Originally Posted by Sureshs65
Hmm Plum. I don' t get such experiences in Kerala since I drive my own car there :( I guess lot of us underestimate Raja's reach with the masses. I could guess that Raja's reach was quite good when in a call-in radio program in Kerala I could hear songs from Manasinnakare being requested.
As Jeyamohan also mentioned in his blog, Kerala seems to be following TamilNadu in terms of movie appreciation. So it is not a big surprise that they also are now appreciating the kuthu type songs and HJ's songs. Kerala is probably the last bastion for melody. Hopefully it will not fall till sensitive movie makers still exist there. But that numbers is also coming down.