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  1. Bollywood’s composer-singers

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    / March 20, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Isn’t it a bit unusual that the artists who conceptualise and compose the music sing so rarely in the world of Hindi film songs? But when they did, they did create magic. Here is my list of composers who sang also. As far as my memory goes, C.Ramachandra the gifted...

  2. Dhanush, take a bow

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    / March 12, 2012 / 2 Comments
    Think a guy who has been dumped by a girl. Think Dhanush. As `3′, the `Kolaveri’ film gets set to release next month, the actor seems to have perfected the art of singing songs mourning the loss of his love. No, hold on. Not just singing but writing the lyrics...

  3. One song wonders

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    / February 25, 2012 / Leave a comment
    By G Mohan In the ’70s and ’80s, playback singing in Bollywood were oligopolies. The male voice would be either Kishore Kumar or Md Rafi. The Mangeshkar sisters, Lata and Asha were the dominant female voices. When radio was the most popular medium to listen to Hindi film songs, Vividh...

  5. Lata, the nightingale of India

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    / September 28, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Bala   Blessed are those Indians who were born in the 1950s and are living in India and abroad now, since they had grown listening to the honey dewed voice of Lata Mangeshkar. I too belong to this generation. The experience of not only listening to her songs as...

  6. Meri awaaz hi pehchaan hai

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    / July 13, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Jayarama Emani There was a time in the Indian film industry when listeners could identify a singer by his/her voice. From great stage-cum-playback singers like K L Saigal (hindi), P Bhanumathi and S Varalaxmi (telugu) to playback singers like Mukesh, Talat Mahmood, Mohd. Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey (hindi)...

  7. From `Raavanan’ to `Aravaan’

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    / July 3, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By KarthikIt was great to receive the Filmfare award for best playback singer (male) in Tamil for `Usure Poguthey’ in `Raavanan’, yesterday in Hyderabad. I remember I had recorded the Hindi version (`Behne de‘) first and it was only six months later that I sang `Usure Poguthey’. `Behne de‘ written...

  8. Sakthi kodu, Rajini Sir and Rahman !

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    / December 26, 2010 / Leave a comment
    By Karthik I have sung for several actors in the last ten years of serious playback singing but one song that is quite dear to my heart is `Sakthi Kodu’ where the Superstar lipsynced to my voice, quite early on in my career. Wow ! It is a heady feeling...

  9. My first film as composer. Period

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    / November 15, 2010 / 2 Comments
    By Karthik Ever since I signed my first film as music director for director Vasanthabalan’s next film `Aravaan‘, my parents are anxious. My well-wishers are excited as well as nervous. Because `Aravaan‘ is a period film, a folk subject set in rural Tamilnadu in the 18th century. And a majority...

  10. P Susheela down memory lane

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    / November 7, 2010 / Leave a comment
    P Susheela is a living legend in the world of Indian music. Starting her career in 1952, Susheela has sung in eleven different languages and is often referred to as the Lata Mangeshkar of the South. P Susheela spoke to `The South Reports’ at her home in Chennai. The South...

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