With that Manisharma’ish Dolu dolu rhythm, Thannikulla is, vastly similar to Ilayaraja’s 1986 SPB classic, Pattu poove, from Naanun Oru Thozhilaali! Idhu thaan kaadhal is pleasant but is so templatized that it is boring. Mayanginen too uses Bharadwaj’s standard rhythms almost in a SA Rajkumar’ish way and it survives only because of its lilting tune. Sangu sakkara is filmy folk – the one that aims to sound authentic but ends up sounding silly. Vedha gosham muzhangave is where the composer goes creative, starting with the hymnal and moving on to catchy folk. Poor, staid overall effort from an out-of-form Bharadwaj.
Keywords: Akhil, Anusha, Bharadwaj, Nandhi, Nandi