Mele mele, beautifully sung by Shreya Ghoshal, has an ethereal feel. Anil gives the soft melody a great build-up, retaining the feathery sound for the anupallavi, with suddenly interefering violins,...
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Double Barrel (Music review), Malayalam – Prashant Pillai
Athala pithala overdoses on falsetto singing and what stays is the captivaing mandolin phrases. Its reprise is at least sung better. With a more-than-obvious nod to The Champs’ Tequila and...
Continue reading...Kunjiramayanam (Music review), Malayalam – Justin Prabhakaran
Shankar Mahadevan is perfect for the high-pitched Thumba poove sundari that Justin layers with a spoofy excess sound that goes pretty well! Ayyayyo too carries that sound, in a largely...
Continue reading...Rudrasimhasanam (Music review), Malayalam – Viswajith
Kanna kannarakkanave lists as many as six singers, and the tune is a predictably and beautifully native Malayalam, with Venugopal and Reemy’s vocals standing out. Ninnale innen is as much...
Continue reading...Madhura Naranga (Music review), Malayalam – Sreejith-Saachin
Ee kootil, beyond that familiar Bollywood’ish rhythm, has a lilt that grows on you, thanks also to Madhu Balakrishnan’s vocals. Vijesh Gopal-sung Melle vannu has a similar sound, but with...
Continue reading...KL10 Pathu (Music review), Malayalam – Bijibal
Duniyaavin seems like Bijibal’s quasi-homage to The Doors, with its energetic and macho guitaring (laidback Roadhouse Blues!)! Bijibal sings it confidently, the song gaining more hardcore rock elements beautifully. Halaakinte...
Continue reading...Kumbasaram (Music review), Malayalam – Vishnu Mohan Sithara
There is an unhurried, sluggish mood to Oho nenjil that Vishnu builds on well, with his music and his own vocals. Nila veyilil texture is an odd combo of 80s...
Continue reading...Lavender (Music review), Malayalam – Deepak Dev
She Is So Beautiful is easy on the ears pop; the hook is catchy and Amal Anthony and Kavya Ajith keep things light and frothy. Pularri manjin has an interesting...
Continue reading...32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam (Music review), Malayalam – Bijibal
Omal kanmani is puncutuated with a lot of pauses and they all considerably add to the song’s charm, beyond the simple, pleasant tune and Sachin Warrier and Sangeetha Sreekanth’s vocals....
Continue reading...Jilebi (Music review), Malayalam – Bijibal
Njanoru Malayali flows beautifully, owing to its possible source of either Saama or Arabhi raga. Jayachandran is a fantastic choice to sing this very-Malayali song with the perfect ethos captured...
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