Pesu pesu is as good as it comes, from Vidyasagar. With a whiff of Charukesi raaga, the melody gains from Balram’s fantastic vocals, ably supported by Indulekha Warrier. The veena...
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Aandavan Kattalai (Music review), Tamil – K
Vaazhkai oru ottagam‘s piano-sturt and gorgeous strings are trademark K. The piano-strut and splendid violins combo strikes even better Imsai rani, with the melody being even more engaging, thanks also...
Continue reading...Chennai 2 Singapore (Music review), Tamil – Ghibran
Vaadi vaadi is Ghibran’s pulsating ode to classic rock, though Rajan Chelliah’s Tamil diction is considerably fangled. Texas pogiren takes things a notch higher! The singer, ‘Narrow Smith’ apes the...
Continue reading...Kadalai (Music review), Tamil – Sam C.S.
That Sam ropes in Hariharan for Oththa mazhayila is a big win by itself. But what is even more interesting is the delightfully inventive melody Sam cooks up in it...
Continue reading...Maanagaram (Music review), Tamil – Javed Riaz
Iravu vettai aadhuthey is apt in the background for a montage of shots of evil people making their best of the night in a big city. Vaazhvey oru poro is...
Continue reading...Remo (Music review), Tamil – Anirudh
In Remo nee kadhalan, Anirudh plays between the film’s hero’s gender switch for rap in a frenzied, very busy chorus that is as interesting as it is layered. He joins...
Continue reading...Kuttram 23 (Music review), Tamil – Vishal Chandrashekhar
Pori vaithu is Vishal Chandrashekhar’s version of Kaakha Kaakha’s Ennai konjam maatri, with a lovely dash of violin and rock, and lyricist Viveka’s wordplay imagining on similar lines, of a...
Continue reading...Veera Sivaji (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
Thaarumaaru thakkalisoru seems like it has been composed by a bot; STR’s voice, lyrics and the backgrounds… all drown in digital excess. The other version, led by Deepak, is more...
Continue reading...Yaanum Theeyavan (Music review), Tamil – Achu
Nenjukulle starts to sound like Nenjukkul peidhidum, but goes on to be a meandering tune that is well sung by Suchith Suresan. The Unplugged version has more interesting orchestration, but...
Continue reading...Dharmadurai (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Endha pakkam is good old Yuvan, ! Immersive melody over a simple, captivating rhythm, and superbly sung by Chinmayi and Rahul Nambiar, with a particularly lovely humming-based bridge connecting the...
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