As every year comes to the end, arm-chair critics and jobless young men everywhere come up with their own choice for "*the song of the year*". I belong to the second category. Here's my take on which song had the maximum impact in Tamil Nadu in 2008.
Harris Jayaraj came up with four albums this year. Bheema and Sathyam turned out to be damp squibs which reminded one of his old tunes. Dhaam Dhoom had one very good track in Anbe En Anbe. Then came one extraordinary album in November. Vaaranam Aayiram was an all-hit album with the first rock song in adiye kolluthe. Nenjukul peidhidum showcased Hariharan at his zenith. Ava enna enna became a big hit with great choreography, touching lyrics and Karthik's voice which gave the number apt support. A R Rahman Yuvan too had a great year. Hey salaa was a cracker of a song with energetic dance by Ajith. Dosth bada dosth became a half-anthem for friendship (one other song which hit the charts at the same time eclipsed it completely, though). Where is the party? was a big favourite in all radio stations. Yaaradi nee mohini too had some nice tunes. Vijay Antony came up with a song which was the rage for quite some time. He "Nakka Mukka-ed" his way to success. Thozhiya en Kadhaliya was a popular caller tune. Himesh Reshammiya's debut in Kollywood Dasavatharam was very much average. That brings me to choosing the best album of the year: Its surprising to see a fresher coming up with such a riveting album. The TV anchor of yesteryears, James Vasanthan, came up with a breezy album with complete variety in the middle of the year. Subramaniyapuram had 5 songs, each one in a different plane. Madura Kulunga was full of folk beats. Kangal Irandal was a touching melody with nice lyrics. Kadhal siluvayil had Shankar Mahadevan's sonorous rendition. Theme Song was a cross between folk and rap. Theneeril Snegitham had the talented Benny Dayal in it. Though it had nothing to do with the movie, it was highly catchy. Now for the ultimate accolade-song of the year: Harris may have had 4 albums…Yuvan may have had 4 albums…But one song from the Mozart of Madras eclipsed them all. One song which has applied to THE LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS for being played more than 450 times in radio stations within 30 hours. One song which made the worst movie of the year run for 50 days. One song for which the entire audience waited for two excruciating hours in a torture of a movie. One song which was very popular in spite of the ordinary picturisation. One song which was the most used caller tune of the year. One song which was fitted uncomfortably in a movie with a bad hero, very bad heroines, very very bad director. A complete fun song on friendship with simple lyrics, rocking music and hot rap by Blaaze. Only AR RAHMAN can do such magic."Taxi Taxi" is, by quite a distance, the song of the year. *Objections, anyone????* *http://zaanrider.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/the-leader-of-2008-tamil-music/ * ------------------------------ -- regards, Vithur
