| Onam Songs is normally released with the festival of | | | | market. Onam marks with big spending in Kerala and |
| onam which is celebrated in Kerala state of India. | | | | malayalees. And the recording companies are trying |
| Onam which is celebrated with a mythical story of a | | | | to utilize the opportunities to claim their slice in that |
| king who was ruled 1000s of years before. The | | | | money. |
| above king (Mahabali) said to have received a blessing | | | | Some years before only one or two studios were on |
| from Lord Vishnu which enabled him to visit his | | | | the market but as the price of recording equipments |
| people once in a year even after his time, as long as | | | | has come down and are even affordable for small |
| the world exists. So the Kerala people started | | | | labels. Accordingly each and every recording group |
| celebrating that day with lot of food, games and | | | | started releasing their own album with onapattukal |
| cultural activities to welcome their beloved king. | | | | (onam songs). |
| Onam Cultural activities: | | | | But still people give high value for the olden day |
| Onam celebration mark with lot of cultural activities | | | | onam songs which has been released by tharangani |
| in Kerala. Each and every village will be conducting | | | | studio of madras. Most of the songs released by |
| their own cultural activities. Traditionally women of | | | | tharangani at that time was sung by legendry Indian |
| neighboring houses will practice and dance thiruvathira | | | | Singer padmasree K.J. Yesudas and Padmasree K.S. |
| kali with rhythmic steps of Indian classical dance | | | | Chitra. That has added the value of those albums |
| against thirucvathira songs. Normally thiruvathira songs | | | | with the music loving people of Kerala who are really |
| will be Hindu devotional songs or songs connected | | | | font of golden voice of Yesudas. |
| with Kerala traditions. | | | | Out of the onam songs released the onapattukal |
| Ona pattukal or onam songs: | | | | –vol-1 from tharangani is most famous and we |
| To keep the festival spirit high there is lot of onam | | | | can see the cassettes of that album in almost in |
| songs are available. In olden days it was vocal songs | | | | every malayaly house. |
| composed locally and sang. Some of them were | | | | We can see lot of Greeting card sites is also using |
| famous. | | | | these songs to make background music for their |
| But in modern days recording companies based in | | | | onam greeting card. |
| south India has starts to release onam songs in | | | | 1. 365greetings.com:- they have lot of flash |
| every year for onam. Now a days the competition is | | | | greeting card for onam with onam songs as their |
| such that the quality of the songs is excellent, as | | | | music at their onam cards section. |
| otherwise you will not be able to survive in the | | | | |