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Originally published in . Thalakaalu puriyalaye – Kidaari (Tamil – Darbuka Siva) When Anitha K opens the Thalakaalu puriyalaye, it is an amazingly misleading prelude that hardly indicates what is...

Originally published in The Hindu. Halena – Iru Mugan (Tamil – Harris Jayaraj) “Halena Hale Hale na! Gasena Gase Gase na!” is the kind of lyrical combination that can only...

Originally published in The Hindu. Aalayal thara venam – Masala Coffee (Malayalam) Noted Malayalam playwright and poet Kavalam Narayana Panicker passed away recently, towards the end of June. So, it...

Hindi Tere sang, Jab tum hote ho and Dekha hazaron dafa – Rustom (Arko, Ankit Tiwari and Jeet Gannguli) Jaaneman aah – Dishoom (Pritam) Aashiq tera and Yaaram – Happy...

Originally published in . Kisapaathiyil – Kismath (Malayalam – Sushin Shyam) Sushin Shyam has been a familiar name in the musical circuit, having been associated as the vocalist and keyboard...

Originally published in The Hindu. Jaaneman aah – Dishoom (Hindi – Pritam) Even though Jaaneman aah’s first claim to fame is Parineeti Chopra’s turn as one-song item-girl, there’s more to...

Originally published in The Hindu. Maya nadhi – Kabali (Tamil – Santhosh Narayanan) Quick – what’s that song where Rajini is as old as a 60 year old and sings...

Originally published in The Hindu. Man meedhu – Parandhu Sella Vaa (Tamil – Joshua Sridhar) Joshua Sridhar, who made music for the little known Tamil film ‘54321’ in 2015, is...

Originally published in . Avalum naanum – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (Tamil – A R Rahman) Rahman has previously made music with lines from Tamil literature. Kaadhalan’s Indhirayo ival sundhariyo and...