One of my classmates from school had shared a song (audio file) with a note, “Central theatre interval music 30 yrs back” in the school alumni Whatsapp Group. This is...
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His Last Christmas! You have been loved, George Michael.
George Michael was the first international music artist that I consciously followed, idolized and loved. The kind of love that led me to collect every single song of his, including...
Continue reading...Milliblog turns 10!
Back when there was no satellite TV and internet, I used to be glued to my daily night fix of new (Hindi) film music through radio. I still don’t know...
Continue reading...A nostalgic look at the music of Azhagan
After K.Balachander split from Ilayaraja, post-Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal, he seemed to be in a state of flux for his next film’s music. The immediately next film was Oru Veedu Iru...
Continue reading...Welcome to Tamil cinema, Justin Prabhakaran!
Recent earworm: The song from Pannaiyaarum Padminiyum – Onakkaaga Poranthaenae! Totally addicted to the lovely tune, enough to write about it in a separate entry! From whatever limited memory I...
Continue reading...Sindhu Bhairavi – Ilayaraja and K.Balachander for the first time together
(Note: I had posted something about Tamil composer Deva only on Milliblog’s Facebook page, last week. I got quite a few mails from people asking me why I had not...
Continue reading...10 observations on Kochadaiiyaan teaser
The much-awaited teaser for Rajnikanth’s latest film, Kochadaiiyaan is out. Here are 10 observations from my side, to kickstart the debate around it. 1. There is special effects in a...
Continue reading...Milliblog’s Three Laws of Music Appreciation Multiverse
I see a lively discussion about my review of Shuddh Desi Romance, though the discussion has moved on to ‘the best song of the year 2013’, going by my assertion...
Continue reading...The curious case of a singer-as-a-hero in Indian films
Last week, as I was lazing in Coimbatore on a short holiday, I watched an old Ilayaraja song on Jaya Max, one of those channels that nobody seems to be...
Continue reading...Moondram Pirai vs. Sadma – a question about Ilayaraja!
This is something I have always wanted to ask, but never did, so far. So, here goes! Moondram Pirai released in 1982, at least according to Wikipedia (released on February...
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