"Between what is said and not meant and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost" goes a Khalil Gibran quote. We bring you a compilation of beautiful melodies from Malayalam cinema that speak about the anguish of lost love, about those memories that are too deep and profound to get over and a heart that seems to take its own sweet time to heal.
1. 'Kaathirunnu Kaathirunnu' from Ennu Ninte Moideen (2016): A song that encapsulates Moideen (Prithviraj) and Kanchanamala’s (Parvathy) love story, as they correspond mostly over handwritten love letters, their endless patient wait to unite despite family opposition.
Singers - Shreya Ghoshal
Music - M Jayachandran
Lyrics - Rafeeq Ahammed
2. 'Ennodenthini Pinakkam' from Kaliyattam (1997): In Jayaraj’s version of Othello, we have the beautiful Thamara (Manju Warrier playing Desdemona) wistfully awaiting the return of her Kannan Perumalayan (Suresh Gopi as Othello), and through this song she is pleading and wondering aloud why he is staying away from her when she loves him dearly.
Singer: Bhavana Radhakrishnan
Music and Lyrics: Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri
3. 'Pokkuveyil Ponnuruki' from Chillu (1982): Venu Nagavally, who was the quintessential Devadas of Malayalam cinema, sports a badly kept beard and looks immensely unhappy, reminiscing his lost lover played by who else but Jalaja?!
Singer: Yesudas
Music: MB Sreenivasan
Lyrics: ONV Kuruppu
4. 'Oru Rathri Koodi' from Summer in Bethlehem (1998): A beautiful melody that captures Dennis’s (Suresh Gopi) silent love for Abhirami (Manju Warrier).
Singer: Yesudas
Music: Vidyasagar
Lyrics: Girish Puthencheryy
5. 'Pathiramazha Yetho' from Ulladakkam (1991): Can there be a more sublime piece of poetry than this? In a mental health institution, we have a lover (Asokan), who has lost his mind following the death of his lady love, recalling her through a poignant melody while another woman (Amala) listens sadly, lost in her own memories of her dead lover.
Singer: Yesudas
Music: Ousepachan
Lyrics: Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri
6. 'Shankupushpam Kannezhuthumbol' from Shakuntala (1965): A heartbroken King Dushyantha (Prem Nazir) lost in the memory of his beloved Shakuntala (Prema).
Singer: Yesudas
Music and Lyrics: Vayalar Ramavarma
7. 'Edo Janma Kalpanayil' from Paalangal (1981): The discovery of new love (between Zarina Wahab and Nedumudi Venu) cannot be expressed more beautifully here.
Singer: Vani Jayaram and Unni Menon
Music: Johnson
Lyrics: Poovachal Khader
8. 'Naadha Nee Varum Kaalocha Kelkkuvan' from Chaamaram (1980): S Janaki perfectly renders this lovely melody about a wife’s eager and patient wait for her husband’s return home.
Singer: S Janaki
Music: MG Radhakrishnan
Lyrics: Poovachal Kadher
9.'Ennu Varum Nee' from Kannaki (2001): Jayaraj’s version of Antony and Cleopatra has Kannaki (Nandita Das) lost in Manikan’s (Lal) memories, awaiting his return.
Singer: KS Chithra
Music: Kaithapram Viswanathan
Lyrics: Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri
10. 'Arikil Nee Undayirunnegil' from Nee Ethra Dhanya (1987): Murali has fallen madly in love with Karthika but is unable to express his love to her. It’s beautifully captured through this song.
Singer: Yesudas
Music: Devarajan
Lyrics: ONV Kurup
11. 'Azhalinte Aazhangalil' from Ayalum Njanum Thammil (2012): Lost love has never sounded so poignantly heart-breaking. The hero (Prithviraj) is devastated when he realises that he has lost her (Samvritha Sunil) forever and it plunges him into unfathomable depths of sorrow.
Music : Ouseppachan
Singer: Nikhil Mathew
Lyrics:Vayalar Sharathchandra Varma
12. 'Marannittumenthino' from Randam Bhavam (2001): The lovers have been separated by a strange twist of fate and both are lost in each other’s fond memories.
Music: Vidya Sagar
Singer: Sujatha
Lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery
13. 'Varuvanillarumen' from Manichithrathazhu (1993): Ganga (Shobana) finds herself drawn towards Ramanathan’s poetry. There is nostalgia, probably the slumbering Nagavalli in her is missing her lover. It can be a culmination of a lot of things.
Music: M G Radhakrishnan
Lyrics: Madhu Muttam
Singer: KS Chithra
14. 'Mounamey' from Thakara (1979): Subhashini (Surekha) is feeling helpless and heartbroken in the memory of her Thakara (Prathap Pothan).
Music: MG Radhakrishnan
Lyrics: Poovachal Khadar
Singer: S Janaki
15. 'Swarnamukhiley' from Ithu Njangalude Katha (1982): Five friends fall in love with the same woman. The woman is having her share of problems as she tries to share it with one of them.
Music: Johnson
Lyrics: P.Bhaskaran
Singer: S Janaki
This article was first published on Fullpicture.in. It has been syndicated by The News Minute. You can read the original article here.