Top 10 Songs

From Dec 16th 2011 to Dec 29th 2011

Rankings based on : • Audio sales at music outlets in Chennai. • Radio and Television ratings. • Number of online Downloads. • Ring tones downloads • General Public reactions to the songs. Here we are, the last weekend of 2011. It has been a year of all kinds of music, starting from the raucous Aadukalam, the mellifluous Ko, Engeyum Kadhal to the season of the irreverent numbers from Vaanam and Mayakkam Enna. Of course, the phenomenon of Kolaveri also unleashed this year. The year also saw the debuts of Ghibran and Anirudh. Take a look at the leader board for the last fortnight of 2011. Lets hope for a musically exciting 2012.

Song: Aathadi Manasudhan... Music director: Yuvan Shankar RajaSinger(s): Priya

A slow and lilting number; a rarity in the past few months. Good use of mild beats and violins. The rendition quite rightly doesn’t get too sweet or high pitched, somehow reminds us of Ilayaraja’s style. Good one to hear, give it some time.

Song: Cinema Cinema ... Music director: Aadhisha Singer(s): Mano

A very energetic song, all about cinema. It is spruced up by percussions and well used instruments. Mano lends his infectious energy and the song becomes hum worthy overall. It gives an old world feel, in a nice way, at times.

Song: Kaatu Vazhi... Music director: Thaman Singer(s): Thiagarajan

A song that stresses on the rural earthy feel. The rendition is open throated and the instruments used too give you the unsophisticated feel. It is not a song that you would call classy or melodious, but it definitely has an appeal that keeps you involved.

Song: Podi Paiyyan Polave... Music director: Yuvan Shankar Raja Singer(s): Haricharan

An easy going solo number which floats about quite effortlessly in the first half. A pleasant surprise comes around the halfway point where there is a pause and a brief drop in tempo; very well done. Haricharan’s voice keeps the song sailing quite well. The song ends up delivering more than it promised at the beginning. One only hopes the beats were toned down a bit.

Song: Kalasala... Music director: Thaman Singer(s): L.R.Eswari, Vijaya T Rajendar, Sola Sai

Another item number for the season; recreating the ‘Munni’ sensation. We have Mallika Sherawat shaking her leg to this one, which has fallen a bit flat, one must say. However, the coup was not the casting of Mallika, it was the comeback of L.R.Eswari. Her voice retains some vigor even after all these years.

Song: Kadhal En Kadhal... Music director: GV Prakash Singer(s): Dhanush, Selvaraghavan

A typical irreverent brash song; the kind that has come to dominate the season. Absolutely no refinement is intended or seen, it is as raw as it gets. Now, we also have the ‘lungi dance’ in theatres to add to the downright crudeness.

Song: Kattipidi Enna... Music director: Yuvan Shankar Raja Singer(s): Vijay Prakash, Shwetha Pandit

A zestful romantic duet that carries Yuvan’s signature verve. Well, embellished with bass and beats, the song has a consistent rhythm. But, it does go through one or two brief flat phases. The rendition however keeps the song alive; both Vijay and Shwetha have done a fair job. The lyrics have nothing new to offer.

Song: Oh Sunandha... Music director: G.V.Prakash Kumar Singer(s): Raman Mahadevan, Caroline and Megha

A typical youth centric song heavy on romance. You have the husky voices, guitars and everything that is connected with that heavy feeling in the heart. Good economy of sounds here as G.V.Prakash has used little apart from the guitar and gentle beats. Yet, the song is not a slow affair; it has its own easy rhythm. For nice and easy listening.

Song: Why this Kolaveri di... Music director: Anirudh Singer(s): Dhanush

OK boys, nothing more left to say about this song. The soup song has become the sensation of 2011; voted the world song of 2011 on CNN. What else can we say?

Song: Heartiley battery... Music director: Harris Jeyaraj Singer(s): Mukesh and Hemachandran

The Tamil version of ‘All Izz Well’. This one is something different from the Hindi original. Yes, it lacks the infectious rhythm and energy of the original. The song never really slips into overdrive. Perhaps Harris made a conscious effort not to get too close to the original; you can feel it in the way he restrains the build up to the ‘All Izz Well’ cry. But, this song does have some positives of its own, some interesting portions, a naughty energy and some curious honking noises used well. Hemachandran’s voice reminds you of Udit Narayan at times and the lyrics are typical youth fare. But in the end, one feels it would not have been a bad idea to get the rights to the original song from Hindi; would have sounded good in Tamil too.