Top 10 Folk Songs In Tamil To Groove For

1. Appadi Podu

Appadipodu is a rhythmic song that features in the movie ‘Ghilli’ starring Trisha Krishnan and ‘Vijay’. ‘Dharani’ is the director of the movie and it released in 2004, ‘Vidhya Sagar’ is the Music Director and the song is famous not only in South India but it has a good recognition in the North and featured in the movie ‘Boss’ “Hum Nathode.” It goes without saying that every student in school would have danced for this song at least once.

2. Oodhaa Color Ribbon

Oodha Color Ribbon is a song with a lyrics based on the theme of teasing a girl he loves. Dinesh master is the dance choreographer and he gave this song a signature step. It is in the film Varuthapadadha Vaalibar Sangam. ‘D Imman’ is the Music Director and the tune has got a blend of folk and jazz music.

3. Aaluma Doluma

Aaluma Doluma is a good folk song for its fast and energizing beats. It features in the movie ‘Vedalam’ starring Ajith Kumar, Lakshmi Menon, and Shruti Haasan. ‘Rokesh’ is the Lyricist, and Anirudh Ravichander along with ‘Badshah’ sang it. The film released in 2016.

4. Soi Soi

The song featured in the movie ‘Kumki’ directed by Prabhu Solomon. The film starred Venkat Prabhu and Lakshmi Menon and released in the year 2013. ‘Yugabharathi’ is the Lyricist and D Imman is the music director. The tune has the touch of a village feel with instruments like drums.

5. Otha Sollala

The song features in the movie ‘Aadukalam’ directed by Selva Ragavan starring ‘Dhanush’ and Taapsee Pannu. ‘G V Prakash Kumar’ is the Music Director, and ‘Velmurugan’ sang it. The tune has a fast and non-stop beat which makes everybody shake a leg. It’s a well-known track in South India.

6. Kala Sala Kala Sala

Kala Sala is an item number that features in the film ‘Osthee’ starring ‘Silambarasan’ and Richa Gangopadhyay. 'T. R. Rajendran' and 'L R Eswari' sang it in the Lyrics of ‘Vaali’, and ‘S. Thaman’ is the Music Director.

7. Royapuram Peter

Royapuram is a place in Chennai which is a slum and this song is in praise of it. It features in the film Maan Karate starring Siva Karthikeyan and Hansika Motwani. The Music was in the top 10 list for a quiet long time according to the Radio charts of Radio Mirchi. It is one of the all-time favorites of every Tamilian. Anirudh Ravichandran is the Music Director, and ‘R D Raja’ is the Lyricist of it. It got released in 2014.

8. Dia Dia Dole

The song features in the National Award winning movie Avan Ivan directed my ‘Bala’. The actors are ‘Arya’, Vishal Reddy, and Janani Iyer. This music is the fastest folk tube in the Tamil Industry, and ‘Suchitra’ sang it. It’s a beautiful story on how two step brothers with different passions come together in fighting the wrong.

9. Danga Maari Oodhari

Don’t you the think the appearance of this picture itself gives you the authenticity of the Tamil folk culture? The song features in the movie ‘Anegan’ and Dhanush along with Marana Gana Viji, and Naveen Madhav sang it in the lyrics of Rokesh. Harris Jayaraj is the Music Director.

10. Ek Do Teen Chaar

The entire song and the costume is a typical remake of the Hindi song Ek Do Teen Chaar itself. It features in the film ‘Anjaan’ starring Suriya Sivakumar and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Yuvan Shankar Raja is the singer and the Music director of it in the Lyrics of ‘Na. Muthukumar’.