That Mysskin has reached auteur level was evident even in his earlier films, but he hammers it beyond doubt in Onaiyum Aatukuttiyum! This is a film that has every one...
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All in All Azhagu Raja (Music review), Tamil – Thaman S
The title song is a catchy listen, with a Raakkamma-Kunitha puruvamum-style interlude and an authentic radio ad! Yamma yamma is Thaman-template all the way, but the simple catchy tune and...
Continue reading...Huchudugru (Music review), Kannada – Joshua Sridhar
Prem’s coarse voice goes well with Harakalu angi‘s rhythmic, folk’ish tune, with Joshua using the title in an interesting, catchy manner. Yaaranu kelali gives the by-now-completely-Mano-Murthyed Sonu Nigam a lovely...
Continue reading...Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 3, Episode 8 (Music review) – Multiple producers
That Kutle Khan and Bismila Khan can infuse manic energy in their singing is a given, but it is Nancy Aren Ao who surprises with her fantastic support in the...
Continue reading...Ram-leela (Music review), Hindi – Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Bhoomi Trivedi’s convincing rendition makes Ram chahe worth it, and Sanjay rocks the techno-garba Nagada sang, aided by Shreya Ghoshal’s fantastic singing! Aditya Narayan comes of age in Ishqyaun and...
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True – Avicii I had no idea who Avicii was (now I do!) till I stumbled on his debut studio album, True. The only Avici I know before this was...
Continue reading...Pattam Pole (Music review), Malayalam – M.Jayachandran
Antha naalil is a pleasant surprise, given that it is completely in Tamil! That it is also constructed as sparsely and beautifully as Indira’s Nila kaaigiradhu works strongly in its...
Continue reading...D For Dopidi (Music review), Telugu – Sachin Jigar & Mahesh Shankar
Sachin Jigar get the Telugu masala idiom mighty well in Rowdy fellows, but it is a bit too templatized, with a very familiar and predictable hook to make any difference....
Continue reading...Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 3, Episode 7 (Music review) – Hitesh Sonik
Sukhwinder Singh lords over Chan kitthan like only he can, with Hitesh creating a Punjabi power-ballad! Tapas Roy’s mandolin replaces the usually expected iktara, even as the backing vocalists –...
Continue reading...North 24 Kaatham (Music review), Malayalam – Govind Menon & Rex Vijayan
Rex Vijayan’s very-reggae Thanaro is instantly catchy, with great support from Sreenath Bhasi’s vocals; Rex plays beautifully with the guitar and the chorus. Govind Menon of Thaikkudam Bridge opens his...
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