Music of Bollywood
and Beyond

"KaaTRinilE varum geetam" — A Song in the Breeze

Meera (1945)  ·  Tamil

Meera — Full Film

Tamil  ·  Devotional/Historical  ·  1945  ·  MS Subbulakshmi, singer & actress

"Maraindhirindhu Paarkum" — Why this secret watching?

Thillana Mohanambal (Virtuosic Dancer Mohanambal) (1968)  ·  Tamil
Singer: P. Susheela  ·  Sivaji Ganesan (nagaswaram)  ·  Padmini (dancer)

Thillana Mohanambal — Full Film

Virtuosic Dancer Mohanambal  ·  Tamil  ·  1968

An American in Madras — Documentary

About filmmaker Ellis Dungan, USC alumnus who directed Meera and other Tamil films from 1936 to 1950

"Kadalanakkare Ponore"

Chemmeen (Prawn, 1965)  ·  Malayalam  ·  MD: Salil Chaudhuri  ·  Voice: K.J. Yesudas

"Pennaale Pennaale" — Woman, Woman

Chemmeen (Prawn, 1965)  ·  Malayalam

"Ramalali Mrgu Soma" — Baby Rama, Sleep

Sri Renuka Devi Mahathme (Goddess Renuka's Epic, 1977)  ·  Kannada

"Omkara Nadanu Shankarabharanamu"

Shankarabharanam (Ornament of Shiva, 1979)  ·  Telugu  ·  Voice: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam

Shankarabharanam — Full Film with Subtitles

Ornament of Shiva  ·  Telugu  ·  1979  ·  Voice: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam

"Paadariyen" — Words not understood

Sindhu Bhairavi (1987)  ·  MD: Ilaiyaraja  ·  Voice: K.S. Chitra

Sindhu Bhairavi — Full Film

MD: Ilaiyaraja

Sannadi Appana — Shahnai Appana

Kannada  ·  1977  ·  Contest between a Western band and a shahnai temple musician
Bismillah Khan, shahnai  ·  Scene @ 1:45:30–1:49:40