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"Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu" (transl. Rakkamma, Clap Your Hands) is a Tamil language song from the 1991 Indian film Thalapathi. The lyrics were written by Vaali and music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Swarnalatha providing the vocals.
Thalapathi is the soundtrack album composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Vaali, for 1991 Indian Tamil-language film of the same name which was written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Rajinikanth and Mammootty with Arvind Swamy in his feature-film debut. [1]
After his 25th song "Vaadi Vaadi" (2005) in Sachein, Vijay took a sabbatical from singing to concentrate on acting, [3] but made a comeback with "Google Google" in Thuppakki (2012). He won the Favorite Song of The Year at the Vijay Awards for his performance of the song. [6] and a SIIMA Award nomination for Best Playback Singer. [7]
Ilaiyaraaja was born as Gnanathesigan in a Dalit family in Pannaipuram in present-day Theni district, Tamil Nadu, India, on 3 June 1943. [13] [14] At the time of joining school, his father, Daniel Ramasamy [15] changed his name from Gnanathesigan Daniel to "Rajaiya", and the people in his village called him "Raasayya". [16]
He has written lyrics for films such as Hindustani (2003), Hamse Hai Muqabala (1993), Thalapathi (1991), My Brother Nikhil (2005), Saza-e-Kalapani', Duniya Dilwalon Ki, Viswa Vidhata, Mukhbiir etc. [1] [3] He introduced lyricist Raqueeb Alam to A. R. Rehman at the recording of Roja, who went on to sing songs for Rehman in several films. [4]
There after, she recorded many hundreds of songs for composers such as Ilaiyaraaja, A. R. Rahman, Mani Sharma, Koti, Deva, Vidyasagar, Hamsalekha and others. She received the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Poraale Ponnuthayi" from the film Karuthamma (1994).
On the song, "Kanne Kalaimane", Balu Mahendra said that it "stirs you to this day". [4] In July 2011, D. Karthikeyan of The Hindu singled out the film's re-recording and ranked it alongside the music director's other films such as Mullum Malarum (1978), Uthiripookkal (1979), Nayakan (1987) and Thalapathi (1991).
The soundtrack features 10 songs composed by Rahman, with lyrics by Vairamuthu, except for the title song "Alai Payuthey" (which was created by the 18th-century Carnatic music composer Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi, who also set it to the raagam Kanada). The song "Yaro Yarodi" later appeared in the 2008 American film, The Accidental Husband.