Beyond the catchy rhythm of Vaiyambatti lies a lovely tune, with the right amount of punch, and most importantly, Vairamuthu’s absorbing lyrics espousing the blissful living of tribals in the...
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Kakki Sattai (Music review), Tamil – Anirudh
The title song has all the necessary coolth, topped by Vishal Dadlani’s funky vocals. Kadhal kan kattudhe sees Anirudh join Shakthishree Gopalan to deliver a very pleasant, but now-predictable, Anirudh’ish...
Continue reading...Sandamarutham (Music review), Tamil – James Vasanthan
The title song has all the pointless signs of a standard-issue Kannada film hero intro song – raising the hero’s stature to that of God and sing his praises. Pooja...
Continue reading...Vai Raja Vai (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Vandha kadha is Yuvan’s turn to pull an Anirudh – punchy techno gana, obviously powered by Gana Bala! Pachchai vanna has a gorgeous melody, though Yuvan’s package, despite the tantalizing...
Continue reading...Vellaikaara Durai (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
Ammadi un azhagu continues where Inji iduppazhaga left, and does so in style too, aided generously by Sathya Prakash’s vocals. Kaakka muttai has the inimitable Vaikom Vijayalakshmi completely owning the...
Continue reading...Darling (Music review), Tamil – G V Prakash Kumar
Barring the corny lyrics, Vandha mala has limited engaging power, using a simple, jaded tune. Unnale is a surprise because it is no sung by Saindhavi – seems tailor-made for...
Continue reading...Tamizhukku En Ondrai Azhuthavum (Music review), Tamil – Thaman S
Sattunnu enna has sounds and chorus usually associated with Thaman’s music, but the tune is gentle and litling, unlike many of his recent song. Hariharasudhan offers his endearing vocals as...
Continue reading...Kappal (Music review), Tamil – Natarajan Sankaran
Oru cup acid is a bizarre combination of odd lyrics and an even more odd tune that tries to force fit those lyrics – everything seems forced about the song....
Continue reading...Lingaa (Music review), Tamil – A R Rahman
On nanba is a stunning album opener! Rahman goes full on Middle Eastern, loads on the dance elements to the already zingy tune mildly reminiscent of the iconic Greek-Egyptian Misirlou....
Continue reading...Isai (Music review), Tamil – SJ Suryah
Despite the electronic ‘support’, Suryah’s vocals pulls down Puthandin‘s techno sound. But Suryah surprises in Isai veesi‘s lovely tune, generously aided by Chinmayi’s dependable vocals. Atho vanile has all the...
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