Tag: Illayaraja’s Kannada Songs

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Echoes of the Maestro – Song 81 – Santhoshakke

Geetha (1981) film by Shankar Nag has a popular song album I guess as mentioned in my previous posts many songs from this album has been reused by Illayaraja himself for other languages (mostly Tamil though). Despite him reusing the original tunes he changed the base and we saw the difference in Kelade Nimageega and Devadhai Ilam Devi

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Echoes of the Maestro – Song 80 – Kelade Nimageega

I was shocked to learn that Devadhai Ilam Devi from Aayiram Nilave Vaa movie was actually from the Kannada song Kelade Nimageega and the use of the songs in these two films is completely different while the Tamil version is more of a Ghost song and the Kannada original is a love song and all these

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Echoes of the Maestro – Song 78 – Yarigaagi Ee Aata

Yarigaagi Ee Aata is from the Kannada movie Bhaari Bharjari Bete, directed by Rajendra Singh Babu, which is a Western Action film. This song is set in Puriya Dhanashree, a Hindustani raga. In one of the interviews, Illayaraja mentioned that the song demanded Cabret-style music, but he didn’t want to be predictable. He gave the song a choppy and modern beat, and it was said to be unconventional in its sensibility.

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Echoes of the Maestro – Song 76 – Jotheyali

Choosing to explore Illayaraja songs from different languages and not writing about Jotheyali will be the biggest sins. One of the popular songs that was loved across languages and remade in Tamil and Hindi as far as I know but not sure about other languages. I’ll loop in all the versions for you to enjoy this beautiful song.

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Echoes of the Maestro – Song 75 – Nanna Neenu Gellalare

Nee Nanna Gellalare is the only film of Dr. Rajkumar that had music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Despite some of the songs becoming popular, the film was not successful and had only a 63-day theatrical run. I was surprised to find out that Dr. Rajkumar sang all the songs in this film and he really sounded good. High-time I watch his movies to know him better.

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Echoes of the Maestro – Song 73 – Thangaliyalli Naanu Teli Bande

Janma Janmada Anubandha is the second directional of Legendary Shankar Nag and also the second direct Kananda Film for Illayaraja. Eventhough, the song starts in an eerie tone it moves on to a different scale altogether. S. Janaki Amma brings a touch of eeriness and also the longing in her voice through this song. It is set in Gourimanohari Raaga.