It is 'Youth Festival' time in Kerala

Kochi, Oct 31 (IANS): The music of "Youth Festival" ruled the roost in Kerala last fortnight with its songs playing on various channels.

1.Song: "Kalla kalla"; Film: "Youth Festival"; Music: M. Jayachandran; Lyrics: Shibu Chakravarthy; Singers: Rajesh Vijay & Jyotsna.

This song follows the current trend of youthful dance number presented in the garb of a love song.

2.Song: "Dappu, dappu Janaki"; Film: "Kazhcha"; Music: Mohan Sithara; Lyrics: Kaithapram; Singers: Mobin, Vishnu, Priya R. Pai & others.

A mixture of child-like lyrics set to a haunting tune is the reason for this song's popularity.

3.Song: "Good bye, good bye"; Film: "Youth Festival"; Music: M. Jayachandran; Lyrics: Shibu Chakravarthy; Singers: Alex & Renjini Jose.

Lyricists are going cyber savvy with words like Internet, email and chat getting into their lexicon. Maybe these words help them connect with the young more easily. This song is no different.

4.Song; "Ka kakke"; Film: "Greetings"; Music: Raveendran; Lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery;l Singers: Vidhu Prathap & Priya Ghosh.

This song marks the comeback of veteran Raveendran to this chart after a long gap.

5.Song; "Malarthenmozhi"; Film: "Freedom'; Music: Renil Jones; Lyrics: Thampy Kannamthanam; Singers: M.G. Sreekumar and Renjini Jose.

This song has Jishnu and Nithya Das swaying on the Marine Walkway of Kochi that has come to be known as the Musical Walkway because so many song sequences have been shot there.