Anuragham is drop-dead gorgeous! Rahul Subrahmanian’s version is a bit conventional, ballad’ish with great guitar, while Divya Menon rocks the reprise with her sweet rendering! Remya Nambeesan and Sachin Warrier’s...
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Grandmaster (Music review), Malayalam – Deepak Dev
Suchitra’s oomphy vocals too don’t fully salvage a seriously wannabe-sounding Aaranu nee, but thankfully, Doore engo takes a different direction – it’s a wonderfully tuned song that gets its build-up...
Continue reading...Ivan Megharoopan (Music review), Malayalam – Sharreth
Remya Nambeesan singer avatar, with that intentionally coarse folk diction, is surprisingly consummate in Aandelonde nere! Yesudas excels in the highly tuneful, retro-styled Anuragini, while Swetha Mohan’s Nisha surabhi seems...
Continue reading...Ee Aduthakaalath (Music review), Malayalam – Gopi Sundar
Nattil veetil is an interesting, pulsating mix – the backgrounds are consistently pounding – with only a mild, intriguing respite mid-way – even as Gopi mixes the core tune confidently....
Continue reading...Ordinary (Music review), Malayalam – Vidyasagar
Enthinee mizhi rendum, with its familiar, bouncy rhythm, is quite enchanting – the tune is gorgeous and Vidyasagar cranks up the orchestration beautifully! Sun sun sundari goes a step ahead...
Continue reading...Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty (Music review), Malayalam – Sharreth
With its Raja-styled violins and mesmerizing vocals by Chitra, Ponnodu poovai is fabulous! The tune is typical Sharreth…seemingly complex, but beautifully crafted. Yesudas is effortless in the other version, as...
Continue reading...Spanish Masala (Music review), Malayalam – Vidyasagar
Both Aarezhuthi aavo and Irulil oru kaithiri seem bent on revisiting well known Spanish phrases, particularly the Bailamo line from Enrique, in the former. Less said about Udit Narayan’s version...
Continue reading...Casanovva (Music review), Malayalam – Gopi Sundar, Alphons & Gowri
Alphons’ lone track, Kanna neeyo reeks so much of Harris Jeyaraj’s Neruppe that it is not funny; very similar Middle Eastern mix. Composer Gopi Sundar has 2 songs out of...
Continue reading...Snehaveedu (Music review), Malayalam – Ilayaraja
Chengathir kaiyum is so obviously sweet, thanks to Chithra’s gorgeous vocals and Raja channeling his Kshatriyan number ‘Poottakkal pottalum’. In Shreya’s Aavanithumbi – another reliably sweet song – Raja’s interludes...
Continue reading...The Train (Music review), Malayalam – Sreenivas
Airtel Super Singer’s Alka Ajith makes a scintillating debut with Chirakengu; a mesmerizing combination of the little girl’s vocal prowess and Sreenivas’ brilliant tune. The song’s duet version pales in...
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