Nagore E. M. Hanifa

Nagore Esmail Mohammed Hanifa (25 December 1925 - 8 April 2015) was a Tamil Muslim lyricist, playback singer and politician.[1][2] He was known as Isai Murasu[3] for his deep stentorian voice.

Nagore E. M. Hanifa
Member of Legislative Council
In office 1 April 1957 – 25 February 1967
Personal details
Born	Esmail Mohammed Hanifa 25 December 1925 Nagore, Tamil Nadu, India
Died	April 8, 2015 (aged 89) 18, Jumada al-Thani, 1436 AH Chennai
Spouse(s)	Roshan Begam
Parents	Mohammed Ismail, Mariyam Beevi
Occupation	Singer, Politician

His signature song was "Iraivanidam Kaiyendungal". It was written by Kiliyanur, (near Mayiladuthurai) R. Abdul Salam. The lyrics are beyond any specific religion. It is liked by not only Muslims but Hindus and Christians, even today sung by many singers on stages.. He is considered as one of the greatest and most influential singers of South India and Beyond.

Politics and Cinema

Nagore Hanifa penned many devotional songs independently which are widely used in Tamil Nadu, during festivals and marriages. During the 1950s the songs which he sang for Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam boosted the fortunes of the party.[3][4] He was also a film playback singer. Iraivanidam Kaiyenthungal is very well known song from him among all the Tamils.[2]

Year	Film	Language	Song title	Music Director	Co-Singer
1954	Sorgavasal	Tamil	Aagum Neriyedhu	Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy	K. R. Ramaswamy
1955	Gulebakavali	Tamil	Naayagamae Nabi Naayagamae	Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy	S. C. Krishnan
1961	Paava Mannippu	Tamil	Ellorum Kondaduvom	Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy	T. M. Soundararajan
1992	Chembaruthi	Tamil	Kadalilae Thanimaiyile	Ilaiyaraaja	Mano
1993	Dharma Seelan	Tamil	Engumulla Allah	Ilaiyaraaja	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
1997	Raman Abdullah	Tamil	Un Madhama	Ilaiyaraaja
1999	Endrendrum Kadhal	Tamil	Nadodi Nanba Pogaadhe	Manoj Bhatnagar	P. Unnikrishnan & K. S. Chithra
2002	Kamarasu	Tamil	Oru Murathaan Indha Vaazhkaiye	S. A. Rajkumar

During the 1970s, he was the member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Council, which is defunct now.[5][6] He died on 8 April 2015, aged 89.[1]

References

1. "மறைந்தார் நாகூர் ஹனீபா!". Archived from the original on 2015-04-10. Retrieved 8 ஏப்ரல் 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
2. "Nagore Hanifa dead". Retrieved 9 April 2015.
3. "When his life was a song". Retrieved 9 April 2015.
4. "Singer Nagore Hanifa no more". Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
5. "Singer Nagore Hanifa no more". Retrieved 9 April 2015.
6. "Singer Nagore Hanifa Dies at 90". Retrieved 9 April 2015.