If any other composer did so many insignificant, commercially unsuccessful films in any language, his career would have died a natural death, by now. But Raja, prods on, thanks to...
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Music review: Yen Ippadi Mayakinai (Tamil – Lakshman Ramalinga)
Doobu daba starts interestingly but gets into a rather silly medley mode and loses track completely. Nee yennai ninaithai is generously inspired by Harris Jeyaraj’s style and the debutant composer...
Continue reading...Music review: Renigunta (Tamil – Ganesh Raghavendra)
Harish Raghavendra sounds his usual, predictable best in Mazhai peyyum – the tune is goes through routine melodic motions with not much innovation. Shreya Ghoshal’s Kandaen kanmaniye and its male...
Continue reading...Music review: Ilamai Idho Idho (Tamil – Vidyasagar)
Vaanam pudhidhu has the hallmark of a Vidyasagar melody – from the fabulous vocals to the minimal, nuanced orchestration. Sujatha’s Kaadhal pookkum goes one up on the melody scale, sounding...
Continue reading...Music review: Jaggubhai (Tamil – Rafi)
Includes an insipid remix of the classic, ‘Anbulla maan vizhiye’. NW1W. Keywords: Jaggubhai, Rafi, Sarathkumar, Shriya
Continue reading...Music review: Vettaikkaran (Tamil – Vijay Antony)
Puli urumudhu, that eulogizes Vijay’s animal-like power, is loud and mundane, with a staid rhythm. Oru chinna thamarai, however, works beautifully as a catchy, well-orchestrated track, with its melody intact;...
Continue reading...Music review: Kannukkulle (Tamil – Ilayaraja)
Vaanampaadigal seems as contemporary as the veteran can get, with its peppy, hopeful outlook, while Paattu kekka starts off annoyingly, with just the pallavi making the cut. Pudhu pournami has...
Continue reading...Music review: Peraanmai (Tamil – Vidyasagar)
Barring the penultimate folk intrusion, Madhu Balakrishnan’s Kaadu kalai katta expresses its fury rather uni-dimensionally. Kaattu puli is reminiscent of Ilayaraja’s songs in the filmy tribal music genre and is...
Continue reading...Music review: Yogi (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Despite Snehan’s occasionally funny lyrics, Seermevum koovathiley is nothing more than a glorified mélange of folk bits, that together as a song, falls flat. Both versions of Yogi yogi thaan...
Continue reading...Music review: Madurai To Theni Vazhi Aandipatti (Tamil – JV)
Barring the passable melody, Iruvizhi Irandum, by Haricharan, the rest is NW1W.
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