The author takes a look at how this year saw albums which, while great on their own, turned magical after the release of the films - 96, Seethakathi, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam and Pariyerum Perumal

In Marmaziyaan, Rumi (Taapsee) says, “I don’t know where love ends and where marriage starts”. It is a throwaway line but somehow it resonates and acts as a fitting summary of what the film tries to convey. The film’s dialogues aren’t simply used to move the story forward; they also do a lot to add depth to its characters. In the case of this line, it adds vulnerability to Rumi’s otherwise confident persona. Dialogues aside, the beauty of Manmarziyaan, like it does usually in Anurag’s films, unravels in its music — specifically in four interludes: 1. The dhol in Dhayaan Chand The loud, brash, unbridled young love that throbs to the beats of the…