What is the real name of the man who penned and sang two songs on the sountrack album Madras?
Madras (soundtrack) Madras is the soundtrack album of the 2014 Tamil drama film of the same name written and directed by Pa Ranjith and produced by Studio Green. Santhosh Narayanan composed the soundtrack album and background score for the film. The album consists of 5 songs with two theme music instrumental tracks all composed by Santhosh Narayanan. While Gana Bala penned the lyrics for the two songs sung by him, the remaining three were penned by Kabilan and Uma Devi.
Madurai Mani Iyer Madurai Mani Iyer (Tamil: மதுரை மணி ஐயர் ) (October 25, 1912 – June 8, 1968) was a Carnatic music singer, who was famous for his unique style. He was one of the most highly celebrated carnatic vocalists during the first half of the 20th century. He, along with his contemporaries Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and G.N. Balasubramaniam, are referred to as the 20th century male trinity of Carnatic music. He was renowned for his adept skills at singing kalpana swarams, neraval, and raga alapana. His music continues to be highly regarding today.