Mullum Malarum (soundtrack)

Mullum Malarum
Clockwise from top left: Valli (Shoba), Manga (Jayalaxmi), Kali (Rajinikanth), Kumaran (Sarath Babu) and again Valli
Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja
Released 1978
Genre Film soundtrack
Length 17:03
Language Tamil
Label EMI Records

Mullum Malarum (English: Thorn and Flower or Thorns also Blossom)[lower-alpha 1] is the original soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja to the 1978 Indian Tamil film of the same name.[4] It's Telugu version is titled Mullu Puvvu.

Overview

The lyrics for the songs were written by Panchu Arunachalam, Gangai Amaran and Kannadasan. While the film features 5 songs, the soundtrack features only 4 songs;[5] the song not included in the soundtrack is the introduction song Maan Iname.[4][6] The album was released under the label EMI Records.[6] The film has no duet songs—a notable rarity for Tamil cinema.[7] The soundtrack cover shows the film's four protagonists, arranged clockwise from top left: Valli (Shoba), Manga (Fatafat Jayalaxmi) and Kali (Rajinikanth) sharing the same frame, Kumaran (Sarath Babu) and Valli again.

Track listing

Tamil

Side one
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Senthazham Poovil"  KannadasanK. J. Yesudas4:35
2."Adi Penney"  Panchu ArunachalamJency Anthony4:30
Side two
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Raman Aandaalum"  Gangai AmaranS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. Anjali and Chorus5:44
2."Niththam Niththam"  Gangai AmaranVani Jairam2:54

Telugu

This is the track listing for the soundtrack's Telugu version Mullu Puvvu. L. Vaidyanathan and Ilaiyaraaja have composed two tracks each for the album.[8]

Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Jeevana Sangramamulo"  ArudhraL. VaidyanathanP. Susheela 
2."Andala Mulaka"  RajasreeIlaiyaraajaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Sakkanaina Saddikudu"  RajasreeIlaiyaraajaS. Janaki 
2."Pilla"  ArudhraL. VaidyanathanP. Susheela 

Reception

The soundtrack received positive response. In 1978, the Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan stated that though there were only four tracks, Ilaiyaraaja had composed them with strands of sweetness.[9] A review from The Hindu on 25 August 1978 described Ilaiyaraja's tunes as "delicious"[10] In his 2011 book The Best of Tamil Cinema: 1977 to 2010, G. Dhananjayan stated that with Mullum Malarum, "Ilaiyaraaja proved his deep knowledge in background score", while praising every single song of the soundtrack.[4] Upperstall.com named Senthazham Poovil as one of Ilaiyaraaja's "most memorable songs".[11] In July 2011, D. Karthikeyan of The Hindu singled out the film's re-recording and ranked it alongside the music director's other films such as Uthiripookkal (1979), Moondram Pirai (1982), Nayakan (1987) and Thalapathi (1991).[12] In an interview with film critic Baradwaj Rangan, director Mani Ratnam stated that there was "something really special" about the film's music, because of which the film "really stood out".[13]

Media usage

Elements of the song "Raman Aandaalum" were later used in the song "Thambikku Indha Ooru", composed by Dharan for the 2010 film of the same name,[14] and also in the song "Machi Open the Bottle", composed by Ilaiyaraaja's son Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2011 film Mankatha.[15][16] A remix of "Raman Aandaalum", composed by Dhina, is featured in the 2010 film Magane En Marumagane.[17] In the 2002 film Baba, the title character is shown listening to "Raman Aandaalum" on a radio.[18] "Senthaazham Poovil" was included in a compilation album of Yesudas' songs released by Saregama, as the title track.[19]

Explanatory notes

  1. ↑ While film historian S. Theodore Baskaran[1] and Naman Ramachandran[2] support the translation "Thorn and Flower", G. Dhananjayan supports "Thorns also Blossom".[3]

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Baskaran 1996, p. 183.
  2. ↑ Ramachandran 2012, p. 80.
  3. ↑ Dhananjayan 2011, p. 12.
  4. 1 2 3 Dhananjayan 2011, p. 14.
  5. ↑ "Mullum Malarum Songs". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  6. 1 2 Ilaiyaraaja (1978). "Mullum Malarum". The Gramophone Company of India Ltd.
  7. ↑ Kavitha Muralidharan (10 August 2013). "Second coming?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Ilaiyaraaja, L. Vaidyanathan (1979). "Mullu Puvvu". Inreco.
  9. ↑ "Mullum Malarum Songs Review" (in Tamil). Ananda Vikatan. 1978. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "Mullum Malarum". The Hindu. reprinted by The Hindu in Rajinikanth: A Birthday Special. 25 August 1978.
  11. ↑ "Ilayaraja | Upperstall.com". Upperstall.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  12. ↑ Karthikeyan, D. (15 July 2011). "Three gems who changed the course of cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  13. ↑ Baradwaj Rangan (2012). Conversations with Mani Ratnam. Penguin Books India. pp. 12–13. ISBN 9780670085200.
  14. ↑ "Thambikku Indha Ooru Music Review". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  15. ↑ "Mankatha Music Review". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 24 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  16. ↑ Rao, Sudha (15 September 2011). "Music Review: Mankatha". Lokvani.com. New England. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  17. ↑ "Magane En Marumagane — Drama unlimited". IndiaGlitz. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  18. ↑ Ramachandran 2012, p. 186.
  19. ↑ "Music DVDs VCDs". The Times of India. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

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