Tamil music industry is quite rich in terms of talent and quality. Tamil Nadu is more famous for its carnatic classical music. This music tradition has been maintained for ages and the state has given us numerous talents in the arena. Tamil film music is yet to become as prominent as carnatic classical music. Understandably, Tamil music being the regional one, it has its own followers and in southern states it is one of most popular form of music. Numerous musicians in the region have composed wonderful songs that have gained huge popularity. The state has wonderful musical talents in singing as well as composing. But two names that dwarf all others are the legendary Illayaraja and incomparable A R Rahman. These two names have completely redefined the standard of music in Tamil music industry. Music directors are a talented breed whose primary job is to compose music that we would love to hear. However, that’s easier said than done. Songs by these two have fed generations of music lovers. The only reaction one gives is of amazements and gratitude towards these two.

Music can take you to a different world. For Tamil music lovers, despite the arrival of many new forms of music, songs by these two maestros are given first preference. Their music has no bounds. It is being said that music is a healer and from that perspective, perhaps Ilayaraja and A R Rahman have remained the greatest healers. Their fan following has kept increasing and the appetite of the fans show no signs of fatigue. To their credit, they have composed music for films as well as numerous charities. There are several other music composers in Tamil music industry like Yuvan Shankar Raja, Harris Jayaraj, Vishal Shekhar, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Ismail Darbar and Deva etc but none of them could really beat them as far as popularity is concerned. We will talk about these maestros in separate articles.

Tamil songs have given us songs of different genres. The people over there have high quality taste. Probably that’s the reason, why we can find numerous classes of appealing songs in Tamil music. The music is rich because of variety it offers. Try looking for any particular genre and you are most likely to find several gems of your taste. One of the genres that is particularly popular in Tamil Nadu is melodious songs. Presence of two of the greatest composers of India, Illayaraja and A R rehman have given it an aura of class and melody. These two names need no introduction. Tamil film industry has produced numerous melodious songs and all of them have been huge hits. The best part about songs with melody is its soothing effect and calming influence. Let’s take a look at some of the popular Tamil melody songs.

The song ‘Poovukul’ has been sung by talented duo of Unnikrishnan and Sujatha. The incomparable A R Rehman has composed music for this song from the movie Jeans. This song also showcases erstwhile Seven Wonders of the World. Ennavo Ennavo is a famous tamil song from movie Priyamanavale and has been sung by Hariharan and Harini. The song represents complete intensity and love. Composed by S.A Raajakumar, this song makes you fall in love with tamil melody songs.

Sung by Madhubalakrishnan, song Kaana Kandenadi became quite popular amongst music lovers. In fact, because of this song, the movie Paarthiban Kanavu became a huge hit.

Other popular Tamil melody songs are Snehithane Snehithane, Malargale Malargale, Ennavale Adi Ennavale, Kanmani Anbodu, Rosaapoo Chinna Rossapoo, and Vennilave Vennilave etc to name a few. The quality of these songs will make sure that Tamil film industry will keep giving us wonderful melody songs.