Thayillamal Naanillai, Neeya, Maanthoppu Kiliye, Kannipparuvathile, Adukku Malli and Ennadi Meenakshi were among their better offerings this year. Shankar-Ganesh continued their prolific assembly-line products with some brilliant exceptions as evidence of their seldom employed creative skills. His music for other films like Sivaji's 200th milestone Thirisoolam, Noolveli, Kizhakkum Merkkum Sandhikkindrana, Suprapaadham, Orey vaanam Orey Bhoomi, Neela Malargal, Imayam and Thisai Maariya Paravaigal won both critical acclaim and mass approbation. It was a fantastic album by MSV, and it was powerful proof that his infinite capacities were undiminished in the least. The film's tag line was "Ithu oru innisai mazhai", and innisai mazhai it sure was. The Mellisai Mannar glittered in all his glory in KB's musical "Ninaithaale Inikkum". He won the TN Government's Award for Best Music Director in 1978-79. Needless to say, the "renaissance" filmmakers like Mahendran (Uthiripookal) and Bharathiraja (Pudhiya Vaarpugal, Niram Maaraatha Pookal) continued their triumphant teamwork with IR. Sivakumar's 100th film Rosapoo Ravikaikkaaari was a runaway hit, with IR's songs therein becoming immensely popular. IR composed music for 5 films of Sivaji Ganesan in 1979 (Kavarimaan, Nallathoru Kudumbam, Vetrikku Oruvan, Pattakkathi Bhairavan & Naan Vaazhavaippen). Though Thayillamal Naanillai which followed continued to have S-G's music, R.Thyagarajan and C.Dhandayudhapani who took over the reigns of the venerable production house, shifted to Ilayaraja for their next venture Annai Or Aalayam.
Chinnappa Devar had passed away the previous year when Thaai Meedhu Sathiyam was being made. Yet Ilayaraja's music was uniformly enchanting in each one of them.įollowing the stupendous success of Ilamai Oonjaladugirathu the previous year, Sridhar and Ilayaraja joined forces once again in 1979, and the songs of Azhage Unnai Aaradhikkiren soared to dizzying heights in the popularity charts.Īnd Sridhar was not the only oldtimer who shifted his loyalty to IR. Of these 25, some were super hits, some did average business, some sank without much ado, one failed to turn up at the hustings.
Ilayaraja continued his spell of success, and a spellbinding success it was, he composed music for 25 Tamil films this year, 4 more than his count in 1978. And as is our wont, before getting down to brass tacks, let us, for a while, indulge in some thoughts on tfm in 1979, recollecting the landmark songs and their creators. Chronology of Vani Jayaram's Tamil Film Songs
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