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Mani Ratnam's story telling of Alaipayuthey through the music of AR Rahman in Kadhal Sadugudu : Why is the song shot in Reverse and why is the location Mani Ratnam chose is just an unfinished apartment? So here it is, to the ones who don't know! For more, Please subscribe to my Youtube Channel by clicking this link👈 1. Why reversed ?  The song is beautifully shot in reverse direction and still maintains the elegance and richness of human expression. Is this what people tell conveying the story through camera? Maybe! :) Mani Ratnam needed a strong tool to convey the context through a subtle way. And here comes reversing the actions. This gives the sense of poetry, sense of anti-gravity, sense of liberation (which is the situation) Songs are widely considered to be a breather time admist the story when people can relax themselves. What makes Maniratnam apart is such things, for which he don't need a foreign location, even a local Tourist spot in this case. All he needed was ...

How deep and lovely, the lyrics of Malargal keten is!🌹Just look at the overall structure of the song, a set of variations on the thought, "I  asked only this; you gave me so much more!" "மலர்கள் கேட்டேன், வனமே தந்தனை! தண்ணீர் கேட்டேன், அமிர்தம் தந்தனை! எதை நான் கேட்பின், உனையே தருவாய்!" I asked for flowers, you gifted me a whole garden ! I pleaded for water, you got me nectar ! What should I ask for? so you will give yourself (to me) "காட்டில் தொலைந்தேன்,   வழியாய் வந்தனை! இருளில் தொலைந்தேன், ஒளியாய் வந்தனை! எதனில் தொலைந்தால், நீயே வருவாய்?" I was lost in the forest, you showed up as the path ! I got lost in the darkness, you appeared as the light ! Where should I lose myself? so you will come as yourself (to save me)  "பள்ளம் வீழ்ந்தேன், சிகரம் சேர்தனை! வெள்ளம் வீழ்ந்தேன், கரையில் சேர்ந்தனை! எதனில் வீழ்ந்தால், உன்னிடம் சேர்ப்பாய்?" I fell into a pit, you took me to the peak ! I got drowned in floods, you took me to the shore ! Where...