The Story Manikantan Geet Mala is the first album to Lord Ayyappa by famed Indian composer Ilaiyaraaja. The eight-song album is available in the four major south Indian languages. The best lyricists translated the songs from Ilaiyaraaja's native Tamil. Ilaiyaraaja sings in Tamil, the first time ever for a Ayyappa devotional album, and then the top singers in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam brought their voices. Ilaiyaraaja also introduces each song. A triumphant chorus to "One day the whole world will worship Lord Ayyappa", reminiscent of the "We are the World" global chorus in the 1990's, is on the Bonus CD, along with other great material. View Endorsments Why this album? First Devotional Ayyappa Album written and sung by Ilaiyaraaja Legendary combination of SP Balasubrahmanyam and Ilaiyaraaja for Telugu and Kannada version Unique devotional album of melodious tunes that stay in the mind for a long time Songs depict the emotional development of the Sabarimala devotee and are sequenced in the order of the devotees pilgrimage peaking at the time he arrives at Sabarimala The Artists The Composer - Ilaiyaraaja The Singers - Tamil - Ilaiyaraaja, Shankaran Namboodiri Telugu - S P Balasubrahmanyam, Shankaran Namboodiri Kannada - S P Balasubrahmanyam, Shankaran Namboodiri Malayalam - Vijay Yesudas, Madhu Balakrishnan, Shankaran Namboodiri