The title song is passable, at best, with Ranjith trying to infuse life into it, while Manoj barely pulls of his drunk-singing act in Pothe ponee, thanks largely to Achu’s...
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Govindudu Andarivadele (Music review), Telugu – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Hariharan aces the slow, likeable melody of Neeli rangu, with Yuvan playing the folk rhythm to very good effect. Javed Ali’s Gulabi is a lovely slow-burner! Yuvan hands him a...
Continue reading...Vanmam (Music review), Tamil – Thaman
As Maname starts, it only creates an anticipation that the singers, Suchith Suresan and AV Pooja will break into ‘Dil se re’ at any time, since the background seems like...
Continue reading...Aagadu (Music review), Telugu – Thaman
The title song is standard-issue hero intro material, with a generous sprinkling of bombastic English epithets and a repetitive rhythm. Junction lo and Narri narri are no different – Thaman’s...
Continue reading...Paathshala (Music review), Telugu – Rahul Raj
The Friendship Anthem starts off in conventional rock anthemic style, but starting the funky first interlude, it shifts impressively into next gear, as Don Raja Elvis joins Sooraj Santosh. Merise...
Continue reading...Power (Music review), Telugu – Thaman
Adnan Sami seems to be under some kind of pain in Devuda – his singing is unusually strained and the utterly conventional tune doesn’t help either. Badmashu pilla‘s consistently rolling,...
Continue reading...Galipatam (Music review), Telugu – Bheems
Shankar Mahadevan is at his best in Dinchaka dinchaka, cooly handling the raucuously catchy tune. Adnan Sami and Shreya get a Mani Sharma’ish melody in Hey paaru – nothing new,...
Continue reading...Ala Ela (Music review), Telugu – Bheems
Dhanak dhanak is incredibly catchy Andhra kuthu cooked to perfection and delivered with gusto by Neha Kakkar and composer Bheems! No mistake uses an anthemic rhythm competently and Ranjith handles...
Continue reading...Rabhasa (Music review), Telugu – Thaman
Maar salaam is the usual, bombastic hero intro song, but Suchith Suresan’s vocals helps it soar. Junior NTR, with some tactical support from Thaman, aces Rakaasi – thoroughly foot-tapping! Thaman...
Continue reading...Run Raja Run (Music review), Telugu – Ghibran
Faintly evoking a combination of Ghibran’s limited earlier songs, Bujjimma is instantly familiar, but in Gold Devaraj’s vocals, it is also a catchy listen. The arrangements, starting with a lone...
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