Great review ARRvind! Like many, I too had high expectations on Parthale
Paravasam.
KB sir has always strike me as a director with a good sense of music and like
you rightly pointed out, he's one of the few directors who is meticulous about
song pciturisations. Plus, with the winning association of KB-ARR (who can
forget the minblowing "Duet"?), expectations for PP were sky high!
Unfortunately, for some reasons, the movie just failed to strike a chord with
the public.
To tell the truth, I wasn't quite fond of PP's music when it was released. I
always regarded the album as one of ARR's weaker compositions. Nevertheless, a
few months ago, I had the oppurtunity to listen to the album...and I just felt
like slapping myself for rejecting it years back! What do I say, the whole
album was just refreshing and amazing! And thanks to you now, I'm once again
reminded of the joy I've encountered through the album!
--- On Thu, 12/10/09, ARRvind <arr_arv...@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: ARRvind <arr_arv...@yahoo.com>
Subject: [arr] Revisiting "Parthaale Paravasam" Album
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 5:16 AM
K. Balachander( KB), a lengendary and veteran south indian film maker,
who introduced ARR to the world of Tamil music through "Roja", roped in him
again with ultra high expectations for his highly ambitious 100th movie
"Parthaale Paravasam". Every department in the crew seemed to be perfect.
R.Madhavan, Simran, Sneha, choreographer- turned-actor Raghavendra Lawrence,
lyricist/actor Vaali, comedian Vivek,,...all stars glittered the casting
department. Unfortunately for KB, the movie
turned out to be a damp squib at the box office. But nevertheless, thankfully
though, the movie is remembered even today ONLY because of
its music by the whizkid.
Ada Moondrezhuthhu ---->
Harini,
Karthik
A supposedly peppy song neither impressed nor disappointed me
personally. It has got its share of likability and disappointments. While the
audio part is very neat and clearly done, the visuals are sorely disappointing!
.Both the actors(Maddy and Simran) look very pale and dull in this song.
However, its only the trio "ARR - Harini - Karthik", put in hard efforts to
thump up the beats and they succeed too. The lyrics by Vaali are another plus
point. His lyrics revolves around the word "Love" and say it in different ways
to convey the word. He creates the female as a Guru and her beloved as her
Shishya (Disciple). A kind of time pass song for the average listeners.
Kaadhale
Jayam ---->
Balram, Chitra
Yet another melody churned out by the king. Again, i feel the
visuals could have been better. A fresh sounding Balram makes a decent start
and even excels alongside the veteran Chitra.The melody quotient of this song
is very high with small tinges of classical harqats by the melody queen Chitra.
She is one of those blessed singers, who, by the very presence, would give a
new dimension to any song. Listen to her "Naan...Vendiya Varangalai Varavil
Paarkiraen.. .Unn Varavil Paarkiraen.. ." lines and you can't stop loving her.
ARR makes use of many traditional instruments and create a perfect rhythm.
Parthale Paravasame --> Raihanna, Ganga, Febi Mani, Kanchana, Poornima
ARR's long-time troop
singers including his own sibling croon
this chorus situational track where the lead actor Madhavan is being chased by
a host of girls and falling for his charm ! Vaali's lyrics are convincingly
witty and naughty and the singers keep the spirit going on till the end.
Rahman's genius can be profoundly observed in the interludes with some
unexpected violin strings . Wonder who mouthed the word "Thappichhukko. .."
towards the end of each charanam(Stanza); his name is left uncredited.
Manmadha Maasam --> Nithyasree Mahadevan, Shankar Mahadevan
What could have been ARR's one of the best classical - light music
blend, turned out to be an average song on the screen. Another example of the
song getting wasted ! Wonder, what went wrong with KB , who used to be as
sensitive as mercury, in picturising his songs! Nevertheless, since we
stress here more on the audio part, this gregariously beautiful number
captures an
avid
music lover in its major parts. Both the Mahadevans', with their proven
classical expertise, make a resounding mark with their superb modulations and
harqats. The composition of the song give ample scope for vocal performances
and both the singers do complete justice.
Love Check ---> Palghat Sreeram, Shivamani
Stepping aside for a while, ARR brought his buddy, ace percussionist
Shivamani on the forefront for this lovely western classical fusion number.
Shivamani, grabbing the golden opportunity, never lets a single moment go
un-noticed in his sheer brilliant work. Mouthing the tongue twisting
"Kunnakkol" is another eminent classical guru Palghat Sreeram. The combination
of both the gifted artistes is nothing short of a royal treat. Each of them
compete in their known trades to a very great heights and equally
win towards the end. The drumming
thespian scores Gold towards the end of the number with his jet speed hands on
the drums. A masterpiece programming and composition by ARR.!
Adhisaya Tirumanam ---> Sujatha, Kalyani Menon, Sriram Parthasarathy, Sreeram
A wedding group song which talks about the aftermaths of the marriages for
both the bride and groom. Interestingly, the singers sing in chorus throughout
the song. While the two female singers add more sweetness and flavour, the male
counterparts provide the warmth. But the charanams(stanzas) didn't appeal to me
as much the pallavis did. And needless to say that this song suffered its death
in the film, since it was used only as the background accessory. I really fail
to understand why ARR has made Kalyani Menon share all her songs with other
female singers . All her songs with ARR like "Vaadi
Saathukodi", "Indirayo Ival
Sundariyo", "Alaipayuthey Kanna" and " Kuluvaalile Muthu Vannallo.." have many
other singers synchronizing with her.
Naadhir Thinna ---> Rashid Ali, Thubhara
Personally, i feel Rahman was not in his best mood while composing this
song. Though the song has some finer elements, the typical signature of ARR is
to be searched very hard throughout the song. Rashid Ali, till then a
guitarist, tries his debut at the singing and is quite satisfactory. But
Thubhara, a name never heard before or later , fails to impress me even after
multiple hearings. The lyrics of the song is quite whacky with some bizarre
words. Somehow, i never got connected with this number. There may be many
people who went crazy over this..but for me, sadly,..it just became another
song!
Azhagae
Sugama / Anbae Sugama ---> Srinivas, Sadhana Sargam
Some songs never tend to erase from the minds of an avid music lover! There
may be many songs that touch the heart...but very few of them pierces the heart
and gets inside. For me, personally, "Azhagae Sugama" is one such composition.
! I really can't put into mere text, to describe the effects that this song
produces on me. An amazing set of instrumentation, brilliant tune composition
coupled with a soul seductive rendition by the singers make this song among my
top 3 most soothing songs ever produced by ARR. I love the way ARR has
segmented the song into two halves. The most striking point for this song to
appease me is its sheer simplicity! Few violin pieces, a rhythmic pattern with
less bass and more treble, and the soothing voices of Srinivas and Sadhana are
nothing short of a feast to the ears.! Anticipating many many
songs of such league by ARR..!
So..to sum up, although the album comes with a mixed bag as one of ARR's
career best compositions to not so impressive songs, Parthaale Paravasam stands
tall in the Music department. Wish all the other departments worked fine for
this movie and it had become one of the biggest grosser....! !
