For the third consecutive year, master singer K.J.Yesudas who turned 83 on Tuesday, is missing his date with the famed Kollur Mookambika temple in Mangalore in Karnataka.
Since the Covid pandemic stuck, Yesudas has been staying put in Dallas in the U.S. and hence, he has not been able to take part in his musical tribute at the temple, which has been his practice (together with his family) for close to four decades, when they arrived at the temple on his birthday and sang hymns.
This temple is a very revered place for musicians and artists.
However, his well wishers have got together here and it includes superstar Mammootty, State Industries Minister P.Rajeev and musicians like Kaithapuram and Shibu Chakravarthy and singers like M.G.Sreekumar and Unni Menon among others.
On Tuesday, appearing online, the singing legend thanked everyone for coming to attend the function called...
Since the Covid pandemic stuck, Yesudas has been staying put in Dallas in the U.S. and hence, he has not been able to take part in his musical tribute at the temple, which has been his practice (together with his family) for close to four decades, when they arrived at the temple on his birthday and sang hymns.
This temple is a very revered place for musicians and artists.
However, his well wishers have got together here and it includes superstar Mammootty, State Industries Minister P.Rajeev and musicians like Kaithapuram and Shibu Chakravarthy and singers like M.G.Sreekumar and Unni Menon among others.
On Tuesday, appearing online, the singing legend thanked everyone for coming to attend the function called...
- 1/10/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Mollywood‘Hridayam’ is touted to be a musical with 15 tracks by singers including Ks Chitra, Sachin Warrier, Unni Menon and even actor Prithviraj.Tnm StaffThe filming of Hridayam, an upcoming movie directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan, is completed. Vineeth一 who acts, sings, writes, produces and directs films in Malayalam一 posted on Facebook about 'packing up' the film. "What a spectacular journey it has been so far!! Hopefully the testing times will pass and we’ll be able to bring the film to you guys soon.. And yes, the dream has always been a theatrical release and we are still holding on to it.. please do keep us in prayers!! #hridayam (sic)," Vineeth posted. The wrap-up photo has the film's male lead actor, Pranav Mohanlal, with Vineeth and two others, holding the clapboard together. Hridayam has Pranav, Kalyani Priyadarshan and Darshan Rajendran playing lead roles. An early poster showed the three of them lying down,...
- 7/26/2021
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodTouted to be a musical, ‘Hridayam’ stars actors Pranav Mohanlal, Kalyani Priyadarshan, and Darshana Rajendran in the lead roles. Tnm StaffThanks to technological innovations, music has undergone a highly digital transformation, with YouTube, Spotify and other music apps and platforms. However, Malayalam actor-director Vineet Sreenivasan believes that many music lovers still hold on dearly to their tape recorders and Walkmans and prefer listening to music through audio cassettes and CDs over their digital iterations. Sreenivasan, who is also a playback singer, has announced a special gift for this section of music lovers. The soundtrack of his next Malayalam movie, Hridayam, will also be launched in audio cassettes and audio CDs, a limited edition. On Friday, July 16, director Vineeth Srinivasan announced that the audio rights of the movie have been bagged by Think Music and revealed that they will be launching a limited edition of audio cassettes and audio CDs. This...
- 7/17/2021
- by SaradhaU
- The News Minute
MollywoodHelmed by Vineeth Sreenivasan, ‘Hridayam’ is a romantic drama starring Kalyani Priyadarshan and Darshana Rajendran in the lead along with Pranav Mohanlal.Tnm StaffMollywood superstar Mohanlal took to social media on Tuesday, July 13 to unveil his son Pranav’s poster from his upcoming Malayalam movie Hridayam. The poster was released on the occasion of Pranav’s birthday. Unveiling Pranav’s look, Mohanlal wrote, “Happy to share with everyone this poster of Pranav from his upcoming film 'Hridayam’. Happy birthday Appu. Wish you and the entire team the very best. God bless.” In the poster, Pranav is seen holding a camera ready to click a photo. Several movie buffs noticed how the poster bore a striking resemblance to Mohanlal’s look from his 1988 movie Chithram. Helmed by filmmaker Vineeth Sreenivasan, Hridayam stars Kalyani Priyadarshan and Darshana Rajendran in the lead roles along with Pranav Mohanlal. Touted to be a romantic drama,...
- 7/13/2021
- by SaradhaU
- The News Minute
KollywoodHere's a list of Tamil songs, old and new, that are perfect for a dance party. Tnm StaffThe Tamil film industry has produced some of the best dancers in the country. Be it Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Anand Babu, Prabhu Deva, Dhanush, Vijay, Sai Pallavi, Trisha, Silambarasan or Simran, these actors are a joy to watch on screen simply because of how they're able to dance with abandon. The songs in which they feature are regularly played at parties, too, because of their high recall value. However, we're in coronavirus times now and the only place where you can party is your home. But not going out doesn't mean you can't have some fun. All you need for a party, after all, is good food, drinks of your choice (alcoholic or otherwise), and great music! If you live alone, you can still get on a Zoom call with your friends and party together.
- 7/24/2020
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
MollywoodFrom Prem Nazir to Parvathy, these love songs featuring our favourite actors speak of troubles of the heart.Neelima Menon"Between what is said and not meant and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost" goes a Khalil Gibran quote. We bring you a compilation of beautiful melodies from Malayalam cinema that speak about the anguish of lost love, about those memories that are too deep and profound to get over and a heart that seems to take its own sweet time to heal. 1. 'Kaathirunnu Kaathirunnu' from Ennu Ninte Moideen (2016): A song that encapsulates Moideen (Prithviraj) and Kanchanamala’s (Parvathy) love story, as they correspond mostly over handwritten love letters, their endless patient wait to unite despite family opposition. Singers - Shreya Ghoshal Music - M Jayachandran Lyrics - Rafeeq Ahammed 2. 'Ennodenthini Pinakkam' from Kaliyattam (1997): In Jayaraj’s version of Othello, we have the...
- 5/31/2019
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
MusicRahman has experimented across genres of music and has left his stamp on each of them.CV Aravind ar rahman pti-compressed.jpgPTIAs a young boy, he used to hang around when his father, Rk Shekar used to compose music for films. At nine, Dileep Shekar lost his father and had to don the mantle of the family’s breadwinner soon after. Renowned music directors like Dhanraj and M K Arjunan took him under their wing and young Dileep could by then play the synthesizer like a young pro. After the family embraced Islam, Dileep was re-christened as Alla Rakha Rahman and came to be known in the field of music as Ar Rahman. With music in his genes, he soon gained mastery over several instruments and with a group of friends, he formed a music band called. ‘Roots’. From there, he graduated to composing music for jingles. He also earned expertise in his craft by freelancing for music directors like Ms Viswanathan, Ilaiyaraaja and Raj Koti and also found opportunity to accompany stalwarts like Zakir Hussain, Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan and L Shankar. In 1992, veteran director Balachander produced Roja under his home banner with Mani Ratnam as director. The duo decided to introduce a new music director for their film and the opportunity came Rahman’s way. Until then, Ilaiyaraaja had been Mani’s favourite composer and his scores had embellished films like Mouna Ragam, Agni Nakshathiram and Nayagan among others. But the gamble paid off and Roja heralded the arrival of a new composer who would eventually conquer the world of film music in the years to come. With a baton like a magic wand, Rahman would regale audiences around the globe, working not just in Kollywood and Bollywood but in Hollywood films as well. Roja became a trendsetter for its music score and Rahman made bold by introducing singers like Minmini (Chinna Chinna Aasai) while relying on proven performers like Sp Balasubramanian, Chitra, Sujatha, Unni Menon and Hariharan. Vairamuthu’s lyrics set to Rahman’s music in Roja became a rage and the two of them would later work together in several movies, enthralling listeners of all ages. If Kadhal Rojave had a ring of pathos to it, Rukkumani Rukkumani was a foot tapping number and Hariharan’s rendering of Thamizha Thamizha was rich in its soulful quality. Rahman might have worked in any number of films after Roja but there are many admirers who still feel that he is yet to surpass Roja, the lyrics of which also became chartbusters in Hindi and Telugu. And incidentally Time magazine has included Roja in a list of top ten soundtracks of all time. A commonly heard quip is that Rahman has always reserved his best for films directed by Mani Ratnam who was instrumental in giving him his first break. And logic supports this argument as Rahman has won two of his four National Awards for Mani’s films (Roja and Kannathil Muthamittaal) and their combination turned Bombay into one of the largest selling albums in Tamil cinema. Rahman has also been an integral part of Mani’s Hindi films like Dil Se, Yuva, Guru and Raavan. The soundtracks of other Mani films like Kadal, O Kadhal Kanmani and Kaatru Veliyedai too bore Rahman’s stamp. Apart from Mani, Rahman has also shared a great rapport with director Shankar who has repeated Rahman in all his films right from his debut film Gentleman. Their latest collaboration 2.0, starring Rajnikant which is slated to hit the screens next year, is eagerly awaited by the diehard fans of the actor, the director and the music director as well. While most of the films for which he composed the music were set against an urban backdrop, Rahman was not found wanting when working for films with pastoral themes either. His films with Bharathiraaja, Kizhakku Cheemayile and Karuthamma amply proved that rural themes were right up his street. Sangamam was another classic example of Rahman excelling in compositions with a distinct folk flavour. Jana Gana Mana and Vandhe Madharam, his non film albums too were huge hits. Rahman was no stranger to Bollywood as the lyrics in the dubbed versions of his films like Roja and Kadhalan had turned out into smash hits. However, his first break in Hindi cinema came through Ramgopal Varma’s Rangeela, the Aamir Khan starrer which was a runaway hit. A number of films like Taal, Swades, Rang De Basanti, Lagaan and Jodhaa Akbar enabled him to establish himself firmly in Bollywood. Veteran director Subhashi Ghai who directed Taal once confessed that he was almost driven to despair by the unique working style of the maestro whose composing generally began after all the cows had reached home and went on till the wee hours of the morning. But Taal was an inspiring score that was instrumental in the success of the film at the box-office. Rahman won a National Award for Lagaan a film based on a rural subject and the tunes became chart toppers in no time .His scores in films like Rockstar, Ranjhaana and Highway too were highly appreciated. While Rahman also composed music for stage productions like Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bombay Dreams and Deepa Mehta’s Water, the crowning glory came with Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire a blockbuster which had riveting music. Two Academy Awards, BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe and two Grammy’s were among the honours that have come to Rahman for his overseas assignments. While fast, peppy numbers like Chikku Bukku Rayile (Suresh Peters, G V Prakash), Muqabla Muqabla (Mano, Swarnalatha) have been his forte, his melodies like Munbe Vaa (Naresh Iyer, Shreya Ghosal), Mannipaaya (Shreya Ghosal, A R Rahman ) and Yaarumilla Thiraiarangil ( Swetha Menon) have tugged at the heart strings of listeners across the world. There is hardly any genre of music that the Mozart of Madras has left untouched and his versatility has been the hallmark of his musical career. Experimentation has been a key word in his dictionary and in instrumentation, using non-traditional voices and so on, Rahman has blazed a new trail. Rahman’s expertise has stretched to classical, western, pop, reggae and sufi, music and he has left his stamp on all of them. Apart from his international awards, Rahman’s tally includes four National Awards, 15 Filmfare Awards, 16 Filmfare Awards ( South) and a Padma Bhushan as well. His state of the art Panchathan Studio in Chennai and a highly popular music school are among his abiding passions. Enanble Notification: NoTNM Marquee: No...
- 12/23/2017
- by Editor
- The News Minute
East Coast recently organized a function to felicitate the musicians. They also released a romantic musical album in five languages including Tamil. Veteran music composer M S Viswanathan while speaking on this occasion said,’ I take this opportunity to thank all those who have been part of my works. I wish the music directors come up with appealing music.”
M S Viswanathan was awarded the Life Time Achievement Award and Prasasthi Pattiram certificate. A galaxy of musicians including Hariharan, P Jayachandran, K S Chitra, Sujatha Mohan, Swetha Mohan, M G Sreekumar, Unni Menon, Unnikrishnan and actors Srikanth, Jai Akash, Thoothukudi Harikumar, Sandhya, Devyani and Ambika among others took part in the celebrations. The function had musical concerts, dance show and ramp walk.
M S Viswanathan was awarded the Life Time Achievement Award and Prasasthi Pattiram certificate. A galaxy of musicians including Hariharan, P Jayachandran, K S Chitra, Sujatha Mohan, Swetha Mohan, M G Sreekumar, Unni Menon, Unnikrishnan and actors Srikanth, Jai Akash, Thoothukudi Harikumar, Sandhya, Devyani and Ambika among others took part in the celebrations. The function had musical concerts, dance show and ramp walk.
- 2/9/2010
- by Editor
- KollywoodToday
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