The two Islamic religious songs – Khwaja ji and the unlisted (in the CD) Zikr – are handled with a Rahman-level piety, but without compromising on commercial viability, with a...
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Veeram (Music review), Tamil – Devi Sri Prasad
Nallavannu solvaanga is every bit a templatized, predictable Devi-style hero-intro (plus his 4 brothers, no less) song – passable fun. Ival dhaana has a catchy, addictive lilt that works beautifully...
Continue reading...Nimirndhu Nil (Music review), Tamil – G V Prakash Kumar
Kaadhal nergayil is perhaps Prakash’s n’th song with a similar structure – semi-Hindustani’ish sound and a likeable melody; good till it lasts, but too familiar. Gaana Bala runs amok in...
Continue reading...Inga Enna Solluthu (Music review), Tamil – Dharan Kumar
Kalyani Menon’s Shuklam Bharatham is thankfully untouched by Dharan. Appa tucker and Avan ivan come loaded with gimmicky sounds and rather simplistic tunes that help surface beyond the noise. STR’s...
Continue reading...Madha Yaanai Koottam (Music review), Tamil – NR Raghunanthan
Velmurugan’s Unnai vanagathaa makes odd use of TMS’s evergreen Murugan song, Unnai ninaikadha naalillai, while Mukkulathu seems background’ish at best. Thanjai Selvi’s Enga pora, however, makes a strong impact as...
Continue reading...Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (Music review), Tamil – Justin Prabhakaran
Enga ooru vandi, despite all the exuberant singing, feels labored. Onakkaga poranthene crafts a lovely tune for the retro and Raja’esque styles, subtly and imaginatively, between its anupallavi and charanam,...
Continue reading...Azhagu Magan (Music review), Tamil – James Vasanthan
Enna enna idhu is absolutely fascinating – that typical James Vasanthan style slow burner like Kangal Irandaal from Subramaniapuram, fabulously sung by Jai and Sai Sudha amidst a lovely smattering...
Continue reading...Thagararu (Music review), Tamil – Dharan Kumar
Anna nadai is yet another seemingly authentic Tamil folk song that has a tune that simply goes everywhere. Nanba nanba is the kind of song that ‘puts of a lot...
Continue reading...Malini 22 Palayamkottai (Music review), Tamil – Aravind-Shankar
Vinmeengal‘s reggae sound is fresh, but Shaktisree sounds oddly out of sorts! Kanneer thuliye has an engaging guitar base, but something in the tune or Vijay Yesudas’ singing doesn’t gel,...
Continue reading...Vizha (Music review), Tamil – James Vasanthan
Madura ennum sounds as spontaneous as a urumi melam troupe, with a lovely tune. Latha Krishna rules over the pensive and serene Ennacho edhacho, with orchestration kept to a haunting...
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