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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Raaja Veenai



Back to Quizzing business.

On the lines of How To Name it quiz for Violin and Nothing but Wind quiz for flute, Raaja Veenai is for Ilaiyaraaja's background score cues with Veena as the lead instrument.

Raaja Veenai Quiz

There are 17 different Veena pieces.

Guess the films from the background score cues and please mention the names of the films in the order in which it appears in the above audio clip.

Please answer only in the comments section of this post. Let everyone have some fun with guessing.

Answers Here

15 comments:

Anonymous said...
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RK said...

Couldn't get a majority of them - but there's Mahanadhi, Chinna Gounder and Rajapaarvai for sure.

Anonymous said...

Suresh, an interesting quiz :)
I think I got almost all except one or two.

1. Sindhu Bhairavi (two seconds clip only)
2. Agni Natchathiram (both wives coming to police stn for bailing)
3. Mahanadhi (Sonagachi scene)
4. Naan Kadavul
5. Mouna Ragam
6. Sindhu Bhairavi (again same short clip)
7. Not known to me :(
8. Raja Parvai (Violin concerto)
9. Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (sacrificing marriage)
10. Vishwa Thulasi (title score)
11. Chinna Kounder (moi virundhu)
12. Sri Rama Rajayam (Seetha's spirit visiting the Lord)
13. Marupadiyum (A.Swamy's theme)
14. En Bommukutti Ammavukku (also sounded at first like Singaravelan Kushbu in saree theme)
15. Vishwa Thulasi
16. Mouna Ragam (ponnu parkkum scene)
17. Aan Paavam (again ponnu parkkum scene)

Unknown said...

1. Very short at just 1 sec - salangai oli?
2. unnal mudiyum thambi?
3. mahanadhi - where is the veena here?
4. pithamagan?
5. mouna ragam
6. sindhu bhairavi?
7. uliyin osai?
8. rajapaarvai
9. manadhil urudhi vendum?
10. don't know - if i have to guess vishwa tulasi / pazhassi raja - haven't heard any of these though
11. unable to recollect (wonderful piece in brindavana saaranga)
12. don't know
13. don't know - i might know - unable to recollect
14. singara velan
15. manadhil urudhi vendum?
16. manadhil urudhi vendum?
17. aan paavam

Unknown said...

@tekvijay

1
2 Mahanadhi
3
4 Mouna Raagam
5 Sindhu bhairavi
6
7 Raaja Paarvai
8 Unnaal Mudiyum THambi
9
10 KnownMusic Unknown film
11 SRR
12
13
14
15 Mouna Raagam
16 Aan Paavam
17

P.S. Suresh Kumar said...

RK - Yes. There are pieces from the background score of all the three films you mentioned.

Sripathy Ramesh - Well done.

1. No
2. No
3. No (Felt that it could be bass registers of Veena)
4. No
5. Correct
6. Correct
7. No
8. Correct
9. No (But Super guess!)
10. It is the former. Correct
14. Correct
17. Correct

@tekvijay - Great. You answered 8 films, and all are correct guesses.

Unknown said...

Thanks Suresh, I will wait for your answers.

Anonymous said...

I sent the answers 2 days back, but didn't appear. Reposting:

Hi, Thanks for an interesting quiz. My answers are as under. I think I got most of them right, except one or two.

1. Sindhu Bhairavi (small clip of 2 seconds only)
2. Agni Natchathiram (both wives going to Police stn for taking bail)
3. Mahanadhi
4. Naan Kadavul
5. Mouna Ragam
6. Sindhu Bhairavi
7. Unknown to me L
8. Raja Parvai (Modern concerto)
9. Unnal Mudiyum Thambi
10. Vishwa Thulasi (title score)
11. Chinna Kounder (moi virundhu)
12. Sri Rama Rajyam (Seetha’s spirit visiting the Lord)
13. Marupadiyum (Arvind Swami theme)
14. En Bommukutti Ammavukku (it also sounded first like Singaravelan – Kushbu in Saree theme)
15. Vishwa Thulasi
16. Mouna Ragam (pen parkkum scene)
17. Aan Paavam (pen parkkum scene)

Krishna said...

1 unnal mudiyum thambi
2 mahanadhi
3 Naan kadavul
4 _______
5 Swarna kamalam or k vishwanath movie
6 ____
7 Unnal mudiyum thambi/Rudhra Veena
8 Vishwa thulasi
9 Vaguely remember, Must be a bride seeing scene
10 ___
11 Thalapathi
12 _____
13 _____
14 _____
15 aan paavam

Kaarthik said...

1 -
2 Agni Natchathiram (Jayachithra meets Sumithra for Karthik's bail)
3 Mahanadhi (When Kamal cries when his lost n found daughter speaks while sleeping)
4 Naan Kadavul (Climax fight? Just a guess)
5 Mouna Ragam (Mohan hospital scene/ Mohan chasing the train before Climax)
6 - (Same as 1st)
7 Uliyin Osai (Just a guess)
8 Rajaparvai
9 Unnal Mudiyum Thambi/ Rudra Veena
10 -
11 Chinna Gounder (Suganya collects the money from the people after a feast)
12 Pazhasi Raja
13 Marupadiyum
14 Singaravelan (After Khushboo wearing Saree I think)
15 -
16 - Mouna Ragam (Mohan Revathy First Night)
17 Aan Paavam (Seetha peN pArkkum padalam)

Kaarthik said...

1 -
2 Agni Natchathiram (Jayachithra meets Sumithra for Karthik's bail)
3 Mahanadhi (When Kamal cries when his lost n found daughter speaks while sleeping)
4 Naan Kadavul (Climax fight? Just a guess)
5 Mouna Ragam (Mohan hospital scene/ Mohan chasing the train before Climax)
6 - (Same as 1st)
7 Uliyin Osai (Just a guess)
8 Rajaparvai
9 Unnal Mudiyum Thambi/ Rudra Veena
10 -
11 Chinna Gounder (Suganya collects the money from the people after a feast)
12 Pazhasi Raja
13 Marupadiyum
14 Singaravelan (After Khushboo wearing Saree I think)
15 -
16 Mouna Ragam (Mohan Revathy First Night)
17 Aan Paavam (Seetha peN pArkkum padalam)

P.S. Suresh Kumar said...

Krishna & Kaarthik - got your answers. Well guessed. Will post the answers soon.

Sankari said...

Here is my guess, hope i get atleast 5 correct.
1.manathil uruthi vaendum
2.punnagai mannan
3.thalapathi
4.sethu climax
5.mounaragam
6.manathil uruthi vaendum
9.sinthu bairavi
10.unnal mudiyum thampi
12.chinna kavunder
14.some maniratnam film..
16.manathil uruthi vaendum
17.mounaragam.

P.S. Suresh Kumar said...

the answers posted by drunkenmonkG

Unable to identify everything. But certainly Mahanadhi (arm chopping in the climax), Mouna Ragam (Karthik being escorted by police), Thalapathy (bangle taking :)), Singaravelan (befor thoodhu selvadharini), Raaja Parvai (theme) are there. Btw, is Moha Mul also there? on Raaja Veenai

P.S. Suresh Kumar said...

Venkatesh CR sent the answers in email -

Hi, Thanks for an interesting quiz. My answers are as under. I think I got most of them right, except one or two.

1. Sindhu Bhairavi (small clip of 2 seconds only)
2. Agni Natchathiram (both wives going to Police stn for taking bail)
3. Mahanadhi
4. Naan Kadavul
5. Mouna Ragam
6. Sindhu Bhairavi
7. Unknown to me L
8. Raja Parvai (Modern concerto)
9. Unnal Mudiyum Thambi
10. Vishwa Thulasi (title score)
11. Chinna Kounder (moi virundhu)
12. Sri Rama Rajyam (Seetha’s spirit visiting the Lord)
13. Marupadiyum (Arvind Swami theme)
14. En Bommukutti Ammavukku (it also sounded first like Singaravelan – Kushbu in Saree theme)
15. Vishwa Thulasi
16. Mouna Ragam (pen parkkum scene)
17. Aan Paavam (pen parkkum scene)


Regards,
Venkatesh