Chennai, Feb 6 (PTI) Lata Mangeshkar regarded colossus of Tamil cinema, late Sivaji Ganesan (1927-2001) as her elder brother and not only the duo, but their families too shared a strong bond of friendship.The India's nightingale would never be forgotten by the Tamil people for her 'Valayosai' romantic number, a maestro Ilayaraja musical in Kamal Haasan starrer 1988 flick 'Sathya'.A duet by SP Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) and Lata Mangeshkar, its popularity has not faded even after decades.Entertainment industry tracker M Bharat Kumar told PTI, 'The pleasant mix of low and medium pitches by Lata ji perfectly suited the romantic theme of Valayosai song and absolutely, it is a mesmerising rendition by her'.While her diction was stunning, her sweet voice made that song a quintessential romantic number, excellent in every respect, he said.SPB brilliantly equalled her and the marvelous music composition by Ilayaraja and great choice of smart, rhyming words by ace lyricist Vaali and the energy shown by Kamal Haasan and Amala on screen has all made the 'Valayosai' song an 'everlasting duet,' he said.Though Lata Mangeshkar had sung Tamil songs right from the 1950s these were for a couple of Tamil remakes of Hindi films and were not much noticed, the film critic said.

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