Sabarimala. Every year, millions come searching for the enchanting vision of Swami Ayyappa. Like streams from different parts of the mountain meet and gush to Pampa, devotees from different parts of world unite in their chants – Saranam Ayyappa!
This year, Increation Media Entertainments is bringing out a music album to celebrate this confluence of minds and prayers in their purest form. Saranapadham is the first in a series of unique products that Increation is bringing out to depict the essence of Indian tradition and culture.
For the first time in the history of Ayyappa songs, Saranapadham brings together the best among new generation classical singers, rendering voice to the prayers that millions have in mind. Sankaran Namboodiri, Kavalam Sreekumar and Sharreth, singer and music composer, are at their very best.
Mochita, the State award-winning compere renowned for her insightful presentation of cultural heritage of the land, has written 8 melodious songs that capture the essence of pilgrimage to Sabarimala. The brightest talent in music scene today Viswajith composed original score for these lines.
One song in the album is sung by kids, who reach out to Manikantan as a friend, a playmate and a guide.
Saranapadham is unique in many respects, and it declares its identity right from its cover itself. The cover has the photograph of pilgrims trekking the strenuous climb to Sabarimala, and they are all focussed. Beyond the mist, which veils the peak, waits their Lord. So they trek, through mist of material life, to climb the hard realities of life and get a glimpse of the Lord.
The songs in Saranapadham are not run-of-the-mill stuff, like the umpteen albums churned out every season. In fact, Increation did not time the album according to season. We believe in true pursuit of faith and prayer.
Saranapadham exploits all the talents of Kavalam Sreekumar, Sharreth and Sankaran Namboodiri. Only a musical genius like Sharreth can render the composition that Viswajith has created in the song Nenjakathe Naadam Neeye... Similarly, only Kavalam Sreekumar that bring that rustic charm to songs that capture the ethnic connections that the myth of Lord Ayyappa has and Sankaran Namboodiri’s years of dedicated training in Carnatic classical singing brings in a feel of divinity at its purest form.
Even when you sense the notations and sounds of conventional Ayyappa devotional songs, Viswajith surprises you with melodies and layers of music that take songs in Saranapadham beyond the ordinary.
Saranapadham, as the cover jacket says, is Pristine Music, Pure Devotion.
