In the late 1980s, and early 1990s, Ilaiyaraaja was the composer that most captured my imagination. In 1991, "Thalapathi" directed by Mani Ratnam, and starring Rajnikanth with music by Illaiyaraaja was ruling the radio airwaves. I remember the it was thrilling to listen to the violins intro of "Adi Rakkamma". It was very surprising that Mani Ratnam would attempt to change the musical partnership that he had with Ilaiyaraaja after the success of "Thalapathi".
My father used to visit India in the middle of 1980s, I remember the photo he took with Ilaiyaraaja. He mentioned about Ilaiyaraaja's famous keyboards player - Viji Manuel. Until today, I have the highest respect for the musical contributions of Ilaiyaraaja - he's truly a living legend, and a source of inspiration for many musical talents worldwide.
I was going through the New Straits Times's archives from 1992, and I read the movie review for "Roja" by K. Vijiyan that was published on 26 September 1992. The headline for the movie review was "Superb, uncensored songs make Roja a splendid movie". Below are some highlights from the movie review:
SONGS are the lifeline of many Indian movies; some have run well on the strength of the songs alone.
Roja is one movie which was "sold" to Tamil moviegoers even before it hit the local circuit - through its songs.
A.R. Rahman single handedly revolutionized the Indian music industry with "Roja". All the other music directors stood up, and took notice of this young prodigy. Eventually, they all had to adapt their musical style to adapt with the sounds introduced by A.R. Rahman. I liked the reggae infusion in "Chinna Chinna Asai", the percussion in "Rukkumani Rukkumani", the Star Wars/Star Trek orchestral of "Pudhu Vellai Mazhai", the haunting melody of "Kadhal Rojave", and the patriotic "Thamizha Thamizha". It is truly a blockbuster soundtrack that all Indians can be proud of.
Credits from the "Roja" Movie
Lyrics by Vairamuthu.
The audiography by V.S. Murthy, A.S. Lakshmi Narayanan, and R. Ravichandran.
The playback singers are S.P. Balasubramaniam, Unni Menon, Hariharan, Chitra, Minmini, and Sujatha.
The songs audiography by Emi, H. Sridhar, and Vincent at Panchathan Record-Inn.
Tracks Order in the "Roja" Movie
Chinna Chinna Asai
Rukkumani Rukkumani
Chinna Chinna Asai (Bit)
Pudhu Vellai Mazhai
Kadhal Rojave
Thamizha Thamizha
I was going through the New Straits Times's archives from 1992, and I read the movie review for "Roja" by K. Vijiyan that was published on 26 September 1992. The headline for the movie review was "Superb, uncensored songs make Roja a splendid movie". Below are some highlights from the movie review:
SONGS are the lifeline of many Indian movies; some have run well on the strength of the songs alone.
Roja is one movie which was "sold" to Tamil moviegoers even before it hit the local circuit - through its songs.
A.R. Rahman single handedly revolutionized the Indian music industry with "Roja". All the other music directors stood up, and took notice of this young prodigy. Eventually, they all had to adapt their musical style to adapt with the sounds introduced by A.R. Rahman. I liked the reggae infusion in "Chinna Chinna Asai", the percussion in "Rukkumani Rukkumani", the Star Wars/Star Trek orchestral of "Pudhu Vellai Mazhai", the haunting melody of "Kadhal Rojave", and the patriotic "Thamizha Thamizha". It is truly a blockbuster soundtrack that all Indians can be proud of.
Credits from the "Roja" Movie
Lyrics by Vairamuthu.
The audiography by V.S. Murthy, A.S. Lakshmi Narayanan, and R. Ravichandran.
The playback singers are S.P. Balasubramaniam, Unni Menon, Hariharan, Chitra, Minmini, and Sujatha.
The songs audiography by Emi, H. Sridhar, and Vincent at Panchathan Record-Inn.
Tracks Order in the "Roja" Movie
Chinna Chinna Asai
Rukkumani Rukkumani
Chinna Chinna Asai (Bit)
Pudhu Vellai Mazhai
Kadhal Rojave
Thamizha Thamizha
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