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Isaignani mesmerizes Bollywood with his Tamil classics
Music is beyond barriers of region and language. Isaignani Ilaiyaraja has proved this point once again by bringing out a melody album for a to-be-released-soon Bollywood movie. The movie is none other than the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Cheeni Kum that is all set to hit the screens on 25 th of May.
The album has been highly appreciated for its high melodious tunes and surprising levels of sound. It stands out in the age of techno sounds and beats. Shreya Ghosal is at her best in this album rendering two melodies with élan. The solo saxophone too is also worth mentioning. Half of this album is a lift from his yesteryear Tamil classics. The title song Cheeni Kum is a rip off from Maniratnam's Mauna Raagam hit song 'Mandram vandha thendralukku', another song Batein hawa also rendered by Shreya Ghosal is from Mella Thirandhadhu Kadhavu movie's hit song 'Kuzhaludhum kannanukku'. Both these songs have been lapped up by the Bollywood industry.
It's a surprise that the songs which were termed classics some 15 years ago in Kollywood are appreciated by Bollywood now. It's not without reason that Ilaiyaraja is called the Isaignani. This is a fine example of how he as well as his music is evergreen. We at Behindwoods.com salute the king of melodies.
