Dream success for debut Kannada album

Bangalore, Dec 16 (IANS) It has been a great debut for music director V. Harikrishna with his album "Jothe Jotheyalli" occupying the top slot in this list.

The top five Kannada albums are:

1. "Jothe Jotheyalli" - The film's songs are a hit with the youth. "Oh, Gunavantha", "Barthaare barthaare" and the title song have proved particularly popular.

2. "Sevanthi Sevanthi" - The album of the film, released eight months ago, is still holding second position in this list because of the appeal of its folk songs. The film has competed a silver jubilee run and the album's sales graph continues to be upward.

Music director S.A. Raj Kumar has relied on melody and the success of "Jaaji Mallige Hoovu" vindicates his musical strategy.

3. "Mungaaru Male" - The film has not been released yet, but the audio has become the toast of the town. Music director Mano Murthy, who lives in the US and comes to Bangalore only to record the songs, has been consistent in delivering hits. "Onde ondu daari" is a catchy number.

4. "Aishwarya" - The album rocks in Bangalore and Mysore, though its performance in semi-urban and rural areas has not been encouraging. The peppy tunes of Rajesh Ramanath are popular mainly with the urban youth. "Ella Ok, maduve yaake", "Hudugi hudugi" and the title song have been topping the charts.

5. "Thananam Thananam" - The film has received varied responses, but the songs have been appreciated widely. K. Kalyan's melody-based music has made "Kande kande gopalana", "Cheluvantha Raja Kumara", "Koogalatheya dooradalli" and "Thananam" chartbusters.