Hotlist: Special numbers that wowed all in 2017

Some songs remain special, not because they’re a party track or because they have sizzling chemistry between the lead pair of a film. These songs are special because they add something extra to the narrative or have a quirky touch that makes the movie memorable. Topping the list in the first edition of Chennai Times Best Special Songs of 2017 is arguably one of the most played songs of the year — Tasakku Tasakku from Vikram Vedha. This song, which helped showcase the fun side of Vijay Sethupathi in the crime thriller, was composed by Sam CS and has vocals by Mukesh, MLR Karthikeyan and Guna. The list also features some other energetic numbers, including

Damaalu Dumeelu

, Ada Ada Maharaniki, Rangu Rakkara, Happy New Year, Laala Kadai Saanthi, Pattaya Kelappu, Tinga Tinga, Enga Veetu Kuthuvilakkey and O Sone.

After taking into account the votes we received on The Times of India website, along with the number of online streams, downloads and an internal jury, here’s our list of the Top 10 Best Special Songs of 2017 that made the year extra memorable...

1: Vijay Sethupathi in Tasakku Tasakku from Vikram Vedha

2: Imman was in top kuthu form in Damaalu Dumeelu from Bogan

3: Electro-kuthu Happy New Year from Kavan was all about the energy T

Rajhendherr

brings to a song

4: Ritika Singh showed us she can match steps with Raghava Lawrence in Rangu Rakkara from Sivalinga

5: Ada Ada Maharaniki was the highlight of Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva, despite the minor change in lyrics

6: The song O

Sone Sone

, featuring Suriya and Neetu Chandra, stood out in the Si3

7: With Pattaya Kelappu from Bairavaa, Vijay proved once again that he is the king of dance

8: This ‘area gaana’, Enga Veetu Kuthuvilakkey, was a fun number from Meyaadha Maan

9: Lalaa Kadai Saanthi was a quintessential dance number in Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen

10: Folkish item number Tinga Tinga from Theeran Adhigaram Ondru was a crowd-pleaser