Since the release of ‘Kalidas’, the first Tamil ‘talkie’, in 1931, songs have played a major role, but many recorded between then and 1940 are missing today. In 2011, upset with the poor response ...

Tamil movie songs have a separate fan base. Statistics and trends reportedly prove that even if the movie is not a successful hit, the songs from the film keep things lively and give the movie a boost ...

When the matinee idol MG Ramachandran sang ‘Yemmattraathe’ song in Adimai Penn (1969), it was not construed as a harmless song sung by his character but a direct attack against the then establishment.

S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, who died in Chennai on Friday at the age of 74, rendered over 100 songs in Malayalam, and some of them topped the charts too. But it wasn't those songs that endeared him to ...

The silence in the room is heavy. A young man, full of agony, surrounded by his family, expresses his heartbreak. He speaks of his many regrets — of fleeing his country, of having to leave his college ...

Hyderabad: Patriotism in Tamil cinema has long found powerful expression through profound songs. From the freedom struggle Tamil patriotic songs have captured the essence of national pride, sacrifice, ...