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Pathinaru Vayathanile
File:Pathinaru Vayathinile (album).jpg
Studio album by
T. S. Muralidharan
Released2001 (India)
Recorded1998
GenreIndian pop
LabelRamiy Records

Pathinaru Vayathanile (transl. At the age of sixteen) is the debut studio album by T. S. Muralidharan, released in 2001.

Production[edit | edit source]

While in school I even had a troupe called 'Black Snow'. And it was quite popular. When the chance to sing for a private album came, I ventured into it. It was a different experience.

The music for the album was composed in 1998.[2][3] Manoj Bharathiraja sang six songs of the album, which marked his playback singing debut.[4][5] Meena also made her playback singing debut through the album after being approached by Manoj.[5][6][7] The album was named after the 1977 film of the same name, which was directed by Bharathiraja, Manoj's father.[7]

Release[edit | edit source]

Ajith Kumar and Vikram attended the audio release function in 2001 as the chief guests.[8]

Track listing[edit | edit source]

All of the songs were composed by T. S. Muralidharan.[9][lower-alpha 1] The lyrics were written by Pushpavasagan.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Vaikarai Velaile"Manoj
2."Kadhal Vanthu"Meena
3."Pathinaru Vayathinile"Meena, Manoj
4."Madura Mailu Eiva"Meena, Manoj
5."Oirele Kalanthu"Manoj
6."Karisa Kaadutha Kadhal"Meena, Manoj
7."Kadhal Vanthu"Manoj
8."Seetha Kalyanam"Tippu
9."Azhaka Azhaka"Dheepa
10."Madura Mailu Eiva"Meena, Tippu
Total length:

Music videos[edit | edit source]

The music videos for the album were directed by Pushpavasagan and feature Manoj and Meena.[10]

Reception[edit | edit source]

Venky of Chennai Online described the album's originality, sound quality and lyrics all as "average".[11]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

Prior to the album's release, A. R. Rahman heard Manoj's work as a playback singer from this album and offered him to sing one of the versions of "Eechi Elemichi" in the film.[2] This album is notably the only album to feature Meena's voice as her second album Kadhalism, which she also worked on in 2001, remains unreleased.[12][13] Pushpavasagan and Muralidharan collaborated again for Sri (2002).[10]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. Although Muralidharan is credited as the music director, Manoj said in an interview that he composed the music for the album himself.[7][2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "A quick chat with Manoj". cinematoday2.itgo.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 கிருஷ்ணா, கார்த்திக் (26 March 2025). "இயக்குநராக விரும்பியவரை நடிகராக்கிய பாரதிராஜா - மனோஜின் நிறைவேறாத ஆசை". BBC News (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  3. "நடிகர் டூ உதவி இயக்குநர்... மனோஜ் பாரதிராஜாவின் இயக்குநர் ஆசை! - MANOJ BHARATHIRAJA". ETV Bharat News (in தமிழ்). 26 March 2025. Archived from the original on 31 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  4. "old news". pvv.ntnu.no. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  5. 5.0 5.1 manoj k bharathi [@manojkumarb_76] (22 December 2020). "#padhinaruvayadhiniley My first music album which got released in 2001...down memory lane" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 31 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "On Her 48th Birthday, A Look At Actress Meena's Legacy In South And Bollywood". News18. 18 September 2024. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 காந்தி, உ சுதர்சன் (10 April 2018). ""அப்போ ஹீரோ... இப்போ, டீச்சர்!"- 'அப்போ இப்போ' கதை சொல்கிறார், மனோஜ் பாரதிராஜா பகுதி - 5". Cinema Vikatan (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  8. manoj k bharathi [@manojkumarb_76] (1 May 2020). "Haappy birthday ajith sir...💖💖💖" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 31 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. "முரளிதரன் = Muralitharan / தபுன் = Tabun - 16 வயதினிலே... / ஓ நண்பனே". 26 March 2000. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025 – via Discogs.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Shri". cinematoday2.itgo.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  11. Venky. "'Pathinaru Vayathinile'". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  12. Waheed, Sajahan (27 September 2001). "Meena's album delayed". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2025 – via HighBeam Research.
  13. "I will make the public know there is a good actor in Vikram" (PDF). Tamil Guardian. 27 June 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2025.