Sangamam
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Sangamam is a Tamil
musical romance film directed by Suresh Krishna. Actor Rahman
, the co-brother of A.R. Rahman was the hero of the film. Vindhya made her debut playing the daughter of the rich classical father played by Vijayakumar
. The film's music was composed by A. R. Rahman
. The film was a huge success for the director after the blockbuster Baasha
which was considered as the main highlight of the film. It was the first time the composer ventured into the classical - rural folk category of subject. The music album of this also made news for the first time rapport of the veteran musician M.S.Viswanathan pairing up with A. R. Rahman. The soundtracks also boasts of hugely popular and veteran singers like S. Janaki
, Hariharan
, Unni Krishnan, Nithyasree Mahadevan
, Sujatha and Shankar Mahadevan
. The soundtrack features 6 songs composed by A. R. Rahman
, with lyrics by Vairamuthu
. The soundtrack was acclaimed and became popular upon release. Songs including Varaka Nadhikarai, Sowkiyama, Marghazhi Thingal and Mazhai Thulli were particularly appreciated. Marghazhi Thingal was based on Carnatic Raga Sindhu Bhairavi
and has won several accolades. Rahman won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
for the soundtrack he composed.
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
musical romance film directed by Suresh Krishna. Actor Rahman
Rahman (actor)
Rahman is an Indian film actor who has acted in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films...
, the co-brother of A.R. Rahman was the hero of the film. Vindhya made her debut playing the daughter of the rich classical father played by Vijayakumar
Vijayakumar
Vijayakumar is a Tamil actor and politician. Along with predominant work in Tamil cinema since 1973, he has acted in a few Hindi and Telugu movies. As of 2009, he is acting in the television serial, Thangam, aired on Sun TV.-Early life:...
. The film's music was composed by A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
. The film was a huge success for the director after the blockbuster Baasha
Cast
- RahmanRahman-People:*Rahman , Arabic male name*Abdur Rahman, Arabic male theophoric name meaning Servant of Allah-See also:* Rehman * Raman * Ramen, a Japanese noodle...
- Vindhya (actress)
- Vijay C. KumarVijay C. KumarVijay C. Kumar is an Indian cinematographer in the Telugu film industry. He is also the son of C. Nageshwara Rao, who also a cinematographer. He is most recognized for doing cinematography for all of Shekhar Kammula's film.- Filmography :* Leader...
- ManivannanManivannanManivannan is a popular Tamil actor and director. With over 400 films to his name, Manivannan is one of the most experienced actors in the field. He normally plays the role of a dad or a senior comedian.- Background :...
- Sri Vidhya
- VadiveluVadiveluVadivelu , often referred to as Vadivel, is a Tamil film actor,comedian and playback singer. Since 2000, he has acted as a comedian in various Tamil films. During his career, Vadivelu has won several Filmfare Awards and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards...
- Delhi GaneshDelhi GaneshDelhi Ganesh born in Tirunelveli as a veteran Tamil film actor, who mostly acts in supporting roles and is perhaps best known for his role in Kamal Hassan comedies and films like Nayagan and Michael Madana Kama Rajan. He has acted in more than 400 films from 1980 to present...
- LavanyaLavanyaLavanya is an Indian television series that premiered on March 28, 2004 on Zee TV, every Sunday - Wednesday at 8:30pm IST. The story is about a confused young girl who cannot decide about her friends and foes.-Plot:...
Plot
This film depicts the disputes between two forms of the musical genres. One being purely Classical (Carnatic) and the other being rural folk (Tamil Nadu folk). The film clearly shows the egos, hatred and ignorance faced by both the forms of music towards each other. The climax ends with a beautiful note which joins both the music genres. Hence the name Sangamam.Music
The film's music was composed by A. R. RahmanA. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
which was considered as the main highlight of the film. It was the first time the composer ventured into the classical - rural folk category of subject. The music album of this also made news for the first time rapport of the veteran musician M.S.Viswanathan pairing up with A. R. Rahman. The soundtracks also boasts of hugely popular and veteran singers like S. Janaki
S. Janaki
S. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...
, Hariharan
Hariharan (singer)
Hariharan , born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback singer in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Telugu movies, an established ghazal singer, and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. His melody is strongly appreciated by the film fraternity...
, Unni Krishnan, Nithyasree Mahadevan
Nithyasree Mahadevan
Dr. Nithyasree Mahadevan, also previously referred to as S. Nithyashri, is an eminent Carnatic musician and playback singer for film songs in many Indian languages. Nithyasree's paternal grandmother, D. K. Pattammal, and her granduncle, D. K...
, Sujatha and Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:...
. The soundtrack features 6 songs composed by A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
, with lyrics by Vairamuthu
Vairamuthu
Vairamuthu Ramaswamy Thevar is an award-winning Tamil poet and lyricist.Debuting in the film Nizhalgal with the lyrics for the song "Ponmalai Pozhudhu", he has now about 5800 songs to his credit as of January 2009. His partnership with the composers Ilaiyaraaja, and later A. R...
. The soundtrack was acclaimed and became popular upon release. Songs including Varaka Nadhikarai, Sowkiyama, Marghazhi Thingal and Mazhai Thulli were particularly appreciated. Marghazhi Thingal was based on Carnatic Raga Sindhu Bhairavi
Sindhu Bhairavi
Sindhu Bhairavi is a 1985 Indian Tamil language drama film directed and produced by K. Balachander starring Sivakumar, Suhasini, Sulakshana, Delhi Ganesh and Janagaraj. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The songs in the film were sung by K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chithra...
and has won several accolades. Rahman won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil feature films.-The list:...
for the soundtrack he composed.
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
| 1 | Mazhai Thulli | Hariharan Hariharan (singer) Hariharan , born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback singer in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Telugu movies, an established ghazal singer, and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. His melody is strongly appreciated by the film fraternity... , M. S. Viswanathan M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan , is a Tamil music director. He is popularly known as "Mellisai Mannar" . His major works over the past five decades have been in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films... |
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| 2 | Varaha Nadhikarai | Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:... |
6:17 |
| 3 | Sowkiyama Kannae | Nithyashree Mahadevan | 5:55 |
| 4 | Mudhal Murai | Srinivas Srinivas (singer) Srinivas 'Srini' is an award winning playback singer who has sung over 2000 songs in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. He is also a music composer.-Early life:... , Sujatha Sujatha Mohan Sujatha Mohan , usually credited as Sujatha, is an award-winning Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam and Tamil movies. She has also sung for Telugu, Kannada and Hindi movies. She is widely popular for her evergreen melodies and her sweet voice is considered to be her... |
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| 5 | Margazhi Thingal Allava | S. Janaki S. Janaki S. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35... , P. Unnikrishnan |
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| 6 | Allala Kanda | Hariharan Hariharan (singer) Hariharan , born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback singer in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Telugu movies, an established ghazal singer, and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. His melody is strongly appreciated by the film fraternity... , M. S. Viswanathan M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan , is a Tamil music director. He is popularly known as "Mellisai Mannar" . His major works over the past five decades have been in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films... |
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