These 5 songs I dedicate to someone special...
Music is beyond language.. people jive on the tunes of khaled’s didi , Macarena or Livin' La Vida Loca," but when it comes to regional music in India, people will have different opinion.. We just get struck to our local flavors with only occasionally looking outside it.
Though I don’t understand any of the south indian languages in which these songs are sung (mostly Tamil and 1 Malayalam) but yes I love each one of them and over the years by listening to them have started to understand the wordings and the lyrics too.. Here I present my favorite five and they have some nice videos too.. Most of these songs got there singers a national award (sure about 2 not sure about the others) all were major hits in there local area so definitely lot of filmfare n other awards..
1 Yenna Solla Pogirai- Kandukondain
Picturised on ever beautiful Tabu and Ajith as a dream sequence with a portion shot around pyramids.. it’s a treat to watch… words from vairamuthu just flows on the music of AR Rehman.. I don’t understand it fully but its something like after proposing waiting for her answer.. I have watched this movie 4 times in hall and million times on a DVD..this songs just adds a zing in my mood..
Singer: Shankar Mahadevan
Music Director: AR Rehman
Lyrics: Vairamuthu
Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILPN7a6o2qw
Full lyrics available @ http://www.musicindiaonline.com/lr/26/2642/
illai illai solla oru kaNam poadhum
illai enRa sollaith thaanguvadhenRaal
innum innum enakkoar jenmam vaendum
enna sollap poagiRaay
sandhanath thenRalai jannalgaL dhaNdiththal niyaayamaa
kaadhalin kaeLvikku kaNgaLin badhil enna mounamaa mounamaa
anbae endhan kaadhal solla nodi onRu poadhumae
adhai naanum meyppikkaththaanae pudhu aayuL vaeNdumae
illai illai solla oru kaNam poadhum
illai enRa sollaith thaanguvadhenRaal
innum innum enakkoar jenmam vaendum
enna sollap poagiRaay...enna sollap poagiRaay
2 Ovoru Pookalume - Autograph
Just watch it for the piece where the blind orchaestra lead (Comagan) breaks in between the song with -
Manithaa unn manatei kiri vithai podu maramaaghum
Avamaanam paduthollvi ellamey uravaaghumm
Picturised on a beautiful Sneha and Cheran with M.C. Comagan and his Raaga Priya orchestra playing behind.. A out n out motivational song.. I hear it whenever I feel I am alone and need a pep talk.
Singer: Chithra K S
Music Director: Bharadwaj
Lyrics: Vijay Pa
Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGTDX5pvOK0..
Full lyrics available @ http://www.musicindiaonline.com/lr/26/402/
Ovvaru pookalumaee sollkirathey
Vaalvendraal poraadum porkalamey
Ovvaru pookalumaee sollkirathey
Vaalvendraal poraadum porkalamey
Ovvaru vidiyalumaee.. Sollkirathey
Iravaana paghal ondru vanthidumey
Nambikkai enbathu vendum... namm vaalvill
Lachiyam nichayam vellum oru naalill
Manamey ohh manamey nee maarividuu
Maleiyoo athu paniyoo nee mothividuu
3 Oru Chiri Kandaal – Ponmudipuzhayorathu
Till 2005 I had never visited kerala.. it was my first visit and onam time.. in first night at work I hear this song on a friends laptop.. and immediately fall in love with it.. come to know its released few weeks back and is a hit..its illayraja music.. Maestro has given many hits but listen to it on a rainy day.. Refreshing as rain drops falling on u..
Singer: Manjari, Vijay Yesudas
Music Director:Illayaraja
Lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery
Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hokXylMEE7o
Full lyrics available @ http://www.musicindiaonline.com/lr/20/5646/
Oru chiri kandaal kani kandaal athumathi
Oru vili kettaal mozhi kettaal athumathi[2]
Aniyaara pandalinullil arimaavin kolamidaam
Thiruthevi kovilunullil thirayatta kummiyidaam
Ee kunjaam kili koovunnathu kuyilinariyumo [oru chiri kandaal]
4 Kan pesum - 7G rainbow colony
Picturised on Ravi Krishna and Sonia Agarwal this song has to be heard for its energy and to be watched for Ravi krishna’s madness.. it’s a treat to watch him dance in the rain like mad.. not too great steps but it’s the pain he is able to express..
Singer: Karthik
Music Director: Yuvan Shankar Raja.
Lyrics: N. MuthuKumar
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMpjPvK6Kw4
Full lyrics available @ http://www.nanjilonline.com/music/lyrix.asp?lyrix=7g_rainbow_colony
kaN paesum vaarthaigaL purivadhillai
kaathirundhaal peN kanivadhillai
oru mugam maRu mugam theriya
kaNNaadi idhayam illai, kadal kai koodi maRaivadhillai (2)
kaatril ilaigaL paRandha piRagum
kiLaiyin thazhumbugaL azhivadhillai
kaayam nooRu kaNda piRagum
unnai uLmanam maRappadhillai
oru muRai dhaan peN paarppadhinaal
varugiRa vali avaL aRivadhillai
kanavinilum dhinam ninaivinilum
karaigiRa aaN manam purivadhillai
(kaN paesum vaaRthaigaL...)
5 Unakkena-Iruppean – Kadhal
Singer: Haricharan
Music Director: JoswaSridhar
Lyrics: Na. Muthukumar
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVj3IcIaXZU
Full lyrics available @http://music.galatta.com/entertainment/music/Lyrics1.asp?songid=166&albumid=29
Picturised on Bharath and Sandhya depicts the hardships of lovers who have run away from there homes.. spending the day watching the movies in a hall as they don’t have any place to go and want to be together away from others eyes and in night traveling in bus between Chennai n selam just waiting for the morning to happen so that they can go to a friends house.. a haunting melody..
unakkena iruppaen uyireyum koduppen
unnai naan pirinthaal
unakku mun irappen
kanmaniyai kanmaniyai
azuvathen kanmaniyai
vazhi thunai naan irukka
unakkena iruppen
uyireyum koduppen
unnai naan pirinthaal
unakku mun irappen
Some of my favorites in form of a play list – http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=EE83507A8F8DB72E (This is not a complete list…. I keep on updating whenever get time)
Now ball is in your court..move to rating and commenting……
Ratings, Comments, discussions and Criticism are more than welcome..
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