The second Suchit Suresan finishes the first 2 lines in Kallumoosi, Gopi adds a very short burst of violins, and that is precisely the Gopi trademark! The melody is spritely...
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Jyo Achyutananda (Music review), Telugu – Sri Kalyanaramana
Aakupachhani chandamaamalaa has a buoyant sound and tune that is instantly appealing. Karthik and Ramya handle it like the pros they are. Suvarna, on the other hand, seems terribly templatized...
Continue reading...Srirastu Subhamastu (Music review), Telugu – SS Thaman
Thaman builds the title song gradually, but surely, accelerating things with lovely guitar’ish carnatic piece in the first interlude. The composer consistently layers Krishna Chaitanya’s voice akin to a chorus,...
Continue reading...L 7 (Music review), Telugu – Aravind-Shankar
Hot coffee kappu is classic, time-tested mambo presented really well by Arvind-Shankar! Harshitha Krishnan’s sultry vocals adds to that, while Shudeep Chandrasekar offers her good company. Yazin Nizar is incredibly...
Continue reading...Janatha Garage (Music review), Telugu – Devi Sri Prasad
Pranaamam works as a simple, resonant and catchy pop-bhajan, in Shankar Mahadevan’s punchy vocals with clear diction. Rock on bro‘s rock/pop anthem ambitions are obvious and given Raghu Dixit’s excellent...
Continue reading...Aatadukundam Raa (Music review), Telugu – Anup Rubens
Round and round has a rousing tune and an even more rousing and thumping rhythm. Anuraag Kulkarni and the uncredited chorus handle it mighty well. Joomega is even better! The...
Continue reading...Thikka (Music review), Telugu – SS Thaman
The title song, sung by Dhanush—credited as ‘Dhanush (Hero)’—no less, is simple, uncluttered and easy-on-the-ears, but that’s just about it. Hot Shot Hero, by Simbu—credited as ‘Simbu (Hero)’—fares a shade...
Continue reading...Baabu Bangaaram (Music review), Telugu – Ghibran
Mallela vaanala‘s plethora of likeable sounds prop the decent-enough tune, rendered well by Naresh Iyer. Snehithudo seems to be traversing between Gowrimanohari and Dharmavathi raagas, with Ghibran’s busy orchestration adding...
Continue reading...Chuttalabbayi (Music review), Telugu – SS Thaman
Chotisi jindagi is a straight-forward Thaman style techno song with its rhythm-quotient aimed at being foot-tapping. Dhum dhum is no different, with its energetic sound and punchy vocals by Sri...
Continue reading...Pelli Choopulu (Music review), Telugu – Vivek Sagar
Ee babu gariki comes alive with its spritely country music sound and Suraj Santhosh’s spirited vocals. Chinuku taake is gorgeous, as a melody, but Amritavarshini’s singing pulls it down a...
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