Do Tamils need a Marathi guy singing Tamil movie songs?

bw wrote:when they need a marathi superstar, why not a singer?

Rishi wrote:http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?285938

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Kris wrote:

Rishi wrote:http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?285938

>>>>Please tell the title of this thread is a joke..Please

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

Rishi wrote:http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?285938

"I happen to be a south Indian Marathi, the Thanjavur variety. I grew up in Chennai and am very comfortable with Tamil."

This guy is a marathi Desasht descendant living in Tanjore for 500 years. perhaps more tamilian than even Gult Karunanidhi, Or even Subramania Bharathi - whose ancestry is now known deep enough.

This guy VERY likely does not know how to read/write marathi. Oh, BTW, somehow these Tanjore marathis are mostly madhwas speaking Kannada at home. I have such a maami living on the next street right here in Kansaaaas. Her strongest language is tamil and her kannada is funny and Marathi is a killer (for others).

Merlot Daruwala wrote:

Rishi wrote:http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?285938

So let's see now. Tams source their won-and-wonly Superstar as well as their playback singer from Maharashtra, their puratchi thalaivi from Karnataka, their Kalaignar from Andhra and Puratchi Thalaivar from haha..Sri Lanka. All their heroines are from amongst Bollywood-rejects. Foodwise, the huge variety in Tamil cuisine, as typified by sambar rice, lemon rice, curd rice, tamarind rice, tomato rice, coconut rice, rice-rice etc is all built on the staple of rice which was imported from China via Northindia. The iconic tiffin items are all from coastal Karnataka and the sambar they swear by is an improvised aamti from the Maratha kitchens of Tanjavur. The language might be descended from Northindian Brahui but incorporates dollops of Northindian Sanskrit. What then is the basis for all the Tamil pride on abundant display?

confuzzled dude wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote:

Rishi wrote:http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?285938

So let's see now. Tams source their won-and-wonly Superstar as well as their playback singer from Maharashtra, their puratchi thalaivi from Karnataka, their Kalaignar from Andhra and Puratchi Thalaivar from haha..Sri Lanka. All their heroines are from amongst Bollywood-rejects. Foodwise, the huge variety in Tamil cuisine, as typified by sambar rice, lemon rice, curd rice, tamarind rice, tomato rice, coconut rice, rice-rice etc is all built on the staple of rice which was imported from China via Northindia. The iconic tiffin items are all from coastal Karnataka and the sambar they swear by is an improvised aamti from the Maratha kitchens of Tanjavur. The language might be descended from Northindian Brahui but incorporates dollops of Northindian Sanskrit. What then is the basis for all the Tamil pride on abundant display?

You forgot Carnatic music; Hey, they're great patrons though, they've single-handedly ensured that all these have survived in modern India.