Some Puzzling Combinations that Maestro has handled in his music

There are some puzzling combinations of songs/situations that ilaiyaraja has composed tune for

a) Different types of Thalaatu

Sugamaana thalaattu - Varam thantha saamillu (sippikkul muthu)
Thriller thalaattu - Mannava Mannava (walter vetrivel)
Oppari pondra thalaattu - piraiye piraiye (pithamagan)

b) Different types of Love themes

school days kadhal - Anandha ragam (panneer pushpangal)
old age kadhal - Poongaatru thirumbuma (Mudhal Mariyaadhai)
A Man's love for a Mentally Distrubed Woman - kanne kalaimaane - moonram pirai
A Woman's love for a Mentally unstable Man - Manasu mayangum - sippikkul muthu
A toughie's soft love - pattu vanna selaikaari (engeyo ketta kural) or malai en vedhanai (from Sedhu)
A soft guy's ardent / forceful love - Paartha vizhi (Guna)


c) Love and Lust ?

Love - Maniye Mani kuyile (Nadodi thendral) [there are so many]
Lust - Sivarathiri (Michael Madhana Kamarajan) [again there are so many]
Somewhere in between - Sandhana Marbile Kungumam Serndhadhae - same movie


d) Marital Problems

Wife's Melancholy - nalladhor veenai seidhe (marubadiyum)
HUbby's Melancholy - keladi kanmani (Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal)


e) Love Vs Family Attachment

idhu sangeedha thirunaalam (kadhalukku mariyaadhai)
ennai thalaatta varuvaala (kadhalukku mariyaadhai) [note why he uses the same tune]


f) Some Versatile Raga Prayogams

A happy song in pathos raga - Aayiram thamarai mottukale in subhapanthuvarali
A pathos song in happy raga - Malligai malai katti from pudhiya ragam in Mohanam ragam
A pathos song in happy raga - Vellai pura onru ponadhu kaiyil varaamale in Pudhu kavidhai in kalyani


g) Hero or Comedian?

Hero's comedy - Maamavukku kudumma (Punnagai mannan)
Comedian's heroism - Ettana irundha ettooru empaattu - Ellame En Raasadhaan

h) Thaimai Paasam - Tholaithavan Vs Meendum Sernthavan

Thaaiyai meendum serndha paadal - Chinna thayaval (thalabadhi)
Thaayai thulaithu vittu magan paadum paadal - yen thaayenum koyilai from (aranmanai kili)


i) Post marital bliss

Legal mudhal iravu - Muthu mani maalai (chinna kounder)
illegal affair - chittu kuruvi (Chinna veedu)


j) Village innocence

Gramathu veguliyin pithukuli paatu - aatukutti muttai ittu (16 vayadhinile)
Gramathu pithukuliyin vegulithanamaana paatu - Naan yaaru enakedhum (chinna jameen)


k) Marrying Different Worlds of Music

Folk in western mould - Chandhirarum Sooriyarum (Avadharam)
Carnatic in folk/dapaanguthu mould - Machi mannaru (ennuyir thozhan) in pukka mayamalawagowlai ragam
Folk in carnatic mould - Yerikarai poongaatre (thooral ninnu ochu) in shankarabharanam ragam

l) Jalli kattu

Kaalaiyai adakuvadharkku oru pattu - Pechi Pechi (Enga Ooru Pattu Kaaran)
Kaalaiyai adakiadharkaaga oru paatu - Kombula poova suthi (Virumaandi)

m) Oor Perumai

Sondha Ooru Perumai - Sorgame Endralum (Ooru Vittu Ooru Vandhu)
Veliyooru Perumai - Akkarai Seemai Azhagnile (Priya)
Veliyooru Perumai - Appappoi Appappoi (Japanil Kalyanaraman)


n) Inaivadhum Pirivadhum

Paadum pothu inaivathu - paadu nilaave (uthaya geetham)
paadum pothu pirivathu – thedum kan paarvai (mella thiranthathu kathavu)

o) Man is a Social Animal

Vilangugalai patri paatu - Nari kadhai - Moondram pirai
Vilangugalodu serndhu oru paattu - sonna padi kelu (singaravelan)

p) Cookery Time

Samaiyalai seiyya oru paattu - Enna samaiyalo (U.M.Thambi)
Samaiyalai rusi paarkavum oru paattu - thooku sattiya thooki paathu (ejaman)