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Originally published in The Hindu. Texas pogiren – Chennai 2 Singapore (Tamil – Ghibran) The lyrics video on YouTube for this song starts with a warning: ‘This song is not...

Originally published in . Virinja poonkurunne – Guppy (Malayalam – Vishnu Vijay) Flautist Vishnu Vijay’s most recent ticket to fame was playing flute for Maya nadhi and Vaanam paarthen in...

Originally published in The Hindu. Thoondil meen – Kabali (Tamil – Santhosh Narayanan) Thoondil meen, the song not part of the original Kabali soundtrack, was released recently online. It works...

Hindi Yaad hai na (both versions) – Raaz Reboot (Jeet Gaanguli) Rada, Udan choo and Rehmo karam – Banjo (Vishal-Shekhar) Purza and Kehkasha – Akira (Vishal-Shekhar) Judaiyaan – unIndian (Hindi...

Originally published in . Maayaavi penne – Bayam Oru Payanam (Tamil – Y.R.Prasad) There is some amount of name-based coincidence in Bayam Oru Payanam. The film’s director is Manisharma. The...

Originally published in The Hindu. Nila nila – Yaanum Theeyavan (Tamil – Achu) Achu Rajamani has time and again proven himself to be a nifty, dependable composer in Telugu films....

Originally published in . Thalakaalu puriyalaye – Kidaari (Tamil – Darbuka Siva) When Anitha K opens the Thalakaalu puriyalaye, it is an amazingly misleading prelude that hardly indicates what is...

Originally published in The Hindu. Halena – Iru Mugan (Tamil – Harris Jayaraj) “Halena Hale Hale na! Gasena Gase Gase na!” is the kind of lyrical combination that can only...

Originally published in The Hindu. Aalayal thara venam – Masala Coffee (Malayalam) Noted Malayalam playwright and poet Kavalam Narayana Panicker passed away recently, towards the end of June. So, it...

Hindi Tere sang, Jab tum hote ho and Dekha hazaron dafa – Rustom (Arko, Ankit Tiwari and Jeet Gannguli) Jaaneman aah – Dishoom (Pritam) Aashiq tera and Yaaram – Happy...