| Songs copied from/inspired by foreign sources |
| Song | Original | Comments |
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poojaa vaa poojaa vaa Film: Priyamudan (Deva) |
one night in bangkok (Head Murray) | prelude music copied exactly in second interlude |
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meenamma Film: Aasai (Deva) |
mama (Genesis) | interlude music copied exactly in 'meenamma' |
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kan malargalin azhaippithazh Film: Thaippongal (Ilayaraja) |
money money money (Abba) | starting tune copied |
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pulveli pulveli Film: Aasai (Deva) |
maggie may (Rod Stewart) | watch out for the guitar piece in the last minute of the song. |
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oru ponnu onnu naan paathen Film: Kushi (Deva) |
All that she wants (Ace of base) | Starting piece and the beats are copied ditto. |
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yaar solvatho Film: Kushi (Deva) |
why you wanna trip on me (Michael Jackson - Dangerous) | beats copied |
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1. salomiyaa Film: Kannethire thondrinaal (Deva)
2. Megamaai vanthu pogiren |
Sayonee (Junoon) | Almost the whole song |
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Kuluvaalile Film: muthu (AR Rahman) |
1.
Like a virgin (Madonna) 2. Rescue Me (Fontella Bass - Sister act) |
1. Beats copied 2. a piece from prelude&interlude copied |
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1.Anbe anbe kollaathe Film: Jeans (AR Rahman)
2.kaathal vennilaa |
Passion (Peter gabriel - Last temptation of Christ) | a piece copied |
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akkadaanu naanga Film: Indian |
Love of common people (Paul young) | Starting beats copied |
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Sona..oh sonaa Film: Vaali (Deva) |
1. Suzanna (The Art Company) 2. Where do I begin (Andy Williams - Love Story) |
1. starting tune 2. the charanams |
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Hey.. keechu kiliye Film: Mugavari(Deva) |
Enemies (Dr. Alban) | Heavy "inspiration" |
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oh nenje nenje Film: Mugavari(Deva) |
Get Down (Backstreet Boys) | Juthst wait for the song to start :) |
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Akila akila Film: Nerukku Ner (Deva) |
Buffalo Soldier (Bob Marley) | Ditto |
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Adi anarkali Film: ullathai alli thaa (Sirpy) |
In the Summertime (Shaggy) | Ditto |
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Hello enthan kaathala Film: Naam iruvar namakku iruvar (Karthik Raja) |
Buenos Aires (Madonna - Evita) | ditto |
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veesum kaatrukku Film: Ullaasam (Karthik Raja) |
'Listen to my heart' (Pocohontas) | heavily inspired |
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Chittukkuruvi vetkapaduthu Film: Chinna veedu (Ilayaraja) |
Dvorak's New world symphony - 3rd movement - click on the 3rd clip in that page. | Starting tune |
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darling darling darling Film: Priya (Ilayaraja) |
Sunny (Boney M) | starting tune |
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Telephone manippol Film: Indian (AR Rahman) |
All that she wants (Ace of base) | Beats copied |
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endha poovilum vaasm undu Film: Murattu Kaalai (Ilayaraja) |
Cancione Y Danza - Antonio Ruiz-Pipo | Starting tune |
| Mouna Ragam theme music (Ilayaraja) | 'Love Theme' (Flashdance) | Inspired |
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Veettukku veettukku vaasappadi venum Film: Kizhakku vaasal (Ilyaraja) |
Mozart's 25th Symphony - 1st movement (also featured in 'Titan' watch ad) | Inspired |
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Poottukkal pottaalum Film: Chatriyan (Ilayaraja) |
My favorite things (Sound of Music) | Inspired |
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Poo virinjaachu Film: Mugavari (Deva) |
That thing you do (The wonders) - Open real player and then click on the link | ditto |
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Paakaathe paakkaathe Film: Gentleman (AR Rahman) |
Hilele hilele (Osibisa) | Heavily inspired |
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hello good morning toshiba Film: Priyamudan (Deva) |
Brown girl in the ring (Boney M) | ditto |
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sayanora Film: Ninaithaale inikkum (MSV) |
Mamamiya (Abba) | Starting tune |
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Ho Ho.. eththanai azhagu Film: athe kangal (vedha) |
? (johnsusa) | ditto |
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En manadhil ondru thaan Film: avan oru charithram (MSV) |
Fur Elise (Beethoven) | starting tune |
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paartha gyabagam illayo Film: Puthiya paravai (MSV) |
Theme music (? - Chase the crooked shadow) | starting tune |
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Thilothama Film: Aasai (Deva) |
Galbi (RA) (Ofra Haza) | Watch out for the starting music and humming |
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1.Mellisaye Film: Mr.Romeo (AR Rahman)
2.vannam indha vanjin vannam
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Theme music (Ennio Morricone - For a few dollars more) |
1.Heavily inspired 2.ditto |
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Setup-a maathi Film: Sundara purushan (sirpy) |
Theme music (? - Lion King) | Starting music,vocals |
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1. alli alli anarkali film: Arunachalam (Deva) 2. .... (several songs) |
Didi didi (Khaled) | Heavily inspired |
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Thillana thillana film: Muthu (Ar Rahman) |
Deep Forest | the yodelling part |
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oru vedan vedan varugiraan Film: Vedan (Deva) |
She's a maniac (? - Flashdance) | Heavily inspired |
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1. ram bum bum Film: Michael madhana kamarajan (Ilayaraja) 2. malarendra mugamondru sirikkattum film: kaathalikka neramillai? (MSV-TKR) 3. more... |
Rock around the clock (Bill Haley) | Inspiration |
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mama nee mama Film: Ullathai alli thaa (Sirpy) |
Kitna Sohna (Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) - 5th song in "A tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan" | ditto |
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en manathai kollai adithavale Film: kalloori vaasal (Deva) |
Will you be there (Michael Jackson - Dangerous) | starting music & beats copied |
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naan thaane oru puthukavithai Film: Ilanjodigal? (Sankar-ganesh) |
Rasputin (Boney M) | Watch out for the starting music |
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monisha Film: Monisha en monalisa (T Rajender) |
Maria (Ricky Martin) | almost the whole song |
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azhagiya laila Film: ullathai alli thaa (Sirpy) |
Ahla me feki (Hisham Abbas) | ditto |
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anubavam puthumai Film: kaadhalikka neramillai (MSV-TKR) |
Besame Mucho | Inspired. |
| Devi koondhalo brindaavanam Film: En aasai unnodu thaan (Sankar-Ganesh) | Happy Together | Ditto |
| Songs copied from/inspired by indian sources |
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engal veettil ellaa naalum Film: vaanathai pole (SA Rajkumar) |
dil deewana na jaane (Daag) | 100% lift |
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en veettu thottathil Film: Gentleman (AR Rahman) |
naadhavindhu (Thirupugazh) | starting lines |
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1. margazhi poove Film: May Maadham (AR Rahman)
2. garuda garuda |
Suprabhadam | 1. inspired instrumental bit 2. starting tune 3. starting tune |
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18 vayathu Film: sooriyan (Deva) |
Kandha shashti kavasam | tune |
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tygaraajanin Film: Pennin manathai thottu (SA Rajkumar) |
entha nerchina (Tyagaraja kriti) | tune |
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sathva guna bhodhan (MKT Song) |
eppo varuvaaro (Gopalakrisha Bharathi) | ditto |
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kaathal kani rasame (?) |
naadha dhanu Manisham (?) | inspired |
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krishna nee karupendraalum Film: gopala gopala (Deva) |
bhagyadha lakshmi baaramma (Purandaradasa - MLV version) | heavily inspired |
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manam virumbuthe unnai Film: nerukku ner (Deva) |
manavyalakim (tyagaraja) | starting tune |
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nalam tharuvaai Film: ? (kunnakkudi) |
jagat janani (Kanam krishnaiyer) | ditto |
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sowkyamaa kanne Film: Sangamam (AR Rahman) |
Vaanthin meethu (Ramalinga swamigal arutpa) | a line in charanam of 'sowkyamaa' is inspired by this song.. More minor resemblances, maybe just because of Mand or AR Rahman couldn't get this song out of his memory. :-) |
| Songs copied from/inspired by tamil film songs |
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