Tippu is in solid form in Aru uruthu, breathing life into Joshua’s pleasant tune! Joshua appropriates his own Veppam track, Mazhai varum, in a slightly altered package to create Pala...
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Andar Baahar (Music review), Kannada – Vijay Prakash
The title song works like a groovy adaptation of the classic Bond theme; Vishal Dadlani makes a superb Kannada debut too! Maleyali minda is absolutely gorgeous – feathery melody that...
Continue reading...Varada Nayaka (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Arjun is in his elements in Baite baite, both in the cool, catchy tune and his own grungy vocals, ably supported by Anuradha Bhat. Yeno kane is the kind of...
Continue reading...Rambo (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Mane tanka baare is the quintessential Arjun song – auto-tune all across, incredibly catchy and simple tune, and a pitch perfect hook. The remix is the extreme opposite; besides wasting...
Continue reading...Romeo (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Belagedhu coffee is super fun; lyrics-wise and vocals too – by Ganesh, Sadhu Kokila, Arjun and Rangayana Raghu. Its twin, By-2 bedsheet is equally good with the female vocals spin....
Continue reading...Katari Veera Surasundarangi (Music review), Kannada – V.Harikrishna
Ranga Rao’s popular yesteryear song from Bahaddur Gandu gets a funky, funny remix in Oorige nee (Muthinantha maatondu gottenamma); Upendra goes a good job in singing it in his usual...
Continue reading...Alemaari (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Maribeku is Karthik’s show all the way – Arjun’s tune and backgrounds are highly effective in letting the tune flow. Neeli neeli works up its tune slowly, with Javed Ali...
Continue reading...Lucky (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Hoovina santhege is very, very Pritam’ish – basic, functional rhythm and a slow, catchy tune – and is a good listen. Baba Sehgal’s Chennagidiyalle is strictly perfunctory with nothing standing...
Continue reading...Govindaya Namaha (Music review), Kannada – Gurukiran
Sura sura sundara holds its mock semi-classical base very well. Love all seems similar to Cher’s Dov’è l’amore and meanders pointlessly, but Anthare ivananna is incredibly rhythmic and catchy, in...
Continue reading...Crazy Loka (Music review), Kannada – Manikanth Kadri
Ele elega starts almost abruptly, but is a lilting, 80s Hindi style rhythmic melody, sung really well by Vijay Prakash in the solo; the duet version by Rajesh Krishnan and...
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