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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 76/365 – Vel Muruganukku
Ilaiyaraaja fans from the previous generation tell me that this song was quite popular during the late 1980s. This song epitomises of what people call as “Ilaiyaraaja Genre” – funky, groovy and crazy...
View ArticleProjekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 77/365 – Endrum Vanaveliyil
Kelviyum Naane Bathilum Naane is an entertaining thriller – A mother’s revenge on a guy who she thinks is the reason for her daughter’s suicide. I don’t know whether the movie did well, but a couple...
View ArticleProjekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 78/365 – Kanavu Palithathu
Vetri Padigal is one of those movies that followed the Ramki – Nirosha pair. It would be an interesting exercise to check the number of movies that these two acted. Vetri Padigal also had Sarath Kumar...
View ArticleMovie Review : Adhe Kangal – Half-blind
Adhe Kangal starts perfectly and sets up the tone for the movie. In fact, the love that blossoms between Varun (Kalaiarasan) and Deepa (Shivada) is tentative, and it gives you that uneasy feeling. But...
View ArticleProjekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 79/365 – Jal Jal Salangai Kulunga
There was a time in Tamil cinema when Ramarajan churned out movies targeted towards B and C centres. Ponnuketha Purushan was one such that didn’t do well at the box office. It had some interesting...
View ArticleProjekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 80/365 – Karaiyoram Kaathu
Pagalil Pournami is a confusing horror movie directed by VMC Hanifa. The first half and the second half will be disjointed. I think VMC Hanifa got inspired by Shining and the setup will be pretty much...
View ArticleProjekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 81/365 – The Greatest Love Themes of Ilaiyaraaja
Navin Mozart is the person I go to when I need Ilaiyaraaja’s background score. Another Raaja devotee who painstakingly decodes the background scores and uploads them to Youtube. All my BGM scores...
View ArticleProjekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 82/365 – Ival Yaaro
If Vijay and Ajith decide not to act together in the future, Raajavin Paarvaiyile will be the only movie to have both actors. Ajith’s role is an extended cameo but Ilaiyaraaja had some interesting...
View ArticleMovie Review : Bogan – Limited Pleasures
The first scene of any movie is important as it sets the tone of the film. The best example that I could think of is Indian (Tamil), when an old man murders the Corporation commissioner, it grabs your...
View ArticleProjekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 83/365 – Alai Meethu
Apologies for not posting for the past three days but here you go – a brilliant melody rendered by SPB and Vani Jayaram. The songs show the dilemma of a single mother whether to fall in love with a...
View ArticleProjekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 84/365 – Idhayame Naalum Kaadhal
Aduthathu Albert is one of those movies that had an interesting take on inter-religious love story. Prabhu’s sister and Oorvasi’s brother (who are from different religions) fall in love and commit...
View ArticleProjekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 85/365 – Kanna Varuvaya Meera Ketkiral
Manadhil Urudhi Vendum is one of the favourite movies of my mum. The song is when a divorced woman falls in love with a single man but unable to accept the fact that she is in love. The scene is … The...
View ArticleProjekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 86/365 – Ore Murai Un Dharisanam
Tamil films sometimes come up with outrageous concepts, En Jeevan Paaduthu is nothing short of craziness. A college student inspired by the poems of another college student falls in love with him. The...
View ArticleProjekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 87/365 – Pullai Kooda Paada Vaitha
The only reason this song hasn’t been featured so far is the fact that I thought I have already featured the song. One of my favourite songs ever because of the lyrics, situation and above all an...
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 88/365 – Hey Rasathi
This is one of my favourite songs and features in my all-time best songs list of Raaja. Actor from street plays tries to woo a village girl, and the song is based on his exploits. En Uyir Thozhan is a …
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 89/365 – Oru Pachai Kodi
If you allow me, I will have all the songs from this movie on the list. Calling this album as underrated is an understatement, Innisai Mazhai left without traces because of the weird storyline and...
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9 underrated love stories in Tamil cinema
It’s February and posts on Tamil romantic movies are inevitable. Be it the mainstream media or bloggers, romance in Tamil movies starts with Mani Ratnam and ends with Gautam Menon. It’s not that I...
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 90/365 – Minmini Paarvaigal
I deliberately stayed away from posting any songs on Valentine’s day. But I will post rare love songs from Ilaiyaraaja stable for remaining days of the month. Julie Ganapathy was based on ‘Misery’ and...
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 91/365 – Adho Andha Nadhiyoram
One of the most ambitious political movies of Vijayakanth came nearly 12 years before his actual entry into politics. It was directed by Liaquat Ali Khan (he was the default dialogue writer for...
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 92/365 – Oru Ragam Tharatha Veenai
If you are a hardcore Ilaiyaraaja fan, this song will be on your list because this is one of those songs that gets featured in discussions. The speciality of the song is the conversation between the...
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