trading agency, i can ask him to purchase?

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ponniyinselvan on silver screen
Thank God, he spared Ayn Rand :))

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Thank you Udanx, I wil definitely use his blog to complete my exercise and also listen to songs that I have not. If you can possibly update your spreadsheet with links from musicindiaonline or youtube that would help a lot! I will send the spreads…

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Udanx, Lots of celebrties do unknown charities.I didnt' say he was a miser of any sort. The point is there is a direct proportion connection to the # of movies he made and the amount of money he made. Is there or is there not? So you can'…

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
I will include, why don't you post a youtube link, am only planning to have links in the excel file. Embedded files are too large.

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Below is my list, work in progress. I start with editing yours Udanx and it became too tough. So am making one of my own, preferably alphabetical raaga wise and including yours too (hope that is ok). I will include rare ragas as much as possible but…

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Hi Kathie and Vijay, guess you are on the wrong thread :))

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Udanx, also I forgot that whole Subbudu/Kamal thing. Subbudu was an ocean of knowledge in classical music. Kamal knows a lot about movies. But both are master bloopers. Subbudu was asked towards his later years on who was his favorite movie director…

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Udanx - we are beginning to talk a little in circles nenakkaren..Excuse my usage of the word 'some'. IR knows classical music very well. Podhuma? Point taken. My point - he is not the ONLY one who knew classical music very well. I think I …

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barathi memorial day
Thank you Sampath, very informative.

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Udanx, I will go through the excel file and respond to you on the ragas. I never disputed IR's knowledge but only said most music directors did have considerable knowledge of classical music. Also, most usage of ragas in movies is diluted. In…

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barathi memorial day
What a treasure Venkat!! Thank you!! It seems like there are so many rumors versus facts on the last days of the great poet, is there an authorised bio or something we can refer to for facts? "Gods have given him plenty of suffering, as they …

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
I think there is no debate at all if you agree that everyone contributed in their own way (including ARR) as many others said!! You said quite clearly you thought IR had 'legend' status while others are 'just greats' and that is …

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Udanx, Hai Hai, why woudn't anyone be so inspired when they get the kind of payments he got??? IJokes aside, it is impossible for anyone to make music unless they enjoyed it and were good at it, am not discounting that - but what I mean by har…

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barathi memorial day
VEnkat, the story i know - he did have several other complications from prolonged living in jail. The elephant injury resulted in his being bed ridden with multiple injuries, he recovered briefly and died quickly later.I don't know if it was a…

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Udanx, I mentioned philanthropic acts in honor of those because of their dedication to music even when very little money was involved. You cannot discount the money factor since composing music is very hard work and very difficult to do when mone…

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barathi memorial day
Salutations to the Mahakavi!! Just fyi for those who don't know, Bharathi was killed by a mad elephant in Parthasarathy Temple. He was a great animal lover, one who used to throw his hard earned rice to sparrows and delight in their eating. Des…

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BIG BANG TEST & SEPT 11TH
Dear SPS, echoeing same sentiments and thank you. Sept 11th is a painful memory, I lived and worked there for 4 and a half years and knew many,many people. I truly realized the truth in the statement that living through a tragedy and speaking abo…

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Index of All posts - Karka Nirka blog
Dear Vairam, your blog posts are a pleasure to read and re-read. Thank you sincerely and please do keep up the great work, Malathi

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Dear Udanx, yes I like this debate!! I am not that familiar with cricketing techniques although I really like the game - but I get what you are trying to say. I will respond to you in detail tonight, as cannot write as much as I'd like to from …

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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Udanx, I have no problems with anyone calling IR a legend or for that matter appreciating how much effort it took for him to reach where he was. Also to remember - olden days musicians did not make a fraction of money that IR did.Many of them did …

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