A R Rahman Hits - Kalloori Saalai

Again a hit song - flop movie routine! This and the other songs in this movie been had been a great hit while the movie (Kadhal Desam) had not done well. The movie had been directed by Kadhir and featured Abbas (debut), Vineet, Tabu and others. The music for the movie had been composed by A R Rahman.

Vikram Hits - Un Samayal Araiyil

This is a hit song from the movie Dhil starring Vikram and Laila. The movie had been a hit and this song too had been a big hit. The movie was directed by Dharani and the music for this song had been composed by Vidhyasagar. Sujatha and Unni Krishnan had sung this song.

Ravichandran Hits - Maadi Mela Maadi

This is a hit song from the super hit evergreen movie Kaadhalikaa Neramillai starring Ravichandran (Debut), Muthuraman, Kanchana, Rajashree, Balaiah, Chacchu and the one and only Nagesh. The movie was directed by Sridhar. The interesting background to this song is that Dance Master Sundaram (Prabhu Deva's) father is one of the dancers in the group (the one in the white shirt who dances with Ravichandran in the beginning of the song).

Thiyagarajan Hits - Pillai Nilaa

This is a hit song from the movie Neengal Kettavai starring Thiyagarajan and Silk Smitha, directed by Balu Mahendra. The music is by Illayaraja.

Prabhu Hits - Povomaa Oorkolam

This is a super hit song from the super hit movie Chinnathambi starring Prabhu and Kushboo composed by Illayaraja. Prabhu and Kushboo had been a hit pair those days with the rumours doing the rounds about them during that period.

Illayaraja Hits - Velli Chalangaigal

This is super hit song from a super flop movie directed by Bharathiraja. The song was a hit no doubt due to the music composed by Illayaraja and the effortless rendering of the same by SPB.

Illayaraja Hits - Senthazham Poovil

This is a super hit song from the movie Mullum Malarum starring Rajnikanth, Phataphat (who in his own words had been Rajnikanth's favourite co-star), Sarathbabu and Shoba. This song features Shoba and Sarath Babu and has been sung by Yesudas. The music is by Illayaraja.

Bhagyaraj Hits - Oh Nenje Neethaan

This is a hit song from the movie Darling Darling Darling starring Bhagyaraj and his then wife to be Poornima Jayaram. The fairly simple music and catchy tune of this song had made it a favourite of the performers of several school and college music troops of that time!

Muthuraman Hits - Ambigai Neril Vanthaall

This is a song featuring Muthuraman and K R Vijaya. This pair had starred in several hit movies of the 7os. The song has been sung by SPB (in his yet to mature young voice) and P Susheela.

Mohan Hits - Raja Raja Chozhan

This movie was the Tamil remake of the hit English movie Micki and Maude (Dudley Moore), starring Mohan, Radhika and Archana directed by Balu Mahendra. The music is of course by Illayaraja. This song had been one of the greates hit of those times.

Kamal Hits - Ninaivo Oru Paravai

This is a hit song from the movie Sigappu Rojaakkal starring Kamal and Sridevi directed by Bharathiraja. Kamal himself had sung this song. Both Kamal and Sridevi had been successful child artistes in the Tamil movie industry before they had both gone on to become superstars.

Mohan Hits - Illaya Nilaa

This song from the movie Payanangal Mudivathillai had been one of the greatest hits of the eighties. Mohan was called 'Mike (microphone) Mohan' for the simple reason that he had acted as a singer in several movies which featured great hits of Illayaraja. The Hindi version of this son gNeele Neele had also been a great hit.

Kamal Hits - Pon Maane

This is a hit song from the movie Kaithiyin Diary starring Kamal Hassan (Double Role) and Revathi. This movie was later made in Hindi by Bhagyaraj with Amitab and Srivdevi which went on to become a great hit. The male voice is not Jesudas but Unni Menon. Another great composition by Illayaraja.

Sivaji Hits - Chinnanchiriya Vanna Paravai

This is a hit song from the movie Kungumam starring Sivaji, Saradha, SSR, S V Rangarao and others. This song is performed by TMS and S Janaki. There is a small story in the song which makes it intriguing and makes you want to know what happens next!

Surya Hits - Munbe Vaa En Anbe Vaa

This is a hit song from the movie Jill Endru Oru Kaadhal Kathai starring Surya, Jyothika and Bhoomika. Though the movie itself didn't do well the movie featured some hits songs with some good music as usual by A R Rahman.

Thiruvilayadal - Isai Tamil Nee

This is a super hit song from the movie Thiruvilayadal featuring the great T R Mahalingam acting and singing the song without any playback! Just listen to the bit where he sings 'Iraivaaa..' What a voice! No wonder Lord Shiva comes to help him (the character in the movie) immediately!

Sivakumar Hits - Mullillaa Roja

This song is actually from the movie Moondru Theivangal starring Sivaji, Muthuraman and Nagesh as the Moondru Theivangal. The movie is a comedy movie with an emotional ending. The symbolic message in this movie is that god can come in any form to help good people. This song of course features Sivakumar.

Sneha Hits - Yen Enakku Mayakkam

Naan Avanillai (2007) is a Tamil romantic thriller film .It is a remake of K. Balachander's classic the same title, starring matinee idol Gemini Ganesan, which was a remake of 1962 Marathi language film To Mee Navhech(English: I Am Not Him), written by Pralhad K. Atre and acted by Prabhakar Panashikar. The thriller movie has Jeevan in the lead role and Sneha, Namitha, Malavika, Jyorthirmayi and Keerti Chawla as his five heroines. This movie created great expectations in the industry, because it was a hit when it was originally made in 1974. Shooting began in December 2006 and it was released in April 2007. The film became a success upon release. The music was composed by Vijay Antony and D. Imman.The song "Radha Kadhal" is the remake of the song "Radha Kadhal Varadha" from the original movieNaan Avanillai (1974 film). All the songs in this film were received positive reviews and became a chartbusters, especially this song "Yen Enakku Mayakkam" featuring Sneha-Jeevan and sung by Sangeetha Rajeshwaran and Jayadev went on to become one of the Top 10 songs of 2007. It was nominated for 2007 Filmfare Awards. Source:

Kamal Hits - Pathukulle Number Onnu

This is a hit song from the movie Vasool Raja MBBS starring Kamal Hassan and Sneha. This movie is the Tamil version of the super hit Bollywood movie Munnabhai MBBS.

Jaishankar Hits - Naan Malarodu Thaniyaaha Not an MSV Hit!

This is a hit song from the movie Iru Vallavargal starring Jaishankar and Vijayalakshmi. Jaishankar had starred in several movies produced by Modern Theatres. The music for this song and almost all Modern Theatres' productions had been composed by Veda and not by MSV as many mistake it to be!