Tamil OST

Naalai

Trademark Karthikraja rhythms galore in Kattabomman and Arai adi thoorathil. While the former is predictable, Arai adi is extremely interesting for its varying tempo, interludes and pattern. Nalaai indha kaalam...

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Uyir

Joshua emulates Harris in Kan simittum, with excellent results. His distinct touch is evident in the pallavi/ anupallavi! Its Rahman’s turn in Kanne kaadhal, which is catchy enough to sustain...

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Jerry

Both Hollywood and Kapil Devda are utterly pointless tracks that you forget them within minutes. Naan pudicha is a catchy semi-folk’ish track that is molded more like a relaxed kuthu...

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Thirupathi

Is that Srikanth Deva running for cover? He must’ve heard Thirupathi vandha, the noisy ‘hero-entry’ track and Sollavum mudiyala, another of Bharadwaj’s successful attempts to unseat the champ of pointless...

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Madhu

Madhu is an instantly likeable soundtrack, if it was still 1989. Raja unfortunately sticks to his once-was-good synth style, despite some stirring tunes. This very fact diminishes the appeal of...

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Pattiyal

Dai namma is an infectious track who’s non-stop rhythm grabs your attention. The brooding Kannai vittu seems to be partly inspired by Kevin Lyttle’s Turn me on (2003) but surprisingly...

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Mercury Pookkal

The wannabe loung’ish Jaladeepam is a rather weird track! Malarvaai reminds you of something else and the tune seems forced on the catchy rhythms. The unconventional rhythm in Mugurtha neram...

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Godfather

Deepavali sounds coarse and the lyrics reiterate that. Sonu’s pronunciation jars, though the Telugu and folk percussion adds something curiously attractive. Kaatril alternates between a melody and an unrelated Sahiba....

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