கண்ணதாசன் – 3

Mar 8, 2020 | கண்ணதாசன்

Dear all,Traditionally movie songs were used by audience as restroom breaks. This was changed by K. Balachander, MSV and Kannadasan. They started narrating the story or let characters interact with each other via songs and used song lyrics as the main form of...

கண்ணதாசன் – 2

Mar 1, 2020 | கண்ணதாசன்

This week I have chosen a melody created by the legendary trio Kannadasan and Viswanathan – Ramamoorty (VR). I picked this song since it has a lot of history and subtle nuances behind it: Composed for a movie produced by Kannadasan himself – “மாலையிட்ட மங்கை”....

கண்ணதாசன் – 1

Feb 23, 2020 | கண்ணதாசன்

Dear all starting my first write up on Kannadasan with a song he wrote on Shiva – considering we just finished Maha Sivarathiri:Love this song from Movie Thiruvilaiyadal for many reasons :Kannadasan’s desire to play with numbers is impressive:“ஒன்றானவன் உருவில்...