Annul Maelae

Song: Annul Maelae
Movie Name : Vaaranam Aayiram
Singers : Sudha Raghunathan
Music Director : Harris Jayaraj

  Nothing should deter you from going through this entire song at least a couple of times, not my spelling or the opening lines of the song. One of my most frequently played songs in the last few days, I am glad that I got to listen to this song in entirety while working on something else (and was hence far away from the "forward" button). The song begins to pick up tempo towards the end of the pallavi with 

" Imai irandum thani thani

Urakangal urai pani

Edarkaagha tadai nee"

    In my opinion, the heart of this song is its two charanams which are so much more spirited than the pallavi.  Starting from the interludes, the song gets a hindustani touch which I absolutely loved! Sudha Raghunathan does a fantastic job, but the main credit goes to Harris Jayaraj for crafting this song.

Kilimanjaro

Song: Kilimanjaro
Movie Name : Enthiran
Singers : Chinmayee, Javed Ali
Music Director : A R Rehman

  The much awaited next album from Rehman is now out! Chinmayee always seems to find interesting songs in Rehman's movies. They are either a lot of fun (like this one) or are extremely soulful (like Tere Bina in Guru). Kilimanjaro starts off on a high note which seems unconventional but extremely catchy. My favorite portion is in the first charanam where Chinmayee beautifully shapes the lines

Naan oora vaitha kani – 

Ennai mella aara vaithu kadi!

Excellent improvisation from the dynamic Chinmayee!