Classical Malayalam Songs MP3 Music Downloads

Malayalam classical music is one of the ramifications of Carnatic classical music. Many sites provide with free download of classical traditional old rare Malayalam classical songs. These could also be old devotional Malayalam songs as most of the classical songs were religion based. Most of these sites also provide with free lyrics, videos and video clips which can be downloaded for free or can be seen online. These Malayalam classical songs are available mp3, real, audio and most other formats. 
Indian classical music is principally based on melody and rhythm. The system of Indian music known as "Raga Sangeet" which can be traced back nearly two thousand years to its origin which lies in the Vedic hymns of the Hindu temples, the fundamental source of all Indian music. Carnatic music is the popular classical form. Kerala's own contribution is the "Sopana" style which is slow in tempo and emotional. Kerala's folk music, on the other hand, is neither sophisticated nor refined, but it displays a strong sense of rythm and rhyme. The songs are usually devotional, as in "Sarpa Pattu", "Bhadrakali Pattu" and "Ayyappan Pattu". 

One of the most famous music composers of malayalam classical music was Maharaja Swati Thirunal who ruled over the region of Travancore in the early part of the 19th century. Other well accomplished composers of the time were Irayimman Thampy and Shadkala Govinda Marar. The Carnatic classical music as is heard and understood in Kerala today had established itself during the reign of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal. At the Royal court The Maharaja encouraged musicians and singers to perform. From all over South India a great number of talented musicians flowed into the kingdom. This period marks the golden age of Malayalam classical music in Kerala. The age saw the creation of innumerable compositions, practised and popularised not just all over Kerala but outside the State as well.

This form of music faced crisis after the death of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal. However the great task of restoring the original musical excellencies of the compositions of Swathi Thirunal, Tampi, Thankachi, K.C. Kesava Pillai and others had been succesful in the later years safeguarding a tradition.
Some of my favorite Malayalam classical / devotional songs are :

• Kettum Ketti by Vaishali Dinesh
• Sankara Nandhana by Venugopal
• Mandalam Nolukkum by Shreeni.