Song: Padiyirangunnu
Composer: Bijibal
Lyrics: Rafiq Ahamed
Singers: Hariharan
Movie: Pathemari
Hariharan has one of the best voices in our country and he has sung some fantastic songs in the South across all the languages. We must thank A.R.Rahman for bringing Hariharan to Southern music through Roja. The song here is set in the raga Vaasanthi and it is a serene Ghazal-like tune and we know why Bijibal chose Hariharan to sing this. The great thing about this song is that there is a lot of live music with a complete Strings section, Veena and flute in the interludes. Hariharan just breathes life into the tune and this is a song you can listen if you want to have a soothing experience. The situation in the movie is that the protagonist is far away from his family for many years toiling in a foreign land and how he makes sacrifices for his family is the story. The song perfectly conveys the pangs of separation and the spirit of sacrifice.