Forgotten Singers of Ilaiyaraaja's Era

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Radhika has sung this song. What a beautiful voice! Beautiful aalapanai before the pallavi and charanam and that chudachuda nanaigindrathE! Sorgam isaiyilE!

I think she also sang Deva Sangeetham and Aruna kirana deepam from Guru. Has she sung any other song for Maestro?

V_S wrote:chudachuda nanaigindrathE

One of my all-time-fav songs of rAsA!

V_Sji, the singer is known to plum's aunty (or some close relative)...avar kitta kEttuppAkkalAm

I don't think this Radhika is same as the guru(mal) Radhika, plum to confirm...

oh that's nice to know app. So Plum might have more details about this singer.

She wasnt my aunty, app . She attended my aunt's wedding and it was 3-4 years after Aradhanai released so she was pestered to sing this song as part of nalungu. She also song some jency songs.

plum wrote:She wasnt my aunty, app .

nAn appadi sollalaiyE

Me posted :

the singer is known to plum's aunty

app:

ammA yamuna en kaNNAdi engE vechEn pAththiyA

:ashamed:

Superb thread. I'm still catching up on lot of these threads as I came somewhat late to the forum, but it's great to read all these wonderful posts in one go .

V_S / App: Did Radhika Thilak sing Unnai Thaane from Nallavanukku Nallavan?

I am addicted to Ilam Pani Thuli - beautiful voice/rendition and wonderfully orchestrated. I always feel like a painting being created whenever I listen to this song.

rajkumarc,
Thanks a lot. Please share your favorite singers.

I heard from Rex that Radhika Tilak and Radhika are different. I just now corrected the female singer name in iLam pani thuLi vizhum nEram. Sorry about that. Unnaithaane, as far as I know it was sung by Manjula Gururaj. Radhika sang three songs for IR, if I am not wrong; iLam pani(Aaradhanai), Kalyaanam Ennai (Metti, along with Jency and Rajesh) and AnbE Deivam (en SelvamE).

A couple of singers that I remember always because of the songs:

Kaadhal Ennum Kovil from Kazhugu - Soolamangalam Murali
Manjal Veyyil Sevvaanathil & Oru Chinnamani Kuyilu - Jolly Abraham (came to know about Jolly through that wonderful composition of MSV - Malai Rani Mundhanai)

Don't know much information about Murali but heard Jolly had his own light music orchestra or was performing some Christian devotional songs live.

Incidentally when we were remembering Radhika and Manjula, Rex had posted a song by Manjula in his quiz recently. A song not to be missed at any cost. With MV sir, the song beats any new offerings till date. kaadhal kiLi kadhai pEsuthu kaadhOram koosuthu from Kalyana KachEri.