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Arunmozhi (Tamil: அருண்மொழி) (also called Napoleon Selvaraj) (born 1951) is an Indian playback singer and well-known flutist.He has sung songs composed by leading Indian film industry music directors, including Ilaiyaraaja, Shankar Ganesh, Deva, S. A. Rajkumar, Viji Manuel, Swararaj, Harris Jayaraj, Sirpy, Vidyasagar, Soundaryan, Karthik Raja, Siva, Masa, Dhina and Yuvan ...
Ramani was born in Tiruvarur, [1] a city in Tamil Nadu which is honored by its association with the Trinity of Carnatic music. [2] Ramani was born into a family of flautists. [2] Ramani first learnt music from his grandfather, Sri Aazhiyur Narayanaswami Iyer, [2] a well known flute artist and singer himself. [3]
Navin began to learn the flute aged five and continued to learn both Carnatic and Western interpretations of the instrument throughout his childhood. In 2005, he received an opportunity to work on the "Luka Chupi" song in Rang De Basanti (2006) as a flute player in A. R. Rahman's music, and the opportunity marked his first film performance. [2]
Songs include "Kaadhal Sadugudu" in Mani Ratnam's Alaipaayuthey, and "Salam Gulamu" in Deva's Hello. He created his own flute, which he calls the "Naveen Flute". [ 1 ] This flute features flute tone and the vibration of strings (through the placement of a string on the side of the flute).
The song was regarded as 'Beach Song' by Ratnam. [9] The track "September Maadham" is a funky [8] track, loosely based on fast-paced R. D. Burman music. [5] "Yaaro Yarodi" is a rustic number that blends of folk instrument sounds appearing intermittently. [5] The track was used in the 2008 film The Accidental Husband. [10] "
The composers belonging to the Tamil Trinity of Muthu Thandavar (1560 - 1640 CE), Arunachala Kavi (1712–1779) and Marimutthu Pillai (1717–1787) composed hundreds of devotional songs in Tamil and helped in the evolution of Carnatic music.
The ancient Tamil music is the historical predecessor of the Carnatic music during the Sangam period spanning from 500 BCE to 200 CE. [1] Many poems of the classical Sangam literature were set to music. There are various references to this ancient musical tradition found in the ancient Sangam books such as Ettuthokai and Pattupattu.
Sirivennela abounds in classical music composed by K. V. Mahadevan with flute renditions by the renowned flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia. [7] All songs were written by Seetharama Sastry. After the success of the soundtrack, he became popularly known as "Sirivennela" Seetharama Sastry. The music was released through Lahari music label. [1]