A droplet from the ocean. Review on Ten Best Songs of Illayaraja

To Choose 10 songs from thousands of songs is a way to difficult. Again everyone has got their opinion to choose their favorites, and it could be a good opportunity for the others to build up their list.

I started collecting IR songs back in 2002, I used to ask my friends for the songs, every body contributed a lot, but most of the collections were very similar like Kaadlora Kavithaigal, Vaithegi Kathirunthal and repeatative sets of movies.

I collected close to 15 GB of songs from various sources and set into the task of classifying them and arranging them to the movies and discarding the repeating ones.

At the end of the exercise I was left with around 1000 songs which I consider good. Out of which I had hand picked 185 songs that I usually play in my car.

After I looked at the list created by others, I wanted to get my top 10 list, please note they are not in particular order. Here I go.

1. Poongathavey Thazhthiravai - Nizhagal.

   
   




2. Putham Puthu - Alaigal Oyivathilai.

   
   




3. Thalatuthey Vaanam - Kaadal Meengal.

   
   




4. Kannan Vanthu Paadukiraan - Iratai Vaal Kuruvi.

   
   




5. Pon Vaanam Paneer - Indru Nee Nalai Naan.

   
   




6. Thazham Poovae - Kai Kodukum Kai.

   
   




7. Sangeetha Swarangal - Azhagan.

   
   




8. Etho Mogam - Kozhi Kuvuthu.

   
   




9. Valai Oosai - Sathya.

   
   




10. Alli Thantha Vaanam - Nandu(I have never seen this visual, but this seems to be a Mahindran film).