KANNATHIL MUTHAMITTAL SONG CREDITS MOVIE
In 1998, Hariharan won the national award for the best playback singer for the soulful rendition of the song "Mere Dushman Mere Bhai" from the Hindi movie Border, composed by Anu Malik. Hariharan has been one of the most trusted singers of Rahman and has sung many songs for him in long list of movies that includes Muthu, Minsara Kanavu, Jeans, Indian, Mudhalvan, Taal, Rangeela, Indira, Iruvar, Anbe Aaruyire, Kangalal Kaithu Sei, Sivaji, Alaipayuthey, Kannathil Muthamittal, Guru, Enthiran etc. He was judged best male playback singer in the 1995 Tamil Nadu State Government Film Awards for his soulful rendition of the song "Uyire Uyire" also by music director A.R Rahman in Maniratnam`s Bombay (Hariharan sang the song with K.S. Rahman with the patriotic song "Thamizha Thamizha" in Maniratnam`s film Roja. Hariharan entered the world of Tamil films in 1992 introduced by debutant music director A.R. His debut song "Ajeeb Saane He Mujh Par Qarar" in that movie became such a hit that it won him an Uttar Pradesh State Film Award, as well as a National Award nomination. In 1977, he bagged the top prize in the "All India Sur Singaar Competition" and was promptly signed on by the late music director Jaidev to sing for his new Hindi film Gaman (1978).
KANNATHIL MUTHAMITTAL SONG CREDITS TV
He sang for a number of TV serials (e.g., Junoon). The committed Hariharan also put heart and soul into learning Urdu when he decided to become a ghazal singer.Īt the start of his career, Hariharan did the concert circuit and also performed on TV. He used to put in nine hours of singing practice everyday. In his teens, inspired by the songs of Mehdi Hassan and Jagjit Singh, Hariharan developed a passion for ghazals and started training in Hindustani music from Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan. He was also exposed to Hindustani music from a young age. From here he picked up Carnatic music skills.
Alamelu was Hariharan`s first guru (mentor). Mani (full name:Anantha Subramani Iyer), he inherited his parents` musical talents. The son of renowned Carnatic vocalists, Shrimati Alamelu and the late H.A.S. He did his collegiate studies from S.I.E.S.College. In 2004, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.īorn in Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) he grew up in Mumbai in a Tamil speaking Iyer family, and has bachelor degrees in science and law. His melody is strongly appreciated by the film fraternity. When the title card 'directed by Maniratnam' shined in front of me, I was actually murmuring - 'the film Indian director I respect the most.Hariharan 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. My Favorite: 'There are two characters with the name 'Indra', as a metaphor for two mothers. If you had never watched any Indian movie, this is the film to start with.
This movie definitely will remain in the list of the most emotional and poetic movies from Asia. Maniratnam had given the best efforts to walk around the issues that are seldom exposed on the big screen. Kannathil Muthamittal is one of the most moving and honest movies from India. Such a cute name the movie have ‘A Peck on the cheek / Kannathil Muthamittal’ even though the title is very much suitable to the story, the experience watching movie is not so sweet because it shows both sides, happiness and sadness. Any frame from this movie will inspire a painter to picture. ‘Vidaikodu engal naadea.’ shows the intensity of pain faced by the Tamils in the civil War, and audience is invited by the soundtrack to feel the feeling.Īfter watching this movie I just felt to salute the director for his way of portraying the War, emotions and the value of relationships.Ĭinematography just added the power of cinema.
And here also Maniratnam includes his favorite topic, terrorism but without going deep in to it like he did in ‘Dil Se’.ĪR Rahman’s music gave the much needed intensity at many scenes and the sound tracks such as Oru Deivam thantha., Vidai Kodu engal naade…, Vellai Pookal.’ Are a treat for the audience. Mouna Ragam and Anjali are the finest examples. Maniratnam is one of the few directors from India who really presented movies given importance to human emotions. Maniratnam has bamboo a story of diverse magnitude of the human misfortune caused by the long long years of civil war in Sri Lanka. The movie is just splendid and I wondered why movies like 'Kannathil Muthamittal' didn't represent India for Oscars.