Isaignani mesmerizes Bollywood with his Tamil classics
By Behindwoods News
Bureau.
May 22, 2007
Music is beyond barriers of region and language.
Isaignani Ilaiyaraja has proved this point
once again by bringing out a melody album
for a to-be-released-soon Bollywood movie.
The movie is none other than the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer
Cheeni Kum that is all set to hit the screens
on 25 th of May.
The album has been highly appreciated for its high melodious
tunes and surprising levels of sound. It stands out in
the age of techno sounds and beats. Shreya Ghosal is at
her best in this album rendering two melodies with élan.
The solo saxophone too is also worth mentioning. Half
of this album is a lift from his yesteryear Tamil classics.
The title song Cheeni Kum is a rip off from Maniratnam's
Mauna Raagam hit song 'Mandram vandha thendralukku', another
song Batein hawa also rendered by Shreya Ghosal is from
Mella Thirandhadhu Kadhavu movie's hit song 'Kuzhaludhum
kannanukku'. Both these songs have been lapped up by the
Bollywood industry.
It's a surprise that the songs which were termed classics
some 15 years ago in Kollywood are appreciated by Bollywood
now. It's not without reason that Ilaiyaraja is called
the Isaignani. This is a fine example of how he as well
as his music is evergreen. We at Behindwoods.com salute
the king of melodies.