Exploring the Enigma Called Illaiyaraja – Episode 4
In the previous episode, we looked at some of Illaiyaraja’s popular and notable soundtracks of 1978 – the year that saw 24 of his films being released. Even at that stage a monthly average of 2 complete soundtracks with background scores was a formidable feat, but this was only the beginning of the wonder called […]
Trisha Remains the Reigning Queen of Tamil Cinema
Trisha is Tamil cinema’s longest reigning Tamil lead actress. This year, she completes 26 years in the film industry and 23 years as a lead actress. This is a remarkable feat as the lifespan of an actress in the lead role seldom crosses a decade. Although blessed with good looks, charm and poise, Trisha’s climb […]
Exploring the Enigma Called Illaiyaraja – Episode 3
Illaiyaraja’s first soundtrack was a runaway hit, but there were many who still doubted his talent and longevity in the industry. Illaiyaraja’s second film, Paaloota Vallartha Killi was the first of his soundtracks to feature his old and lifelong friend, S.P. Balasubramaniyam. After scoring music for three successive films for the directorial duo, Devaraj-Mohan, the […]
TOP 20 Tamil Songs for Week Ending 03 May 2025
TOP 20 TAMIL SONGS for week ending 02 May 2025 This Week Title Film/Album Singer/s Lyric Music Last Week 1 Uyir Pathikaama Vaa Vaathiyaar Vijaynarain, Adita Ravindran & Santhosh Narayanan Vivek Santhosh Narayanan 2 2 Etho Pesathane Bun Butter Jam Siddharth & Shilpa Rao Vijay Sethupathi Nivas K Prasnna 3 3 Raasa Raasa Kingston GV […]
Exploring the Enigma Called Illaiyaraja – Episode 2
Illaiyaraja was born as Gnanathesigan in the small town of Pannaipuram on 03 June 1943. When his father enrolled him at school, he registered him as Rajaiyya, but the village folk all called him Raasaiyya. His music Guru, Dhanraj-Master renamed him Raja. When Panju Arunachallam introduced him to films, there was already a Raja in […]
Versatile and Lovable Ramesh Thilak Turns 40 Today.
RJ-turned-actor Ramesh Thilak turns 40 today. He began his career as a Radio jockey on Suryan FM and rapidly rose to popularity because of his jovial nature that ensured that his shows were lively and humorous. His antics on radio led to him being referred to as Thillu Mullu Ramesh. He made his acting debut […]
“TOURIST FAMILY” Film Review
Million Dollar Movies, the producers of Good Night and Lover, are fast developing a reputation for backing simple but powerful films with only their third film, titled Tourist Family. Directed by newcomer Abishan Jeevinth, Tourist Family is a film that is deeply moving, incredibly funny, emotion-stirring and very inspirational. Tourist Family tells the tale of […]
Rising Star, Adithya RK Turns 26 Today
One of the rapidly ascending singers of recent times is Adithya RK. He is the son of film and TV actress Meera Krishnan and his father, Krishnan, runs the Sruthilaya recording studio. Adhithya’s paternal grandfather is the music legend, K. Veeramani (also the father of popular singer, Veeramani Kannan) Adithya came into the public eye […]
“RETRO” Film Review
Suriya’s first collaboration with Karthik Subaraj is co-produced by Suriya’s 2D Entertainment and Karthik Subbaraj’s Stone Bench Creations. In the pre-release publicity meetings, the film’s writer and director – Karthik Subbaraj – indicated that he had used a template that was similar to that of Rajinikanth’s Maniratnam directorial, Thalapathi. If one had to describe Retro, […]
Exploring the Enigma called Illaiyaraja – Episode 1 (Introduction)
How does one adequately profile a living legend like Illaiyaraja – a genius of unbelievable depth whose career spans more than 1500 films, more than 7000 songs and who has performed in more than 20 000 concerts! In a 2013 poll held by CNN-IBN, Illaiyaraja was voted as the greatest Indian music composer of all time. […]