Maayakkaara manmadha is familiar material from Mani Sharma; his usual well-crafted melody and this one seems to border Madhyamavathy raaga too, to good effect. Its remix is a pulsating listen...
Continue reading...Kaaval (Music review), Tamil – G V Prakash Kumar
Aadu annatha makes interesting use of saarangi in what’s essentially kuthu and gains spunk in anupallavi, with Velmurugan leading it in his usual style. Aavaaram povukkum‘s Aasaya kaathula ambitions are...
Continue reading...Maanga (Music review), Tamil – Premji Amaren
Premji gets the retro sound perfectly in Anjathey, thanks also to Hemambika’s vocals. Hemambika continues her form in Kanne, with Premji handling the quasi-retro sound that cleverly uses modern words...
Continue reading...Jaadugadu (Music review), Telugu – Saagar Mahathi
The title song has Ramya Behara screaming her heart out to emulate a Bond theme style song. Sweekar Agasthi’s vocals prop up Gola cheddame, a passably catchy, street-smart tune. Kunal...
Continue reading...Inimey Ippadithaan (Music review) – Tamil – Santhosh Kumar Dayanidhi
Aathula oru kaal is the usual love-failure song, with the extra frills like ‘sathaku sathaku’! Athana azhagayum is zingy pop, with a cool rock ‘n roll mid-segment and a lady...
Continue reading...Hitman – May 16, 2015
Originally published in . ‘Jendapai Kapiraju’ Kick 2 (Telugu) Music: Thaman. S Thaman’s soundtrack for the first Kick was very popular and he does a good job in the sequel...
Continue reading...Hitman – May 9, 2015
Originally published in . ‘O sathi mere’ Tanu Weds Manu Returns (Hindi) Music: Krsna Composer Krsna made his debut — a spectacular one, at that! — with Tanu Weds Manu....
Continue reading...Demonte Colony (Music review), Tamil – Keba Jeremiah
Partly because of Anirudh’s singing, Vaada vaa machi sounds a lot like something Anirudh might have composed. It’s passable fun, and Keba’s package lacks the verve Anirudh brings! Keba brings...
Continue reading...Kida Poosari Magudi (Music review), Tamil – Ilayaraja
Nee aattukkutty and Oru kaalathula have all the standard tropes of an Ilayaraja song, but no matter how much the backgrounds try, the tunes are incredibly outdated. But despite Prasanna’s...
Continue reading...Hitman – May 2, 2015
Originally published in . ‘Paesi Paesi’ Vaa Deal (Tamil) Music: Thaman. S This has Thaman’s trademark all the way (though there’s a generous dose of Yuvan Shankar Raja too —...
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