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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Sivaji Ganesan As The Hardworking Babu & The Beautiful Idho Endhan Deivam 1971

Tamil Movie Sri Devi Sivaji Ganesan Babu 1971

A screengrab from the , starring the late Nadigar Thilagam, Sivaji Ganesan and a very young Sri Devi. It was pointed out that the first of October was ‘s and had he lived, he would have been 94 years old this year.

Sivaji Ganesan passed away on 21st July 2001 at an age of 72 and by then had acted in some 288 ; a majority of it has been in Tamil movies.

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Sad Kamal Haasan’s Solo Dance In MSV’s Simla Special 1982

Kamal Haasan Simla Special MSV 1980s Tamil

There has always been a showcase of ‘s talents in whichever that he is involved whether it is an aspect of storytelling, acting, dancing, or direction and to play the romantic, tragic hero in his movies, Kamal Haasan always has that look that simply melts the heart of anyone who watched him in tense moments. Image source: Kokilavin Kolangal Blog.

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Tamil Movie Review: Vikram 2022 – Rolex’s Powerful Entry Scene Analysed

Vikram Surya Tamil Movie Rolex

I did a of the 2022 Vikram Tamil movie back in June 2022 but somehow I feel the final scene when the feared drug lord Rolex comes to meet the gang needs further analysis as there are so many things happening in the background. Mind you that Sandhanam played by the brilliant Sethupathi was so afraid of Rolex that he even killed others without any hesitation. Image source: Times of India.

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My Favourite 1980s English Song: Everybody Wants To Rule The World By Tears For Fears 1985

1980s Everybody Want to Rule the World Tears for Fears Song

I rate the 1985 song, Everybody Wants To Rule The World as my top ten songs from the that I can hear all day long. I said this before in one of my posts and I will say it again – the 1980s was a golden year for both the & industry with some of the evergreen songs being composed by great musicians around the world. Image source: Youtube

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Tamil Movie Review: Vikram 2022 – Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Rock Solid & Action Packed Movie

Vikram 2022 Movie Tamil Lokesh Kanagaraj Kamal Haasan

After watching one of the worst movies of the year for 2022, I had higher expectations of the latest , written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj who also did the excellent Kaithi which I rated the best movie of 2019. Another reason for the high expectation is that it is a Kamal Haasan movie which means perfection from the master himself. Poster source: IMDB.

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Calling the Young Lovely Lord Kannan by Ilaiyaraaja 1977

Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna, M. Balamuralikrishna, Chinna Kannan Azhaikkiraan, Kavikkuyil, Tamil,

One of the highlights of this 1977 Tamil movie, Kavikkuyil which starred Sivakumar, Sridevi and Rajinikanth is ‘s . The was presented in black & white and all the songs in the movie were a great hit, especially the one sung by the late (he passed away in 2016). Poster source: Bollywood Direct / Shri.Viren Desai @ The Huffington Post India

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Music 101: Yanni’s Renegade – Intense Duel Between The Violin & The Saxophone

Yanni Forbidden City Piano Concert Tribute

or his full name, Yiannis Chryssomallis is a Greek composer who now resides in the US and is famous for concerts in historical monuments. I first encountered his famous that took place at China’s and ‘s . It was one mind-blowing concert I have ever seen and it was shown on TV for Malaysia Day many years ago. Image source: Youtube/Yanni

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Tamil Movie Review: Beast 2022, All Plot Holes, Mistakes, Goofs & Blunders Here

Beast Vijay Tamil Movie Review

The acted , was so bad that I did not have the interest to write up a post until I read somewhere a Vijay diehard fan said those who said the movie was bad must be blind and another said entertainment is more important than logic. The movie was directed by who also directed poor taste subject in the Doctor and also starred Pooja Hegde, Selvaraghavan, VTV Ganesh & Yogi . Poster source: IMDB

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Mickey J Meyer 101: Energetic, Powerful Pranavalaya Music Video 2021

Kotha Bangaru Lokam Mickey J Meyer Telugu Movie

I first got hooked with ‘s style of composition with the , Kotha Bangaru Lokam which I discovered accidentally when I was searching for a Paiyaa Tamil movie song. I don’t understand Telugu but then the language of music is universal and thus found the Telugu song Nijangaa Nenena which was so refreshing that I started to dig further and created a personal Mickey J Meyer . Image source: Amazon.

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: When Great Poets Gets Cheated Song by MSV 1978

Nizhal Nijamagiradhu Balachander Kamban Emanthan Poet

Nizhal Nijamagiradhu is a 1978 directed by K Balachander starred by Kamal Haasan as the main character with the background score and songs composed by MS Visvanathan. The only has 2 songs and both are classic with lyrics written by the poet . Image source: IMDB

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My Favourite Tamil Song 101: Onakkaaga Poranthaenae – Beautiful, Visually Stunning Romance Song

Pannaiyaarum Padminiyum Romance Tamil Song

How to tell a great story without being too sexual or physical about it? Well, first time director S. U. Arun Kumar managed to pull out a great story of romance in his debut 2014 , Pannaiyaarum Padminiyum where the romance stories revolve around a car that the landlord played excellently by had in his possession but don’t how to drive it. Image source: IMDB

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: The Painful Sad Poongatru Thirumbuma by Ilaiyaraaja 1985

Tamil Muthal Mariyathai Bharathiraja Sivaji Ganesan Radha Ilaiyaraaja

The 1985 , (which means the First Respect) was my late uncle’s favourite movie and he would be watching it at least once a day if he had time to watch the TV.

Well, it became one of my favourite Tamil as well. After all, in the hands of the great director, Bharathiraja and the acting prowess of the Nadigar Thilagam, , Muthal Mariyathai is indeed a great movie. Image source: The Hindu

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