Published by Aparna on 13 Aug 2007 at 06:13 am
veLLai pookkaL
Complete silence apart from A R Rahman singing VeLLai pookaL! In a state of bliss that cannot be described in words 
veLLai pookkaL ulagam engum malargave
vidiyum bhoomi amaidhikaaga vidigave
Good Morning folks!
sami on 13 Aug 2007 at 9:23 am #
Very good morning !!!
and Aptly quoted
Aravind on 13 Aug 2007 at 10:22 am #
yep…absolutly…
sreekrishnanv on 13 Aug 2007 at 11:31 am #
yeah its bliss … esp when he goes with the aah aahhaa ….and starts vellai pookal !!
btw: thanks for 2 rahman post … im coming out with a concept on rahman .. its been 15 yrs since he is into this !!
sangs on 13 Aug 2007 at 1:12 pm #
music to the ears,and peace to the mind.thats what this song brings
SK on 13 Aug 2007 at 6:25 pm #
Oh thats a cute song. :–)
Morning-e ARR paatta. Nice.
Adiya on 13 Aug 2007 at 6:55 pm #
Anandha Bhairvi ??
Adiya on 13 Aug 2007 at 6:56 pm #
oh sorry Hamasandhwani right.
Rukesh on 13 Aug 2007 at 7:20 pm #
Hi Aparna,
When i listen to this song and male version of Oru thivam thandha poove…i feel some divinity in me as well as song….Amazing numbers from ARR :-)…
-Rukesh.
Aparna on 14 Aug 2007 at 12:18 pm #
Sami,
Aravind,
Hmmm
Sreekrishnan,
Yup and also the flute interludes!
Eagerly waiting for your post!
Sangs,
True
SK,
Eppovume ARR paattudhaan
Adiya,
Yeah Hamsadhwani
Rukesh,
Thats nice
Nithya Sivashankar on 15 Aug 2007 at 7:57 pm #
Precisely…
The song seems so apt, doesn’t it ?? 
Happy Independence day
Aparna on 15 Aug 2007 at 10:12 pm #
Nithya,
Yeah, let’s hope peace prevails forever everywhere 
Wish you the same
Siva on 15 Aug 2007 at 11:23 pm #
Thanks a lot for reminding this song.. the play list keeps growing as well as the need to get new cd’s..
sreekrishnanv on 16 Aug 2007 at 12:17 am #
the Rahman post is out !!
sreekrishnanv on 16 Aug 2007 at 12:34 am #
is Velli Malarey and Ghanan Ghanan from Lagaan of the Same Raaga ? Inotice lot of similarities ….need an expert insight !!
Aparna on 16 Aug 2007 at 9:51 am #
Siva,
Sreekrishnan,
I too notice a lot similarities. Am not sure about the raaga. But, if you notice, the beats of the both the songs are exactly the same!
sreekrishnan on 16 Aug 2007 at 10:59 am #
yes - the tune also towards the end is Lagaan tune !!
Nanyaar? on 17 Aug 2007 at 7:39 am #
My favorite song.. cha I’ll be singing that all day now..
Bharath on 20 Aug 2007 at 10:44 am #
The first signs of a new voice in A R Rahman - The first time we heard it we couldnt believe it was Rahman singing! Undoubtedly the best song he’s sung himself (along with Dil Se Re)… Again, only the magician Mani Ratnam can get this out of him!
Aparna on 20 Aug 2007 at 9:45 pm #
Bharath,
I sometimes feel ‘Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera’ is his best….Difficult to call one song as the best!
I agree with everything you have said except for the best song he’s sung
Bharath on 22 Aug 2007 at 10:03 am #
Ach - You caught me there… Hmm Ye Jo Des Tera, Humma Humma, Tere Bina, even something very rarely heard like New York Nagaram… And of course Vande Mataram…
Why I feel Vellai Pookal is his best is coz it was the first time he had moved from screaming out his songs (Humma Humma et al) to a soft melodious song… And more often than not the first song sticks…
Aparna on 23 Aug 2007 at 1:33 pm #
Bharath,
Yeah his voice did sound like never before in VeLLai pookkaL