UlagaNayagan KAMALHAASAN in ||"UthamaVillan"|| Directed by Ramesh Aravind

[Chikatiloan]

Sagavaram

Listened to it yesterday evening during a peaceful moment. It was beautiful. Associating with 'Unnai Ninachi' from Abborva Sakotharargal or 'Anu Vidhaiththa Boomiyile' from Vishwaroopam, only the mood nothing else, think this song will see the Kamal I love to see - the character looks who he is but that is not who he is actually - that search in the can that holds the character, the close-ups, face muscles trembling, that face itself, the smile and wet eyes - a devine joy to experience it on the screen in a dark room, the Master's Moves.

On the face look, the song just sings about a man who is not wanted neither in the heaven nor in the hell. He is hanging loose tagged as an immortal and he is becoming a never ending Saga. Its not being alive is pain, its undergoing the pain each time you win over the death. Here is Uthaman who is tired now, Saavu Vendi Sethu Kondu Irrukiran - Dying to Die.

Now from Kamal POV, again he fasinates me :

Kaniyar Kaniththa Kanakku Padi Naam
Kanum Ulagu idhu Vatta Pandhaam !?!
Vatta Pandhai Vattamadikkum mattra pandhum !

A 3 line take on astrology (Kanitha) & astrologers (Kaniyar) where a man's life (Naam) is hung between the circling planets (Vatta Pandhu).

The 'Seed' part is excellent too. All this experienced by a single man, how much time you have lived to see all this ? Uthaman has lived that long seeing everything being outside the circle, outside the cycle itself, and thats the Sorrow of Uthaman.

Gr8 maapi.."saagavaram" is my favorite song followed by "iranya naadagam"...

below to mutharasan who is willing for immortal..
"Vendiyathellam Vaaitha oruvan saavai vendi setha kadhaigal
aayiram undu kelaai manna kelaai manna"

KH as writer shines at many places..UV is his best work in terms of lyrics..
Since Jodhaa Akbar by ARR this is the best historical musical album(ignoring lovea song) I have heard.. I expected a lot from "Kaaviya thalaivan" album but disappointed.
Being a gr8 ARR fan eager to know how other ARR fans rates this album as we are used to songs that slowly grows on..