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Echoes of the Maestro – Song 7 – Surangani Surangani

Many would have heard this song just like me, there have been numerous versions across India and there have even been a couple of remixes also. However, I didn’t know Illayaraja had his version for the movie Avar Enakke Sontham.

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Echoes of the Maestro – Song 6 – Entha Soundarya Nodu

If you’re Tamil and you’ve heard Sorgame Endraalum from “Ooru vittu Ooru vandhu,” then Entha soundarya nodu is for Kannadigas. This song is all about the beauty of Karnataka. This was my first choice from the album to feature. However, I chose “Heloru Keloru” for being one of the rarest Kannada Cabaret songs.

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Echoes of the Maestro – Song 5 – Poovizhi vaasalil

Dheepam (1977) was initially supposed to be Ilaiyaraaja’s debut movie before Annakili. However, due to delays, Annakili ended up being released first, and it became a huge success, making Ilaiyaraaja a household name with its banger of an album.

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Echoes of the Maestro – Song 4 – Kettele Ange

Illayaraja is known for some of his hit folk music songs but this one hits on a different level. Unfortunately, I never have listened to this song and also got to know that this song was banned from being aired on All India Radio for its supposedly vulgar lyrics.

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Echoes of the Maestro – Song 3 – Heloru Keloru

This time we are jumping to a Kannada song composed by Illayaraja for the movie Maathu Tappada Maga. Interestingly, this album marks the Maestro’s first venture into Kannada music. I recently came across a song from this album that was reused in Tamil, which is a popular song.

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Echoes of the Maestro – Song 2 – Vaadiyamma Ponmagale

“Vaadiyamma Ponmagale” is a fun song and it appears to be the first collaboration between SPB and Illayaraja. Although there is another popular song from the same album featuring this combo, I believe this one was recorded first (correct me if I’m wrong). This song also seems to be the first collaboration between SPB and P. Susheela. It has a mix of Western and Indian Classical music, and don’t miss the usual SPB banter in the song.

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Echoes of the Maestro – Song 1 – Machaana Paathehala

Illayaraja is a music composer whom I didn’t listen to as a kid, but I couldn’t resist as an adult and can’t stop listening to it now. It took an open mind for someone like me, who grew up listening to the digital sounds of ARR. Over the years, I have admired the man for his compositions, the stories about him, and of course, the controversies. Despite what people say about him, he is fighting for every artist out there, and

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Ooru Peru Bairavakona – Movie Review

Fantasy and Telugu Cinema are inseparable, right from the times of Vittalacharya to today’s Vi Anand, Telugu cinema is filled with a lot of writers who have a good grip on writing Fantasy stories and add Horror and Comedy to the mix then you’ve got your perfect commercial concoction of a movie. Ooru Peru Bairavakona falls right in between all this and did the movie live up to the Telugu Movie standards?

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Eagle (2024) – Telugu Movie Review

Is it just me or does it seem like Ravi Teja is choosing scripts where he plays a bad guy at first, but then transforms into a good person towards the end? Whether it’s this movie, Tiger Nageswara Rao, Dhamaka, Khiladi, or Disco Raja, they all have something in common besides Ravi Teja. Are we seeing a pattern here? Ravi Teja gaaru, I’m not sure about your other fans, but for me, seeing you in similar roles is becoming boring and repetitive. Did Eagle fare better for me? Let’s delve deeper.

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Manjummel Boys – Movie Review

If the timing of Kanmani Anbodu was not right the use of that song would have been a mere cinematic gimmick. Even though the song was repeated in portions throughout the movie at various points it doesn’t bore you because most of us who watched the movie late know this song was used to elevate something but we don’t know where and how. Did the movie do justice to the hype it created among the audiences?