Which MD is best suited for Rajini?

[S.Balaji]

How far Rajini gets involved in song selection ?? any idea ? I know Kamal is deeply involved in song composition of late

[selvakumar]

IMHO,

As far as the INTRO & BGM for Rajini is concerned, still Deva is the best (atleast for the recent trend).

who can forget his BGM -- Baatshaa.... Baatsha...

& his INTRO SONGS

1. vandenda paalukkaaran
2. naan auto kaaran auto kaaran
3. Baatsha song
etc

ARR - Apart from Oruvan Oruvan Muthalali , nothing else.. (IMHO)

IR -- wow.. No one can beat this man if RK needs an INTRO (with village folk etc).. esp "poDuvaaGa eN Manasu thaNgam" which can still raise the blood circulation ..

[dinesh2002]

How far Rajini gets involved in song selection ?? any idea ? I know Kamal is deeply involved in song composition of late

nope...Rajini doesnt interfere but the MD & DIR is the 1 will compose the song base on Rajini's super star status... wut i heard lately Rajini is not involving himself in the MUSIC section in Shivaji....he let Shankar & ARR to decide which song & what song...knwing that Shankar & ARR is the best...

[thumburu]

"IR & Deva will give that typical intro for Rajini,i guess they dont dare to take the risk to experiment on Rajini intro with changing any of the elements of an NORMAL RAJINI INTRO song....ARR has daringly changed many...Oruvan Oruvan had a grand opening" - hello dinesh, the above statements only show your myopic view of this topic. .
"they dont dare to take the risk to experiment on Rajini intro with changing any of the elements of an NORMAL RAJINI INTRO song.. " - Now can you answer me who laid this pattern of so called "Normal iRajini intro song" ? It was MSV and IR. So your "ARR only did this and that" statement rings hollow. MSV's "My name is Billa" and "Naan pollaadhavan" were anthems for the kids of 80's. The same goes for "podhuvaga en manasu". ARR's "oruvan", and Deva's "naan autokaaran" , albeit a grand opening , rode more on the political ipiggyback than solely for Rajini's acting or style or MD's whatever charisma.

[thumburu]

Btw, my personal favourite is the evergreen, peppy "aasai nnoru vagai"
sung by MV from "adutha varisu"

[MADDY]

hello dinesh, the above statements only show your myopic view of this topic. .

It was MSV and IR. So your "ARR only did this and that" statement rings hollow. MSV's "My name is Billa" and "Naan pollaadhavan" were anthems for the kids of 80's. The same goes for "podhuvaga en manasu". ARR's "oruvan", and Deva's "naan autokaaran" , albeit a grand opening , rode more on the political ipiggyback than solely for Rajini's acting or style or MD's whatever charisma.

i dunno y but IR fans seem to never come out of the shell.....shell- "I KNOW EVERYTHING"......

[dinesh2002]

hello dinesh, the above statements only show your myopic view of this topic. .

It was MSV and IR. So your "ARR only did this and that" statement rings hollow. MSV's "My name is Billa" and "Naan pollaadhavan" were anthems for the kids of 80's. The same goes for "podhuvaga en manasu". ARR's "oruvan", and Deva's "naan autokaaran" , albeit a grand opening , rode more on the political ipiggyback than solely for Rajini's acting or style or MD's whatever charisma.

i dunno y but IR fans seem to never come out of the shell.....shell- "I KNOW EVERYTHING"......

not all....

but as for thumbhuru maapu....rathatthallai ooririche.... onnum seiya mudhiyathu...if he does changes...it will be the case of " Its a medical miracle" ...JK!!

[narayanan]

Annamalai is <strike>a</strike> the landmark movie of Rajini. It revolutionised the concept, of the 'erangi-kuthu' type intro and a punch transition song. Though he had intros like 'Pothuvaga En Manasu', 'My name is Billa','Aasai Nooruvagai' (quite forgot, was this an intro song?). 'Vandhenda Paalkaran' and 'Vetri Nichayam' were trendsetters for 4 different movies. The songs did create a hype and the movie exceeded all expectations.

Its a joint work by the MD and the director, its upto the MD to live up to that expectations. And in a larger than life Rajini movie I wouldnt look for instruments or anything. These 2 songs (if present) should make me shout 'Thalaivaaaaaa' no matter how silent the theater is Surely Annamalai, Basha and to an extent Arunachalam too did that.

Agreed Deva is an average MD, he copies blah-blah, but he did, he worked out very well, and so my vote for these kind of movies

IR would've done it, but he was'nt experimented under this very same condition. He did do many past movies, but post-Annamalai the expectations totally differed.

ARR made a match in 'Padayappa'. 'Singanadai' and 'Vetrikodi Kattu' echoed all across Tamilnadu. Yes 'Oruvan Oruvan' was good too, but I did'nt feel it was the best of the lot, and 'Dippu Kumari' was the forgettable for 3 reasons: that stuppid humming in the start , SPB did'nt sing, I did'nt like the tune as much as the other intros. 'Sakthi Kodu' was good, but could be called the best of the lot type.

Here I am talking only about the larger than life portrayals. Sure there are other songs, but IMO for such type stories in a Rajini movie, the movie would live up with/for these 2 songs and if one screws up these songs, no matter how good the other songs are, it would be a disappointment. After all whats the fun in going to a such a movie without that.

I'll writeup another sometime later about why I said Ilayaraja otherwise. Till then I leave this post for counter-opinions :P

PS: no strikethrough tag thats what the <strike> tag meant in the first few lines.

[Thunderbird]

i dunno y but IR fans seem to never come out of the shell.....shell- "I KNOW EVERYTHING"......

but you should not be the person to talk abt it

it's the case for lots of ARR fans too

[rajasaranam]

Iam Giving The complete List of Rajini-Raja Combination It should say it all

1 1977 Bhuvana Oru KelviKuri - Vizhiyilaemalarnthathu -RaajaEnbaar
2 1977 Gayathri - KaalaiPaniyil -VaazhvaeMaayama
3 1977 kavikuyil - ChinnaKannanAlaikiraan -KuyilaeKaviKuyilae
4 1977 pathinaaru vayathinilae -ManjaKulichi -SevanthiPooMudicha
5 1978 Aval Appadithaan - Uravugalthodarkathai -PaneerPushpanagalae
6 1978 Bairavi - KattapullaKuttapulla -Nanduooruthu
7 1978 Ilamai Oonjalaadugirathu -ThanneeKaruthiruchu -EnnadiMeenatchi
8 1978 Mullum Malrum - RaamanAandalum - SenthaazhamPoovil
9 1978 Priya - DarlingDarling -AkkaraiSeemai
10 1979 AarilirunthuArubathuvarai -Kanmaniyae kaathal -Vaazhkayaevesham
11 1979 AnnaiOarAalayam - Ammaneesumanthapillai -AppanaeAppanae
12 1979 Dharmayudham - AagayaGangai - Oruthangarathathil
13 1979 NaanVaazhavaipen - AagayamMelae -ThirutherilVarumSilayo
14 1980 AnbukkuNaanAdimai -KaatilOrusingakuttiyaam -Kaathodupoovuraasa
15 1980 EllamUnKairaasi - SerikuSevai - AdiOnkaariMaari
16 1980 Jhonny - AasaiyaKaathula -SenoRitaILoveYou
17 1980 Kaali - Vaazhumattum -ThithikkumMuthuCharam
18 1980 MurattuKaalai - PothuvaagaEnmanasu -EnthaPoovilumVaasam
19 1980 NaanPoattaSavaal - NenjeUnAasaiEnna -NattukkuleSila
20 1981 Garajanai - VaruvvaiAnbe -VanthathuNallathu
21 1981 Kazhugu - PonOviyum - KaathalEnnumKoyil
22 1981 Netrikan - Mappillaikku - RamaninMohanam
23 1982 EngaeyoKaettaKural - PattuVannaChelaiKaari -AathoramKaathaada
24 1982 PuthuKavithai - VaaVaaVasanthamae -VaareVaareVaaVaa
25 1982 ThanikaatuRaaja - NaanThaanToppu -SanthanaKaatre
26 1983 AduthaVaarisu - AasaiNooruvagai -PesaKoodathu
27 1983 PaayumPuli - AadiMaasamKaathadikka -PothukittuOothuthadi
28 1983 ThangaMagan - VaaVaaPakkamVaa -RathiriyilPoothirukum
29 1984 AnbullaRajnikaanth -Muthumani sudarae vaa- ThaenPoovaePoovae
30 1984 KaiKodukkumKai - AathaPethalae - ThazhamPoove
31 1984 NaanmaagaanAlla - MaalaiSoodumVelai -UnMelaOruKannu
32 1984 Nallavanukkunallavan - VachukavaUnnaiMattum -Unnaithaanae…
33 1984 ThambikkuEnthaOoru - EnVaazhvilae -KaathalinDeepamOndru
34 1985 KodaiMazhai - ThuppakkiKaiyilEduthu -ThenThoongumPoovae
35 1985 NaanSigappuManithan - EllorumaeThirudange -GandhiDesameKaaval
36 1985 Padikaathavan - SolliAdipaenadi -RajavukkuRaajaNaanthaan
37 1985 SriRagavendra - UnakkumEnakkum -AdalKalaiyae
38 1985 UnkannilNeerVazhinthaal -EnnaDesamo - KannilEnnaKaarkaalam
39 1986 Maaveeran - OthunguOthugu -NeeKoduthatha
40 1986 ManadhilUrudhiVendum -VangalaKadale - ManathilUruthiVendum
41 1986 Mr.Bharath - EnThayinMeethuAaanai -EnnammaKannu
42 1987 Velaikaaran - VelaiIllathavan -ThotathilaePaathi
43 1988 DharmathinThalaivan -Thenmaduraivaigainadhi -Muthamizhkaviyae
44 1988 GuruShishyan - NaarkaalikkuSandaiPodum- VaaVaaVanjiIlamaanae
45 1989 Mappillai - EnnodaRaasiNallaRaasi -UnnaithaanNithamNitham
46 1989 RajadhiRaaja - EnKittaMothathe -MalayaalaKaraiOram
47 1989 Siva - AdaMapillaSumma -AdiVaanmathi
48 1990 AthisayaPiravi - Thaathamthanakummi -AnnakiliyaSornakiliyae
49 1990 Panakaaran - NooruVarushamIntha -UllukkullaChakaravarthi
50 1991 DharmaDurai - Sandahikkuvandhakili -OnnurenduMoonunaalu
51 1991 Thalapathy - RakkammaKaiyaThattu -KaatuKuyilu
52 1992 Mannan - Kumthalakadi -Sandiraniyae
53 1992 Paandian - Ulagathukaaga -PandiyaanaaKokka
54 1993 Ejamaan - EjamaamKaaladi -OruNaaluUunaiMaravaatha
55 1993 Uzhaipaali - UzhaipaaliIllatha -MuthiraiIppothu
56 1993 Valli - DinguDanguRappapo -EnnulleEnnulle
57 1994 Veera - KonjiKonji -VaadiVethalaPaaku