Agni Natchathiram – Raja Rajathi Raja

Singer: Ilayaraja

If anybody thought that Ilayaraja was the king of melody, then it was time for them to wake up to the fact that he could do just about anything in music. Of course, he had done a diverse variety of songs even before Agni Natchathiram, with numbers like the ‘Nila adhu vaanathu mele’ from Nayagan. But, the Rajathi Raja number was special because of the heavy and novel use of percussions. It was a high energy song, rendered with power by Ilayaraja himself and Mani Ratnam brought it out on screen in a fitting manner. The song was perhaps the mascot on which the film rose to huge popularity. Of course, the entire album was a huge success with Ilayaraja melody specials like ‘Ninnu kori’ and ‘Thoongatha vizhigal’.