Soon, she and her family members flew to Chennai and visited Sivaji Ganesan and Lata tied him a 'rakhi' and thus began their "friendship forever" and this is well known, he said. Ram Kumar recalled that his father Ganesan was a huge fan of Lata Mangeshkar's songs with Aye mere watan ke logon and Raina beeti jaye among the favourites of both his father and his.īharat said their friendship began after the iconic singer watched Ganesan's Paava Mannippu (1961), with Lata and her siblings noticing that the actor resembled their father, Deenanath Mangeshkar. Every year, she used to send gifts for Deepavali to the family and similarly, his father had the practice of sending 'seervarisai' (term to refer to traditional gifts given to a sister by a brother) to her, Kumar, a film producer said.Įven after his father's death and according to his wishes, the bond between the two families continued, he said. She was a family friend and remained in touch with them all along, he told reporters.
On Lata's bond with Sivaji Ganesan and his family, the legendary yesteryear star's son Ram Kumar said the iconic singer regarded his father as her elder brother. Her collaboration with ace music composer AR Rahman is noteworthy."Īlso Read - Lata Mangeshkar traced her roots to Goa After that, she did not sing for any Tamil flick. So, the role of the maestro Ilayaraja is unmissable.
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"The Engirundho Azhaikkum song in the 1988 movie En Jeevan Paduthu was also a melody and music was again by Ilayaraja. While Sivaji Ganesan's family was instrumental in making her sing a Tamil song for the first time, Ilayaraja played a key role in making it happen, he said. "The lyrics were by Gangai Amaran and the Aararo song was such a fantastic melody and it was Lata Mangeshkar's first song in Tamil." "Her first song in a Tamil movie happened in 1987 and it was Sivaji Production's Prabhu-starrer Anand and music was composed by Ilayaraja," Bharat said. SPB played his role brilliantly with the marvellous music composition by Ilayaraja and great choice of smart, rhyming words by ace lyricist Vaali and the energy shown by Kamal Haasan and Amala on-screen made the Valayosai song an "everlasting duet," he said.Īlthough Lata Mangeshkar had sung Tamil songs right from the 1950s, they were for a couple of Tamil remakes of Hindi films and were not much noticed, the film critic said. While her diction was stunning, her sweet voice made that song a quintessential romantic number, excellent in every respect."Īlso Read - Lata Mangeshkar's connection with TTD and Telugu films A duet by SP Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) and Lata Mangeshkar, its popularity has not faded even after decades.Įntertainment industry tracker M Bharat Kumar told PTI, "The pleasant mix of low and medium pitches by Lata ji perfectly suited the romantic theme of Valayosai song and absolutely, it is a mesmerising rendition by her. The Indian nightingale would never be forgotten by the Tamil people for her Valayosai romantic number, a maestro Ilayaraja musical in Kamal Haasan starrer 1988 flick Sathya. In spite of his celebrated film career, his short stint in politics became a futile attempt.Lata Mangeshkar regarded the colossus of Tamil cinema, late Sivaji Ganesan (1927-2001), as her elder brother and not only the duo, but their families too shared a strong bond of friendship. He has been described by the Los Angeles Times as "The Marlon Brando of South India". Ganesan is remembered as an iconic figure of Tamil cinema. He was also the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Tag: Sivaji Ganesan Play Back Singer PBS Hits (2019) Original Mp3 Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy Independence Day Special Tamil (2018) Original Mp3. In 1997, Ganesan was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour for films in India. In addition, he received four Filmfare Awards South and a National Film Award (Special Jury). He received the President Award for Best Tamil Actor on twelve occasions. Many leading South Indian film actors have stated that their acting was influenced by Ganesan. Ganesan was the first Indian film actor to win a "Best Actor" award in an International film festival, the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt in 1960. His eidetic memory helped him remember his scripts at a glance.
In a career that spanned close to five decades, he had acted 288 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.
He was well known for his versatility and variety of roles depicted on screen, which gave him also the Tamil honorific name Nadigar Thilagam. His acting and dialogue delivery skills is still viewed as one of the greatest in Indian Cinema history. Considered to be one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema, he was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Villupuram Chinnaiah Mandrayar Ganesha Murthy, known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor, producer and composer.
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