Originally published in The Hindu. Jodi nilave – Thangamagan (Tamil – Anirudh) Anirudh offers a minimum-guarantee soundtrack in Thangamagan. The standout song is Jodi nilave, sung beautifully by Shweta Mohan, and inconsistently by Dhanush. The tune and violin profusion makes it seem like Anirudh is channeling his inner Yuvan Shankar Raja, Dhanush’s earlier composing buddy, […]

Shaan makes a heady mix of techno sounds and a highly engaging melody in Ende maavum poothe. He also sings it together with Vineeth Sreenivasan and Arun Alat, and a particularly fantastic rap layer by Rzee. In Maruda, there’s a damn good mix again, this time using a wedding music band’s sound over a incredibly […]