Tamil nights are becoming a popular trend across Chennai’s premium nightclubs
The HinduWhen Vinaita Sivakumar began to sing the P Suseela and TM Soundararajan melody, ‘Enna enna varthaigallo…’ at Off The Record in Nungambakkam on a Thursday evening, the crowd joined in with ‘12B flat-inile.’ in unison, referring to a popular version of the same song by comedian Vadivelu. “There has always been an unwritten rule about playing Tamil songs across many pubs in Chennai. There was a feeling that playing Tamil songs wouldn’t set the right standard,” says Hari Chandran, managing director of Off The Record, a popular city hangout. She adds, “When I wore a sari for the first time to play Tamil songs at an event, I saw that the crowd loved it and wanted to make it a regular practice. As the organisers of these events, it is our responsibility to bring back pride in embracing Tamil culture, even on the dance floors.” Club owners say a concern that held them back from hosting regional nights is crowd control.
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