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{{Infobox company
| name = Tharangini Records
| logo = Tharangini Logo.png
| logo_size = 100px
| trade_name = Tharangni
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| foundation = 1980<ref name="hindu" />
| founder = [[K. J. Yesudas]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tharangni - Facebook About |url=https://www.facebook.com/TharangniMedia/about/ |access-date=2020-06-12 |website=[[Facebook]] |archive-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117054521/https://www.facebook.com/TharangniMedia/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| location_city = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| location_country = [[India]]
| genre = Various
| key_people = [[K. J. Yesudas]] (director)<br />Prabha Yesudas (director)<br />[[Vijay Yesudas]] (director)<br />Vinod Yesudas (director)<br />Vishal Yesudas (director)
| industry = Music
| services = [[Record label|Music record label]]
| parent =
| owner =
| module = {{Infobox YouTube personality|embed=yes
| name = Tharangni
| channel_name = tharangni
| channel_display_name = Tharangni
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Music video]]s
* [[Digital audio]]}}
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| homepage = {{url|tharangni.com}}
}}

'''Tharangini Records''' (currently '''Tharangni''') is the music company founded by noted Indian Playback singer [[K. J. Yesudas]] in 1980 at [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]].<ref name="hindu">{{Cite news |last1=Nagarajan |first1=Saraswathy |last2=M. |first2=Athira |last3=Pradeep |first3=K. |date=2020-01-10 |title=KJ Yesudas: A name that spells melody |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/kj-yesudas-turns-80/article30522919.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204175059/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/kj-yesudas-turns-80/article30522919.ece |archive-date=4 December 2020 |access-date=2020-06-12 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> It was the first recording and distributing music label in Kerala from where [[Malayalam film]] songs on audio cassettes came out.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. K. J. Yesudas - world renowned singer |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/leadinglights/kj-yesudas/4 |access-date=2020-09-14 |website=[[Department of Tourism (Kerala)]] |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612184958/https://www.keralatourism.org/leadinglights/kj-yesudas/4 |url-status=live }}</ref> Other than [[Malayalam]], Tharangni also released songs in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]], [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[English language|English]], [[Malay language|Malay]], [[Arabic]], [[Russian language|Russian]] and [[Latin]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Ashwani |date=2018-04-14 |title=He finds music in every instrument |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/dubai/he-finds-music-in-every-instrument |access-date=2020-06-12 |website=[[Khaleej Times]]}}</ref><ref name="mmtharangni">{{Cite web |last=Mathew |first=Shajan C. |date=2020-01-10 |title=ദേവരാജൻ മാസ്റ്റർ വേണ്ടെന്നു പറഞ്ഞു, പക്ഷേ യേശുദാസ് അതു ചെയ്തു! |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/indepth/k-j-yesudas-birthday/2020/01/09/80th-birthday-of-legendary-musician-kj-yesudas.html |access-date=2020-06-12 |language=ml |website=[[Malayala Manorama]] |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612083902/https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/indepth/k-j-yesudas-birthday/2020/01/09/80th-birthday-of-legendary-musician-kj-yesudas.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 November 2021 |title=Yesudas 60 Years|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/special-entertainment/yesudas-60-years-k-j-yesudas-for-tharangini-studio-r2irwa |website=[[Asianet News]] |language=ml}}</ref> Tharangni release albums under various labels, ''Tharangni'' (film songs), ''Tharangni'' or ''Ayaan'' (album/devotional songs), ''Bharath Sangeeth'' (Classical songs and Hindi albums), ''9th Angel Records'' (Christian devotional songs), ''Diva Records'', ''V Records & Entertainment'', ''Amplify More'', all licensed or [[Incorporation (business)|incorporated]] under Dr. K. J. Yesudass Audio and Visuals Corporation Limited and Yesudass Media Private Limited.

Tharangini cassettes popularise [[light music]] and [[Mappila pattu|mappila song]]s among the audiences. Light music albums like ''Vasantha Geethangal'', ''Raaga Tharangini'', ''Madhura Geethangal'' etc. which also includes festival albums like ''Ulsava Ganangal'' series, ''Ponnona Tharangini'' series and mappila songs' albums like ''Mylanchi Pattukal'' series, ''Jannatul Firdaus'' were huge popular.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathew |first=Shajan C. |date=2020-01-10 |title=തരംഗമായിരുന്ന തരംഗിണി |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/indepth/k-j-yesudas-birthday/2020/01/09/80th-birthday-of-legendary-musician-k-j-yesudas13.html |access-date=2020-06-14 |language=ml |website=[[Malayala Manorama]] |archive-date=14 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614121801/https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/indepth/k-j-yesudas-birthday/2020/01/09/80th-birthday-of-legendary-musician-k-j-yesudas13.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Shyama dharaniyil'' from the 1981 Malayalam movie [[Sanchari]] was the first recorded song in Tharangini studio, which was composed and sung by Yesudas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathew |first=Shajan C. |date=2019-11-07 |title=ഒരു പിണക്കം സമ്മാനിച്ച സംഗീത സംവിധായകൻ |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/features/2019/11/07/k-j-yesudas-musician.html |access-date=2020-06-14 |language=ml |website=[[Malayala Manorama]] |archive-date=30 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230184331/https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/features/2019/11/07/k-j-yesudas-musician.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 1981, Tharangini released its first [[Cassette tape|audio cassette]], ''Classical Music Vol-1''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=S |first=Nandakumar |date=21 June 2021 |title=Classical Music Vol 1 Cassette Cover |url=https://archive.org/details/classicalmusicvol1 |website=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> The first [[filmi]] songs' audio cassette released by Tharangini was from the movie [[Chillu]].<ref name='chillu'>{{Cite web |last=S |first=Nandakumar |date=5 January 2021 |title=Chillu Cassette Cover |url=https://archive.org/details/ChilluCassette |website=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

==History==
The company started its functioning in its first studio at Vellayambalam, [[Thiruvananthapuram]] as Tharangini Studios and Records on 23 November 1980. It also had a studio at [[Ernakulam]]. The studio had state-of-the-art Otari eight-track [[Reel-to-reel audio tape recording|tape machine]] and a two-track mastering system from [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pradeep |first=K. |date=2019-04-25 |title='When a musician hits a false note, I will not compromise' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/in-conversation-with-composer-jerry-amaldev/article26941045.ece |access-date=2020-06-12 |website=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612083858/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/in-conversation-with-composer-jerry-amaldev/article26941045.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Recordings were done at Thiruvananthapuram studio till 2005.<ref name="mmtharangni" />
In 1992 the office and studio were moved to Abhiramapuram, [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] due to [[Strike action|labor strike]].<ref name="mmtharangni" /> It also started a voice mixing studio, ''Studio27'', at Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music Without Barriers - K J Yesudas |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/jeyasudas/music-without-barrier.asp |access-date=2020-06-12 |archive-date=8 September 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908081732/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/jeyasudas/music-without-barrier.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> The company was incorporated at the [[United States]] in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=THARANGNI, INC |url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_fl/P98000055120 |access-date=2020-06-12 |website=[[OpenCorporates]] |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612152716/https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_fl/P98000055120 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Profile==
Primarily established as the first recording and distributing music label in Kerala for Malayalam films, it has in its credit number of audio albums mainly associated with [[K. J. Yesudas]]. A. Karunakaran was the chief [[mixing engineer]] of the studio between 1985 and 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soman |first=Sandhya |date=2011-09-09 |title=Book on Yesudas tracks the men who made the star |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Book-on-Yesudas-tracks-the-men-who-made-the-star/articleshow/9916686.cms |access-date=2020-06-12 |website=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030200112/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Book-on-Yesudas-tracks-the-men-who-made-the-star/articleshow/9916686.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Composer Alleppey Ranganath joined Tharangini as staff music director and [[Lyrics|script]] [[wikt:scrutinise|scrutinising]] officer in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pradeep |first=K. |date=2014-09-04 |title=Rewind to a versatile music maker |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/rewind-to-a-versatile-music-maker/article6379956.ece |access-date=2020-06-14 |website=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=14 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614121802/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/rewind-to-a-versatile-music-maker/article6379956.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-10 |title='നൂറും കടന്ന് യേശുദാസ് പാടും'; മധുരം ഈ കുട്ടുകെട്ട്; ഒാർത്തെടുത്ത് ആലപ്പി രംഗനാഥ് |url=https://www.manoramanews.com/news/kerala/2020/01/10/alleppy-ranganath-about-kj-yesudas.html |access-date=2020-06-14 |language=ml |website=[[Malayala Manorama]] |archive-date=14 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614121803/https://www.manoramanews.com/news/kerala/2020/01/10/alleppy-ranganath-about-kj-yesudas.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Satheesh Sathyan, son of actor [[Sathyan (actor)|Sathyan]], was the manager of Tharangini from 1982 to 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-11 |title=യേശുദാസിന്റെ മനസ്സിൽ എന്നുമൊരു മുറി; സത്യന്റെ മകനു വേണ്ടി |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/music-news/2020/01/11/satheesh-sathyan-and-kj-yesudas.html |access-date=2020-06-14 |language=ml |website=[[Malayala Manorama]] |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809050659/https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/music-news/2020/01/11/satheesh-sathyan-and-kj-yesudas.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Sound design]]er [[Renganaath Ravee]] was also worked as a sound recordist here.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gopalakrishnan |first=Aswathy |date=2019-08-14 |title=The Renganaath Ravee Interview: 'Background Music Should Not Be Used To Eliminate Silence In Films' |url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/the-renganaath-ravee-interview-background-music-should-not-be-used-to-eliminate-silence-in-films/ |access-date=2020-06-12 |website=Silverscreen India |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612083858/https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/the-renganaath-ravee-interview-background-music-should-not-be-used-to-eliminate-silence-in-films/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The [[Cassette tape|cassettes]] (the primary medium for music before [[digital revolution]]), produced by Tharangini, containing light songs, used to be sold just as those featuring film songs in the 1980s and 90s.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=2016-03-06 |title=His music reverberates across generations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/his-music-reverberates-across-generations/article8319786.ece |access-date=2020-06-12 |website=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612083913/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/his-music-reverberates-across-generations/article8319786.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Tharangini paved way for the most melodious period for non-film music in Malayalam. Now it continues to produce and present events of K. J. Yesudas both for film and [[Indian classical music]] concerts throughout the world.<ref name="onam" /> Most of Tharangini's cassette covers features the snaps clicked by photographer R. Gopalakrishnan.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harikumar |first=J. S. |date=17 April 2019 |title=R Gopalakrishnan's love for collecting film stills |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/veteran-photographer-r-gopalakrishnans-love-for-collecting-film-stills-has-helped-him-gather-close-to-4-lakh-photographs/article26864115.ece |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

==Releases==

===Festival releases===
During 1980s and 90s, songs like ''Shraavana chandrika'', ''Valamipiri shankhil'', ''Ennum chirikkunna'', ''Maamaankam palakuri''<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2021 |title=അന്ന് അവർ പറഞ്ഞു: രവീന്ദ്രൻ മാഷ് കോപ്പി അടിച്ചു |trans-title=Someone said that music director Raveendran copied |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/music-news/2021/03/03/someone-said-that-music-director-raveendran-copied.html |website=[[Malayala Manorama]] |language=ml}}</ref> [[etc.]] were brought out by Tharangini Records and became best-sellers. “More than 5 lakh cassettes of 'Ulsava Ganangal Vol. 1' were sold shortly after Tharangini released it in 1983,” recalls [[Sreekumaran Thampi]], who wrote all the songs of the album. ''Ennum chirikkunna'', from the album composed by [[Raveendran]], remains one of the greatest light songs of all time in Malayalam.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=11 July 2016 |title=A melodious half-century of a veteran |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/A-melodious-half-century-of-a-veteran/article14483320.ece |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Composer [[Sreevalsan J. Menon]] used to sing it as a student. “It is an astonishing composition; it certainly is not easy to tune such a song in raga [[Mohanam]]”, he says.<ref name="onam" /> ''Uthradapoonilave vaa'', another track from the album, gained huge popularity among [[Malayali|Keralites]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hemachandran |first=Sruthi |date=2020-08-31 |title=Onam 2020: Top 5 Must Listen Songs If You Are Badly Missing The Grand Celebrations This Year! |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2020/onam-2020-top-5-must-listen-songs-if-you-are-badly-missing-the-grand-celebrations-this-year/articlecontent-pf314261-303292.html |access-date=2020-09-14 |website=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]]}}</ref>
Soon Tharangini brought out two other winners, 'Ganolsavam' and 'Vasantha Geethangal'. 'Ganolsavam' contained ''Shraavana chandrika'', penned by [[O. N. V. Kurup]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=14 February 2016 |title=His songs are for ever |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/his-songs-are-for-ever/article8235747.ece |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> composed by [[Jerry Amaldev]] and rendered by Yesudas, "is one of the finest songs in Malayalam on night and its irresistible beauty".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=2014-04-15 |title=Seasons could not wither his snow-fresh songs |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/seasons-could-not-wither-his-snowfresh-songs/article5914258.ece |access-date=2020-06-12 |website=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612083900/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/seasons-could-not-wither-his-snowfresh-songs/article5914258.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The highlight of 'Vasantha Geethangal', written by [[Bichu Thirumala]] and composed by Raveendran, was ''Valampiri shankhil'' and "it had Yesudas at his best. It is the golden standard of singing", says Sreevalsan.<ref name="onam">{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=2016-09-16 |title=Onam was about melody too |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/Onam-was-about-melody-too/article14637479.ece |access-date=2020-06-12 |website=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612083902/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/Onam-was-about-melody-too/article14637479.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

Tharangini was the first studio or label to release a set of songs every year for [[Onam]]. “The first album that came under the label ‘Onappattukal Vol. 1’ was released in 1981. It had songs, written by O. N. V. Kurup and composed by Alleppey Ranganath, all sung by Yesudas himself. It was an Onam gift from the maestro,” says music critic T. P. Sasthamangalam. "One of the evergreen albums from Tharangini was 'Ulsava Ganangal Vol. 1', which had Sreekumaran Thampi writing the lines for Raveendran’s music and sung by Yesudas. ''Uthradapoonilave vaa'', ''Ennum chirikkunna sooryante'', ''Paayippaattaattil vallamkali'' and ''Oru nullu kaakkapoo'' were immortal songs in this collection. Every year, this album of Onam songs, written and composed by great lyricists and music directors, was much awaited by music lovers. In 1986, 'Aavanippookkal’ was a record-breaking album that had lyricist [[Yusufali Kechery]] teaming up with composer [[M. S. Viswanathan]]", adds the critic.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nagarajan |first=Saraswathy |date=28 August 2020 |title=How Kerala is on song during Onam |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/malayalam-songs-that-evoke-onam-in-every-keralite/article32466246.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915194320/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/malayalam-songs-that-evoke-onam-in-every-keralite/article32466246.ece |archive-date=15 September 2020 |access-date=22 February 2021 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Yesudas occasionally sings the song ''Thulasi krishnathulasi'' from 'Aavanippookkal' towards the end of his classical concerts. The eleven songs written by Yusufali Kechery and composed by [[Vidyadharan]] for the album 'Raaga Tharangini' turned superhits, among which the songs ''Amavaasi naalil'' and ''Ninmeni nenmeni vaakapoovo'' become classics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pradeep |first=K. |date=26 March 2015 |title=Connoisseur of words |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/connoisseur-of-words/article7031785.ece |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

===Devotional releases===

Tharangini released devotional songs on various religious occasions each year. 'Ganga Theertham', 'Thulasi Theertham' and 'Mayilpeeli' were such albums which became biggest hits in devotional cassette sales.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pradeep |first=K. |date=2012-08-23 |title=Devoted to devotionals |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/devoted-to-devotionals/article3811627.ece |access-date=2020-06-12 |website=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612083858/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/devoted-to-devotionals/article3811627.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathew |first=Shajan C. |date=2020-01-10 |title=ജയന്റെ വിഷാദം സംഗീതം കൊണ്ട് മാറ്റിയ യേശുദാസ് |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/indepth/k-j-yesudas-birthday/2020/01/09/80th-birthday-of-legendary-musician-k-j-yesudas7.html |access-date=2020-06-12 |language=ml |website=[[Malayala Manorama]] |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612083900/https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/indepth/k-j-yesudas-birthday/2020/01/09/80th-birthday-of-legendary-musician-k-j-yesudas7.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Mappila songs]], including folk and devotional, were confined to certain Muslim pockets in the [[Malabar Coast|Malabar]] region, but with the arrival of V. M. Kutty and his female singing partner [[Vilayil Fazeela|Valsala]], these songs gained popularity, especially after Yesudas sung one of his numbers ''Samkritha Pamagari'' for the album 'Mylanchi Pattukal Vol. 1'.<ref>{{Cite web |last=V. M. |first=Sathish |date=2013-08-14 |title=78-year-old Kerala singer enthralls UAE audience |url=https://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/78-year-old-kerala-singer-enthralls-uae-audience-2013-08-14-1.517715 |access-date=2020-06-12 |website=[[Emirates 24/7]] |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612083903/https://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/78-year-old-kerala-singer-enthralls-uae-audience-2013-08-14-1.517715 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathew |first=Shajan C. |date=2020-01-10 |title=അവനെ ഞാൻ ഇന്നലെ മെരുക്കി, എന്നിട്ടാണ് ഉറങ്ങിയത്: അന്ന് യേശുദാസ് പറഞ്ഞത് |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/indepth/k-j-yesudas-birthday/2020/01/09/80th-birthday-of-legendary-musician-k-j-yesudas8.html |access-date=2020-06-12 |language=ml |website=[[Malayala Manorama]] |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612083908/https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/indepth/k-j-yesudas-birthday/2020/01/09/80th-birthday-of-legendary-musician-k-j-yesudas8.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Rakshaka ente paapabhaaramellaam'', written by [[P. K. Gopi]] and composed by Tomin J. Thachankary, from the Christian devotional album 'Vachanam' gained huge popularity after it was released by Tharangini (later released under Thachankary's own label Riyan Creations).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=24 December 2016 |title=Songs that made Christmas sweeter |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/Songs-that-made-Christmas-sweeter/article16938628.ece |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

==List of Tharangini Music artists==
* [[K. J. Yesudas]]
* [[S. Janaki]]
* [[K. S. Chithra]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Damodaran |first=Akhila |date=2016-03-24 |title=K S Chithra to Belt Out Her Old Hits This Sunday |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2016/mar/24/K-S-Chithra-to-Belt-Out-Her-Old-Hits-This-Sunday-915655.html |access-date=2020-06-12 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612083902/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2016/mar/24/K-S-Chithra-to-Belt-Out-Her-Old-Hits-This-Sunday-915655.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Sujatha Mohan]]
* [[Vilayil Fazeela]]
* S. Janakidevi
* [[Vijay Yesudas]]

==Selected film albums==
* [[Chillu]]<ref name="chillu" />
* [[Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku]]<ref name="mamatti">{{Cite web |last=Audio CD |first=Malayalam |date=16 October 2020 |title=Kannettan, Mamatti, Manivathoor Audio CD cover |url=https://www.facebook.com/sangeethaganaga/photos/162085118896127 |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref>
* [[Nakhakshathangal]]<ref name='chithra'>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=28 July 2013 |title=Kerala nightingale Chithra turns 50 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kerala-nightingale-chithra-turns-50/article4961238.ece |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* [[Panchagni]]<ref name='chithra' />
* [[Thalavattam]]
* [[Daisy (1988 film)|Daisy]]<ref name="daisy">{{Cite web |title=Daisy Isabella soundtrack |url=https://yesudas.bandcamp.com/album/daisy-isabella-2 |website=Tharangni - [[Bandcamp]]}}</ref>
* [[Isabella (1988 film)|Isabella]]<ref name="daisy" />
* [[Ennennum Kannettante]]<ref name="mamatti" />
* [[Namukku Parkkan Munthirithoppukal]]<ref name="npm">{{Cite web |last=Audio CD |first=Malayalam |date=1 July 2020 |title=NPM, PSA Audio CD cover |url=https://www.facebook.com/sangeethaganaga/photos/111716373933002 |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref>
* [[Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal]]<ref name="mamatti" />
* [[Neeyethra Dhanya]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=20 March 2017 |title=Three decades of a timeless melody |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/three-decades-of-a-timeless-melody/article17546788.ece |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* [[Nadodikkattu]]<ref name="uok">{{Cite web |title=UOK, TT, NK Audio CD |url=https://avdigital.in/collections/audio-cd/products/unnikale-oru-kadhaparayam-thoovana-thumbikal-naadodikkattu-malayalam-film-songs |website=AVDigital.in}}</ref>
* [[Thoovanathumbikal]]<ref name="uok" />
* [[Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam]]<ref name="uok" />
* [[Dhwani]]<ref name="dhwani">{{Cite web |last=Audio CD |first=Malayalam |date=15 October 2020 |title=Dhwani, Gandharvan Audio CD cover |url=https://www.facebook.com/sangeethaganaga/photos/161771378927501 |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref>
* [[Njan Gandharvan]]<ref name="dhwani" />
* [[His Highness Abdullah]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=His Highness Abdullah soundtrack |url=https://yesudas.bandcamp.com/album/his-highness-abdullah |website=Tharangni - [[Bandcamp]]}}</ref>
* [[Bharatham]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bharatham soundtrack |url=https://yesudas.bandcamp.com/album/bharatham |website=Tharangni - [[Bandcamp]]}}</ref>
* [[Pappayude Swantham Appoos]]<ref name="npm" />
* [[Yoddha (1992 film)|Yoddha]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yoddha |url=https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/f4deec4f-bf32-4d21-8d1e-124d7b72ce1c |website=[[MusicBrainz]]}}</ref>
* [[Sargam (1992 film)|Sargam]]
* [[Ghazal (1993 film)|Ghazal]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Audio CD |first=Malayalam |date=3 November 2020 |title=Ghazal Audio CD back cover |url=https://www.facebook.com/sangeethaganaga/photos/168230084948297 |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref>

==Selected discography==
* Ayyappa Bhakthi Gaanangal (Vol 1 – 37)
* Grameena Ganangal (Vol 1, 2)
* Ulsava Ganangal (Vol 1 - 3)
* Vishada Ganangal (Vol 1, 2)
* Mylanchi Pattukal (Vol 1 - 5)
* Sweet Melodies (Vol 1 - 5)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pradeep |first=K. |date=27 February 2014 |title=Standing the test of time |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/standing-the-test-of-time/article5732192.ece |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* Ganga Theertham (Vol 1, 2)
* Thulasi Maala (Vol 1, 2)
* Ponnona Tharangini (Vol 1 - 4)
* Rasikapriya (Vol 1, 2)
* Thalir Malyam (1979)
* Onappattukal (1981)
* Mappila Pattukal (1982)
* Children's Songs (Vol 1, 2)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=9 April 2020 |title=Beating lockdown blues creatively |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/beating-lockdown-blues-creatively/article31300617.ece |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* Vasantha Geethangal (1984)
* Ganolsavam (1984)
* Bhava Geethangal (1984)
* Prabhatha Geethangal (1984)
* Gaanamalika (1984)
* Parishudha Ganangal (1984)
* Ayyappa Suprabhatham (1984)
* Snehamalyam (1985)
* Amrutha Geethangal (1986)
* Aavani Pookkal (1986)
* Thulasi Theertham (1986)
* Ragatharangini (1987)
* Asarmulla (1987)
* Khalbinte Geethangal (1987)
* Vellipparavakal (1987)
* Aavani Thennal (1988)
* Aavani Pookkuda (1988)
* Snehadeepika (1989)
* Aavani Poochendu (1989)
* Sri Mookambikai Songs (1989)
* Aavani Thaalam (1991)
* Pavizhamalli (1992)
* Aardra Geethangal (1993)
* Hrudayanjali (1993)
* Mayilpeeli (1988)
* Om Gananaadham (1997)
* Anuraga Manjari (1994)
* Snehageethangal (1995)
* Pranavam (1997)
* Om Mahaganapathe (1995)
* Pradakshinam (1996)
* Vinayakam (1996)
* Shravana Sangeetham (1996)
* Aavani Ponpulari (1997)
* Lailathul Khadar (1997)
* Thiruvona Kaineettam (1998)
* Harimurali (1998)
* Astotharam (1998)
* Poothiruvonam (1999)
* Kasthoori Thilakam (2000)
* Namaarchana (2000)
* Ennum Ee Ponnonam (2001)
* Kodi Archana (2001)
* Pushpolsavam (2001)
* Sree Chakkulathamma (2000)
* Swami Suprabhatham (2001)
* Ormikkan Omanikkan (2002)
* Rudra Theertham (2002)
* Souparnika Theertham (2002)
* Kudamullappoo (2003)
* Agrepashyami (2003)
* Vande Mukundam (2003) - Collaborated with [[Satyam Audios]]
* Rithu Geethangal (2004) - Collaborated with [[Satyam Audios]]
* Geetha Pranamam (2004)
* Nadhi (2004)
* Navaganapathy (2004)
* Swargappoovu (2004)
* Kusruthi Kannan (2006)
* Neelambari (2007)
* Maaleyam (2007)
* Thirumudippeeli (2012)
* Ambalapuzhakannanu Paalpayasam (2013)
* Ammathamburatti (2013)

==See also==
*[[K. J. Yesudas]]
*[[K. J. Yesudas discography]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Facebook|TharangniMedia|Tharangni}}
* {{Twitter|tharangni|Tharangni}}
*{{YouTube|u=tharangni|Tharangni}}
*[http://www.tharangni.com Official website]
*[https://tharangni.bandcamp.com/music Tharangni - Bandcamp]

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