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God of Tamil Movies' BGMs!

2008-10-06T19:48:00.001-07:00

Movie: Aan Paavam

Actors: R.Pandiyarajan, Pandiyan, Seetha, Revathi, VKR, Janakaraj, Poornam Viswanathan and others

Music: Illayaraja
Direction: R.Pandiyarajan.
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In addition to the songs, Raja is also known for his wonderful BGMs in tamil film world. His background score elevates an ordinary scene to an extradinary one. Aan Paavam is one such movie where his BGM was simply outstanding. For actor/director, R.Pandiyarajan it was his second movie (after "Kanni Raasi"). Actress Seetha made her debut in this movie. VKR as Pandiyarajan and Pandiyan's father was hillarious. Pandiyarajan hit jackpot with this movie. Eventhough, it's been more than 20 years since the movie got released, some of the dialogues from this movie has attained cult-status and are still being used by youngsters who were born much later. One of my all-time favorite tamil, comedy movies.

The following links to the BGMs are from Kana Prabha's website (http://radiospathy.blogspot.com/ A big thanks to Prabha!).

Just Click on them to listen to them. (If it doesn't play, right click on the link and save it locally on your computer and then listen to it)

Aan Paavam BGM 1 (Theater opening celebrations)

Aan Paavam BGM 2 (Kanagaraj Cafe Opens...)

Aan Paavam BGM 3 (Fight scene BGM)

Aan Paavam BGM 4 (Heroine Seetha introduction)

Aan Paavam BGM 6 (Pandiyan goes to see the bride, Seetha)

Aan Paavam BGM 7 (A kid yells out that she likes the groom)

Aan Paavam BGM 8 (Seetha hides the watch in a bucket full of water)

Aan Paavam BGM 9 (Pandiyarajan opens a black ticket counter)

Aan Paavam BGM 11 (Seetha beginning to like Pandiyan)

Aan Paavam BGM 12 (Seetha goes in search of Pandiyan and not finding him)

Aan Paavam BGM 13 (A new groom comes to see Seetha)

Aan Paavam BGM 14 (Revathi saved from her suicide attempt)

One more from some unknown scene

Overall a classic tamil movie from the 80's.

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Daffodils

2006-06-02T13:16:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorites....
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I WANDER'D lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees, 5
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretch'd in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay: 10
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay, 15
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood, 20
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

--William Wordsworth

P.S: Ohhhh..... This brings back lots of memories...

I shall not pass this way again...

2006-03-30T06:58:00.001-08:00

"I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good thing,therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any fellow human being let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again."

- Stephen Grellet, 1773-1855 French-born Quaker Minister.