exuding rebelliousness romance and fist pumping camaraderie shaan rahman offers enough musical intrigue through his latest album oru vadakkan selfie its no genreconfined musical and the the six songs have given him enough space to incorporate variety the album opener is the telltale song kaikottum kandittilla in the perfect rustic voice of vaikkom vijayalakshmi though it starts off on a dramatic feel with traditional arrangements the song quickly picks up tempo as vijayalakshmi meanders effortlessly through octaves lyrically too the track is catchy and playful as vineeth sreenivasan brilliantly blends new and old generation imageries into it the album switches to romantic mood with the manu manjithworded neelambalin sung by arun alat and kavya ajith a quintessential blissful ditty its bgm also oozes a mystical mood to the instantly likable song the uninhibited unpretentious voice of shaan rahman powers the third track enne thallendammava accompanied by vineeth sreenivasan the oomph in shaans voice some snappy beats vineeths word play all of it make it an absolutely enjoyable listen jeevitham oru maranamass njanathil kolamass portion especially has a magnetic new gen anthem feel well executed the composer lends his voice again along with harish sivaramakrishnan for paarvanavidhuve a pacy wistful song worded by anu elizabeth its rendition is conventional but the rich percussion and guitar accompaniment in orchestration gives it a western pop flavour next the album nudges into a dappankuthu feel with the tamil flavoured frothy number chennai pattanam sung by arya mohandas and vineeth sreenivasan again vineeth impresses with his lyrics and arya brings out the right emotive appeal in her voice to propel it the songs zippy chorus is its most striking portion the last track is the boisterous yekkam pogavillai for which shaan pitches in again with vocals a great combo of techno beats and strongthroated singing the short breezy song has a come to the dancefloor feel to it the breezily tempered creations of ovs can definitely be a welcome addition to your list of feel good music