Siddhanth—sounding like Raghu Dixit—handles Naa e sanjege magnificiently. Charan’s Kannada Jazz fusion combines Ustad Hafiz Bale Khan’s sitar, Shailesh Shenoy’s tabla, and Raman Iyer-arranged wind instruments effortlessly! The female version sees Sharanya Gopinath pull off an Usha Uthup-style rendition. Charan’s buddy Job Kurian headlines Komala henne and given the tune’s unusually structured melody—completely reimagining the anupallavi—it works wonders. Deepak Paramashivan’s sarangi deserves a special mention! Ranga bhoomiya has the innate charm of a retro-styled Malayalam song, and amidst Deepak’s veena and Nelson Kumar’s imaginatively arranged strings, Haricharan’s involved vocals sound fantastic. Katheyodu, thanks to Aneesh’s mesmerizing violin, picks up possible traces of Nattakurinji raaga, and ends in a profusion of Balesh’s shenai. Charan’s rhythmic orchestration goes perfectly for Ayomaya‘s tune, while Sooraj Santhosh aces Aley moodathe‘s pensive melody, propped by Sunil Silvester’s carnatic style guitar and Prakash Hegde’s flute. Gassi gumma‘s haunting tune invokes, in its ethos, MS Viswanathan’s Manavinaigal Yaarudano from Moondru Mudichu’s Vasanthakaala Nadhigalile, with Narendra’s veena and Prashanth Mathias’s guitars offering fantastic support. Deepak Doddera closes the album with Mouna mouna, the soundtrack’s most mod track, complete with a rap portion! Charan offers an incredibly fresh perspective to Kannada film music in Godhi Banna Sadharna Mykattu!
Keywords: Godhi Banna Sadharna Mykattu, Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu, Charan Raj, Charanraj M.R, 200, #200
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