Gapu gapalli‘s light, frothy sound makes it a breezy listen. In Bettadmele Srinivasu, Midhun starts with faint strains of Sivaji’s Ballelakka and layers a punchy brass-based kuthu, led confidently by...
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Happy New Year (Music review), Kannada – Raghu Dixit
Raghu sings the breathless Adda bidde madesaa with a quirky twang amidst racy country music. Nakul Abhyankar lifts the already bouncy, exuberant Sa re ga ma to a new high....
Continue reading...Saheba (Music review), Kannada – V.Harikrishna and Shankar Ganesh
Armaan Mallik leads Heegethake confidently, a generic, pleasant faux-sufi melody. The title song treads similar ground – painfully templatized, evoking a classic Laxmikant-Pyarerlal melody. Kolike ranga is Tipu’s show! He...
Continue reading...Chakravarthy (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
The title song panders to hero-worship, but it actually does it in style! Vyasraj handles the vocals brilliantly, particularly the title hook (a chorus) and the ‘Bhuvana gagana’ phrase! Arjun...
Continue reading...Hebbuli (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Hulli hulli, presumably the hero-intro song is, unlike current trend, not a kuthu number, but is hard rock! Siddharth Basrur’s grungy vocals and the pulsating sound make it work. Hebbuli...
Continue reading...Lee (Music review), Kannada – Anand Rajavikraman
Shuruvaithu‘s classic rock format is likeable, thanks also to Anand’s repetitive musical phrases and Chetan Gandharva’s softer-Raghu Dixit vocals. Shaliwahna case is corny, using an IPL jingle as filler, but...
Continue reading...Kaal Kg Preethi (Music review), Kannada – Chetan Sosca
Hinge ondivasa is breezy pop—reminiscing on college days, no less—that a singer like Karthik has aced many times. Lavvayya lavvo has a catchy, foot-tapping outlook but for the generic tune....
Continue reading...Urvi (Music review), Kannada – Manoj George
Panthuvarali raaga meets Yakshagana chande in Adhara madhura to create pulsating fusion. The Yakshagana mix comes across beautifully in the interludes too. Teenu Treasa’s lush vocals and Manoj’s splendid violin...
Continue reading...Srikanta (Music review), Kannada – Ajaneesh Loknath
Kaalittare yudhane plays out like a fervent, pulsating devotional song. Hemanth Kumar, Shashank Sheshagiri and Chintan Vikas are convincing in delivering the prayer to the hero. Shiva Shiva Maharaja, the...
Continue reading...Kirik Party (Music review), Kannada – Ajaneesh Loknath
Vijay Prakash’s superb vocals and Ajaneesh’s playful chorus parts add to Belageddu‘s frothy, likeable feel. In Katheyonda helide and Thirboki jeevana, Rakshit’s nostalgic lyrics stand out; the former has a...
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