Weekly Earworm – Week 22 | Ramesh S Kannan

Sid Sriram rules this week charts with the Ilayaraja composition and in second single of his own soundtrack Vaanam Kottatum.

• Psycho (Tamil): Ilayaraja: Unna Nenachu: Ilayaraja hits it right out of the park in the first single for Mysskin's Psycho. Sid Sriram sticks to the Raja's composition and the track is largely different from the tracks sung by the singer for the other composers. Raja kept the arrangements minimal with lovely play between guitar and keys. The charanam is a stunner and the second interlude proves that Raja continues to churn out brilliant emotional pieces with violins. 

• Ahimsa (English/Tamil): U2-AR Rahman: U2 collaborated with Rahman for the Ahimsa track after their last released single Songs of Experience in 2017. Ahimsa is the anthemic Pop song and Bono owns the song with his rendition while Rahman kicks spectacularly with the title hook. Khatija Rahman croons the two verses of Tirukkural on Non-violence.

• Dhanusu Raasi Neyargalae (Tamil): Ghibran: Murada Murada: Murada Murada is Ghibran following Harris Jayaraj way with respect to the tune as well as arrangements. He ropes in Bombay Jayashree and it accentuates the Harris Jayaraj feel further. Viveka's lyrics are strictly generic, however, the lead singer makes it work with her magical voice.

• Mamangam (Malayalam): M Jayachandran: Lullaby: Another Bombay Jayashree song of this week is composed by Jayachandran for Mamangam. The tune has nothing special to offer but Bombay Jayashree owns the song. The tune reminds me of another Lullaby song crooned by the same singer for Imman's Thavazhndidum Thangapoove from Veera Sivaji.

• Oh My Kadavule (Tamil): Leon James: Haiyo Haiyo: Apart from the Ko Sesha's tedious lyrics invoking Jilebi and other assorted stuff, the track is a fun listen for the large part mainly because of  Leon James's carefree tune which one can easily associate with the composer.

• Irandam Ulaga Porin Kadaisi Gundu (Tamil): Tenma : Neduvazhi: Neduvazhi pathos tune is tailor-made for Yuvan but Tenam ropes in Vignesh Ishwar to croon the pathos where Uma Devi's lyrics indicates the mind of the son who missed his father.

• Vaanam Kottatum (Tamil): Sid Sriram: Easy come Easy go: Sid Sriram does it better in the second track for Vaanam Kottatum. This track also treads along the familiar territory for the singer and the non- structural tune works to its favour. Sid Sriram is magnificent in the 'Kattipottu Vaika Yaarumilla phrase' and the title hook is an undeniably catchy one from the composer.

• Puzhikkadan (Malayalam): Ranjith Meleppat: Nakshatram: Though Nakshatram didn't match the album's first single Ponveyilin, the exuberant track is a listenable follow up from Ranjith Meleppat. The song features the deft usage of Berny PJ's mandolin while KS Harishankar easily sails off the relatable tune.

Pick of the Week: Unna Nenachu, Easy come Easy go, Ahimsa