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Malaysia 101: Beautiful Malaysian Songs & Talented Artists Part 3

Amy Search Rock Band Malaysian Music

Malaysian rock bands have indeed carved a niche for themselves in the industry, drawing inspiration from iconic Western bands like Metallica, Bon Jovi, and Scorpions. Bands such as Search, which formed in the mid-, have become legends in their own right, breaking records with their debut album and delivering electrifying live performances that resonate with rock enthusiasts. Image source: Facebook

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Bharathi Kannamma – Melodious Lovely Feeling

Ninaithale Inikkum 1979 Tamil Movie Kamal Haasan Rajinikanth Jaya Prada K. Balachander

Released in 1979, the Ninaithale Inikkum directed by K. Balachander (1930 – 2014) was a true gem of its time. Starring the legendary actors , , Jaya Prada, and Geetha, the left an indelible mark on the hearts of lovers. Image source: Saregama

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Mesmerising Nallavarkkellam by Great Ilaiyaraaja 1978

T.M. Soundararajan TMS Tamil Song Stamp MSV

If you look at the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s scenes, (TMS) was the top male , singing a reported 10,138 songs from 3,162 films and over 11 different languages. Image source: Wikipedia

However, when Ilayaraaja came into the industry, TMS was not keen to sing for him. Apparently, he did not think highly of this “new” . If not mistaken, he only sang about 7 songs for the maestro so it is rather rare to find TMS singing for ‘s composition.

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Mesmerising Kovil Mani Osai by Great Ilaiyaraaja 1978

Kizhakke Pogum Rail Tamil Song Kovil Mani Osai Ilaiyaraaja 1978

Kizhakke Pogum Rail (transl. Eastbound Train) is a 1978 Indian -language romantic drama , directed by Bharathiraja, starring newcomers Sudhakar and Raadhika. The film had a musical score and songs by and was released on 10 August 1978. Image source: Amazon

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Mesmerising Aattu Kutti by Ilaiyaraaja 1977

Aattu Kutti 16 Vayathinile Tamil Song Kamal Haasan Sri Devi

16 Vayathinile (translated as At Age 16) is a 1977 written and directed by Bharathirajaa in his directorial debut.

The movie included a number of big and new stars namely as retarded Chappani, Sridevi as Mayil and (his famous line – ithu eppendi irruku) who often with his man, the funny Goundamani. K. Bhagyaraj worked in this movie as an assistant director to Bharathirajaa. Image source: Twitter

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Revisiting Classic Kanmaniye Kadhal Enbathu by Ilaiyaraaja 1979

Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai Rajinikanth Kanmaniye Kadhal Enbathu Song Tamil

The 1979 starring titled is still one of the best starring Rajinikanth and one great song from . Yes, life can be unfair, harsh and lopsided and there are plenty of examples in this movie. Poster source: Awesome Machi

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Ennadi Meenakshi by Great Ilaiyaraaja 1978

Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu Tamil Kamal Haasan

was already a big star in the industry in the and have acted in a number of which has some of the best songs composed by Maestro Illayaraaja and Maestro MSV. Image source:

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TV Shows 101: Space 1999, The 1970’s Classic Science Fiction

Moonbase Space 1999 TV Shows 1970 Science Fiction Eagle Spacecraft

The race to propelled imagination of many around the world and that included the & which gave us many classics such as the fiction titled “”. Image source: Ultimate Classic Rock

During this lockdown and self-isolations in quarantine centre, one of the things I decided to do to kill the boredom (and make full use of the free internet) by watching old TV series which now is available on . I had watched a few but for space-related shows, Space 1999 crossed my mind instantly.

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Classic Kanmaniye Kadhal Enbathu by Ilaiyaraaja 1979

Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai Rajinikanth Kanmaniye Kadhal Enbathu Tamil

This came out in 1979 starring Rajinikanth – Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai means From Six to Sixty which summarises the journey of the main character in this movie. Other than who plays the main character, the other lovable character in this movie is one that is played by Cho Ramasamy. Poster source: Awesome Machi

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Classic Beautiful Edho Ninaivugal by Ilaiyaraaja 1979

Agal Vilakku ilaiyaraaja 1970s tamil music

is a 1979 starring and Shobha and the was composed by the one and only Ilaiyaraaja. Image source: .

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Unnidam Mayangugiren by V Kumar 1975

Then Sindhudhe Vaanam Kamalahasan Sivakumar 1975 Tamil Song

from the , Then Sindhudhe Vaanam (translated as the sky is spilling honey) had Sivakumar and in the lead roles. Image source: IMDB

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Changing Times: 1970s Kids vs 2000s Kids Part 1

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For those who were born in the , the best years of their lives (other than when your kids were born) would have been the , the year when we started schooling and also the year when we had the best made – both Western and Tamil. Poster source: www.wrockshop.eu.

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