{"id":404,"date":"2017-05-06T02:20:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T07:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melodiouslife.wordpress.com\/?p=404"},"modified":"2017-05-06T02:20:08","modified_gmt":"2017-05-06T07:20:08","slug":"ilaiyarajas-grand-slam-albums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianmusics.com\/?p=404","title":{"rendered":"Ilaiyaraja’s Grand Slam Albums"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am liberally borrowing a phrase from Tennis, Grand Slam and using it in the context of Ilaiyaraja’s music. I have coined the word “Grand Slam” album just to mean all those albums where almost<\/em> all the songs are very good. Every composer has had albums where all the songs are worth listening, though this trend is becoming a rarity these days. Considering the huge oeuvre of Raja, I am listing 40 albums across languages where I felt they were deserving of the Grand Slam tag, this is a random list in no particular order. I have excluded the albums of MSV-Raja collaboration as it is a topic for another blog post.<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Guru (Malayalam): Raja’s collaboration with the Budapest Symphony orchestra<\/li>\n
  2. Mouna Raagam<\/li>\n
  3. Agni Nakshathram<\/li>\n
  4. Thalapathy<\/li>\n
  5. Geethanjali (Telugu)<\/li>\n
  6. Anjali: A case study on how to compose for a film based on children<\/li>\n
  7. Amman Koil Kizhakkale<\/li>\n
  8. Aboorva Sagodharargal (multi-genre album)<\/li>\n
  9. Chinna Thambi (this movie also ran because of its music)<\/li>\n
  10. Dhoni (contemporary Raja using live instruments)<\/li>\n
  11. Eera Vizhi Kaaviyangal (what a masterpice album!)<\/li>\n
  12. Karagattakaran<\/li>\n
  13. Gopura Vaasalile<\/li>\n
  14. Idhaya Koil<\/li>\n
  15. Idhayam<\/li>\n
  16. Kadhalukku Mariyadhai<\/li>\n
  17. Keladi Kanmani<\/li>\n
  18. Pithamagan<\/li>\n
  19. Naan Kadavul<\/li>\n
  20. Needhane En Ponvasandham<\/li>\n
  21. Ninaivellaam Nithya<\/li>\n
  22. Nizhalgal<\/li>\n
  23. Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal<\/li>\n
  24. Punnagai Mannan<\/li>\n
  25. Sindhu Bhairavi<\/li>\n
  26. Uliyin Osai (classical+folk+melody songs, one magical album)<\/li>\n
  27. Villupattukkaran (folksy classical songs, each of them a gem)<\/li>\n
  28. Ejamaan<\/li>\n
  29. Uzhaippali<\/li>\n
  30. Poovizhi Vaasalile<\/li>\n
  31. Sri Rama Rajyam (a grand devotional Telugu soundtrack)<\/li>\n
  32. Anumanaspadam (Telugu)<\/li>\n
  33. Mahanadhi<\/li>\n
  34. Olangal (Malayalam, a vintage classic)<\/li>\n
  35. Geetha (Kannada, all masterpiece songs)<\/li>\n
  36. Chinna Kounder<\/li>\n
  37. Udhaya Geetham<\/li>\n
  38. Kizhakku Vaasal<\/li>\n
  39. Unnal Mudiyum Thambi<\/li>\n
  40. Mudhal Mariyadhai<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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