Beautiful- Mazhaneer thullikal...

Dear friends, I sing a song.. a "Beautiful" song... just for horror!! This the the melody "Mazhaneer thullikal..." from the film Beautiful.  The song has great lyrics ( by Anoop Menon, also one of the protagonists) and saw Unni Menon making his presence felt after a short gap. 

The movie has a fresh, honest and unpretentious air to it, which makes it appealing. Played with subtlety and intelligence by its stars, the film has a positive energy, considering that we would expect a lot of emotional trauma from such a subject.  

The song ‘Mazhaneer thullikal’ from this film is sure to reverberate in our ears for a long, long time.  Here's my version..the perfect song for the monsoon

Mazhaneer Thullikal..

Movie Name: Beautiful (2011) | Original Singer(s): Unni Menon, Thulasi Yatheendran Music Director: Ratheesh Vegha | Lyrics: Anoop Menon

Check out the lyrics here
Watch it here

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Pranayam- Paattil ee Paattil...

Vishu Release from me, this... :-) This song was one of the highlights of Blessy's film "Pranayam", a soulful film which had a good story to tell. M Jayachandran came up with wonderful orchestration for this song penned by ONV. The song is a gentle sea breeze. Shreya Ghoshal rendered the female version of this song and P Jayachandran the male version.

Here's my pale version:

Paattil ee Paattil..

Movie Name: Pranayam (2011) | Original Singer: Shreya Ghoshal, P Jayachandran | Music Director: M Jayachandran | Lyrics: ONV Kurup

The original song can be found here (as in film): You Tube

If you want to hum along, here're the lyrics:

Paattil ee paattil iniyum nee unarille
oru rappadi padum... eenam kettathille
panineer pookkal choodi ee raavorungiyille
ennenjiloorum ee pattil iniyum nee unarille

saagaram maarilettum kathiron veenerinju
kathare ninte nenjil eriyum sooryanaaro
kadalala thudu niramaarnnu nin kavililum arunima poothuvo
pranayamorasulabha madhuramaam.... nirvrithi
Ozhukum Pattil ee pattil iniyum nee unarille

aayiram ponmayooram kadalil nrithamaadum
aayiram jwalayayi kathiron koodeyaadum
pakaloli iravine velkkumee mukilukal paravakal vazhthidum
pranayamorasulabha madhuramaam.... nirvrithi
kulirin koottil ee koottil iniyum naam anayille
oru rappadi padum... eenam kettathille
panineer pookkal choodi ee raavorungiyille

As usual, suggestions & comments awaited.

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Ninnindale...

Resuming my assault on music, after some time....This time I have selected a hit song, a Kannada one at that- ninnindale from film Milana. Mano Murthy and Sonu Nigam combination has created magic in several songs, including this one. Sonu Nigam won Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for this song in the year 2007. Hope you will like my version. My sincere apologies to my Kannadiga friends for any pronunciation errors- "swalpa adjust maadi" :-)

HAPPY DIWALI !!

Ninnindale.. Ninnindale by Ruminations

Movie Name: Milana (2007) | Original Singer: Sonu Nigam | Music Director: Mano Murthy | Lyrics: Jayanth Kaikini

The original song can be found here: MusicIndiaOnline and the video here: Youtube. For those who want to check out the lyrics, go here

I am attempting a song after a long time. This was recorded using the gadget H2 Handy Recorder, a recent import from US :-)

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Anuraagini ithaa en..

Well, it's been a long time since I posted one... If you thought I won't be back, how wrong you were!  Here's the latest atrocity committed by me.. A beautiful song from "Oru Kudakkeezhil"...

Anuraagini Ithaa En..

Movie Name: Oru Kudakkeezhil(1985) Original Singer(s): K J Yesudas Music Director: Johnson Lyrics: Poovachal Khader

If you wanna hum along, here's the lyrics-

Anuraagini ithaa en karalil virinja pookkal (2)
Oru raagamaalayayi ithu ninte jeevanil
Aniyoo aniyooo abhilaasha poornime
(Anuraagini..)

Kaayalin prabhatha geetangal
Kelkkumee thushaara meghangal (2)
Niramekum oru vedhiyil
Kulirolum subhavelayil
Priyadeee……mama moham neeyarinju (2)
(Anuraagini..)

Mainakal padhangal paadunnoo
Kaithakal vilaasamadunnu (2)
Kanavellam kathiraakuvan
Ennumente thunayaakuvan
Varadee….anuvaadham nee tharille (2)
(Anuraagini..)

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Paathiramazha Etho...

നല്ലൊരു പാട്ട്‌... ഇനി അതു കേടുവരുത്തീല്ല്യാന്നു വേണ്ട. A melancholic number from Ouseppachan. Originally rendered flawlessly by Yesudas and Chitra in their own versions, this one is an audacious attempt. The latest in the series of my repeated assaults on music.. Enjoy (if you can)!

Paathiramazha Etho.. Paathiramazha by Ruminations

Movie Name: Ulladakkam (1991) | Original Singer(s): K J Yesudas, K S Chitra Music Director: Ouseppachan | Lyrics: Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri

The immediate provocation for this post is Satheesh, who reminded me on Sunday that I've not posted any songs for sometime. I was thinking of giving it a go at the Indian film music again only after I got a better mic, but people wouldn't allow. So go, get him :-)

For those who want to try it, including in their own bathrooms, here're the lyrics:

Paathiraamazhayetho hamsageetham paadi
Veena poovithalengo pin nilaavilalinjooo
Neela vaarmukiloram chandra hridayam thengeee... (Paathiraamazha)

Koorirul chimizhil njaanum mounavum maatram
Minniyulayum vyaamoha jwaalayaalukayay
Ente lokam ..nee maranno...
Ormma polum ..maanju pokuvathenthe... (Paathiraamazha)

Shoonya vedhikayil kandoo nin nizhalchandham
Kariyilakkarayay maaree sneha saamrajyam
Ekayay nee povathevide..
Ormma polum ..maanju pokuvathenthe... (Paathiraamazha)

For those of you who want to relive how the song appeared in the movie, go here.
Another audio version by Jo is available here.

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Sruthiyil Ninnuyarum....

This is a graceful song from film Trishna (1981), made immortal by Yesudas and S Janaki in their own versions- one of the reasons why Shyam remains a revered name in Malayalam Films. Of course, that doesn't prevent me from desecrating this song :-)

Sruthiyil Ninnuyarum..

Movie Name: Trishna (1981) Original Singer(s): K J Yesudas, S Janaki Music Director: Shyam Lyrics: Bichu Thirumala

The violin bit is haunting and the song has a quaint mood to it. For those of you who want to try, here's the lyrics:

Shruthiyil ninnuyarum nadha shalabhangale
Swaramam chirakil alasam ningalen
Manasinte upavanathil parannu va (shruthiyil...)

Layamam thiru madhuravumayi
Layamam madhuvumayi
Niraye pookunnitha
Aswadhana poochendukal
Avayude anupama naivedhyam nukaru (shruthiyil...)

Hridhayam dhwani bhara lasitham
Hridhayam dhwani bharam
Vazhiyum ganamritham
Pon veena than then chundilum
Anayumora anipara sayoojya lahari (shruthiyil...)

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Customer service- Mallu style!

Enjoy this hilarious clip !

First, a little background: An English guy rented a DVD from a mallu shop in Gulf. Apparently, there was some problem with the DVD and he called the shop to complain. Now listen to the clip to see how the mallu from Kasargod handles the client.

Enjoy the phone call of the year…


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Courtesy of: C P Baburaj, Abu Dhabi

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Pukaarta chala hoon...

Well, here's another of those criminal acts. This time it is a Mohd. Rafi number that is maligned, one of those lilting ones and my favourites. As always, my apologies to the original artists.

Pukarta chala hoon..

Movie Name: Mere Sanam (1965) Original Singer: Mohd Rafi Music Director: O P Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri

That's one of the things that happen when I stay indoors on a Sunday.

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Cybercrime...

Here's my first attempt at karaoke recording, done on a sore throat using crude methods last week. I'm being audacious and posting it here, confident that I'm safe from any direct action. With due apologies to the artists behind this beautiful song.

Innumente Kannuneeril...

Movie Name : Yuvajanotsavam (1986) Originally sung well by : K J Yesudas Music Director : Raveendran Lyrics : Sree Kumaran Thambi

Listen to it in the privacy of your homes at very low volumes to avoid public nuisance and because audio quality is not good.
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Edited on Oct 20, 2006: Replaced with a better sounding file(still not good enough as you can see). Stereo enabled, reduced noise (of course, my noise remains).

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