: How film composers have used raag Maand to express love and longing #IndiaNEWS Is there any raag like Maand to express love and longing? The question is rhetorical for film music composers across languages

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How film composers have used raag Maand to express love and longing #IndiaNEWS
Is there any raag like Maand to express love and longing? The question is rhetorical for film music composers across languages who have used this raag to create a staggering variety of tunes.The raag’s characteristics give composers with the freedom to mould its framework according to the situation. Maand is remarkably flexible, working for both joyous and tragic moments. Whether the characters are together or apart, ecstatic or pained, Maand conveys all the hues.Perhaps the most recognisable exploration of Maand in Tamil cinema is from the song Masila Nilave Nam in P Neelkantan’s Ambikapathy (1957). Ambikapathy is set in the Chola era in the 12th century and recreates the fabled romance between Ambikapathi (Sivaji Ganesan) and Amaravati (P Bhanumathi). The couple is so content in their mutual ardour that they feel that the entire world is celebrating their love. Composer G Ramanathan’s mesmerising pallavi is like a garland that adorns the song, making it very difficult to not listen to it over and over again.Even superheroes are not immune to romance. MG Ramachandran was a demigod on the screen and was often showcased as the epitome of masculinity. In Kumari Pennin Ullathile from Tapi Chankya’s Enga Veettu Pillai (1985), he is so...Read more

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