Despite his Dad’s legacy I did see promise in Srikanth Deva when I heard his song from Doubles, Adi Kaadhal Oru Kannil. But he has consistently churned out utter rubbish,...
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June R
High on current Malayalam film music trend of sounding pleasantly techno, but still lacking the finesse of, say, Jayachandran (the composer, not the singer!), this album is a let down....
Continue reading...Perarasu
Yet another CBI aapeesar Captain starrer. Music by Pravin Mani. Unnai nambi is the regular inspiration song, while Vaada vaada is the routine song where the entire village/ town praises...
Continue reading...Chidambarathil Oru Appasaamy
COA falls way short, despite Ilayaraja. Nalla vaazhvu is the only listenable track, partly ‘cos its vintage Raja in instrumentation and simplicity. The Mastana-clone Anaithu vidungal sounds more like his...
Continue reading...Kanda Naal Mudhal
Erimalai is seriously situational. Koo Koovena has a nursery rhym’ish feel straight out of Yuvan’s toddler, Aravindan days. Merke shows signs of this album turning out better than the 2...
Continue reading...Ghajini
HJ overdose, this season! Anniyan, Thotti Jaya and now Ghajini! Oru maalai and Suttum vizhi seem to be the only two Tamil songs in the album. Both are typical HJ’ish...
Continue reading...Oru Kallooriyin Kadhai
Another college movie for Yuvan ala April Maadhathil. Pangu Podu, Thalappa Kattuda & Geeta Maala are nowhere near the college tracks his dad created. Its even worse than Deva’s college...
Continue reading...Chocolate
Enter masala territory – with Pritam aping Vishal Shekar’s Dus! Its catchy, pulsating and eminently listenable. Halka captivates with a simple, frothy tune. KK hits the dance floor with a...
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The mandatory hero intro song Thotta Power drags and reminds one of dozen other HJ songs. The pedestrian Achu Vella Karumbe has a strong Kovil/ Arul hangover. Yaaridamum saves the...
Continue reading...Ah Aah
Rahman exhausts his repertoire of period scores in Hindi and is back in Tamil with Ah Aah! Heavy on orchestration and with surprisingly good lyrics by Valee, the album showcases...
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