Is Unakkaga En Kadhal the Tamil debut of Sanjeev Darshan? After being chased out of Bollywood for consistently scoring mega-duds, they come to Tamil and do the same thing. This...
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Singam (Music review), Tamil – Devi Sri Prasad
Everything about En idhayam is mundane – that sedate rhythm and archaic tune; if it still works, it is only because of Suchitra’s hypnotic vocals, ably supported by Tipu. Devi...
Continue reading...Raavanan (Music review – random thoughts), Tamil – A R Rahman
Considering I’m already adequately impressed with Raavan, this is merely a set of random thoughts. Veera (Beera) is the least Tamil sounding song of all, but Mustafa Kataone’s African gibberish...
Continue reading...Raamar (Music review), Tamil – Charles Melvin
NW1W, strictly. But, ‘Thiraavaga vennila’ has a very, very interesting tune, sung by Jeni! The orchestration too, is a tad too unpolished, but it still works at some level!
Continue reading...Baana (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Assuming Yuvan-sung songs as a separate genre, Thaakkudhey kan thaakkudhey has him trying, successfully, a faster-than-his-usual tune, amidst craftily composed backgrounds. Paithiyam pidikkudhu is trademark Yuvan; one that is immensely...
Continue reading...Virundali (Music review), Tamil – SS Kumaran
Endhan uyire has a lively tune and even Yash Golcha’s tolerably bad pronunciation doesn’t deter its overall enthusiasm, while the Hariharan-Mahalakshmi duet Eppodhu un jannal is a neat listen, but...
Continue reading...Music review: Bale Pandiya (Tamil – Devan Ekambaram)
Sirikkiren, with a fascinating range of voices and a 2.0 version of the drunk-song genre is quite a fun listen! Happy has 20 singers…phew! The vocalized arrangements are innovative, even...
Continue reading...Music review: Kalavani (Tamil – S.S.Kumaran)
Dubaikku poga porene is plain and staid, with horrendous singing by Rahim. The composer sounds equally bad and off-tune in the short Edakku madakku, while Senthilvelan’s Ooradangum samathula is a...
Continue reading...Music review: Madharasapattinam (Tamil – G.V.Prakash Kumar)
Pookkal pookkum uses the oft-used period film fusion format – the melody seems hurried even beyond its sweetness. Vaama duraiyamma introduces Tamil Nadu to the uninitiated foreigner in an unsurprising...
Continue reading...Music review: Ethirmarai (Tamil – Murugan Mohan)
Rojappoovin has a rather attention-grabbing, free-flowing structure interspersed with catchy English chorus, but Thodathey, both versions, tread an annoyingly jaded 90s style, quite sadly. Neeya yennai too sounds like Rahman’s...
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