"Paarthale Paravasam" a music album that deserved a better movie.

Rahman was absolutely in prime form during this phase. Everything he touched was gold. And when the announcement came that he is scoring for Balachander movie with the then hot and happening actors Maddy and Simran, the hype was real. But what a shitfest it turned out to be in the end. A movie that was haywire right from the start with cliched Balachander tropes. But Rahman was fabulous. Both in the songs and the background scores. The songs especially were and still are fresh. The ingenius fusion "Raathiriyin Sonthakaara", the mindboggling "Manmadha Maasam" which behaves like a living being going places you never expect it to. The raunchy and sensual "Moondrezhuthu Ketta Vaarathai". The breezy "Nee thaan en desiya geetham'. The madness that is "Athisayam Thirumanam" which initself is a masterclass. And the scintillating and melancholic "Azhage Sugama" one of Rahman's finest melodies ever. And finally this song that feels like suspense thriller. The melody Rahman created in this is suspenseful meaning you cannot predict it's flow. It varies and keeps changing as it goes and it's brilliant.

A truly masterful album from Rahman.

PS: Simran looked like a million bugs in this song 🤤