I may be pretty late in writing this. But, this really needs to be written here. Not in the very near past, but for a very long time I have been hearing the songs from the album ThiruvAchakam, a symphony created by the maestro Illayaraja. I can't find words to express the amount of feel this album gives. The album, entirely is based on ThriuvAchakam, sung in appreciation of the deity, lord Shiva by Manikavasagar. It was considered once that ThiruvachAkam sung by Manikavasagar, cannot be adapted to any other tunes and all that has been done by him is the extreme limit. Many singers, who have sung the ThiruvachAgam song have closely sung to what Manikavasagar did. But, that is not what you expect from a Maestro. Illayaraja had given a new light of essence to the most beautifully furnished versus of ThiruvachAgam. With a mixture of Symphony, ThiruvachAgam is now a treasure. The album consists of 6 songs in total, amazingly constructed with Music Engineering. No words can match the pleasure this album delivers. Though this is about a God, anybody who hears it shall be taken away from this earth. I bet!
