MovieCrow Annual Rankings - Tamil Music Roundup 2022

PUBLISHED DATE : 27/Dec/2022

MovieCrow Annual Rankings - Tamil Music Roundup 2022

As 2023 awaits to descend upon us, here is a roundup of some of the most memorable and not-so-memorable Tamil music of the year 2022.


 Top 3 Music Directors


Anirudh has undoubtedly retained his mettle as the best music director for the second year in a row. 2022 has been quite the ride for this young musician as he gave 5 chartbusting album releases namely VikramDonBeastThiruchitrambalam and Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal. Almost every song from these albums were instant hits and ruled the charts at some point. Anirudh's consistency with delivering hit after hit and the wide reach of his brand, turned out to be a big bonus for every film he associated with this year.

 

AR Rahman on the other hand reaped both critical and commercial acclaim with his music for Ponniyin Selvan: Part One aka PS1. While albums like Iravin Nizhal added to the critical praise in Tamil, Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (VTK) transported the audience to the world of Muthu, conceived by director Gautham Menon. Cobra as an album worked too with revisitable chartbusters like Adheera, though 2022 for AR Rahman was dominated by Ponni Nadhi (PS1) and Mallipoo (VTK), that had people instantly hooked.


Also in the top 3 this year is Yuvan Shankar Raja, a composer almost written off by people and critics. He was back showcasing his versatile mojo with tracks like the thumping Veera Soora from Naane Varuvean, the folkish Madura Veeran from Viruman and the funky Pacha Elai from Love Today. His track record this year, including Valimai reminds one of Yuvan's golden days, when he surprised with hit albums in every genre.


 Notable Mentions


Another composer who brought back his old mojo this year was Harris Jayaraj with The Legend album. The songs were signature good but did not make it to the limelight as expected. Composer Tenma's Natchathiram Nagargirathu was interesting. Darbuka Siva's Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee was good while S. Thaman's 3-song Prince album was a quick hit with instantly likeable songs.


 Disappointments


Composers GV Prakash (except for Yelamma Yela from Yaanai), D. Imaan (except Summa Surrunu from Etharkkum Thunindhavan), Hip Hop Tamizha whose work have occupied our playlists year after year were absolutely missing from the memorable numbers list this year. Composer Santhosh Narayanan too only had an one-off hits like Evanda Enakku Custody (Mahaan) and Appatha (Naai Sekar Returns)


Top 10 Tamil Film Music Albums - 2022
  1. Ponniyin Selvan: I - AR Rahman, Music Label: Tips
  2. Vikram - Anirudh Ravichander, Music Label: Sony Music
  3. Beast - Anirudh Ravichander, Music Label: Sun Pictures
  4. Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal - Anirudh Ravichander, Music Label: Sony Music
  5. Don - Anirudh Ravichander, Music Label: Sony Music
  6. Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu - AR Rahman, Music Label: Think Music
  7. Thiruchitrambalam - Anirudh, Music Label: Sun Pictures
  8. Naane Varuvean - Yuvan Shankar Raja, Music Label: Saregama
  9. Prince - S Thaman, Music Label: Aditya Music
  10. Love Today - Yuvan Shankar Raja, Music Label: Sony Music

 


Top 5 Tamil Film Background Scores - 2022
  1. Vikram - Anirudh Ravichander
  2. Ponniyin Selvan: I - AR Rahman
  3. Beast - Anirudh Ravichander
  4. Love Today - Yuvan Shankar Raja
  5. Naane Varuvean - Yuvan Shankar Raja

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