Ilaiyaraja and SPB’s timeless bond
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June 10, 2021 20:02 IST
Ilaiyaraja and SPB’s birthdays are separated by two days. We cannot remember one without the other
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Ilaiyaraja and SPB’s birthdays are separated by two days. We cannot remember one without the other
There is this song ‘Adida melathai’ from the Tamil film,
Kannukkul Nilavu (2000), composed by Ilaiyaraja. Sung by S.P. Balasubramaniam, S.N. Surendar and Arun Mozhi, the song opens with SPB telling the rest of the group to keep rhythm.
Music composer Ilaiyaraja
“Yei ennadaa nadai? Thaalam thaputhu! Yei thaalathula nadaraannaa…”
This is not my favourite Raja song, but is striking for the opening lines. In any conversation of his songs in a group of Raja admirers, there will surely be a discussion on his rhythm design. His imagination of the