Vinnaithandi Varuvaya - Facts, fiction and awesome music!

Guy meets gal – Omana Penne

Guy. Gal. All he knows is that she is a beautiful Mallu lass. Imagine, chimes + bright yellow light combination. He loses his heart, and she becomes his ‘Oh Manap PeNNe.’ (Oh! Woman in/of my heart) Or is it, Oh MaNap peN? (Oh bride) Either way, is there a better raga to express beauty other than Mohanam? (meaning beauty again) Falling to the cliché trap (set by the Tamils?) of naming any Malayaali girl at sight as Omana, he starts off a soothing number, lucky lady, she has the overtly talented Benny Dayal giving back up voice to her man and an equally talented Nadaswara Vidhwaan continuing. The song ends in a carol-esque mood. Divine love?

Guy woos gal - Hosanna

The girl probably has no idea that she broke a guy’s heart by her mere presence, and he gears up to present his ‘other heart’ for her to break. True love, folks. Guy rants, goes insane, gets her mobile no. and couldn’t go beyond hello OO helloooOO and helloOOOoo. Turns out the girl has some ENT problem, she says ‘Hosanna’ and ‘Ooooo’ in response, in Suzanne’s style. The guy, Vijayprakash singing for him, is relentless in his approach, he changes scale and proposes his everlasting love to Miss. Mallu.

Gals are gals – Kannukkul kannai

As the custom demands, our gal doesn’t say ‘I love you’ back. But still lets him get close to her and kiss! I mean, what is the boy’s problem, he has his share of fun, could he not be satisfied with that? He demands love and sings ‘kannukkul kannai.’ No, Harris Jeyraj did not tune this song, it is ARR, check out the violin piece in the beginning, Thank you.

‘Yes’, atlast – Anbil Avan

She finally says the magical three words. They, along with Chinmayi and Deva, talk about their marital life, discuss retirement plans, encourage people to fall in love, et al. All with the amazing Mridangam background. Anbil avan. He thinks the song has a ‘boom boom’ (boys) feel to it, she thinks she has listened to the song in some discotheque, but couldn’t recollect the exact tune, thaam thakka? (Thirumala), Oru nanban irundal? (E20U18). Guy is irritated at such an insult, and unleashes a truth ‘love is lost in marriages’ and leaves the scene, abruptly.

Pleads pardon - Mannippaya

She goes weak in love, wants him to take her back, and literally melts like ice on fire, begging him to forgive her. Though she starts off like 'Woh Albeli' (Zubeida), she lets him ignore it with her honey-tone. She thinks he has left her forever and curses herself for hurting him. Hello fella, are you even listening? One female out here, by the name Shreya Ghoshal is synchronizing a classical tune with Raja’s earthy touch for you, and you would not listen? Manippaya?? Nah. He has no idea of listening, he will have A.R.Rahman with his healing voice sing, in an accent of his own (kalaignanay haa-aneen), and end it all with the best ‘kural’ out of the 1330. Pardon granted to the both the sides, of course.

D-day - Aaromale

It is the day of their marriage. Imagine a lush green mountain spreading its wings with a private waterfall to its left. Add a restless sea for the ‘hush’ effect. Spine chilling southern breeze passes by. Wafts of floral fragrance entice. Sunrays behave like moonbeams. It’s cloudy, it’s ‘twilighty.’ Earth has a heavenly atmosphere. Blues? That is only the tune. Like a saxophone blessed with sweet sounding words, someone calls out, Aaromaaleeeee! They hold hands and smile in unison; they forget that the song is entirely in Malayalam. Alphonse, take a bow.

Lived happily, ever after – Vinnaiththandi varuvaya

We see the guy and the gal becoming, a man and woman, finally. Montage shots of their life together. Happiness, fun, pleasure, love. Synonyms? As they run around in the town with their kids, a man in the streets croons a number in Broadway musical style. Karthik lends his vocals.

Oh yes, the couple thanks Thamarai for her lyrical input, but are not 100% satisfied, though. They think they discovered their love through music, and have a plan to build a temple for A.R.Rahman, any supporters?