Vasantha Kala Nadigalile: Feature Spoiler
Talk about twisted! Rajani is a true villian in this song. You must watch the video to understand why, though the audio alone should also suffice.
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Uyire Uyire – Lyrics and Translation
From the movie Bombay, this is another super-hit from Rahman. Hariharan’s voice makes it take on a etheral quality. And if I may say so, these lyrics far out-beat the Hindi remake.
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Balailakka Balailakka – Lyrics and Translation (with end notes)
A.R. Rahman had another party with this movie. He has explored several new styles including hip pop in the movie Shivaji – The Boss. Although it has some lines just for the sake of rhyming lyrics(I will mark these with a ‘*’), this song makes me long for home.
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Athisaya Raagam Lyrics and Translation
This raagam, called Mahati, has only 4 notes. In Karnatic music, all raagams have either 5, 6 or 7 notes. But Balamurali Krishna invented this one and was critisised for his non-traditional innovation.
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Anbe Sivam Lyrics Translation
The movie this song is from is also called Anbe Sivam. It is one of Kamal Hassan´s most poignant movies and I recommend it to everyone if they can find it with subtitles.
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Nine
Beautiful spirited women and a wreck of a man. All the possible ways to screw up one’s marriage and work, he does it. He hurts people all along the way.
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Kannathil Mutham Ittal
An honest story about how a young girl learns that she is adopted. Through this story, the larger inner turmoils of Sri Lanka are portrayed. A pregnant newly-wed woman goes to India as a refugee, gives birth and returns to join the movement in her dedication to her husband who believes in Tamil independance.
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