Santhosh Narayanan's speech at 'Thalaivan Thalaivii' audio launch wins hearts as he recalls his love story with his wife Meenakshi
Santhosh Narayanan
teaming up with
Vijay Sethupathi
for the 6th time, he touched many deeply with his heartfelt speech at the recent audio launch of 'Thalaivan Thalaivii'. Santhosh Narayanan, who rose from small beginnings to become one of Kollywood's leading music composers, shared the difficult moments of his life in a heartfelt speech.
Early struggles and travel for love
Talking about his love life and early days, Santhosh Narayanan said, "Even if I had ten thousand in my hand at one time, I would have rushed to get on a plane and see my wife Meenakshi. Early in my life, love, work, and travel were all intertwined," he said. He also said, "Sometimes we will do a project for EB bills, to pay the rent. Like, we will do a project to go to Australia. It will cost Rs. 18 thousand.
There should be at least that amount.
We have to go from here empty-handed and come back the same way. At one point, we were in a situation where we didn't have $50. We panicked because the train wasn't coming. We didn't even have money to catch the next train." But then Meenakshi said, 'We will win anyway.' Those words are still etched in my mind to this day,' he said.
Rise to fame
Since his debut in Pa. Ranjith's 'Attakathi', Santhosh Narayanan has played a key role in the background music of many successful films, including 'Pizza', 'Soodhu Kavvum', 'Kabali', 'Kaala', and 'Kalki 2898 AD'.
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He has spread his music not only in Tamil but also in Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi. This speech once again confirms that the emotion and life that has always been mixed in his music are due to his life experiences.
Dedicates his success to family
"The reason for my success is my mother, father, Meenakshi and those who have been my strength. If my music has touched the younger generation today, it is because of this journey," he said eloquently at the 'Thalaivan Thalaivii' audio launch.
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