The title song is scintillating; the fact that the catchy Mankatha hook is used sparingly while the rest of the song builds around it displays a Rahman’ish maturity in Yuvan’s music! Nee naan is almost Ilayaraja in its nuanced tune; and SPB Charan should sing a lot more. Vaada Bin Laada‘s absurd lyrics are compensated with that exotic Dharmavathi-based tune and some trippy orchestration, while Machi open the bottle is a hopeless attempt to repeat Saroja samaan nikaalo. Nanbane’s soporific tune and the trite Balle lakka don’t cut much ice, however. Makatha is a curiously interesting mixed bag from Yuvan.
Keywords: Ajith, Thala, Trisha, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Mankatha, Mangatha, Mankaatha, Mangaatha
