In what way is Bala's Thaarai Thampattai, a milestone in Indian film music?

Isaignai Ilayaraja's 1000th film (wonder if anyone will ever match this feat)

tamil names of plants

mexian tuberrose - rajini ganda
spanish cherry - maulsari - Magizham poo
Indian Pavetta - - Kattu karanai
- Kamini - Vengaarai
Arjun Tree - Marudhu
Garlic Pear tree - Marvilingam
INdian Mulberry - Nunaa
Indian Pennywort - Brahma Manduki - Vallaarai
indian Tulip - paras pipal - Poovarasu
Little ironweed - sahadevi - Poovankurunthal
Malabar Nut - Aadaathodai
Porcupine Flowers- Vajrathanthi - Kunthan
Sneeze wort - Kodi Paalai
Tanners Cassia - Aavaaram
Wild Turmeric - Kasthoori manjal

musical debuts

Male Singers
AM Raja - Samsaaram samsaaram, sakala dharma saaram (Samsaaram)
SPB -- iyarkai yennu ilaya kanni -- shanti nilayam
mano -- then mozhi yen thamizh mozhi -- sollath thudikkutghu manasu
Jayachandran - Ponnena poovenna kanney (Alaigal)
KJ Jesudass - Neeyum bommai naanum bommai (Bommai)
Malaysia Vasudevan - Paalu vikkira Padma wohn paalu romba suthama (Madras to Goa)
MSV - Anbu malar, aasai malar, indha malarammaa (Pasa Malar)
Sirkazhi Govindarajan - Sirupudhan varugudhaiya - ponvayal
TMS - Naadu Nadakira nadiyilae - chella pillai
Chandrabose - Yendi Muthamma (Aaru Pushpangal)
Deepan Chakravarthy - Poongkathavey thaal thirvaai (Nizhalgal)
Deva - Yen ooru Mathurai pakkam (Vaasalil Oru Vennila)
Kovai Soundararajan - Yaaro oruthi yezhuthugiraal (Anbulla Athan)
ML Srikanth - Kathal kathal yendru pesa (Uthravindri Ulley Vaa)
Raajkumar Bharathi - Chandiranei paarthaal (Brammachaarigal)
SPB Charan - Theepangal pesum (Devadai)
Surendar - Maalai ilam vayathil (Kannan oru Kaikuzhandai)
Suresh Peters - Chicku bukku rayiley (Gentleman)
TL Maharajan - Maasil veenaiyum (Thiruvarutchelvar)
Unnikrishnan - Yennavaley adi yennavaley (Kadhalan)
Unnimenon - Pon maaney koabam yeno - (Oru Kaithiyin Diary)

Female Singers
S P Sailaja - Solaikkuyile (Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu)
S. Janaki - Malaroadu vilaiyaadum thendraley (Deiva Balam)
Sasirekha - Kelviyin nayagane (Apoorva Raagangal)
Sujatha - Kaalai paniyil aadum malargal (Gayathri)
Swarnalatha - Chinnanchiru kiliye (Neethikku Thandanai)
Vaani Jeyaraam - Malligai en mannan mayangum (Dheerga Sumangali)
chitra -- poojaikettha poovithu -- neethaana antha kuyil
Devi - Kalyana selai unathagum naalai (Ambigai Neril Vanthaal)
Kalyani Menon - Nee varuvaai yena (Sujatha)
Latha Rajini Kanth - Netru intha neram (Tik Tik Tik)
S. Rajeswari - Venaiyadi nee yenakku (Yezhavathu Manithan)
Shoba Chandrasekar - Nalla perei vaanga vendum (Nam Naadu)
Sunantha - Kadhal mayakkam (Pudhumei Penn)
TK Kala - Thayei chirantha (Agathiyar)
P.susheela - edhukku azhaiththaay (petra thai)
LR Eswari - poNNu maappiLLai oNNaa pOguthu (Nalla Idaththu Sambandham )

Lyricist
Balabharati - Thalai Vaasal
Panchu Arunachalam - Ponnezhil poothathu (Kalangarai Vilakkam)
Pazhani Bharathi - Andha vaanam kaiyil vandhu (Gokulam)
SA Rajkumar - Chinna Poove Mella Peisu
T. Rajendar - Oru Thalai raagam
Vaali - Moondrezhuththil en moochchirukkum (Theiva thai)
Vairamuthu - Pon maalai pozhudu ( Nizhalgal)
Kannadasan - kalangathiru manamae ( Kalvanin kaadhali)
Pulamai pithan - Naan yaar naan yar( Kudiyirundha kovil)

MD

Ilayaraaja - Annakili
Gangai Amaran -karai kadandha oruththi
Malaysia Vasudevan - Samanthi Poo
Deva - Manasukkeththa Magaraasaa
Amsalekha - Paruva Raagam
Anand - Sakthi
Balabharathi - Amaravathi
Chandrabose - Madura Geetham
Devendaran - Mannukul Vairam
Jerry - Thotta Chinungi
K. Bhagyaraj - Idhu Namma Aalu
Karthik Raja - Manickam
Mahesh - Nammavar
Manoj-Gyan - Oomai Vizhigal
Maragathamani - Nee Pashi Naan Paadhi
Ranjit Barot - VIP
Ravindran - Rasigan Oru Rasigai
S. Janaki - Mouna Porattam
Sangeetha Rajan - Poovukkul Boogambam
Shyam - Unarchigal
Shankar Ganesh - maanavan
Sirpy (Deepak) - Sundara Gaandam
Suresh Peters - Coolie
Thaiyanban - Unnidathil Naan
Vidyasagar - Sevagan
Vishwanathan Ramamoorthy - Panam
Vishwanathan MS - Genova
Ramamoorthy - Naan
Vijay anand - Naan Adimai Illai
VS Narasimhan - Achamillai Achamillai
Yuvan Shankar Raja - Aravindan

They also sing songs

Nattusarakku from pudupettaiyilindhu saravanan - Dhanush
Ullathjai Killathae from Tamilan - Priyanka Chopra
Adikuthu Kuliru from Mannan - Rajinikanth
Naetru Indha Naeram from tik tik tik - Latha Rajinikant
Natpae natpae from Whistle - Aishwarya Dhanush nee rajinikant
Kamal's first song - Gyayiru oli mazhayil
Kaadu pottal kaadu from Karuthamma - Bharathiraja with Malaysia vasudevan
Trinku trinkalae from Amaran - Srividya
Yamirukka Bayamaen from Sree - Vikram
Jolly life from Ullasam - Shruthi hasan / prabhu deva among others
Vaa enradhu ulagam from Paarthaen Rasithen - Prashanth
Sondha kuralil paada from Amarkalam - Shalini
Vethilai potta shokkulae from amaran - kaarthik
irandhavanai sumanshavanum from iravum pagalum - Ashokan
Amma enraal anbu from ayirathil oruvan - j.jayalalitha
thenralodu udan piranthal from rajarajacholan - shivaji along with TRM

actual names

Rajinikant - Shivaji Rao Gaekwad
Satyaraj - Rangaraj
Sivakumar - Palanisamy
Surya - Saravanan
Dhanush - Venkat Prabhu
Vikram - Kenneth
Vijaykant - Vijayraj
Napolean - Kumaresan
Murthy - R.Parthiban
Shamsuddin - Sham

shanthameena - aishwarya
Vijayalakshmi - Ramba
Asha Kelunni - Revathi

tamil movie debuts

S.Balachandar - seethakalyanam as a child artist
K.Balachandar - Server Sundaram (script)
Mahendran - Thagapathakkam ( script)
M.S.Subbulakshmi - Sevasadanam
G.N.Balasubramaniam- Bhama Vijayam
MK.Thiagaraja bhagavathar - Pavalakodi
N.S.Krishnan - Menaka / sati leelavati???
MGR - Sati Leelavati
Sivaji - Parasakthi
Kamal - Kalathur Kannamma
Rajini - Apoorva ragangal
Ilayaraja - Annakili

tamil film trivia 2

Sati Leelavati was written by SS Vasan
Music director of Chintamani, Ambikapati - papanasam Sivan
Manohara - based on a play by P.K.Sambanda mudaliyar
Malaikallan was the first tamil film to win a presidents silver medal

tamil temples

Navagraha temples

- Suryanar kovil
- Thingaloor
- Vaitheeswaran
- Thiryvenkadu
- Alangudi
- Kanjanoor
- Tirunallar
- Tirunageshwaram
- Keezhperumpallam

Panchabhootha sthalams

Earth - kanchipuram
Water - tiruvanaikaval
Fire - Tiruvannamalai
Air - Kalahasti
Sky - Chidambaram


Panchasabha

Kanakasbha (Gold)-Chidambaram
Rajatasabha (Silver)-Madurai
sabha (Ruby)-Tiruvalankadu
Tamrasabha (Copper)-Tirunelveli
Chitrasabha (pictures)-Kutralam

sahitya Akademi for tamil books

1955 - Tamil inbam - Ra.Pi. Sethupillai
1956 - Alai Osai - Kalki
1958 - Chakravarti Thirumagal - Rajaji
1961 - Ahal Vilaku - Mu.varadarasan
2003 - Kallikattu Ithikasam - vairamuthu
2004 - Vanakkam Valluvaa - Tamilanban

great tamil books

Pratapa Mudaliar saritiram ( first novel in Tamil) - Mayurm Vedanayakam Pillai
Thirumurukatrupadai , Nedunalvada- Nakeerar
Pattinapaalai - Kadiyalur Uruthirankannanar
Seevaga Chintamani - Thiruthakka thevar
Moovar Ula - ottakoothar
Manimekalai - Seethali Chathanar
Kalingathuparani - Jeyamkondar
Periyapuranam - Sekizhar
Nalavenba - Pugazhendi
Vinayagar agaval, athisoodi - Avvaiyar
Kandar Alangaram, Kandar Anuboothi, Thirupugazh - Arunagirinathar
Kutrala kuravanji - tirikooda rasappa kavirayar
Rakshanya Yatrikam ( based on pilgrims progress) - Krishna PillaiManonmaniyam - Pe. Sundaram Pillai
Paramartha guru Kathai - Veerama munivar

tamil movie inspired by...

Yaadonki Baarat - Naalai Namadhae
Hum Kissise Kam Nahin - savaal
Zanzeer - Sirithu vaazha vaendum
Aradhana - sivakamiyin selvan
Milan - Praptham
Karz - enakkul oruvan
Khoon Bari Mang - Thendral Sudum
Khandan - Paagapirivinai

Mickey & Maude - Rettai Vaal Kuruvi

tamil movie trivia

Ilangovan - dialoue writer for Kannagi

T.N.Rajaratnam was the hero of the movie Kalamegam

Y.V.Rao, director of Chinthamani starring MKT is the father of actress of Lakshmi

Sugamana Raagangal has MSV as the MD and Ilayaraja had sung in it

Kannil theiryum Kadhaigal had multiple MDs
Naan unna nenaichen - shankar ganesh
Naan oru poonovium Kandaen - IR

Bhakta dhruva Markandeya directed by Bhanumathi was the debut for Shobana

Radha's actual name is Udaya Chandrika

Theiva magan was the first tamil movie to be sent to oscar

Thillana Moganambal story was by Kothamangalam Suppu

Balamani (1937) saw the debut of Bharathidasan as the dialogue writer