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I thought really hard about this ! My own list of top ten favourite TAMIL songs ... but it's just soooooooo hard !!!!
So It may be noted that here will be my top 25 :P ... I bet yours too might match .. check it out !
PS (:P) - also note that another set of songs shall be included , so I don't miss out on any of yours :P
IN NO PARTICULAR ORDERRR !

1) Malargaley !!!!!! (Love BiRds)
Need i say why ????? My personal opinion is ... Rahman Sir can't 'make' another like this !!!!!! Not anymore, now that digital music has set in ! Saraswathi, is melody personified in this ! Lovely prelude with a mellifluous crescendo which only Rahman Sir can do justice to ! Hariji and Chitra akka , a flawless combination on their own, beautify the song more ! There's this ultimate feel to it ... Hariji's

'vaanoda neelam poley inaindhu kondadhu indha urave'

sooo tactile ! and so is Chitra akka's

'unakkaga uyir vaazhven .. vaAa en vaazhve vaa' !

And there is this mandolin-flute interlude .. whoaaaaa ... a never-before thing ! Hats off to Sir !

2)Sonnalum ketpadhillai (Kadhal Virus)
Just the 6 second flute prelude is enough to judge this song , as the violin joins hands immediately ! Beautiful female chorus, the husky feel, gives a pleasing touch ! Harini and Unnikrishnan's pair is one of the 2 best pairs I know. The other will come in a while :D. Anyway, back to the song. . I just can't describe more!Nalinakanthi is awesome, and this song is just too invincible !

3)Kattre En Vasal !!!! (Rhythm)
Darbari kanada is JUST SO BEAUTIFUL ! one of my previous posts must have read lots about it!I think it's the triangle they've used in the rhythm section! Beautiful! The female chorus lyrics are soo funky .. 'seeley si seeley seeley' lol ! My favourite line in this is by Kavitaji @ Charanam1.kaAtre :P

'anbe naan uranga vendum, azhagaana idam VENDUM...'

This is Vendum thing is just so crystal clear, the sangadhis, the feel, the voice ... and everything else ! Especially the interlude 2 where the flute merges with the female chorus (funny though) ... but aweeeeeeesome ! I'd probably rate this no.1, but then, there are so many more !

4)Suttum Vizhi Chudardhaan (Kandukonden Kandukonden)
This is what they call 'SHORT AND SWEET'. Rahman Sir at his best with the usage of bare minimum instruments! Hariji rocksssssss ! The million ragas fed into the song , and the way every raga drifts into the mood, something only Sir can do ! 'nakshathirangaladii' sees a variety of instuments at the bg .. if any of you knows what all , please do post :)... 'alaigaladiii' sees some casually awesome singing by hariji.. and that 'idhuvaa' is just so adorable, he'd have konji konji sung it !!!!!!!

5)Kannamoochi enada (Kandukonden Kandukonden)
Yet again, the same movie ! This audio missed a National Award, like many others did. Nattakurinji fused with sahana, both soothing ragas on their own, give a combined feel, Constructive interference they call it :D. Chitra akka's

'vaAa en kanna,'

and the aalaap that follows is mindblowing ! the 2nd interlude sees the use of 'Oud' till the lyrics begin , and why dont they use more of the instrument ????

6)Uyire (Bombay)
o7.18, a real long song !!!! Rahman Sir says it was the most difficult song to compose. Took him 7 days ! wow ! I DONT NEED TO STATE REASONS TO LIKE THIS SONG !

7)Anjali (Duet)
08.06. Another lengthy song, but we sure shall ask for more if permitted :D. Maandu has been used veryyyyy differently ! There's this something that affines you to the song, from the word Go ! The Sax prelude, Chitra akka's 'Laa la laa' shower all the flavour of the song, while you realise that the charanams are better, and when you get deeper in, the flute is sheer magic!! Hats off TO Naveen !!!!! I wanna be able to do that humming one day !!!!!!!! I wish ...

8)Theendai (En Swaasakkatre)
Something about the beginning sucks ! The husky female voice, but it's only to realise that the song is as beautiful on the inside ! Balu sir and Chitra akka are mindblowing! Sriragam is nice, though i always used to think this was Anandha Bhairavi ! Btw, what does the male chorus at charanam 1 mouth ? lol .. so hilarioussssssss ! And what a scale... whoa ! The end is the loveliest part, where the female voice overlaps the male voice! Just so good !

9)Thirakaatha Kaattukulle (En Swaasakaatre)
I think I like an album and stick to it for the rest of my life lol ! An equally beautiful song... some ragam combined with nelambari ! which ? Neelambari adds the needed emotion in such a beautiful manner ! 'AaaaAAnom' is so cherubic !!!!! The lyrics are funny, 'veedugal idam maarumo' lol ! the Violins(??) , (and violas i guess) at interlude 2 sweep you off your feet!

10)thoda thoda (Indra)
There is something about flutes and me, as it is to Chitra akka and Rahman Sir !lol! The way she begins in the charanam 1 'nandavana karayil.. parithaAaR'... something I look forward to, everytime I listen to the song !The 'ghungru' is used explicitly throughout the song. The second interlude has this wonderful piece ever, the flute plays in, Sir sings along, there's this pause, the violin plays sad notes and the flute Jumps in again.. for like a brief period of 2.5 seconds, and stands out !!!!!! to Whoever discovered the flute , I Bow !!!!!!!!

11)Thikkuruviyai (Kangalal Kidu Sei)
No Rahman Sir fan can leave out on this album ! It's just as precious as the crappiness of the movie may be defined ! Mukesh makes his debut, with Sir and I think he did pretty well ! Not many big offers for him then though. Harini, as usual, kekkanuma ... orey brighas only !!!!! Interlude 1 is my favourite with the flute thing coming in... I've never heard anyone use the flute so extensively ! And the absolute end of charanam 2 where harini sings

'mazhai nera katre katre manam thinna vaa vaa, kudaiyora ootre ootre gunam solli thaa thaa'

is soooooooo awesome ! I love Harini in this song ! And how can I forget the end of the song with the Brighas at some unknown pitch!!!! Wah Harini ji ! Wah !

12) Nila kaaygiradhu (Indra - Hariji/Harini)
The same tune can create different moods and this is an example ! Hamir Kalyani ! Harini's version is as child-like as it can get ! Adorable ! (though I have different opinions on kids :O) Clear sangadhis et al ! Actually, she's just a prodigy, nothing less !
Coming to Hariji's version, what do I say ! That shruthi at the beginning itself denotes sogam ! His 'hm's and 'aaaa's add to the feel ! avar innum paada ve aarambikkalai lol ! Effortlessly paadirpaaru ! "yaarum SugiKYAvillaye" lol .. that mallu touch :P
and that 'haaaaaaaa vaanum mannum..' is so Cute :P. there's this one string that gets dragged at after 'mazhaiyum kaanavillaiye' .. the song needs lot of attention ! 'poOoOvanam', that light Big sangadhi crammed into that small time .. amazing how he can do it ! The whole song became a rage with Srini sir auditioning every singer thru this song lol ! then Karthi sang it to him, and all that is a BIg story ,, some other time may be :P

13)Vellai pookal (Kannathil Muthamital)
A R RAHMAN, one name that says it all ! I cant not mention the flute part !!!!!!!

14) Minnale (May madham)
I love Balu sir in this. The way the song begins.... so grand ! Interlude 1 is awesome.. the female chorus and Balu sir together do the humming with a super cool flute support! And how much feel he adds to the song ! I love this part when he says 'chinnamey' .. and also 'kaathirukkiren' where there is a mild female backing ! Soul stirring composition ! The rhythm section is simple yet gorgeous ! The glide at 'irulumillaiya' is loaded with tears I guess .. such a beautiful song !

15)Azhage sugama (Parthale Paravasam)
Sahana, a comforting raga, is used brilliantly ! Srini sir is just too good ! The song is pretty slow, yet , at the charanam, where Srini Sir sings 'azhage unnai pirindhen', the backing(Similar to what Sir offered Naresh in Munbe vaa) makes you wonder what's happening..and the song's back on track already ! Sadhanaji is equally appealing. Her best line in the song being

'vaazhkai or vattam pol, mudintha idathil thodangadha'

and then there is this kutti violin bit..so pretty ! And there's the violin solo at the end,after the keyboard solo that is! Listen to the song at 4.19 and from there ! Closely from 5.00 to 5.07 .. so funny the pattern is. Hear it and you'll know what I mean!

16)Kannuku mai azhagu (Puthiyamugam- Unnimenon)
One of Rahman sir's best ever !!!!! Non neelambari thaalaatu I'd say ! Every interlude is a Gem! The song, a Masterpiece all the same! I cant describe the song in words, you've to feel it to know it !

17)Udaya Udaya (Udaya)
This pair is the other of the 2 best ever. Hariji and Sadhanaji !!!! Both sounding as dulcet as possible! Everytime each of them utters the word 'kaadhal' , there is so much you can empathise with them ! The movie never came from jail, and the audio went unnoticed. 'unnaaale' by Sadhanaji is commendable for the crescendo effect, as is the 'thannaaley' by Hariji ! What are the instruments used in interludes 1 and 2 ?? The male chorus joins brilliantly at int.1, after which the violin(?) continues! 'en netrin paadhayil ...pirandha' ... WHAT A COMPoSITION !

18)Uyirum neeye (Pavitra)
I got no reasons ! it's just brilliant !!!!!!

19)Sakhiye (Andhimandharai)
Though i heard it reallllllllllllllllly late, it's never Ever gone off my lips since then !! What a man Rahman Sir is!!!!!! The song begins in such a lovely way, (it's odd though... aN 8-8-8 -bar pattern, something he's used in Bol sajni as well)and Unnikrishnan begins the song in this awesome way ... this .. something , that kindles your emotions! As usual, the mridangam takes you by surprise in the pallavi!'naangu kangal kalandhpinaAALEY' ..so sweet ! And the first interlude with the flute[:)] and veena and ,mridangam is too good to describe !!!!! Every charanam is a masterpiece !!!!!!!!!!!!! Note that voice control at 'saadhiyai kettaal, kaadhalum thoongum' at charanam 1 ! The second charanam transmits you to a different world altogether ! On the whole, indescribable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to this git who introduced me to the song ... The 'thanks' was on request :P

20)Bombay Theme -
Nothing to write !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

after like 20 songs, i come to the non-Rahmantic songs lol ......
21)Sudum nilavu(Thambi)
Reethi gowlai-what a beaaaautiful raga !!!!!!!! Every element in this song is so rasichify-able !!! This is another of those beautiful songs with the Unnikrishnan-Harini combo ! The female chorus, husky as it is , is As good !!!!!! There are some weird sounds at interlude one, as always in a Vidyasagar melody, still, lovely ! The rhythm is a normally normal pattern, yet so different ! Hey what's that instrument after every line in the charanam that goes 'trrr' ? :P also the lovely way it ends, with a muted beat pattern! Lovelyy song !

22)Mazhaiye Mazhaiye (June r)
I like the Hariji version better than Sujatha's ! but well, essentially it's the same tune !!!!!! Brilliant orchestration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And the song is so difficult !!!!! It's a Sharrath musical.. the man who scares most people,as he expects absolute perfectionism. Wonder how many takes Sujatha might have taken for this one ? All in the high notes, and so damn difficult ! There's this part which sounds like the keyboard interlude 2 in katrin mozhi !!!!!!!!!!!

23)Moolaiyai thirugum (Kana kanden)
Something about this song, Srini sir himself, is soooo adorable !!!!!! Kalyani only adds to the beauty !!! The song begins like some shlokam ,while the Charanams are pretty interesting actually ! Slow and simple ! Minimal orchestration, yet brilliant song !

24) Poovasam purappadum penne (Anbe Shivam)
Sriram parthasarathy at his best ! Sadhanaji is good, though, utna impression nahin jama ! soulful !!!!!!!!

25)Poi sollakoodadhu kadhali-(Run)
Hariji... all over i say !!!!!!!!

oh hell .. it's over !!!!
there are just so many !!!!!!!!
26)Rayile ( 5 STAR)
27)Uyire en uyire (Totti Jya)
28)Edhedho ennam (Punnagai Mannan)
29)Kanda naal mudhalai(Kanda Naal Mudhal)
30)Alaipayuthey (Alaipayuthey)
enoughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ~! :P