GVP builds Yelelo wonderfully, and sings it well too; the world music and folk mix is enticing! Gana Bala and Vijay Prakash complement each other well in the catchy Lovely...
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Ettuthikkum Madhayaanai (Music review), Tamil – Manu Ramesan
Asanthuputtene, in Anoop Shankar’s vocals, is earthy and catchy! Nellai cheemayithu sounds like early Rahman’s rustic sound, and that prominent hook is endearing. Vedikkuthu and Ettuthikkum have background’ish sounds at...
Continue reading...Kochadaiiyaan (Music review), Tamil – A R Rahman
Engae pogudho’s soaring Hollywood-style composition is disjoint and at best background’ish. Its other version, Rana’s Dream, by London Sessions Orchestra showcases the tune’s rich tapestry better. Medhuvaagathaan is a throwback...
Continue reading...Vaalu (Music review), Tamil – Thaman S
Simbu seems to have given Thaman the brief of recreating Loosu penne and the result is Engathaan porantha – vastly similar, but lacking that smooth stickiness and loaded with awkwardly...
Continue reading...Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavanigalum (Music review), Tamil – Natarajan Sankaran
Naresh Iyer is, as usual, in good form in July madam, even though the otherwise likeable tune seems overcooked with the music. Bachelor enekke is the social media song, rattling...
Continue reading...Jigarthanda (Music review), Tamil – Santhosh Narayanan
Rita and Antony Dasan’s unusual vocals and Santhosh funky music run riot over Kannamma. Ding dong is uber cool gangsta rap transposed to Tamil, while Pandi naatu’s brass band sound...
Continue reading...A nostalgic look at the music of Azhagan
After K.Balachander split from Ilayaraja, post-Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal, he seemed to be in a state of flux for his next film’s music. The immediately next film was Oru Veedu Iru...
Continue reading...Cuckoo (Music review), Tamil – Santhosh Narayanan
Manasula soora kaathey is exquisite! Whether it is RR and Divya Ramani’s beautiful vocals, or that mesmerising Keeravani-base tune that sounds like Ilayaraja’s beautiful melody from the 80s… or that...
Continue reading...Velaiyilla Pattadhari (Music review), Tamil – Anirudh
Po indru seems more Yuvan than Anirudh, but a clever tune that masks Dhanush’s substandard singing. Ditto in Amma amma, but here Dhanush’s unkempt singing skills adds honesty to the...
Continue reading...Damaal Dumeel (Music review), Tamil – Thaman S
Thaman seems to be in a hurry with Dumeel, recycling his old rhythm, but Usha Uthup’s vocals do add some novelty, occasionally sounding like LR Eswari in Osthi’s Kalsala. Same...
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