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Morning Raga - Wikipedia
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Morning Raga is an Indian film
with most of the dialogue in English, released in 2004. It was directed
by Mahesh Dattani and starred Bollywood actresses Shabana Azmi and
Perizaad Zorabian, and Telugu actor Prakash Kovelamudi. The film is unusual for its understated acting and extensive use of English, albeit with a ...
Music by: Mani Sharma / Amit Heri
Written by: Mahesh Dattani
Language: English; Telugu
Directed by: Mahesh Dattani
Morning Raga is an Indian film with most of the dialogue in English, released in 2004. It was directed by Mahesh Dattani and starred Bollywood actresses Shabana Azmi and Perizaad Zorabian, and Telugu actor Prakash Kovelamudi. The film is unusual for its understated acting and extensive use of English, albeit with a generous smattering of Godavari Telugu.[1] Prasad Devineni and Shobu Yarlagadda of Arka Media Works were Line producers for the movie.
The film focuses on three main characters - all Telugu - whose lives have each been ruined by past tragedies and how they are united by circumstance. These three are all connected by a love of music, and through this the film explores elements of classical Indian Carnatic music, the raga, and contemporary Indian music.
A side plot involving Pinky and her city slicker mother (Lillete Dubey) and the villager Appa Rao(Dharmavarapu_Subramanyam) with his buffalo Annapoorna add comedy into an otherwise serious and thoughtful film. The film was photographed by Rajiv Menon and edited by A. Sreekar Prasad. Music was composed by Mani Sharma.
One film critic wrote that, "Morning Raga is one of the most innovative and fresh films to come out of India in recent years". Others criticized it for having a mangled storyline that was as contrived as the rock-layered carnatic soundtrack.
The film focuses on three main characters - all Telugu - whose lives have each been ruined by past tragedies and how they are united by circumstance. These three are all connected by a love of music, and through this the film explores elements of classical Indian Carnatic music, the raga, and contemporary Indian music.
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Plot
The story is set deep in the Andhra Pradesh countryside, in the West Godavari. Swarnalata (Shabana Azmi) is a classically trained Carnatic singer who lost her son and best friend, Vaishnavi in a bus accident. The story reopens after a period of 20 years, when Vaishnavi's son, Abhinay Prakash Kovelamudi, plans to leave his business of composing jingles with a desire to start a music troupe to compose an everlasting music just like the Charminar, and with these plans returns to his home in his village. His plan irks his father Nasser who wants him to look after the ancestral lands in the village. On the day of Death Anniversary of Vaishnavi, Abhinay spots Swarnalatha, and hears her song "Pibare Ramarasam" in the temple. When Swarnalatha leaves the temple, Abhinay stops her, saying, "you knew my mother" and follows her. The duo reach the bridge when a car comes and hits Abhinay, and the car was being driven by Pinky Perizaad Zorabian. Swarnalatha screams and reaches her home, with the 20 years old guilt in her mind that her one step on the bridge caused the accident. Here, the Car gets some glitch and Pinky is compelled to stay for the night in the village. Next morning both Abhinay and Pinky set for Hyderabad to seek the perfect artists for the proposed troop, and they get a guitarist and a drummer Balaji Shaleen Sharma. All land up at Pinky's boutique whose environment irritates Abhinay but somehow Pinky consoles him and the practices start, with a few opportunities coming up their way, but their rock-band does not receive the respect as Abhinay had expected. After a few days Abhinay receives the violin his mother used to play when she was alive. He returns to the village to return the violin to Swarnalatha, saying that both her voice and the sound of the violin are complementary to each other and one cannot exist without one another, and invites her to sing with their troop, for which she refuses saying that she won't come to the village and returns the violin. Swarnalatha's husband asks him to bring his troop to the house on Ganesh Chaturthi day. The troop arrives on the said date and Swarnalatha starts singing "Mahaganapathi Manasa Smarami", but stops in between and sings the sophisticated sargam of the song, for which no compatible music could be played. That evening Abhinay again compels Swarnalatha to sing in the city, but she again refuses, and Abhinay ends the communication with the note that She owes him a lot as he is her best friend's son, after all. Next morning Abhinay's father expresses his dislike in his son's musical career in front of Swarnalatha, and at the same time Swarnalatha agrees to sing for Abhinay in the city. She starts from her house with her husband. On the way their car breaks down and they are forced to take the bus, which crosses the bridge. Swarnalatha starts screaming, stops the bus and starts running and falls ill. Both return to home and her husband reports that she cannot come for singing. Next day Swarnalatha personally calls pinky and asks her to learn Carnatic Music. Pinky learns carnatic music from Swarnalatha. After a few days Abhinay plans a concert, though for Pinky to sing but always urges Swarnalatha to come for singing, but she continues to express her reluctance because she considers the bridge as a punishment for her ambitions. One day, while driving, Pinky gets irked at the repetitive reluctance of Swarnalatha, and speeds up the car and crosses the bridge, and Swarna starts screaming, "Stop the car! We all are going to die". Finally Pinky stops the car and reveals that her father was drunk and was responsible for the accident. The film ends with the concert in which Swarnalatha appears and sings "Thaaye Yashoda" on repeated urging from Pinky, and the concert becomes a 10-week hit.A side plot involving Pinky and her city slicker mother (Lillete Dubey) and the villager Appa Rao(Dharmavarapu_Subramanyam) with his buffalo Annapoorna add comedy into an otherwise serious and thoughtful film. The film was photographed by Rajiv Menon and edited by A. Sreekar Prasad. Music was composed by Mani Sharma.
Cast
- Shabana Azmi as Swarnalata
- Prakash Kovelamudi as Abhinay
- Perizaad Zorabian as Pinky
- Nassar as Abhinay's father
- Lilette Dubey as Pinky's mother
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Appa Rao
- Shaleen Sharma as Balaji
Production
Shabana Azmi trained intensively in Carnatic music before she was allowed to sing during the film.[2] The house used for her character's home is a historic zamindar country mansion and estate near the West Godavari village of Kulla.Reception
The film received mixed reviews, although the actors generally earned praise for their portrayals.[3]One film critic wrote that, "Morning Raga is one of the most innovative and fresh films to come out of India in recent years". Others criticized it for having a mangled storyline that was as contrived as the rock-layered carnatic soundtrack.
Soundtrack
| Tr. # | Track name | Artist(s) |
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| 1 | Mahaganapatim | Bombay Jayashree |
| 2 | Thaye Yashoda | Sudha Ragunathan, Ranjani Ramakrishnan |
| 3 | Mathey | Sudha Raghunathan, Kalyani Menon |
| 4 | Pibare Ramarasam | Kalyani Menon |
| 5 | Samaja Varagamana | Gayathri |
| 6 | Todi Alaap | Kalyani Menon |
| 7 | Remembering His Violin | Gayathri |
| 8 | City Interlude | Instrumental |
| 9 | Alaap Jam | Nandini Srikar |
| 10 | Coffee Shop Montage | Sunitha Sarathy |
| 11 | Charminar | Veena, Rajesh Vaidya |
| 12 | The Chase | Gayathri |
| 13 | Jagado Dharana | Bombay Jayashree, Nandini Srikar |
| 14 | Mahaganapatim Jam | Bombay Jayashree |
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| Directed by | Mahesh Dattani |
| Produced by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Written by | Mahesh Dattani |
| Starring | Shabana Azmi Prakash Kovelamudi Perizaad Zorabian Lillete Dubey Nikhil Tummalapalli Sanjay Swaroop |
| Music by | Mani Sharma / Amit Heri |
| Cinematography | Rajiv Menon |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
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110 minutes (U.S.) |
| Language | English Telugu |
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Drama · Morning Raga
is about the meeting of worlds. It is a story that brings the modern
and traditional together, unites the past with present, Carnatic music
with Western music, as never before ..... Once again an off beat film,
off from the garish dressed women protagonists and unbelievable fight
sequences by the male protagonist and loud music of the ...
Morning Raga is about the meeting of worlds. It is a
story that brings the modern and traditional together, unites the past
with present, Carnatic music with Western music, as never before ...
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Morning Raga is about the meeting of worlds. It is a story that brings
the modern and traditional together, unites the past with present,
Carnatic music with Western music, as never before in the history of
humanity, fate and coincidence with individual choices. It is a story of
our times where our worlds are interacting with each other.
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Music composer: Mani Sharma
Singer: Sudha Raghunathan, Ranjani Ramakrishnan
Raga: Todi
Talam: Adi
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Morning Raga is Shabana at her best
Morning Raga is the
new-age cinema with a refreshingly new plot, aesthetically shot scenes
and the addictive soundtrack. It successfully blends classical and
western music as well as it has a storyline concurrently running where
the leads lament over the loss of their dear ones and help each other
overcome their grief.
Shabana Azmi is the only choice to play the role of the classical singer Swarnalata. She gets it completely right, from her body-language to the way of singing. Her acting skills are well known but here, she gets full marks for perfectly enacting the role of a South-Indian village woman. She is the show-stealer and deserved more footage. Perizaad Zorabain is okay. Prakash Kovelamudi needs to improve. Lilette Dubey is fun to watch. Her comic timing is great and she has got good hold of her character. I am eager to watch more films of her.
Music by Mani Sharma is of different standard and the instrumentals he has composed for the film are nice. The film makes good use of the excellent music and places them at the right place. Rajiv Menon's cinematography and A. Sreekar Prasad's editing are flawless. The film is fast paced and the colors are vibrant.
A big deterrent in the film is the use of English. No other characters except Lilette (and Shabana to an extent) get the English right. Prakash's accent in disturbing and Perizaad has hard time saying her lines in English.
Morning Raga caters to the audience which enjoys experimental films. Go try this one; you are not going to hate it for sure.
Shabana Azmi is the only choice to play the role of the classical singer Swarnalata. She gets it completely right, from her body-language to the way of singing. Her acting skills are well known but here, she gets full marks for perfectly enacting the role of a South-Indian village woman. She is the show-stealer and deserved more footage. Perizaad Zorabain is okay. Prakash Kovelamudi needs to improve. Lilette Dubey is fun to watch. Her comic timing is great and she has got good hold of her character. I am eager to watch more films of her.
Music by Mani Sharma is of different standard and the instrumentals he has composed for the film are nice. The film makes good use of the excellent music and places them at the right place. Rajiv Menon's cinematography and A. Sreekar Prasad's editing are flawless. The film is fast paced and the colors are vibrant.
A big deterrent in the film is the use of English. No other characters except Lilette (and Shabana to an extent) get the English right. Prakash's accent in disturbing and Perizaad has hard time saying her lines in English.
Morning Raga caters to the audience which enjoys experimental films. Go try this one; you are not going to hate it for sure.
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