MusicSince the 80s, Chithra has been omnipresent in the world of Malayalam film music. Her entry was perfectly timed — she came at a time when the old guard of singers had mostly left the film music scene and a new generation of musicians had emerged.Ks Chithra / Facebook‘Angopangam’, the semi classical song in the hugely popular film Devasuram (1993) is a favourite among the fans of Ks Chithra, often called the Vanampadi (nightingale) of Malayalam music. But the song has a backstory that many don't know — music director Mg Radhakrishnan had initially hired another singer for it. But when it turned out that the singer didn't possess the skills to pull off such a complex composition, Chithra was brought in, and the song was recorded in a single take. “She was flawless, a singing monster if one may call her that,” recalled singer Mg Sreekumar, who is also the late composer's brother.
- 8/19/2023
- by MariaR
- The News Minute
CinemaIn this excerpt from Sridevi: The South Years, author Amborish Roychoudhury looks back at her entry into cinema and a career that spanned 300 films as a child artiste playing the Tamil god Murugan.Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan, famous forever as Sridevi, would have been celebrating her 60th birthday today, had she not died at the Jumeirah Emirates Tower Hotel in Dubai on February 24, 2018. In this book extract from Sridevi: The South Years, published by Rupa, ad world personality and National Award-winning author Amborish Roychoudhury disputes the popular theory on Sridevi's debut film, and looks back at her entry into cinema (and a career that spanned 300 films) as a child artiste playing the Tamil god Murugan in Sandow Chinnappa Thevar's Tamil devotional movie Thunaivan, starring Avm Rajan and Sowcar Janaki. Exceprt: Decades before she became a film goddess, Sridevi was playing a god on-screen and the south Indian moviegoing audience was eating out of her hands.
- 8/13/2023
- by BharathyS
- The News Minute
New Delhi, Aug 13 (Ians) Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan, famous forever as Sridevi, would have been celebrating her 60th birthday today, had she not met her premature end at the Jumeirah Emirates Tower Hotel in Dubai on February 24, 2018.
In this book extract from ‘Sridevi: The South Years’, published by Rupa, ad world personality and National Award-winning author Amborish Roychoudhury disputes the popular theory on Sridevi’s debut film, and looks back at her entry into cinema (and a career that spanned 300 films) as a child artiste playing Lord Murugan in Sandow Chinnappa Thevar’s Tamil devotional movie, ‘Thunaivan’, starring A.V.M. Rajan and Sowcar Janaki.
Decades before she became a film goddess, Sridevi was playing a god on-screen and the south Indian moviegoing audience was eating out of her hands. I do not use the term ‘south Indian’ loosely like we often tend to do.
Sridevi played child gods and demi-gods in a bevy of Tamil,...
In this book extract from ‘Sridevi: The South Years’, published by Rupa, ad world personality and National Award-winning author Amborish Roychoudhury disputes the popular theory on Sridevi’s debut film, and looks back at her entry into cinema (and a career that spanned 300 films) as a child artiste playing Lord Murugan in Sandow Chinnappa Thevar’s Tamil devotional movie, ‘Thunaivan’, starring A.V.M. Rajan and Sowcar Janaki.
Decades before she became a film goddess, Sridevi was playing a god on-screen and the south Indian moviegoing audience was eating out of her hands. I do not use the term ‘south Indian’ loosely like we often tend to do.
Sridevi played child gods and demi-gods in a bevy of Tamil,...
- 8/13/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
MusicThere are no instruments. The singers take turns to sing, alternately humming and producing instrumental sounds, doing an A cappella in an energetic performance.Courtesy - Instagram / zoeandurgenIt begins with a soft rendition of the Hindi song ‘Gum sum gum’, moves on powerfully to the Tamil version ‘Sangathil’, and then the Malayalam song ‘Thumbi vaa’, all in the span of a minute. Four young singers are on the Instagram reel singing the same song in three different languages, all composed by the maestro of film music, Ilaiyaraaja. Singers Zoe Siddharth and Urgen Yolmo collaborated with Arunaja and Shaur to bring out this reel, which has gone a lot viral in only 10 days. Last checked, it had more than 2.34 million 'likes'. There are no instruments in the video. The singers take turns to sing, alternately humming and producing instrumental sounds, doing an A cappella in an energetic performance. View this post...
- 7/10/2023
- by Cris
- The News Minute
RecognitionA prolific musician, Ilaiyaraaja has composed more than 7,000 songs in over 1,400 movies, primarily in Tamil.Tnm StaffIlaiyaraaja/ FacebookVeteran music composer from Tamil Nadu Ilaiyaraaja, who is fondly known as Maestro and Isaignaani by fans, has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President. The announcement was made on Wednesday, July 6 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who took to social media to share a photo with the music composer. The Pm spoke about the latter’s contribution to film music. “The creative genius of @ilaiyaraaja Ji has enthralled people across generations. His works beautifully reflect many emotions. What is equally inspiring is his life journey- he rose from a humble background and achieved so much. Glad that he has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha,” the tweet read. Twelve members are nominated by the President for a term of six years. These nominees, selected on the advice of the Prime Minister,...
- 7/6/2022
- by SaradhaU
- The News Minute
Flix FlashbackOne of the funniest Tamil movies ever made, K Balachander’s ‘Thillu Mullu’ is famous for showcasing the comedic skills of Rajinikanth, who has to contend with a screen-stealing turn from actor Thengai Srinivasan.Nandhu SundaramYouTube: Super South TamilThis is as much a Visu (dialogue writer) movie as a K Balachander (director) one. The short-lived genius of Ananthu (assistant director) is also at work. However, the star of Thillu Mullu is Rajinikanth, who has to contend with a screen-stealing turn from actor Thengai Srinivasan. The repartee between the two actors gets most of the laughs in a movie whose stated ambition is to make you laugh. As the film begins, Rajinikanth, making faces with his face pressed against a sheet of glass, says he is going to pretend he has a twin brother. The elder twin will sport a moustache while the younger will be clean-shaven. Rajini also raises...
- 5/1/2022
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
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