lovely review.. but no doubt Karuthamma is indeed a World Level best creations product of ARR. This album will be remembered for ever and ever and u cant create another Karuthamma no matter what. It stands out! :)
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, ARRvind <arr_arv...@...> wrote: > > Karuthamma....!! The very name sounds like a south indian village belle whose > story forms the crux. The main credits to be rolled out here are : > > Direction: Bharathi Raja > > Star Cast : Raja, Maheshwari, Rajashri > > Music : A R Rahman (Not sure about the background score though!) > > Lyrics : Vairamuthu > > > Bharathi Raja, who is a thespian in making village based movies comes up > with this triangular love story with lesser known actors. This must be the > first time collaboration of the director with ARR who was until then dubbed > as the "technology backed musician". ARR broke all records with this movie > along with other village based Kizhakku Cheemayile and Vandicholai Chinnarasu > and proved all critics wrong and how!!. It made every critic run and hide > their face..!! BR - ARR - Vairamuthu combo has been > very artistically successful than commercial.! > > Theanmerku Paruvakaatru ---> Unni Krishnan , Chitra > > It was a dream offer for Unni who was until then singing only solos, got > a chance to sing his first ever duet and with whom..? His most favourite > singer Chitra..!!! (based on excerpts from his interview). The song begins > with droplets with a soothing drumbeats..!! Followed by the ever soothing > nightingalish voice of Chitra with her lines...and then Unni repeats her > lines..Though he is a legend in classical arena, he goes very mushy and > romantic in this song showing his lighter side. The interludes, particularly > the second interludes mesmerises like heavans...!!! The water droplets sound > in the background throughout the song makes the listener feel the rain > without visually seeing the song. The last charanam by Chitra is just > humming....and what an effect she leaves > behind is only to be experienced..!!! Amazing romantic song...!!! > > > Pachhaikili Paadum ---> Minmini , Shahul Hameed, Chorus > > Welcome to the world of Cocks, Hens, Bulls and Birds and some rustic > country side voice tones of Shahul Hameed and Minmini. Shahul is like 100% > perfect pick for this song. This song is melodious and folksy as well. > Sadly, did not get the deserved recognition it should have got. The female > chorus part is also equally charged up and dub some of the animatic sounds. > Particularly, hear it carefully when Minmini goes "Kondattam...indru > thendralukku dinam dinam...", a donkey hee-haaws in rhythm. Only ARR can make > a donkey sound in rythm.. ;) . Full masti and entertaining song...!!! > > Kaadu Potta Kaadu --> Malaysia Vasudevan, Bharati Raja, T K Kala > > The two thespians Malaysia Vasudevan and Bharati Raja unite in this > very situational song. Cannot be termed as the best by ARR. He has casually > belted out this number with some nice flutes and chords. Certainly will not > appeal to the listeners unless they are live and breathe the country air. T K > Kala enters only in the second interlude BGM with her traditional pathos > flavoured voice. Could have sounded even more better for me..!!! > > Aaraaro Aariraaro ---> T K Kala, Theni Kunjarammal > > A great choice of singers by ARR for this heart wrenching > tragedy piece. I really dont know how Theni Kunjarammal sounds in-syc even if > she goes out of pitch many times especially for the patho songs. Its this > particular wonder that she got many offers from ARR. And nothing to say about > T K Kala. Its completely her genre. She adds a special warmth that cannot be > easily ignored. The music is completely minimal here and yet sounds great in > the background. > > Pooraale Ponnuthaayi (Happy Version) --> Unni Menon, Sujatha > > The "Pudhu Vellai Mazhai" jodi Unni and Sujatha re -unite in this happy > version of Porale Ponnuthayi. A mindblowing melody with nice interludes and > humourous lyrics. The same happy version was re-used by ARR as "Chanda > Taare.." with Ustaad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan saab..!!! I absolutely marvel at > this knack of ARR to make a same song sound in completely contrasting genres. > Hats off to him..!! > > > Poorale Ponnuthaayi (Sad Version) ---> Swarnalatha > > For me, personally, Karuthamma is synonymous with Swarnalatha...and its > just because of this song..!! She has typically lived in the skin of the > character while rendering this heart melting wonder..!! And rightly so, was > the recepient of the prestigious National Award winner for the Best Playback > Singer Female of that year..!!! Be it her initial aalaps, her haunting > pallavis and charanams and the long breathless finishing towards the end > moves any music lover to tears.! ARR uses very minimal instruments very > carefully as to not come in the way of her rendition.! Easily THE BEST song > produced from this fantastic combo..!! Vairamuthu too needs a loud appalause > for his mindblowing lyrics! > > > Karuthamma may not be those World Level best creations by ARR, but still it > lingers on the mind for many many years to come.! It was a fitting reply for > all the critics who clubbed ARR and Technology together..!! I am sorry...dont > know much on the BGM part of this movie to write. > > > > > > > > > > > >
