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Ilaiyaraaja reflected on completing 50 years in film music and the emotional connection people continue to share with his works.

In her upcoming concert, 'Anju Vanna Poove: Charulatha Mani Live', on April 4 at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore, she will be performing compositions of Saint Thyagaraja, MS Viswanathan, Ilaiyaraaja, and AR Rahman, among others, including some of her own songs.

The trailer of the remastered version of the old classic was released recently

This weekend, the Sivaji Ganesan-starrer Vasantha Maligai, which first hit screens on September 29, 1972, has been re-released in a digitised version.

The iconic singer spoke in length about K Vishwanadh's classic film, at a recent event in Chennai

Sankarabharanam will be released in Tamil next month

'Yugapurushudu' released on July 14, 1978.

Veena maestro Rajhesh Vaidhya enthralled audiences in Apex, North Carolina recently.

The megastar of Malayalam recollected SPB's songs from Swathi Kiranam, too

AR Rahman is composing for a Vikram's film directed by Ajay Gnanamuthu

KOLKATA: Billed as the biggest ICE event of its kind in eastern India, the city will play host to a conference-cum-exposition on information communication and entertainment between November 18 and 20.

In an exclusive chat with Hyderabad Times, the Oscar-winning composer reflects on the fire that fuels his creativity as he preps to perform live in Hyderabad with a 150-piece orchestra.

Veteran poet and lyricist Poovachal Khader passed away. He was 73.

Vani Jairam collaborated with some of the biggest composers across various industries and delivered evergreen chartbusters.

Popular Tollywood producer Katragadda Murari passed away on Saturday (October 15). He was 78. He had been suffering from illness for some time now and breathed his last at his residence 'Neelangarai' in Chennai. According to a report in Sakshi, K Murari had a meal at around 8.55 pm on Saturday night and took syrup after he felt discomfort in the stomach due to gas pain. He then suffered a cardiac arrest and breathed his last.

AR Rahman, Harris Jayaraj, Vishal-Shekar and Shankar Ehsan and Loy fail to hit the right notes in Tollywood with original compositions. TOI finds out why

One among the greatest playback singers ever of Indian cinema, SP Balasubrahmanyam has breathed his last at a private hospital in Chennai on Friday afternoon. Just when it looked like SPB was making steady progress towards betterment, his condition turned ‘extremely critical’ in the last 24 hours and eventually, he passed away at 1:04 PM.

Playback singer Kalpana Raghavendar has been hospitalized following an alleged suicide attempt at her Hyderabad home. Fellow singer Sunitha and other colleagues have shown their support. Kalpana was found unconscious after allegedly consuming sleeping pills, leading to her emergency hospitalization. She is currently on ventilator support but in stable condition. An investigation is underway to uncover the reasons behind this incident. Kalpana's prolific career includes over 1,500 recorded songs and winning Star Singer Malayalam in 2010.

The Tamil film industry may remember Viji Manuel as one of the most prolific keyboard players in the Tamil film industry, but composer AR Rahman remembers him as the man who introduced him to the world of jingles, which was what helped launch him as a music director. In several interviews both Rahman and Manuel have talked about how they worked together -- Manuel speaking of how when he fell ill he gave several of his contracts to Rahman, then showing promise as a jingle-maker; and Rahman speaking of how he had to work nights with Manuel after a full day playing as a musician for composers in the film industry, which is what led him to become the “night bird” as people call him because of his propensity to work at night.

The digitally restored version of Sankarabharanam dubbed in Tamil is gearing up for release

Veteran Malayalam lyricist and screenwriter Mankombu Gopalakrishnan has passed away in Kochi. Over his career, he wrote lyrics for over 700 songs across 200 Malayalam films, collaborating extensively with director Hariharan and composers like M.S. Viswanathan. Notable works include songs from SS Rajamouli's Baahubali and Magadheera. Gopalakrishnan was instrumental in adapting pan-Indian hits for Malayalam audiences. His legacy spans from the golden era of Prem Nazir to modern cinema, leaving an indelible mark on Malayalam film music.

Since May, the Karnataka government has received 8,310 oxygen concentrators and cylinders, 6,525 ventilators, a significant amount of medicines and other resources for the Covid-19 battle from Indian and international donors. During the second wave, the government had appointed a nodal officer and a team to secure and track consignments from major companies, organisations and foreign governments.

On the ghats of Banaras, the actress also announced that she plans to turn filmmaker soon.

A keen interest in Maths has served Ananth Shankar well; first, by getting him a seat at CMI, and, second, bagging him a silver medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad (July 10-22).

The weather has an important part to play in the movies, especially rains. When it rains in movies, you can be sure it is not just rain and that it would definitely have some symbolic meaning or a plot twist attached to it. Like everywhere else, rains have a special place in Telugu films too. And when that rain sequence is attached to a song, it is undoubtedly icing on the cake. Over the years, this magical combination has been explored and treasured in Tollywood. As it pours outside, tune into this six iconic songs we recommend that are one of the bests from Tollywood.

Legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, who had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Chennai after testing positive for COVID-19 during the first week of August, passed away today after a long battle with health complications that arose following the coronavirus infection.