Tamil songs and Tamil music news
Tamil film music has given India some of its most loved songs, and its composers still set the pace. This page collects our Tamil coverage: new singles and soundtracks, the composers behind them, A.R. Rahman on balancing Tamil and Hindi songs on tour, catalogue deals, independent artists and the singers we have lost. It is a young page and we are honest about that. It will grow as our Chennai coverage does, story by story.
What to listen to this week
Picked only from songs already covered in our stories.
- "Veezha Veera" from OM: Chapter 1: Sai Abhyankkar composed, produced and sings it with Tippu, ahead of the Dhanush film. Read the story
- "Mangala Vanname" from Ramayana: the Tamil version of "Mangal Rang", sung by Abhay Jodhpurkar and Saindhavi. Read the story
- "Ravana Thandavam" from Ramayana: Anirudh sings the Tamil version of the Ravana song. Read the story
- "Mutta Kalaki": G. V. Prakash Kumar and Ken Karunas, the Tamil surprise of Warner's season. Read the story
- "Thanjavooru Mannu Eduthu": the song most linked with Krishnaraj, the playback singer who died this month. Read the story
Every Tamil story on Tracklist India
AR Rahman On His Wonderment Tour Set List Before Mumbai And Delhi
AR Rahman says picking songs across Tamil and Hindi is his hardest job as his Wonderment Tour reaches Mumbai on 1 November and Delhi-NCR on 21 November.
By Manoj Dey
Ramayana's 'Mangal Rang': New Rahman Song For Arijit And Shreya
T-Series released the Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal song on Sunday, eleven days before Ramayana Part 1 opens, and it passed 5.6 million views in nine hours.
By Manoj Dey
Ramayana, Diljit, Sunburn: Seven Indian Music Dates Before 2027
Two ticket windows, a stadium opener, a label's results, two soundtracks and a race course festival make up the Indian music dates confirmed before 2027.
By Vasudevan Shankar
Krishnaraj, Voice Of 'Thanjavooru Mannu Eduthu', Dies In Chennai
Krishnaraj, the Tamil playback singer linked with composer Deva and known for 'Thanjavooru Mannu Eduthu', died on Thursday, five days after Deva. He was 75.
By Vasudevan Shankar
Ramayana Album Out In Five Languages, Anirudh And DSP Sing Ravana
T-Series released the Ramayana soundtrack on Wednesday, two weeks before Part 1 opens, with Anirudh singing the Tamil 'Ravana Thandavam' and DSP the Telugu one.
By Manoj Dey
OM: Chapter 1 Releases 'Veezha Veera', Its Second Single From Sai Abhyankkar
Sai Abhyankkar's full 'Veezha Veera' follows a theme version released a month ago, ahead of the Dhanush film OM: Chapter 1 opening in cinemas on 20 November.
By Manoj Dey
Believe India's BL/UR Imprint Bets On Indian Pop That Ignores Language Borders
Believe India's fourth imprint is built around a sound rather than a language, with Sanju Rathod and Anurag Saikia on the first BL/UR roster.
By Vasudevan Shankar
Rolling Loud India 2026 Lineup: Burna Boy, Skepta, Karan Aujla
The hip-hop festival returns to Mumbai on 12 and 13 December with 30 acts, more than ten of them with Indian roots, though the venue has not been named yet.
By Vasudevan Shankar
Seven Film Music Stories That Shaped October 2026
A tour by a singer who quit playback, a Tamil catalogue deal, a Dharma love song and Shah Rukh Khan's new festival. Here is the month in Bollywood and South Indian film music.
By Vasudevan Shankar
Warner Music India Is Buying Film History and Betting On Folk
The label has picked up Gemini Music's Tamil film catalogue in the same season it is building a folk imprint. Its India head says the country should be treated as many markets, and the deals back him up.
By Vasudevan Shankar
Review: 'Climate Emergency Mixtape' Takes the Crisis Down To Street Level
Seven independent rappers, seven languages, about 20 minutes. The project's real strength is how local its writing is.
By Smriti Kalra