'Penne...' tops Malayalam music charts

Kochi, Feb 2 (IANS): Clever filming has placed a song from "Udayananu Tharam" at the top of this fortnight's Malayalam music charts.

The top five Malayalam songs are:

1. "Penne En Penne": Film: "Udayananu Tharam"; Music: Deepak Dev; Lyrics: Kaithapram; Singers: Afsal and Shalini Singh. This hilarious number shot in the Ramojirao Film City, Hyderabad, shows Sreenivasan and Meena dancing in a typical 'filmi' style, leaving the audience in splits.

2. "Minnale Minnale": Film: "Vesham"; Music: S.A. Rajkumar; Lyrics: Kaithapram; Singer: K.S. Chitra. The continuing popularity of the film has sustained the appeal of its music, particularly this song.

3. "Komalavalli": Film: "Immini Nalloral"; Music: M. Jayachandran; Lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery; Singers: Vijay Yesudas and Jyotsna. Jayasurya and Navya Nair dance to the unusual rhythm of this song.

4. "Parayathe Ariyathe": Film: "Udayananu Tharam"; Music: Deepak Dev; Lyrics: Kaithapram; Singers: K.J. Yesudas and K.S. Chitra. This lilting tune rendered by the two most revered singers in the industry has a magical effect on the listener.

5. "Ishtam Ishtam": Film: "Amrutham"; Music: M. Jayachandran; Lyrics: Kaithapram; Singer: K.S. Chitra. Yet another of those seductive Chitra songs. Need one say more?