Jazz Articles about Ilaiyaraja

Ilaiyaraja: Soundtrack: Neethane En Ponvasantham

by Chris M. Slawecki
October 13, 2013

In India, the 2012 film Neethane En Ponvasantham and its companion soundtrack proved to be quite the cultural event. Movie scenes were shot in three Indian languages (Tamil, Telugu and Hindi). The soundtrack was collaboratively written by the film's director, Gautham Menon, with lyricist Na. Muthakumar and Ilaiyaraaja, the composer globally known as “The Maestro" because he has written more than 4500 songs and scored more than 950 films in India. While the film was released in December ...