026 :Heartiest Wishes to Maestro

The 57th National award winners have been announced and Maestro Ilayaraja has won the award for the Best Background score for his efforts in Pazhassi Raja. Incidentally, Ilayaraja is the first winner of the award in this category which has been introduced only this year. This will be his fourth National award after Sindhu Bhairavi, Rudraveena and Saagara Sangamam.

Heartiest wishes to Maestro.This is more an honour to the Award and another feather in the cap of Raaja alias music.

Raaja speaks on the Composing of Pazhasi Raja.

025 :moongil ilai kadugaley - melody beyond times

"Moongil ilai kaadugaley - muthu malai megangaley" - lovely song from `penmani aval kanmani' movie one of the lovely songs of Tamil Cinema- sung by Smt Vani Jayaram & One and Only SPB. Based on the shades of Raga Ranjani, this is one of my all time favourite songs

Lyrics:

moongil ilai kaadugaLE muththu mazhai mEgangaLE

poonguruvi koottangaLE kELungaL

maalayitta mangayarkku tharkkolaidhaan sorghamendraal

mELamenna thaaliyenna koorungaL….. koorungaL

moongil ilai kaadugaLE muththu mazhai mEgangaLE

poonguruvi koottangaLE kELungaL

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maambUkkaLE mainaakkaLE

kalyaaNappavayin kaNNeerai paarungaL

naaNalgaLE naaraigaLE

peNpatta paattai ellOrkkum koorungaL

bhEram pEsavE kalyaaNa sandhayO

peNgaL yaavarum veLLaattu mandhayO

kalyaNa oorvalam ellaamE naadagam

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moongil ilai kaadugaLE muththu mazhai mEgangaLE

poonguruvi koottangaLE kELungaL

maalayitta mangayarkku tharkkolaidhaan sorghamendraal

mELamenna thaaliyenna koorungaL… koorungaL

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poochchoodavum paai pOdavum

kalyaaNa maappiLLai kEtppaanE vaadagai

ponnOdudhaan peN thEduvaan

hammaadi maamiyaar peNNalla thaadagai

kELvi enbadhE illaadha dhEsamaa

yaarum uNmayai sollaadha dhOshamaa

peN ingu thaaramaa vandhaalE bhaaramaa

moongil ilai kaadugaLE muththu mazhai mEgangaLE

poonguruvi koottangaLE kELungaL

maalayitta mangayarkku tharkkolaidhaan sorghamendraal

mELamenna thaaliyenna koorungaL….. koorungaL

moongil ilai kaadugaLE muththu mazhai mEgangaLE

poonguruvi koottangaLE kELungaL