Smash hits from A R Rahman

Today being the audio release of Vijay's new movie "Azhigiya Thamizhmagan" I chanced to check out the songs and I am already playing the three smash hits from the movie for the n'th time. These hits starting with "Kelamal Kaiyile" sung by Sriram Parthasarathy and Saindhavi which must be your first song make this one very sought after album. The other big hits are "Ponmagal Vandhal" and "Nee Marylin Munroe". "PonMagal Vandhal" is an old number tuned to todays rap and modern beats. It is going to be another classic like what A R Rahman created a few years ago with "Thottal Poo Malarum" for the film "New". MusicIndiaonline this time hasn't loaded the songs but find them on Raaga. Enjoy Azhigaya Thamizhmagan!

Two new lovely songs

After watching countless times the delightful video of the "Arab Nade" song and listening to it like a daily ritual for several days now I cannot but stress the beauty of this song from Yuvan Shankar Raja from the movie "Thottal Poo Malarum". Another lovely song is from the Malayalam movie "Neivedhyam", probably the most watched and requested song on the Malayalam channels these days. It is called "Kolakuzhal" and it is sung by the children of veterans Yeshudas and Sujatha, Vijay Yeshudas and Shwetha. Shwetha's voice is so similar to that of her mother. I cannot believe she said to me she wasn't going to pursue singing a year ago when I met her and her mother at a relative's marriage reception.

"Bheema" has two very good songs

Harris Jayaraj scores again with new songs for Vikram's next film "Bheema". Maybe the other songs will or may eventually become hits after multiple listens but for now two of them stand out. "Siru Parvayale" sung by Karthik and Harini (whose voice only seems to get better with age) and "Enadhuyire" by Chinmayee, Sadhana Sargam and others. Check them both at this link for Bheema on MusicIndiaonline.com.

Once again, some lovely songs from the recent past

As it always happens there are songs that bowl you over with the gradual passing of time. Here's one, from the Tamil movie Vattaram called "Idhu Naana". What a lovely song and I cannot help admiring Kalyani Menon's voice and delivery. This is the same lady that had sung "Adi Thozhi" from the Parthiban Movie Thendral. Credit should also be given to the sensous number taken around the Athirampally waterfalls with Adisaya and Arya that also lured me to this number.

The other song that kind of missed my ears is "Nee Oru Puzhayai" from the Malayalam movie "Thilakkam". I defy even veterans to sing this song because it has to only be sung with a cool and a calm as Jayachandran does in this lovely number. Jayachandran is literally on a comeback trail in Malayalam not to forget he is still singing great songs in Tamil. Now that Yesudas is almost out of the music scene in Kerala it is wonderful to see Jayachandran still entertaining his Malayalee fans with hit after hit.

Of the other songs that I thought I missed one is "Thaaliye Thevaille" from the Vishal movie Thambirabarani. After a while it is nice to hear a good song from Bhavatharini. The other is also from another Vishaal starrer called "Maana Madurai" sung by Shankar Mahadevan but I haven't found the link yet. Let me know if you do.

Illayaraja strikes again in Malayalam

Too much of other pre-occupations has led me to post so late but not that there has been a dearth of good new songs. In Malayalam, Illayaraja had done it again with two lovely songs in the movie Vinodayathra, songs that are the most requested and played now in rainy Kerala. I am not sure who the singers are but "Kaiyetha" my favorite could be a Manjari number. The other, the duet "Mandhara Poo" may be sung by Madhu Balakrishnan and Majari again but not sure about the female singer. Check them out, they are lovely.

Sivaji has one sure hit

The much awaited Rajnikanth starrer has one big A R Rahman hit in "Sahara Pookal" sung by Udit Narayanan and Chinmayi. Inspite of the poor tamil sung by Udit (which has been widely accepted these days from non-tamil speaking singers) it is a lovely song. But the song also brings to mind familiar tunes and music of other songs but cannot recall which ones. Click here to check out the song from musicindiaonline.com. Unfortunately some of the other links of the remaining songs do not work. Maybe in the coming days they will. But for now enjoy this lovely song.