2006 in review: Songs I liked: 20 – 11

There are some songs which I considered for inclusion, but those didn’t make my top 30. Some songs from 2006 that deserve an honourable mention are Kitta Nerungi Vaadi (Dishyum), Taj Mahal Oviya Kaadhal (Kalvanin Kaadhali), Innisai (Varalaaru), Pooncholai Kiliye (Aran), Maanamadurai Kudhirai (Thimiru), Munbe Vaa (Jillunu Oru Kaadhal), Kiliye Kiliye (Unakkum Enakkum), Ilaiudhir Kaalam (AIBI), Kannukkul Edho (Thiruvilayaadal Aarambam) and Thavam Ondru (ABCD).

The original list continues…

20. Iravu Thoongalaam (Azhagiya Aabathu; John Peter; Nisha, Ram): Chances are you’ve never listened to this song, or the soundtrack at all. I’m not even sure if this is a 2006 movie. But it is a good effort. This song is the pick of the album. Check it out, if you haven’t already.

19. Uyirile Enadhu Uyirile (Vettayadu Vilayadu; Harris Jeyaraj; Mahalakshmi, Srinivas): Another of those easygoing melodies. Of all the songs in the movie, this is the best picturised. If there is a contest to decide the sweetest male playback voice, it will be a direct fight between Unnikrishnan and Srinivas. Srinivas wins this round. “… solla vandhen, solli mudithen…”

18. Un Paarvaiyil (Unakkum Enakkum; Devisri Prasad; Karthik, Sumangali): For fans of the Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana sountrack, Unakkum Enakkum has little to offer. However, if we choose to ignore that fact, Unakkum Enakkum will certainly rank among the very best of this year’s soundtracks. Un Paarvaiyil is one of Devisri Prasad’s best melodies so far. The orchestration has a good 90s feel. To add to a great job by both the singers.

17. Boomikku Velichamellam (Dishyum; Vijay Antony; Gayathri, Rahul Nambiar): I don’t know if it’s the right description, but this song sounds pretty seductive. The lyrics fit snugly, and the occasional mixing of styles is enjoyable. Another song to treasure from Dishyum.

16. Athi Athikka (Aadhi; Vidyasagar; S.P. Balasubramanian, Sadhana Sargam): Vidyasagar has such an ability to dole out lovely melodies that though each song is different from the other, we can tag them all as “typical Vidyasagar melodies”. Aadhi was such a complete rout at the BO that Vijay was forced not to release any other movies in 2006. The song has an excellent rural feel to it; Though the charanam is a let-down compared to the pallavi, the song is still one of the best melodies of the year. By the way, how old is SPB? The song doesn’t offer a clue.

15. Dhavani Potta Deepavali (Sandakkozhi; Yuvan Shankar Raja; Vijay Yesudoss, Shreya Ghosal): Not wanting to be left behind in the melodies race, YSR doles out a song that makes you want to sing along. This song is reminiscent of Poo Poovaai Punnagaikkum Ival from the movie Bala; Yuvan does tend to reuse a trusted formula, what say? So long as it is enjoyable, I’m not complaining. Iravum varudhu pagalum varudhu, enakku puriyala!

15. Goligundu Kannu (Emden Magan; Vidyasagar; Karthik, Kalyani): Adede, what a nice song! Songs like these you don’t need to wait for them to grow on you. Listen once, like always! Unlike some other singers who do an especially good job at romantic songs (Srinivas, Unnikrishnan etc), Karthik’s voice lends itself naturally to rural and semi-urban characters too. The song blends very well with the sequence. The best five minutes of Emden Magan.

14. Unnai Kandene (Parijatham; Dharan; Shruthi, Haricharan): If only the female lead had been better… Cannot help it, because the singer had to mimic the heroine’s voice, and the heroine speaks as if she in the fourth standard. The way the song’s tempo changes from slow to fast to slow again is a definite plus.

13. Kaadhal Neruppin Nadanam (Veyyil; G.V. Prakash; Karthik, Chinmayee): For a long time, my favourite track in this album. Chinmayee deserves plaudits because she is one of the few female playback singers who can sing without the “keech kural”. The intertwining of the gibberish (imola seevola, who cares omnimola…) between the comprehensible words is done much better than in most songs. Another round of applause for the debutant composer.

12. Variyaa? (Pudhupettai; Yuvan Shankar Raja): 3 AM. Still in the office. Nothing works. Everyone is sleepy. Ideal tonic. The anthem of the night. No pallavi; no charanam; no words; only music. Variyaa is the ultimate ghaleej song of the year!

11. Paartha Mudhal Naale (Vettayadu Vilayadu; Harris Jeyaraj; Bombay Jayashree, Unni Menon): A top 5 song in most lists, you could catch this song each time you flipped channels. So why so low? Bombay Jayashree doesn’t convince me still that she is the ideal choice for such a song. Last year, I wasn’t impressed with her rendition of Suttum Vizhi Sudare. Unni Menon, while good, sometimes izhuthufies too much, that makes you wonder if he is asking alms. A perfect 10 for Harris Jeyaraj and minus two for his choice of singers.

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