கண்ணதாசன் – 18

Dear all, It’s quite common for a song to express views, perspectives or emotions of two characters. Can a song possibly speak about every character in that movie and sum up the plot providing insights into their plight and thoughts? Yes (ONLY) if Kannadasan writes...

கண்ணதாசன் – 17

Dear all, Sometimes a random flicker inspires something extraordinary and today’s song is one that was inspired by a nondescript event but became a landmark composition in the history of Tamil cinema. Kannadasan has a habit of snacking while traveling long distances...

கண்ணதாசன் – 16

Dear all, Very rarely, a film has so many beautiful songs that often one among them despite being brilliant by itself doesn’t get the due attention it rightfully deserves. This week highlighting the lyrics of such a song. After director Sridhar’s much anticipated...

கண்ணதாசன் – 15

Dear all, Kannadasan through his songs often highlights some technical aspect of poetry elegantly. This week picked a song in which he extensively uses “எடுத்துக்காட்டு உவமை அணி”, transforming a routine love duet to artistic poetry. “உவமை அணி” is using the...

கண்ணதாசன் – 14

Dear all, One might be familiar with the Vikram/Vedal story of a king and his prince riding a horse in the forest when they see footprints of two women and decide that the king would marry the woman with a bigger footprint and the prince the woman with the smaller...