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Genius of MSV Part 1: Why Old Songs Will Melt Cold Hearts

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(No matter where you are right now, no matter how old you are, I am sure you always have your favourite old songs by these dynamic duos that you don’t mind humming the whole day long. Image source: Silverscreen India)

Despite “starting off” with the of Illayaraja and later discovering the new age music of A R Rahman and then Yuvan Shankar Raja, Harris and all the new music directors, I always had soft spot for the music from the and in particular songs composed by MS Viswanathan – Ramamoorthy () and penned by the great poet Kannadasan (I also liked songs composed by KV Mahadevan and AM Raja).

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Tamil Song 101: Kamal’s Pon Maanai Catchy & Wonderful Classic 1984

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(The many faces of the great man in multiple roles all these years and he still making headlines even now. Image source: http://www.bollywoodlife.com)

In terms of , after the great , we were lucky to have Haasan taking up the lead when it comes to powerful acting. And over the years, he has not let us down with a powerful storyline and acting (still remember this?).

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Ilaiyaraaja: Project “Then, Now & Forever” 2013

Western classical is perspective – look at the number of people involved in a symphony! Our traditional music is lonely –

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A very young Ilaiyaraaja with the very talented SP Bala and S. Janaki in the early during a recording session. Image source: The Federal

As long I could remember, I have been listening to Ilaiyaraaja music since I was still young and started to have an appreciation of his style of music – all the way from the (you are aware that Annakili was not his first and that he had to impress the producer Panchu Arunachalam by singing a song that his mother sang and using the table as a music instrument?) to his latest flick in “Neethane En Ponvasantham” – thanks to my Dad who was a big fan of Ilaiyaraaja (Ilaiyaraaja means the “younger” Raja – that is because the music industry already had another named Raja – the famed A.M. Raja).

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