Best songs of the year - 2009

I know, we are in the 3rd week of 2010 but here I am publishing a post on the best songs of the year, 2009. This is one post that I kind of keep on editing throughout the course of the year and it is precisely for this reason that I do not want to miss out on publishing the same, even though it is coming about a month late.

My self defined 'rules' that I followed in coming up with this list haven't changed form the last 2 years and here they are, one more time:

1) All songs should fit in a 80 min audio CD

2) There shall be no more than 1 song from any given movie

3) The album should have been released in the year 2009.

So, here are the best songs of the year 2009 (in no particular order):

1) Kannil paarvai from Naan Kadavul

2) Mella oorndhu oorndhu from Nandhala

3) Kadaloram from Kunguma Puraavum Konju Puraavum

4) Ragala Kaara from Odippolaamaa

5) Vizhi moodi from Ayan

6) Kooda varuviyaa from Vaalmiki

7) Oru Chinna Thamarai from Vettaikkaaran

8) Rayilin Paadhaiyil from Appaavi

9) Kannil dhaagam from Achamundu Achamundu

10) Aval appadi ondrum from Angaadi Theru

11) Maalai neram from Aayirathil Oruvan

12) Oru vetkkam varudhe from Pasanga

13) Naan Pogiren mele from Naanaiyam

14) Thuli Thuli from Paiyyaa

15) YaarOru yaarO from Yogi

16) Tharai Erangiya from Eeram

17) Yogi theme music (filler)

Honorable mention or the second CD:

1) Onnukkonnu from Nandhala

2) Ading Ading from OdippOlaamaa

3) Oru nimisham from KPKP

4) Oru Kal Oru Kannaadi from SMS

5) Enge povadhu from Vaamanan

6) July maadhathil from Muthirai

7) Poo Sirikkudhu from Valmiki

8) Kadhaigalai pesum from Angaadi Theru

9) Adada Mazhaida from Paiyya

10) Karigaalan from Vettaikkaaran

11) Edho Seigiraai from Vaamanan

12) Latcham vaarthaigal from Modhi Vilaaiyadu

13) Nenje Nenje from Ayan

14) Mazhaiye Mazhaiye from Eeram

15) Nee Thaane from Sarvam

16) Yaaradhu Yaaro from Yaadhumaagi

17) Poove Poove from Sidhu +2 first attempt

Other awards:

Album of the year: Modhi Vilaiyaadu, Sarvam, Eeram, Ayan, KPKP, Aayirathil Oruvan were the contenders for me. My choices for the best songs and the best album usually go hand in hand with the most popular picks in their respective categories. But this time around, my choice might baffle a lot of people as Kunguma Poovum Konju Puraavum is my choice for the best album of the year. There was no other album where I loved almost every single song of the album like KPKP and that includes the 'Naan Dharman-da' song sung by SPB.

Music director of the year: Has to be Yuvan again. Except for KPKP & Sarvam, he didn't have any album that can be called oustanding. But even in the other albums he had (like Muthirai, Vaamanan, Yogi, SIva Manasula Sakthi and Paiyyaa), he had some very hummable & high quality numbers. For that and also for the lack of competition form other music directors (with James Vasanthan being the only one who came even remotely close to being considered), Yuvan is my pick for the music director of the year.