Vaaranam Aayiram songs

One more proof that Harris reserves his best for Gautham and also that his combination with Gautham Menon is one of the best in the tamil film industry. And this time around, he has pulled it off without his trademark Bombay Jeyashree number :)

Simply loved all the songs with Mundhinam Paarthene and Nenjukkul Peidhidum being my picks. I would go far enough to say that this is one of the best albums of the year, along with Poo and Subramaniyapuram. One person who has an equal share in the songs from this combo becoming huge hits and one who is often overlooked is Thamarai. She is definitely the life line for many of the songs in the albums of this combo and she has worked her magic again in Vaaranam Aayiram. (While on Thamarai, this interview with her back couple of years back makes for some good reading: There's no rhyme without reason)

Of course, there was also the typical Gautham style dialog at the beginning of the Mundhinam paarthene song which immediately doused any meager hopes I had for the movie. Some things just don't change, I guess and we should stop expecting the same. I was like "Gautham, please spare us this torture"

Including Vaaranam Aayiram, all the 5 albums by Harris for Gautham have been blockbusters and Rahman has an arduous task to match this track record with Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam.