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Abhysg Legend Username: Abhysg Post Number: 48919 Registered: 08-2008 Posted From: 183.83.66.145 Rating: N/A |
best music dir in past 20 years.. MS>>MMK>>DSP fav picks.. Ramma Chilakamma and BGM (Choodalani Undi)..first telugu DTS anukonta..keka unde Ata kavala..pata kavala, Vana vallappa,HimaSeemallo,GusaGusale (Annayya) Andala adabomma (SSR) Nuvvu Em maya chesavo kaani, Cheppave chirugali (Okkadu) Dole Dole (Pokiri) alanati ramachandrudu Pelli song (Murari) NinnaKuttesinadi, LuxPapa (NarsimhaNaidu) Manmadha Manmadha, Chinnaga chinnaga (Tagore) SadaSiva sanyasi (Khaleja) rambaboo..jarramochindi (CGR) background music lo sami shikharam amma.. may god bless you with happy/long life.. | ||
Siloan Legend Username: Siloan Post Number: 57215 Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 65.24.38.103 Rating: N/A |
hbd manisarma | ||
Supremehero Junior Artist Username: Supremehero Post Number: 655 Registered: 09-2017 Posted From: 124.123.77.150 Rating: N/A |
Happy birthday manisharma garu My evergreen md fr ever | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2109 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
tâs impossible to pick 20 songs from more than 200 soundtracks. This also doesnât serve as an exhaustive list of Mani Sharmaâs best songs. In reality, a lot of the soundtracks these individual songs came from are all good in their entirety. I truly recommend you listen to the full soundtracks of all these songs. And please, celebrate Mani Sharma the musician. Not Mani Sharma the background score composer. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2108 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Rama Chilakamma â Choodalani Undi This soundtrack is full of melodies. But this oneâs for the fans, yet the song is still great to listen to. MS uses a lot of plucked/ stringed instruments for this song, and a heavy drum section. Till then, weâd never heard so many stringed instruments in a Telugu song. It was simple things like Indian stringed instruments, and solo violins. Rama Chilakamma took us to a whole new soundscape. This is what made Udit Narayan in Telugu. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2107 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Nanda Nandana â Ravoyi Chandamama This entire soundtrack deserves its own post in all honesty, but Iâll save that for another time. This soundtrack was never appreciated for what itâs worth. Swapnavenuvedo is a good song, but it mightâve over shadowed other songs in the soundtrack. Nanda Nandana is another one of those songs that shows MSâ range as a composer. Rhythmic bass line, a smattering of synths, flutes, overlaid with an orchestral sound. The second interlude is something youâd never get to hear in a Telugu song. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2106 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Hey Penne â Aasai Aasayai (Tamil) This song is very special. A lovely melody, with expressive singing from Ranjith. And hereâs MS using the chipmunk voice before Alvin and the Chipmunks made it popular again. Itâs a song tailor made for Ranjith â literally! MS used Ranjith like an instrument and composed this song line by line, specifically for his voice! | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2105 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Vayyarala Jabilli â Teen Maar Another feather in MSâ cap. I donât think a modern composer has tried making a retro song in Telugu! So many acoustic instruments! MS fills a lot of this song with plucks of a variety of stringed instruments in between lines. Itâs really fun to listen to! This is probably what Telugu songs of the golden age wouldâve sounded like if they had modern recording technology! | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2104 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Bham Bham Bhole â Indra Another out of the box song for Chiranjeevi. Itâs a beautiful melody, with a heavy beat, and a folk groove that makes up the hook. MS fully uses Hariharanâs improvisation in the first interlude, and this male scat chorus section in the second interlude that you really need a good pair of headphones/ speakers to experience. Thereâs a lot of happening in the percussion too. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2103 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Hut Hut Ja â Balu Itâs hard to believe MS didnât become the biggest thing to hit Bollywood after this song came out. Kunal Ganjawala just oozes attitude. Look at how MS adds a grand choir, strings, and a violin solo into a song with so much aggression. The bass line really adds some fatness to the song. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2102 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Adharaku â Athadu Self explanatory. The new definition of the hero entrance song. This hasnât been topped despite the song coming out in 2005. This movieâs sound really took the Telugu music scene to the next level. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2101 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Tagilanadi Rabba â Samba A very classy song with a good groove for NTR. The string runs in this are phenomenal! Thereâs a synth brass bit in the second interlude, that Iâve never heard in a Telugu song before, or ever again. Very unique arrangements for a âmassyâ Telugu song | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2100 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Kokkokomali â Narasimha Naidu Another raag based song. Only MS can send a raag to the masses, without having it sound like a âclassicalâ song! Check out the bass in the prelude! Canât get more intricate than that! This is the heart of the song. The arrangements are really good too! MS isnât kidding when he says thereâs sound magic in this song. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2099 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Premante â Kushi This is the best song in the movie, hand produced by MS himself! It might be Devan Ekambaramâs first Telugu song too! Just listen to the variations in the interludes! Female vocal scats, with some bells and a veena, and Indian folk with synths in the second interlude? How does MS get these ideas? Itâs also paired with some playful lines by A. M. Ratnam. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2098 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Sada Siva â Khaleja/ Mahesh Khaleja Sorry, I couldnât find an official link for the full song. But itâs unlikely you havenât heard the full song many times by now. Huge drums, just the way Lord Shiva would want it. A chorus that gives the song an anthem vibe to it. Unique texture in the leadâs voice. And MS trademarked arrangements. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2097 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Oh Cheli â Arjun This is a breezy melody thatâs fantastically produced. I could even go on to say, this may be the best produced Telugu song there ever was. Thereâs that cat sample, amazing use of synths, and a jazzy sax solo. Thereâs this competition between the funk guitar,and the strings in the second interlude, that defines the relationship of the leads â always at loggerheads. Can someone like Chitra really sound this playful? | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2096 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Aata Kavala â Annayya The item song, reborn. This was the item song that became the definition an item song. Itâs a fun song that still sounds very modern to this day with its synths, and driving percussion. Listen to any duet item song that came after this, and youâll see this is the template for them all. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2095 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Dole Dole â Pokiri The song that brought electronic music closer to the Telugu audience (and Tamil too, I guess). How does someone think of using heavy synths in a song with dhols, guitars, and a violin solo? And that sitar. Sounds like none of these could sound good together when I describe it. But look at what MS does with these instruments! | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2094 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Adugadugu â Bobby An unnoticed song from Mahesh Babuâs career, but probably one of his best. This was Ranjithâs first song as a lead singer, with Hariharan joining in too. Great use of guitars, bass, and a beautiful violin solo. Could it be symbolic to use a young singer, and an âoldâ or mature singer? The Ranjith lines are very melodic, while thereâs pain behind Hariharanâs lines. The music video is pretty interesting too. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2093 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Chali Gaali Chuddu â Gentleman Pure jazz is something never heard of in the Telugu music scene before, and here MS is making it look easy. No matter how many new songs of his you enjoy, this is his best song in recent times. â the post 2014 era. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2092 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Melliname Melliname â Shajahan (Tamil) A beautiful melody from MS in Tamil. A very orchestral sounding track, with Indian instruments mixed in. The piano in the second interlude overlaid with a string section feels good to listen to. Thereâs something soothing about Harish Raghavendraâs voice too. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2091 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Cheppamma Chepamma â Murari This might be Chitraâs best song in Telugu. This song probably wouldnât be as good without her singing. And you can really see her range as a singer with this song alone â listen to her improvise at the end. When you talk about this song, youâve got to mention the sampled shenai used for this. Itâs a very rich sounding sample, that is still hard to reproduce these days. Thereâs also a lot of detail with the vocal arrangements in this song â you can hear a chorus of female scats that create a whole new rhythm towards the end of the song. Check out the varying percussion in this song! A combination of electronic drums, 808s, and live drums. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2090 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Sahasam â Okkadu A fitting soundtrack to be MSâ 50th soundtrack! Itâs amazing the way the hi â hats, and the oud set the groove of this song, and the melody drives it forward. Thereâs a lot happening with this song â the Carnatic violin solo, Indian drums, the female Carnatic solo, male Indian folk vocals, an electric guitar, oud rhythm, and a standard drum kit to garnish. You can really see the sheer depth and range of MS as a composer with this pan Indian song. He doesnât need compose a song in a raag, to use one. He can blend a raag into a song when he wants to. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2089 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Yamaha Nagari â Choodalani Undi Clichéd first choice, but I wouldnât have it any other way. Everything about this song is amazing. The recording quality, the soundscape, and most importantly, the lyrics! Is it really possible to describe the wonder of Kolkata in Telugu? This song probably brought the guitar to the Telugu masses. How amazing is the first interlude with the guitar solo? And that sax solo in the second interlude? Mani Sharma took the classic, Raghuvamsa Sudha, and made it his own. The original Carnatic song was composed by Patnam Subramanya Iyer, Thyagarajaâs sishya, hence the line âChiru Thyagaraju, nee kruthinu palikenu mariâ Right from his first movie, MS makes it known heâs the master of all things music. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2088 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
If youâre like me and grew up in the 90s, you were undeniably raised in the crossfade between Ilayaraja and A. R. Rahman. We might be the most fortunate, with such a diverse musical upbringing. We grooved to the folk beats in Ilayarajaâs music, and were mesmerized by the unique sounds in A. R. Rahmanâs music. Nobody can take away the fact that A. R. Rahman was the disruption to the norm. It was a gamble that changed the game. Telugu music however, was stuck in that monotony for a while. A. R. Rahmanâs ascent drove Raj â Koti to score interesting soundtracks like Govinda Govinda, Hello Brother, and M Dharmaraju MA but they didnât stick. No one fully took the gamble. No one wanted disrupt the norm. A. R. Rahman himself couldnât repeat his magic through his Telugu soundtracks like Super Police, and Gang Master. But good things always come those who wait. We got to experience a much more interesting phenomenon called Mani Sharma. Right from what was supposed to be his first movie, he perfectly blended the nativity Ilayarajaâs music with the unique sounds from A. R. Rahmanâs music. He brought voices like Shankar Mahadevan Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan, Udit Narayan, and Sukhwinder Singh among others to Telugu. Mani Sharma was the disruption. The crossfade we didnât know we needed. We grew as an audience through his music. We discovered many new musicians in Telugu through him â Shreya Ghoshal, Kunal Ganjawala, Ranjith, and our beloved Thaman, and DSP! While many are quick to praise Mani Sharmaâs background score, itâs high time to realize his background scores are a mere drop in the Mahati ocean. Itâs high time we highlight the magic in Mani Sharmaâs songs, and not just his background scores. Back then, âviewsâ meant nothing. It was all about sales, and here Mani Sharma was making every soundtrack hexa platinum like it was easy! Mani Sharma was never gone, to be back. His prowess was just never noticed. So, here are what I think are the Top 20 songs that define the uniqueness of Mani Sharma. A lot of these songs are from mainstream/ commercial movies, but look at the way Mani Sharma still manages to experiment with soundscapes for a âgenreâ that doesnât leave much room for change! I think it really takes a good ear to understand, appreciate and love Mani Sharmaâs music. | ||
Harrytej Side Hero Username: Harrytej Post Number: 2087 Registered: 03-2015 Posted From: 108.85.131.233 Rating: N/A |
Mani Sharma â the Unsung Hero of Modern Telugu music |