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Azhagiye – the latest mind haunt from the isai puyal.

It’s the song from “Kaatru veliyidai” movie by Mani Ratnam and I am pretty sure Rahman has something up his sleeve for Mani’s movies. Every single album in their combination from Roja,Bombay, Thiruda thiruda, Iruvar, Dil Se, Alaipayuthey, Kannathil muthamittal, Ayutha ezhuthu, Guru, Ravanan, Kadal and Ok Kanmani has some or all of the songs being chartbusters. The last three albums kind of diminishing the shine with only a few of them being table toppers. For purists, even those that didn’t win the public support, were of special note as they could argue over the technicalities of those songs. The success of Rahman was more attributed to the freshness in his tunes that became more complex in tune like an updated software with each release. He leaped off from the western influence sowed by Ilayaraja and grew leaps and bounds from that platform provided by Raja.

With the two singles released for “Kaatru Veliyidai” I guess (more of a hope) that the vintage Rahman is back. If “Vaan mazhai” is every bit your slow melody, literally chiming for the heroine, also by her may be, “Azhagiye” is your quintessential Rahman favorite, with its catchy choir and hummable simple tune with cute lyrics. Probably Rahman missed Vaali, the poet with his fingertips on current pulse of the audience, all the while as Vairamuthu, his usual partner in crime, resorts to copy pasting content from ancient literature to pass it off as movie lyrics. Vaali excelled in his word play and used to provide the “lyrical” relief for Vairamuthu’s heavy dose. With his tunes going more complex, Rahman was in dire need of someone who can mend the words to fit within his composition and with “Azhagiye” I guess he has unearthed the possible successor for Vaali in Karky, who happens to be vairamuthu’s son. Though he has mile long shoes to fill of the void left by Vaali, Karky seems to have the right ingredients to make it up quick. Be it the smooth flow of englishified tamil or tamilified English lyrics, with current mood of the public intertwined, all the while without falling out of the tune, that is a circus in itself which comes easily for Karky. One thing that Vaali used to do other than such transliteration stuff is to stun every now and then with pure tamil lyrics with its “Edhugai” and “Moanai” like “Kaadhalenum Thervezhuthi” from Kaadhalar dhinam movie.

Here goes the song lyrics. Pretty sure it would climb the charts and stay there when the video is released as well. Hope the Rahman-Ratnam combo churns out something special with the rest of the album and on those to come as well.

Waiting For A Punnagai
Siri Di…
Kaanavillai Heart Beat
Thirudi

Adada
Naan Kavignan
Unnai Paarthu Kettupona
Kavignan

Honest-Aa Naan Pesavaa
Illai Idhu Podhumaa?
Oh My Darling
Na Anga Coming..
Pudhu Pudhu Kanakellam Pending
Chorus Ah Naan Kekava
Yes Ah Yes Ah
No Va Yes Ah

Azhagiye Marry Me Marry Me
Azhagiye Flirt With Me Get High With Me
Azhagiye Kovam Vantha Koocham Vantha Dont Worry
Azhagiye.. Hey Azhagiye

Hey Azhagiye Marry Me Marry Me
Azhagiye Flirt With Me Get High With Me
Azhagiye Kadhal Vantha Matter Vantha Call Adi
Azhagiye.. Hey Azhagiye Hey..

Yaarum Ketka Yedhu Ondrai Yedhu Ondrai
Naan Keten Unnai
Athai Thanthaal Nanri
Pidivaatham Indri
Nee Thanthaal Nanri
Thuli Thulire

Thuli Kaalam Keten
Thuli Kadhal Keten
Thuli Kaamam Keten
Maru Uyire

Marukathe Nee
Marakaathe Nee
Enthan Azhagiye Nee
Nene Nee Nee
Nene Nee Nee
Nene Nene Nee Nee Nee Nee

Azhagiye Marry Me Marry Me
Azhagiye Flirt With Me Get High With Me
Azhagiye Koovam Vantha Koocham Vantha Dont Worry
Azhagiye.. Hey Azhagiye

Hey Azhagiye Marry Me Marry Me
Azhagiye Flirt With Me Get High With Me
Azhagiye Kadhal Vantha Matter Vantha Call Adi
Azhagiye.. Hey Azhagiye Hey..