Gems of Ilayaraaja-Idhu Oru Nilaa Kaalam ( cover version ) from Tik Tik Tik

Gems of Ilayaraaja-Idhu Oru... Lyrics & Chords

Been an avid lover of this song right from the time I listened to it, atleast some 20 odd years ago I am sure. Beautiful pick from IL’s collection. I would probably equate this song to the “Chaliya” or some other equivalent Hindi number of today with respect to the mood/emotions it evoked then! Absolutely delectable singing by S Janaki, one of her best I would say. Ofcourse not to mention the beautifully done harmonies!!!

Am so glad to be covering this song as a celebration to finishing my 2nd 1/2 marathon last Sunday. I managed to shave 30 mins off my previous years timing. Those of you who like to read, are welcome to stop by my text blog here And, thanks in advance to those who do decide to do that :)

Thanks Narayanan for doing the backing vocals for this. I really enjoyed you “bumh bumh” sound effect in the 2nd BGM :P I am sure figuring out this harmony set was a toughie. And, really appreciate you doing it despite severe throat conditions :)

Movie: Tik Tik Tik
Original music by: Ilayaraaja
Originally sung by: S. Janaki
Main vocals, harmonies & mixed by: Meera Manohar
Male backing vocals & harmonies: Narayanan Raju

Thanks a million for forwarding the track Montreal Babu

Thanks folks for listening in….

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Rahul Soman said

Meeraji,

You rocked….Aadikoodaah….was superb expression…. Your mixing of the song is superb. It was a enjoyable rendition. 5/5

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Ramya Harish said

Awesome singing & harmonies Meera! Enjoyed it!In between giggle I dont remember in the original:) Towards the ending, u sang ilamaiye(for iLamaiye), probably overlooked. Btw Whr did u find the track?

Narayanan did a great job with backing vocals eventhough it went slightly off thru the fast swarasthaanams. Probably cud have been easier with modified lyrics.
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Kadhal kavidhaigal with Joseph
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Jane Mathew said

Hi Meera….

Captured the right mood and expressions of the song…and beautiful singing….
5/5!!

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Adithi said

What an amazing pick, Meera! I have been looking for this track for ages! Beautiful expressions.

You have done an amazing job! Not sure if 2:49 and 4:07 are as per original but sounded good.

Narayanan
Kudos on your TVG portion! Not an easy one! A little crisper sangathis would have been superb.

Thanks a lot for bringing back those melodies to life! :)

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Meena Raman said

Wow Meera

Loved your highly expressive Singing,
5/5

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Rashmi Nair Pro user said

Nice singing meera, good attitude. Narayanan started off really well. Towards the end I think there were some pitching problems. Overall good job!
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Raj kumar Anjan said

Meera! AM ON CLOUD 9. What a rendition!!!!!!!! Harmony, both male and female was awesome not minding some minor timing issues in the male part. Menakkedal nalla puriyuthu. Gr8 work. Must have taken long time to deliver this and need to be bold enough to go for such a song. Impeccable attitude. God bless you(Regardless of the age difference) lol And it is so good that u showed uniqueness through out and the energy was astounding. Go ahead with taking such tricky numbers and u sound mind-blowing. Superb Superb Superb. quite unfortunate that I couldnt download this number. :-(

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Tara Balakrishnan said

loved it meera! singing, expressions, attitude, voice sounded perfect! Narayanan did a very good job!
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Kumaran said

As SPB would say, “BEEEAUTIFULLLL” :-)

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Krishnan N v said

Meera And Narayan…

Wonderful singing by both of you ….

Meera you were awesome as always. Your voice sounding too sweet ….

The Harmonies were also very nice…

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Krishna Tangirala said

I can’t thank you more for rendering this song. One of my most favourite songs of IR’s.

Awesome rendition (as always) by Meera. It is definitely a tough song and you did a great job.

Narayanan’s rendition was wonderful. It was nearly spotless and I can tell that it’s not easy to sing back to back “dhir dhir” :) Wonderful job, Nari!

Cheers,

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Meera Manohar Pro user said

Thank you all for all those really nice comments. Pointers noted and will definitely be worked on in the next cover.

And, sorry Raj about the download option. I had some trouble with someone plagiarizing my songs voice and posting it as their own on youtube a facebook :) So, am a little careful now.

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Maruthi said

I always used to love this song for the drums ….I think noyel was the drum player at those time for IR….very good rendition meera….loved it.

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Rupesh Kumar ( indefinitely away ) said

Very nice Meera And Narayan.
Thanks,
Rupesh

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Montrealbabu Babu said

hi meera wonderful singing and nice mixing.goodluck
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Jawahar Thirupathy said

Captured the right mood of the songs and expressions of the song is too much

Very well sung

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Shampak Chakravorty said

Good standardized singing…… It means there’s a standard every singers maintain…. poor singers fluctuate but good singers don’t…. The fact is I like the thing that you put a lot of effort on every song…. with harmonies….mixing everything…. Hardworkn gal…. Good work…. Full Marks you & Narayanan….

@Ratings…… I guess its gettn too much these days….I think you Pro members should have a word with Nithya & Prateek about it…. there was a discussion by Pradip da regarding it recently…. there should be a way out to know who’s rating what…. n if any dirty intensional work is found the a/c should be banned.
101/5 for sure….

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Meera & Narayan
Beautiful performance by both of you…. congrat…

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Bala (composer/producer) said

Excellent singing Meera. Really a pro quality! I liked your expressions and harmonies. But the karaoke track is very bad. Probably you could have done some EQ to reduce the treble. Right now it sounds like a pro singer singing on stage with an orchestra.

Good work Narayanan! Some pitchy parts are there. I know….its a tough song!

Overall, I just loved it. There is a similar song in Chinna veedu (ada macham ulla). This is a “range” pattu…… but went unnoticed because of the poor picturization.

Finally, this upload truly deserves a 5/5!! I am EXTREMELY SURPRISED by the rating this song has got so far.
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Meera Manohar Pro user said

Thanks Nithya, Rupesh, Babu and Jawahar.

Sai, Santosh & Gopinath- appreciate your time and ratings.

Shampak- thanks for that f/b. I do r’ber the suggestion by Pradip. Couldn’t agree more :-)

Bala- that was a really detailed f/b. And, vaguely remember the ‘range-u’ song from chinna Veedu LOL. As to the ratings, I guess this song is not everyone’s cup of tea, if you know what I mean ;-)
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Subbu said

Awesome singing………loved the kinda of attitude in the rendition Meera…….Cool job by Narayan too,despite occasional pitchy portions.Enjoyed it.

The rating controversy rages on…….I think we should just let it pass….that is just ignore the same for some time……Too much discussion around it will feed the vandals and encourage them……….Just my thoughts.

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Srini S (bye bye friends) Pro user said

gud work meera,enjoyed it in ur voice.wat i felt is little more expressions,that janaki amma stamp and
that too in this particular song,i didnt get it in ur rendition.Her style of singing and particularly in these type of songs,summa adhirum.Anda adhiral i expected in your rendition too.No worries i too make lot of mistakes,nevertheless enjoyed it.5/5 for the
attempt.These songs r just deep in my heart.singing wise i loved it.keep posting and all the best.
narayan,gud job,except slight timing issues.keep it up.

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Meera Manohar Pro user said

Sai, thanks for your thoughts.

Subbu, glad to see you liked this rendition.
And, thanks for your thoughts on the ratings. Guess that definitely is another powerful way to look at it!

Thanks Srini, glad to see your comment. Will keep those pointers in mind.

Cheers,

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Vaguely remember this song…. Mind boggling scale changes from pallavi to the charanams by the maestro….
Awesome job Meera! Harmonies and the giggle were absolutely delightful- needless to say to the harmonies specialist :) So was the 2nd interlude humming. Goes down to my favs list of your covers :)
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Kumar Srinivasan Pro user said

Excellent work Meera. Not a big fan of this song but enjoyed listening to it. Liked your attitude in this and also great job by you on the harmonies and the mix – lot of hard work I can see :-). Very good support by Narayanan too.
Kudos for all the effort.

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Rajeev Onv(away on a long break) said

Meera, superb singing! Keep it up!
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Uthra said

Meera:
Very nice attempt. It is not an easy song and the fact that you have paid attention to all the details and brought that out in the song is commendable. Keep it up.

Raju:
Nicely done.

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George Kuruvilla Pro user said

Wow… another song I know! I remember the video as well. Very nicely done Meera and team!
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Vamsi Nadella said

Excellent song and equally well rendered Meera. I guess the track was pretty old and your mix made it look good. Kudos.

Did you guys sing the starting humming also. I’m guessing NO. If the answer is yes, then mind blowing!!!!

Narayanan – Your Dhir Dhirs were a bit shaky. I know you very well and you can do much more than this. I saw you perform “Mere Dholna” from Boolbulaiyya and this is nothing compared to that. Just a pointer. Your “Bhum Bhum”s were really great!!!!

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R Shivakumar said

Meera :
Very nice, good expression and over all good work
Keep it up !

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Ganesh D said

Meera

Lovely, brought back lot of old memories.
Liked your write up about this song.
Every song in this movie rocked. This song has excellent drums played by Sivamani/Puru Sir not sure.
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Sukumar R ( far away ) said

hi…reproducing the same song is ok…no doubt you are very gud at it.but add something more or new like u did shankarabharam song…thatwas so nice
and i liked it so much. happy diwali to you.

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Priya B said

Hey Meera thoroughly enjoyed your singing as well as Narayan’s portion!! Fantastic song and full justice by you….liked it lots….5/5.
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Hamsapriya Pro user said

Wow! Meera, what a sweet, velvetty voice and an awesome performance! enjoyed it thoroughly. My rating is 5/5. Thank you for posting such a lovely song.
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Vijayakumar said

wow. excellent song and excellent singing. very very nice meera manohar. keep it up. 2nd saranam’s 2nd line is “Raaga Megangal” …. not "Raaja Dhegangal!! Realy very very excellent performance. Wishing u very all the best !!

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Hari Bhaskar Pro user said

Meera…this was an excellent effort. You must have really enjoyed singing this song. I’ve been checking out your other posts….very impressive. All the best to you! Keep it coming. Cheers!

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Dinesh Mani (away indefinitely) said

One of my favorite ilayaraja numbers. Great singing Meera.

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Raj Narayanan said

Nice voice, superb expression!
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