Ovvoru Pookalume () is a
Tamil language
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song from the soundtrack of the Indian film ''
Autograph
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'' performed by
India
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n performer
K. S. Chithra
Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra (born 27 July 1963), always credited as K. S. Chithra or Chithra, is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. In a career spanning over four decades, she has recorded over 25,000 songs in various In ...
and composed by
Bharadwaj
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in the raaga
Sindhu Bhairavi
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. The song also featured the performance of the members of
Raaga Priya orchestra which also included its founder
Comagan
Kalaimamani M. J. C. Comagan also spelt as either Comagan or Komagan (1972/1973 – 6 May 2021) was an Indian visually impaired musician, actor, educator and philanthropist from Tamil Nadu. He was best known for his appearance in the nati ...
.
Overview
This song is placed in the movie's slot when an alcohol addicted youth is not having a hope about his life and the song makes some changes in him.
The song is picturised as being performed by Raagapriya—an orchestra group consisting of visually-impaired musicians. The timing of the song in the movie, lyrics and the picturisation seek to inspire the viewers to achieve something in life.
As it has a lot of inspirational quotes for youths, the lyrics of the song is added to the Madurai Kamaraj University's syllabus
Awards
* Singer
K. S. Chithra
Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra (born 27 July 1963), always credited as K. S. Chithra or Chithra, is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. In a career spanning over four decades, she has recorded over 25,000 songs in various In ...
won
National Film Award
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for
Best Female Playback Singer for this song in May 2004.
* Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Pa. Vijay is an Indian actor, poet, writer, director, producer and film lyricist for Tamil cinema. He won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics in India for his song ''Ovvoru Pookalume'' in Cheran's ''Autograph'' (2004).
Career
Vijay is a nat ...
won
National Film Award for Best Lyrics
The National Film Award for Best Lyrics (the Silver Lotus Award) is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) to a lyricist who has composed the best song for films produced within the Ind ...
for the song in May 2004.
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References
External links
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Times of India
Tamil-language songs
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Tamil film songs