'O Maria' overtakes 'Thala' in Malayalam charts

Kochi, May 16 (IANS) "O Maria" from "Goal" still has people tapping to its youthful beats as a new song from "Big B" enters the chart.

The top five Malayalam songs are:

1. "O Maria" - Film: "Goal"; Music: Vidhyasagar; Singers: Ajay, Nithish and Sangeeth. This is a trademark song of youth orientation and creates the right mood for fun and frolic.

2. "Thala" - Film: "Chotta Mumbai"; Music: Rahul Raj; Lyrics: Sarath Varma. Singers: Shankar Mahadevan, Arjun Sasi, Sangeeth and Rahul Raj. New music director Rahul Raj is getting kudos for his score in the film.

3. "Kaiyetha" - Film: "Vinodayathra"; Music: Ilayaraja; Lyrics: Sarath Varma; Singer: Manjari. Meera Jasmine makes this song special; it establishes her character in the film.

4. "Muthumazha" - Film: "Big B"; Music: Alphonse; Lyrics: Jophy Tharakan; Singers: Vineeth Sreenivasan and Jyotsna. This stylishly picturised song keeps the audience captivated.

5. "Mandarapoo mooli" - Film: "Vinodayathra"; Music: Ilayaraja; Lyrics: Sarath Varma; Singers: Swetha and Madhu Balakrishanan. Both the songs of this film are holding on to their popularity.