Tamil OST

Bharadwaj gets back his Bollywood-flavoured twang back in the pleasant Aasai oviyam while Malarudhu, despite being reminiscent of Maragadhamani’s Sur hit, Dil mein jaagi, is a very well tuned track...

Naan tharai nila is refreshingly fresh and pleasing, accentuated well by Svetha Mohan’s vocals and some scintillating violin pieces. Alaigalin osaigal ups the ante even further – one brilliant package...

Jigiruthanda has a curious confluence of sounds and a rather cheesy, hummable tune! Nellayile mannedutha starts off like a dated village track, but goes on to be a groovy, techno...

Ellaa pugazhum has stock rhythms but the tune, lyrics and grand interludes make it up, while Ponmagal vandhaal remix rocks, especially the imaginatively handled anupallavi. Nee marlyn is terribly abstract...

Indha ooril has some juvenile lyrics and an assortment of sounds which will put Kothavaalsaavadi to shame. Kovakkaara kiliye is terribly routine with the same ‘ol chords and hooks, barring...

Pattaam poochi and Vaa endraal are at least 20 years old and stale. Vayasu pasangala continues the dated feel but is at least rhythmically catchy with some existential rambling on...

Alibaba thangam’s only highlight is Susidra’s nonchalant vocals while the sedentary hiphop track, Minnalgal koothaadum works quite well since the vocals (Karthik and Bombay Jayashree) and orchestration compliment each other...

Kandha kadamba, like any hero-intro track, has every single cliche thrown in, in the name of lyrics and also dares to ask dating tips from none other than Lord Muruga....

Megam’s mild hiphop’ish backgrounds overlap a cracking melody handled superbly by Haricharan and Shweta while the jazz-lined Andru vandhadhum is a competent re-tuning of the yesteryear classic, though it doesn’t...