The song Podimeesa mulaykkana kalam from the upcoming movie Pa Va (Pappanekkurichum Varkkiyekkurichum) in P. Jayachandran’s melodious voice became an instant hit in social media as thousands watched it on YouTube. Its music director Anand Madhusudanan is expecting a break with one more project up for release — Ranjith Sankar-Jayasurya team’s Pretham.
“Pa Va is special for many reasons — Minmini is coming back after a long gap and one song is rendered by Maheshinte Prathikaram fame Aparna Balamurali. One of the title characters Murali Gopi is also lending voice to a song,” says Anand.
“I am happy that music connoisseurs have taken all the songs of Pa Va to their heart and I am looking forward to the release,” he adds. Vijay Yesudas, Sithara Krishnakumar, Nithin P.K. and Swarna Vinayan are the other singers.
Anand, who is also composing the background score of the movie, says that the decision to make Aparna sing was not at all planned. Anand reveals the background story. “When we sat for the background score composing after the shoot and song recordings, we found a montage space which required a lyrical explanation. Though it was a short space for a female voice, it was a very important portion and our editor Kiran Das suggested Aparna’s name.”
Anand also hopes that his next project Pretham would taste huge success. “When the motion poster was released, everybody compared it with Insidious and The Conjuring 2. Though the film has only one song, the background music is very important. Not everyone will get an opportunity to work in a horror movie where background score has a major role to play. More than ‘challenging’, I feel, it gives me courage and confidence,” he adds.
Anand, who started his career with Ranjith Shankar’s Molly Aunty Rocks, has composed music for Weeping Boy, Mathai Kuzhappakkaranalla and the critically-acclaimed Malayettam, which won state award for Best Children’s Film.
A native of Thrissur, Anand did his Bachelor’s degree in Sound Engineering from the School of Audio Engineering, Chennai, before entering filmdom. “Even from my school days I have chosen music as my career and sound engineering is something I thought would definitely help me excel in the profession,” he says.
“I take every project as a dream project and give my 100 per cent to it,” Anand sums up.
