Vaali crosses 5000 songs!
- IndiaGlitz, [Thursday,November 26 2009]
The ever-youthful legendary lyricist Vaali is surely a man to be celebrated. He has just finished writing his 5000th song for ShankarÂs ÂEndhiranÂ. Whatta massive achievement, we say!
ÂLittle beetle leaf, beetle nut, few papers and a pen this is what I need to start writing a poem, says the great man naively.
ÂMy childhood passion was to become an artist. There was a popular artist called Maali who was working in Vikatan then. One of my close friends named me Vaali after that artist and told that I would become popular like the artist one day, revealed the poet whose original name is Rangarajan.
It was TMS who invited Vaali to Chennai and cinema. Vaali became a household name when MGR was in his careerÂs peak. ÂI penned ÂMachchana Pathingala while I was working for ÂOodum Mehangaley and ÂNaan Aanaiyittal songs meant for MGR. Same way I gave ÂChikku Bhukku Rayiley for Rahman, then went on to give ÂThathai Thathai for Yuvan, says the poet with pleasure.
The 78-yr old YoungsterÂs songs were loved by the people of 4 generations. Yet the man is not outdated, he can still write kinky duets and give lyrics for peppy youthful songs.
Loads of wishes for the legend to give us even more memorable lines...
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