Malayoram Veesum Kaathu

Another lovely melody by Ilayaraja for Mic Mohan! Fortunate to get a wonderful k-track.Please listen & comment.

Movie: Paadu Nilave (1987)
MD: Ilayaraja
Original Singer: SPB

Cover by : Ganesh

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Hey Rasathi

Beautiful melody from the 80s by Ilayaraja. This song has a little acapella in the beginning
which is a bit unusual for a song with a village backdrop.
I have attempted to arrange the music & sing this song . Please listen and comment.

Movie: En Uyir Thozhan
Music : Ilayaraja
Original sung by: Malaysia Vasudevan & Arun mozhi

Music arranged & Sung by : Ganesh

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Kalyana Maalai

Another eternal melody of IlayaRaja

Movie: Puthu Puthu Arthangal
Music: Ilayaraja
Original : SPB

Cover by : Ganesh

Aasaiyila - Unplugged

Another rare gem of Ilayaraja with just chords & bass supporting my voice.

Movie: Enga ooru Kavalkaran
Music : Ilayaraja
Original Singer : Mano

Music arranged & sung by : Ganesh

Shenbagame - Unplugged

Just a different approach to this lovely melody by Ilayaraja with just chords and bass.

Movie: Enga ooru paatukaran
Music : Ilayaraja
Original Singer : Mano

Music arranged & sung by: Ganesh

Divya's World

Thoda thoda

Movie: Indira (1995)
Music: A.R.Rahman
Lyrics: Vairamuthu
Singers: SPB & Chitra

Cover by: Ganesh

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Nilavu thoongum neram (Cover)

Movie: Kunguma Chimizh (1985)

Original Singer: S.P Balasubramaniam

MD: Ilayaraja

Lyrics: Gangai Amaran

Cover by: Ganesh

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Pachamala Poovu

Movie : Kizhakku Vasal
Music : Ilayaraja
Original sung by : SPB

Cover by : Ganesh

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Aracha Sandhanam (Cover)

Movie: Chinna Thambi
Music: Ilayaraja
Original singer: SPB

Cover by: Ganesh

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Divya

Recent videos of my daughter Divya.

Needhane Endhan - Ninaivellam Nithya (Cover)

Movie: Ninaivellam Nithya (1982)
Music : Ilaiyaraja
Original sung by : SPB

Cover by: Ganesh

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An evening with kids @ Diamond bar

This is our family video captured with my new Sony SR-68 camcorder at my brother's place in Diamond bar CA.

Chand Sifarish - Fanaa

Movie : Fanaa (2006)
Music : Jatin - Lalit
Original singer : Shaan

Cover by : Ganesh

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Lyrics:

chaand sifarish jo karta hamari deta woh tumko bata
sharm-o-haya pe parde gira ke karni hain hamko khata
zidd hain ab toh hain khud ko mitana hona hain tujhmein fanaa
chaand sifarish jo karta hamari deta woh tumko bata
sharm-o-haya pe parde gira ke karni hain hamko khata

valle valle
valle valle

teri adaa bhi hain jhonke wali chhu ke gujar jaane de
teri lachak hain ke jaise daali dil mein utar jaane de
aaja baahon mein karke bahana hona hain tujhmein fanaa
chaand sifarish jo karta hamari deta woh tumko bata
sharm-o-haya pe parde gira ke karni hain hamko khata

subhaan allaah subhaan allah subhaan allah
subhaan allaah subhaan allah subhaan allah

hain jo iraaden bata doon tumko sharma hi jaaogi tum
dhadakanen jo suna doon tumko ghabraa hi jaaogi tum
hamko aata nahi hain chhupana hona hain tujhmein fanaa
chaand sifarish jo karta hamari deta woh tumko bata
sharm-o-haya pe parde gira ke karni hain hamko khata
zidd hain ab toh hain khud ko mitana hona hain tujhmein fanaa

Nan pogiren mele mele - Nanayam

One of the best melodies of recent times.Kudos to James Vasanthan for once again coming up with such a soul stirring composition.
I created this track from scratch and it almost took me 6 hrs to create the track & sing the song. Please listen & lemme know your feedback.

Movie : Naanayam (2010)
Original Singers: SPB, Chitra

Music arranged,mixed & sung by : Ganesh

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Lyrics:

Nan pogiren mele mele
Boologame kalin kile
Vin meengalil kootam yen mele

Poo valiyin neerai pole
Ne sindhinai yendhan mele
Nan pookiren panner poo pole

Thadumari ponen anre unnai partha neram m m
Adayalam illa onrai kanden nenjin oram

Yen unnai parthen yendru ullam kelvi kekum
Analum nenjam andha nerathai... nesikum
Na na na nan na nan na na
Na na na nan na nan na na Na na na nan na nan na na naa

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Yen thookam vendum yendrai.. tharamaten endrene
Kanavinnum kalla chavi konde vandhai

Vaarthaigal theedi theedi nan pesi parthene
Mounathil pesum varthai neethan thandhai

Yen veetil neeyum vandhu serum kalam yek kalam
Poomalai seidhen vadudhe

Yenmethai thedum porvai yavum selai aagadho
Vaaradho annalum indre
(Nan Pogiren)

Chaudvin ka Chand ho

Movie : Chaudvin ka Chand (1960)
Music : Ravi
Original Singer: Mohamed Rafi

Music arranged & sung by : Ganesh

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Lyrics:

Chaudvin Ka Chand Ho, Ya Aaftaab Ho.........
Jo Bhi Ho Tum Khuda Ki Kasam, Lajawab Ho

Zulfein Hain, Jaise Kaandhon Pe|| Baadal Jhuke Hue
Aankhen Hain Jaise Maey.. Ke || Pyaale Bhare Hue
Masti Hai Jisme Pyaar Ki Tum, || Woh Sharaab Ho
Chaudvin Ka Chand Ho ...

Chehra Hai Jaise Jheel Mein | Hastha Hua Kanwal
Ya Zindagi Ke Saaz Pe ||Chhedi Hui Ghazal
Jaane Bahaar || Tum Kisi Shaayar Ka Khwaab Ho
Chaudvin Ka Chand Ho ...

Taarif Karun Kya Uski - Cover

This is one of my all time favorites,right from my childhood. I still remember seeing this song in Chitrahaar and Chitramala in DD in the late 80s and early 90s.
Wonderfully set to tune by O. P. Nayyar,he is without doubt one of the greatest music directors we have ever had.In this movie along with the gifted voice of Rafi,he created such a magic with his music when we hardly had any technology in India. Some of the other songs like ‘Deewana hua badal’, ‘Isharon Isharon mein’, ‘Kisi na kisi’, ‘Subhan Allah’ all are just brilliant.

Please excuse my Hindi diction.



Movie:Kashmir Ki Kali (1964)
Original Singer: Mohammed Rafi
Music by O P Nayyar

Music Arranged & Sung by : Ganesh



lyrics:

ये चाँद सा रोशन चेहरा, जुल्फों का रंग सुनहरा
ये झील सी नीली आँखे, कोई राज हैं इन में गहरा
तारीफ़ करू क्या उस की, जिस ने तुम्हे बनाया

एक चीज क़यामत भी है, लोगों से सूना करते थे
तुम्हे देख के मैंने माना, वो ठीक कहा करते थे
है चाल में तेरी जालिम, कुछ ऐसी बला का जादू
सौ बार संभाला दिल को, पर हो के रहा बेकाबू
तारीफ़ करू क्या उस की, जिस ने तुम्हे बनाया

हर सुबह किरण की लाई, हैं रंग तेरे गालों का
हर शाम की चादर काली, साया हैं तेरे बालों का
तू बलखाती एक नदियाँ, हर मौज तेरी अंगडाई
जो इन मौजो में डूबा, उस ने ही दुनियाँ पायी
तारीफ़ करू क्या उस की, जिस ने तुम्हे बनाया

Watch the video with my voice

My experiment with Acappella (Original Composition)

Tried composing and singing this 4 track voice harmony . This is my first attempt at Acapella style of singing. Please listen with headphones.

Adada en vanile ( Own composition)

This is a song I composed more than a year back in Madhyamavathi scale. The earlier version was just a plain simple track. Now I have added some color to this song by including some chords & bass line to this track.
I have written the lyrics for this song as well. Please listen and let me know your comments.

Song : Adada en vaanile
Music composed,arranged & sung by : Ganesh

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Lyrics:

Adada en vaanile kandein oru penn oviyam
ivalo poovin inam
thenin gunam
Brindavanam

Azhagiya mugamo
pazhagiya vidhamo

aruginal dhinam aval varugaiyil mayangidum manamo

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vaanil dhinam maalai varum manjal nila
kaalai varai un vaanile kaaval nila
naalthorum than parkamale undhan ula
yekkathile theigindratho pirai vennila

Boologam kaanatha poomagal
Vanorum ketkatha then kural
nan mattum kondadum azhagival
brahmavin padaippil oru sirapithazal

Kaadhal kaditham ondru koduthene
pirithal padithal vizham sammadham undendral (Adada)

Ilaiyaraja's score for Braveheart

Here is my attempt to synchronize maestro Ilaiyaraja's heart breaking composition for Lajja (title score) with Braveheart movie climax scene and the result is surprisingly amazing. I personally like this better than the original score by James Horner for this particular scene. Let me know your thoughts.

Raja's music is truly international.