'Kanalukal' the top Malayalam song

By Paresh C. Palicha

Kochi, April 3 "Mulla" makes it to the Malayalam charts and "Cycle" still continues its joy ride.

The top five Malayalam songs are:

1. "Kanalukal" - Film: "Mulla"; Music: Vidyasagar; Lyrics: Sarath Varma; Singers: V. Sreekumar and Sujatha. The lushness of the songs of a Lal Jose film is something exceptional.

2. "Puthiyoreenam" - Film: "Cycle"; Music: Mejo Joseph; Lyrics: Anil Panachooran; Singers: Karthik and Vineeth Sreenivasan. This New Year song has not dimmed in popularity but has been toppled from the top position.

3. "Kannin vathil" - Film: "Mulla"; Music: Vidyasagar; Lyrics: Sarath Varma; Singers: Gayathri and Devanand. This lullaby is another interesting song in this film that is well integrated with the story.

4. "Varnapainkili" - Film: "Cycle"; Music: Mejo Joseph; Lyrics: Anil Panachooran; Singer: Vineeth Sreenivasan. Vineeth had acted and directed music videos before doing this film. That may be the secret behind his effortless performance in the song.

5. "Aranu nee" - Film: "Jubilee"; Music: Shyam Dharam; Lyrics: Kaithapram; Singer: Vineeth Sreenivasan. The makers of this small film may find solace in the fact that at least a couple of songs have worked.