Karumai Nira Kanna

Praising all that is old and trashing all that is new seems to come naturally to most people after a certain age, just as praising all that is new and trashing all that is old came naturally to them when they where young.

So when the uncles and the aunts went all over Kannadhasan's old stuff and belittled my favourite new songs (now the Glorious 80s, praised by all and sundry) I felt that it was exageration to say the most.

Then I got smitten and now know what the hype is all about.

For Kannadhasan at his best, check out "Karumai Nira Kanna".

As a person who thinks of Hindu Mythology as just well written moral stories, I've always been facinated with the Naughty Sexy Endearing Gokula Kannan.

In the world of Story Telling, flirting has always had a bad name and the oldest character to kiss the girls and get away with it is probably our very own Kaar Nira Kannan. The way the woman compares her dusky skin with his, and the way they are treated, the master of emotions brings out the injustice of real life.

Proceeding to how her golden heart is hidden from view, thus being judged on looks, the song bring out the pain in being judged based on silly criteria.

The simple but effective, "Nalla idam paathu silaiyaaga amarthai Kanna" brings out her loneliness and helplessness so very realistically. Truly low on melodrama and high in impact in the well chosen words and the emotion it conveys.