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Tamil Movie 101: Mouna Ragam: An Enthralling Tamil Romance Epic

Mouna Ragam Mani Ratnam Tamil Movie Romance Romantic 1980s

“Mouna Ragam” stands as one of the quintessential classic films of the 1980s, directed by the renowned Mani Ratnam and featuring the unforgettable music of Ilaiyaraaja. Alongside “Mouna Ragam,” the other two Mani Ratnam’s films that complete this triumvirate of classics are “Thalapathi,” with Rajinikanth in the leading role, and “Nayakan” (also known as “Nayagan“), starring the versatile Kamal Haasan. Image source: IMDB

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Mouna Ragam’s Hopeful Sad Mandram Vandha Song 1986

Mouna Ragam Mani Ratnam Revathi Karthik

One of three of Mani Ratnam’s classic, epic movies of the 1980s, and 1990s is the 1986 Mouna Ragam which means the Silent Symphony and stars Mohan, Revathi, Karthik & the very funny V. K. Ramasamy. It is a love story that has 2 parts –one is a current that tells of a forced marriage and another is a flashback tragic love story. Image source: Amazon.

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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 Ilaiyaraaja’s music. The movie was presented in black & white and all the songs in the movie were a great hit, especially the one sung by the late M. Balamuralikrishna (he passed away in 2016). Poster source: Bollywood Direct / Shri.Viren Desai @ The Huffington Post India

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