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Malarnthum Malaratha  - Raaga Analysis and Carnatic Notations : The breathtaking song Malarnthum Malaratha from the Sivaji Ganesan, Savitri, Gemini Ganesan starrer Pasamalar is based on the Raga Abheri. This emotionally driven number indulged Abheri throughout and was well sung by T.M. Soundarrajan and P. Susheela. Composed by the Golden era composers  Vishwanathan - Ramamoorthy , penned by  Kannadasan . To learn how to do a Violin cover instrumental on Malarnthum Malaradha, click HERE  👈 Raga Abheri : Abheri has a serene and contemplative mood, sometimes with a submissive touch. The scale of Abheri has five swaras during ascent and all the swaras during descent – we call this audava-sampoorna ragam. It is a janyam of the 22nd melakartha, Kharaharapriya. Aarohanam – S G2 M1 P N2 S Avarohanam – S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S Abheri is synonymous with “Nagumomu ganaleni” composed by Saint Thyagaraja , a lilting composition with a light hint of pathos. ...

Kadhal Rojave : Raga Analysis, Notations and Review Kadhal rojavae, A song of sweet pain and flourishing memories is one of those songs we couldn't stop halfway even in situations we have to. One such song that makes us emotional, make ours a teary eye for no reason. The magic of music! As soon as the song begins, our eyes closes and we are transported to another world. The feel it gives us will not make us to stop the song, even when there is a sudden call of work! What an idea to give flute backing to Sujatha's voice, giving such a surreal and mesmerising effect. How do you think of these things ARR  ! How magical it is! It's her humming that puts soul to this song because without the humming part the whole song seems to be incomplete! It makes our mind, travel back magically in time and feels anew like the first time heard with the lovely flute pieces by Naveen Kumar . The whole song is a bliss and her humming part is like cherry on the cake! And Balu sir, always sen...

Nenjukulle umma mudinjirukken!! ♥️ Nenjukulle, this song truly takes us to a whole new level, sweeping our senses in complete fascination and is mesmerising!  Only some songs has the power to change our disturbed mood upside down and this song tops the list! "Nenjukkulle"   truly plays a symphony with our heart!  A lilting melody with Spanish guitar like riffs - Effective use of strings, as always, and guitars make this song a repeated listener. The arrangement is trademark ARR and towards the middle of the song, the voice of Rahman sir in the humming portion elevates the song to a new heavenly plane. His voice as the male vocalist is the icing on the cake  ♥️☃️ This is also one of the few songs that are modern, yet stays true to its origins in absolute regard to the genre. Only AR Rahman can define new dimension of music and his every song has been an illustration over the years! Song : Nenjukulle Music : AR Rahman Movie : Kadal Direction : ...

NAVARASA BGM NOTATIONS : This tune kept on ringing in my ears that I can't think about anything else but to do a Violin Cover Version on this! What a score by @arrahman sir. Beyond words. So catchy, energetic, rhythmic, emotional and simple all at the same time. This is going to be my alarm tone as well. Soul stirring Strings! Happy to share my Strings cover on Navarasa's theme music with Notations!  Scale  : E Shruthi : 3 Swarasthaanam : S R2 G1 M1 P D1 D2 N1 To know the notations or for knowing how to play, please start watching the video.  Click this link to learn how to play this song 👈 EASY TUTORIAL Violin cover starts from : 5.25 mins Now let's have a look at the Notations. Full Cover Version on my YouTube Channel.  Click this link to learn more songs with Notations👈 My cover version of this Navarasa theme got recognized by 2 directors (Thunindha pin, Inmai) Executive Producer and the Producer Jayendra sir of Team Navarasa...

Mani Ratnam's story telling of Alaipayuthey through the music of AR Rahman in Kadhal Sadugudu : Why is the song shot in Reverse and why is the location Mani Ratnam chose is just an unfinished apartment? So here it is, to the ones who don't know! For more, Please subscribe to my Youtube Channel by clicking this link👈 1. Why reversed ?  The song is beautifully shot in reverse direction and still maintains the elegance and richness of human expression. Is this what people tell conveying the story through camera? Maybe! :) Mani Ratnam needed a strong tool to convey the context through a subtle way. And here comes reversing the actions. This gives the sense of poetry, sense of anti-gravity, sense of liberation (which is the situation) Songs are widely considered to be a breather time admist the story when people can relax themselves. What makes Maniratnam apart is such things, for which he don't need a foreign location, even a local Tourist spot in this case. All he needed was ...

"Nila adhu vaanathu mele - Interesting Song History : For more, subscribe to my Youtube channel by clicking this link👈 A lullaby ??? Yes. Generally, Raja sir used to create 4 to 5 tunes for a situation and the director has to pick the tune they want. So, what happened here? The tunes of this song was an alternate tune to the lullaby song "Thenpandi Cheemayilae" from the same movie. 😍💯 (Watch out the video clips to know how this tune fits a lullaby category)  Click to watch 👈 Mani sir heard the tune and he loved it so much that he asked Raja sir, "This tune is really nice, Can you make it a little bit faster, faster enough to dance?"  The beautiful " Aaraaro.. Aaraaro " becomes energetic " Oiyyaa oyyee.. adhu ena oyyee !"  Now it does looks like even Velu Naiyakkar's ship dances to the tunes of Raja sir while sailing! 🚢 Isn't it?  🔴 The backing beats : துடும் துடும் ; The chorus : " ஹோய்யா ஹோய் .. ஹோய்யா ஹோய் ...

Evano Oruvan - Decoding the lyrics! The song uses the flute heavily as a metaphor in the lyrics which leads some to analyse this as a sort of Krishna/Radha reference! 🌹(Comparison) எவனோ ஒருவன் வாசிக்கிறான்.. இருட்டில் இருந்து நான் யாசிக்கிறேன்.. Krishna is playing me like a flute, I am begging Him from the dark! தவம்போல் இருந்து யோசிக்கிறேன்.. அதைத் தவணை முறையில் நேசிக்கிறேன்.. I am trying hard to understand His music, And I have slowly started loving it கேட்டுக் கேட்டு நான் கிறங்குகிறேன்.. கேட்பதை அவனோ அறியவில்லை.. The more I hear, the more I get intoxicated, but He doesn't seem to be aware, of the impact it is having on me. கேட்டு கேட்டு நான்  (நாம்)  கிறங்குகிறேன்  (றோம்).. கேட்பதை அவனோ  (அவரோ)  அறியவில்லை.. அவன்  (அவARR)  ஊதும்  (இசை)  ரகசியம் புரிய வில்லை!" ஆம்! புரியதான் வில்லை.. எப்படி இப்படி  பட்டதொரு இசை கோர்ப்பென! கேட்கும் போதே மனதில் இருக்கும் அத்துனை வலிகளையும் பிழிந்து எடுத்து விடுவARR, இந்த புழ்ழாங்குழல் ...