As a long time fan of Tamil writer Sujatha, I occasionally kick myself for not having read some of his famous novels, though I may have read most of them....
Continue reading...November 2008
Music review: Slumdog Millionaire (A. R. Rahman and others)
It’s one thing to Sitar’ize everything going Westward and entirely something else to infuse drama with violins so beautifully in a maniacally racy, Sitar-driven track – the strangely titled Mausam...
Continue reading...Music review: Bhimoos Bang Bang Kids (Kannada – Gurukiran)
Bang bang India is silliness personified, intent on banging the country, while Maya bazaar quotes Shakira’s Ojos Asi and has direct bits from Cameron Cartio’s Henna, in a bizarre tune....
Continue reading...[Bizarro] Music review: Ghajini (Hindi – A R Rahman)
Javed may not be the best choice for Guzarish, an essentially Abhijeet’ish number with a gorgeous tune and the usual Rahman-styled flow, while Kaise mujhe’s mellifluous pathos gets slightly muted...
Continue reading...Music review: Ghajini (Hindi – A R Rahman)
Guzarish is silky smooth no doubt, what with Javed’s adept vocals…but the tune lacks the finesse associated with a Rahman track, particularly in the antara-mukhda bridges, while Aye bachu and...
Continue reading...Music review: Aintham Padai (Tamil – D. Imaan)
Anitha’s bawdy Shoku Sunthar is catchy in a very weird way – it is packaged very effectively with an addictive chorus. But Imaan rips off Euphoria’s very popular Meri gully...
Continue reading...Music review: Kadhalna Summa Illa (Tamil – Vidyasagar, Manisharma & ES Murthy)
Vidyasagar’s Telugu, Bangaram tracks Jai sambho and Chidu gudante bhayam get their Tamil transliterations and they’re…well, they’re the same and sound as decent as they did earlier. Composer Manisharma’s cult...
Continue reading...Music review: Meerabai Not Out (Hindi – Sandesh Shandilya)
Hai rama has Sukhwinder and Neha Kakkad going through the drill – the latter doing a neat sister-Sonu impersonation! The song’s catchy, but predictable. The title song is built like...
Continue reading...Music review: Haage Summane (Kannada – Mano Murthy)
Odi bandenu harks back to Mungaru Male’s formula and is merely soporific, while Naanenu nambodilla is straight out of a 80s Hindi film – terribly outdated. Sonu’s title song works...
Continue reading...Music review: Thee (Tamil – Srikanth Deva)
Nee illamal starts off reasonably well, although in predictable Srikanth Deva mode, but the composer gets his senses back and opens the assault with his trademark Dingi daangu pretty soon!...
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