Maniratnam And ARR Revisit Their Element

Many
of
us
at
some
point
in
our
lives
would
have
dreamt
of
getting
lost
in
the
sea
in
a
small
boat
where
nobody
can
find
us.
Okay,
maybe
not
many,
but
at
least
some
of
us.
But
it’s
a
thing.
Being
cradled
in
the
middle
of
the
sea
with
the
breeze
and
the
vast
expanse
of
the
ocean
around
would
hypnotize
anyone.

The
song
from

Ponniyin
Selvan
1
brings
that
experience
on
screen
and
through
the
composition.
‘Alaikadal’
has
been
penned
by
Siva
Ananth
and
sung
by
Antara
Nandy.
The
singer’s
name
is
quite
exotic
in
itself.

The
lyric
video
has
been
created
by
Venky.
Recently,
often
when
I
get
curious
about
who
worked
on
a
lyric
video,
I
would
check
the
credits
and
it
would
be
Venky.
He
has
been
doing
some
admirable
work
with
this
art
form.

The
names
Maniratnam
and
AR
Rahman
usually
make
me
think
of
a
dark
sky,
cool
breeze,
and
water.
Mostly
because
of
some
of
the
iconic
songs
they
have
worked
on
together,
especially
‘Evano
Oruvan’
from

Alaipayuthey.
This
song
captures
that
essence
beautifully
and
walks
us
through
a
trance.
No,
actually
the
song
takes
on
a
flying
carpet
that
floats
above
the
ocean
as
we
get
glimpses
of
Poonkuzhali
and
Vandhiyathevan
as
they
move
along.

The
video
has
a
few
seconds
of
the
song’s
footage,
and
the
rest
of
the
video
shows
us
frozen
frames
from
the
song.
Aishwarya
Lekshmi
has
imbibed
the
tough
and
assertive
attitude
of
Kuzhali,
and
looks
natural
in
the
role.
Karthi
has
managed
to
bring
Vandhiyathevan’s
half-smitten
and
half-stunned
state
of
mind
pretty
well.
The
song
is
going
to
be
a
therapeutic
experience
on
the
big
screen.
Can’t
wait!

Watch
the
lyric
video

here!