Murali Hits - Oru Jeevan Azhaithathu

This song can also be tagged as an Illayaraja Hit. Thi is a hit song from the movie Geethaanjali starring Murali, Nalini, Bhavya, Sathyaraj and others. This song has been composed and sung by Illayaraja with Chithra. the early 80s had been a super dominant period for Illayaraja. The female lead singer voice had always been given to S Janaki as far as Illayaraja was concerned. In fact it could be said that S Janaki had been able to achieve her glory in the Tamil Movie industry mainly due to Illayaraja. But this was the time Ilayaraja had chosen to use some new voices too and thus came the time for singers like Mano and Chithra. This particular song features Murali and Bhavya. Though Murali had been able to make a name for himself in the industry the heroine had not been able to do so.

Illayaraja Hits - Solai Pushpangale

This is a super hit song from the movie Ingeyum Oru Gangai from the 1980s. Music by Illayaraja. Illayaraja had ruled the roost in the Tamil Movie Industry during the 80s. This song features Murali and Thara (who is a very popular Kannada actress now). This song had topped the charts of all the Radio programmes during that period for several weeks. The male voice is Gangai Amaran and the female voice is that of P Susheela. Illayaraja's mastery over folk music and his ability to compose subtle melodies based on folk is showcased in this song. Incidentally the movie did not do too well.