Nooru Vattam‘s pleasant melody is a subtle doff-the-hat to songs like Another Day In Paradise. Sinov Raj’s emotive vocals add to its charm. Kanne Kanne is gorgeous! Niranj Suresh’s singing...
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Mangalyam Thanthunanena (Music review), Malayalam – Assorted composers
Revaa’s Melle Mulle is delightfully folk’ish and spritely, with an ensemble to handle the joyous vocals. Her Chase Theme too is captivating, turning kuthu in style. Sujesh and Sunadh Sankar’s...
Continue reading...Maradona (Music review), Malayalam – Sushin Shyam
Sushin sings Varum‘s ethereal melody with the requisite calm, while Munna’s hang drum adds to the serenity. Ee Raavil takes on a similar sound; Nezer Ahamed—Varum’s guitarist—sings this one! That...
Continue reading...Neiraali (Music review), Malayalam – Stephen Devassy
Azhake is classic Stephen-style soaring and serene melody. Mohanlal, despite the occasional quiver in his voice, does mighty well, while Shreya is wonderful, as always. Kannane extends Mohanlal’s current trend...
Continue reading...Shikkari Shambhu (Music review), Malayalam – Sreejith Edavana
Mazha‘s melody is wonderfully dreamy, worth soaking in, with the sound carried from the composer’s earlier combo with Sachin. Haricharan and Roshni Suresh pull it off brilliantly. Kaana chembaka poo,...
Continue reading...Kaly (Music review), Malayalam – Rahul Raj
The title song (Chunk chakkare) is authentically and minimally Kerala-folk style and stays true almost all through, with a foot-tapping rhythm. Kinnam katta kallan is strictly middling, but what is...
Continue reading...Diwanjimoola Grand Prix (Music review), Malayalam – Gopi Sundar
Trissur song, with its flashy brass sound, seems intentionally corny. Sannidanandan handles the racy sound well. Innale innale, sung by Niranj Suresh, is so very Gopi! A low-key, guitar-driven melody...
Continue reading...Mayaanadhi (Music review), Malayalam – Rex Vijayan
Rex Vijayan and Neha S Nair’s vocals effortlessly sweep through the pleasant synth riff in Uyirin nadhiye, while Arun Suradhaa’s Dilruba sneaks in beautifully in the interlude. Neha, in particular,...
Continue reading...Vimaanam (Music review), Malayalam – Gopi Sundar
Vaaniluyare has everything one expects from Gopi – pleasant melody and his trademark strings, but somehow, it all sounds too familiar. The song’s other expression, Anthimaanam, by Nandini Srikar is...
Continue reading...Masterpiece (Music review), Malayalam – Deepak Dev
Madhu mozhi is what you call Madhu Balakrishnan for. A semi-classical medley that wants to do too many things, in too short a time and ends up being merely passable....
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