Song: Yen Swaasathil
Composer: Ramesh Vinayagam
Lyrics: Kavivarman
Singers: Madhu Balakrishnan, Kalyani Nair
Movie: Jery
Ramesh Vinayagam is one of the most talented composers in the industry. Though his discography is rather small, each of his albums has a couple of excellent songs. Jery was an obscure movie that faded away but this song in the movie was a very melodious one and was hardly noticed. It is based on the Brindavana Saranga raga. The song begins one a very melodious note with triangle, symbals and flute pieces. Madhu Balakrishnan has a voice texture similar to the legendary Yesudas and it suits this song very well. The first interlude has an interplay between keyboard with some awesome bass lines and the clarinet jumps in and the highlight of this song is the varied use of the clarinet all through the song. Sometimes it just comes like a breath sound but it enhances the overall effect on the song. Kalyani Nair jumps in the first stanza and she sounds really good as usual. Another highlight of the song is that most of the ending portions of the lines are sort of extended like an alaap and this is where Ramesh shows his originality as ultimately the tune has to stand on its own. The second interlude starts with clarinet which sounds very elegant, followed by Kalyani’s humming ending with a flute piece. In the second stanza, the singers continue with the same zest and at it ends on a Hindustani -style humming. In the last lap of the song, the singers voices overlap when they sing the end of the line and it adds to the songs variety. The link to the song is below: