Rendu kallu has an easy charm, with a captivating hook and Armaan Malik handles it impeccably. M.M.Manasi and Geetha Madhuri are effortlessly good in Thaman’s Mayamalavagowla-raaga title song, with a...
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Ungarala Rambabu (Music review), Telugu – Ghibran
Mughlai biryani is Ghibran trying everything, including throwing in video game sounds into the mix. Hoo laa laa is passable, with lively singing by Dhanunjay and Yazin Nizar and a...
Continue reading...Jai Lava Kusa (Music review), Telugu – Devi Sri Prasad
Divya Kumar earnestly renders Raavana, an adequately pounding hero-intro song with nothing more. Jaspreet Jasz and Ranina Reddy’s vocals and DSP playing the electric guitar in Tring tring infuse some...
Continue reading...Spyder (Music review), Telugu – Harris Jayaraj
Despite all the kitchen-sink level cliches in Boom boom, the sound remains alluring, thanks to the fantastic brass he incorporates along with Nikhita Gandhi’s vocals. Ciciliya ciciliya too is a...
Continue reading...Yuddham Sharanam (Music review), Telugu – Vivek Sagar
Yelugula teraley has the lilt and serene sound of the North East, with natural sounds thrown in to amplify the melody. Shaktisree Gopalan is in stupendous form, with Pramod Umapathi’s...
Continue reading...Arjun Reddy (Music review), Telugu – Radhan
Nikitha Gandhi breezes through the whispery and pleasant Dhooram effortlessly, along with that lilting guitar base. Radhan makes particularly lovely use of the chorus that takes up almost the last...
Continue reading...Paisa Vasool (Music review), Telugu – Anup Rubens
The title song—with the mandatory inclusion of ‘Tsunami’—has Daler Mehndi headlining the exuberant faux-Punjabi template. In Mama ek peg la, Balakrishna raps his way to seeking that elusive peg set...
Continue reading...Jaya Janaki Nayaka (Music review), Telugu – Devi Sri Prasad
Andhamaina seethakoka is an interesting idea – a short song that Sooraj Santhosh starts off, only to let DSP complete the rest with punchy rock music! Let’s party all night...
Continue reading...Goutham Nanda (Music review), Telugu – SS Thaman
Zindagi na milegi dobara is the usual Thaman bag of tricks – glitzy music that evokes a generous dose of ennui. Divya Kumar shines in the foot-tapping, energetic Black &...
Continue reading...Fida (Music review), Telugu – Shakthikanth Karthick
Much of Vachinde‘s buoyancy is from Madhu Priya’s fantastic singing. Shakthikanth’s folksy backgrounds include lovely dollops of sitar and harmonium. Edo jaruguthondi is equally spirited, with its easy-on-the-ears dance-pop sound,...
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