More than two decades ago, Chitra came into Tamil cinema with her honey-dipped voice and mesmerised tamil song lovers into giving her absolute command of tamil cinema songs for years. Before her, there was Vani Jayaram who may not have sung as many songs as P. Suseela or S. Janaki but had a decent following of her own, especially among those who had an inclination towards semi classical music.
Recently, listening to newcomer DeepaMiriam sing the infamous Kangal Irandal in an almost effortless divine voice, and remembering the fact that the man with the voice that soothed many a generation since his first song for tamil cinema Naanum Bommai Neeyum Bommai, KJ Yesudas, also hailed from God's Own Country, I cannot help but be convinced that the ownership of hauntingly sweet voices is the right of Malayalee singers alone. Adding weight to the list would be people like Unni Menon and Jayachandran, also Malayalee singers who probably had maintained a rather low profile but not without living their mark with a remarkable repertoire.
What is it that these Malayalee singers possess in their voices, I wonder...
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