Yuvan Shankar Raja: Difference between revisions

However, both the soundtrack album as well as the film itself failed to attract audiences and do well, and Yuvan Shankar Raja's following projects ''[[Velai]]'' (1998) and ''[[Kalyana Galatta]]'' (1998) were not successful either; his compositions for these films did not receive good reviews or responses,<ref name="Masterpieces of Ilayaraja">{{cite web|url=http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/review/ilayaraja.html|title=Masterpieces of Ilayaraja|publisher=nilacharal.com|access-date=4 April 2009|archive-date=26 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226050502/http://nilacharal.com/enter/review/ilayaraja.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetradiocity.com/musicopedia/music_director.php?Director=Yuvan%20Shankar%20Raja&conid=3288|title=Yuvan Shankar Raja &#124; Music Directors &#124; Music Composers|date=31 August 1979|publisher=Planetradiocity.com|access-date=20 August 2011|archive-date=5 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005123022/http://www.planetradiocity.com/musicopedia/music_director.php?Director=Yuvan%20Shankar%20Raja&conid=3288|url-status=live}}</ref> with one reviewer labelling the music and background score in the latter as "cacophony" and "poor".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/KalyaaNa_Galaattaa_8242.html|title=KalyaaNa Galaattaa: Movie Review|publisher=Indolink.com|access-date=20 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718214603/http://indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/KalyaaNa_Galaattaa_8242.html|archive-date=18 July 2011|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The failures of his first projects meant that he was not offered any film projects and assignments subsequently.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/22/stories/2003102200060100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031110173902/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/22/stories/2003102200060100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 November 2003|title=Generation NEXT|date=22 October 2003|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> During this time of struggle, he was approached and assigned by director [[Vasanth]] to compose the music for his film ''[[Poovellam Kettuppar]]'' (1999). The soundtrack received a very positive response, being described as "fresh" and "different", with a critic from ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' citing that his "absolutely enchanting musical score [...] bears testimony to his "Raja" surname."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/A194789BC4D9414965256941003DC8A7|title=A mad, mad spin&nbsp;– The New Indian Express|date=29 November 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322152742/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/%28docid%29/A194789BC4D9414965256941003DC8A7|archive-date=22 March 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=20 August 2011|df=dmy}}</ref> The album became very popular, particularly songs such as "Irava Pagala" and "Chudithar Aninthu", gaining him first time notice, especially among young people and children.<ref name="Masterpieces of Ilayaraja" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/D585681E7E02040365256940004D0E19|title=Cinema&nbsp;– The Hindu|date=20 August 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405015425/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/%28docid%29/D585681E7E02040365256940004D0E19|archive-date=5 April 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=20 August 2011|df=dmy}}</ref> The album would make possible his first breakthrough in the industry and proved to be a major turning point in his career.<ref name="hindu.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/10/24/stories/2009102451541200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905040532/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/10/24/stories/2009102451541200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 September 2011|title=Yuvan Unplugged|date=24 October 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> After working for two [[Sundar C]] films, ''[[Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga]]'' (1999) and ''[[Rishi (2001 film)|Rishi]]'' (2000), he got to work for [[A. R. Murugadoss]]'s directorial debut in 2000, the action flick ''[[Dheena]]'', starring [[Ajith Kumar]], which went on to become a blockbuster and Yuvan Shankar Raja's first major successful film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/review/ilayaraja.html|title=A Tamil entertainment ezine presenting interesting contents and useful services|publisher=Nilacharal|access-date=20 August 2011|archive-date=26 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226050502/http://nilacharal.com/enter/review/ilayaraja.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Yuvan Shankar's songs were equally successful,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14873661|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324043704/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14873661|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 March 2009|title=Harris out, Yuvan in!|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=5 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/41592.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918184429/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/41592.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 September 2008|title=Ajith's 'Aegan' audio on October|website=IndiaGlitz|access-date=5 March 2010}}</ref> which are considered to have played a major role in the film's great success,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tamilwire.com/21329-asal-music-director-yuvanshankar.html|title=Asal music director: Yuvanshankar Raja|publisher=tamilwire.com|access-date=5 March 2010|archive-date=30 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630162238/http://www.tamilwire.com/21329-asal-music-director-yuvanshankar.html|url-status=deadusurped}}</ref> while his [[film score|background score]] in the film was also well appreciated.

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