Ah...there we go...1st post on music and what do I have for you??A Tamil music album. Well, this is not just another music album. Its the finest of the lots. Lets have a closer look.
For starters, this post(and the album eventually) is not meant for south indians only...if you are a music lover, you gotta love this album. Alright, the movie starred big names like Tabu, Aish, Mamooty, Abbas and Ajith. Agreed, these names sell. But what sold more than the movie was the soulful music. The songs are melody personified. No song is louder than say, today's Pop songs are. This was done on purpose, keeping in mind the lovable and feel-good theme of the film. The album hits of with 'Konjum Mainakale' sung well by Sadhna Sargam. Nice and soft introductory song for Aish. However, when I come to think of the song, I definitely think of singers who could've sung it better. Then, comes the title track sung by Hariharan and Mahalaxmi Iyer. Smooooth is how it goes. Hari in top form and Mahalaxmi gives him good support.
'Smiye Aai' is much more contemporary (not loud though) and is a crowd favorite. The reason being it has a typical peppy Rehman number which has some English words along with catchy music. On a personal note, I feel its a good song, though not a great one. Now come the best songs of the album. The first one is 'Enna Sola Pokirai' by Shankar Mahadevan. This has been Shankar's best song to date in my mind. The lyrics are difficult(mind you, even I couldnt grasp) still Shankar's tone conveys the message clear that the main protagonist is waiting for his girl's reply......The last one is a creamer. A lover's delight. 'Kannamoochi'...If you are in love, you cant miss it...and if u ain't, listen to it and you'll come to know what you are missing. For me, it is one of the most melodious songs (music+lyrics) ever made. It is love and lust conveyed in the most innocent way.....Hold on...there's more...there are 2 renditions of the song....the first a female solo by the ever-so-sweet Chitra herself and the 2nd one a duet by Chitra and Yesudas. Yesudas adds class to the cute song. Listen to the song, the album and enjoyyyy...Am sure language wouldnt be a barrier at all for this album. The album connects to the soul......
For starters, this post(and the album eventually) is not meant for south indians only...if you are a music lover, you gotta love this album. Alright, the movie starred big names like Tabu, Aish, Mamooty, Abbas and Ajith. Agreed, these names sell. But what sold more than the movie was the soulful music. The songs are melody personified. No song is louder than say, today's Pop songs are. This was done on purpose, keeping in mind the lovable and feel-good theme of the film. The album hits of with 'Konjum Mainakale' sung well by Sadhna Sargam. Nice and soft introductory song for Aish. However, when I come to think of the song, I definitely think of singers who could've sung it better. Then, comes the title track sung by Hariharan and Mahalaxmi Iyer. Smooooth is how it goes. Hari in top form and Mahalaxmi gives him good support.
'Smiye Aai' is much more contemporary (not loud though) and is a crowd favorite. The reason being it has a typical peppy Rehman number which has some English words along with catchy music. On a personal note, I feel its a good song, though not a great one. Now come the best songs of the album. The first one is 'Enna Sola Pokirai' by Shankar Mahadevan. This has been Shankar's best song to date in my mind. The lyrics are difficult(mind you, even I couldnt grasp) still Shankar's tone conveys the message clear that the main protagonist is waiting for his girl's reply......The last one is a creamer. A lover's delight. 'Kannamoochi'...If you are in love, you cant miss it...and if u ain't, listen to it and you'll come to know what you are missing. For me, it is one of the most melodious songs (music+lyrics) ever made. It is love and lust conveyed in the most innocent way.....Hold on...there's more...there are 2 renditions of the song....the first a female solo by the ever-so-sweet Chitra herself and the 2nd one a duet by Chitra and Yesudas. Yesudas adds class to the cute song. Listen to the song, the album and enjoyyyy...Am sure language wouldnt be a barrier at all for this album. The album connects to the soul......
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