Venmaniye Venmaniye (Tamil): 4 Musics: 4 Musics, Malayalam group of 4 composers who composed few Malayalam albums, come up with the lovely semi-classical single Venmaniye sung stupendously by Aadil Anzar. The beautiful tune in the young singer's voice aside, the serene gentle arrangements makes it a soothing listen.
Saajan Bakery Since 1962 (Malayalam): Prashanth Pillai: Thora Mazhayilum: Prashanth Pillai wins over with the simple warming melody Thora Mazhayilum and the lovely Sax by Josy serves as a beautiful companion to Vineeth Srinivsan's vocals. Preethi Pillai comes for a brief time and mostly overlayed vocals while one wishes that her portions could have been more, nevertheless lovely listen from Prashanth Pillai.
Aananda Sagaram (Malayalam): Ranjith Meleppatt: Ranjith Meleppatt favorite album is definitely his Tamil debut Thirundhuda Kadhal Thiruda (My Review) which featured the brilliant Salaigal and Ranjith pulls off an equally enjoyable semi-classical song in Aananda Sagaram. Harisankar behind the mic, the rendition hardly can go wrong and the singer aces this one effortlessly.
Mayuram (Malayalam): Ajith Nair: KS Harisankar featured in another semi-classical single composed by Ajith Nair. The track is an excellent listen and the lovely sargams by the singer make this one enchanting listen more than its melody.
Vaazhl (Tamil): Pradeep Kumar: Aaha: Aaha is a quintessential Pradeep Kumar song with the lingering strings and the calming atmospheric soundscape makes it for a compelling listen in lines of Agam Thaanai. Pradeep Kumar utilizes Thereminist Carolina Eyck (TIL Theremin- an instrument played without any physical contact) and supported by lovely orchestration especially scattered oboe cues are lovely to listen.
Kaasuran (Tamil): Pranav Giridharan : Ennodu Kadhal: Another scintillating semi-classical melody based on Dharmavati raga, Ennodu Kadhal/Jotheyalli (Kannada version) sung by Shibi Srinivasan and Maneswini. The beautiful tune easily accentuates the song backed by thumping rhythm and string sections.
Ka Pae Ranasingam (Tamil); Ghibran: Alagiya Sirukki: Ghibran strips away his nuanced layered music away in recent times and started churning out simple more easily accessible melodies. Here in Alagiya Sirukki sounds more like Imman's composition with the thumping percussions, however Balaji's violin solos stand out, and definitely tune is likable stuff as always from Ghibran.
Pick of the week: Aananda Sagaram, Venmaniye Venmaniye Thora Mazhayilum
P.S You can listen to the songs as a playlist in Youtube
