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Namosthuthe (I Bow unto You...) Film : Thattathin Marayath MY RATING : 9.8/10 Reflections I was feeling quite down and dull that day... I wasn't even in the mood to watch another 'LOVE STORY' however I was forced to watch this 'new-gen' mallu Romcom... THATTATHIN MARAYATHU... The first track of the movie... that plays when the male protagonist sees His love interest for the first time... The song is a beautiful rendering of Sanskrit verse arrow-rooted into a rhythm of Fusion. This song is special as this very song changed my mood and perhaps a lot of other things for me... I dedicate this song to the One Who deserves this...The Shwetambara Devi... This One's for the Goddess... LYRICS (ENGLISH TRANSLATION) Shwethaambara Dhare Devi  Shwethaambara Dhare Devi  White has She adorned... The Goddess... White has She adorned... The Goddess...   Shwethaambara Dhare Devi  Naanaalankaara Bhooshitey Jagasthitey Jaganmaadhaah:  Mahaalakshmi Namostutey Numer

ANURAGTHIN VELAYIL   MY RATING : 9.9/10 Lyrics : Anu Elizabeth John, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Chandrasekharan Engandiyoor Music : Shaan Rahman Artist : Vineeth Sreenivasan Movie : Thattathin Marayath (2012) Anuraagathin velayil, varamai vannoru sandhyayil Manamee nee paadu, premardram… Under the veil of affection came like a gift (boon) on one evening... Oh Heart... sing a ballad of love... Anuraagathin velayil, varamai vannoru sandhyayil Manamee nee paadu, premardram… Under the veil of affection came like a gift (boon) on one evening... Oh Heart... sing a ballad of love... Ulayunnunden nenjakam, avalee mannin vismayam Ini ente mathram, ente mathram… The Heart within... SHe's a magic written in snow... She's mine now... only mine...  Anuraagathin velayil, varamai vannoru sandhyayil Manamee nee paadu, premardram… Under the veil of affection came like a gift (boon) on one evening... Oh Heart... sing a ballad of love... Nurayumo-rudayadayil… Nurayumoru

KAVERI NADIYE (Keerthichakra OST) Click here* to Listen Music - Joshuaa Sridhar Singers - Karthik, Asha Menon Lyrics - Gireesh Puthuncherry Raagam - SreerAga MY RATING - 9.995/10 Reflections  Ever wondered what happens on the marriage of Malayalam and Tamil???? I am not talking about two people here! But of Music and Lyrics. We get something like Chennai Senthamizh or this one here KAVERI NADIYE from keerthichakra. It has been one of my favourite tracks ever since I heard it for the first 3 years back when my Haryanvi were busy bullying me for who I was - A SOUTHINDIAN!  :( sadly enough, I had to bear it all, for I had no supporter, infusing the very thought of separatist thinking in my mind for the first time in my mind and heart. What the hell? Assholes of that kind keep on panelling up every day in our lives...best thing is to ignore them! Let me get back to the song.  Kaveri Nadiye is the perfect blend of Carnatic Raga with Contemporary Style of Music, just like it amalgamates T

Mouliyil Mayilpeeli Charthee (Placing the Peacock feather on His hood) Singer: Chithra K S Music : Raveendran Lyrics: Girish Puthenchery MY RATING -10/10 Reflections   KS Chitra sings this song that has a fresh morning hue to it. Maybe it's the magic of Raveendran Maash's music or the lyrics penned down Girish Sir! Or maybe it's the mention of His Lord's name itself that makes this song so special. One of the best KRISHNA songs ever. LYRICS Mouliyil mayilpeeli chaarthee manja pattaambaram chaarthee guruvayoorambalam gokulamaakkunna gopakumaarane kani kaananam nenjil gorochana kuri kani kaananam nanda nandanam bhaje nanda nandanam bhaje nanda nandanam bhaje nanda nandanam Adorning the peacock feather on His hood... adorning the yellow silk around His chest The One who changed this Guruvayur temple into an institution of spiritual knowledge I want to see that Young Krishna panchavilochanam kannante kannile anjana neelima kani kaananam (pancha

Film - Adhwaitham Lyrics - Kaithapram Music - M.G Radhakrishnan Singer - M.G Sreekumar,K.S Chithra MY RATING - 9.9/10 Reflections Nostalgic is what I get to to feel, while listening to this track, I remember I was a little kid, the age of 3 or 4 when 9 year old girls from next door would sing this to me to make me feel happy. The Love ballad that touches the heart as it caresses the fluffy peacock feather of Shri Krishna unto the soul of the listener....Towards the end...you want to sing with the song...and in the end...your heart would crave "ONCE MORE" MG Sreekumar & KS Chitra render their honeytone to the lyrics of Kaithapram & the tune set by Late Shri MG Radhakrishnan. LOVE IT! Lyrics Ambalapuzhe unnikannanodu nee Enthu paribhavam melleyothi vannuvo Kalvilakkukal paathi minni nilkkave Enthu nalkuvaan enne kaathu ninnu nee Thriprasaadhavum mouna chumbanangalum Pankuvakkuvaan odi vannathaanu njaan Raaga chandanam ninte netiyil thodaan Gopa

Shyama Sundara Kera Kedara Bhoomi  (श्याम सुन्दर कैरा केदार भूमि / ശ്യാമ സുന്ദര കേര കേദാര ഭൂമി ) Asianet Theme (By AR RAHMAN) Lyrics - P.Bhaskaran My Rating - 10/10 Reflections I remember this song back from my days in Bangalore...when I was first exposed to satellite television....everymorning at 6 am...this song would be played on the Malayalam channel...ASIANET...I used to love this song...but hardly did I know then...that it was composed by someone..who would later become the first Indian to win dual Oscars in the realm of music...YUP!..this is Rahman's earliest commercial works.... A beautiful melody...and touching lyrics by P Bhaskaran, really describes the soul of GOD's OWN COUNTRY - KERALA Shyama Sundara (Lyrics)   Shyama Sundara Kera Kedara Bhoomi Dusky and beautiful land of Coconuts Jana jeevitha pala dhaanya sambana bhoomi A land which has prospered with diversity of civilization Ithu shyama Sundara Kera Kedara Bhoomi.... This is the Dusky and beau

ஓமான பெண்ணே / ഓമന പെണ്ണെ/ Omana Penne  (Darling Girl) Singers : Benny Dayal, Kalyani Menon | Malayalam Lyrics : Kalyani Menon My Rating - 9.8/10 Reflections Whoaaaaa!...........Rahman.....u r impossible!....................no..no....this is no negative remark...rather a remark of FASCINATION......coz...thats what one would feel after listening to this marvel of a ballad!.....OMANA PENNE boasts of vocals from BENNY DAYAL and a lil cameo by KALYANI MENON who has penned down the malayalam part for this song.......Its absolutely....unmissable...even if you don't understand Tamil or Malayalam....forget that fact...go for this track....listen to it once...and you'll automtically listen to it again...your ears will play that track throughout the day....and might even haunt you in your dreams.... Whats more perfect? Rahman's composition....Kalyani's lyrics...or Benny's vocals?...Rahman deserves unprecedented credits....but I don't think stripping off Benny

അറിയാതെ (രാവണപ്രഭു) अरियाते (रावण-प्रभु) Ariyaathey (Unknowingly / अनजाने में) Movie Name : Ravana Prabhu (2001) Singer : Jayachadran P, Sujatha Music Director : Suresh Peters Lyrics : Girish Puthenchery Year : 2001 Producer : Antony Perumbavoor Director : Ranjith Actors : Mohanlal, Nepoliyan, Vasundhara Das Reflections It is perhaps one of my favourite Malayalam songs.....indeed....actually...the one who understands Malayalam....will feel that he is blessed....for he can understand the meaning of this wonderful song.......the lyrics penned down by Gireesh Puthenchery are absolutely BLISS!....out of the world!....how does one come up with such splendid writing? I wished every person in this Goddamn world knew malayalam....so that he could feel the beauty of this nectar of a song................ As I listen to the elysian voice of veteran singer. P Jayachandran....something transfers me to a different world.....forget Mohit Chauhan...forget Yuvan...or Rahman.....thi

Picha Vacha Naal Mudhal - Malayalam (Since the Time I took My first Step) Movie: Puthiya Mukham (Th e New Face) Music: Deepak Dev Singer: Shankar Mahadevan My Rating - 9.5/10 This Melodious love balled from the Prithviraj starrer blockbuster PUTHIYA MUKHAM (The New Face) is the biggest hit of this summer in Kerala. The Music composed by Deepak Dev and voice provided by none other than the Remarkable SHANKAR MAHADEVAN, leaves no path that doesnt touch the heart of the listener. Even the Video has been captured and compiled smoothly and aesthetically. The Song has the Protagonist , a Brahmin man, romancing the woman of his life, in a typical malayalee background. LYRICS and TRANSLATION IN English Picha vacha naal muthalkku nee ente swantham ente swanthamayi asha kondu koodu kootti naam ishtam koodi ennum ennum Since the time, I had taken my first steps, You had become mine, only mine The twigs of Wishes and feelings had we built a nest, where we shal make love forever and ever picha