KollywoodIn the Tamil social psyche, May Day holds an indelible place by way of songs and movies.Kavitha MuralidharanTamil Nadu shares a cherished link with May Day and its history. In 1923, it was in Chennai that May Day was first celebrated in India – led by veteran communist leader Singaravelar. But the bond goes beyond such unionist measures. In the Tamil social psyche, May Day holds an indelible place by way of songs and movies. Writer and scholar Stalin Rajangam points out that in Tamil cinema, the songs around May Day, on labour and its issues, are far more in number than other celebratory songs, including those meant for festivals like Deepavali and Pongal, or say New Year. “It started with lyricists like Patukottai Kalyanasundaram and Udumalai Narayana Kavi who wrote songs in the 1950s. Bharathidasan’s songs were also used in some films. But it was not until the 1980s...
- 5/1/2019
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
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