Moondram Pirai (soundtrack)

The soundtrack of the Tamil film Moondram Pirai (1982) was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. It's Telugu version is titled Vasantha Kokila.

Moondram Pirai
Original album cover
Soundtrack album by
Ilaiyaraaja
Released1982
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
ProducerIlaiyaraaja

Overview

The soundtrack was released through the record label Agi Music.[1][2] The number "Kannae Kalaimane", which is based on the Kapi raga,[3] with shades of Natabhairavi, was written by Kannadasan in "about two minutes" time, after listening to the film's story and the situation for the song.[4] Kannadasan was present at the recording session of the song, which took place in September 1981.[5] It was the last song which Kannadasan wrote before his death in October 1981.[6] According to Kannadasan's daughter Kalaiselvi, the song was written with his wife in mind; the lines "Kaathal kondaen kanavinai valarthen ... kanmani unai naan karuthinil niraithen ... unakke uyiraanen ennaalum enai nee maravaathey..." were meant for her.[7] "Poongatru" was based on the Sindhu Bhairavi raga.[8]

The original soundtrack edition of Moondram Pirai does not include the song "Ponmeni Uruguthey", but re-releases of the soundtrack on iTunes and Raaga.com do so, as the fourth and third tracks respectively. "Poongaatru Puthithaanathu" is incorrectly listed on the original soundtrack edition as "Poonkatru Thalattudhu", but this mistake was corrected in the iTunes re-release, while at Raaga.com, it is simply listed as "Poongatru". In all the three soundtrack editions, "Kanne Kalaimane" is the first track, while the track numbering for the other songs vary.[9][1][10]

The songs "Kanne Kalaimane" and "Ponmeni Uruguthey" were re-used in same tunes by Ilaiyaraaja in its Hindi remake Sadma (1983), while "Poongatru Puthithanathu", which was replaced by "Ae Zindagi Gale Laga Le", an original composition for the remake.[11]

Critical reception

The soundtrack received positive critical reception. The song "Ponmeni Uruguthey" that was picturised on Kamal Haasan and Silk Smitha developed cult status.[12] G. Dhananjayan, in his book The Best of Tamil Cinema called the music "outstanding",[13] further saying that the songs contributed significantly to the success of the film.[14] Hari Narayan of The Hindu said, "The lullaby "Kanne Kalaimane" sees the tranquillity reach a crescendo."[15] Another critic from The Hindu, Shankar, called "Vaanengum Thanga" a "dream song".[16] On the song, "Kanne Kalaimane", Balu Mahendra said that it "stirs you to this day".[4] In July 2011, D. Karthikeyan of The Hindu singled out the film's re-recording and ranked it alongside the music director's other films such as Mullum Malarum (1978), Uthiripookkal (1979), Nayakan (1987) and Thalapathi (1991).[17]

Track listing

Tamil
iTunes track listing[1]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kanne Kalaimaane"KannadasanK. J. Yesudas4:09
2."Vaanengum Thanga"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:34
3."Narikathai"VairamuthuKamal Haasan, Sridevi4:01
4."Ponmeni Uruguthey"Gangai AmaranS. Janaki4:32
5."Poongaatru Puthithaanathu"KannadasanK. J. Yesudas4:18
Total length:21:34

Telugu
Vasantha Kokila track listing[18]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Bhojaraju"Mylavarapu GopiKamal Haasan 
2."Kathagaa Kalpanaga"Mylavarapu GopiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
3."Oorinchey"Mylavarapu GopiS. Janaki 
4."E Lokam"Mylavarapu GopiS. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
5."Mana Kosam"Veturi Sundararama MurthyS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 

References
  1. "Moondram Pirai – (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. "HC restrains firms from selling Ilayaraja's songs". The Times of India. 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. Mani, Charulatha (7 December 2012). "Notes that intrigue". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  4. Rangarajan, Malathi (1 July 2005). "Of a poet unsurpassed". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  5. V. Raman, Mohan (13 September 2009). "Mohan's musings – Kavignar Kannadasan". mohanramanmuses.blogspot.in. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  6. "We will not miss Kavignar Kannadasan any more". IndiaGlitz. 17 May 2008. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  7. "A daughter takes a trip down Kannadasan lane". The Times of India. 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  8. Saravanan, T. (20 September 2013). "Ragas hit a high". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  9. Ilaiyaraaja (1982). "Moondram Pirai Soundtrack". The Gramophone Company of India Ltd. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  10. "Moondram Pirai track list". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  11. Ramnath, Nandini. "Picture the song: Fragments of an idyllic romance in 'Poongatru Puthiraanathu' from 'Moondram Pirai'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  12. Warrier, Shobha (4 March 2003). "'Julie Ganapathy was a big risk'". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  13. Dhananjayan 2011, p. 72.
  14. Dhananjayan 2011, p. 73.
  15. Narayan, Hari (17 February 2014). "La Belle Dame sans Merci". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  16. Shankar (14 February 2014). "பாலு மகேந்திரா: கனவைக் காட்சிப்படுத்திய கலைஞன் (Balu Mahendra: The man who captured dreams)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  17. Karthikeyan, D. (15 July 2011). "Three gems who changed the course of cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  18. "Vasantha Kokila Audio Songs". Tollysites.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

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