Shafqat and Rahat’s Tu hi mera and Tera deedar hua, respectively, are like songs usually assigned to them – lilting sufi’ish sounds, but not clutter-breaking. KK is extraordinary in the dreamy tune Tujhe sochta hoon, but Nikhil D’Souza mauls its other version. Rab ka shukrana too is a wonderful tune, brilliantly composed by Pritam and […]

Athimara thoppinela makes fabulous use of children’s voices and even the tune is a joyous riot, enthusiastically orchestrated. Chinmayi and Ramesh Vinayagam’s Yaarodum idhuvarai seems like a gorgeously modern take on Mohana Kalyani raaga that Ilayaraja usually reserves for his retro-styled songs. Kanneeril thaan mudiyum has a dramatic sound and is well sung, but the […]