Oliyum Oliyum Explained

Oliyum Oliyum (English: Light and Sound)^[1] is a Tamil movie song compilation program on television popular during the late 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s.^{[2] [3] [4]} It aired at 7:30pm until 8:00pm on Fridays on Doordarshan, a Tamil regional network and features songs from Tamil movies.^{[4] [5]} This was most popular entertainment program in Tamil Nadu after Tamil movies which aired on Sunday evenings.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Songs

Songs shown on the channel include:^[5]

• "Nadiganin Kadhali Nadagam Yenadi" from Thayillamal Naanillai (1979)
• "Meghame Meghame" from Palaivana Solai (1981)
• "Paniyum Neeye Malarum Naaney" from Panimalar (1981)
• "Mazhaiye Mazhaiye Ilamai Muzhudhum Nanaiyum Varaiyil Vaa" from Amma (1982)

Future

The popularity of the sole government owned-Doordarshan channel declined with the advent of cable, and similar channels such as Sun Music were introduced.^[4]

See also

• Chitralahari

Notes and References

1. Book: Gopalan, L. . Cinemas Dark and Slow in Digital India . Springer International Publishing . 2021 . 978-3-030-54096-8 . 15 April 2024 . 219.
2. Book: Desai, M.K. . Regional Language Television in India: Profiles and Perspectives . Taylor & Francis . 2021 . 978-1-000-47008-6 . 15 April 2024 . 97.
3. Web site: When imagination coloured a black & white era. DT Next. 4 March 2016. 16 April 2024.
4. Book: Social Media in South India . 9781911307921 . Venkatraman . Shriram . 9 June 2017 . UCL Press . 27.
5. Web site: Narayanan . Sujatha . Thamizh Talkies: Melodies that matter . . 29 July 2019 . 15 April 2024.
6. Web site: Kumar . K C Vijaya . The Madras that loved Oliyum Oliyum and Chitrahar . The Hindu . 2 April 2024 . 15 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240403093121/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/the-madras-that-loved-oliyum-oliyum-and-chitrahar/article68013672.ece. 3 April 2024. subscription.
7. Book: Raman . N.K. . Narayanan . G. . Sand and Other Stories . Orient BlackSwan . Literature in translation . 2002 . 978-81-250-2268-8 . 15 April 2024 . 60.
8. Book: Juluri, V. . Becoming A Global Audience . Orient Longman Private Limited . 2004 . 978-81-250-2741-6 . 15 April 2024 . 16.