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In this blog, I am going to be writing on my most favourite Malayalam movie, Bharatham . Released in 1991, this musical drama is directed by Sibi Malayil. The plot is about two brothers, Raman(Nedumudi Venu) and Gopi(Mohanlal) who are classical singers. As Raman was senior to Gopi by many years, he taught Gopi to sing from when Gopi was a child; and both were excellent singers with Gopi accompanying Raman on his highly successful concerts. They were also part of a happy family with a deep musical heritage. But then Raman started becoming an alcoholic. He began singing in concerts in an inebriated state until in one such concert, he lost his voice completely. Seeing the crowd's displeasure and the humiliation afflicted on them, Gopi, who had been under his brother's shadow till now, came to the fore and sung breathtakingly in the concert, leading the newspapers to write smashing reviews about his style of singing. Meanwhile, Raman, who misunderstood Gopi's intentions...

In this blog, I wil l be writing on my most favourite hindi music composer ever,  "Rahul Dev Burman" !! Rahul Dev Burman, also known as R.D Burman, was one of hindi film music's most popular music directors and has composed for 331 films during the 1960's to 1990's. He is also credited to have revolutionized the face of Bollywood music. Few years back, I was first introduced to Burman's songs by my mother when she played out super duper hits from "Aradhana", "Kati Patang" and "Amar Prem" for me. And then I fell in love with his songs... Reasons why I am head over heels in love with Burman's music direction and songs are : 1. They have amazing tunes and beats - I don't think any other composer can produce as superb tunes as R.D Burman. They are so amazing to hear and have such an awesome beat that you can just lean back onto your chair and say, 'Vah Re Vah'(Oh! Wow!).😁 2. Wide Diversity - From class...

In this post, I will be blogging on a legend in the field of music, Shankar Mahadevan . Shankar Mahadevan was born in Mumbai on 3rd March, 1967 . Since 1997, he has sung outstanding  songs for movies. He is the recipient of three National Film Awards for Best Male Playback Singer. I became an avid listener of his songs when I was enraptured by his rendering of the song "Unnai Kanaathu" in the movie "Vishwaroopam". Three years later, I had the opportunity to attend his concert at Music Academy, Chennai. As the concert began, I was enthralled with the lighting and the sound systems. And in came, Shankar Mahadevan. I was inspired by his zeal and the way he kept us engaged throughout that fascinating concert. The highlight in the concert for me was that he sang one of my favourite songs which is  Zinda from the movie "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag". Speaking of Zinda brings me to the music composing trio of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy , consisting of Shankar Ma...

Few years ago,  I watched  Rajesh Khanna  for t he first time  in the evergreen song,  "Mere Sapno ki rani" in the movie Aradhana.  The song has a superb composition with the all time greats,Music Director S.D Burman  and Lyricist Anand Bakshi . While I was nonplussed by the song, I was attracted by the antics of Rajesh Khanna, waving his arms and singing the song, atop an open jeep in a mesmerizing hilly terrain. This led me to become a fan of Rajesh Khanna. From what started as a single song, I moved on to listening to his jukeboxes innumerable times.  I watched two of his movies (Aradhana, (1969) and Kati Patang, (1970)) several times. Being a  movie and song critic,  I learnt that the songs composed for the character plays a very important role in the actor's career. E ven if the actor does not justify the song with his acting,  we like him because of the feel the songs give us. On the contrary, Rajes...