"Yennodu vaa veedu varaikkum
Yenn veettai paar yennai pidikkum..."
By no means is this my invitation to anyone but by all means this is a line that has caught my fancy (and maybe yours too..). Some of Thamarai's (lyric writer) best works happen with Gautham Menon and Harris Jayaraj, whose tunes become hits even before they leave the recording studio (!). This team always weaves a certain kind of magic with music no doubt. The above lines are from the already popular (it's a melody folks, a MELODY) Nenjukkul Peithidum Maamazhai from the most awaited film of the year Vaaranam Aayiram. Sung by one of my favorite singers - Hariharan, this song, as the director puts it, is a love ballad. A guy telling a girl that she would like him more if she were to go with him to his house?!! How wonderful and TODAY is this thought! Delightful. It leaves you with a pleasant idea of the guy's relationship with his parents, his life at home etc...I mean if a girl can love him more after visiting his home, how lovely is that!?
The album boasts of other good lines that I picked up even on the first hearing of this 7-track musical.
"Yennakkaagave vanthaai Yenn nizhal poalavey nindraai
Unnai thottru nee yennai vendraaye..."
This is from the girl to the guy - it so soothes my female ego! I'm sure the girls agree with me. And the second line is all about giving up that ego to win over her heart! This, I thought was a very impressive expression of love between equals...but maybe, just maybe, the girl in this equation is a little more than the guy?! Aha! Sung by Shruti (a proper use of her rather non-conformist voice & style) & Krish, Adiye Kolluthey just accelerates the adrenalin.
"Santhithoame kanaakkalil sila muraiyaa pala muraiyaa...
Andhi vaanil ulaavinoam athu unakku ninaivillaiyaa...."
Rendered oh-so sweetly by Sudha Raghunathan, you can imagine the subtle seduction by the girl, calling out to this guy, who has momentarily forgotten to respond to her. I'm reminded of Rahman's 'Kannaalane...' from Bombay for it's tune & beat. On a closer enquiry, I'm told that 'Anal mele panithuli' is in fact a tribute from Gautham & Harris to that modern classical number. The lyrics however transport me to 'Paartha Nyaabagam Illaiyo..' from Puthiya Paravai. The fast paced lifestyle of daily life notwithstanding, here's a girl who talks of taking a walk in the evening clouds and meeting her lover in her myriad dreams...! Hmmm...close your eyes and open your ears & imagination to this rather haunting (the beginning may seem somewhat sad, but no...listen on..) refrain (Sudha is such an apt choice) and you will know what I mean.
Of course the radio channels are gunning for SPB Charan's version of 'Om Shanthi' - This song leaps up at you like a tiger on its prey - begins like a steady melody and springs into action, Charan's singing just superbly blends in. The Adiye Kolluthey & Yethi Yethi numbers are also on the 'A' list. Munthinam Paarthene is a classic duet that also has some very hummable lines and a peppy beat (a rather Harris-ish song if we can say!). The surprise number though is this 'gaana' by another favorite, Karthik (Just listen intently on how Karthik actually makes you feel he has a tear in his eye and fear for his beloved in his heart as he finishes each stanza with 'Thaniyaa Yenge Poanaalo..'). Ava Yenna Yenna Thedi vanthaa Anjale also has a chance of being overlooked in this 7 member (Read song) band right now...but guess this song is more to be seen as a tool taking the story forward than just another track in the album.
And for that and many things more, we need to wait for the film itself! I'm not stating the obvious here, but going by the 'realism' one saw in the trailers and songs, Vaaranam Aayiram leaves me with a lot of hope of good cinema given by some of the best box-office talents in recent times. The emotions felt real...and Surya just left one breathless...with his good looks and nonchalant screen presence.
So, are we saying that this album is ALL Good. Does that make it a review at all? To uniformly praise everything we know from everyone we know? No. That's not the idea.
Music Director Harris Jayaraj has a particular stamp (church choir, multiple violins/guitars, call it whatever) to his work. But nevertheless, his music does 'connect'. It lingers and does what a good mix of instruments and voice is supposed to do. To work with this stamp yet turn out songs to the extent one finds in Vaaranam Aayiram is a complete 'time to take a bow' for the Gautham -Thamarai-Harris team. This is their 5th film together in Tamil and to come up with tracks that sound so good (be it from your fav radio station or from the keepsake audio CD that has the lyrics for karaoke lovers like me!) is no mean achievement.
Vaaranam Aayiram's music has scored at a time when there are so many mind sets to judging film music like how a fast paced number has to be a kuthu paattu, or a melody today wont be as popular etc. Now if this film music album has managed to rise above such ground rules and break these mindsets, it IS quite a deal, don't you think?
Yenn veettai paar yennai pidikkum..."
By no means is this my invitation to anyone but by all means this is a line that has caught my fancy (and maybe yours too..). Some of Thamarai's (lyric writer) best works happen with Gautham Menon and Harris Jayaraj, whose tunes become hits even before they leave the recording studio (!). This team always weaves a certain kind of magic with music no doubt. The above lines are from the already popular (it's a melody folks, a MELODY) Nenjukkul Peithidum Maamazhai from the most awaited film of the year Vaaranam Aayiram. Sung by one of my favorite singers - Hariharan, this song, as the director puts it, is a love ballad. A guy telling a girl that she would like him more if she were to go with him to his house?!! How wonderful and TODAY is this thought! Delightful. It leaves you with a pleasant idea of the guy's relationship with his parents, his life at home etc...I mean if a girl can love him more after visiting his home, how lovely is that!?
The album boasts of other good lines that I picked up even on the first hearing of this 7-track musical.
"Yennakkaagave vanthaai Yenn nizhal poalavey nindraai
Unnai thottru nee yennai vendraaye..."
This is from the girl to the guy - it so soothes my female ego! I'm sure the girls agree with me. And the second line is all about giving up that ego to win over her heart! This, I thought was a very impressive expression of love between equals...but maybe, just maybe, the girl in this equation is a little more than the guy?! Aha! Sung by Shruti (a proper use of her rather non-conformist voice & style) & Krish, Adiye Kolluthey just accelerates the adrenalin.
"Santhithoame kanaakkalil sila muraiyaa pala muraiyaa...
Andhi vaanil ulaavinoam athu unakku ninaivillaiyaa...."
Rendered oh-so sweetly by Sudha Raghunathan, you can imagine the subtle seduction by the girl, calling out to this guy, who has momentarily forgotten to respond to her. I'm reminded of Rahman's 'Kannaalane...' from Bombay for it's tune & beat. On a closer enquiry, I'm told that 'Anal mele panithuli' is in fact a tribute from Gautham & Harris to that modern classical number. The lyrics however transport me to 'Paartha Nyaabagam Illaiyo..' from Puthiya Paravai. The fast paced lifestyle of daily life notwithstanding, here's a girl who talks of taking a walk in the evening clouds and meeting her lover in her myriad dreams...! Hmmm...close your eyes and open your ears & imagination to this rather haunting (the beginning may seem somewhat sad, but no...listen on..) refrain (Sudha is such an apt choice) and you will know what I mean.
Of course the radio channels are gunning for SPB Charan's version of 'Om Shanthi' - This song leaps up at you like a tiger on its prey - begins like a steady melody and springs into action, Charan's singing just superbly blends in. The Adiye Kolluthey & Yethi Yethi numbers are also on the 'A' list. Munthinam Paarthene is a classic duet that also has some very hummable lines and a peppy beat (a rather Harris-ish song if we can say!). The surprise number though is this 'gaana' by another favorite, Karthik (Just listen intently on how Karthik actually makes you feel he has a tear in his eye and fear for his beloved in his heart as he finishes each stanza with 'Thaniyaa Yenge Poanaalo..'). Ava Yenna Yenna Thedi vanthaa Anjale also has a chance of being overlooked in this 7 member (Read song) band right now...but guess this song is more to be seen as a tool taking the story forward than just another track in the album.
And for that and many things more, we need to wait for the film itself! I'm not stating the obvious here, but going by the 'realism' one saw in the trailers and songs, Vaaranam Aayiram leaves me with a lot of hope of good cinema given by some of the best box-office talents in recent times. The emotions felt real...and Surya just left one breathless...with his good looks and nonchalant screen presence.
So, are we saying that this album is ALL Good. Does that make it a review at all? To uniformly praise everything we know from everyone we know? No. That's not the idea.
Music Director Harris Jayaraj has a particular stamp (church choir, multiple violins/guitars, call it whatever) to his work. But nevertheless, his music does 'connect'. It lingers and does what a good mix of instruments and voice is supposed to do. To work with this stamp yet turn out songs to the extent one finds in Vaaranam Aayiram is a complete 'time to take a bow' for the Gautham -Thamarai-Harris team. This is their 5th film together in Tamil and to come up with tracks that sound so good (be it from your fav radio station or from the keepsake audio CD that has the lyrics for karaoke lovers like me!) is no mean achievement.
Vaaranam Aayiram's music has scored at a time when there are so many mind sets to judging film music like how a fast paced number has to be a kuthu paattu, or a melody today wont be as popular etc. Now if this film music album has managed to rise above such ground rules and break these mindsets, it IS quite a deal, don't you think?
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Gautham Menon and Harris Jeyraj DO make an awesome pair with some fabulous songs that have STILL not gone stale on the ears considering these are times of 'living in the moment'. Hmmm. waiting to see the film...have not paid much attention to the music though...
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