
He also participated as a judge during the 2017 ‘IBC Thamizha’ event in Wembley in London, alongside South Indian playback singers Srinivas and Malgudi Subha and music director D. He founded ‘Varnam School of Music’ and ‘Varnam Creations’ in Canada with the aim of educating the second generation on Carnatic music. Varna Rameswaran conducted workshops and training for music and dance teachers in the homeland and in the diaspora. He performed at events broadcasted by Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation, and received accolades and appreciation for his live vocal performances all over Tamil Nadu. He also graduated with a Diploma in Music, obtaining the title ‘Isaikkalaimani’ from the University of Jaffna, where he subsequently served as a lecturer in the Faculty of Music for 4-5 years.


He studied in Tellippalai Mahajana College and also participated in island wide music competitions and won first place and gold medals during his school days. These devotional songs are regularly featured during temple festivals in the Tamil homeland and in the diaspora.īorn to a family of musicians in Siruvilan, Alaveddy in Jaffna, he learnt Carnatic singing, mridangam and harmonium from his father ‘Kalabhushanam’ ‘Sangeetharatnam’ Murugesu Varnakulasingam and his mother Maheswary. His other devotional work is the album “Thisaiyengum Isaivellam”, which features songs composed by Varna Rameswaram himself with lyrics written by Puthuvai Ratnathurai, praising the glory of various Saiva temples in Eelam. He lent his voice for the devotional album “Nallai Murugan Paadalgal” which was published by the Arts and Cultural Division of the LTTE in 1994, featuring songs composed by ‘Isaivaanar’ Kannan and written by Puthuvai Ratnathurai. "Can you hear our humming cries here?" His first Eelam song was “Thayaka Mannin Kaatre” which was released as part of the music album ‘Karumpulikal’ by the LTTE’s Arts and Cultural Division in 1993.Īlongside patriotic songs, he has also sung devotional songs. Varna was known for lending his voice for Tamil Eelam patriotic songs, particularly ‘Thayaka Kanavudan’ which is authored by Tamil Eelam revolutionary poet Puthuvai Ratnathurai and played annually at every Maaveerar Naal event, as candles and lamps are being lit. "To those sandalwood caskets who embraced death, dreaming of the motherland," Varna sings in the chorus. Varna passed away on 25 th September 2021, at the age of 52.
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Set for the most part in Chennai, the show stars actors Manoj Bajpayee, Priyamani, Shahab Ali, Samantha Akkineni, Suman Kumar, Mime Gopi and Azhagam Perumal in important roles. While the show was critically acclaimed, it also received flak for its characterisation and storyline, especially among the Tamil community, with many criticising the series for portraying the LTTE in negative light.Renowned Tamil Eelam playback singer and musician Rameswaran Varnakulasingam (popularly known as ‘Varna Rameswaran’) passed away in Canada last month, after contracting COVID-19. Based on the life of Srikant Tiwari, an officer with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) (played by Manoj Bajpayee), the fictional show The Family Man 2 started streaming on Over-the-top (OTT) platform Amazon Prime Video from June 4. Samantha essayed the role of Raji, an Eelam Tamil fighter in the series. Yes. yessssss the voice . this one is for all the bad singers … we know we suck but does it stop us . NOOOOOOOO!!! sadhnasingh1 for better or worse (sic),” Samantha wrote in the caption. “In between shots #RAJI #thefamilyman2 rajanddk For those of you asking me how I prepped for the role. Isssa method y️o. Sharing the Instagram reel, Samantha jokingly stated that this was one of the ways in which she prepared for her role in the series.
