After that, she did not sing for any Tamil flick. So, the role of the maestro Ilayaraja is unmissable.
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"The Engirundho Azhaikkum song in the 1988 movie En Jeevan Paduthu was also a melody and music was again by Ilayaraja. While Sivaji Ganesan's family was instrumental in making her sing a Tamil song for the first time, Ilayaraja played a key role in making it happen, he said. "The lyrics were by Gangai Amaran and the Aararo song was such a fantastic melody and it was Lata Mangeshkar's first song in Tamil." "Her first song in a Tamil movie happened in 1987 and it was Sivaji Production's Prabhu-starrer Anand and music was composed by Ilayaraja," Bharat said.
SPB played his role brilliantly with the marvellous music composition by Ilayaraja and great choice of smart, rhyming words by ace lyricist Vaali and the energy shown by Kamal Haasan and Amala on-screen made the Valayosai song an "everlasting duet," he said.Īlthough Lata Mangeshkar had sung Tamil songs right from the 1950s, they were for a couple of Tamil remakes of Hindi films and were not much noticed, the film critic said. While her diction was stunning, her sweet voice made that song a quintessential romantic number, excellent in every respect."Īlso Read - Lata Mangeshkar's connection with TTD and Telugu films A duet by SP Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) and Lata Mangeshkar, its popularity has not faded even after decades.Įntertainment industry tracker M Bharat Kumar told PTI, "The pleasant mix of low and medium pitches by Lata ji perfectly suited the romantic theme of Valayosai song and absolutely, it is a mesmerising rendition by her. The Indian nightingale would never be forgotten by the Tamil people for her Valayosai romantic number, a maestro Ilayaraja musical in Kamal Haasan starrer 1988 flick Sathya.
Lata Mangeshkar regarded the colossus of Tamil cinema, late Sivaji Ganesan (1927-2001), as her elder brother and not only the duo, but their families too shared a strong bond of friendship.