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Tamil film music
Music beyond language: Can a song be truly loved without understanding the lyrics?
Devarsi Ghosh
· Nov 18, 2020 · 10:30 am
How Tamil composer Deva rolled out the hits: ‘A film song should immediately register with people’
Sruthisagar Yamunan
· Jun 24, 2018 · 08:15 am
Madras Day: The film songs that best capture the city’s diverse spirit
Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
· Aug 22, 2017 · 03:00 pm
