Each song fit the scene perfectly and stood out as a classic on its own. Ilayaraja delivered one of his best soundtracks with Dalapathi. Given the sky high expectations from the movie, the music was expected to be a chartbuster. Added to the excitement was Malayalam superstar Mammooty sharing equal screen space with Rajini. It was to be hotshot director Manirathnam’s first movie with superstar Rajinikanth and all sorts of fireworks was expected. It was with that background that Rajini’s Dalapathi was announced to much fanfare to go head to head with Kamal’s Guna. Every Pongal and/or Diwali was eagerly awaited for the next clash of Rajini and Kamal. Karthik, Vijaykanth, Sathyaraj and Prabhu were forever knocking at their doors with little to middling success. Rajinikanth and Kamalhassan were marquee draws. In my previous post following a fantastic SPB – Chitra concert in the Bay Area, I had mused that Ilayaraja’s brilliant composition for Manirathnam‘s Dalapathi, “ Sundari Kannal oru sethi” warrants a post of its own.
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