226:) being used at dramatic moments." "Naattiya Kuthirai", not originally part of the film, was added during final production. Sundari Bai spent over a month rehearsing the song. M. D. Parthasarathy was the sole singer of "Aathoram Kodikkalam" and co-singer of "Naattiya Kuthirai". J. Cooling Rajaiah played accordion and piano in the film's gypsy song. The circus chorus was adapted from "The Donkey Serenade" in
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that it took him over a year to compose the film's music, with much of his time devoted to the drum-dance scene: "As the dancers performed, we used to rehearse and compose the music. It was done with incredibly few instruments. We used a piano, ten double-bass violins, and drums from Africa, Egypt,
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Western music" in Tamil cinema. In his 1997 book,
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stated in 2018 that, although the film had no memorable songs, "Aayilo
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songs as "distinct and standing on own, with barely any background score attempting to interlink anything, just periods of silence." Historian
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and Persia which we have acquired from an
African War troupe." Rao was paid
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1948 soundtrack album by S. Rajeswara Rao and M. D. Parthasarathy
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Narasimham, M. L. (12 March 1993). "Trend-setter in Light Music".
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Bhaktavatsala, M. (24 April 1998). "Music in the Movies".
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929:"The uncrowned Raja of sacred music"
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1047:Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music
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815:Pandya, Haresh (8 January 2004).
731:Guy, Randor (23 September 2010).
1043:"Remembering Ayilo Pakariyama!!"
962:Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998
848:Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998
733:"Unsung veteran of Tamil cinema"
469:T. R. Rajakumari, Mayavaram Venu
455:T. R. Rajakumari, Mayavaram Venu
1012:Religion and Society, Volume 12
683:"Namasthey Sutho" (Group Dance)
549:"Maai Re Main To Madhuban Mein"
1256:Bennett, Coleman & Company
1209:Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema
717:. 1948. Event occurs at 1:43.
577:"Mera Husn Lootne Aaya Albela"
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927:Nainar, Nahla (8 July 2016).
896:Guy, Randor (24 March 2006).
389:"Group Dance" (Instrumental)
188:The music was influenced by
563:"Saanjh Ki Bela Jiya Akela"
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1081:DVD menu. Raj Video Vision
608:"Nadiya Kinare Ram Bagiya"
312:"Indrae Enathu Kuthukalam"
1248:Vijayakar, Rajiv (2009).
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452:"Aaduven Mayilaayi Naan"
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1217:Oxford University Press
1178:50 Indian Film Classics
345:"Padathey Padathey Nee"
142:version has 13 tracks.
1289:Hindi film soundtracks
898:"Charming, villainous"
638:"Bichhde Dil Aaj Mile"
521:"Manbhavan Sawan Aaya"
333:S. S. Mani Bhagavathar
170:breaching her contract
1152:Baskaran, S. Theodore
1126:Garga, B. D. (2005).
666:"Naache Ghoda Naache"
641:Uma Devi, T. A. Mothi
566:Uma Devi, T. A. Mothi
424:"Manamohana Saaranae"
331:M. D. Parthasarathy,
328:"Aathoram Kodikkalam"
202:Portuguese folk music
138:version, whereas the
118:. It was composed by
1200:Rajadhyaksha, Ashish
624:"Mat Gaa Re Mat Gaa"
1160:. East West Books.
975:"Woes & Echoes"
817:"Obituary: Tun Tun"
796:on 1 September 2013
652:"O Saajna Kya Kiya"
581:Zohrabai Ambalewali
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413:, M. S. Sundari Bai
403:"Aayilo Pakiriyama"
361:"Naattiya Kuthirai"
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212:has "snatches from
174:Abdur Rashid Kardar
132:M. D. Parthasarathy
128:Kothamangalam Subbu
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505:"Sajna Re Aaja Re"
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