Malayalam Film Music

I like the songs in 'Bharatam' very much.
Could anyone of you pl tell me where i can find the lyrics of these songs?

Many Thanks, Satya.

yau can download lyrics of malayalam devotional songs in malayalam from www.malayalammusic.com/main

can somebody tell me a good mp3 site to download malayalam songs, all the sites i went to are for listening in real audio only.

check out http://listen.to/tojo for the latest malayalam film songs in MP3

Rajani is good in style like Basha,But Kamal stealing that is Ok because HE MADE It.He is
the most talented actor(one )india who can do the
roles like Indian,Mrs Doubtfare's copy or some thing.Rajanikant is not so talented as mammotty or Lal in malayalam.But you Know like Sharukh Khan
in hindi. Most of the people like Rajani.Did you know Rajani is not going to die in movies( only in
couple).And his subjects and fights are not real
But Iam a fan of Rajani knowing all weakness.Because He is always fightig for justice
I saw his almost all recent tamil movies Padayappa
arunachalam,muthu,basha,veera,

Hey,

I was also eager to listen the song Alliyambal Kadavil.... and tried so much. Only today I could listen to that song through this site today.
Thanks

Can anyone please tell me where I can get mp3 songs from the malayalam movie Sindoorarekha!!!!
Please do let me know if U know...I ahve been searching the net for such a long time but with no scope of finding it!Thanks in advance!!
If U are as nice as I think you are please email me the url at anish_varghese@yahoo.com...bcos I came to this forum by brwowsing thru thousand links.So I dont know how I will come back to this site again!!!Thanks again.Anu

Friends could you give me the lyrics of the movie
Premageethangal. It starts with 'Nee vidaroo jeevanil pulakamayi...' acted by Shah Nawaz...

Thanks
anu

Guys....

I'm desperate for getting some Malayalam MP3s. Most of the sites I visit have only RAM formats. There was one link specified here by Sujit Nair. But the page was not opening it says page Not found by the Fortunecity site itself. If anyone else knows any site do send the address over to me at my email ID.

Thanx a lot guys...

Hi All,

Just let me know your opinion about these songs.

Minnaminungum Mayilkanniyum - My Dear Kuttichathan
Alippazham Perukkam - My Dear Kutti chatthan
Yamune Ninnude nenjil - Yathra
Thannannam Thaanannam- Yathra
Thumbi Vaa - Olangal
Vezhambal Kezhum - Olangal
Kuliraadunnu Maanathu - Olangal
Poonkattinodum - Poomukhappadilyil Ninneyum Kathu
Konji Karayalle - Poomukhappadilyil Ninneyum Kathu
Theeram thedum - Unaru
Kiliye Kiliye - Aa raathri
Vaalittezhuthiya - Onnanu Nammal
Kalkandam Kannil - Onnanu Nammal
Olathumpathu - Pappayude Swantham Appoos
Manju Peyyum Raavil - Appoos
En Poove Pon Poove -Appoos
Kaakka Poocha -Appoos
Snehathin Poonjola -Appoos
Aalaapanam - Ente Sooryaputhrikku
Raakolam - Ente Sooryaputhrikku
Raappaadi Pakshikkoottam- Ente Sooryaputhrikku
Melle Melle - Apaaratha
Karthavuyarthezhunnetta -Apaaratha
Govardhanam - Apaaratha
Thaarapatham - Anaswaram
Thaazhvaaram Manpoove - Jackpot
Munghi Munghi - jackpot
Hey Kulambadi - Jackpot
Valthum Idathum - Jackpot
Kaakala Kannamma - Yaathramozhi
Thymaavin Thanalil - Yaathramozhi
Manjolum Raathri-Yaathramozhi
All songs - Saagara Sangamam
Aatirampile - Kaalapani
Chempoove poove- Kaalapaani
Maarikoodinnullil- Kaalapani
Vande Maatharam-Kaalapani
Guru Charanam - Guru
Devasangeetham - Guru
Aruna Kiranam - Guru
Minnaaram Maanathu- Guru
Thithithey Thaalam- My Dear Kuttichaathan -New
Chirakaattikkili- My Dear Kuttichaathan-New
Chellakkaatte Nillu - Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal
Shivakara- KK Santhoshangal
Alapumazha -KK Santhoshangal
Kodamanjin Thazhvarayil-Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal.

All these songs are tuned by a non-Malayali Music Director - Maestro Ilayaraaja. I am a great fan of his and these are only some of the beautiful melodies that still linger in my mind. It is a great achievment to create such songs in a different language. Ilayaraaja is the best music director India has ever seen and these songs testify that.

Please let me know your opinions of these songs.

Rajesh

WHAT THE BLOODY HELLL...SOME ONE GIVE ME THE ADDRESS OF SOME MP3 SONGS IN MALAYALAM

Hi all,

Is there any site where i can get mp3 of "chandana lepa sugandham...." this song is my
favourite.

Thanx

CHANDANA LEPA SUGANDHAM

CHANDANA LEPA SUGANDHAM

hello there,
kk santhosangal songs are very good
becuase the music is by ILAYARAJA
please somebody ask the malayalam cassette industry to reduce the cost of cassetes the minimum is 50 where will the common man
and there is a big opposition to recording of songs from different movies
god what can we do please suggest

hello there,
kk santhosangal songs are very good
becuase the music is by ILAYARAJA
please somebody ask the malayalam cassette industry to reduce the cost of cassetes the minimum is 50 where will the common man go
and there is a big opposition to recording of songs from different movies
god what can we do please suggest

Great site for malayalam film music related links.
http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/cavendish/193/

This site has a huge list of Malayalam music links. Check out !!

You can find some Malayalam MP3 's in
www.binod.com

It is good to see this thread receiving some responses now and then. I wish to write something off and on..hmm..

Guys..there are some mp3s at:

http://www.idrive.com/swarapriyan. This is my account. I upload those songs which I feel have something to offer to the listener.

idrive may be down for maintenance for some days. You may try dwonloading these clips later.

Enjoy !

A review of songs in AyaaL kathaiyezuthugaiyaaNu:

Heard that this album s by Raveendran. In such a case atleast a good song in the movie is inescapable.

(1) Aakaashathaamari pOlE: (6/10) - mood:upbeat- lead tune - classical

This song is a flick from the carnatic song - KRishnaa nee bEganE baarO. But on the pallavi's first line is a flick. All the other lines are Raveendran's original compositions. The whole song, I think is set in KalyaaNi. The highlight of the song is the arabic orchestration with a dramatic usage of drums. I have one big qualm about Raveendran's usage of violins. The violins are extremely loud and shrieky. This is a regular feature of all his songs. This song especially has jarring violins.

Mano has lent his voice to give some arabic humming. OTH, the song is lengthy and is a nice song to have in your collection. But the mood of the song is upbeat. KJY's voice is not as pleasant as it was in 3 yrs ago.

IMO, this is one of the few songs in the category of carnatic - pop fusion.

(2) yEdhO nidhrathan: (9/10) - mood:lullaby - lead tune - classic

A beautiful melody carved out of ragam mohanam with necessary anya swara prayOGam to embellish. The song has two versions - KJY and Sujatha. My choice is the version of KJY. Raveendran's stamp is all over the song. It is set in rupaka thaaLam (call it viennese waltz) with the percussion being underplayed well so that the song is not killed. The melody starts with a short prelude with the flute dominating. The sharanam is accompanied by tabla which is a pleasant transformation. A must hear for all the MFM fans.

(3)Kuppy vaLa:(7/10) - mood:romantic - lead tune - classic and thingaLoru (clone) - by chitra - solo

This song is also set in mohanam with extra swaras buttin. Sung by sujatha and MGS , it is reminiscent of the old age songs. It reminds us especially of "aahaa inba nilaavinilE OhO jagamE aadiduthE" - atamil melody from maayaa bazaar. The ifrst interlude is very much similar to the "thana tham tham tham tham tham tham" of "raasaavE unnai naan eNNi thaan" - a tamil song from the film "murattukkaaLai". The second interllude is a naive attempt but does not affect the fabric of the song. A good song.

The first prelude also reminds us of the recent song "kurukku chiruththavaLE's flute prelude. My choice is the chitra's version.

(4) MaanE: (7/10) mood - upbeat lead tune - classical

The song is supoosedly set in Abheri. The orchestration is very pop-pish though the tune is highly classical. The song takes wild turns. IT is a good experiment though not very appealing. Wouldn't be in any of my lists, but will not shun if played.

(5) Marathakakaavil: (3/10) mood - upbeat lead tune - arbitrary

Not worth a comment. The song is a "Dappaanguthu" in mallu "adip pOLi" song. The tune is not so energetic to brand it as a hyper energy song. It is an excuse for a song. My suggestion - don't listen to it until you are forced.


'll come out with more reviews if interested. All these songs (mp3 clips) can be found at:

http://www.myplay.com

Send me a mail if you are interested. Will tell you login & password.

Enjoy !

Here's my comments on 'Ayaal..':

The moment I got the songs and knew they were by Raveendran, I couldn't resist expecting HH.abdulla,Bharatham standards. (i confess i have heard only a few mallu albums.) And was disappointed.. But after a few listenings, the songs have grown on me a bit.

I don't have very detailed comments on each song as MS has reviewed them quite nicely. I do agree with him more or less. My ratings would be:

1. yetho nidhrathan (A-) : clearly the best song in this album. Melodious and gets a 'once more'. The melody sounded to me like carved out of the mohanam part in 'deva sabhathalam' (HHA).
2. kuppy vala (B): MS is right. Sounds like oldtime melody - 'aahaa inba nilaavinile' comparison was apt :-). Vaasanthi touches are there.
3. Maane (B-): reminds me 'tu badi' (HHA) for some reason.
4. aakaashathaamarai (B-) : Most of the parts are 'arbitrary'. May be this is situation dependent. People who have seen the movie can add more.
5. marathakakaavil (C)

Overall, IMO this is a just-above-average fare. A couple of good melodies, some 'wild' compositions, but not-so-imaginative orchestration throughout. Nothing novel. I give it a 'B'.

RR:

Can you give review of some other albums too ? I shall join you then and there.

Sure, MS. Will comment on 'Pallavoor..' next. If you have time, go ahead post yours too.

Pallaavoor dhEvanaarayanan:

Another album by Raveendran. After a slightly depressing work in "ayaaL kathaiyezuthugaiyaaNu", I had my doubts. Here is a review and preview of the songs.

PoliyO poli: (4/10) mood - upbeat, lead tune - classical - raga - madhyamaavathi

It is now fashionable for the heroes of the films to prove their mettle in singing too. Sometimes we get an output that is pleasant and sometimes an output not worth a mention. This song falls in the middle :-) The song set in the raga madhyamaavathi had been "tried" by mammootty. The song starts with an old man (probably thilakan - who is the mallu equivalent Vijayakumar in tail) sating a few "words" and you instantly get a feeling of discomfort. Anyway, after that initial ride on this rough voice, mammootty sings the first line with a bass guitar' support and vocal harmony. After this comes a garland of beats - a really good variation using tabla and drums. This is the most appealing part of the song for me. The rest of the song is set almost fully on tabla. The interludes are tolerable. Mammotty's voice is like a 10 year kid 's practicing varnam or geetham :-) If anybody has heard "Vannaathip puzaiyudE theeraththu", he can immediately recognize that the line " poliyO poli pOkkil;E naakkilE" going in tune with "thiruvaathiraiyil sree paarvathiyaai". Madhyamaavathi is one raagam where unless the composer is a genius, not anything new can be churned out. The tabla beats in the song are pretty much like punjabi bhangra. The shehnaai usage is arbitrary. My suggestion is that you may try this song for partying.

(2) VaarththingaLaal: (8/10) mood - ruthrathaaNdavam like - lead tune - classical -raga - hindhOLam

A GEM in Raveendran's repertoire. Set in the raga hindhOLam, I can hardly find an anya swaram. To my naive ears the song seems to be carnatically pure. But one cannot escape "azagu malar aada" - atamil song from "vaidhEhi kaaththirunthaaL" by IR slowly creeping into the mids. As I mentioned already, it is difficult to carve out a melody from a pentatonic raga very different from the existing songs. This song is a perfect example of how a composer of raveendran's calibre can tune a song in a common raga but give a totally different dimension through a good orchestration. The song has two versions - solo(KJY) and a duet(KJY, KSC).

Though one of the biggest fans of KJY, I must admit that the gamakam in KJY's voice is almost nil :-( The swara sanchaaras at the end of the song lack flavour of both KJY and raagam :-( There are a couple of places where his swara rendition is just like a talk. In his heydays, songs like "nakshathra dheepangaL" which are capable of giving any singer a kick, came to him as if they are his most obedient pets. The gamakam and bassy command that he expressed in those kinds of songs are totally lacking now. He sounds very much strained.

Coming out the interludes of the song, the first interlude needs a mention here there is a line which is a note-by-note flick of "Saamaja varagamana" (the fiddle). But the flute and the violins give a richness. The second intelrude has a variety of thaLa structures, but here too the fiddle part has been flicked from a tamil song " malarO nilavO malaimagaLo". The ending portion "G M M D N S G M M D N S G M M D N S". This song has been rendered by JEyachandran. It is one heck of a long interlude.

The final portion of the song has the swaras of KJY which are not so attractive.

(3) ElapulayantE (7/10): mood - song in a paddy field probably and upbeat - lead tune - classic

This is beautiful folksy song set in a two ragas. The first one seems to be naattak kurinji as it reminds heavily of "oru murai vanthu paarththaayaa" and "kaNNaamoochchi yEnada" but once it changes beat it jumps to brindhaavaNi. The violins in the interlude give you no clue as to what is going on during the transition from one raga to the other. But it sounds great. The final flute piece is worth hearing more than twice. A fantastic but fast paced delilvery of brindhaavani.

A qualm I have is the harsh choral harmony that raveendran uses in most of his songs. He should reconsider. A worthy number.

(4) Pularinilaavu:(7/10) mood -classical lead tune - classical

A song set predominanly in madhyamaavathi with a hell lot of anya swaras. A song worthy of being in our collection. The greatness of the song is in the differences "santham" or "meter" that raveendran effects through out the song. A semi-classical, establishing the title of the movie.

(5) Mridhanga jathi:

Not much to say as it is just jathi. A connoisseur of mridhangam may appreciate if he is capable of imagining a dancer of Dhivyaa uNNi's calibre in his eyes :-)

(6) Sanchara ratha: KJY

Once again does not invoke a comment as it is set in pancha vaadhyam of which I am not a big fan. But raveendran plays his stamp all over by the variation in thaaLa and the tune. The tune is vague and gives no idea as to what ragam it could be though I could hear something similar to thOdi at the end. KJY SOUNDS GREAT !

All these songs (mp3 clips) can be found at:

http://www.myplay.com

Send me a mail if you are interested. Will tell you login & password.

Enjoy !

The real audio clips of "ayaaL kathaiyezuthugaiyaaNu" are available at:

http://www.geocities.com/tojop/real.html

can u tell me who sang the song "ponvala illengilum ponnada illengilum ponnin kudam ennum ponnin kudam" A.M.raja or is it udayabhanu?

My comments on Pallavoor Devanarayanan.

1. poliyo poli (B-): Mammoty's singing is average, but the tune is lilting and hummable.
2. vaarthingalaal (B): This is a mixed masala on the overly-used hindolam. The composition moves from one style to another in no time - wild. As pointed out by MS, you even find 'samaja vara gamana' in one interlude. The second interlude (veena piece) seems to use N3 and give chandrakauns feeling. KJY swaras are out of meter, at some places..
3. elapulayante (B): folkish song. fast paced.
4. sanchara ratha (B+): whoever has played the 'udukku'(?) has done a very good job..! You can listen to this song, just for that. The melody sounds complicated: keeps shifting ragas at will. I could hear some shades of natakurinji,valaji,shanmugapriya,thodi. KJY spans a good range in this song, however the 'udukku' beats are the highlight in this song.
6. sindhuraaruna (A): This is a brief ragamalika set in sahana, kanada, madhyamavathi. No beats or any other accompanyment. Just chitra's brilliant voice! Must listen. (MS, did you miss it or is it wrongly classified under 'Pallavoor..' :)

This album is certainly better than 'aayaal..', not too much. Gets a B+ .

Thanks MS, for the brilliant sound quality .mp3 clips.

You guys forgot to mention songs from "DEVASURAM".

You guys forgot to mention songs from "DEVASURAM".

Menaka:

I dont have the songs of DhEvaasuram with me. I am writing reviews of those songs for which I have mp3 clips. Once I obtain them, I shall give a detailed review of the same.

RR:

thx. I do not really know why I left out SindhooraaruNa - a great rendition by Chithra. IT is indeed a brilliant number and is from the same film.

I shall soon write about "Friends" and "Harikrishnans" - the former by IR and the latter by Ouesphachchan.

menaka: why don't you post a review of Devasuram?

Songs of dhEvaasuram:

(1) http://www.keralam.org/Soorya.ram
(2) http://pendulam.com/jkg/ra/carnatic/sarasi-j.ra
(3) http://www.keralam.org/ShreePadam.ram

I could pool up only these three songs of dhEvaasuram. To me, they do not sound to be the most wornderful creations, but they are definitely good. Search for Devasuram in "google" and you will find it to be listed in many pages as the one of those films in which Mohanlal is stunning. It is considered on par with HHa and Bharatham. Musically, IMO, not so. But this is based on the three songs I have given above.

Review of Summer in Bethelehem :
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An album by Vidhyaassagar. After his classic "veNNilaa chandhanak kiNNam" in "azakiya raavaNan" my respect for him had gone up by many orders of magnitude. This album , IMO, is another good one from VS.

EthrayO jenmamaai: (7/10)(mood - romantic, lulling lead tune - classic)


The song features a new voice - Srinivasan (not sure if it is the same Srinivas of tamil) which is a welcome change. Though one cannot get tired of listening to KJY over and over, time has come to allow new voices in the arena for the simple reason that KJY is getting older and so is his voice. With MGS is notching up the highest number of songs after KJY, there needs to be whiff of fresh air in the male vocal portions and it is good to see VS experimenting.

On to the song. The song is predominantly set in Aanandha bhairavi (atleast in the pallavi). One cannot help being reminded of the lines "thEdinEn kaadhalaal Odivaa" from the MSV song "engE avaL" when Srinivasan/sujatha sing "ethrayO jenmamaai". nice melodic song.

kunnimani: (5/10) (mood - upbeat, lead tune - folksy)

The raga mohanam has remained as one of the most used and abused ragams in the film hiistory. IF VS is called "ARR of MFM" this song does justice to it. The choral harmony that VS has used is clearly rahmanic. There is nothing to rave about. It is a song. not so bad not so good. but soft.

maarivillin: (5/10) (mood - heavily upbeat, lead tune - poppish)

The beat is highly poppish. The lead tune is set apparently in harikaambOji with anya swarams showing their faces occassionally. The formulation of the pallavi and first portion of the sharanam are good. The sharanaM's end cacophonically. No great interludes. When the singers sing "kunninu ..kootti nadakkum", it is very much reminiscent of "kaatu muyalukku pani pidikkum gaanakkuyilukku..pidikkum aaNi vErukku maN pidikkum pombaLaikku kili pidikkum" of "kuchchi kuchchi raakkamaa.

My observation : the song does not make an impact. You may or may not take it in your collection - you are better either way.

Oru raathri koodi: (10/10) (lead tune - classical, mood -romantic)

just one word- FANTASTIC ! This is the song of the album ! What a melody ! It is this kind of melodies that VS is capable of giving but is restraining himself because of the commercial constraints. A MUST in MFM collector's racks ! The song is very much reminiscent of "malarE mounamaa". Every time the sharaNam ends, (eg "manasindE paatu kEttuvO"), I am overwhelmed with tears in my eyes ! The sharaNam ends totally unconventionally with an extended aalaap. Such is the power of the melody in this song. It has two versions: - a duet and solo sung by (default) KJY. Go for the duet version. You'll start loving chithra (or her voice or whatever :-)) immly. It may be said to be composed in a variant of kaanada (which ofcourse is the fav of VS). But you will never find it unless you look for it !

The talents of VS are manifest in this song. The interludes flow without hindering the melody. Infact, one will rarely notice that they are there. Such a melody packed song !

PuncillamEl:

a variant of maarivillin but sung by chithra with choral harmony. You DO get reminded of a portion of "oooh lalala.." song. I would prefer this to maarivillin.

chooLamadichchu:

A song not worthy of hearing set in madhyamaavathi + brindhaavaNi. Could have been a good song had it been set in a different rhythm.

Confusion: (8/10) (mood - heavily upbeat, lead tune - classical)

Ha..a song with a difference ! Set in "ShaNmugap priyaa" the song can very well be sung in carnatic concerts with lyrics altered. The song is clearly inspired from "mayilErum vadivElanE" and reminds you instantly of "kaathal kasakkuthaiyaa". But the disco rhythm takes it to a different level. A song with a difference and deserves a place among the indipop collections. MGS has done a great job. But I would have loved to have SPB in it though his malayaaLam sucks big time :-)

OTW, the album is a good buy.

E-mail me if you want the mp3 clips.

MS,
I also like that song a lot. 'Oru raathiri koodi'...

Can you give me the raga of the song 'kalari vizhakku' from Oru vadakkan veeraakatha...

Mmmm...anyone know just how big the songs of 'Nokkettha doorathu kannum nottu' were when they released in 84?

BTW, MS, what do you think of the songs from films like Priyam and Niram, not to mention Satyam Sivam Sundaram.:-))? In the latter, I liked Walking in the moon light.

Personally, I thought that KJY sounded great in the mizhiyariyaatha song in Niram. What raag is it? It sounded very different for a mallu song...with syth music and everything.

Hi aruvi:

Oru rathri koodi is one of the numbers which keep you listen to them over and over.

"nOkkeththaaththa dhooraththu kaNNum thottu" has two fantastic songs and I remember them being played over and over in the radio when the movie hit the theatres. "aayiram kaNNumaayi"- and "kiLiyE kiLiyE" by chithra are two nostalgic melodies I can remember. (dig :Infact, I associate my memories with my grandpa in Alleppey with these songs) :-)). The portion "paingiLi malar thEnkiLi" makes you listen to it repeatedly.

I reserve my comments on Niram for my review :-) I have not heard the songs of priyam and SSS. IS there a link where I can listen to them ?

You can check the songs out at www.binod.com

If you are interested in Live malayalam music.. Vist http://listen.to/narayan

Hello
very good collection..
Thanx lot