Remembering #NaMuthukumar - A THREAD
25 songs that best describe the genius of Na Muthukumar
Facing an unenviable task of picking 25 songs from his outstanding work, we have designed five categories and listed five remarkable songs in each category.
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25 songs that best describe the genius of Na Muthukumar
Facing an unenviable task of picking 25 songs from his outstanding work, we have designed five categories and listed five remarkable songs in each category.
#HBDNaMuthukumar
Remembering #NaMuthukumar
It is not just romance that is best described by poetry.
What about the bond between parents and their children?
What about the relationships that can't quite be boxed?
Na Muthukumar had the answers
#HBDNaMuthukumar (2/n)
It is not just romance that is best described by poetry.
What about the bond between parents and their children?
What about the relationships that can't quite be boxed?
Na Muthukumar had the answers
#HBDNaMuthukumar (2/n)
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Is affection ever unconditional? Can we put a price on love... ever?
'Iru Nenjam saerndhu pesida ulagil baashaigal edhuvum thevayillai...' - Aanandha Yaazhai from #Ram-#YuvanShankarRaja's #Thangameengal
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Is affection ever unconditional? Can we put a price on love... ever?
'Iru Nenjam saerndhu pesida ulagil baashaigal edhuvum thevayillai...' - Aanandha Yaazhai from #Ram-#YuvanShankarRaja's #Thangameengal
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Who's a parent? Does just giving birth qualify someone to be one?
'Karuvarai Illai Endrabothum Sumanthida Thoanuthey Vizhiyoram Eeram Vanthu Kudai Kaetkuthey'-Aariro Aaraariro from #Vikram-@gvprakash-#Vijay's #DeivaThirumagal
#HBDNaMuthukumar (4/n)
Who's a parent? Does just giving birth qualify someone to be one?
'Karuvarai Illai Endrabothum Sumanthida Thoanuthey Vizhiyoram Eeram Vanthu Kudai Kaetkuthey'-Aariro Aaraariro from #Vikram-@gvprakash-#Vijay's #DeivaThirumagal
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What made him write such lines? Was he a better son or a father?
'Mannil vandha naan un nagal allava... Kaayangal kanda pinbe unnai kanden' - Dheivangal Ellam from #YuvanShankarRaja-#Pandiraj's KBKR
#Sivakarthikeyan #Vimal
#HBDNaMuthukumar (5/n)
What made him write such lines? Was he a better son or a father?
'Mannil vandha naan un nagal allava... Kaayangal kanda pinbe unnai kanden' - Dheivangal Ellam from #YuvanShankarRaja-#Pandiraj's KBKR
#Sivakarthikeyan #Vimal
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Hasn't love confused us? Weren't we undecided on crossing the thresholds of friendship?
'Idhu kaadhal illai, idhu kaamam illai, indha uravukku ulagathil peyar illai' - Nenjodu from #Selvaraghavan-#Yuvan-#Dhanush's #Kadhalkonden
#HBDNaMuthukumar (6/n)
Hasn't love confused us? Weren't we undecided on crossing the thresholds of friendship?
'Idhu kaadhal illai, idhu kaamam illai, indha uravukku ulagathil peyar illai' - Nenjodu from #Selvaraghavan-#Yuvan-#Dhanush's #Kadhalkonden
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Matha pitha guru dheivam. He wrote about parents and teachers with equal love
'Nigazhkaalam nadhi pola mella nagarnthu poguthe Nadhi paayalaam Ninaivil ulla kaatchchi paayumaa'- Para Para - #Ram-#Yuvan-#Jiiva's Katradhu Thamizh
#HBDNaMuthukumar (7/n)
Matha pitha guru dheivam. He wrote about parents and teachers with equal love
'Nigazhkaalam nadhi pola mella nagarnthu poguthe Nadhi paayalaam Ninaivil ulla kaatchchi paayumaa'- Para Para - #Ram-#Yuvan-#Jiiva's Katradhu Thamizh
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A very deep thinker, Na Muthukumar used his words to paint pictures, and at times, teach life lessons.
What is beauty? What is strength? What is loss? What is survival?
The Na Muthukumar philosophies
#HBDNaMuthukumar (8/n)
A very deep thinker, Na Muthukumar used his words to paint pictures, and at times, teach life lessons.
What is beauty? What is strength? What is loss? What is survival?
The Na Muthukumar philosophies
#HBDNaMuthukumar (8/n)
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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. What if the beholder was a 10 year-old? Won't the child see the world differently?
'Nanmaikku sollidum poigalum azhagu unmai adhuthaan meiyaai azhagu'- Azhage #Vijay-@gvprakash's #Saivam
#HBDNaMuthukumar (9/n)
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. What if the beholder was a 10 year-old? Won't the child see the world differently?
'Nanmaikku sollidum poigalum azhagu unmai adhuthaan meiyaai azhagu'- Azhage #Vijay-@gvprakash's #Saivam
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Where do we get our strength from? What if everything is against us?
'Manam nonthu norugaamal Ada sithan pirapathum illai Vaazhndhaai theeyin madiyil Serndhaai theertha karayil' -Or Aayiram, #Bala-#Yuvan-#Suriya's Nandha
#HBDNaMuthukumar (10/n)
Where do we get our strength from? What if everything is against us?
'Manam nonthu norugaamal Ada sithan pirapathum illai Vaazhndhaai theeyin madiyil Serndhaai theertha karayil' -Or Aayiram, #Bala-#Yuvan-#Suriya's Nandha
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What if you never catch a break? What happens when you realise no one is indispensable?
'Ethanai kodi kanneer mann meedhu vizhundhirkum, athanai kandapinbum bhoomi ingu poo pookum'-Oru Naalil-#Selva-#Yuvan-#Dhanush's Pudhupettai
#HBDNaMuthukumar (11/n)
What if you never catch a break? What happens when you realise no one is indispensable?
'Ethanai kodi kanneer mann meedhu vizhundhirkum, athanai kandapinbum bhoomi ingu poo pookum'-Oru Naalil-#Selva-#Yuvan-#Dhanush's Pudhupettai
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How do we understand co-existence? Have people forgotten how to live with nature?
'Kaatrodu vilayaada oonjal enge seigiraai, kadan vaangi sirikkindra maanudan nenjai koigiraai' -Pullinangal #Shankar-#ARRahman-#Rajinikanth's 2.0
#HBDNaMuthukumar (12/n)
How do we understand co-existence? Have people forgotten how to live with nature?
'Kaatrodu vilayaada oonjal enge seigiraai, kadan vaangi sirikkindra maanudan nenjai koigiraai' -Pullinangal #Shankar-#ARRahman-#Rajinikanth's 2.0
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Is a mistake forgiven when we repent for it or when the apology is accepted? What if both don't overlap?
'Dheivam vaazhvadhu engae, Thavarugalai unarum Manidhan nenjil…' - #YuvanShankarRaja-#Simbu-#Krish's Vaanam
#STR
#HBDNaMuthukumar (13/n)
Is a mistake forgiven when we repent for it or when the apology is accepted? What if both don't overlap?
'Dheivam vaazhvadhu engae, Thavarugalai unarum Manidhan nenjil…' - #YuvanShankarRaja-#Simbu-#Krish's Vaanam
#STR
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Writing those massy glorifying numbers for HEROES is no mean achievement. Be it a fun-filled character or a message-spewing messiah, Na Muthukumar never shied away from those unbridled crowd-pleasing lyrics
#HBDNaMuthukumar (14/n)
Writing those massy glorifying numbers for HEROES is no mean achievement. Be it a fun-filled character or a message-spewing messiah, Na Muthukumar never shied away from those unbridled crowd-pleasing lyrics
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Even in a film glorifying capitalism, he made Superstar sing paeans about simple living
'Verum Thanni Ketta Moru Tharum Nesam, Vellanthi Manithargal Vaasam Mannu Engum Veesum'- Balleilakka - #Shankar-#ARR-#Rajinikanth's Sivaji
#HBDNaMuthukumar (15/n)
Even in a film glorifying capitalism, he made Superstar sing paeans about simple living
'Verum Thanni Ketta Moru Tharum Nesam, Vellanthi Manithargal Vaasam Mannu Engum Veesum'- Balleilakka - #Shankar-#ARR-#Rajinikanth's Sivaji
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For an actor to become a star, it is not enough to do dance, act, and fight. You need to have a mass song.
'Singamna Seerum Da, Siruthaina Paayum Da, Ennoda Balamellaam Veeram da, Dhool'- #Vikram-#Vidyasagar-#Dharani's #Dhool
#HBDNaMuthukumar (16/n)
For an actor to become a star, it is not enough to do dance, act, and fight. You need to have a mass song.
'Singamna Seerum Da, Siruthaina Paayum Da, Ennoda Balamellaam Veeram da, Dhool'- #Vikram-#Vidyasagar-#Dharani's #Dhool
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How do you convert an already hit number and make it your own? How do you ensure a mass number becomes an anthem?
'Seeri Adicha Ah Ghilli Parakkum, Naan Seeri Adicha Vinne Polakkum' - #Vijay - #Vidyasagar - #Dharani's #Ghilli
#HBDNaMuthukumar (17/n)
How do you convert an already hit number and make it your own? How do you ensure a mass number becomes an anthem?
'Seeri Adicha Ah Ghilli Parakkum, Naan Seeri Adicha Vinne Polakkum' - #Vijay - #Vidyasagar - #Dharani's #Ghilli
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The relevance of certain songs never wanes. 17 years since, it still remains on point
'Oothukuli venna da, Tiruchenduru vellam da, Chennaiyila enna da, Thanni konjam kooda illa da' - #Hari - #Vikram-@Jharrisjayaraj's #Saamy
#HBDNaMuthukumar (18/n)
The relevance of certain songs never wanes. 17 years since, it still remains on point
'Oothukuli venna da, Tiruchenduru vellam da, Chennaiyila enna da, Thanni konjam kooda illa da' - #Hari - #Vikram-@Jharrisjayaraj's #Saamy
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Did the need to be politically correct exist in the early noughties? Will such a song pass social media muster now?
'Kazhuvura meenula nazhuvura meenu Namooru ponnu therinjuko' - Theradi-#Vidyasagar-#Lingusamy- #Madhavan's #Run
#HBDNaMuthukumar (19/n)
Did the need to be politically correct exist in the early noughties? Will such a song pass social media muster now?
'Kazhuvura meenula nazhuvura meenu Namooru ponnu therinjuko' - Theradi-#Vidyasagar-#Lingusamy- #Madhavan's #Run
#HBDNaMuthukumar (19/n)
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Tamil cinema can't function without one thing: #Romance
The true test of a lyricist lies in constructing a make-believe world where everything is sunshine and rainbows.
And... Na Muthukumar was a genius when it came to love.
#HBDNaMuthukumar (20/n)
Tamil cinema can't function without one thing: #Romance
The true test of a lyricist lies in constructing a make-believe world where everything is sunshine and rainbows.
And... Na Muthukumar was a genius when it came to love.
#HBDNaMuthukumar (20/n)
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How do you put in words the beauty of a blossomed romance? The familiarity of the intertwining hands? Well...
'Neeyum Naanum Serumunney,
Nizhal Rendum Ondru Kalakirathey!' #Ajith-#Trisha-#Vijay-@gvprakash's #Kireedam
#HBDNaMuthukumar (21/n)
How do you put in words the beauty of a blossomed romance? The familiarity of the intertwining hands? Well...
'Neeyum Naanum Serumunney,
Nizhal Rendum Ondru Kalakirathey!' #Ajith-#Trisha-#Vijay-@gvprakash's #Kireedam
#HBDNaMuthukumar (21/n)
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In a crowd, you see only her, and hope she glimpses at you. The pining of unrequited love.
'Unakenave Kaathirunthaale, Kaal Adiyil Vergal Mulaikkum. Kaadhalil Valiyum Inbam dhaane'
#Simbu-#Yuvan-#AJMurugan's #Manmadhan
#STR
#HBDNaMuthukumar (22/n)
In a crowd, you see only her, and hope she glimpses at you. The pining of unrequited love.
'Unakenave Kaathirunthaale, Kaal Adiyil Vergal Mulaikkum. Kaadhalil Valiyum Inbam dhaane'
#Simbu-#Yuvan-#AJMurugan's #Manmadhan
#STR
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Why is it called being head-over-heels in love? Why do we always 'fall' in love?
'Azhagana Vibathil Indru Haiyoo Naan Maatikonden, Thappika Vazhigal Irundhum Vendam Endren' - Kanmoodi -#Vijay-@johnroshan-@ThisIsDSP's #Sachien
#HBDNaMuthukumar (23/n)
Why is it called being head-over-heels in love? Why do we always 'fall' in love?
'Azhagana Vibathil Indru Haiyoo Naan Maatikonden, Thappika Vazhigal Irundhum Vendam Endren' - Kanmoodi -#Vijay-@johnroshan-@ThisIsDSP's #Sachien
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When Na Muthukumar wrote about passionate, no-holds-barred love
'Thee Indri Thirium Indri, Thaegangal Erium Endru Indru Thane Naanum Kandu Konden' - Sutrum vizhi - #Suriya-#Asin-@ARMurugadoss-@Jharrisjayaraj's #Ghajini
#HBDNaMuthukumar (24/n)
When Na Muthukumar wrote about passionate, no-holds-barred love
'Thee Indri Thirium Indri, Thaegangal Erium Endru Indru Thane Naanum Kandu Konden' - Sutrum vizhi - #Suriya-#Asin-@ARMurugadoss-@Jharrisjayaraj's #Ghajini
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What if a love story comes with an expiry date? You don't find a happy ending always, do you?
'Ambuliyil Nanaindhu Sandhikkira Pozhudhu,
Anbu Kadhai Pesi Pesi Vidiyudhu Iravu'
#Pasupathy-#Vasanthabalan-@gvprakash's #Veyil
#HBDNaMuthukumar (25/n)
What if a love story comes with an expiry date? You don't find a happy ending always, do you?
'Ambuliyil Nanaindhu Sandhikkira Pozhudhu,
Anbu Kadhai Pesi Pesi Vidiyudhu Iravu'
#Pasupathy-#Vasanthabalan-@gvprakash's #Veyil
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#Shakespeare once said, “There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.”
Na Muthukumar revelled writing for such situations.
Finding the beauty in tragedy.
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#Shakespeare once said, “There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.”
Na Muthukumar revelled writing for such situations.
Finding the beauty in tragedy.
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Lives altered.
Dreams shattered.
Fates going on uncharted territories.
All happiness drained.
'Kadavulukkum kavalai undu, Engum inbam mattum irukindra idhayamillai' - Kanneer Thuliye- #Ajith-#Vijay-@gvprakash's #Kireedam
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Lives altered.
Dreams shattered.
Fates going on uncharted territories.
All happiness drained.
'Kadavulukkum kavalai undu, Engum inbam mattum irukindra idhayamillai' - Kanneer Thuliye- #Ajith-#Vijay-@gvprakash's #Kireedam
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Till death do us part... Do we ever overcome the loss of a loved one?
'Tholil Saindhu Kadhaigal Pesa, Mugamum Illai Inge... Mudhal Kanavu Mudiyum Munname Thookkam Kalaindhadhey'
#Selvaraghavan-#Yuvan's #7GRainbowColony
#HBDNaMuthukumar (28/n)
Till death do us part... Do we ever overcome the loss of a loved one?
'Tholil Saindhu Kadhaigal Pesa, Mugamum Illai Inge... Mudhal Kanavu Mudiyum Munname Thookkam Kalaindhadhey'
#Selvaraghavan-#Yuvan's #7GRainbowColony
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It is lovely to relive nostalgia with a loved one. But what if your S/O doesn't remember you?
'Kalainthalum megham athu meendhum midhakum,
adhu pola thaaney undhan kadhal ennakum'
#Ezhil-#Yuvan-#JayamRavi-#Bhavana's Deepavali
#HBDNaMuthukumar (29/n)
It is lovely to relive nostalgia with a loved one. But what if your S/O doesn't remember you?
'Kalainthalum megham athu meendhum midhakum,
adhu pola thaaney undhan kadhal ennakum'
#Ezhil-#Yuvan-#JayamRavi-#Bhavana's Deepavali
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Is being in love enough? Does the company of your loved one make you forget worries?
'Kallarai Meethuthaan Pootha Pookal Yendrumthaan Vannathu Poochigal paarthiduma'-Unakkena
#Bharath-#BalajiSakthivel-Joshua Sridhar's #Kadhal
#HBDNaMuthukumar (30/n)
Is being in love enough? Does the company of your loved one make you forget worries?
'Kallarai Meethuthaan Pootha Pookal Yendrumthaan Vannathu Poochigal paarthiduma'-Unakkena
#Bharath-#BalajiSakthivel-Joshua Sridhar's #Kadhal
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How do you love knowing there is no forever?
Does the finality hurt or is the answer comforting?
'Unnalae Pala Gnabagam, En Munne Vandhaadudhe, Nenjam Thindadudhe'
#Dhanush-#Nayanthara-Mithran-#Yuvan's Yaaradi Nee Mohini
#HBDNaMuthukumar (31/n)
How do you love knowing there is no forever?
Does the finality hurt or is the answer comforting?
'Unnalae Pala Gnabagam, En Munne Vandhaadudhe, Nenjam Thindadudhe'
#Dhanush-#Nayanthara-Mithran-#Yuvan's Yaaradi Nee Mohini
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With this, we come to an end of this special #NaMuthukumar birth anniversary tribute...
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Idhodu nandri solli vidai peruvadhu
Ungal...
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Idhodu nandri solli vidai peruvadhu
Ungal...
@TheHatmanTweets, a proud #NaMuthukumar rasigan
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