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My musical musings continue. I began listing my favorite duets. And then decided to rank them..It was a daunting task of elimination and heartbreak. Much thought and effort went to it. I made list after list, weighing several factors such as composer,singers, my memory associations, all this while running on the treadmill. Several sheets in my pocketbook were devoted to this task. And I came up with a list.

Dandilsa’s top ten favorite TFM duets :

1.Anjali Anjali – Duet :

Chithra’s voice, the opening keyboard sequence, lyrics all make it one song i’ll never skip on my playlist!

2. Idhazhil Kathai- Unnal Mudiyum Thambhi :

I love the raagam Lalitha. A beautiful song, amazing singing and a fantastic movie to top it! The lyrics in this song are fantastic and refreshingly different. I never payed much attention to it, until Ani pointed it out to me once. When the hero compares the heroine’s face to the moon, she retorts saying the moon wanes day after day, who ever comapres it to a girl’s face! I love the un-romantic no-nonsense tone of the heroine.

3. Idhu Yenna Maayam – Oram Po :

This is the newest song on my list. A floating melody. It always manages to buoy me. It is really a special song.

4. Udhaya Udhaya – Udhaya

For the lovely violin interludes, and the “Kaadhalllllllll” sangathi

5.Anbe Sugama – Paarthale Paravasam

For Srinivas’s voice, the lovely Sahana violin pieces and the cute lyrics.

6. Swasame – Tenali

For Kamal’s head nodding, Jyothika’s pink skirt, SPB’s awesome voice and the highly scientific lyrics (nilavu illada budhan graham etc).

7. Suttum Vizhi – Ghajini

Amazing beats. Sriram Parthasarathy and Bombay Jaisree..what a combination! I always associate it with my first winter in the US. The hope, anxiety, melancholy ..It’s a weird mixture..I know!

8. Thendral Vanthu Yennai Thodum – Thendrale Yennai thodu

Beautiful agmark IR. Very fresh.. Reminds me of monsoon in Chennai..”Ninaintha piragu nanam yedharku..” and the magic of KJ Yesudas!

9. Ding Dong Kovil Mani – Ji

The melody, amazing veena interlude (learnt very recently that it is in Rasikapriya and played by Rajesh Vaidhya), the awesome chettiar houses in the video…

10. Thoongatha Vizhigal – Agni Nakshathiram

      Yenmel Vizhundha – May Madham

I couldn’t decide between the two..There’s a sentimental attachment to one and the comforting melody of the other!

Songs that almost made it (I wish I could do decimals :/) :

Sundari- Thalapathy

Thoda Thoda- Indra

Poovasam – Anbe Sivam

Uyirile – Vettaiyadu Vilayadu

Malargale – Love Birds

 

I feel like making this a tag..I want to pass it on to Ani, Aparna, Mahathi and BG. If you don’t feel like it, name a few in my comments space.. I am curious

Edited to add : I saw Ani’s list..And I was cursing myself for having forgotten Thee kuruvi!!!! It’s top spot now people..I didn’t remember it because it is such an un-conventional duet..But damn!

BG did it too..A very nice mix of old and new..I like the yennai pandhada song on her list a lot!

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